Confederate Veterans reaffirm unity at Atlanta reunion
On the second day in Atlanta the United Confederate Veterans re elected General John B Gordon as commander in chief and all officers. A loyalty resolution pledged support to the U.S. in the Spain crisis and to the president’s war effort. General Gordon and General Lee received standing applause as they accepted their nominations.
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Atlanta
John B. Gorn
Confederacy
United States
Erica
Spain
Ich
Ankind
Imander
John Borden
Gordon
Mcinley
Ellison
Virginia
U.C.Y
John B. Gordon
Stephen D. Lee
Department of Tenssee
W. L. Cabell
trans-Mississippi
Wade Hampton
Surrender of Santiago and Cuban war developments
Inland alarm in San Juan as American forces close in. News details the formal surrender of Santiago after negotiations, the de facto end of eastern Cuba, and the plan to repatriate Spanish troops. It notes yellow fever concerns, troop movements to Cuba and Porto Rico, and a U S military beef supply plan for Manila and the Philippines. It also reports Cadiz excitement over Commodore Watson’s squadron and a German American bid for a battleship.
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Thomas O. Sommers
Second Tennessee Regiment
Camp Alger
Cuba
Santiago
Washington
War Department
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Egan
Australia
Manila
Madrid
United States
New York
Oregon
Texas
Spain
Camp
Alger
City of
General Miles Leads Cuban Port Rico Expedition
A Washington report describes General Miles starting from Siboney Cuba at 8 p m Thursday with battleship Massachusetts cruiser Cincinnati gunboat Annapolis and four auxiliaries Gloucester Wasp Dixie Leyden to land troops on Porto Rico. The plan calls for Miles to join Tampa Newport News and New York columns en route for a coordinated assault and may postpone landings until adequate forces arrive.
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Miles
Porto Rico
Siboney
Cuba
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Annapolis
Auxiliary
Cuban
Gloucester
Cervera
Wasp
Dixie
Leyden
Aan
Havana
Porto Rican
Department
Porto Rico to be retained as permanent U S possession
Washington officials stated to the Associated Press that Porto Rico will be kept by the United States as a permanent possession as the price of the war. The plan has been in place from the start and, once taken, it will never be returned.
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Philippines
State Department
United States
Cavite
War Department
Manila
Washington
Manila Bay
Porto Rico
Bryan Lead Troops In Atlanta Visit To Confederate Reunion
William Jennings Bryan, colonel of the Third Nebraska Volunteer regiment and the last Democratic nominee for president, toured Atlanta with 1,800 soldiers. Police escorted their advance through a crowded city during the Confederate Veterans’ reunion, Bryan spoke from the railing to the cheering crowd, praising southern hospitality and promising duty and unity with the sons of those who wore the gray.
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Nebraska Volunteer Regiment
United States
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Lee
Kimball
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
South
Weyler to Form War Cabinet as Sagasta Resigns
A London-Madrid dispatch reports Senor Sagasta again offers to resign after queen regent urging consultation with leaders. General Polavieja's return signals a ministry change with Weyler to head a cabinet and Polavieja as minister for war to support the dynasty and push the war to its limits.
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London
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Polavieja
Weyler
Garcia Disgusted Says He Will Withdraw To Hills
Santiago dispatch reports General Garcia condemns U.S. treatment and plans to pull his forces back into the hills. He protests not being officially notified of the surrender of Spanish forces under General Toral and objects to Spanish civil authorities remaining in control of sanctions.
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Santiago
New York Journal
Garcia
Shafter
Toral
Chinese Outlaw Blows Up Magazine Killing Deputies
A Chinese outlaw in Oakland detonated five tons of giant powder at the Western Fuse and Explosive Company early Tuesday, killing five deputy sheriffs and constables and injuring others. The killer, who had barricaded himself in the magazine, fled after the blast, while the works and surrounding buildings burned. Only fragments of the murderer’s body remained. several officers were wounded, and several civilians injured in the debris.
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Oakland
Cal
Western Fuse and Explosive Company
Charles White
Sheriff White
George Woodsum
Gua Koch
D. O. Cameron
J. J. Lerri
White
Hill
Pride
Fred Sherift
Ed White
Spaniards Informed Of Toral Surrender At Caimanera
A Marblehead launch delivered formal notice of General Toral surrenders and Santiago capitulation terms to the Spanish commander at Caimanera Guantanamo. A deadline to haul down the flag was set and any damage to property or arms would affect prisoner status.
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Toral
Associated Press
Camp McCalla
Guantanamo Bay
Verticaya del Toro
Caimanera
Santiago
Roster of Prisoners Exceeds Army Strength
General Shafter reports a roster of 22 789 prisoners handed in by General Toral. He states the prisoners exceed his own army’s strength and asks the War Department to rush immunes to Santiago to reduce fever risk to troops.
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War Department
Shafter
Toral
Santiago City
Santiago
Yellow Jack at Tampa Reported Mild Cases Among Troops
A Washington special confirms yellow fever in Tampa with a few mild cases among soldiers. The War Department aims to keep details from the public while surgeons report the disease as mild and controllable.
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Washington
Tampa
Surgeon General
War Department
Tensions Rise Between US and Cuban Forces at Santiago
Advices from Santiago indicate deteriorating ties between American troops and General Garcia’s Cuban soldiers. Communication has broken down and hostility grows as Garcian troops are blamed for failures to aid and work, while Shafter refuses Cuban entry to the city and invites Garcia to attend flag-raising efforts.
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Kingston
Garcia
Shafter
Bantiago
Baiquiri
Biboney
el Caney
Toral
Castillo
Associated Press
Tiago
Santiago de Cuba
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