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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1898
Page
6
A collection of wry observations on love, work, and ambition contrasts with a strong editorial urging action to protect birds. Senators Hoar and Representative Lacey push bills in Congress to shield avian species, with citizens urged to advocate for passage.
A satirical sketch on girls and judgment, noting how peers and admirers feel girls cannot think. It ridicules the stereotype with a mock scene of a girl tasting chocolates and reciting triangle angle errors while debating whether such reasoning matters, ending with exasperated dismissal.
The auxiliary cruiser St Louis reaches Portsmouth harbor with 746 Spanish prisoners including 54 officers after leaving Guantanamo. Among the crew and prisoners are 91 sick and wounded, Admiral Cervera and Captain Eulate ill, prisoners guarded aboard, and parole rules described. Landing planned on Seavey’s Island with barges and a tug transfer.
Jacksonville July 10 General Fitzhugh Lee commander of the Seventh Army Corps states he never saw a finer body of men or better horses from Colonel Torrey's Rough Riders. He trusts the Second United States volunteers to cover his front and reports exemplary conduct by officers and men. Major H B Cheyer also gives high praise after strict inspection.
Annapolis July 10 Captain P R Cooper superintendent of the naval academy has completed preparations for eighty Spanish officers. Authorities aim for leniency and a pleasant enforced stay with parole and full use of grounds. Buildings known as Goldsborough Row will house them, nine structures used by cadets and faculty when the academy is in session.
Washington reports Admiral Sampson’s cable states preliminary board findings on wrecks. Vizcaya, Maria Teresa, and Cristobal Colon could be saved if immediate wrecking appliances are sent. Colon is the most valuable in perfect order. Sampson urges most perfect gear be dispatched at once.
General Shafter and Lieutenant Linares engaged in possible surrender talks with Madrid while American forces prepare for a renewed assault. The latest terms were deemed unacceptable, demanding unconditional surrender. A 24 hour truce extension followed to allow Madrid and Blanco to consider the proposal.
Reports from Commodore McCalla at Guantanamo describe fifteen deaths daily and the town potentially taken if risks to American troops rise. Cuban and Spanish forces clash near Balquiri while US forces blockaded by patrols and gunboats. Health varies, with Basquiri marines suffering fever. large Cuban relief camps are fed by the Red Cross.
Report from July 9 in Washington states no peace overtures have been submitted to the U.S. government. Similar denials come from English, French, German, and other embassies and legations. Officials say any hope for peace remains on the other side of the water and has not taken form before authorities or foreign representatives.
Reports from the Summers N. Smith column allege friction between Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley amid the battle off Santiago. The fleet debates why Schley did not telegraph his account to Washington as Spanish commander Cervera was destroyed fleeing the harbor.
Commodore Schiey faces reprimand rumors while President considers promotions for Admiral Sampson and Commodore Ley in gratitude for their roles in destroying the Spanish fleet. Lampoon leads Cuban waters, with Schley senior to Sampson in the naval register and Watson senior to both. final promotion details await official report.
New York dispatch reports continued armistice discussions and Linares proposal to evacuate Santiago. Americans favor taking the city under honorable terms, while others fear the 10,000 prisoners and the costs of sustaining them. The front lines around Santiago are a horse shoe, with new rifle pits and redoubts forming. Shafter studies defenses as hospital and supply strains grow amid looting reports and refugee hardship.
Washington July 10 The War Department reports Randolphs six batteries of artillery District of Columbia regiment and a regiment of Illinois infantry have reached Santiago after leaving Tampa. General Shafter denies widespread ration issues saying only one day of half rations occurred with a few affected troops distant from supplies. He notes tobacco shortages caused complaints but confirms ample food tobacco and essential supplies aboard ships to last about two months and ashore as soon as possible. Fighting may resume this afternoon or evening.
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