Miles leads U S troops to capture Guanica Porto Rico
General Miles lands at Guanica Puerto Rico after a sharp engagement. American forces seize the town with Colt gun fire from Lieutenant Huse and Gloucester support. Spaniards suffer casualties. flag raised over Porto Rican soil. Regulars and Illinois troops reinforce, securing harbor and rail link toward Ponce.
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Debarka
Ponce
Edense
Gloucester
Wainwright
Guanica Harbor
Surise
Vilage
Huse
Beck
Lacy
Norman
Cervera
Wood
Enem
Guanica
Fort Wainwright
Red Cross
Lampasas
Sixth Illinois
Miles
Destruction of Cervera’s Fleet Described By Sampson and Schley
Delayed report outlines Admiral Sampson Commodore Schley and ship captains roles in the May 8 engagement that destroyed Cervera’s squadron. It credits the blockade’s full accomplishment and notes praise for the officers and crews.
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Cervera
Sampoon
Schley
Navy Department
Samoa
Oregon
Hans
Iowa
Ly 8
Sampson
Soarene Nadron
Troops Leave Tampa Amid Rail Route Dispute
The Second New York departed Tampa for Fernandina Tuesday night prompting sharp talks between Quartermaster Bellinger and Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad officials. The road objects to moving troops to Fernandina due to lack of track reach, but the government demands highway contract adherence.
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New York
Tampa
Fla
Fernaddina
Quartermaster Bellinger
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
Port Tampa
Fernandina
Cromartyshire Blameless In Collision Inquiry At Halifax
Halifax inquiry finds the Cromartyshire not to blame in the Bourgeois collision. Captain Smith notes the sailing vessel deviated from course, bow and jibboom torn away, foremast broken, and the steamer possibly at high speed. The report stresses vessel horn usage and recommends new lane routes for fast passenger steamers between America and Europe.
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Halifax
Associated Press
Henderson
Cromartyshire
Bourgoiyne
W. H. Smith
British
Royal Navy Reserve
Blomfield Douglas
Lewis Anderson
Smith
America
Miles in Camp at Guanica Still, Madrid Says
A Madrid dispatch from San Juan de Puerto Rico reports General Miles and American forces remain occupying the Guanica positions established after landing. The note confirms ongoing camp status with no retreat or repositioning cited.
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Madrid
Guanica
San Juan de Porto Rico
Miles
Port Guanica
Shafter Fever Report Shows 822 New Fever Cases in One Day
War department released figures for the 27th listing total sick 4122 and fever 3193 with 822 new fever cases. Deaths include Private J H Farrell of the Ninth Massachusetts Vols at Siboney and others. Corpl Thomas Rolson and Private William H Bers noted.
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War Department
Adjutant General of the Army
J. H. Farrell
Ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Siboney
Thomas Rolson
Twenty-fourth Infantry
William H. Bers
Seventeenth Infantry
Spain Ratifies Peace Terms but Fears Over Philippines
Madrid papers report acceptance of McKinley’s peace terms with no indemnity and respect for Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines, while protests against continued hostilities persist. War minister Correa arranges transport for Santiago surrender troops and sets sanitary stations to guard against disease. Don Carlos’s prospects remain uncertain amid Carlist opposition and hints of possible risings.
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Madrid
Philippine Islands
McKinley
United States
Spain
Correa
Santiago
Washington
Council of Ministers
White House
Philippines
Don Carlos
Marquis de Cerralbo
Cervera Sends Report on Destruction of His Ships
A Washington dispatch reports Admiral Cervera has sent the Spanish government via the French embassy a full, lengthy account of the naval battle that annihilated the Spanish fleet. The document, submitted to the U S Navy Department for safety checks, then forwarded to Ambassador Camden for transmission to Madrid. Public release is considered unlikely.
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Madrid
Washington
Cevera
Sampson
Navy Department
Cervera
Camden
Bismarck’s Health Report and New Hints of Risk
Hamburg advices say Prince Bismarck’s condition keeps his doctors employed yet no ground for anxiety. Pain persists but two recent nights were comparatively better. The Berlin Times correspondent notes worsening condition despite optimistic reports. Baron von Grailsheim arrived at Friedrichsruhe but was not allowed to see the prince.
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Hamburg
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
London Times
Baron von Grailsheim
Friedrichsruhe
Hawaiians Are Made Happy With Annexation News
The Mariposa arrived San Francisco with Honolulu dispatches announcing the United States Senate's ratification of the Newlands resolutions making Hawaii a U.S. territory. Honolulu plans a major celebration led by President Dole and Admiral Miller, including a naval parade, speeches, flag presentation, fireworks, and a grand ball. Community leaders also recommend Harold M. Sewall for governor.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Auckland
Honolulu
City of
Rio Janeiro
United States Senate
Hawaiian
United States
Honolulu Annexation Club
Executive Council
Dole
Miller
Sewall
Heywood
Opera House
Amiral Miller
Harold M. Sewall
Hawaii
Islands
Tennessee Troops Ordered to Break Camp to Chickamauga
The Sixth Tennessee United States volunteer immune regiment under Colonel L. D. Tyson is ordered to break camp at Knoxville and march to Chickamauga park. Tyson wires subsistence and commissary officials in Chicago for ten days of field rations and secures war department authorization to purchase supplies locally to move immediately. The regiment draws recruits from eastern Tennessee and eastern Kentucky.
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Knoxvile
Chickamauga
Tennessee United States Volunteer
L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
Chickamauga Park
Tyson
Chicago
Secretary of War
Tennessee
Kentucky
Incoming Spanish Prisoners Embark Soon From Caribbean and Cadiz
A Washington special reports preparations to ship Spanish prisoners soon. The Alicante left Martinique Tuesday and San Augustin followed Wednesday. Isla de Luzon and Isla de Panay sailed from Cadiz for Santiago. Other ships at Cadiz such as Leon XII Latruel Cavon daja and Colon are ready to sail. Total capacity reaches 14 700. provisioning and loading at Santiago may delay progress but no time will be lost.
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Washington
Alicante
Martinique
San Augustin
Isla de Luzon
Isla de Panay
Cadiz
Santiago
Leon XII
Colon
Spain proposes peace terms direct to McKinley via France
A Washington report states Spain, through the French ambassador Cambon, formally addressed President McKinley with a peace message. The reply indicated the US would entertain peace and would outline terms within days. Spain is said to seek an end to the war without outside mediation.
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Washington
McKinley
M. Cambon
White House
Spain
Europe
Reunited Country Day Invites Hemphill to Speak
Colonel W A Hemphill of Atlanta has been invited to deliver an address at the Grand Army encampment to be held at Washington Park on the Delaware river from August 8 to 14. The committee aims to make August 9 a notable Reunited Country Day with a speech emphasizing fraternity and devotion.
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W. A. Hemphill
Atlanta
Grand Army
Washington Park
Delaware River
John W. Frazier
France Delivers Official Note on Peace Talks in Washington
An official note issued in Paris states the French government authorized a note to President McKinley. M. Carbon, tasked with Spanish interests in the U S, presented the communication to President McKinley at the White House yesterday afternoon in Secretary Day's presence.
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Governmnt
Paris
F Inish
Washington
United States
Spain
M. Carbon
McKinley
White House
Secretary Day
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