Arrival of the Expedition Nears Santiago
Madrid reports General Shafter's expedition has landed near Santiago de Cuba and will attack at once. Transports for Santiago expected by tomorrow with delays likely before any land movement. From Kingston to Port Antonio reports say supplies are being smuggled into Cuba as Sampson coordinates with Cuban allies. Spanish forces under Linares concentrate 8000 regulars in the town as civilians endure growing hardship. Joral and several officers were killed by Vesuvius battery explosions.
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Madrid
New York
Shafter
Santiago de Cuba
Washington
Santiago
Associated Press
Dauntless
Cuba
Kingston
Port Antonio
Sampson
Cebraro
General Linares
Joral
Vesuvius
Report of Spanish position at Guantanamo during American fleet action
A Cuban front dispatch dated June 13 describes Spanish views on the U S attack on Guantanamo outer harbor. It notes ships shelling Playa del Este and Cayo Toro, fortifications burning, and Spanish troops facing hunger while Marines and warships maneuver. The report mentions Baracoa insurgents as watchers of the American squadron.
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Camp M’calla
Guantanamo
Kingston
Jam
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
McCalla
Caimanera
Playa del Este
Cayo Toro
Playa Delste
Managua
Cuzcohil
Punta Caracoles
Magne
Sandoval
Baracoa
Singabos
Harbor Tension Amid Mine Threat Near Playa del Este
The writer reports a blockade at the harbor entrance with cut cables and two cannon shots, suggesting the Americans may plant mines or position ships to disembark troops at Playa del Este. The note urges deployment of our vessels and mentions members of the fire brigade in connection with the situation.
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Playa del Este
Fire Brigade
Privation and mobilization in Cuban port area
Felix Pareja, commanding the 2nd brigade in eastern Cuba, reports shortages of bread flour and quinine, with hospitals limited supplies. He notes small local casualties, a rifled cable house at Craige Morro, and anticipates renewed port communications as American forces prepare to depart. A large armored vessel Oregon and seven other ships patrol the harbor with armed launches as a storeship St Paul arrives.
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Craige Morro
Oregon
St. Paul
Playa
Caimanera
Guantanamo Capture Progress Report From Guantanamo Bay
Despatch boat Kingston reports noon Friday action near Guantanamo as gunboats Suwanee Marblehead and launches engage guerrillas at a harbor shoreblockhouse. Oregon shells cause damage and fire. General Perez visits ships, Cuban flag salutes, praises U.S. action. predicts Spanish collapse and easy U.S. advance on Santiago.
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Camp McCalla
Guantanamo
Kingston
Suwanee
Oregon
Perez
Santiago
Marblehead
United States
Banquet for German cruiser crew in Cienfuegos
Havana reports a banquet at the Union hotel for the commander and officers of the German cruiser Gier with Spanish artillery Colonel Rios present. Cobblestones of cordiality were noted as the Alfonso regiment band played and crew members received beer and cigars. Also, the colonial cabinet granted pardons to political convicts, and a customs interpreter dismissed from the government faces departure. Spanish columns in Puerto Principe fought rebels, capturing and inflicting casualties.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Union
Gier
Col. Rios
Germany
Alfonso
Colonial Cabinet
Manzanillo
Puerto Principe
Spoiling for a Fight on the Alexander at Sea
The collier Alexander under Commander Burwell reached Mole St Nicholas on June 19 after a rough voyage from Hampton Roads. A Norwegian steamer was boarded and cleared when found to be legitimate. a boat capsized with two sailors rescued. Willie Burwell, 15, urged his father to fight a supposed Spaniard, while the Alexander crew, armed with two 38 inch guns, awaited action.
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Associated Press
Mole St. Nicholas
Hayti
Alexander
Burwell
Hampton Roads
Willie
Desperate Cuban Town Caimanera Threatens Torch Amid Siege
On board the AP Despatch Boat Dandy off Guantanamo reports say Caimanera inhabitants plan to torch their town and flee to the hills as American ships block the bay. Spanish troops are panicked but not yet surrendering. preparations for an expected assault near Camp McCalla continue.
Fighting Near Morro Castle Draws Intermittent Fire
Off Santiago on Friday June 17 a clash occurred in Small Cove west of Morro Castle as a Massachusetts cutter commanded by Lieut. Harlow reconnoitered. Infantry from a blockhouse fired on the cutter, Marines and a New York crew returned fire, and the starboard cutter took ten hits. The Vixen and Texas supported with artillery while Spaniards retreated. A landing landsman named Kennedy from New York suffered a severe leg wound but will recover. Naval reserves who manned the Yankee performed well.
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Santiago
Assd
Wanda
Morro Castle
Harlow
New York
Texas
Cienfucos
Kennedy
Spanish at Santiago Key West report Cuban garrison and ships
Juan Santos, Cuban pilot, arrived on an American warship and said Santiago de Cuba hosts a Spanish garrison of 15,000. He named Admiral Cervera’s fleet vessels including Cristobal Colon Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo, two small cruisers, two torpedo boats, and the Reina Mercedes stripped of guns. He noted the sunken Merrimac’s masts visible.
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Key West
Fla
Juan Santos
Santiago de Cuba
Cervera
Cristobal Colon
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Reina Mercedes
Cuban Americans Aid Marines at Guantanamo Battle
The supply ship reached Key West carrying 100 Cuban veterans who joined U S Marines during the landing. They aided entrenchment work and many wounded will be taken to Solace hospital. Guantanamo Harbor shown as suitable for big ships. a Santiago railroad could be used to move troops.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Guantanamo
United States Marines
Associated Press
Santiago
Solace
General Shafter
Jacksonville
Juen Jove
Sagua la Grande
Spain's Kick Prompts Naval Cable Censorship
Kingston Jamaica June 18 The cruiser Yosemite sails after loading coal and triggers debate over dispatches from British territory to Washington The Spanish consul protests citing neutrality The colonial authorities ban cipher messages on war matters and order censorship of open warship messages to curb information flow.
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Kingston
Jam
Yosemite
Navy Department
Washington
Strategy Board
State Department
French Cable repair steamer sails to Guan Tanamo
Mole St. Nicholas June 19 French Cable company works to reestablish the broken line to Guan Tanamo and Santiago. The repair steamer Mancel sailed yesterday to resume commercial news service under censor supervision as with the Havana to Key West cable.
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Mole St. Nicholas
Here
Guantanamo
Santiago
Mancel
Havana
Key West
Navy assigns naval militia to coast patrol fleet officers
Secretary of the navy orders mobilization of state naval militia to man patrol boats. Ad miral Erben reports the number mustered from six states including Massachusetts Connecticut New York Louisiana Maryland and Pennsylvania. Many officers listed are United States Naval Academy graduates.
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New York
Secretary of the Navy
Miben
United States
Admiral Erben
Massachusetts
Connoecticut
Louisiana
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Erben
United States Naval Academy
Not Every Man Has a Cough and Uses Carter's Balsam
A short promotional note promotes Carter's Cough Balsam as a reliable remedy. It highlights its affordability with 25 cent and 50 cent sizes and lists the Merrimack and Bridge streets drugstore as the seller. The tone mirrors a period dealer advertisement.
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Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimack
Bridge Streets
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a natural and fast remedy to regulate the stomach and bowels, aiming to prevent constipation by emphasizing ease of use and efficacy.
Hood's Pills Cure Liver Ills Headache and More
Hood's Pills are advertised as a remedy for liver ills biliousness and indigestion and headaches. The ad emphasizes ease of use and operation with a price of 25 cents.
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Hood
Spanish Fort Bombardment At Santiago Harbour
The bombardment reports heavy fire from American ships against Santiago de Cuba, with fortifications on the hill crest demolished and Morro Castle flag half masted. Describes shattered batteries, dead Spanish soldiers, and the dramatic loss of a Spanish officer amid intense fire. Seventeen prisoners held at Guantanamo plus others in the United States. The bombardment described as the war’s most deadly so far.
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Associated Press
Dauntless
Santiago de Cuba Bay
Kingston
Santiago Harbor
Morro Castle
Spain
Lieut
Hobson
Admiral Sampson
Schley
Guantanamo
United States
Texas
Brooklyn
Caye Smith
New Orleans
Their Honor Assailed Amid Spanish War Tensions
Madrid reports say President McKinley warned Admiral Cervera and General Pando of personal responsibility for the lives of Lieut Hobson and his men, provoking distrust of Spanish military honor. Havana dismisses 14 fleeing professors, while blockading ships stay inactive. Captain Amnon cites preparations of Lepanto and ships Cisneros and Princess de Asturias for sea within a month.
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Madrid
Pres. McKinley
Cervera
Pando
Hobson
McKinley
Havana
Amnon
Admiral Camara
Guantanamo
Maine
Carthagena
Cardinal Cisneros
Princess de Asturias
Landing near Santiago faces Spanish shore line
Dispatches describe attempts to land US troops within two miles of Santiago, noting a fifteen mile Spanish shore line. Ships shell Cabanas and Guayaganaco areas as launches reconnoiter under heavy fire. Admiral Sampson supports delaying landing until a safe site is secured, with possible joint landings at Cabanas, Guayaganaco and Rancho Cruz.
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Associated Press
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
United States
Santiago
Sampson
New York
Massachusetts
Cabanas
Santiago Harbor
Guayaganaco
Texas
Schley
Phillips
Lieut
Sharpe
Fiarlow
Admiral Sampson
Garcia
Harlow
Hart and
Powell
O'Donnell
Bloom
Ile
Cabanas Bay
Rancho Cruz
Sampson's Latest Attack at Santiago Batteries Losses
Havana dispatch reports that American warships dismounted two guns at Zacapa Castle and one at Morro in the latest assault on Santiago batteries. Eight sailors killed and three artillery officers wounded. Americans fared poorly at Cabrera Point as Spanish batteries halted landings. Texas and another ship bombarded forts while launches suffered heavy losses and withdrew.
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Madrid
Havana
Santiago
Zacapa Castle
Morro
Cabrera Point
Texas
Wreck of Norfolk and Western Passenger Train Near Shawsville
A Norfolk and Western passenger train No 4 derailed two miles west of Shawsville Virginia killing three aboard engineer A L Horner and fireman Edward Saddler both Bristol residents and injuring several including mail clerk I W Gill of Lynchburg plus two unnamed express messengers and several passengers. The engine buried Horner under it and Saddler died two hours later after being badly scalded as the train went down a grade when a flange on the outside rail broke causing the derailment and the mail coach to overturn and be demolished.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Shawsville
A. L. Horner
Bristol
Edward Saddler
A. S. Francis
Mercer
I. W. Gill
Lynchburg
Horner
Sadler
Stenographer Struck by Lightning at Pablo Beach
James T. Gatewood a private stenographer to General Fitzhugh Lee was struck by lightning at Pablo Beach near Jacksonville Florida and killed instantly. He came from Richmond Virginia and had been visiting about a week. Chris Robertson was nearby and knocked to the ground with a paralyzed lower body but recovered.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Pablo Beach
James T. Gatewood
Fitzhugh Lee
Gatewood
Richmond
Chris. Robertson
Cuban insurgents seek reconciliation amid U S intervention
Despatches from Havana report a sizable insurgent faction leaning toward reconciliation with Spain due to distrust of American intervention. Captain-General Blanco issues a proclamation regulating provisions and sets a tariff on foodstuffs. Dissensions grow among insurgent leaders, with some neutral and others opposing U S involvement, while a letter attributed to Gen. Gomez protests U S intervention to the Cuban Junta in New York.
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London
the Times
Havana
Blanco
Madrid
Guerra Madrid
Gomez
New York
United States
Connecticut Quota Ordered to Muster in National Guard
Major Thompson of the U S A received orders from Washington to muster in the Third regiment Connecticut national guard as the state's quota under the President's second call. The 12 company regiment will recruit from the Fourth regiment to fill its ranks in New Haven June 18.
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New Haven
Conn
Thompson
Washington
Connecticut National Guard
Connecticut
Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry Ad for Dysentery
An old advertisement extols Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry as a blessing for all ages and claims it treats dysentery diarrhoea and summer complaint as a nature’s specific remedy.
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Belshazzar
Kingston Jr
Lieut. Huntington
A. A. Pratt
Lores
Cape Maysi
Merrimac
Coast Patrol
Virginia
America
Boston Junction
Bess
Watter L. Main
Dewey
Manila
Walter
Crandestad
Walter L
Eddys
Wern
Zeno
Arctic
Sawdust Arena
Ad Vanes
Ellingwood's
Merimack Square
Moors’ Pharmacy
Oflice
Gorham Street
Try Armour
Caleb L. Smith
Boston
Middlesex Street
Lowell
Washburn, Crosby & Co
Parwisian
Igreenwood Bros
Lawrence St
Courier-Citigen
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