Spain May Seek Peace Amid Armistice Demands
Washington reports no Vatican peace effort. If Spain sues for peace, negotiations would start with an armistice request, to be refused absent a pledge not to resume fighting, as the United States insists on peace on its terms. Jessie Schley may be expelled from Madrid as her mission to urge ending the war is unpopular with hardline Spaniards.
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Aguinaldo
Washington
Vatican
Spain
United States
Peace envoy in shirts arrives in Madrid seeks queen regent
A Daily Telegraph dispatch reports Miss Jessie Seley reached Madrid to urge the queen regent to seek peace with the United States. She is not received and will likely be asked to leave the country promptly. A Berlin “Past” note mocks the Paris Figaro on Europe’s stance toward the conflict.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Jessie Seley
Madrid
United Sites
Four Spanish Steamers Prepare to Evacuate Toral Officers
Four steamers of the Spanish transatlantic line are being prepared at Cadiz to sail to Santiago to bring away officers and men of Gen. Toral's command who have surrendered to Gen. Shafter. The ships are expected to sail before week’s end.
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Cadia
Santiago
Toral
Shafter
Es Badly Wanted by the Spaniards
European capitals report that powers will block U S annexation of the Philippines and Spaniards in Hong Kong and Manila push bold plans to seize Aguinaldo. Elsewhere: damaged romance and crime notes from Indiana and Columbus area with local weather outlook.
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New York
The
Evening Journal
United States
Philippines
Hong Kong
Manila
Aguinaldo
Lap Dusters and Fly Nets Strawmyers and Nilius
Strawmyers and Nilius of 37 Monument Place advertise lap dusters and fly nets in a local classifieds listing. The ad notes available stock and emphasizes household utility products for daily use.
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Strawmyers& Nilius
Monument-place
Porto Rico invasion rates and army build up detailed
Washington reports a Miles expedition off Porto Rico near Fajardo with 3150 troops and plans for Ernst and Stames brigades to land soon. A large transport fleet grows to support operations as the army numbers rise toward 40,000, with siege guns planned to siege San Juan and compel surrender.
Miles lands troops at Ponce Puerto Rico reports differ
Washington July 2 The war department dispatch says Gen Miles is landing troops at Ponce Puerto Rico conflicting with reports from war hawks who claim he will land at Wanda rd o. Supplies and reinforcements have left the United States and are en route to Wanda rdo where Miles is expected to disembark. Wanda rdo lies about 40 miles from St Thomas and a dispatch is anticipated within hours.
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Washington
War Department
Miles
Ponce
Porto Rico
Wijardo
United States
Wajarido
I Wajardo
St. Thomas
Embarkation of Porto Rican Expedition Delayed
Officials say the Porto Rican expedition will begin embarking on Wednesday after delays from loading vast stores and supplies. Battery B Indiana and Illinois cavalry units are expected early Tuesday. Gen. Brooke remains at Hotel Warwick until sailing preparations are finished.
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Newport Nexus
Indiana Battery
Pennsylvania
Illinois Cavalry
Brooke
Hotel Warwick
Cabinet meeting sketches fleet plans in Caribbean for Puerto Rico
Washington July 26 The cabinet met under an hour with Long and Wilson leaving before noon. Officials said no immediate moves in the West Indies and emphasized land operations in Puerto Rico depend on more troops for Gen Miles. The talk hinted Watson’s fleet may target Camara if sent toward Spain, but no orders to sail from the Atlantic station.
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Washington
Long
Wilson
West Indies
Porto Rico
Gen
Miles
McKinley
Spain
Watson
Atlantic
Capure Camara
Philippines
Dewey
Indiana Artillerymen Arrive in Richmond Amid Cheers
The Indiana artillery unit arriving from Chickamauga camp reached Richmond at 10 a m on Tuesday for the Porto Rico expedition. The trip has been without mishap or sickness and crowds along the route gave the soldiers ovations and applause in Richmond.
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Richmond
Indiana Artillery
Chickamauga Camp
Porto Rico
Indiana
Father seeks wounded son Burton Parker in New York
Will Parker a justice of the peace of Centerton Morgan county for 20 years left for New York Tuesday to find his son Burton Parker 27 who was wounded in the battle before Santiago and brought to New York on the hospital ship Relief. Burton enlisted with Captain Jack last December. The trip follows the father's promise and governor's office letters aid him despite Captain Taek urging delay due to the danger and the father's unfamiliarity with city life.
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Wm. Parker
Centerton
Morgan County
New York
Burton
Santiago
New York City
Jack
Capt
Taek
Armetropoulis
Pitiful Tale of Air Line Plea Before State Board
Will Taylor urged the State board of tax commissioners to reduce the Air Line assessment. He described the road as pitiful and offered a well stocked car for a test ride. The board declined, citing the road�s poor condition and hazardous property.
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Will Taylor
State Board of Tax Commmoners
Taylor
Taylor Taylor
Voley
Ordered aide reports Captain's fatal injuries at Santiago
William Treed, an orderly with Capt William J Maelith, returns from New York where he says the captain is under medical treatment after being thrown from his horse in the first days of the fighting. Treed alleges corruption in army, commissary, and medical departments.
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Wiliam J. Maelith
William TF. Treed
Santiago
Mrdonglish
New York
Cire
Serio
Teed
Pension denial for Civil War veteran at Camp Thomas
John P. Grinstead of Company FF Twenty first Kansas volunteers now at Chickamauga and ordered to Porto Rico has been informed by the pension department that his disability pension is stopped. He learned that other veterans at Camp Thomas received similar notices and that those able to pass a physical during mustering in are deemed too healthy to draw a pension.
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Topmina
Was
John P. Grinstead
Twenty-first
Kansas Volunteers
Chickamauga
Porto Rico
Pension Department
Camp Thomas
Jealous husband shoots friend as wife unties fate
In Pandury Connecticut Paul Khelot a prosperous Newtown farmer ambushed and shot Frederick Dressen a family friend after suspecting Dressen’s attention to his wife. Dressen dies and Khelot then kills himself in a fatal domestic tragedy. In San Diego California Mrs Hugh Bremner widow writes notes and shoots herself in a Horton house room ending her life amid health and overwork concerns. Maj Carter U S secret service returns from three months chasing war contracts in the south.
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Pandury
Conn
Paul Khelot
Newtown
Frederick Dressen
Thelot
Dressen
Belot
San Diego
Cal
Hugh Bremoer
Aiken
Mitchsuls Myening
Wisconsin
Horton House
Scorcher Proposals Stir Debate On Bicycle Safety Laws
W P Fishback urges a law to raise bicycle handlebars and curb profanity. He cites Chicago reforms and fears for riders’ health and public morals as he argues for stricter bicycle safety and anti profanity measures. A suburban resident backs tighter rules after frequent swearing near his home.
Bodies Found Near Mount Jackson After Train Fatalities
Two men were found dead beside the Big Four tracks near Mount Jackson shortly after midnight Tuesday. One body was mangled, the other bruised, with no identification on either. Slips of paper and a Cosmopolitan envelope were found, suggesting possible names but none confirmed.
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Mount Jackson
Papper
William Isohns
Isdt Greman
Doe Breeman
State-ave
Warsaw
Filbernon
Taff
Wgenlkkst
Yardminster
Kanner & Buchanan
Roosevelt boom triggers GOP faction split in New York
Hit a snag reports from New York describe Col. Theo Roosevelt’s push for governor causing a rift in the anti machine Republican general committee. A special meeting was called to consider both Gov. Black and Roosevelt, with adjournment motions rejected and a quorum issue raised.
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New York
Theo Roosevelt
Republican General Committee
Friends
Wagner Swayne
General Committee
Black
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Citizens’ Union
El Nacional Claims Cost of Cervera Defeat Reaches 20 Million
A Paris dispatched letter to the French diplomat from Madrid dated Saturday July 25 describes Spain's crisis with revolution looming. It says the army cannot be relied on and generals rule Madrid while Carlists hold northern regions. It notes republican discontent spreading in Gordova Valencia Murcia Huelva and a socialist threat in Cartagena.
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Madrid
Santiago
Mvapiutar Amusements
Hull
Sasta
Pus
Saugusta
Warrison
Aladrid
Tre Arsa
Gordova
Valencia
Murcia
Huelva
Carthigena J
Arsenal
Camara
Spanish Editors Laud Cervera Losses in Cuban Coast Shipset
Madrid papers contrast Cervera’s destruction with Dewey’s victory, noting heavy Spaniard casualties and a total cost of about 20 million dollars for ships and artillery, while Sampson’s fleet suffers minimal losses. Quotes from El Nacional and Heraldo frame the event as a stark, painful outcome amid praise for the enemy.
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Cervera
Heraldo
Madrid
Trafalgar
Cuba
Cadarre
Dewey
Cuban
Sampson
Aunon
Marine
el Nacional
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Pe Viacava
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Tadde
Casualty List From Fifth Army Corps Released
Adjutant General Corbin received from Gen Shafter a detailed list of 1595 casualties in the Fifth army corps. It notes 23 officers and 208 men killed, 1 missing, and 10 officers and 1203 men wounded, with brief wound descriptions but no graphic injury details.
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Adjt
Corbin
Shafter
Fifth Army Corps
Troop Deployments and Supply Ship Updates From Frontline
In Boston Hochsex returns on government business with dispatches from Gen Shafter while Col Aster remains at U Tampa on leave. The Olivette, a key supply ship, sails to Santiago carrying delicacies hospital drugs and 34 nurses to support the front. Maj Sniffen holds 750 000 for soldiers as engineering units and nurses prepare for service.
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Corps of Army Engineers
Santiago
Maj
Sniffen
Hobson in Boston Briefing on Maine Recovery Efforts
Lieut Hobson arrived in Boston on Tuesday and met with Boston Towboat Company president Winsor at a downtown hotel before visiting East Boston docks to inspect wrecking barges and equipment used to raise the Maine. He aims to finish in time to sail to New York Tuesday afternoon.
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Boston
Hobson
Boston Towboat Company
Winsor
East Boston
Maine
New York
Astor at Tampa on quarantined transport Aransas
Cal. John Jacob Astor travels to Washington from Gen. Shafter and is quartered in Tampa aboard the transport Aransas, suspected of yellow fever risk. The ship may not dock until health officials are certain. Astor departs with dispatches to Secretary Alger and has 80 days leave.
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Col. Aster
U Tampa
Tampa
John Jacob Astor
Washington
Shafter
Aransas
Santiago
Siboney
Col
Praise for Schley and Navy Reports on Spanish Fleet
Washington dispatch summarizes Admiral Sampson's official report on the destruction of the Spanish fleet. It quotes Commodore Schley and officers from Iowa Oregon Indiana Texas Gloucester with high praise for leadership, handling, and cooling courage during the battle. Also notes rescue of Spanish sailors and commendations.
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Washington
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Schley
Savans
Iowa
Clark
Oregon
Taylor
Indiana
Philip
Texas
Wainwright
Gloucester
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