Marines Hold Guantanamo Outer Harbor After 13 Hour Battle
Colonel Huntington’s Marines, landed from the Panther, beat off a large Spanish force near the Guantanamo outer harbor after 13 hours of near continuous fighting. Four Marines were killed and one wounded. Captain Spicer’s company repelled assaults, and Assistant Surgeon John B Gibbs died at his post. Marine losses included Sergt Charles H Smith and Privates William Dunphy and James McColgan. all were shot, their bodies found at the camp edge.
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Davant- Loss
Guantanamo
Mone St. Nichonas
Hayti
R. W. Huntington
Marines
Panther
Guanatanamo
Marblehead
Neville
Shawn
John Blair Gibbs
Maj
Gibbs
Regular Army
Richmond
New York
Charles H. Smith
Smallwood
William Dunphy
Gloucester
Mass
James McColgan
Stoneham
Glass
Spicer
McColgan
Durphy
Jose Campina
Sullivan
Maj. Cockrell
Sergt. Smith
Shaw
Col
Huntington
Cockrell
Col Campina
Lee
Havana
Guantanamo Bay
Destructive Fire Tears Through Detroit Power Building
A massive seven story power plant on Congress Street West in Detroit burned Saturday morning, destroying the G. F. Case building completed a year ago. The blaze spread to a four story annex of the Buhl office, damaged neighboring structures, and left the Case building a total loss with about $260,000 in value and $60,000 coverage. Several minor blazes and near misses occurred as flames raged.
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Detroit
Mich
F. Case
Congress Street
Buhl
St. Paul's Episcopal
Sta
Wayne County Bank
Union Trust
Case
Ft Street
Sunday Services and the Power of Congregational Song
A sermon by Rev. T. De Wise Talmage argues that sanctuary help must come from the sermon, urging vibrant congregational singing, sympathetic preaching, and practical illustrations drawn from everyday life to lift listeners. He warns against religious humdrum, calls for more relatable, energetic sermons, and highlights the role of prayer in aiding those in crisis.
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T. de Wise Talmage
Jerusalem
Ted
Perdition
England
Yenry Choir
Thalbergschalk
Opos
Rowland Hill
Faters
N¢ Prings
Zion
Etter Ee Smrner
William Cowper
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Londonderry
Ireland
Amphion
Thebus
London
St. Paul’s
Heaven
Sanctuary
Peole
Raphael
Richelieu
Gustavus Adolphus
Innocent
Cortez
Mexico
Don John
Lepanto
Grotius
Zwingle
Father Taylor
Bethel
Boston
Jack Tars
Richard Weaver
Oldham
Eng
Dr. South
Jesus
Christ
Christian Worker
Jesus Christ
Bloomfield
N. J
Michigan
Forts Burned in Key West Dispatch from June
The Sp ish under orders from Blanco burn black forts and concentrate troops in large cities. Three southern forts for Cubs are destroyed. Plantations ravaged and homes burned to deny refuge to Yankees. Fortifications receive rapid-fire guns as Bianco extends a trocha from Havana to Matanza. Over 20,000 Spanish troops are in Havana and Matanzas.
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Key West
Fla
Blanco
Cubs
Plantatio
Bianco
Havana
Matanza
Matanzas
McCoy-Choynsieh Bout Signed For Hawthorne Club Fight
Chicago June 13 reports Joe Choynsieh signed to fight Kid McCoy at Hawthorne 4 club in Buffalo New York this August. Catch weights set with a $7500 purse. Winner to take 75 percent, loser 25 percent. Each man liable for a $590 forfeit. Both may hit with one arm from breakaways.
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Chicago
Joe Choynsieh Ha
Kid McCoy
Hawthorne 4 Club
Buffalo
New York
Light Artillery for the Philippians to depart San Francisco
June 13 report from San Francisco states seven tories of light artillery will join the forces for the Philippines if plans proceed. Orders issued for B. H. K and L of the Third at the Presidio to join the fleet under Gen. Merritt. Monadnock ordered to Hawaii with transport as marines and supplies move toward the American base.
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San Francisco
Nilla
B. H. K and L
Third
Afd
Presidio
Gen. Merritt
Philippines
Washington
Hawaii
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Cinanatanamo
Sampson
Adria
Santiago
Pedro Perez
Caimanera
Guantanamo City
Adm. Sampson
Lieut
Norman
Eustis
James D. Eustis
United States
France
G. van Orden
G. van Orden, Under the General Command of Lieut. Anderson
Lieut. Anderson
Cienfengos
Fisherman's Point
Fisherman’s Point
Camp McCalla
Newfoundland
Montreal
Halifax
Thblehead
Jamaica
William R. Shafter
Santiago de Cuba
Detroit, Mich
Choynski
McCoy
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