Montana Boys Arrive Aboard Pennsylvania at Port
Detachment of 900 Montana volunteers under Col Harry C Kessler docked aboard the Pennsylvania after a long voyage from San Francisco. Officers listed include Robert B Wallace and James W Drennan. The regiment numbering about 1000, plus 800 California volunteers, totals around 1300 men aboard. Cheers from the crowd at Pacific Mail wharf as the ship neared the canal, with plans for a luncheon and official program at the executive building.
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Macnalay
Day
Clay
Kenake
J. LD. McVeigh
Japan
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Doxrud
Montana Volunteers
Harry ©. Kessler
Butte
Montana
Harry Keasler
Robert B Wallace
James W Drennan
Byron H Conk
John R Miller
Ben Ei Calkins
Firat
Alfred Seadorf
Louis P Laudera
Wm B Henna
Good Stull
F J Adams
Low
Brenning
le Roy Southmayd
California Volunteers
Pensylvania
Chasnel
Pacific Mail
Ps Transport
Queen Liliaokalaui sails from Washington to Honolulu
Queen Liliaokalaui left Washington for Honolulu today with her secretary Joseph Heloluhe and his wife who serves as lady in waiting. The party plans a two day stay in San Francisco before proceeding to the islands.
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Washington
Liliaokalaui
Honolulu
Joseph Heloluhe
San Francisco
Senator Cullom Leads Hawaii Commission Tour in 1880s
Senator Cullom, chairing the Hawaiian Commission, will depart Washington with his family for Chicago and then tour the state before Hawaii. The staff includes Senate and House employees. only the official stenographer receives pay. The party sails from San Francisco around August 10 and will stay in Hawaii until Congress convenes.
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Cullom
Hawaiian Commission
Chicago
Hawaii
Senate
House of Representatives
Gail
San Francisco
Congress
Lansing & Co Buys Makiki Baseball Grounds in Land Deal
Gear Lansing and Co has purchased Makiki baseball grounds and adjoining land extending to the cricket grounds. The baseball enclosure occupies about one third of the property. The land, valued highly, will be developed with new buildings. Former owners Princes David Kawanskon and Cupid Kalanianaole sold through agent J F Colburn.
Occupation of Santiago Marks Spanish Flag's Enduring Rule
The Spanish flag was lowered at Morro Castle and American forces advanced to Santiago de Cuba. General Shafter accepted surrender from General Toral as the American flag rose over the Governor's house. Ceremony featured the gun salute, salutes, and a tense moment with a correspondent arrested for slapping the general.
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Santiago de Cuba
Playa del Reto
Spain
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Call Herald
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Caba Cessed
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Linea
Second Cavalry
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Vera del Rey
Hi Cavey
Loral
Toral
Sonvenira
Fontaine
United States
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Wheeler
Bella
Shaler
Sylvester Scovel
Scovel
Gospril Shafter
Porto Rico To Be Taken Invasion Plans Revealed
President and War Board outline rapid Porto Rico invasion. Commodore Watson fleet to sail for Spain with monitors and cruisers. General Miles leads 40,000 troops aboard Yale to land at a secret point near Porto Rico. Brooke as senior officer. Miles to hoist flag over Puerto Rican soil. Commo Watson may base in Balearic Islands to strike Spanish ports. Also notes tonnage taxes and a historic Santiago de Cuba governance proclamation by President McKinley.
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Naval War
Long
Sampson
Porto Rigo
Poritan
Amphitrite
Minutonomoh
Porto Rican
San Juan
General Miles
Tay
Porto Rico
Yale
Siboney
Brooke
Miles
McKinley
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Shatter
Santiago
Gaba
McKinley Approves War Tax for Santiago Action
Washington July 15 President McKinley signed the war tax plan for Santiago to take effect tomorrow. The measure adopts Spain era privileged rates and makes the tariff uniform for all ports including the United States. Trade details left unclear due to OCR damage.
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Washington
McKinley
Santiago
Spain
United States
Trabulto
General Merriam Assigned Hawaiian Trip and Troop Movements
General Merriam has authority to visit the Hawaiian Islands with a staff officer, likely next week. Six companies of the New York Volunteers will be moved to Honolulu for service or contract with Johnson Locke Company on July 20, with another six to follow two weeks later. The regiment resents the deployment, fearing further delays after believing they would go to Manila or Santiago, but they are told the duty is temporary and that Philippines duty awaits later.
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Wteamer
Montana
Honolulu
Manila
Executive Building
Corp. C, J, Lisle
First Montana Volunteers
Bord
Pennsylvania
List
Bozeman
Mont
Evant Courier
University of Nevoradka
Mineral
Bays
Merrinn
War Department
Hawaiian Islands
New York Voluntaera
Johnson- Locke Company
S ix
Santigo
Philippines
Philadelphia About Dus and the Montana Troops
Officers report the Philadelphia and Montana troops in active preparations for sea duty. The Philadelphia, with Admiral Miller, was expected to sail by the 20th, and may be looked for at any moment.
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Montana
Philadelphis Wos
Pennayl Wasin
Philadelphia
Miller
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