Fierce Battle Near Camp McCalla During War
On June 14 in Hayti near Mole Street Nicholas the sea and land forces clashed in one of the war's fiercest battles. Some 900 marines arrived aboard the Panther Marblehead Texas Aberenda and Simpson supported by gunboats. Spanish forces assaulted Camp McCalla and the hill crest while Texas and Marblehead battery launches shelled the coast, with notable Marine and naval actions described.
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Caimanera
Mole St. Nicholas
Hayti
Simpson
Camp McCalla
Fire opens on American fleet off Havana in June
At noon on Monday one of the batteries in San Diego and Morro Castle opened furious fire on the blockading fleet near Havana. The government says over 200 shots were fired with no ships in easy range. Blanco allegedly invited the attack as his resources dwindle, a view echoed by Commodore Watson who refused to return fire. No vessel was hit and the nearest shot landed about 100 yards from a ship.
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Kryy West
Fla
San Diego
Morro Castle
Havana
Blanco
Watson
Dewey at Manila battle earns praise for restraint
The Times dispatch from Manila notes Spanish bravery but limited use of scarce resources while American ships are praised for skillful handling. It states that Dewey’s judgment kept him from fear of submarine mines, showing correct appraisal of the enemy and situation.
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London
The
Times
Manila
Dewey
Battle at Mole St. Nicholas Reported Casualties
A Mole St. Nicholas dispatch says eighty Spaniards and sixteen Americans were killed in yesterday’s battle. The reports are unconfirmed amid rumors of higher losses on both sides as ships Marblehead Texas and others engaged Spanish targets and sharp shooters near the shore.
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Nicholas
Commuted Sentence for 1894 Wrecker Worden
Governor Budd frees Salter D Worden from death to life imprisonment for aiding the wrecking of a Southern Pacific train near Sacramento during the 1894 railroad strike. The case drew national attention as labor groups urged clemency and Grover Cleveland appealed to the governor.
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San Francisco
Budd
Salter D. Worden
Worden
Southern Pacific
Sacramento
Grover Cleveland
Rough Riders to Join Lee at Jacksonville
Cheyenne reports Torrey’s Regiment of Rough Riders ordered to proceed to Jacksonville and report to General Fitzhugh Lee as part of coastal defense units.
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Torrey
Lee
Cheyenne
Rough Riders
Jacksonville
Fitzhugh Lee
Keifer to Command Seventh Corps with Lee in Jacksonville
Secretary Alger announces Major General Warren Keifer of Ohio will command alongside Major General Lee in the Sevent h corps. The Seventh is stationed at Jacksonville.
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Washington
Alger
Warren Keifer
Ohio
Lee
Jacksonville
Cuban invading army sails toward Santiago with Manila expedition ready
At the cabinet meeting the secretary of war announced that the Cuban invading fleet is at sea with no stopping places until Santiago, expected Thursday or Friday. He said the first Philippines expedition reaches Manila soon while the second sails from San Francisco tomorrow. Troops for Porto Rico mobilize to reach San Juan after Santiago. The 46-ship fleet advances toward the harbor where the Spanish admiral awaits. It is also noted the Santiago expedition may reach by Saturday or Sunday.
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Washington
Santiago
Philippines
Manila
San Francisco
San Juan
Hobson
Merrimac
Leiter Attachment Grabs Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
Justice Daly of the New York Supreme Court granted an attachment for 800000 dollars against Joseph Leiter of Chicago in favor of Otto E. Lohrke and Company grain brokers for money advanced between February 1 and June 13, 1898. Deputy sheriffs served copies on three local banks. In Chicago, Leiter, once a wheat king, faced massive losses of about three million dollars as Liverpool markets slumped.
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New York
Justice Daly
Supreme Court
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Otto E. Lohrke
Aguinaldo Proclaims Civil Conduct for Filipino Forces
Aguinaldo issues a proclamation urging his followers to fight as civilized people and to protect Spanish property when arms are laid down. He claims Americans seek to free Filipinos from Spanish tyranny and commands restraint from plunder.
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London
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Imprisoned fleet tightened by coast guard fire at harbor
Reports from coaling vessels say Samp son narrows the blockade around Cervera's fleet. The Massachusetts kept a steady light within 200 yards of the harbor entrance, denying any escape.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Sampson
Masachusetts
Cervera
Death of Walcott Newberry in Newport
Walcott Newberry of Colorado Springs son of Prof. Newberry of Columbia College died here suddenly this morning from a brain ailment.
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Newport
Walcott Newberry
Colorado Springs
Newberry
Columbia College
Navy dispatch from Sampson on Santiago de Cuba action
Secretary of the Navy forwards a dispatch from Mole St. Nicholas dated June 13 reporting Lieut Blue's observation of the Spanish fleet at the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish attacked Guantanamo and four U S Marines were killed and mutilated, including Surgeon John Blair Gibbs aged 40.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Mole St. Nicholas
Blue
Santiago de Cuba
Guantanamo
United States
Gibbs
Expedition to Manila Ready for Departure
San Francisco reports the second expedition to Manila is prepared to sail with thirty three hundred soldiers aboard transports China Colon Zealandia and Senator. Fifty thousand witnesses watched the Colorado and Utah regiments embark as General Merritt requested final convoy instructions from the War Department.
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Manila
Pacific
Philippines
China
Colon
Zealandia
Colorado
Utah
Washington
Merritt
War Department
Spaniards Envision Prison for Americans in Manila
A Manila letter reports Spanish forces believed they would defeat the Americans and prepared the Black Hole of Manila prison to detain them. The note recalls the smothering of insurgents there last year.
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San Francisco
Manila
Dedication of New UVA Buildings Restores Fire-Destroyed Campus
At Charlottesville on June 14 the University of Virginia dedicated new buildings replacing those lost to the 1895 fire. Alumni from across the nation attended the ceremony where James C. Carter of New York gave the oration and Rev. Dr. McKin spoke. Governor Tyler accepted the restored structures for the state.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
James C. Carter
New York
McKin
Washington
Tyler
Argentine Cities Show Wide Spain US War Sympathy
In Buenos Aires and Rosario crowds back Spain with fund drives and gifts to aid the war effort. Volunteers, jewelry, and even a boat are sold for large sums as Spaniards across Argentina express strong pro Spain sentiment amid mixed loyalties among English, German, and Cuban diaspora communities. The English press notes South American sympathy for Spain while many Cubans seek refuge and some factions favor the United States.
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Buenos Ayres
Spain
United States
Spanish Club
Rosario
America
Standard
San Martin
Andes
Cuba
Duel reported for Count Castellane and editor in Paris
In Paris on June 14 Count Castellane and a French editor fought a duel after the editor published a story alleging infanticide in the Castellane home. Both were slightly wounded.
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Paris
Anna Gould
Count Castellane
Rush orders to mobilize 10000 men for Tampa expedition
CHICKAMAUGA PARK Ga June 14 General Brooks received orders to equip at once ten thousand men and rush them to Tampa for another Cuban expedition.
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Chickamauga Park
Brooks
Tampa
Lee to Attack Havana With Forty Thousand Men
Washington June 14 reports Gen. Lee will immediately launch a major assault on Havana with forty thousand troops. The action signals a bold move in the ongoing conflict and marks a significant escalation in military operations.
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Washington
Lee
Havana
Beer Up One Dollar a Barrel in Major Markets
Beer prices rose by one dollar per barrel today in St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago and New York signaling a rally across key markets and affecting brewers distributors and retailers.
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
President Nominates Two Lieutenants to Army
The president nominated Charles Kern and Rollin Burr for lieutenants in the army in Washington on June 13.
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Washington
Chas Kern
Rollin I Burr
Earthquake Shakes Memphis for Twenty Seconds
A tremor hit Memphis this morning lasting twenty seconds. No serious damage was reported and residents felt the ground move across the city. Authorities say there were no injuries or major structural impacts observed.
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Memphis
Flour Prices Dip Amid Market Pressure in Chicago
Wheat flour prices fall from 6 to 5.50 with expectations Leiter situation may push prices to 3.5 a barrel by Saturday. Silver steady at 57.3 in Chicago market.
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Chicago
Leiter
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