Manila Surrenders as Dewey Bombards Forts
Manila falls to American forces after a two hour bombardment by the Olympia and land advance. Gen Augusti loses command. Gen Jaudemes takes over Manila as the city is occupied by United States troops and Spain is notified. Discrepancies and timing in dispatches from Hong Kong and Madrid are reported.
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Anguati
Pesco
Hong Kong
Manila
Dewey
Agship
Olympia
Augusti
Philippine
Spain
Berlin
Philippines
Jandemes
Washington
Merritt
Admiral Dewey
Mong Kong
London
Madrid
Jaudemes
United States
Count Casini
Russia
Narragansett Pier
State Department
Ycaterday
Porto Ricks Military Department
War Department
Porto Rico
Santiago de Cuba
Department of
Porto Rigo
John R. Brooke
Corbett at San Francisco: father kills wife then himself
P J Corbett, father of heavyweight James J Corbett, shot and killed his wife in their San Francisco home and then killed himself. He had been in poor health and is believed demented. The tragedy comes as the Corbett McCoy boxing match in Buffalo, N Y, may be postponed.
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Jim Corbett
Eilena Wite
Love
San Francisco
P. J. Corbett
James J. Corbett
Corbett
Bartlett Springs
Ireland
America
Harry
Tom
Jim
Joe Corbett
Corbett-McCoy
Buffalo
N. Y
Pope Leo's Condition Acknowledged By Papal Authorities
Reports confirm Pope Leo XIII is afflicted with progressive paralysis and dementia after earlier denial. The Vatican now admits the condition, describing it as a progressive illness affecting the pope.
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Leo XIII
Papal Authority Questioned as Pope Faces Crisis
Reports say the pope has lost capacity to speak clearly and delay. Cardinal Rampolla, secretary of state, directs matters while Sacred College members condemn the move as an unwarranted assertion of control lacking precedent or law.
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Cous
Cardinal Rampolla
Sacred College
McKinley Flags Philippines Core Issue for Peace Commission
President McKinley says the Philippines poses the main challenge for the forthcoming peace commission negotiating after the war. Cuba and Puerto Rico should be settled first under Spanish surrender, with the Philippines driving U S policy and political decisions for the broader settlement in the West Indies.
Exports and Imports Report From Washington
The July statement shows imports of merchandise totaling 60 674 006 with 19 571 009 duty free. Domestic exports rose to 971 180 742, while gold imports reached 2 618 590 and exports 11 407 013. Silver imports were 43 026, and foreign exports were 4 797 78. The port status notes Cuban and Porto Rican ports open to merchant vessels and no further proclamation needed to lift their blockade.
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Washington
New Oven
State Department
Navy to hold naval review for Admiral Sampson fleet
Washington reports the Navy Department will permit a New York naval review of Admiral Sampson’s ships to satisfy public demand. The fleet will sail up the North River to Grant’s tomb, fire a salute, then return to anchor. Expected in New York August 20, with Admiral Sampson meeting off Sandy Hook. Admiral Schley accompanies the fleet aboard the cruiser Brooklyn from Santiago.
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Washington
Navy Department
New York
Sampson
Allen
Department
New York Harbor
North River
Gen Grant
Admiral Sampson
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hood
Santiago
Schley
Brooklyn
They Blame Columbus in Madrid Press
London dispatch cites Times correspondent reporting that educated Spaniards show philosophical resignation toward national blame. They criticize government but blame the nation, noting colonies impoverished Spain. Columbus is called an evil genie, Magellan’s legacy debated, Sevill e preparing a monument.
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London
Madrid
The
Times
Columbus
New World
Spain
Havana
Magellan
Seville
Frightful Mortality at Santiago in Spanish Prison Camp
Reports from Santiago dated Aug 10 describe dire conditions in the Spanish prison camp with rampant disease and cremations due to high mortality. A funeral pyre of ten to twelve bodies is reported, saturated with kerosene and burned in the open air.
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Santiago Santiago
Nations appoint Cuba and Porto Rico evacuation commissions
Washington Aug. 16. The president named two commissions to adjust evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. Cuba: Maj. Gen. Wade, Rear Admiral Sampson, Maj. Gen. Butler. Porto Rico: Maj. Gen. Brooke, Rear Admiral Schley, Brig. Gen. Gordon. One member, Gen. William Gordon of Georgia, is a noted Savannah citizen and former Confederate veteran.
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Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
James F. Wade
W. T. Sampson
Matthew ©. Butler
John KR. Brooke
Winfield 5
Schley
William Gordon
William W. Gordon
Savannah
Georgia
Kansas irrigation fight renews in Wichita and Sedgwick County
Wichita and Sedgwick County officials allocate funds to back a suit against Colorado irrigation ditch companies challenging Arkansas River diversions. Farmers hold mass meetings at Mount Hope and other towns to raise about twenty thousand dollars to pursue the case through the courts.
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Kan
Colorado
Arkansas
Sedgwick County
Mount Hope
Colowich
Bentley
Mulvane
St. Louis
R. W. Golson
Merchants’ Exchange
Bellefontaine Cemetry
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