Spanish Cape Verde Fleet Blocked at Santiago Harbor
Associated Press dispatches report Spain’s flying squad under Admiral Cervera bottled up in Santiago harbor Cuba, with American battleships ready to strike if the fleet exits. Official notices confirm Sampson and Schley’s squadrons in front of Santiago, blockading the harbor.
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Associated Press
Wedesday
Spain
Cervera
Santiago
Schley
Santiago E
Cuba
Amerin Navy
Adrial Cervera
Moent
Navy Department
Windard Passage
Santiago de Cuba
Cape Verde
Havana
Ater
Cuban
Orro Castle
Morro
Morro Castle
Ock
Madrid
Madif
Sampson
Comodore Schley
Morro Light Extinguished and Blockade Tightened
The Morro Castle light at Havana is reportedly out and of no use to Admiral Cervera. Cardenas lights are also extinguished as the American squadron maintains a strict blockade near the Cuban coast with a gunboat at the entrance to Diana Key and patrols near Matan harbor.
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Admiral Cervera
Morro Castle
Wampatuck Severs Cable at Santiago Engages Two Vessels
The US auxiliary tug Wampatuck and cruiser St. Louis reached Key West with news of a skirmish near Santiago de Cuba. In the Lago Channel they cut the submarine cable but came under fire from coastal batteries for about thirty minutes. no damage was reported.
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Santiago
United States
Key West
Santiago de Cuba
St. Louis
Lago Channel
York
Proclamation calls 75000 volunteers boosting army to 280000
The president issues a second call for 75000 volunteers joining existing troops to form a 280000 strong force not drawn from state troops. Recruitment is open nationwide and preparations for the Philippines campaign accelerate as ships sail toward active duty.
Rumors of Major Naval Battle Near Windward Passage
London reports circulated that a great action may have destroyed Cervera’s Cape Verde fleet, as American squadrons closed in near Cuba and Haiti. The U S Navy denied any battle occurred, noting St Louis cut cables at Santiago de Cuba and San Juan and Washington remained anxious.
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London
Cuba
Haiti
Cape Verde
Cervera
Navy Department
St.Louis
Santiago de Cuba
San Juan
Porto Rico
Washington
Navy
Department
Naval
Troops Formed Into Corps Under Gen Lee in Florida
The Seventh Corps under General Lee embraces all volunteers at Tampa and Jacksonville forming a new corps structure for regional defense.
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Gen. Lee
Tampa
Jacksonville
Veterans Present 21 by 32 Foot Flag to Secretary Alger
A delegation from T M K Lee post Merchantville NJ presented Secretary Alger with a 21 by 32 foot flag. The flag, bought by Philadelphia’s Corn Exchange in 1861, was saluted as the first unfurled on Morro castle flagstaff when Havana falls to U.S. control. The scene led into a General Order detailing the Fifth and Seventh army corps assignments under Shafter and Lee, listing brigades and infantry units for the Cuban expedition with about 18 000 and 8 000 9 000 men respectively.
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Alger
War Department
Henry L. Hartshorn
Grand Army
Morrocastle
Havana
United States
Florida
Shafter
Fifth Army Corps
Lakeland
New York
Massachusetts
Fifth Corps
Ladeland
Tampa
Joseph Wheeler
W. F. Randolph
Signal Corps
Fitzhugh Lee
Jacksonville
United States Forces
Ila
Seventh Army Corps
W. R. Shafter
United States Volunteers
W. R. Kent
Sixth
United States Infantry
Sixteenth
Seventy-first
New York Volunteer Infantry
E. P. Pearson
Tenth Infantry
Tenth
A. T. Smith
Thirteenth Infantry
Thirteenth
Twenty-fourth
A. R. Chaffee
J. van Horn
Eighth Infantry
Eighth United States Infantry
Twenty-second
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
R. H. Hall
Fourth Infantry
Fourth
Twenty-fifth
N. Andrews
Twelfth Infantry
Twelfth
Seventh
Seventeenth United States Infantry
H. 8. Hawkins
Charles Anthony
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Georgia Volunteer Infantry
William McGuerrin
Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Florida Volunteer Infantry
A. 8. Burk
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
North Carolina Volunteer Infantry
D. W. Jackson
Fiftieth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Anglo American defensive alliance signed amid Jamaica crisis
Kingston dispatches report the United States and Great Britain forming a defense pact affecting the Jamaica theater. Military authorities say Spain conflict nears, leaves canceled, and Jamaica supplies set for eighteen months as camps are provisioned.
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New York World
Kingston
Jamaica
United States
Great Britain
America
Spain
London
the World
Oregon Off Florida Coast Battleship Arrives at Jupiter Inlet
The Oregon arrived at Jupiter Inlet Florida at 10 o clock Tuesday night after sailing the outside route and landing farther north than expected. The Marietta and Buffalo accompanied the Oregon. Lieutenant A R Davis aboard described the voyage as highly exciting after leaving Bahia. The Oregon set sail again Wednesday morning.
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State Department
Oregon
Jupiter Inlet
Fla
Marietta
Buffalo
A. R. Davis
Bahia
Madrid doubts Cervera remained at Santiago de Cuba
Spanish Minister of Marine Captain Amon says he is not sure the Americans arrived in time to block ships from leaving Santiago de Cuba. A Madrid dispatch notes Admiral Cervera’s vessels were loading coal and the general impression is that he has left Santiago.
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Santiago
Madrid
Amon
Santiago de Cuba
Cervera
Regulations For Immunes Form Ten Regiments Authorized
Washington dispatch reports formal agreement on the organization of the engineer brigade and ten immunes regiments by General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin. The plan calls for three engineer regiments of 53 officers and 1106 enlisted each, with recruits from skilled engineering trades. ten regiments total, five white and five colored, to be formed largely from southern volunteers for Cuba occupation.
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Washington
Brigade of Engineers
Congress
Miles
Corbin
Cuba
South
Fusion Turned Down at North Carolina Democratic Convention
The North Carolina state democratic convention met in Raleigh with Clem ent Manly as state chairman and Julian Carr as temporary chair. Charles M. Cooke was made permanent chair. The platform backed free silver, income tax, and opposition to injunctions. Fusion with populists was declined, but silver forces urged to unite under the platform.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Clement Manly
Julian 8. Carr
Durham
Charles M. Cooke
Louisburg
Supreme Court
Chicago
Queen Regent May Leave Amid Spanish Revolution Fears
A London dispatch from Madrid reports renewed fears of a Spanish revolution. Emperor Francis Joseph allegedly urged the queen regent to flee, as her mother also advised, though she reportedly plans to stay. The dispatch says Spain’s fleet could be defeated within days, risking an outbreak.
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Tampa
Washington
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Santiago
San
Montejo
Gallas
Associated Press
Navy Department
Santiago de Cuba
Oregon
Nictheroy
Buffalo
Marietta
Jupiter Inlet
Fla
London
Spain
Francis Joseph of Austria
Madrid
California
Union
Gladstone’s Remains Moved to Hawarden Church
The remains of Mr Gladstone were moved from Hawarden Castle to the village church in the morning carried by six old retainers. A bier bore the body along the park lawn while thousands viewed the scene and many mourners prayed. The body then departed for London at 6 PM.
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Hawarden
London
Mr. Gladstone
Hawarden Castle
McKinley Proclaims 75,000 More Volunteers for War
President McKinley issues a proclamation calling 75,000 additional volunteers to serve in the United States Army, boosting total regular and volunteer strength to 280,000. Alger says enlistments will be open and not drawn from the National Guard, with regulations to follow.
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United States
Congress
United States of America
Kingdom of Spain
William McKinley
District of Columbia
War Department
Washington
William McKrxiry
William R. Day
Alger
National Guard
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Otis
Philippines
Pennsylvania Volunteers
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Atlantic
United Sates
John Jacob Astor
New Naval Auxiliary Cruiser Board
George Gould
Nourmahal
Santiago Harbor
More Alliance
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