Merritt's Troops Rout Dons in Manila Night Battle
Desperate fight outside Manila recounts Merritt's 2,000 man division driving back Spanish forces estimated at 3,000. Pennsylvania, California, Utah units weather a fierce artillery and infantry exchange in trenches near Camp Dewey Malate, with heavy casualties on both sides. General Greene and General MacArthur lead forces as Merritt accelerates toward Manila's capital.
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Manila
Hongmeg
Philippines
Manila City
Dewey
Malate
Greehe
Ding
Pennsylvania
Alate
Ihe
Greene
Campey
Pennsylvania and
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California Regim
Utah
Escle
Richter
California
Third Artillery
Ark
O’hara
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Merritt
Anderson
MacArthur
Fourteenth Regular Infantry
Wyoming
North Dakota
Idaho
Minnesota
Astor
Eighteenth Regular Infantry
Engineers
Signal Corps
Colorado
Nebraska
Oregon
Cavite
War Department
Hong Kong
Washington
McArthur
Kerr
Camino Real
John Brady
Walter E. Brown
William E. Brinton
Jacob Hull
Jesse Noss
William Stillwagon
Maurice Just
Artillery
Eli Dawson
Fred Springsted
Alva Walter
Lee Snyder
Victor Holmes
Carter
Arthur Johnson
R. Richter
C. J. Edwards
Charles Winfield
J. A. McElrath
Beer
Philippine
Maine Commander to Relieve Captain Philip in Navy Changes
Secretary Long orders important shifts in naval commands. Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who led the Maine at Havana, will relieve Captain John W. Philip on the Texas, with Philip moved to shore duty likely at Mare Island San Francisco.
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Fnner
Maine
Philip
Long
Charles D. Sigsbee
Havana
St. Paul
John W. Philip
Texas
Mare Island Navy
San Francisco
Fifth Biennial Negro National Democratic League Meets
The fifth biennial convention of the Negro National Democratic League opened in New York City. R. E. Manning of Indianapolis led the session, with George E. Taylor of Iowa as temporary chairman and Henry C. Smith of New York as temporary secretary. A. E. Manning named chairman of the permanent organization, while Smith led the platform and resolutions committee. The preliminary session was held behind closed doors.
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National League of Colored Voters
New York
Negro National Democratic League
New York City
R. E. Manning
Indianapolis
George E. Taylor
Iowa
Henry C. Smith
Spain and United States Near Final Peace Protocol
Madrid reports the cabinet approved the peace protocol on August 11 and will empower Cam bon to sign preliminaries. Officials say negotiations will occur in Paris with a peace commission led by Secretary Day and possibly Senators Allison and Gorman. Hostilities to cease once the protocol is signed and troops proceed to Manila, San Juan, and Havana adjustments loom for Cuba governance and timing.
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Madrid
M. Cambon
United States
Spain
Peace Commission
Senor Moret
Duke Almodovar de Rio
Associated Press
Paris
Washington
Manila
Merritt
San Juan
Porto Rico
Miles
Havana
Matanzas
Cuba
Secretary Day
Allison
Iowa
Gorman
Maryland
Commission
Congress
Senate
Naval War Board
Allen
Morro Castle
War Board
Whisky's Fearful Work Ends in Tragedy at Home
Policeman Henry C. Hawley of the Tenderloin station New York shot his wife his mother Mary Hawley his four year old son and his six year old daughter then shot himself. Hawley died at Bellevue hospital. The wife and children were taken to New York hospital where they were said to die. Hawley's mother blamed drink as the cause of the trouble.
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Henry C. Hawley
Tenderloin Station
New York City
Mary Hawley
Bellevue Hospital
New York Hospital
Hawley
Spain Seeks Changes in Demands as Note Reaches White House
A Spanish note responding to the president’s peace terms was presented by the French ambassador to the White House after a 1 hour 25 minute conference. Secretary Day and cabinet members held a lengthy session, with officials stating no details of the reply could be disclosed and another Spanish reply may be needed before a final conclusion.
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Washington
White House
Cambon
Spain
John Moore
Atlee
Day
State Department
M. Cambon
Alger
Bliss
Smith
Griggs
Executive Mansion
Madrid
Five Were Lynched in Arkansas Mob Justice After Orr Murder
A Little Rock despatch reports five Black individuals found hanged near a Clarendon railroad line following the assassination of merchant John T. Orr. Orr’s widow was discovered dead in jail, suicide noted. Miss Morris, linked to the shooting, vanished. An inquest led to arrests and a warrant for Morris. Orr’s life was insured for $5,000 amid an unhappy marriage.
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Little Rock
Ark
John T. Orr
Clarendon
Orr
Miss Morris
Orders Halt Troop Embarkation to Porto Rico
Washington transmitted orders Tuesday morning to detain all troops not under sail and to keep transports in port. The move follows General Miles protest that he does not need more troops and does not want a large army in Porto Rico.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Miles
Fire Aboard Morgan City Strands Troops Near Manila Bay
A dispatch from Manila Bay reports the third Philippine expedition faced extreme peril on a 22 day voyage from Honolulu. Six men and one officer died and fifty fell sick from typhoid and meningitis aboard transports and the Morgan City suffered a fierce coal bunker fire during the journey.
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New York World
Manila Bay
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Ralph Bowers
Ernest Bokger
Frederick Buckland
R. D. Kerr
Stephen Roddy
W. D. Kelly
John Stockville
Monterey
Hawaii
Morgan City
Dillon
Idaho Volunteers
Nebraska Volunteers
Parson Wear Hanged in Effigy by Birmingham Citizens
Rev. Robert Wear of Birmingham, former chaplain of the Fifth United States Immune Volunteers, was hung in effigy before the courthouse as Birmingham residents protested his decision to remain behind rather than sail to Santiago. He said he could do more good for his congregation at home than die of yellow fever in the war.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Robert Wear
Birmingham
Savannah
Santiago
Rey
Wea
United States
Wear
President to Promote Sampson Schley and others in Navy
A Washington dispatch reports the president will recommend to Congress that acting Rear Admiral Sampson be advanced eight numbers and Commodore Schley six, making Schley a rear admiral just below Sampson. Clark of the Oregon and Wainwright also receive promotions along with other fleet advancements.
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Sampson
Schley
Washington
Congress
Clark
Oregon
Wainwright
West Indian Weather Service Inaugurated for Hurricanes
The West Indian weather service is now in full operation after reports reached the Washington office from six of ten observation stations. Professor Moore says the system can forecast Caribbean hurricanes that have plagued the Atlantic coast, with the entire island group plotted and daily meteorological conditions charted.
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West Indian Weather Service
Washington
Moore
Atlantic
Protocol Agreed For Future Peace Talks Between United States and Spain
The U S secretary of state and the French ambassador finalized terms for future negotiations toward a treaty and prepared a protocol to be sent to Madrid. The document, requiring translation and dual English French copies, anticipates cessation of hostilities and a post peace commission headed by Secretary Day. Naval leaders expect a navy cut and retirement of monitors from active service.
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Washington
Day
United States
M. Cambon
Spain
Madrid
Adlee
State Department
M. Thiebaut
White House
Secretary Day
Express Robbery Near St. Joseph Ends With Abandoned Safe
Five or six men held up an Express Safe on the Burlington road two miles north of St. Joseph Missouri at 9 o'clock Thursday night. They rolled the Adams Express safe from the car into a wagon then abandoned the task and dumped the safe on the highway. The safe was recovered two hours later and had not been opened.
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Burlington Road
Dug Hill
St. Joseph
Adams Express Company
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Sagasta
M'Kinley
Whisky
Merchant Orr
Arkansas
Parson
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