Troops Begin Landing in Cuba Near Guantanamo
Reports from Playa del Este and Daiquiri describe the landing of U S troops near Santiago with minimal resistance. The New Orleans Detroit Suwanee Wasp and other ships shelled the coast as mines were cleared at Guantanamo and communications were established.
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Washington
Alger
Long
Santiago
Daiquiri
Washinton
Orr Daiquin
Cuba
SDA Urake
Hiself Bas
Coen
Adm
Sampson
Playa del Este
Navy Department
New Orleans
Detroit
Castine
Wasp
Suewanee
Cabanas
Texas
Guantanamo
Peace or War and a Lynching in Hillsville
A Madrid dispatch discusses peace versus war as the all consuming topic and accuses the government of betraying the nation to save the dynasty. In Carroll county Missouri a mob lynched Howlett after a land dispute, while in Faucett a train strike near a crossing killed Fred Profitt and his wife and daughter Lulu with two others fatally injured.
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Lonpox
Daily Telegraph
Madrid
Ricusoxp
Hillsville
Carroll County
Howlett
Allen
St. Josefn
Fred. Profitt
Lulu
Chicago Great Western
Faucett
Myrtle
Profitt
Largest freshwater vessel John Fritz launched at Wheeler’s shipyard
West Bay City Michigan reports the Bessemer steel schooner John Fritz was launched Wednesday afternoon. At 456 feet overall she is the largest craft yet floated on fresh water, 50 feet wide and 25 feet 6 inches deep, fitted with the latest appliances.
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West Bay City
Mich
Bessemer
John Fritz
Wheeler’s
Tremendous hailstorm floods Bern causing damage
A fierce hail and rain storm hit Bern at 11 pm Wednesday, flooding basements and damaging windows and trees. Fire brigade handled 30 calls to manage flood effects and there were several near drownings reported. Meanwhile Paris dispatch suggests no peace negotiations underway as U S troops have landed in Cuba.
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Bern
Loxpon
Paris
the Standard
United States
Cuba
Democrats Endorse War and Bryan at Indiana Convention
In Indianapolis on June 23 the Democratic state convention with 1528 delegates adopted a platform backing the Spain war, praising Dewey Hobson and Bagley, and calling for navy strengthening. It endorsed Bryan and nominated state officials including Ralston Minor Dougherty McWatt Warrrum Sinclair Guthrie Barricks Hackney McCabe Howard Taylor Kolliger Brown Diven Kopelke. A wedding followed at the First Presbyterian Church as Helen Mount, daughter of Gov Mount, wed Prof Niceley of Beirut.
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Inpia Napolis
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
United States
David Turpie
M. Bristow
Slackford County
Martin
Turpie
Spain
Dewey
Bagley
Hobson
Nicaragua
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel M. Ralston
Boone County
John W. Minor
Marion County
Hugh Dougherty
Wells County
John G. McWatt
Vigo County
Henry Warrum
W. B. Sinclair
Starke County
James 8. Guthrie
Brown County
Edward Barricks
Hendricks County
Supreme Court
Leonard J. Hackney
Shelby County
James McCabe
Warren County
Timothy FE. Howard
St Joseph County
Edwin Taylor
Vanderburg County
C.G. Kolliger
Bartholomew County
Edgar Brown
Marion Coun
Indianapolis
First Presbyterian Church
Helen Mount
James A. Mount
Niceley
American College of Missionaries
Beirut
Syria
J. A. Milburn
Reinforcements under Gen Guy W Henry head to Santiago
Washington June 23 Gen Shafter gains wide liberty of action while the new division forms under Gen Guy W Henry. Duffield and Garretson brigades join the command and troops from Camp Alger head to Newport News then sail to Santiago, with some Tampa units to be attached and sent separately.
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Washington
Shafter
Adm
Sampson
Miles
Santiago
Camp Alger
Newport News
Tampa
Guy W. Henry
Duffield
Garretson
Wen
Henry
Multiple Midwestern incidents span robberies, hangs, and troop movements
A Cleveland assignee took control of E R Kull and Dutton at Ontario Street with $144,000 in mortgages filed in county records. Four men attempted to rob a Chicago streetcar. one rider was shot and another jailed. Wyoming troopers left for Jacksonville under Gen. Lee, while a Missouri man was hanged for murder. Michigan units prepared to sail to Santiago from Camp Alger.
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Cleveland
E. R. Kull & Dutton
Ontario Street
County Recorder
Root & McBride Bros
Foot & Reed
Rosenberg & Aaronson
Fechheimer, Fischel & Co
Frank Ginn
Cutcaco
Twenty-second
Loomis Streets
Red” Graves
John Haggerty
Baseball box scores with multiple games and umpires
A garbled baseball score roundup lists games with inning by inning data, team names including Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh New York and others, battery pairs, and umpires. Scores and innings are inconsistently captured but indicate several match results and lineups across dates and venues.
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McGuire
McDonald and O'Day
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Hilk and Peltz
MeJames
Robinson
Snyder and Connolly
Pittsburgh
New York
Tunnehill and Bowerman
Gettig
Seymour
Warner
Cushman
Heydler
RAE Louisville
Washington
Magee and
Kittridge
Swain
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Wilson
O'Connor
Miller
Ryan
Lynch
Andrews
Fia St Louis
Philadelphia
Sudhoff
Sugden
Orth and
McFarland
Emilie and
Curry
Inn’s
Chicago
Boston
Woods
Donahue
Willis
Lewis and
Bergen
Swartwood and
Wood
China demands Zafiro leave waters sparking surprise
Noxe Kone reports that China insists Zifiro depart Chinese waters instantly provoking surprise. Hong Kong Press hints at possible port leasing to America, while the Mail notes China may cede more coastline. British squadron moves to Manila as German sympathy for Spain is displayed.
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Noxe Kone
Zifiro
Hong Kong
China
America
Mail
Barren Mirs Bay
Canton
Manila
Bonaventura
Plover
Spain
Monterey
Monadnock
Philippine Junta
Wildman
Sandico
Aguinaldo
Zafiro
Recruits Pour In for Gen Brooke Army Across Nation
By June 23 nearly fifteen hundred recruits arrived in Chattanooga for Gen Brooke's army from states including Arkansas Kansas Illinois Nebraska Missouri Ohio and 600 from Ohio with 100 going to Tampa and Chickamaura. The 6th Pennsylvania and 14th Minnesota contributed 80 and 150 respectively as overall numbers rise to about 47 000. A separate measure in Washington introduced by Representative Gardner would let the president form a board to oversee military life and accident insurance in place of pensions.
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Chickamauga Park
Chattanooga
Brooke
Union
Arkansas
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio
Tampa
Chickamaura
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
New York
Ilinois
Washieton
Gardner
New Jersey
Board of Life Insurance Commissioners
Army
Navy
Central committee formed as Hanna foes quiet on splits
The Ohio state central committee met in Columbus to elect Cyrus Huling as chairman J I Hildebrand as vice chair and Peter W Durr as secretary amid no objections from anti Hanna members. Vermont Republicans nominate Col E C Smith for governor and H C Bates for lieutenant governor by acclamation. Gen Miles orders Brig Gen Guy Henry to command troops to reinforce Gen Shafter at Santiago in Cuba.
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ColuMbus
New State Central Committee
Cyrus Huling
J. I. Hildebrand
Hillsboro
Peter W. Durr
Cincinnati
Col. E. C. Smith
McNtteeelier
Vermont
St. Albans
H. C. Bates
St. Johnsbury
Special Treasury Report and Global Rumors Abroad
Wednesday's treasury balance shows Available funds 188,416,980 dollars and gold reserves 165,596,416. Reports include Faure inviting Peytral to form a cabinet, Shafter confirming troops landed at Daiquiri, a Bay of Naples capsizing with 14 sailors lost, fears of massacres in Bulacan, and royal engagement news for Princess Victoria and Baron Revelstoke. News also notes American vessel chases off Cadiz, Von Schweningen's marriage in Heligoland, a major Lincoln fire causing 200000 dollar loss, Don Carlos agent De La Cortina returning to New York, Merritt's projected Philippine voyage, and ships transferring cattle to the Klondike. The California regiment aims for Newport, a wrecked steamer arrives at Vancouver with cattle, Foraker proposes a mixed colored army division, a Flint river drowning accident, and the Cuban sloop Alfredo sailing from New York under Captain O'Brien toward a secret Cuban coast point.
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Daiquiri
New Orleans
Munchins
Detroit
Suwanee
Wasp
Sth
Wampatuck
Massachusetts Volunteers
Juragua
Faure
M. Paul Louis Peytral
Alger
Shafter
Playa del Este
Bay of Naples
Coder
Port Navl
Tchio
Nataea
Arts
Manila
Shanghai
Senora Augusti
Augusti
Chis
Bulacan
London
Princess Victoria
Wales
John Baring
Revelstoke
Queen Victoria
Cadiz
English Channel
von Schweningen
Prince Hisemarck
Heligoland
North Sea
Herr Franz von Lenbach
Bismarck
Lincoln
Neb
Fitzgerald
H. P. Lou Wholesale Grocery Co
Beatrice Creamery Co
West
R. D. de la Cortina
United States
Don Carlos
Spain
Europe
New York
Southwark
Senor Cortina
Merritt
Lilippine Islands
Newport
Theth California Regiment
Vancouver
Alaska
Pyramid Harbor
Klondike
Foraker
Flint River
Flushing
Mich
Chauncey
Cook
Lulu Loup
Odalina Loup
Mildred Packard
Arthur Maxwell
Alfredo
Johnny” O'Brien
Market Report From Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Dealers
Market notes from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh show mixed grain and livestock prices. Wheat and corn futures moderate with dull trading in Chicago and local cash trades in livestock, with cattle and sheep price ranges across regions and varying quality tiers.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
Carrie
Ice Cream Ship Brings Relief for War Wounded
Surgeon General Van Reypen reports the navy ambulance ship Solace fully satisfactory in care of 54 sick and wounded from Admiral Sampson's fleet. Ice cream and delicacies boost morale as private contributions supplement navy rations. The Solace, a moving hospital, represents a new policy to transport patients to northern ports, praised by a British observer for its innovative setup.
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van Reypen
Navy
Washington
New York
Solace
Sampson
Cardenas
Cienfuegos
Matanzas
Mississippi River
Key West
South
Watertown Inventor Proposes 3000-Ton Gunboat Design
William H. Bustin of Watertown unveils models of a gunboat that doubles as a ram torpedo boat and could convert to a monitor. The 3000 ton vessel would feature armor turtle-back hull, stern and bow rapid-fire guns, auto shutter ports, plus ten side rapid-firing guns and speeds of 16 to 18 knots.
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Watertown
Washington
William H. Bustin
Boston
Miss Helen Gould Plans Fair Fairy Godmother European Visit
Miss Helen Gould, a very rich and retiring young woman, will travel to England for a fairy godmother visit to see her two nephews and meet Countess Da Castellane. She intends to stay in London a few weeks then return home with little ostentation. Investors and suitors are noted within European noble circles. Fogs are rumored to purify the air and smoke might be turned to healthful use.
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Helen Gould
Atlantic
Continent
New York
Miss Gould
Countess da Castellane
England
London
Europe
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