Dewey reports Manila siege with thousands of prisoners
Admiral Dewey telegram from Cavite June 12 notes insurgents surround Manila, capture about 2500 Spanish prisoners treated humanely, twelve merchant ships with refugees in bay under neutral guard. Health of squadron excellent as German, British, French, and Japanese ships enter port. several ships captured or destroyed including two protected cruisers and a transport.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Cavite
Hong
Manila
Cala
Spanish Troops Deserting in Large Numbers
Intermittent firing surrounds Manila as Spanish troops, worn by hunger and fatigue, desert in skirmishes. Insurgents avoid noncombatants while English women and children stay safe in the hostilities zone. Governor orders refuge inside the citadel as Capt. Gen. Augusti resigns and is replaced amid debate over surrender.
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The
Associated Press
Manila
Hong Kong
Augusti
Insurgent Leader Calls Native Assembly at Cavite
Aguinaldo issues proclamation urging natives to assemble at Cavite on June 12 and inviting Americans to attend the independence declaration ceremony. Skirmishing continues near Malaba Santa Mesa and Malate as Spaniards try to regain positions. 300 native carabineers desert to the insurgents after recent arming.
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Manila
Hong Kong
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Malaba
Santa Mesa
Malate
Spanish minister predicts Filipino reaction if Manila capitulates
Madrid reports a high Spanish minister says Aguinaldo broke faith by aiding Americans while promising liberation. He warns natives, swayed by friars, may turn against Spain as Spanish warships arrive. If Manila surrenders the government could move to the Vizcaya Islands. Augusti reports Manila’s siege tightens as native desertions rise and communications fade.
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Madrid
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
Spain
Manila
Vizcaya Islands
Augusti
Germany
Spanish forces surrender in Philippine islands report
Manila dispatch via Hong Kong reports Spanish power crumbling as General Pena surrenders at Santa Cruz with about a thousand soldiers. Similar capitulations have occurred at La Cuna, signaling rapid losses for Spain in the Philippine Islands.
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The
Associated Press
Manila
Hong Kong
Philippine Islands
Pena
Santa Cruz
la Cuna
Germans dine at San Juan amid war rumors in Philippines
A report claims the German warship Irene’s captain and officers held a champagne lunch with Spanish officials near San Juan, with talks that Americans will not take the Philippines while the emperor sits. insurgents allegedly avoided a clash to prevent German intervention. London dispatch notes four insurgent ships attacked Manila Bay with land forces.
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Pampanga
Irene
San Juan
Philippine Islands
William
Admiral Dewey
London
Madrid
Hong Kong
Manila Bay
Rebels Capture Family of General Augusti in Manila Advices
The London Times Hong Kong correspondent reports Manila advices dated June 13 say rebels have captured General Augusti's family. Desertions by native regiments are said to have been followed by massacres of officers. Also reported from Shanghai is the arrival of the Spanish archbishop from Manila aboard the German ship Darmstadt.
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London
Hong Kong
the Times
Manila
H. M
Linnet
Augusti
Shanghai
Darmstadt
No News of Transports From Santiago
Washington June 17 No news expected from the fleet at Santiago before Sunday says navy department based on rates of travel of troop transports. Vessels believed to be on an easterly course via Cape Maysi and should reach that point soon. Sunday fixation due to time needed to land troops and heavy equipment. War department works to restore cable from Hayti to near Santiago where marines camp. Gen Greeley oversees with Lieut Col Allen aboard cable steamer Mancel. Once restored, French Cable company will operate with censorship at Camp McCalla. military messages take precedence. line open to commercial use.
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Washington, D. C
Santiago
Cape Maysi
War Department
Hayti
Santi
Gen. Greeley
Col. Allen
Signal Corps
Mancel
United States
Camp McCalla
Key West
Tampa
Thousands More Sail to Santiago From Tampa
Washington June 17. An additional expedition will be organized for Santiago with about 4000 troops to depart Tampa within a week. Transports for a second expedition are to be at sea in four days, with gulf ports handling the ships. A series of reinforced expeditions may follow to place roughly 10,000 troops in Santiago beside Gen Shafter’s force, with selections drawn from regiments at Tampa Jackson ville and Mobile.
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Washington, D. C
Santiago
Tampa
Gulf Ports
Shafter
Mobile
Jacksonville
War Department
Coppinger
Lee
Schwan
Washington
Miles
Alger
Porto Rico
Cuba
General Shafter
Cadiz
Hospital train sails from Washington to Tampa for wounded
A 10 car Pullman hospital train leaves Washington for Tampa today, with 22 commissioned officers and 20 enlisted men to assist, plus three civilian staff. The train, fully equipped with medical tools, will move disabled service members to Fort McPherson, Fort Meyer, and other army hospitals as needed, with some cases being sent to Asheville, North Carolina for high altitude care.
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Washington
Tampa
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Fort Meyer
Asheville
N. C
Miles Returns to Washington as War Plans Advance
General Miles arrived in Washington after Tampa, meeting Secretary Alger and staff to review war preparations. Officials plan new expeditions to Porto Rico and Cuba, with questions about larger forces and transport. Cadiz fleet movement influences strategy as Second Army Corps units prepare to depart Camp Alger for Florida camping grounds.
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Alger
Second Army Corps
Massachusetts
Ohio
Michigan
Camp
Florida
General Miles Describes War Campaign Progress
General Miles declines specifics on troop concentrations and Cuba invasion plans. He confirms a steady campaign toward completion, noting expeditions are part of a broader strategy and will be sent with vigor until the war ends.
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Miles
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nioe
Force the War Fleet to Strike Spanish Ports
Washington June 17 The United States plans to form and send a fast flying squadron to attack Spain's five ports. President Long and the naval board favor a bold demonstration on the Spanish coast to compel terms. The move aims to pressure Spain into action before Havana expedition season and save lives by forcing peace in home waters.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Spain
Hve
Long
Naval War Board
Camara
Spanish
Havana
Hobson Is Held in Spanish Prisoner Exchange Talk
Havana reports the Spanish government has not authorized exchanging Naval Constructor Hobson and his companions. A flag of truce mediated contact with an American warship, but Capt. Gen. Blanco reportedly lacks authority to swap them for Spaniards held in the United States.
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Havana
Merrimac
Yanez Pinzon
Blanco
Hobson
United States
Editor endorses Chamberlain's remedy in all eras
John Bevins editor of the Press in Anthon Iowa lauds Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after fifteen years of use in his family and recommendations to hundreds. The product is for sale by Ellingwood Co at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central streets.
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John Bevins
the Press
Anthon
Iowa
Chamberlain
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Middlesex
Central Streets
Massachusetts Troops Ordered to Florida Move
Major General Brooke at Chickamauga has orders from the War Department to select 15 regiments from his command and have them ready to move to Florida at the shortest notice. Troops at Camp.
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Washington
Brooke
Chickamauga
War Department
Florida
Stampede of 3000 horses at General Carpenter camp
A Tampa report says 3000 horses and mules broke from corrals at dark last night and stampeded through Gen. Carpenter's brigade camps in the District of Columbia area. The panic caused tents and gear to be destroyed as men fired at the animals. New York guards attempted to restore order as the stampede repeated three times before mounted troops steadied the rout.
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Washington
Tampa
Fla
New York
New York Sentinels
Powell to be promoted amid Merrimac rescue effort
Washington June 17 The secretary of the navy has decided to recognize Naval Cadet Joseph H Powell for his service near Santiago harbor as he searched for the Merrimac crew. Papers advance Powell one year to ensign and three numbers on the list, to be sent to the President and Congress with Hobson’s promotion. Representative Underwood has introduced a resolution thanking Hobson and crew and approving his transfer to the line and promotion to lieutenant commander.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Joseph H. Powell
Santiago Harbor
Powell
Congress
Hobson
Merrimac
Oswego
N. Y
Underwood
Lew Wallace Likely Appointed Major General
Washington June 17 Gen Lew Wallace will probably be appointed major general. The President has yielded to Indiana influence and the author’s wish who has pressed his case here the last days. Nomination expected to Senate soon. The President initially declined due to age 71, six years past the limit.
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Washington
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Wallace
Congress
Senate
Gen. Wallace
Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised appetite and digestion aid
An advertisement urges readers to eat heartily with relish and no distress, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla creates a good appetite and tones the stomach so that all food is properly digested.
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Hood
Hood's Pills Cure Liver Ills and Biliousness
Local patent medicine note promotes Hood's Pills as a remedy for liver ills biliousness indigestion and headache. Sold for 25 cents with claims of easy to take and easy to operate dosage.
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Hood’s
Twickenham Sailors Refuse Santiago Run Amid War Confusion
In Key West Florida on June 17 a British collier Twickenham boarded by US auxiliary cruiser St Louis after being captured off Kingston Iowa, its steward William Thompson claims the ship sailed from Newcastle April 22 with coal for St Thomas then Martinique. The crew refused orders to sail to Santiago de Cuba and captain headed for Kingston. The Alicante hospital ship acted as the vessel tied to Spanish interests. The St Louis fired blank then solid shots, the Twickenham surrendered and the crew claimed the cargo owner Watts & Co of London. The hospital ship Alicante allegedly carried 300 men and was seen near Martinique. The capture follows a naval action involving the Marblehead Suwanee and Texas at Guantanamo Bay with mines and shelling reported. The Suwanee proceeds to Guantanamo to pursue a Spanish gunboat Cordoval.
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Key West
Fla
William Thompson
Twickenham
Kingston
St. Louis
Associated Press
Watts, Watts & Company
London
Newcastle on-Tyne
St. Thomas
Martinique
James Fernie
Alicante
Dominica
Hayti
Santiago de Cuba
Fernie
Cape Maysi
Santiago
Washington
Steward Thompson
Henderson
Glasgow
Terror
Fort de France
Porto Io Bay
St. Pierre
Jacksonville
Texas
Marblehead
Suwanee
Guantanamo
Bay
Somers N. Smith
Cordoval
Bombardment of Guantanamo Forts Thunders Ashore
New York June 17 Capt R J Mac Hugh of the London Daily Telegraph describes the June 15 bombardment of Guantanamo forts by the Texas Marblehead and Suwanee. Ships opened fire at 2 pm and the forts were shot to pieces with shells striking the walls and roofs. Spaniards offered brief feeble returns and fired five shells, none hitting the ships.
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New York
R. J. MacHugh
London Daily Telegraph
Herald
Guantanamo
Texas
Marblehead
Suwanee
Court-Martial Verdict Frees One Man In NJ Regiment
In New York June 17 Brig Gen Frank could not approve the final verdict in the first general court martial of volunteers charged with sleeping on post. One man from the Third New Jersey is acquitted while the other must serve three months at hard labor at Fort Hancock. Governor Island posted the findings after reconsideration.
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New York
New Jersey
Governors Island
Frank
Fort Hancock
Wizard's Son Leads 1000 Applicants for Engineer Regiment
At 895 Broadway yesterday the first battalion of the volunteer engineers began recruiting from 1000 candidates. The list features W. L. Edison, 21, son of Thomas A. Edison, with others including Eugene Mitkiewicz of Plantsville Conn and Richard J. Purcell, plus numerous Harvard and Yale graduates.
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New York
Broadway
1St Regiment of Volunteer Engineers
W. L. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Llewellyn Park Laboratory
Eugene Mitkiewicz
Plantsville
Conn
Richard J. Purcell
Hudson County Electrical Company
Harvard
Yale
Representative Underwood Proposes Hobson Thank You Resolution
In Washington on June 17 Representative Underwood introduced a resolution to extend Congress's thanks to Hobson and his crew. The measure also promotes Hobson to lieutenant commander and authorizes his transfer to the line after prior talks with the President and Secretary Long.
Hobart Wins Semi Final at Lawn Tennis Championship
In Liverpool at Abnirth today Clarence Hobart of the United States defeated B E Allan of Cambridge University in four sets 6 3 8 4 6 2 6 4 and will face R L Doherty tomorrow to decide the championship.
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Allan
Cambridge University
Aiburth
Liverpool
Clarence Hobart
BE. R. Allan
Hobart
R. L. Doherty
Widow Credits Chamberlain Cough Remedy Cure
A long troubled widow reports a severe chronic cough improving after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says the first bottle offered relief and the second bottle cured her, noting her health has not been this good in 20 years. Ellingwood & Co. sell the medicine on two street corners.
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Mary A. Beard
Claremore
Ark
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Meddlesex
Central Streets
California Catarrh Cure Proves Its Worth in Lowell
Testimonies from Lowell residents extol California Catarrh Cure for catarrh asthma sore throat and colds claiming quick relief and lasting improvement. Mrs S A Webster cites immediate benefits after use at 512 Central Street and praises family results. The ad notes hay fever relief and urges purchase from El lingwood Co. druggists at 50 cents to one dollar.
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Lowell
California
S. A. Webster
Central Street
Ellingwood & Co
Frost Remedies Promise Quick Cure For All Ailments
A historical advertisement touts Frost remedies with 40 separate bottles for various diseases priced at 25 to 60 cents. It claims rapid, decisive action, lists cures for catarrh stomach nerves liver and heart issues, plus a free diagnosis by Dr. Frost and guidance to obtain relief through Ellingwood & Co. pharmacies in Merrimack and Central streets.
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Frost
Westfield
Mass
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Central
Middlesex Streets
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Philippines
R. W. Huntington
Atlantic
Cadet Powell
Bank of Ensign
Wizard's
Sec
Castornaia
Biase Shaw
Hyomei
A. W. Brown
Middlesex Street
Gately & Pearson
June Solicitors of Patents
Hildreth Building
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