War Clouds Over Peace as Shafter Heads to Cuba
A diplomatic official says Shafter's invasion to Cuba ends peaceful settlement hopes. He notes 15 000 troops land on Spanish soil shifting from defense to offense, making peace prospects remote for months. France’s Hanotaux supports peace and restraint, warning against a harsher foreign policy shift.
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Washington
Shafter
Cuba
United States
Tampa
Key West
Spain
Manila
Havana
Santiago
Shatter
Loth
France
M. Hanotaux
Paris
Senor Castillo
Castillo
Hanotaux
War Department to end emergency clerical hires
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn says war department bureaus no longer need clerks messengers laborers or others under the emergency. Work is now fully systematized and current staff covers all requirements of the service.
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Washington
Meiklejohn
War Department
Moris Ordered to Appears Before Retirement Board
Lieutenant Colonel Louis E. Morris, post commander at the Presidio and colonel of the Fourth United States Cavalry, has been ordered to appear before a retirement board in San Francisco. Born in Indiana in 1840, his retirement age would be 1903.
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San Francisco
Louis E. Morris
Presidio
Fourth United States Cavalry
Morris
Indiana
Yellow fever reports show no fresh south developments
Official dispatches from the marine hospital service report no new yellow fever developments in the south. They note Camp Fontainebleau near McHenry Mississippi is now open as a detention point and that 21 McHenry suspects are in the camp.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Monthly Pains cured by Dr Miles Fain Pills
A brief advertisement notes relief from monthly pains through Dr Miles Fain Pills. The copy emphasizes natural remedies and promises steady, reliable comfort during cycles with claimed wellness benefits.
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Miles
Warships bombard Cuban fort and earthworks at Caimaunera
Kineston Jamaica June 16 The fort and earthworks at Caimaunera near Santiago de Cuba were demolished by bombardment by the Texas Marblehead and Suwanee. Fire began at 2 pm and lasted one hour thirty minutes as Spanish defenders fled the fort and were shelled from the ships. The St Paul aided in driving Spaniards into the bushes.
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Kineston
Jamaica
Caimaunera
Santiago de Cuba
Texas
Marblehead
Suwanee
St. Paul
Fernandina Preparing as Troops Readied for Porto Rico
The War Department speeds Fernandina Florida preparations to house thousands of troops before their departure for Porto Rico. Officials say the camp could accommodate several thousand troops immediately and may precede other southern sites like Savannah and Jacksonville. The goal is to rush the expedition within ten days.
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Washington
War Department
Fernandina
Fla
Department
Savannah
Charleston
Jacksonville
Chickamauga
Porto Rico
German ships reported to Manila voyage
Advices say the German transport Darmstadt arrived at Kiao Chou bay and the second class cruiser Prinzess Wilhelm left Nagasaki yesterday bound for Manila.
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Berlin
Darmstadt
Kiao Chou Bay
Prinzess Wilhelm
Nagasaki
Manila
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