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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1898
Page
2
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror was sunk as it attempted to slip into Santiago harbor. American ships unleashed a fierce fusillade silencing forts, with heavy engagements near Mero Castle. Meanwhile Gen. Aguinaldo’s insurgents gain ground around Manila as rebels advance at Seapote.
Analysis recalls past German interest in Puerto Rico as a strategic naval foothold. The piece notes historic whispers of a purchase that would mask conquest, tied to naval expansion and hemispheric power dynamics, with Spain resisting loss amid Monroe Doctrine tensions.
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