War ships to aid starving Cubans as Spain protests Lee
Washington reports Spain protests General Lee as McKinley keeps Havana consul. U.S. plans to send Montgomery and Nashville with relief to Matanzas and Sagua la Grande while Navy orders recruit sailors and seek foreign warships to counter Spain.
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Spain
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
McKinley
Matanzas
Sagua la Grande
Montgomery
Nashville
Spain Presses Pretext for War With United States
Madrid press and cables report Premier Sagasta pressing for recall of Consul General Lee and for blocking U S warships aiding Cuban reconcentrados. The plan is seen as a likely pretext to force hostilities, with Madrid and Havana sources predicting rapid war after the demand.
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United States
Sagasta
Madrid
Havana
War Talk in Havana Propels U S Indemnity Debate
Havana discusses possible American war measures after the Maine inquiry. Troop landings east of Havana, blockade or bombardment of the city, and seizures of Spanish forces are debated as relief efforts by Clara Barton and aid for Matanzas and Sagua La Grande proceed.
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Spanien Crisis Deepens US Refuses Cuba Relief Vessels
The Spanish government requests the recall of Consul General Lee in Havana, which the United States declines. Madrid also proposes sending relief supplies to Cuban reconcentrados via warships, a plan Washington similarly rejects. A White House conference with President and officials produced a final official statement.
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United States
Havana
Maime Board of Inquiry
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State Department
McKinley
Washington
Spanien
Montgomery
Nashville
Madrid
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Woodford
Cuba
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Long
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Sagna
Spain demands recall of Lee as Spain plans for war rise
Spain seeks Consul General Lee recall in Havana and objects to US ships supplying Cuba. McKinley refuses recall and orders Montgomery and Nashville to Cuba. Sagasta presses for relief supplies via merchant ships and threatens landings. Naval manpower raised and warship bids rise as crisis intensifies. Congressmen applaud the President’s prompt response amid war talk.
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Spain
McKinley
Lee
Montgomery
Nashville
Cuba
Spash
United States
Sagasta
Havana
Liberal
Washington
Storm wrecks wipe out Spanish gunboats and transport
Report notes the Spanish gunboats Colon and Guantanamo total wrecks and a govern ment transport lost at sea after the gale. Miss Clara Barton heads to Matanzas with fifty tons of supplies aboard the Montgomery and Nashville. Spanish reports show 80 percent of the province dead as relief stalls and Lane remains imprisoned. Consuls and officials press for his release.
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Matanzas
United States
Montgomery
Nashville
Lane
Cabanas Fortress
Lee
Proctor
Spain seeks recall of General Lee via unusual channel
Spain requests General Lee's recall in an unusual manner through Minister Woodford. Senor Du Bose, the Spanish Chargé d'Affaires, allegedly received no instructions and was unaware of the demands. Madrid dispatches later stated relief-ship guidance was presented by Senor Du Bose to the State Department, with responses sent directly to Minister Woodford.
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