Marines Repel Night Assault at Guantanamo Bay
Lieut. Col Huntington's Marines near Guantanamo Bay endure 19 hours of fighting from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. Four Marines were killed and one wounded. Captain Spicer's company repelled a Spanish assault with assistance from the Marblehead launch. Assistant Surgeon Gibbs and Privates Smith Dunphy and McColgan die. relief forces land as dawn breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disrarcy
Dauntless
Uuantanamo
Sanday
Mone
Marblehead
Neville and
Shaw
Almony
Ulair Gibbs
Maj
Gibbs
Regular Army
Richmond
New York
Charles A. Smith
Smallwood
William Dunphy
Gloucester
Mass
James McColean
Stoneham
Glass
Indies
Spicer
McColgan
Dunphy
Oficers
Ccamp
Col
Jus. Campina
Sullivan
Cockrell
Sergt
Smithie
Neville
Huntington
Col. Campina
Havana
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo
Adm
Sampson
Hayti
Adria
Washington
Santiago
Pedro Perez
Caimanera
Guantanamo City
Adm. Sampson
Lieut
Norman
Eustis
James
D. Eustis
United States
France
G. van Orden
G. van Orden, Under the General Command of Lieut. Anderson
Lieut. Anderson
Cienfengos
Fisherman’s Point
Infanteria del Principe No. 3
British steamer Newfoundland boards by American warship
The Marblehead halted the Newfoundland after a boarding in harbor. The Montreal bound cargo ship showed papers to Jamaica, seeking a return sugar cargo. The captain complied with the blockade state and proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MecCalla
Newfoundland
Montreal
Halifax
Marblehead
Jamaica
Our National Game Winners In Sundays Baseball Games
The report lists multiple results with teams Louisville St Louis and Pittsburgh winning on Sunday. Batting lines show abbreviations for innings and scores. Umpires Snyder Connolly Limslie Curry noted. rain interruptions mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Powell
Crizer
Gardner
Sechriver
Snyder
Connolly
G. Me
I-Rae Chicago
Cillahan
Donahue
Tyler
Sugden
Limslie
Curry
Manila Is Ours Report Sparks Navy Triumph
A dispatch from Ambassador Hay in London claims Manila has surrendered. The news, relayed to the White House, prompts swift navy congratulations as Admiral Dewey’s forces are expected to have secured the city while ground troops move slowly. The Vatican and Spanish royal court discuss potential intervention, with the queen regent replying graciously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Ambassador Hay
London
Navy Department
White House
Adm
Dewey
Hong Kong
Aguinaldo
Sampson
Guantanamo
Tampa
Blanco seeks urgent supplies as blockade tightens
Madrid dispatch reports Gen Blanco warns that stricter blockading may force rapid shipment of war stores. Government plans to send abundant supplies by fast ships from Spanish and foreign ports, with key consignments from Spain strongly convoyed and sent immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Loxpoon
Madrid
The
Standard Telegraphing
Spain
Roca elected president of Argentina for six years
Buenos Aires reports General Roca elected president of the Argentine republic for a six year term by representatives from 14 provinces. The Vienna correspondent to the Times denies rumors Spain asked Emperor Francis Joseph to mediate and a European congress to discuss the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
the Times
Spain
Francis Joseph
Philippines
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Gen. Roca
Sinking of the Merrimac in Santiago Harbor Report
The navy posts Adm. Sampson's bulletin praising Lieut. Hobson and seven men for sinking the Merrimac to block the harbor entrance. The plan required automatic anchoring and bold execution, with Hobson's crew celebrated as gallant and daring, likened to past naval heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasiixGtTon
Navy Department
Adm
Sampson
Lieut
Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago
Powell
Cervera
Mr. Hobson
Cushing
Albermarle
Iowa
W. T. Sampson
Uprising in Sierra Leone Reports Heavy Losses
Steamers report about one thousand killed in the Sierra Leone district uprising. In Freetown one hundred twenty traders were massacred, with many colonists driven into the bush by the war boys. About three hundred friendly natives and six colored United Brethren missionaries were slain. English missionaries allegedly at risk but unharmed so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpoor
Sierra Leone
Freetown
United Brethren of Christ
Manohbargru
Indiana Dax Collections Hit Record in Jackson County
Jackson County reports May tax collections totaling 120813.16, the highest in the county. Treasurer Alexander Gregor travels to Indianapolis to settle with the state treasurer and deliver the state apportionment of 320000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dax
Jackson County
Brownstown
Ind
Alexander Gregor
Indianapolis
Lemuel Orem Loses Leg After Wound Becomes Severely Infected
In Erwoop Indiana Lemuel Orem who was injured by an ax months ago had his leg amputated above the knee due to infection and poor healing. He remains in precarious condition. In South Bend Indiana the Singer works strike ends with 1100 workers accepting a return to work on Monday with wage increases effective June 29 where applicable.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Chesterton
Thomas Abbott West
Susie Beck
St. Louis
Texas
Avuburn
Charles Wamsley
Huntertown
Odd Fellows’ Lodge of
Ft. Wayne
Wamsley
Chicago
Erwoop
Lemuel Orem
Orem
South Benp
Singer Works
Pine
Drowned While Bathing in Ohio River
Allen Hensell aged 25 drowned while bathing in the Ohio river in Evansville Indiana on Sunday. The body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Allen Hensell
Ohio River
Electric Car Fatality Near Broad Ripple Claims Nora Man
In Indiana on June 18 Frank Jennings of Nora was struck and killed instantly by an electric car near Broad Ripple, a suburb, as reported in Inpviana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inpviana Po.is
Ind
Frank Jennings
Nora
Broad Ripple
Monster Generator Ordered by Boston Elevated
The Boston Elevated Railway Co. orders from Walker Co. a direct current generator in Cleveland that will be the largest ever built with 4000 hp continuous capacity and over 5000 hp possible for short bursts. Weighing about 300000 pounds, its armature exceeds 100000 pounds and will drive a nearly 5000 hp engine with the armature mounted on the crank shaft for an unprecedented combined unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland,o
Boston Elevated Railway Co
Boston
Mass
Walker Co
Grand Army of the United States Moves on Cuba
The United States forces under General Shafter begin mobilization for Cuba with thirty transports carrying 27,000 soldiers. Destination and landing spots are still uncertain to both generals and the public as ships sail toward the theater of operations.
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Tamra
Flmn
Grand Army of the
United States
Cuba
Big ‘Pecos Bill” Shafter
Negro in Oak Ridge shoots officer and is executed by posse
In Oak Ridge Mississippi on June 13 a Black man drunk assaulted a police officer after seizing the officer's club and pistol. A posse captured him and he chose execution by shooting. About 40 or 50 bullets ended his life instantly.
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Narcmerz
Miss
Oakridge
Light Artillery Units to Join Philppine Forces from San Francisco
Seven batteries of light artillery are dispatched to Manila. Batteries B, E, and L of the Third Artillery, stationed at the Presidio, are ordered to join Gen Merritt's command for duty in the Philippines.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Manilla
Third Artillery
Presidio
Merritt
Those Spanish Bonds. Where Cuban Issues Are Held
Report surveys Cuban bonds held across regions noting Spain’s relative wealth and the distribution of holdings. It highlights Britain and the United States as hosts for some securities while Spain appears less poor than assumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Spain
Senator Chandler links Spanish bonds to US holders amid war debt claims
The article discusses Senator Chandler alleging that holders of Spanish bonds in the United States have undue influence on the U S administration delaying troop deployment to the Philippines. It notes Spain's ongoing financial strains from Carlist and Cuban wars, bond values in 1893, and Wall Street views suggesting Spain could meet obligations despite heavy war costs.
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Chandler
United States
Philippines
Spain
Cuba
East
Wall Street
Spaio
France
Sagasta
Bank of Spain
Banque de Paris Et Pays Bas
Rothschilds
England
Chandler Altegew
Cranes Cross Seas with Aiding Song Birds Theory
An 1890s discussion ponders how migratory cranes traverse vast seas. Observers note exhausted birds perch on ships and sometimes float, while a popular tale claims small songbirds ride on crane backs to reach Europe, a belief echoed by Crete and Cairo travelers.
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Crete
Mediterranean
Europe
Cairo
Egypt
Abu Saad
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Guiuintanamao
William R. Sitafter
Santiago de Cuba
Cincinnati
Cunningham and
H. EB
Cleveland
Gen. Aguinaldo
the Pope and
the Queen
Lennon
Rome
the Standard
Official Report
Lieut. Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Indiana News
Valparalso
Justice of the Peace
Lake County
West
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