Flag Flies on Cuban Soil as Marines Meet Fire
A 1898 dispatch reports U S Marines from Panther land at Guantanamo Bay, hoisting the flag on Cuban soil. Oregon and Texas support the operation near Santiago de Cuba, with Commodore Schley and Rear Admiral Sampson directing a naval block. Spaniards retreat as U S forces seize fortifications, while storms and cable cuts hinder communications.
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Associated Press
Wanda
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
Caimanera
Guantanamo Bay
United States
Panther
R. W. Huntington
Marblepots
Buckram
Spain
Cervera
Jamaica
Four Americans Killed in Guantanamo Engagement
On the Dauntless off Guantanamo four U S Marines were killed and one wounded after a thirteen hour fight with Spanish guerillas and regulars. Killed were Assistant Surgeon John Blair Gibbs Sergeant Charles H Smith Private William Dunphy and Private James McColgan. Corporal Glass wounded. Bodies found. Spaniards believed to have suffered losses. Captain Spicer's guard repulsed the attack after early firing inland.
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Associated Press
Associated Press Disarch
Dauntless
Guantanamo
Mole St.icholas
Haiti
R. W. Huntington
Transort
Cale Station
Marblehead
Neville and
Shawre
Sureon
John Blair Gibbs
Ibbs
Regular Army
Richmond
New York
Charles H. Smith
Smallwood
Williamunphy
Gloucester
Mass
James McColgan
Stoneham
Glass
Spicer
McColgan
Dunphy
Eight Hundred Marines Land at Guantanamo Bay
Eight hundred marines pitched tents amid the ruins of Guantanamo as U S forces begin the Cuba invasion. Capt Clark and the battleship Oregon led the assault with forty marines landing earlier and six hundred more arriving aboard Panther under Lieut Col Huntington. The forces burned a Spanish camp and the nearby village, completing a calm prelude to the larger operation.
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Guantanamo
Cuba
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Clark
Oregon
Panther
R. W. Huntington
Title
Guantano 0
Cable Capture at Guantanamo Bay Strips Cuban Cable End
AP dispatch boat reports Rear Admiral Sampson seizing the Cuban terminus of the French cable to Haiti as Marines landed nearby. Adria to relay Washington soon. mines dragged with no finds. Lieutenant Anderson’s party near the fort, Spaniards flee Fisherman’s Point, leaving weapons and a regimental flag.
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Associated Press
Dauntless
Guantanamo Bay
Wanda
Kingston
Guantanamo
Col. Huntington
Sampson
Haiti
Adria
Washington
Lieut
Norman
Eustis
James B. Eustis
United States
France
G. van Norden
Anderson
Marblehead
Cienfuegos
Fisherman’s Point
Infanteria del Principe No. 3
Not Every Man Wins With Carter's Cough Balsam
An advertising note touts Carter's Cough Balsam as effective for coughs and wise choices. It promotes a 25 cent small size and 50 cent large size at priced drug stores Merrimack and Bridge streets, Carter & Sherburne.
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Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimack
Bridge Streets
Heroic Hobson and crew praised by Admiral Sampson
Admiral Sampson forwards a detailed report on Lieut. Hobson and his seven-man crew who sank the Merrimac in the Santiago channel. The act, praised as bold and decisive, followed Hobson’s plan to block the harbor entrance with a collier, securing a crucial naval maneuver during the war.
France and Spain buy ammunition raise neutral shipping issue
Washington reports officials doubt the Cadiz dispatch on ammunition arriving in Spain from France. They note French munitions sales to beligerents may occur in normal commerce, while reaffirming France’s neutrality obligations and the U S right to seize contraband at sea.
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Washington
Cadiz
Spain
France
United States
Nurse’s Daughters Join Johns Hopkins to Aid War Casualties
Washington reports Miss Margaret Long, daughter of Secretary Long, has entered Johns Hopkins medical school with companions Dorothy Reid Mabel Austin daughter of Minnesota’s ex governor and Mabel Smiff to train as nurses. They reported to the naval hospital at Brooklyn to help tend wounded sailors from Sampson’s fleet on the Solace.
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Washington
Secretary Long forms board to choose Dewey sword
Washington June 11 Secretary Long has appointed a board to decide on the design of the sword and medals honoring Rear Admiral Dewey and his men. Assistant Secretary Allen presides with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Professor Marshak among the members as the group weighs the emblems for the congressional thanks.
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Washington
Long
Congress
Dewey
Allen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Marshak
G. N
Debates on Hawaiian annexation in the House
Washington June 11. Debate opened on Hawaiian resolutions with six speeches. Dinsmore opposed annexation citing Monroe doctrine risks. Hitt argued Hawaii vital for Pacific defense and neutrality. McMassachusetts and New York voices urged annexation. Walker favored it as commercial and naval necessity. Adjourned 4:46 PM.
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Washington, D. C
House
Dinsmore
Foreign Affairs Committee
Clark
Missouri
Walker
Gillett
Massachusetts
Alexander
New York
Hitt
Illinois
Senate
Naval Hospital
Newlands
Hawaii
America
Spain
Hawaiian Republic
Mission of Seven ships could sail to Spain from Hampton Roads
The government may deploy a fast squadron from Hampton Roads led by the Newark with the Minneapolis Cincinnati Buffalo Yale Harvard and Dixie. They are being coalled to full capacity and may sail soon for a long voyage possibly to the coast of Spain. The fleet would include St Paul Columbia and St Louis as possible members.
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Washington
Spain
Hampton Roads
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Newark
Buffalo
Yale
Harvard
Dixie
Norfolk Navy Yard
Barker
Oregon
Cervera Warned On Naval Surrender Strategy
Washington June 11 The navy department orders Admiral Sampson to tell Admiral Cervera that if he destroys his four armored cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers to keep them from Capture Spain will owe an indemnity equal to their value at war’s end The department urges him not to take such a rash step and hopes to deter him with this argument The prospect of blowing up vessels is weighed against reparations policy.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Sampson
Cervera
Spain
United States Navy
Eight Thousand Americans Land Near Santiago de Cuba
A private despatch from Port au Prince reports eight thousand Americans have landed very near Santiago de Cuba. The U S auxiliary cruiser St. Louis has arrived at Mole St. Nicholas.
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Associated Press
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Santiago de Cuba
U. S
St. Louis
Mole, St. Nicholas
Battle for Manila Rumor From Hong Kong Dispatch
A Hong Kong dispatch reports a battle for Manila between Spaniards and insurgents ongoing today. Admiral Dewey vows to prevent a massacre if insurgents seize the city. The Spanish governor is warned that without lowering the price on Aguidaldo he will not receive quarter.
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New York
Hong Kong
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Aguidaldo
Arlington Triplets Win Pursuit at Hav erhill Races
Eight hundred spectators attended the Hav erhill track races. In a pursuit between two triplets from Arlington and National Cycle clubs, Arlington won after a tight contest. H E Stafford of Lowell failed to lower the track mark. O'Brien of Lowell won the one mile novice in 2.26. Paul Dionne of Lowell captured the two mile handicap in 5.594%, with Claude Hamilton of Lowell second in the mile handicap and half mile open.
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Haverhill
Arlington
H. E. Stafford
Lowell
Mr. O’brien
Paul Dionne
Claude Hamilton
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Vitality for Year Season
Purporting to purify the blood Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as overcoming fatigue stoking appetite and delivering refreshing sleep during the season. The copy extols a delightful experience tied to this time of year.
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Hood
Looking Well To The Ways Of Her Household
A Golden Rule piece argues against a drudge view of housework. It rebuts the idea that a woman’s duty ends with cooking and cleaning, urging that a good wife nurtures companionship, education for children, and a cheerful, loving home instead of mere outward tidiness. It condemns overwork and stresses balanced domestic duties.
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Solomon
Modern Housekeeping Elevates Domestic Labor
Harper's Bazaar argues metropolitan life demands outsourcing chores to specialists. The piece credits the visiting housekeeper with preserving two homes and maintaining dignity, noting that independence remains and domestic work gains status in modern households.
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Harper’s Bazar
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