FATAL FIGHT NEAR SANTIAGO TWO ROUGH RIDERS KILLED
An Associated Press report from Guantanamo Bay describes an engagement near Santiago de Cuba where about 1 000 U S cavalry attacked 2 000 Spanish troops in dense brush. Six Rough Riders died and at least fifty Americans were wounded, including several officers. twelve Spanish corpses were found. Hamilton Fish Jr a New Yorker of prominent family was among the dead.
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Guantanamo Bay
Playa del Este
First Cavalry
Tenth Cavalry
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Santiago de Cuba
Eld
Allyn K. Capron
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Tilman and
Dawson
Dougherty
W. T. Erwin
Young
Wood
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Twelfth
Seventeenth Infantry
Ninth Cavalry
Second
Massachusetts
Seventy-first
New York
Brodie
McClintock
M. Russell
J. R. Kean
P. Dernap
Thos. F. Meagher
Edward Calhurst
Nathaniel Poe
Russell
Gaines
Miller
Cross
Braxton
Wheeler
Kidd
Mayberry
Edward Marshall
New York Journal and Advertiser
Grant
Hamilton Fish
Noted Indian fighter and West Point graduate highlighted
A San Antonio special profiles Major N A Brodie wounded near Santiago. It mentions Lieutenant J R Thomas son of a Federal Judge, Captain J S McClintock a Phoenix newspaper man, and Corporal J D Rhodes a renowned Arizona scout and trailer.
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Columbia College
Poughkeepsie
Associated Press
J. D. Rhodes
Arizona
Insurgents Helped in Landing of American Troops
The piece lauds cooperative action between navy army and Cuban insurgents in the Cuba landing. It notes 10 000 troops on ships cheering the navy and army as transports approached. Five thousand insurgents hid along ridges to block routes from Santiago de Cuba to Guantanamo and a thousand watched Basquiri area aiding the night approach against Spaniards.
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Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Guantanamo
Basquiri
Indictment sought against General Boynton over libel claim
In Lafayette Georgia county commissioners pressed for criminal libel charges against General H Y Boynton for accusing the county board in a letter to Governor Atkinson. The grand jury refused to indict, and the board may lodge a formal protest to the general.
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LaFayette
Grand Jury
H. Y. Boynton
Volunteer Army
Atkinson
Boynton
Populists at Outs Meet In Illinois July Convention
A Chicago dispatch reports the People's Party branch led by Dr. H. S. Taylor calls a state convention in Springfield on July 12. The same date as the Democratic state convention with fusion expected. Tensions rose after May 17 Springfield meeting when Taylorites were denied representation and formed a separate organization.
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Chicago
People’s Party
H. S. Taylor
Springfield
Taylor
Cornell Wins Tri University Boat Race on Thames Route
A New London dispatch reports Cornell won the four mile Thames river course in 23 minutes 48 seconds. Yale finished three and a half boat lengths behind Cornell and twelve lengths ahead of Harvard. Last year Cornell won at Poughkeepsie in 20 minutes 24 seconds with Yale second and Harvard last.
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New London
South Dakota Parties Reach Pact At Aberdeen Convention
After a three hour meeting in Aberdeen the Populists Democrats and Silver Republicans agreed to a conference report allowing Democrats to name four state ticket places and Silver Republicans one. The three parties closed with a jubilee.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
Martin Thorn Sentenced to Execution Next Week
Albany dispatch reports Martin Thorn condemned for the murder of William Guldensuppe, a bath robber, at Woodside Long Island last year. The sentence requires execution during the week beginning August 15.
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Guldensuppe
Albany
N.Y
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
Woodside
L. I
Judge Fish Wins Primary for Associate Justice in Georgia
The Georgia primary results show Judge W H Fish of Sumter winning the associate justice seat with 210 votes to Judge Gober’s 114. Chief Justice Thomas J Simmons ran unopposed, as did Hal T Lewis for associate justice, with wide turnout across Floyd Chatham Richmond Cobb Muscogee and Fulton counties. County-level results reveal regional swings and ongoing contests in Hancock and Early counties for delegation.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Simmons
Bibb
W. H. Fish
Sumter
Hal T. Lewis
Greene
Fish
Gober
Hal Lewis
Floyd
Chatham
Richmond
Cobb
Muscogee
Fulton
Judge Fish
Judge Gober
Miller
Clinch
Talbot
Fish Chattooga
Gordon
Elbert
Hart
Jude Fish
Hancock
Georgia Third Regiment appoints Berner lieutenant colonel
Governor Atkinson announced the Third Regiment of Georgia Volunteers appointments including Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Berner of Forsyth and Major Burke Shewmake of Augusta. Captains include VanRiber Americus Kuhlsohn Savannah Herring Newnan Stewart Rome Hodges Macon Baker Atlanta Sanford Marietta. First Lieutenants Harris Sheldon McDuffie Ripley Hastings. Second Lieutenants Pruitt McRae Leakin Lawrence Marbutt. Ripley and Marbutt join Baker's company. Hastings to Sanford's. Berner’s selection surprised many at the capitol.
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Atkinson
Georgia
Georgia Volunteers
Robert L. Berner
Forsyth
Burke Shewmake
Augusta
C. E. VanRiber
Americus
Henry Kuhlsohn
Savannah
James R. Herring
Newnan
Henry Stewart
Rome
Robert Hodges
Macon
Amos Baker
Atlanta
V. Sanford
Marietta
Walter Harris
C. A
Leutenant Sheldon
McDuffie
Mr. Berner
Capitol
Georgia Fruit Growers Rally Against Central Railroad
Georgia fruit growers meeting in Macon denounced Central Railroad officials for not listening to proposals. Leaders John M. Stubbs Dublin Marshal J Harper and John D Cunningham warned the railroad aims to ruin Georgia peach shipments. Growers vow to ship by California express or Armour cars unless Central allows non Armour cars. court action possible.
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Central Railroad
Armour
Macon
John M. Stubbs
Dublin
Marshal J. Harper
John D. Cunningham
Georgia
Georgia Fruit Growers’ Association
California Fruit Growers Express
Armour Cars
Central
Merrimac not fully blocking Santiago harbor entrance
Admiral Sampson releases reconnaissance based update from Cuban sources. Guantanamo quiet. Spaniards sending artillery to Guantanamo. Oregon shelling, a railway car and warehouse fire. Cuban forces around Santiago total about 8,000 with 8,000 more near Holguin. Rabi with 930 men at Acerradero.
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Sampson
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo
Oregon
Sandoval
Santiago
Garcia
Holguin
Rabi
Acerradero
Castillo de la Socapa
Estrella
Reina Mercedes
Castillo del Morro
Terror
Cervera
Punta Gorda
Ordonez
Harmon
Hobson
Stamp Taxes Take Effect July First Under War Revenue Bill
Public information on new stamp tax rules highlights that all papers and documents taxed must carry stamps starting July first. Banks, traders, and real estate transfers face penalties for unstamped instruments, with fines up to 50 dollars or six months in jail.
Endorsed Chamberlain’s Views by Lord Lansdowne Speech
A London dispatch reports the Marquis of Lansdowne addressing Conservative unions in London, endorsing Mr. Chamberlain’s Birmingham speech. He said the stars and stripes and the union jack could one day wave together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance and found nothing in the speech to offend British patriotism.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
Birmingham
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Hospital Service Condemned at Camp Thomas
A Chickamauga dispatch condemns the war department hospital service at Camp Thomas for neglecting sick soldiers. More than four men die daily. facilities are inadequate and medicines, food, and nursing support are scarce, though regimental surgeons are capable.
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Chickamauga
Camp Thomas
War Department
Medical Department
Washington
Judge Seeks Commutation for Flanagan Death Sentence
Attorneys for Edward C. Flanagan petition the Georgia prison commission to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. They include letters from Judge John Cantler and Fulton County's county physician, arguing Flanagan is mentally unsound and could be sane after treatment in prison. If sane, a trial on the Slack murder indictment would ensue. if not, execution would not proceed.
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John 8. Cantiler
Georgia Prison Commission
Edward C. Flanagan
Flanagan
Candler
Fulton County
DeKalb County
Ruth Slack
Surgeon Denies Guantanamo Body Mutilation Claim
A letter received by Surgeon Van Reypen on the hospital ship Solace argues against reports that Spaniards mutilated Marines at Guantanamo Bay. The author inspected the dead and wounded and explains the exit wound differs from the Lee rifle wound, dismissing mutilation theories.
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van Reypen
Washington
Solace
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba's First Navy Sails From New York
The sixty foot sloop Alfredo, Cuba’s first navy vessel, departed New York for the south on Wednesday. Commanded by Captain Johnny O'Brien, famed filibuster, the ship sails with a seven man crew.
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Alfredo
New York
Johnny O’brien
May Escape Attempt by Cervera Feared
A Santiago dispatch via Kingston reports Admiral Cervera ready for a bold escape from Santiago harbor if a favorable moment arises. Spanish ships are said to be coalled to capacity with crews kept aboard as nightfall sees vessels slip toward the bay to slip past the blockading fleet.
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Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Sampson
Santiago Harbor
Landing of Troops on Cuban Soil Enters Advance Stage
Washington dispatches report successful landing near Santiago with Daiquiri first landing meeting light resistance. Admiral Sampson notes favorable progress at Guantanamo and Cabanas actions. Officials foresee complete debarkation within a week as telegraph links and mine clearance proceed.
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Washington
Alger
Long
Santiago
Daiquiri
Praya Dex Este
D. C
Cuba
Shafter
Sampson
Playa del Ente
New Orleans
Detroit
Castino
Wasp
Suwanee
Cabanas
Texas
Army
Navy
General Shafter
Admiral Sampson
War Department
Cuban
Guantanamo
Officials deny German landing reports in Manila
The administration has no information supporting Manila reports that German marines and crews landed there. Officials from the president down do not credit the London statements and note Germany promised neutrality, making the reports a remarkable proceeding if true.
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Manila
Rts
London
Germany
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