Welcome for U S transports in Honolulu
Reports from Victoria dated June 9 say the U S transports City of Pekin City of Sydney and Australia arrived together on June 1. Honolulu turnout was vast as troops landed next day and were given the run of the city. President Dole received officers and a large outdoor lunch followed, amid informal hospitality and hopeful planning for further campaigns including Santiago and Porto Rico.
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Victoria
B. C
Honolulu
United States
City of Pekin
Sydney
Australia
Pekin
Waikiki
Dole
Cala
National Guard
Manila's Fall Reported In European Dispatches
Paris based Temps correspondent cites unconfirmed reports of Manila's capitulation. Ministers deny news. If Governor Augusti relinquishes power to General Sanderos, a sortie may be attempted. Spanish consuls in Hong Kong Shanghai and Singapore urged to speed archipelago communications.
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Paris
Madrid
The
Temps
Manila
Senor Romero Giron
Augusti
Gen. Sanderos
Sanderos
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Singapore
Rebels on Top in Manila as Dewey Seeks Capitulation Honor
London June 20 report from the Hong Kong correspondent of the Times says rebels hold Manila at their mercy while Admiral Dewey wants American troops to receive the Spanish capitulation. The steamer Yuen Sing passed the US troopship City of Pekin near Manila on the morning of the 16th.
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London
Hong Kong
the Times
Manila
Dewey
Yuen-Sing
United States
City of Pekin
War Council at White House Discusses Transports for Porto Rico
A two hour White House conference led by President McKinley with key officers from the war and navy aimed at expediting campaigns at Santiago and Porto Rico. Officials debated securing troop transports, and the War Department moved to buy vessels outright, planning two water carriers and two refrigerator ships to serve troops en route to Santiago. The talks indicated the occupation of Porto Rico was likely to follow.
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Santiago
Cervera
Shatter
Porto Rico
Cadiz
Navy Department
Havana
San Juan
Tampa
Shafter
Washington
White House
McKinley
War Council
Spanih
Antiago
Alger
Miles
War Department
Long
Admiral Sicard
Capt.Mahan
Sicard
Capt. Mahan
Naval War Fboard
Strategy Board
Meiklejohn
United States
Department
First War Trophy Sent To Senator Mason
The Spanish flag taken from Cavite forts and arsenal was mailed today to Senator Mason of Illinois. The flag, a gift from the ships company of the Olympia, honors his March 29 Senate speech demanding retribution for the Maine disaster, illustrating navy spirit in recognizing the first trophy of the war with Spain.
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Washington
Spain
Mason
Illinois
Cavite
Olympia
Senate
Maine
Congress
Sunday Base Ball Game Ends With Cleveland Victory
In Cleveland at Beach Park officials halted the game against Pittsburgh after Gardner forced in the winning run in the eighth with bases loaded. Colvillow’s marshal, acting on a warrant, arrested Cleveland players and released them on $50 bail each for a Saturday hearing. Pittsburgh players were not detained. final: Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 3. Batteries Wilson Criger Gardner Bowerman.
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Cleveland, O
Colinwood Village
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Wilson
Criger
Gardner
Bowerman
Chicago's Big Crowd Defeats Reds 10 to 1
Chicago crowds watching at the park saw the Chicagos beat the Cincinnati Reds 10 to 1 in a 2400 attendance game. The Cubs roared with early runs and never cooled, securing a decisive victory as fans cheered the hosts.
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Chicago
Chicagos
Cincinnati Reds
Saturday's League Scores Report
Boston beats Washington 12 to 3 and Baltimore defeats Brooklyn 7 to 4. Brooklyn wins 18 to 8 over Baltimore while Philadelphia and New York tie 6 to 6. Chicago tops Cincinnati 10 to 4 and St Louis defeats Louisville 7 to 4. Pittsburg edges Cleveland 10 to 4.
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Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Watt
Weseresege
Suburban handicap at Sheephead Bay sees Tillo win at long odds
New York June 18 huge crowd witnessed Sheephead Bay Suburban handicap. Tillo won at 2 08 4 5, Semper Ego placed second, Ogden third after Ornament faded due to a delayed start. Eleven starters included Don de Oro Ben Holladay Imp Peep o Day Tragedian Havoc Royal Stag among others.
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New York
Sheephead Bay
Tillo
Semper Ego
Ogden
Ornament
Clayton
Maher
Hamilton
Don de Oro
Sims
Ben Holladay
Taral
Imp
Clawson
Corbin denounces reports of front command
Washington on June 19 Adjutant General Corbin calls reports that he would receive a major front line command and succeed General Miles in military affairs absurd. He dismisses the speculation as unfounded amid ongoing debates on command structure.
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Washington
Corbin
Miles
Factional Fight at Cleveland Cuya hoga County Republican Convention
At the Cuya hoga county Republican convention in Cleveland Ohio the McKisson and Hanna factions clashed over delegate selection to the state convention and committee. Police aided in ejecting Hanna supporters from the stage and one arrest occurred during a rump convention. Regular county ticket candidates were nominated at the caucus and the day’s struggle centered on control of the state delegation and party committee.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
McKisson
Hanna
S. T. Everett
Committee of 15
Everett
Hobart Defeated by Doherty in Wimbledon Style Match
At Aigburth Liverpool Clar ence Hobart American faced H L Doherty in a lawn tennis championship clash. Doherty dominated the match winning three straight sets 6 1 6 1 and 8 6 in the third as Hobart rallied with strong displays but Doherty's net play proved decisive.
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Liverpool
Aigburth
Clarence Hobart
H. L. Doherty
Doherty
Hobart
Ware Wins Fifth Massachusetts Tennis Championship
Boston June 19 The fifth annual Massachusetts championship tennis tournament at Longwood grounds continued with semifinals and finals yesterday leaving the championship unsettled. Leo E Ware a Harvard tennis player and ex inter scholastic champion easily won the tournament.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Longwood Cricket Grounds
Leo E. Ware
Harvard
Patriot offers Georgia estate for military hospital use
New York report notes that David King Jr offers his Jekyl Island Georgia residence and estate at no cost for a military hospital to care for soldiers and sailors wounded in the war. The offer has been accepted and the government will use the property until the war ends.
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New York
David King, Jr
Jekyl Island
Frederick Herd Wins U.S. Open Golf Championship
Frederick Herd of St Andrews Scotland won the open professional golf championship at Myopia Hunt Club with a 72 hole total of 238. A. Smith finished second with 335, Willie Anderson placed third at 338, Joseph Lloyd was fourth with 339, and William Smith fifth with 340. Herd and Smith are with Washington Park club of Chicago.
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Boston
Frederick Herd
St. Andrew's
Scot
United States
Myopia Hunt Club Links
Herd
A. Smith
Washington Park Club
Chicago
Willie Anderson
Balustrol
Joseph Lloyd
Essex County
William Smith
Shinanecook Hills
French Cabinet Crisis Halts After Ribot Failure
Paris June 18. After talks with Peytral Sarris and Dupuy M Ribot told President Faure he cannot form a cabinet to replace the Melin ministry. He cited inability to assemble a viable government.
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Paris
Peytral
Sarris
Dupuy
M. Ribot
Faure
Melin
Seeley in Cuba The Dinner Man Now Fighting for His Country
Simon Goetschel of Paris sues Herbert B Seeley to recover 16000 francs he lent, while Seeley claims it was a gambling debt won at baccarat. Judge Lacombe refused to compel acceptance of an amended answer as Seeley has joined a regiment bound for Cuba.
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Boston
Simon Goetschel
Paris
France
Herbert B. Seeley
Seeley
United States
Lacombe
Goetschel
Cuba
Baccarat
Basel
Switzerland
Linton Triumphs In Third Meeting At Manhattan Beach
Tom Linton of Wales defeated Edouard Taylore of France in a 30 mile race at Manhattan Beach, winning by a lap and a third in 5h 23m 18 4-5s. Taylore had won the first two 50 km battles in Paris, while other events featured Major Taylor in a one-third mile pro race and Fred Titus breaking the American one kilometer record.
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New York
Tom Linton
Wales
Edouard Taylore
France
Manhattan Beach
Linton
Taylore
Paris
Eddie McDuffee
Boston
Taylor
Jaap Eden
Holland
Fred Titus
Lin
Nari Kiser
McDufee Beaten at South End Wheel Meet at Tioga Park
Philadelphia on June 18 reports the twelfth annual South End wheel men meet at Tioga park. Racing was uneventful except for the five mile team pursuit where J Frank Starbuck and Charles Church of Philadelphia were matched.
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Philadelphia
Tioga Park
J. Frank Starbuck
Charles Church
Hood's Sarsaparilla Health Claim Advertising
An ad urges readers to use Hood's Sarsaparilla to stay healthy and cure ailments. It promotes the product as meritorious and convincing, portraying it as a reliable medicine for illness.
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Hood
Church and Starbuck Win Close Race Over McDuffee
In a tight Boston race against Nat Butler and Eddie McDuffee, Church and Starbuck led most of the contest. After the fourth mile McDuffee fell back as Butler quit, leaving Church and Starbuck 60 yards ahead. McDuffee narrowed the gap by 45 yards in the final laps but could not overtake Church who won by four yards.
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Nat Butler
Eddie McDuffee
Boston
Church
Starbuck
McDuffee
Butler
Stabbed Man in Chelsea Glove Factory Fight
Joseph Loud aged 19 of 83 Haverett Avenue Chelsea attacked Herman Karnow glove manufacturer at 193 Washington Street after demanding unpaid wages. Karnow stabbed twice in left shoulder and arm but not seriously hurt. Loud arrested by Patrolman Long and held at station 4.
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Boston
Joseph Loud
Haverett Avenue
Chelsea
Herman Karnow
Washington Street
Loud
Karnow
Lud
Long
Station 4
Enterprise training ship leaves Salem for New England docks
Boston reports the training ship Enterprise under Captain Iverson moved from Salem to anchor off New England docks. Chief Engineer Foss is replaced by W A Colcord of New York and cadets not under quarantine gain shore liberty. The ship plans a Maine coast cruise next, with nearly a hundred cadets aboard.
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Boston
Enterprise
Iverson
Salem Roads
New England
C. D. Foss
W. A. Colcord
New York
The World's Submarine Cables and Pacific Drama
The piece discusses the Oregon’s voyage from San Francisco on March 18 to join Admiral Sampson at Manila, the fear of interception near Cape Horn, and the incomplete global submarine cable network with brief notes on cable landing points at Concepcion and Chubut and the lack of a telegraph line across the continent.
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Oregon
Rio de Janeiro
Dewey
Manila
San Francisco
Capt Horn
Sampson
Punta Arenas
America
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Horn
South America
Concepcion
Chili
Chubut
Argentine Republic
Conti
Global telegraphy links span 15000 miles to New York
The article traces 15,000 mile message routes from Manila to New York, via Hong Kong, Singapore, Madras, Bombay and Suez or overland through Russia to London, noting cables and inland lines across continents. It details cable networks controlled by English capitalists, with Western Union and Commercial Cable services, and plans for a globe circling line from San Francisco to Shanghai or Yokohama led by John W. Mackay.
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Concepcion
Valparaiso
Buenos Ayres
Ceara
Rio
Galveston
United States
Manila
Hong Kong
Cape Bolinao
Luzon
New York
China Sea
Saigon
Singapore
Penang
Bay of Bengal
Madras
India
Bombay
Asiatic Sea
Aden
Red Sea
Suez
Isthmus
Mediterranean Sea
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Bay of Biscay
English Channel
Penzance
Land’s End
England
Atlantic Ocean
Tientsin
Bargomestschensk
Russia
St. Petersburg
London
Berlin
Atlantic
Egland
France
Spain
Asia
Africa
Australia
China Telegraph Company
Capt Town
Algiers
Alexandria
Malta
Italy
Ireland
America
Western Union
Land's End
Canso
N. Y
Nova Scotia
Rockport
Boston
Newfoundland
San Francisco
Shanghai
Yokohama
John W. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Commercial Cable Company
Philadelphia Times
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Council OF War
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Ware
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Williams
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DR. South Windham
Conn
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
Christopher Holmes
Ocean House
J. R.mead
Bermuda
CEAN
York Beach
F. O. Ellis & Co
Prietors
Courier-citizen
Courier
J. T. Rhodes & Sons
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Street, Courier
Citizen Building
Bon Marche Dry Goods Co
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