Cervera Crushed as Santiago Siege Nears End
Washington July 4 reports bore persuasive signals of victory as Admiral Sampson and General Shafter drive Spanish forces toward surrender in Santiago. Early Saturday, Shafter demanded capitulation, with forces already in and around the city. casualties mount on both sides as American troops press the harina. A list of wounded from the campaign includes numerous officers and enlisted men, underscoring the heavy cost of the assault while the nation awaits final capitulation.
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Washington
Cuba
Samopson
Carvera
Sampson
Shatter
Ignd
Shefter
Shafter
Morro
Cervers
Bevone Rarer
Tess
Grimes’ Rml
Lawton
Santiago
Associated Press
Garcia
R. A. Alger
Reinforcements Reach Dewey at Cavite on July 1
Dewey reinforced by ships and troops as word arrives from Hong Kong on July 4. An array of infantry including 4th, 6th, 10th, 13th, and 16th regiments suffer wounds described as leg and thigh injuries. Specific names such as Gideon Daleygo and Dennis Guinesé are listed among the wounded with units A and H.
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Gideon Daleygo
Taroop B
1St Cavalry
Dennis Guinesé
Dth
Charles Molke
Groop B
Ard
L. Pope
Nathaniel Ache
Ith
Jame
6Th Infantry
George P. Douglass
10Th Infantry
Clarence B. Leedy
16Th Infantry
J. A. Bledove
6Th
T. G. A. Gumpa
B. Balla
13Th Infantry
Joan J. Mites
Iafantry
R. O
Avairr
Ite
J. R. Barnes
Gtn Infantry
Knee
Dewey
Hong Kong
Cavite
Fourth as a Death Day in Independence Anniversary Lore
A fragmentary reminiscence notes deaths of Samuel Richards, T. Fister Ames, William Kirby, and multiple U.S. presidents on July 4. Mentions Adams and Jefferson, their correspondence and roles, Jefferson credited with authorship of the declaration, and references to the Declaration’s founder and religion alignment.
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Samuel Richards
T. Fister Ames
Harvard College
William Kirby
Ible
United States
Adeamy
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Washington
Joan Adams
Jefferson
Adams
Jetsella
Arthur
Nia
Virginia
Acquitted by the Crown in a Leadville case
Twenty years ago Powers, once a versatile official in Leadville, avoided killing a son-in-law with Colt revolvers and shifted to politics and public service. Facing a Missourian charged with horse stealing, Powers used a political gambit to secure the suspect’s discharge, swaying the courtroom and securing re election prospects.
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Powers
Barchay
Bug
Denver
Leadville
Cavan City
Fle
Pat Kennedy
Colt
Leary
Tie
Konoratu
Janker
Vourt
Joplin
Ols
Doha Shea's
Fourth of July in the Navy traditions and salutes
On the Fourth of July every commissioned U S navy ship at anchor or at rest must fire a national salute from sunrise to sunset with the ensign at the peak. At sea salutes are dispensed with on press ships, but the ensign remains flown. Naval stations keep the ensign flying all day and foreign ships may receive a salute as courtesy if present.
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Washington
United States Navy
Department
White House
Shafter
Humphreys
Key West Oran
Alger
Actes
I. Ae
Santiago
Ghee
Miles
Shsfter
Siboney
Americans Sink Spanish Vessels Around Manzanillo Harbor
A dispatch from July 3 reports three American ships returning from Manzanillo after sinking two Spanish gunboats, a sloop, and a pontoon. The Hornet took eleven hits but remained in action, towed to safety by the Wampatuck. other American ships damaged multiple gunboats and disrupted Spanish land batteries. The task force, under Gen. Shafter, prepared for further operations near Santiago with reinforcements and transport movements under way.
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New York
Hernd
Lantiags
Flaya del Este
Sampson
Manzanillo
Rother
Eaeh Combatane
Ala
Vesela
Noguiva Bay
Hiat
Hlat
Saafter
Swatter
White House
Alger
Corbin
Gen
Miles
Kentucky woman aims for U S presidency and planks
A Kentucky resident Mrs Josephine K Henry of Versailles pledges to run for president with a platform including religious liberty reform, allowing women to hold any office, and arming women with concealed weapons. Supporters see it as a sensational bid challenging traditional roles and congressional chaplains.
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Josephine K. Henry
Henry
Kentucky
United States
Gare
Gelva Lock Wood
Versailles
Lease
tWenry
Josentine i Henry
America
Ton
Mrs. Henry
Congress
Heary
Washington
Capital Manila Vividly Described In Old Boston Watchman
A Boston Watchman article paints Manila as the capital split by the river Fasig with old walls and gates, Luneta promenade, and a busy riverfront. It notes stone houses without glass, windows glazed with oyster shell squares, and a cosmopolitan scene of friars, officials, natives, and promenading society.
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Manila
San Francisco
Binondo
Luneta
Boston Watchman
Christmas Cheer Ahead in Detroit News Bar Talk
A lighthearted Detroit News snippet hints at holiday mood as people seek festive bars and shops before Christmas. The tone is cheerful, noting readiness of bars and shopping spots for the season.
Nogood Town and its restless crowd described by verse
A poem from the New Haven Register paints Nogood as a desolate town by the River Slax. It mocks dreamers and fools, framing the place as old, despairing, and ruled by cowardice, with a warning to heed duty and avoid its influence.
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Noxgood
Nowar
Good
Dar
New Haven
Bright Boy Passes Navy Exam By Bold Answer
Washington correspondent recalls a humorous naval recruitment scene aboard a school ship where a boy quips where he was born as Modern Times of Portland. He answers questions about age and rulers with playful references, highlighting wit over formal schooling in a naval context.
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Washington
Chicago Record
Aa Soy
Zoradsian
Navy
Modern Times
Portland
Havre
Mareh
Hegland
United States
Wisconsin People and Judges Move Through Early Careers
Wisconsin native Wheeler Howland captains a new Green Bay company after high school in Green Bay and military training at the University of Wisconsin where he served as first lieutenant in a varsity unit. George T. Flom, now in New York, summers at Utica while completing German studies at Columbia University and receiving a Pa BD in library science. Judge John B. Cleland, Janesville native, longtime Rock County resident, elected circuit judge in Portland, Oregon after practice in Iowa and North Dakota and service on the Oregon bench since 1898.
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Wheeler Howland
New Green Bay Company
Major Howland
University of Wisconsin
Green Bay High School
George T. Flom
New York City
Utica
Lo Rélufs
New York
Columbia University
Tiom
Columbia
Southern University
John B. Cleland
Rock County
Janesville
Portland
Oregon
Cleland
James Cleland
Carroll College
Waukee
Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Iowa
North Dakota
Makarov’s Plows to Keep Neva Open in Winter
Admiral Makarof of the Russian navy unveils two types of ice plows able to cut through twelve inch thick ice. The government orders immediate construction of two diesel engines of 10,000 horsepower each armed with these plows to keep the Neva River and Russian ports navigable through winter. The ports and naval jades are usually closed for about four months each year.
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Makarof
Ica
Neva
Rustovite
Russia
Literary Tripwiphs Reading Tour Sparks Guesswork
Detralt News notes uncertainty over a reader’s drawing ability on an upcoming tour. The piece cites vague reactions and questions about audience interest, with no clear verdict or confirmed details.
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Detralt News
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Joan WM. Hemiltue
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We. Sinich
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Caprain O'Neill
Volunteer Cavalry
Michle
West Point
28Th Infantry
McCoy
John H. Patterson
Henry Carroll
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Henry W. Wessels
Sd Cavalry
Augustus B. Blocksom
7Th Cavalry
John Sr. Kerr
Sth
George K. Hunter
Cav
George A. Dodd
Caval
Frank B. McCoy
Winthroy S. Wood
Sth Cavalry
Haskell
12Th
Volvaoteer Cavalry
Mille
Oren B. Meyer
Liew
Artur
Walter C. Shorty
6Th Cavalry
B. Rodman
20Th Infantry
Mod
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Volunteers
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Coit
Samuel Devon
Turman
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Purdy
Mont
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Wood
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J. Carroll
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Lackmore
R. McDonald
Rough Riders
Wagner
Lach
Charles Jones
24H
Boreutt
Bth
Jacob Kuhten
BE. H. Erscety
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Joan Bonner
2D Infantry
H. W. Wessels
Ged
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O. D. Meyer
Lip
Grola
Arthur Thayer
Rd Cavalry
J. T. Conrad
Urd
Ankle
Nevanage
10Th Cavalry
Wiley Hipsaur
Alexander Higgins
24Th Infantry
A. L. Douglass
Sergent
Patrick Welch
Philippines
Detroit News
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