Endless chain fundraiser swamps Babylon as Red Cross aims
Miss Natalie Schenck of Babylon New York started a four friends four share chain to raise funds for the National Red Cross to equip an ambulance ship with an ice plant. The letters multiplied to thousands and overwhelmed her uncle Matthew Morgan’s home, then a publishing firm and barn staff sorted and banked up to $1500 daily.
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Natalie Schenck
Babylon
N. Y
Red Cross Relief Fund
Miss Schenck
England
National Red Cross Society
August Belmont
New York
Mrs. Schenck
Matthew Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Red Cross Society
Alice H. Ferry
Governor Lord On Porto Rico And Cuba Policy
Governor William P. Lord of Oregon argues Porto Rico should be retained as a permanent U S territory for a coal station and defense, while Cuba and the Philippines may only merit retention for coal, with future annexation possible if conditions demand it, per the Chicago Record.
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Lord
Porto Rico
Philippines
W. P. Lord
Oregon
Spain
United States
Cuba
Philippine Islands
William P. Lord
Congress
Chicago
Corporal Fitch's Story of Santiago Fighting
Seventy first regiment corporal J B N Fitch writes from Yonkers about the Santiago fighting. He recalls lying in a narrow road under heavy fire, the rush to the trenches, losing his way and finding himself amid the Third Cavalry. He praises their fighting, describes taking the hill and the blockhouse, and notes Spanish troops firing from above.
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J. B. N. Fitch
Seventy-first Regiment
Yonkers
N. Y
Santiago
United States
Bowery
New York Sun
A Corpse Range Finder Reveals Italian Pluck?
Captain Minot reports from the Cumberland that during the July 1 battle American troops, unable to locate shooters, used a fallen comrade as a range marker. They measured the angle of the wound and, based on the dead man’s position, fired on the likely firing point, killing Spanish sharpshooters in a tree.
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Minot
Cumberland
Galveston
Santiago de Cuba
Austin News
Barbed wire defenses in the Santiago campaign
Captain Cavanagh of the Thirteenth United States regulars, wounded at Santiago, explains barbed wire fences called trochas. He details loose strands, concealed posts from palmetto, and the difficulty of removing or burning them. He outlines Mauser bullet behavior by range and notes copper plated bullets as dangerous. Soldiers traded blankets for Cuban sustenance during cold nights.
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Cavanagh
United States Regulars
New York
Santiago
Trochas
New York Sun
Oklahoma Rough Riders Led by Cowboy Young Lady
The Boston Transcript notes 42 Oklahoma girls organized as a rough riders company by a cowboy young lady. It hopes they will be as capable as the cowboy young gentlemen already serving.
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Oklahoma
Boston Transcript
Admiral Cervera Thought Intercepting Oregon Wise
St Louis Globe Democrat quotes Admiral Cervera saying he was right to avoid intercepting the Oregon. He argues the American battleship would have faced the entire fleet and possibly won a solo fight.
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Cervera
Oregon
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Simple Measures For Fainting Or Syncope Care
Fainting or syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness from brain anemia and weak heart action. Place the patient flat with nothing under the head, loosen clothing, fans aiding breathing, and fresh air. Stimulate respiration by cold water on the face, slapping with a wet towel, smelling salts, or pepper to the nostrils. Most swoons yield quickly with these simple measures as described by Youth's Companion.
Tree of surrender recalled in Santiago campaign tale
The Washington Star notes the mango tree where Generals Toral and Miles reportedly met for final surrender talks at Santiago and compares it with the Appomattox apple tree. If a correspondent identifies Wheeler’s climbing tree species, it would enrich the arboricultural chapter of the campaign history.
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Toral
Miles
Santiago
Appomattox
Wheeler
Smuch
Washington Star
Admiral Camara’s Services to Science
The Kansas City Journal notes Admiral Camara’s deeds in making the Suez Canal navigable and proving a Spanish fleet can return home. The piece honors his contributions to science and sea power.
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Admiral Camara
Suez Canal
Kansas City Journal
War Witticisms From Galveston and Philadelphia Papers
A Galveston News quips that Spain is gathering a fleet of hardships while a Philadelphia Times commentary dismisses Spanish fortifications near Gibraltar as a bluff. The exchanges reflect wartime rhetoric on maritime strength and coastal defense.
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Spain
Galveston News
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Corporal Fitch
Goddard
Canada
W. A. Haynes Co
Maynard, Mass
Gibraltar
Philadelphia
Timas
Glenwood Ranges
Slate Root
Concord Junction, Mass
Adelaide
Ing
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
H. P. N. Dahl
Doctor of
the Eye
Office Riverside
Maynard
Wilfrid Wheeler
Fairhaven Road
Concord
Mass
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
J. C. Friend
Chaplin
H. King
Concord Junction
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