Filipino siege near Manila ends in bloody night assault
The Spanish attack on American trenches near Manila was repulsed after fierce fighting amid a storm. American forces under General Merritt held the line with 2,000 men in two brigades, including Pennsylvania and California units, Utah battery, and Third artillery, with heavy losses on both sides and a night-long artillery duel.
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O’hara
Captain Young
Fred Springsted
Colorado
Merritt
Anderson
MacArthur
Fourteenth Regular Infantry
Wyoming
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Minnesota
Astor
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Engineers
Signal Corps
Nebraska
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Oregon
Cavite
War Department
Hong Kong
Washington
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Camino Real
John Brady
Walter E. Brown
William E. Brinton
Jacob, Hull
Jesse Noss
William Stillwagon
Maurice Just
Eli Oye
Alva Walter
Lee Snyder
Victor Holmes
Dr. Carter
Arthur Johnson
R. Richter
Sigsbee Relieves Captain Philip in Navy Command Shuffle
Admiral Charles D Sigsbee, who commanded the Maine, is ordered to relieve Captain John W Philip of the battleship Texas commands The move places Philip on shore duty likely commanding Mare Island Navy Yard San Francisco The changes reflect six key fleet officer transfers ordered by Secretary Long.
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Maine
Philip
Long
Charles D. Sigsbee
Havana
St. Paul
John W. Philip
Texas
Mare Island Navy
San Francisco
Negro National Democratic League Opens Biennial Convention
The fifth biennial conference of the Negro National Democratic League began in New York City. R. E. Manning of Indianapolis opened the meeting, with George E. Taylor of Iowa named temporary chairman and Henry C. Smith of New York as temporary secretary. A. E. Manning was named chair of the permanent organization, and Smith chaired the platform and resolutions committee. The prelims were 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
A. E. Manning
Peace Protocol Approved in Madrid Advances Toward End of Hostilities
Madrid reports the cabinet approved the peace protocol on August 11 with Cam bon empowered to sign preliminaries. US-Spain talks move toward a Paris peace treaty setup led by Secretary Day, with senators Allison and Gorman likely on the peace commission. Troop withdrawals and territorial handovers in Manila San Juan Havana follow, while a Cuban government plan delays final actions.
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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
Havana Harbor
War Board
Drunken NY Officer Kills Family Then Self
Police officer Henry Hawley of the Tenderloin station in New York City, in a drunken rage Thursday, shot his wife, his mother Mary Hawley, his four year old son, and his six year old daughter. He then shot himself in the head and died at Bellevue Hospital. The wife and children were rushed to New York Hospital with life threatening injuries. Hawley’s mother blamed alcohol for the tragedy.
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Henry
Hawley
Tenderloin Station
New York City
Mary Hawley
Bellevue Hospital
New York Hospital
Spain Seeks Changes in Phraseology of Demands
Washington report notes Spain’s reply to the president’s peace conditions was presented at the White House by the French ambassador after a one hour twenty five minute conference. Secretary Day declined to release details, saying nothing could be made public.
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White House
Cambon
Spain
John Moore
Atlee
Day
State Department
M. Cambon
Alger
Bliss
Smith
Griggs
Executive Mansion
Madrid
Five Lynched After Orr Murder in Arkansas
A Little Rock dispatch reports five Black individuals hanged near Clarendon after the assassination of wealthy merchant John T. Orr. The widow died by self inflicted poison in the jail. Miss Morris, linked to the case, vanished, while four other suspects were found dead or awaiting trial.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
John T. Orr
Clarendon
John I. Orr
Miss Morris
Troops Held in Port as Porto Rico Expeditions Ended
Washington ordered all troops to stay embarkation for Porto Rico and hold transports in port. General Miles protested further deployments, saying he does not need additional forces and does not want an unwieldy army stationed in Porto Rico.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Tige
Miles
Fire Aboard Morgan City Sows Terror at Sea
Dispatch from Manila Bay reports the third Philippine expedition 22 days from Honolulu faced deadly fire on Morgan City. Six died, fifty fell sick from typhoid and meningitis as crew battled flames unseen by troops. Captain Dillon kept the danger secret until Manila Bay.
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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
Alabama headlines report Rev. Robert Wear, newly resigned chaplain of the Fifth United States Immune Volunteers, hung in effigy before the Birmingham courthouse. Wear says he can do more good serving his congregation in Birmingham than joining the Santiago campaign now that the war ends, and he would rather live than die of yellow fever.
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Wear
Montgomery
Alabama
Robert Wear
Birmingham
Savannah
Santiago
United States
President to Recommend Promotions in Navy Ranks
A Washington dispatch reports the president will ask Congress to advance acting Rear Admiral Sampson eight numbers and Commodore Schley six numbers. This places Schley directly below Sampson as rear admirals while Captain Clark and Lt Commander Wainwright receive corresponding promotions. Other fleet promotions are planned.
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Sampson
Schley
Washington
Congress
Commodore Schley
Clark
Oregon
Wainwright
West Indian Weather Service Inaugurated
The West Indian weather service opened officially as reports came in from six of ten observation stations. Professor Moore says the system is now fully functional and will enable forecasts of West Indian hurricanes that have long struck the Atlantic coast without warning. The islands are mapped and conditions charted daily.
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West Indian Weather Service
Washington
Moore
Atlantic
Protocol Progress Toward Peace Treaty Aims
Washington reports a long step toward peace as Secretary Day and M Cambon agree on a framework for future talks. The protocol, lengthy and needing Spanish approval, outlines hostilities cessation and a postwar commission, with Day named to head the U S team. The Navy would shrink to a peacetime footing, retiring monitors first.
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Washington
Day
United States
M. Cambon
Spain
Madrid
Adlee
State Department
M. Thiebaut
White House
Secretary Day
Express car holdup near St. Joseph Missouri
Five or six men held up an Omaha Burlington road express train at Dog Hill two miles north of St. Joseph at 9 o'clock Thursday night. They secured the Adams Express company safe from the express car and rolled it into a wagon before abandoning the attempt. The safe was recovered two hours later and had not been opened.
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Dog Hill
St. Joe Mo
Adams Express Company
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