Cowardice Charge Hits Capt Biddle in Cuban Skirmish
New York reports Capt. Biddle of Company C Fourth Ohio volunteers faced court martial on August 13 near Arroyo Puerto Rico. He allegedly ordered a retreat amid a Spaniard skirmish, hiding in a culvert as his men fled. Gen Haines and staff intervened to rally troops. Biddle claimed a newspaper correspondent caused the retreat.
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New York
The
Herald
Biddle
Company C
Ohio Volunteers
Arroyo
Porto Rico
Filello
Tridale
Nire
Guayama
Haines
Kiddie
Gen. Haines
T Haines
Capt
Cant
Sherman speaks on expansion at Sherman brigade reunion
Hon. John Sherman told survivors at their reunion that national expansion risks ruin, citing ancient Greece and Asia and modern Spain Austria and Italy. He warned that territorial greed cost Britain a vast portion of the Americas, urging contentment with continental possessions and no need for sea islands.
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John Sherman
Sherman
Greece
Nome
Asia
Spain
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
United States of America
Wheeler at White House discusses Santiago campaign
Gen Wheeler met with President McKinley at the White House for about an hour. The talk covered the Santiago campaign and the fate of insurgents in Cuba. Wheeler denied danger of disorder and noted McKinley planned to review troops who participated in the Santiago campaign once they are in condition.
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Washington
Wheeler
Cuba
McKinley
Santiago
Volunteer forces to be discharged at Montauk Point
A paragraph notes volunteers to be discharged from the forces at Montauk Point and suggests the discharge will likely occur in New York City, indicating a shift in mobilization and processing locations.
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Montauk Point
New York City
Whole Philippine group included in the surrender
Semi officials say Spanish terms at Manila included surrender of the entire Philippine group. United States will retain complete possession as territory. Aguinaldo warned Manila may be occupied if he seeks a say in surrender. Merritt receives orders to oppose insurgent joint occupation and maintain military authority in Manila.
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Washington
Manila
United States
Dewey
Merritt
Philippines
Aguinaldoa
Aguinaldo
Manila City
Manila Bay
Ld. Co. Corbin
Three American Ships Reach Havana With Provisions
News from Havana reports three American schooners arriving from the United States with supplies for inhabitants as Spain grapples with loss of control. Madrid authorized funds and colonial authorities to draw for 6 million dollars to cover expenses, while Correa instructs Blanco on reestablishing ports and post relations. In Washington, a naval board proposes a 15-ship program with battleships, armored cruisers, and protected cruisers to project power in the Pacific and beyond.
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United States
Madrid
Pacific
San Francisco
Manila
Samoa
Atlantic
Telegraph dispatch reports Baracoa and Sagua de Tanamo surrender
Gen Shafter reports 7,756 officers and men surrendered at Baracoa and Sagua de Tanamo. 2,321 arms and 415,000 rounds of ammunition, plus five Krupp guns. Troops short of food but received 15 days rations and Red Cross supplies. Jama and Baracoa devastated. insurgents nearby, Spanish troops wary of each other.
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Racoa
Sagua de Tanamo
Maj
Miley
Red Cross
Cervera
Santiago
Manila
Sagasta
Dewey
Baracoa
Plan by Civicans To Enter Santiago City Quietly
Report from Santiago dated August 18 notes Gen Wood’s aides received word of a Civican plan to occupy Santiago with American troops. Cubans aim to enter by three routes from north east and west, coordinating from a mountaintop seven miles north. Outposts along roads halt any passerby, while Col Hood reports armed pickets and US supplied Springfield rifles and captured Mausers. A Cairo-like meeting in Cobre on August 11 seeks entry terms, with an estimated force of about ten thousand in the province and movement slated for August 24 ahead of the Fifth army corps departure on August 29.
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Santiago
Wood
Civicans
Santiago City
Morro Road
Fifth Immune
Col
Tiood
Thesday
Hood
United States
Erta
Fifth Army
Merritt Details Pmeanila Victory and Surrender Demand
General Merritt recounts the Pmeanila victory after a surrender demand on August 9 was refused by the Spaniards who sought Madrid counsel. The Americans declined and began bombardment on August 13. After a brief fight the city capitulated, the walls flying a white flag. A proclamation is expected soon.
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Merritt
Open trade policy memo amid general supervision noted
Text states that tuition terms remain until further notices under supervision of an American general, and that open trade for foreign nations should continue. Public property is to be protected.
Germany Probes Smuggling of Augusti from Manila
Berlin August 18 The German government has made contact with Yang Kong after learning Capt General Augusti fled Manila aboard the German cruiser Iaser in August. No confirmation yet but if true, the action by the German admiral would not imply hostility to the United States.
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Berlin
Liong Kong
Gren. Augusti
Manila
United States
Hong Kong
Dewey
Council of Defence
Hong Fong
McArthur
Green
Anderson
Malate
Binondo
San Miguel
Madrid envoy reveals Augosti move to limit Manila power
London dispatches reveal Capt gen Augusti, commander of Spanish forces and governor of the Philippines, left Manila to prevent Americans from claiming his full jurisdiction. A July 27 decision restricted his authority and shifted part to Visayas governor, Augusti departed likely as another safeguard.
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London
Times
Madrid
Augusti
Manila
Ife
Philippines
Visayas
Weather Outlook for Indianapolis Area in 36 Hours
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p.m. includes cloudy skies with showers tonight and fair conditions Friday. Temperatures recorded at 7 a.m. Thursday were 68, rising to 74 at noon and 77 by 2 p.m.
State board clears hospital in nepotism probe
The State board of charities found no nepotism at Southern insane hospital and reported equal Democrat and Republican staffing. It debunked press insinuations about a patient and noted an insane woman admitted from Vanderburgh poor asylum later paroled and giving birth. The report exonerates the hospital but faults Vanderburgh county asylum management for weak sex separation.
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State Board of Charities
Southern Insane Hospital Bay
Evansville
Vanderburg
Vanderburg County
Two-Dollar Bill Theft Leads to Resort Bust
Charles Sanders reported a $2 theft at Susan Yeager's resort on 211 W. Miamist. Inmate Lizzie Bradley faced charges after hidden cash was found on her. she claimed she traded the bill for silver. Bradley received a $5 fine and 20 days in the workhouse. Yeager was fined $25 and costs for keeping a resort, while Sanders was fined $10 for associating.
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Charles Sanders
Susan Yeager
Miamist
Lizzie Bradley
Yeager
Sanders
Pro Bono Cigar Offer At 140 Market Street
An unusual notice promotes a free or low cost cigar trial at 140 Market Street. The message references breakfast, dinner, or supper options and mentions Kershner in relation to the offer.
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Market St
Merritt to Issue Philippine Proclamation Soon
A Manila dispatch dated August 14 reports General Merritt will issue a proclamation to natives outlining a Philippine government plan. It promises protection for personal religion and establishment of municipal laws, courts, and local institutions.
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London
Manila
Merritt
Philippines
Battles Reach Manila Reports and Casualties
Aug. 18 dispatches from Hong Kong list eight Americans killed and 50 wounded in the Manila battle. Killed are S. F. Howell, McCann, Edward A. O Neill, C Sauer, Dunscupe, C F Head, Clinton Lambert, Lamerson, D J O Connor, and Lucius Snow with three Astor Battery members also reported dead. Madrid notes Gen Augusti relieved over rift with war minister Correa and possible court martial on arrival. Atlanta reports Lieut. Thomas Brumby, first to unfurl colors in Manila, a Georgian who survived Apia storm and is remembered for his magnetism.
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Hong Kong
Manila
S. F. Howell
McCann
Edward A. O'Neill
First California
Lunsford
C, Sauer
Dunscupe
California
C. F. Head
Nebraska
Clinton Lambert
Lamerson
D. J. O'Connor
Lucius Snow
Fourteenth
Astor
Madrid
Augusti
Philippines
Gen. Correa
Atlanta
Thomas Brumby
Brumby
Apia
Samoa
Lap Dusters and Fly Nets
Strawmyer and Nilius at 37 Monument Place offer dustless horse feed gear for Janes. Lap dusters and fly nets promote cleaner stalls and healthier rides, with durable materials and practical design.
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Strawmyer & Nilius
Janes
Madrid Inquiry Seeks American Peace and Local Commissioners
The Madrid council cabled Washington for the names of the American peace commissioners and asked Capt. generals Blanco and Macias for candidates to appoint as local commissioners. Blanco would preside over the Havana related body and Macias over the Porto Rican commission.
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Madrid
Aus
Washington
Blanco
Macias
Gen
Restless Valencia Seethes Amid Little Revolt Rumors
Valencia province grows restless as small revolutionary bands move village to village evading troops. Palma de Mallorca reports dire conditions for workers and signals of upcoming unrest in major cities.
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Madrid
Valencia
Palma
Majorca
Diaz Moreu Free As POW From Naval Academy
Orders at the Naval Academy release Capt. Emelio Diaz Moreu of the Colon as a prisoner of war. He will depart Thursday with Admiral Cervera for Spain. The Spanish government seeks their counsel as peace commission and military board advisers to settle protocol questions between the United States and Spain.
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Annapolis
Mad
Naval Academy
Emelio Diaz Moreu
Colon
Moreu
Cervera
Spain
Peace Commission
Military Boards
United States
Massacre Report Confirmed at Ciales in Puerto Rico
A letter from Ciales confirms a massacre by Spaniards on Saturday with natives killed in cold blood. Spaniards reportedly killed about 100 women and children, provoking anger among Porto Ricans who threaten vengeance. Fears of further massacres rise in the island's north.
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Ponce
PF. R
Ciales
Acetylene Gas Promoted For Homes And Stores
C H Walcott of 142 North Pennsylvania Street asserts acetylene gas is safer than coal oil and easier to light a house with than a lamp, highlighting its suitability for country houses and stores.
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C. H. Walcott
Pennsylvania St
Kent's Defense Montauk Point Soldiers Face Quarantine Strain
Thunderstorm at Montauk Point floods roads and overloads the detention hospital with 206 sick of the Seventy-first New York and the Sixteenth regulars. Col. Forwood lacks beds for 580 men, Red Cross supplies 50 cots, and 400 more sick await landing. Gen. Kent reports Cuba losses by regiment. Seventy-first volunteers suffer but are praised for endurance.
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Montauk Point
N. Y
Seventy-first New York
Grande Duchesse
Col. Forwood
General Hospital
Red Cross Society
Chase
Green
Matteawan
Yellow Jack
Kent
Seventy-first
Santiago
The
Gen. Kent
Cuba
Fifth Army
Wong
Porto Rican Mob Brings Veiled Threats From Ponce
The article notes ongoing tensions in Ponce Puerto Rico as threats emerge from a Porto Rican mob. Authorities report heightened security and investigations into the group’s activities. Further details said to continue on the second page.
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