Definite plan for Gomez troops with U S forces outlined
In New York Capt. Rafael Conte arrives with Gomez dispatches noting a prepared plan for future cooperation of Gomez troops with United States forces. Gomez keeps scattered guerrilla units and can mass 30,000 at need while awaiting arms and supplies.
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Gomez
United States
New York
Rafael Conte
Army of Liberation
Conte
Las Villas
Vic
Matanzas
Cardenas
Osceola
Purcell
War Department
Washington
Gomezs
Havana
Blanco
Merrimac Heroes Stir Uproar Over Prisoner Exchange
New York dispatch reports the administration plans to send a truce note to Admiral Cervera and General Pando to warn they will be hanged if Hobson and his men are harmed. The issue fuels military circles amid distrust of Spanish honor and affects prisoner exchanges.
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Gen
Pando
Adm
Cervera
New York
Washington
Spain
Sampson
Shafter
Hobson
Maplin
McKinley
Insurgent Fleet Gains Steam in Manila Bay Defiance
London dispatch reports Aguinaldo’s insurgents surround Manila with three forces controlling rail links to Laguna de Bay and Malate. They claim 5,000 Spanish troops captured, including 900 regulars and 11 officers of lieutenant colonel rank or higher. They also seized 79 lower officers and five priests, plus Old Cavite church with 270 prisoners. A British Swiss German fire brigade remains ashore guarding foreign property.
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Loxpon
Hong Kong
Daily Mail Telegraphing
Manila Bay
Ken
Acuinaldo
Philippine Republic
Manila
Malate
Pasig
Laguna de Lay
Philippines
Cavite
Ker & Co
Desperate Caimanera Residents Threaten Flight to Hills
Cuban scouts report Caimanera residents strewn streets with straw and oil in a bid to destroy the town and flee to the hills near Camp McCalla. The town lies four miles up the bay under American guns, with famine and fear driving mass departure.
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Orf
Guantanamo
Kingston
Jamaica
Caimanera
Camp McCalla
Vast collage of curious facts spans science to war
A wide compilation reports naval ranks, medical disinfectants, Cuba's history, Manila word roots, egg and fabric prices, battle sites, colonial industry, and natural phenomena. Notable items include a proposed navy army colonel pairing, oxygen wound treatment, Australia’s long fence, and a Capetown meteor sighting with a large crater.
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Cuba
Juana
Manila
US to land forces near Santiago in Cuba campaign
A few thousand landings expected at Caimanera to reinforce marines and push toward Guantanamo. Additional troops to assault near Santiago with direct cable link anticipated. The French Cable company plans to reestablish the Haiti line, operating the new line once laid.
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Washington
Caimanera
Guantanamo
Santiago
Flour Mills Close in Milwaukee Market Slump
Owing to unsettled flour market four large Milwaukee mills have closed. Only two remain open and on short time as market conditions are expected to settle. In GipraLraR June 20 the report claims six trans Atlantic liners carry 4 000 Spanish troops with Adm. Camara's fleet.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Gipralrar
Adm
Camara
Cadiz fleet reportedly sails for American waters
Wasu IncTon notes the Cadiz fleet of 16 vessels is believed gone on a voyage to an American point or another practice cruise. Naval officers see the fleet as a target for destruction. Admiral Dewey could defeat it with Monterey and his fleet. A threat to strike Atlantic coast cities is warned. A new flying squadron with Yale and Harvard scouts is to watch for Camara. Paris reports M Ribot cannot form a cabinet to replace Meline after Faure accepts the resignation.
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Wasu IncTon
Cadiz
Monterey
Dewey
Atlantic
Yale
Harvard
Camara
Paris
Mm. Peytral
Sarrien
Dupuy Savurday
M. Ribot
Faure
Meline
Ex-president Fitzgibbons killed in Grand Rapids stave plant fire
Michael Fitzgibbons former head of the National Coopers' union died in the fire that destroyed the Grand Rapids Stave Co. plant Friday. The blaze occurred in Grand Ramps Michigan on June 20.
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Grand Ramps
Mich
Michael Fitzgibbons
National Coopers’ Union
Grand Rapids Stave. Co
Cuban Victories Reported in Pinar del Rio Area
Key West reports from Pinar del Rio and Porto Principe indicate Cuban forces under Gen Diaz have destroyed tobacco stores along the coast and captured forts. Havana area bridges blown, railroads cut, and a Spanish column routed with casualties and loot.
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Key West
Fla
Pinar del Rio
Porto Principe
Diaz
San Antonio
Havana
Cortemisa
Pinger del Rio
Dinar del Rio
Mariel
Esperand
Commodore Watson reports exchange talks for Hobson crew
A telegram from Commodore Watson says Captain Ludlow will seek a prisoner exchange with the Hobson crew via flag of truce after Madrid review. Spain refuses to trade Merrimac prisoners as of June 18. In Alabama, four jail prisoners were hanged near Wetumpka, with authorities failing to locate those responsible.
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Washington
Commodore Watson
Ludiow
Hobson
Madrid
Ludlow
Watson
Havana
London
Vincente Yenez Pinzon
Spain
Montgomery
Ala
Wetumpka
Sol Jackson
Lewis Spier
Jesse Thompson
Camp Reese
Insurgents Attack Manila and Other Reports
Insurgents close in on Manila and cut water supplies while defenders hold the walled area. In Gorlice district anti Semitic violence and looting disrupt public buildings as troops defend towns. The Vesuvius fires upon Santiago harbor fortifications in a new era of naval warfare. Recruiting and finance news follow with 5000 recruits departing Fort McPherson. Treasury bonds via a New York life company add 10 million dollars. Dr Mary Walker's pension boosted to twenty dollars. Ted Hall and partners face charges for mail fraud green goods counterfeiting.
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Loxpox
Madrid
London Daily Mail
Manila
Cracow
Austrian Galicia
Gorlice
Biecz
New York
United States
Vesuvius
Santiago Harbor
Army
Navy
Ericsson
Monitor
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Benefits
Purified Blood ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla restored Roy M M of Hammond Minnesota to feeling like himself after two bottles. The testimonial asserts the medicine purified blood and aided digestion and biliousness, advertising a bottle price of one dollar or six for eight.
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Hood
Roy MM
Hammond
Minn
America
Quiet Neighborhood Dilemma and Old China Rarity
A househunter seeks a quiet area amid bustling city noise with a wary eye on newsboy disruptions. Separately, readers ponder why old china remains valuable while a humorous quip recalls servant-era skepticism. Also promotes a short Washington round trip from July 4 to 6 via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway with options to extend return.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
D. C
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry
W. E. Conklyn
Trav
C. B. Ryan
Chesapeake & Obio Ry
Cincinnati
A Child Explains Memorial Day Significance
Tommy Jones says Memorial Day allows boys to have road races and magnates to run two ball games, reflecting how the day is kept for public recreation and celebration. The quotation appears in Chicago Evening News.
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Tommy Jones
Chicago Evening Newa
Try Allen's Foot-Ease for tired swollen feet
This vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool and relieve swollen hot feet. It claims to cure blisters callous spots and bunions, ease tight shoes, and make walking comfortable with a trial package offered free and a 25 cent price.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Quotations on Health and Trouble from Baltimore and Denver
A reader cites Piso's cf and its saving effect on medical bills. The note includes a proverb about trouble as a constant visitor, attributed to the Denver Times Sun and a Baltimore source dated December 29, 794.
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S. F.” Hardy
Hopkins Place
Baltimore
Denver Times-Sun
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