Schley Blocks Dons Way at Santiago Bay
The Navy reports Spanish fleet under Cervera is confined in Santiago de Cuba harbor. Commodore Schley guards the entrance, claiming vessels cannot escape due to hills and a narrow inlet. Analysts say U S ships can prevent relief attempts until Capitan Cervera surrenders or is starved.
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Santiago de Cuba
Spain
Madrid
Cervera
Navy Department
Schley
Bantingo
Cape Verde
Sehley
Stutinge Bay
London Daily Mail
Cuba
Admiral Carvera
Santiago
Admiral Cervera
Morre Castle
Toe
Sampson and
Schrey
Sar Tsih
Mort
Cardenas Attack Reveals Wrecked Harbor and Casualties
Cuban refugee Ernest Castro recounts the American assault at Cardenas and the Winslow engagement. Spanish gunboats hidden behind trees fired on U S ships, destroying two enemy boats with heavy losses. Cardenas harbor and wharves burned, Spanish casino destroyed, thirteen soldiers killed as they fled. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders muster rolls noted for front lines. Hudson’s Smokestack shows the battered gunboat return to Key West after the fight.
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Ernest Castro
Cardenas
Key West
Castro
Gqvo
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
War Bulletins From The Caribbean And Europe
Dispatches report 18 000 Spanish troops in Porto Rico and Spanianis in the Canaries fearing American fleet bombardment. The Holland submarine torpedo boat purchased by the Government. War reduces first and second class ocean travel. London says Queen Victoria favors a US alliance. Havana via Jamaica notes Spanish troops in Cuba are disheartened and express a wish that the war ends soon.
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Spanianis
Canary Islands
Holland
London
Victoria
United States
Havana
Jamaica
Cuba
War updates and naval assets reported in early dispatches
The article notes a large expansion of the auxiliary fleet with 89 vessels, including 15 cruisers and 16 revenue cutters, along with details of U S and European maritime concerns. It also covers incidents from Utah to Manila, such as an agent’s surrender over a transport contract, a Birmingham man’s challenge, and a Maxim gun order from Washington.
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Spain
Srance
Great Britain
United States
Manila
Annapolis Academy
Addai
Carpenter Steel Works
Reading
Apies
Aguimalio
Dewer
Silent Cable Cutters After Santiago Engagement
The St. Louis and Wampatuck engaged Spanish forts at Morro and Guantanamo on May 18. They cut the cable guarding Santiago Bay, returned to Guantanamo, and completed the job despite minor damage and one injury. Officers and men were jubilant afterward.
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St. Louis
Santiago
Guantanamo
Morro
Dewey Denies German Landings at Manila Amid Blockade
Manila dispatch says the German consul attempted to land provisions from a German ship but Admiral Dewey refused. The German cruiser threat was abandoned as Dewey warned he would fire on the ships. Navy notes confirm ongoing blockade and Manila’s provision scarcity.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Montejo
Dewey
Navy Department
McKinley Calls for 75000 More Volunteers for War
Washington issues a proclamation calling up 75 000 more volunteers to bring the U S army to about 280 000 including regulars and volunteers The call is expected to hasten moves on Cuba and Puerto Rico Enlistment open to all fit men regardless of prior training with two year terms and non militia origin noted
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McKinley
Cuba
Dewey
Manila
Washington
Congress
United States of America
Kingdom of Spain
United States
William MacKinley
The
District of Columbia
War Department
William M’kinley
William R. Day
Porto Rico
Madrid
Expedition to Manila Embarks Troops and Navy Ships
The Monterey is ordered to join Dewey's squadron en route to Manila with 7000 troops and a plan to coal at Pearl Harbor. The Charleston begins its voyage from San Francisco as 3 steamers Pekin Sydney Australia head toward Honolulu to form a transport fleet. The War Department negotiates additional ships and may arm Northern Pacific vessels for government service.
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Charleston i
Manila
Heaplulu
Philippines
Monterey
Carin
China
Centennial
Colon
Zealand
Pekin
Australia
Sydney
Honolulu
Bennington
Glass
Charleston
Golden Gate
Presidio
Admiral Dewey
War Department
San Francisco
Preent
Congress
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Dire Havana Plunged in Desperate Straits Amid Cuban Conflict
Letters via Mexico report a dire Havana situation with people eating horse meat as cattle are seized by the army. Insurgent bands control interior towns while Spaniards dominate the northern coast. A Spanish rail line block and coal shortages prompt Gen Blanco to halt gas works and key industries.
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Mexico
Havana
Batabano
Blanco
McKinley imposes cabinet war news censorship
President McKinley enacts censorship over Cabinet members other than Secretary Long and Secretary Alger. The rest of the cabinet will learn only war information the president and his advisers deem appropriate, limiting public knowledge of war news.
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McKinley
Long
Alger
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