End of War as Spain Accepts McKinley Protocol
The Spanish cabinet accepted the protocol terms presented by President McKinley and M. Cambon signed the agreement in Washington. The war, beginning April 21, lasted nearly four months and ended with the U S gains of Porto Rico Cuba the Ladrones and the Philippines. The Spanish fleets and army suffered decisive losses while American forces earned global military praise.
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Bwain
McKinley
M. Cambon
Washington
Congress
Porto Rico
Cuba
Ladrones
Philippines
United States Gains Peace Terms After Spanish War
The United States will hold Porto Rico, Cuba independence follows, Spain evacuates West Indies, a Pacific coaling station is kept, Manila Bay remains under U.S. control, and the peace commission will determine Philippine governance. The war’s conduct is praised as humane and generous.
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United States
Paris
Spain
Porto Rico Wi
Cuba
Ladrone Islands
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Madrid
Porto Rico
Pacific Islands
Caba Fe
Promotions for Sampson Schley Wainwright Clark Highlight Navy Honor Roll
The President plans to advance Acting Rear Admiral Sampson eight steps and Commodore Schley six, placing Schley below Sampson while both join the rear admirals. Captain Clark of the Oregon earns six steps, and Lieutenant Commander Wainwright rises eight. both receive high praise for key wartime exploits at Santiago and Ponce. Dewey, Schley, and Sampson comprise the current rear admiral roster with Wainwright singled out for historic recognition.
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Schley
Sampson
Congress
Clark
Oregon
Wainwright
Dewey
United States
Santiago Harbor
Signing of the Protocol at the White House Ceremony
Elaboration marked signing of a protocol at the White House with M. Cambon the French ambassador present. Four copies of the document in French and English were laid on the table as orders to cease hostilities were enacted. A telegraph notified army and navy commanders to halt operations. Invited guests witnessed the ceremony.
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White House
M. Cambon
Toom
United States
M. Caumbuo
Gons
Milea
Merritt
Plans for Temporary Government of New Islands
The article discusses plans for a temporary U S government in Cuba and the future annexed territories after the war. Puerto Rico would be ruled by a military governor under the President with Congress deciding permanent status. The President may propose constitutional ideas, but Congress determines political relations and Porto Rico’s lasting form. Canada is cited as a model of colonial governance.
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Cuba
Spain
Sorto Rico
United States
Congress
Porto Rico
Canada
Cost of the War to the United States Reaches One Billion
Mathematicians project total war costs from April 1908 to April 1889, including expenses, interest, pensions, and lost labor. Early estimates place current costs around 150 million dollars, with broader calculations suggesting the war could total about one billion, closely matching Spain’s incursions.
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United States
Army
Navy
Treasury
Separate States
Ieee E Een
Rene Losa
Maine
Spain
Japan Offers Aguinaldo Aid to Rebels If U S Withdraws
A dispatch from Hong Kong reports that a Philippine junta delegation told U S consul Mr. Wildman that officers aboard the Japanese cruisers Matsushima and Takasago declared Japan would supply arms if the United States pulled back.
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United States
Aisputch
Hong Kong
Mr. Wildman
Lim
Matsushima
Takasago
Japan
Spain and Aguinaldo and the Philippines update
The article discusses Spain losing certain occupations and the U S aims in Cuba and the Philippines. It notes a possible temporary military government in Cuba and a future convention of representatives to decide a form of government for the island. It also reports Spanish engineers attempting to destroy bridges near Coamo and American pursuit, with two US soldiers killed near Mayaguez and fifteen wounded, including Lieut. Byron.
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Coamo
Brooklyn
Albenito
Aibonito
Porto Rico
Schwan
Eleventh Infantry
Mayaguez
Lieut
Byron
Eighth Cavalry
McKinley Decrees End to Hostilities Proclaimed
President McKinley proclaims peace and orders hostilities to cease amid the ongoing conflict. The decree signals a formal halt to combat actions and aims to pave the way for negotiations and stability. Officials and soldiers await follow up arrangements and compliance measures.
Proclamation Halts Hostilities As War Protocol Signed
President McKinley proclaims a suspension of hostilities between the United States and Spain following a protocol signed August 12, 1898. Dispatches go to Maj. Gen. Miles at Ponce and other generals, with naval commands alerted to cease fighting.
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William I. Day
United States
Jules Cambon
Republic of France
Washington
Spain
Wiliam MelSinley
William M'Kinley
McKinley
Miles
Ponce
Porto Rico
Merri
Shafter
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Uncle Sam
M. A Moon
West Indies
Fourrth
Manila
Aguinaldo
Santiago
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Linseed Oil Company
Admiral Camara
Garcia
Hobson
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