Cervera Trapped in Santiago Harbor by Schley’s Fleet
Officials report Spain's squadron under Admiral Cervera is bottled up in Santiago harbor by Schley's battleships. Authorized dispatches say theCAPTURE or destruction of the fleet seems imminent as American warships block the harbor approaches.
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Associated Press
Wedday
Spain
Cervera
Santiago
Schley
Cuba
Adrial Cervera
Moent
Nuel
Navy Department
Santiago de Cuba
Cape Verde
Orro
Morro Castle
Madrid
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Sampson
Comore Schley
Santiago Uba
Naval actions around Havana and Cape Verde squadron
The report notes Morro Castle lights near Havana are extinguished and Admiral Cervera gains no advantage. It mentions a Cape Verde squadron, an American gunboat at the harbor entrance, patrols near Diana Key and Matanza, and a continuing strict blockade along Cuba’s coast.
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Morro Castle
Havanah
Cape Verde
Ad- Cervera
Cuba
Diana Key
Matani
Cable severed during near Santiago harbor skirmish
A U S auxiliary tug St Louis and other vessels attacked near Santiago de Cuba to cut an undersea cable. Batteries fired on the ships and a brief exchange of fire ensued for about half an hour before the cable was damaged? No wreckage or casualties reported.
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Santiago
United States
Cuba
St. Louis
Crentaell
Proclamation calls 75,000 volunteers for a 280,000 strong force
The president orders 75,000 more volunteers joining 205,000 existing troops to form a 280,000 army for the Philippines. Recruitment is open to all, not just state troops, and transport ships report readiness with heavy and light artillery and ammunition aboard.
Rumors of Great Battle Near Windward Passage Decline
Washington buzzed with talk of a major clash between American squadrons and the Spanish Cape Verde fleet near Cuba and Haiti. The Navy Department posted at 3 15 p m that no battle occurred and noted the St Louis cut the cable at Santiago and San Juan.
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Cuba
Haiti
Cape Verde
Cervera
Navy Department
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Santiago de Cuba
San Juan
Porto Rico
Washington
Navy
Department
Naval
Eets
Anglo American defensive alliance signed amid war tensions
Kingston Jamaica cables report the United States and Great Britain agreeing to a defense pact as Spain war tensions rise. Military leaves are canceled and Jamaica stocks eighteen months of provisions as officers prepare for action.
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New York World
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Great Britain
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London
The
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Veterans Present 21 by 32 Foot Flag to Secretary Alger
A delegation from T. M. K. Lee post Merchantville New Jersey visited Secretary Alger in the war department ante room Tuesday to present a 21 by 32 foot flag with a storied history. The flag originally bought by the Corn Exchange Philadelphia in 1861 accompanied a regiment’s enlistment. Post Department Commander Henry L. Hartshorn praised Alger’s G A R leadership and urged that the flag be the first unfurled atop Morro Castle’s flagstaff when Havana becomes U S possession.
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War Department
Henry L. Hartshorn
Grand Army
Morrocastle
Havana
United States
Oregon off Florida coast arrives at Jupiter Inlet
The Oregon battleship reached Jupiter Inlet Florida at 10 o clock Tuesday night taking the outside route and landing farther north than expected. The Marietta and Buffalo accompanied the Oregon as Lt. A R. Davis noted an exciting race after leaving Bahia. The Oregon sailed from Jupiter Inlet Wednesday morning.
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Forming of Fifth and Seventh Corps Under Shafter and Lee
Major General Shafter orders assign the Fifth army corps with regular troops and two volunteer regiments at Lakeland to land on Cuban soil soon. The Seventh corps organized by Major General Fitzhugh Lee includes Tampa volunteers and Jacksonville troops totaling 8 000 to 9 000 men with units from Lakeland and Tampa. The general order details brigades divisions and unit assignments across both corps and directs unlisted units to report to the Fifth army corps.
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D. W. Jackson
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Iowa Volunteer Infantry
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Cervera Escaped Spanish Minister Denies Santiago Blockade
Madrid reporting Captain Amon, minister of marine, says it is presumed Americans may try to hinder ships from leaving Santiago de Cuba but he is unsure if Americans arrived in time. Dispatches say Admiral Cervera’s ships are loading coal and general Madrid impression is he has left Santiago.
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Amon
Santiago de Cuba
Cervera
Regulations for Immunes Form Ten Regiments Agreed
Washington dispatch reports General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin agreeing on the organization of a brigade of engineers and ten immunes regiments. The plan creates three engineer regiments, each with 53 officers and 1,106 enlisted men, drawing from varied engineering fields. Ten regiments of immunes, five white and five colored, will be formed to serve in the Cuba occupation, with specified officer and enlisted compositions and climates-based eligibility.
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South
Fusion Denied as NC Democrats Meet in Raleigh
North Carolina state democratic convention assembled in Raleigh with Clem ent Manly as state chairman and Julian Carr as temporary chair. Charles M. Cooke was named permanent chair as district nominees for supreme court were announced. Officials endorsed the Chicago platform 1896 favoring free coinage of silver and income tax, opposing government by injunction, and urged silver forces to unite under the adopted 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 As Revolution Looms In Spain
A Madrid dispatch to London quotes a forecast of revolution in Spain. It says Emperor Francis Joseph urged the queen regent to flee, as her mother also advised, but the queen regent reportedly intends to stay. The note adds that a Spanish fleet defeat is seen by experts as likely to trigger unrest within days.
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Spain
London
Madrid
Francis Joseph of Austria
Whale
Gladstone Remains Moved from Hawarden to London
The body of Mr. Gladstone was moved Wednesday from Hawarden castle to the village church carried by six old retainers on a bier across the park. Thousands viewed the procession as ladies fainted and others prayed. The body departed for London at six o'clock in the evening.
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London
Mr. Gladstone
Hawarden Castle
War call Adds 75,000 Volunteers to U S Army
President McKinley issues a proclamation to raise 75,000 additional volunteers, bringing total regular and volunteer forces to 280,000. Enlistments to proceed openly, not from National Guard, with regulations pending after cabinet decision.
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Alger
National Guard
Washington
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