08 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1898
Page
1
A fragmented sports blurb lists standings for the Claba, WERTERM League, and several teams including New York, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis with sparse names like Baldy and Kattan City. A later line quotes a third call for 100000 men attributed to a speaker, mentioning U S and regimens in vague wartime context.
A June 6 bulletin from Admiral Sampson reports bombardment of Santiago forts from 7:50 to 10 a m with no injuries to ships or men and no confirmed landing of troops. Officials say the attack aimed to pave the way for troops or marines, with Span ish dispatches hinting at landing near Daiquiri after the bombardment. Washington debates Sampson’s authority and possible future offensives as Brooke orders regiments to expand to 104 men per company across camps.
Washington June 8 Preparations at the treasury to invite bids for Spanish war bonds as soon as Congress anchors the loan. Circulars to national banks and select bond houses prepared. envelopes addressed to banks and brokers ready for bidding at par. General Merritt notes possible departure of troops and saddle horses for Manila while some cavalry heads to the front. Fourth Army Corps shifts from Mobile to Tampa under General Coppinger with officers reassigned.
Madrid dispatch says six American vessels bombarded Santiago and nearby coast defenses. Reported casualties include six killed and 17 wounded on one vessel, with three officers among the dead and several wounded among the troops.
A historical account outlines the bombardment of Santiago describing the ships in action. Iowa fires twelve inch shells as the fleet engages targets with broadside bombardment and coordinated line maneuvers.
The American fleet formed in two lines off Morro castle at six and began a heavy bombardment of Spanish shore batteries. Brooklyn led the attack with Marblehead and Texas silencing Estrella and Catalins works, as New York and New Orleans targeted inland earthworks. Spanish fire was erratic, shots mostly wide, with smoke obscuring aim and Morro castle sustaining damage from stray fire.
Reports describe the planned Dewey sword for Admiral Dewey as an artistic centerpiece, with blades featuring Manila Bay emblems and hilts of steel gold and silver studded with jewels. Navy designers have produced over 50 designs, but no selection is made yet as a board from Annapolis and senator Lodge are expected to decide. In Washington, it is noted that the War Department will not publish state enlistment quotas for the second call, though 75,000 volunteers will be raised and sent to camps to form incomplete regiments.
The cruiser Buffalo arrived at Newport News from Rio Janeiro and is under quarantine. It will be fitted with five inch guns at the shipyard under Commander J A Phitt. The Buffalo was escorted part of the way by Oregon and Marietta but later proceeded alone.
In Chillicothe Ohio on June 8 Edward Sam swore in probate court he is guilty of sexual assault similar to a prior case his father faced. The confession relates to the disreputable offense described as a monstrous assault.
A jumble of short items reports on Lapaille’s planned leap from a bridge despite a watchdog, a fatal wager with Simms, a Springfield saloonist hiding money, a circuit court quip about duty, burglaries and robberies in several cities, bank thefts, mine reopenings, a massive factory fire, a Decatur sawmill loss, and political election hints in Oregon with Geer likely victorious.
The Monterey Galley For Manila Aroom, panned by Collier, San Francisco, Jones The Monterey departed for Manila after delays, finally getting under way yesterday afternoon in company with the Brutus. Docks were crowded as cheers echoed and whistles sounded along the harbor.
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