Marines Hold Guantanamo Cable Station Against Spanish Guerillas
Lieutenant Colonel RK Huntingtons battalion of Marines landed from the Panther and fortified the Guantanamo harbor cable station. They fought from 4 PM Saturday for about 13 hours, with reinforcements from the Marblehead. Four Marines were killed and one wounded, including Assistant Surgeon John Bibb Gibbs.
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THE
WAR News
RK. W. Huntington
Guantadamo
Marblehead
Neville
Suaw
John Bibb Gibbs
Gibbs
Regular Army
Richmond
New York
Charles H. Smith
Smallwood
William Dunphy
Gloucester
Mass
Not Exchanged In Cuban Strait War Followup
Santiago reports Lieut Hobson and his sailors will not be exchanged soon as the plan sent to Governor General Blanco is paused. Admiral Sampson’s exchange proposal is temporarily thwarted. Marblehead Yankee and St Soula cut Guantanamo cable severing outside contact. Cuban invasion army awaits orders as defenses and forts are described.
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Santiago
Hobson
Cau
Blanco
Sampson
United States
Marblehead
Yankee
St. Soula
Guantanamo
Cuba
Spain Moves Toward Peace Talks Amid War Fatigue
Madrid reports Spain, exhausted by the war, is seeking an honorable peace with the great powers. The cabinet authorized Duke Almodovar de Rio to push diplomacy and he is now meeting ambassadors and ministers in Madrid to expedite negotiations.
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London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Spain
Almodovar de Rio
Utah to Present Sword to Ensign Pearson
Utah volunteers will present Ensign Pearson of the Olympia a $250 sword funded by popular subscription. Native of Utah, his Draper home selected for tribute after his Manila Bay service. Contributions may be sent to the Governor or any newspaper. excess funds after June 20 to be pro rata distributed.
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Utah
Ensign Pearson
Olympia
Manilla Bay
Pearson
Draper
Forces Sail for Cuba Under General Shafter Armada
The army sails from Tampa on a 27 000 strong force including infantry engineers and signal corps with units from many regiments The expedition also includes engineers cavalry light and heavy artillery and naval support commanded by General Shafter aboard the Indiana Helena and Bancroft transports bound for Santiago de Cuba with landing planned by Sunday
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Tampa
New York
Michigan
Columbia
Maryland
Indiana
Penneyivyanta
Squal Corps
Artille
General Shafter Ia
Indiata
Helena
Bancroft
General Shafter
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Ladrone Islands Foreshadow Pacific Coaling Station Move
The report notes Guajan in the Ladrone group as a fortified Spanish port about 1500 miles from Manila and 3600 from Honolulu. It calls Guajan a key harbor and coaling base with strengthened defenses, suggesting the US will seize the group to use Guaran for a Pacific coaling station.
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San Francisco
Guajan
Manila
Honolulu
Pacific
United States
Guaran
Seventeen Thousand Men Leave Tampa for Santiago Expedition
The Tampa dispatch reports a pre-Santiago voyage forming about 17 900 men. Nearly 20 regiments of infantry with 500 to 550 men each, plus four artillery regiments, two volunteer infantry regiments, cavalry units, and engineers comprise the force. Regulars are described as picked veterans with no new recruits.
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Tampa
Fla
Thas
Here
Key West
Santiago
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Battalion of Engineers
Signal and Hospital Corps
BensoNes
Ino Vodis sale at the Post Office sparks interest
An advertisement notes the novel Ino Vodis is the most popular title of the day and is available for purchase at the local Post Office, inviting readers to acquire it.
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Ino Vodis
Celebration plans advance in Lehi Lodge No 26
A five member committee led by Mayor Willis to organize a community celebration was named with subcommittees on finance seating decorations and flags. The Simmons lot was chosen for the event and several sympathetic notices followed about a bereavement in Bro. Wr. Price’s family. Discussions also touched on sugar beet experiments and potential profits for Colorado lamb feeders and cattle using beet pulp as feed.
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Y Lt
Waa
Willis
James IH. Gardner
Weber Austin
W. LH. Winn
T. F. Plane
Winn
alTughes M. Markham
George Austin
W. 8. Evans
Joel Mears
Thos Webb
D. W Thomas
R. W. Bradshaw
Rhoda Bushman
Laura Knudson
Winnifred Clover
Adaline Ross
W. Ross
Alice Bone
Kirs
M. A. Taylor
J. A. Thomas
John Devyey
Bro. Wr. Price
Leht Lodge No. 26
Bro. Price
Takuya
Denver Storktuau
Colorado
Distinguished German Visitors Tour Lehi Industries
A German party led by Liehi Strandes and Liehi Strandes toured Lehi on Saturday visiting the sugar industry. Supt Vallez demonstrated fields and factories, and the guests praised the beer production and Lehi's irrigation system.
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Messrs
Liehi Strandes
Ton
Germany
Lehi
Strauddet
Vallez Ehowed
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Rocent Speaigh Marae
el Bayer
the & R
Critkoltp
Oh Yang
Galili
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