Destructive Sailor Bombardment Amid Cuban Harbor Assaults
June 7 reporting from Care Hartien notes intense fighting around Santiago de Cuba with ten American ships bombarding El Moro, Punta Gorda, Socapa, and Cincereales. American fire described as highly effective, Spanish defenses damaged, and land actions at Aguadores and Daiquiri ongoing. Reports claim Maria Teresa sunk, Cuban forces attacking Santiago, and civilians fleeing. Deserter Arthur Thomas from the Third Cavalry is captured in Macon, Missouri.
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Santiago
el Moro
Socapa
Punta Gorda
Aguadores
Santiago Bay
Reina Mercedes
Daiquiri
Santiago de Cuba
Cape Haytien
Santiargo
Cervera
Pando
Linares
Manila Hero Capt. Gridley Dead at Sea
Captain Charles V. Gridley commander of the cruiser Olympia, hero of the Manila battle, has died. A cablegram from Kobe dated June 4 and received by the navy department states he died today and his remains accompany him on the ship Coptic. The news notes his discharge as invalided home after medical review at Hong Kong. Mrs. Gridley requests cremation at Yokohama or, if not possible, embalming and shipment home.
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Charles V. Gridley
Olympia
Manila
Navy Department
Spain
Hong Kong
Gridley
Board of Medical Survey
Department
Galt
Optic
Kobe
Tiriding
Metoy
Yokohama
Camp Thomas Troops Ready for Full Strength in June
Pang Ga June 7 Soldiers at Camp Thomas report healthful conditions with 42,000 men and minimal sickness. Food supplies are ample with over 1,000,000 rations stored in Chattanooga and room for 5,000,000. General orders direct regiments to recruit to 106 men per battalion with one recruiting officer and four enlisted men each.
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Chickamauga Pang
Camp Thomas
Chattanooga
Large Republican Gains Reported Across Kansas in Election
Late returns from June elections show Republicans winning big across Kansas with about a 10 000 plurality for governor, near 5 000 for Congress in the Second district, and Tongue reelected in the First district by over 2 000. State Senate 23 Republicans to 7 opposition. total legislature heavily Republican. Also notes Kansas wheat prospects excellent and Burlington Iowa baseball club disbanded due to reduced attendance and war weather.
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Port
Ore
Freer
Moody
Congress
Tongue
Senate
Loase
American Bravery in Sinking Merrimac at Santiago Channel
Navy dispatches detail Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson and seven sailors volunteering to guide the collier Merrimac into the Santiago harbor channel. They sank her to trap Spanish ships, with two wounded, all eight captured but later expected to be exchanged. Cervera sent a flag of truce praising the act and offering prisoner exchange. Hobson's name joined famous American naval heroes.
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Wasuvietos
Navy Department
Haytl
Santiago
Juse
Hobson
Cervera
Ausuia
SamPson
Lawrence
Paul Jones
Perry
Cushiog
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Merrimac
Navy
Volier
Socuna
Regio
United States
Boata
Bio
Ovideo
Avideo
Warrant officer promotions amid wartime bravery
The text states that fit sailors will be appointed warrant officers and awarded medals of honor for bravery. Promotions will place them in command positions, grant better shipboard accommodations, and improve their financial standing.
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Rani
Cuba Is Isolated By Cable Cutting In Cuba
The Cuban coast lies cut from the outside world after a cable vessel, guided by the Dolphin, severed the Kingston and other lines along Santiago Guantanamo and Haiti routes. Spanish landlines face disruption, hindering troop mobilization if American troops land. Merrimac crew status reported safe. Adm Sampson hosted Capt Oviedo to review fleet. unconfirmed claim of sinking a Spanish torpedo boat last Friday night. Funston sails to join Twentieth Kansas regiment for Cuba duties.
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Santiago
Cuba
United States
Dolphin
Kingston
Guantanamo
Marblehead
Windom
Cienfuegos
St. Louis
San Juan de Porto Rico
Merrimac
Hobson
Sampson
Cervera
Oviedo
Sates
Admiral Cervera
Capt. Oviedo
Admiral Sampson
Texas
Oregon
Iowa
Cape Verde
Santiago de Cuba
Ovy
New Orleans
New York
Massachusetts
Campaign in favor of peace began in Spain
Madrid correspondent quotes Senor Moret warning the government lacks plan and unity. He says a plebiscite would yield peace even among soldiers, the regency faces attack, and Spain drifts toward deeper crisis amid a foreign war and internal strife. Duke Almodovar de Rio accuses the United States of violating international law by seizing ships and bombing ports.
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Senor Moret
Loxion
Madrid
London Morning Post
Spain
Senor Castellar
dfMcult
Mapnio
Duke Almodovar de Rio
United States
Guanatunamo
Treasury views tea tax on revenue and health quality
Washington reports the treasury department considers a ten cent per pound tea duty a major revenue source. For the year ending June, imports reached a record 114,347,175 pounds, suggesting potential $11,000,000 in duty. Proponents argue the tax would curb adulterated tea and improve quality without raising consumer prices, while per capita use would reflect broader impact.
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Washington
Treasury Department
London
United States
Corporate combines threaten war tax for Spain aid
New York Journal reports seven powerful corporations including Standard Oil and the sugar trust unite to oppose the war tax claiming unconstitutional gross receipts provision. Sleeping car railroads may face tax challenges as authorities seek rapid wartime funding. Nellie Grant Sartoris to wed Gen Henry Kyd Douglass in Ban Hannon Maine. Douglass fought for the Union and is a noted Civil War figure.
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New York
New York Journal
United States
Spain
Standard Oil Company
The
Sugar Trust
Pullman Car Company
Wagner Palace Car Company
Great Northern Hallroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Ban Hannon
Henry Kyd Douglass
Maryland
Douglass
Stonewall Jackson
Nellie Grant
Algernon Sartoris
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Macon
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Third United States Cavalry
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Thomas
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Geer
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Kan
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State Board of Agriculture
Burlington
New York Herald
Blanco
McKinley
OmMoer
Funston
Tampa
Fla
Col. Pred Funston
San Francisco
Miles
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