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Coast Signal Service Aids Coastal Defense Effort
Washington May 24. The navy creates a coast signal service with 2300 personnel along the Atlantic and gulf coasts to observe hostile fleets. Twenty four central stations connect by telegraph and telephones to the navy, aided by 1200 lighthouse force and 1060 life-savers. Secretary Long funded 75000 for observation towers from Maine to Texas. Gen Miles announces readiness to invade Cuba with 75000 to 100000 men, with 20000 as an advance guard and initial landings near Matanzas or east of Havana. Cervera’s fleet is deemed unable to escape, with news awaited on its possible capture or destruction. Paymasters for Philippine expedition named. three will go to Manila. Sir John T. Gilbert of Ireland is reported dead.
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Washmington
Atlantic
Gulf
Navy Department
Coast Signal Service
Bartlett
Naval Board of Information
Bar Harbor
Galveston
Tex
Coast Signal Office
Long
Maine
Texas
Naval Quartermasters
Lighthouse Service
Treasury Department
Mains
Miles
Cuba
Havana
Blanco
Matanzas
Key West
War Department
Cervera
Washineton
Ala Dewey
San Francisco
Charleston
Manila
Golden Gate
Raccoon Straits
Au Revoir
Glass
Presidio
Admiral Dewey
Pacific Coast
Wasaineron
Philippine Islands
Dewey
Navy
Pacific
Department
Cal
Pekin
Australia
Sydney
City of
Philippines
Wesley Merritt
Tampa
Fla
Sampson
Reaprne
Washington
Carpenter Steel Works
McKinley
Cadiz
Omnavvar
Cuban
Bon Roque
Gibraltar