Manila naval battle ends in Spanish losses and American engagement
May 2 Madrid reports a major naval clash off Manila between Admiral Dewey and Montejo. Spanish vessels including the Don Juan de Austria and Reina Maria Christina were sunk or crippled, several commanders killed, as Spanish crews burned or sank ships to avoid capture. Dewey’s force pursued, with later reports noting American ships in the harbor and varied official accounts from Madrid and London.
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Don Juan de Austria
Reina Maria Christina
Castilla
Mindana
Mindano
Don Antonio de Ulloa
Montejo
Madrid
Paris
Naval Bureau
Manila
Cavite
Isla of Cuba
Catilla
Baker Bay
London
Minister of Marine
Spain
Ullao
Dewey
Honk Koeng
Daily Mail
Correpidor Island
Hong Kong
Concha
Corregidor Island
The
Times
Olympia
Boston
Concord
Bocachica
Weyler
Shafter to Command Cuba Army. Cuba Troop Departure Delayed
In Tampa Gen Shafter expects to assume command in Cuba within a week or ten days and will decide on certifying war correspondents passes. He may limit accredited reporters. Separate report from Springfield notes record May crowds, Camp Tanner turnout over 15,000, and visiting relatives.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Shafter
Army of Occupation
Cuba
Springfield
Wabash
Chicago & Alton
St. Louis, Peoria & Northern
St. Louis
Peoria
Illinois Central
Camp Tanner
Milwaukee
Manila Fight Report Shows Spanish Victory Hopes Dimmed
The article recounts a naval battle near Manila with Commodore Dewey’s fleet attacking the Spanish at Cavite. It notes heavy damage to the Spanish Armada, American ships unharmed, and rumors of insistent Spanish losses while London and Lisbon dispatches question whether the United States can retreat or renew the assault.
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Dewey
Wong Jong
Subic
Admiral Montejo
Manila
Bay
London
United States
San Francisco
Manila Bay
Governments Declare Neutrality Up to May Day
Washington May 2 The state department lists Great Britain Italy Netherlands Sweden Norway Switzerland Colombia Mexico Japan Russia France Korea Argentina Republic Portugal and Uruguay as neutral as of today No notice received from Germany and Austria
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Colombia
Mexico
Japan
Russia
France
Corea
Argentine Republic
Portugal
Uruguay
Germany
Austria
Cuban forces consolidate as fighting subsides
General Gomez reported 25 000 able bodied men in the Cuban armies. Since then there has been no major combat and the forces are likely in better condition aside from clothing shortages. Forage is abundant across the island.
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Maximo Gomez
Wisconsin visitors tour Camp Harvey at state fairgrounds
About 25 000 people visited Camp Harvey at the state fair grounds on Sunday. The Wisconsin national guard volunteers were camped there and excursions operated from across the state. The camp was open from ten a m to seven p m with Gov Scofield and other state officers among the visitors. Impressive religious services were also held during the day.
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Camp Harvey
State Fair Grounds
Wisconsin National Guard
Bread Riots Roil Italian Cities Rallying for Food
In Rome May 2 riots spread across Rimini Naples Ravenna Ferrara Nosarro and Bari as bakers and workers protest hunger. Anarchists clashed with police. several arrests andFatalities reported amid arson vandalism and looting. Authorities flood streets with troops and armament while cities vote bread price cuts.
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Rome
Rimini
San Archangelo
Naples
Ravenna
Ferrara
Nosarro
Foggia
Bari
Tornado Deaths Hit Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota
A tornado originating in northeast Nebraska moved northeast across the southeast South Dakota corner causing damage near Elk Point. One man, John P. Johnson, was killed. The storm then entered northwestern Iowa destroying many houses in Maurice, Sheldon, Akron and Ashton. Two children named Lemkahl were killed near Sheldon.
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Sioux City
Nebraska
South Dakota
Elk Point
John P. Johnson
Iowa
Maurice
Sheldon
Akron
Ashton
Lemkahl
Cuban forces dig earthworks around Havana defenses
London dispatch reports Capt. Gen. Blanco ordering a desperate Havana defense. In Matanzas 10,000 soldiers labor day and night to throw up earthworks and enclose the city in a vast arc as the siege tightens.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Blanco
Havana
Matanzas
Manila Must Yield to Spanish Ultimatum in Manila Crisis
London dispatches report Commodore Dewey gave Captain General Augusti 24 hours to surrender war stores and coal without tax, threatening consequences if refused. Madrid officials reportedly authorized compliance, martial law declared, and the Emeraldda steamer carrying Manila specie believed boarded by Americans.
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London
Dewey
Madrid
Gen
Augusti
Manila
Gen. Augusti
The
Standard
Senor Aguilera
Home Office
Emeralda
Colonial Office
Telegraph Company
Battle of Manila details reach British Colonial Office
Reports from Manila describe US forces entering Manila harbor at dawn and engaging both forts and the Spanish fleet near Cavite. The Spanish fleet is said to be annihilated after a two hour engagement with heavy losses, including four hundred killed. Debates on use of petroleum bombs and fires in Manila follow.
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British Colonial Office
London
Manila
Colonial Office
United States
Manila Harbor
Cavite
Manilla Bay
Madrid Under Martial Law After Manila News
Caban assumes command as Madrid braces under a state of siege after a mob clash near the Apollo theater. Reports from London and Hong Kong describe the Philippine battle, Dewey’s assault on Manila, and diplomatic positions as Spain and Britain react.
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Caban
Madrid
Puerto del Sol
Apollo Theater
Hussars
Manila
Chicago
Record
Washington
Julian Pauncefote
Nong Kong
White House
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Gen Charles C Walcutt Dies in Omaha Visit
Gen Charles C Walcutt of Columbus Ohio died at St Josephs hospital in Omaha Monday afternoon at 3 30 after gangrene set from a Civil War wound. He had come to visit his sister Mrs F P Mills six weeks earlier. Amputation of the leg failed to halt the disease. He was the youngest major general of the volunteer army.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles C. Walcutt
Columbus
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Walcutt
Status of Spanish Residents in War Time
The president prepares a proclamation to fix the status of Spanish subjects in the United States within a day or two. It will declare them under suspicion and announce stringent measures to prevent hindering a speedy and successful conduct of war against Spain.
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Washington
Kingdom of Spain
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