Miles lands troops on Porto Rico in favor of invasion
General Miles announces landing of 4000 troops and 12 vessels at Guanica on Porto Rico's southwest coast. The harbor is secured by the Gloucester and other ships while transports bring men, artillery, horses, and ammunition to establish supply bases for imminent reinforcements. The Massachusetts battleship and Colombia cruiser are among the warships in the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Washington
Army of Invasion
Miles
War Department
Guapica
Ponce
Gloucester
Wainwright
Guanica
Massachusetts
Colombia
Gioutesier
Sto Guarica
Landing at Guanica Reduces Resistance to Ponce Invasion
The expedition favored Guanica as a landing site while pushing toward Ponce, where Spanish forces retreated under fire. Gloucester's closer approach and Massachusetts and Columbia inshore fire pressed the defense, with four Spaniards reported killed and no American injuries. Ponce, the island’s second largest city, sits on a high plain with 22,100 residents and 47,000 in the district, connected by rail and roads and once linked to a telegraph cable. The harbor hosts about 2,000 Spanish troops. warships have clear control from the harbor to the town.
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Ponce
Hich
Massachusetts
Columbia
Gloucester
Porto Rico
Yauco
San Juan
Aayaguez
Guay=ama
Miles
Emperor William Sends Message to President Over Manila Situation
A German envoy delivers a highly ratifying message to President McKinley regarding Manila rumors. The cabinet reads it with great care, leaving the impression that Germany trusts Admiral von Diedrich and Admiral Dewey to handle the matter, without further mutual representations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
McKinley
William
Manila
von Diedrich
Dewey
United States
Shafter Reports Santiago Losses At Battle
General Shafter's detailed casualty report from the Santiago engagement lists total American casualties at 1,095. Of these 23 officers and 208 enlisted men were killed, 80 officers and 181 enlisted men wounded, with 81 men missing presumed dead and prisoners not taken.
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Anndred
Nwenty
den. Shafter
Santiago
War Department
Arrangements at Coast Hospitals for Soldiers Completed
The army medical department finished coast hospital stations with about 1000 beds at Fort Monroe and the Atlantic coast posts enough for present needs. The Surgeon General rejected private estate offers to care for the sick and wounded. Wounds from Santiago campaign heal rapidly, blood poisoning rare, Manter rifles’ bullets wounds not dangerous and respond to antiseptic treatment.
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Army
Atlantic
Fort Monroe
Surgeon
Santiago
Bodies Still In The Wrecks From Manila Battles
Divers examined the wrecks of Spanish warships sunk in Manila Bay after Dewey's victory. The Reina Christina shows intense fire damage with burned wood and charred remains, while the Castillls is less burned but severely wrecked. Bodies aboard are badly burned and waterlogged.
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Manila
Dewey
Manila Bay
Castills
Maine
Hatanus Harbor
Navy to overhaul nearly all big ships in U S docks
Most battleships and armored cruisers will be brought to the United States for overhauling as soon as possible. Only a few vessels will leave the Caribbean for simultaneous work. The Texas sails to New York from Santiago for repairs after battle damage. The Indians, Brooklyn, and Iowa also require various renovations and have suffered from shell impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West Indias
Navy Department
Texas
New York
Santiago
Ehige
Brooklyn
Cristobal Colon
Iowa
Garcia Angrily Reproaches Shafter Over Surrender Ceremonies
General Garcia voices disgust at General Shafter in a letter alleging poor treatment by American forces. He threatens to withdraw his troops to the hills, citing not being officially informed of the Toral surrender and not being invited to the surrender ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Garcia
Gen. Garcia
Toral
Pleads for Peace as Sagasta Seeks Terms at White House
Spain, amid a costly war, pleads for peace in Washington. Sagasta, realizing war’s futility, offers olive branch while seeking clemency from President McKinley after a landmark White House conference with Day Cambor and French officials. Officials report the envoy delivered a message from Madrid seeking terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Washington
White House
United States
Madrid
Peninsula
Sagasta
McKinler
McBicler
Day
M/ Cambor
Thibault
Legation
Debacle at Santiago and Spanish naval losses described
Don Antonio de Ulloa’s wreckage shows shells overwhelmed the crew as they attempted to lift treasure and escape. The article notes the remaining Spanish squadron at Cartagena and Ceuta, Spain seeking another fleet, while diplomacy in Washington gauges peace terms and Cuba independence amid ongoing operations in Porto Rico and possible Cervera court-martial.
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Don Antonio de Ulloa
Spain
Ceuta
Watson
Pelayo
Carlos V
Cartagena
Camara
Washington
Destruction of Cervera Fleet Sparks Manila Consternation
News from Manila reports consternation among Spaniards after Cervera’s fleet was destroyed. Rumors claimed a junction with Camara and a relief fleet approaching. Red Cross in New York says Cuba staff aiding yellow fever patients near Siboney have largely fallen ill or died.
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Cervera
Manila
Camara
Red Cross
New York
Cuba
Siboney
Ten Thousand Men Lacking from McKinley’s Call for Troops
The article notes slow state response to the president’s last call for volunteers. About 65,000 of 75,000 are ready for duty, with North Carolina far behind. Only 55 of 783 from the state have enlisted, while Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Virginia have furnished less than a third of their quotas.
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McKinley
North Carolina
Colorado
Louisiana
Nebraska
Tennessee
Virginia
History of a Week Pridas Blanes Opposes Petee
A digest of events from a World War I era week noting Blanes opposing Petee revisions, Major General Chance visiting San Diego hospital for dysentery, and troop movements to Newport News and Porto Rico. Reports claim 5000 Spaniards in Toral capitulation, ambushed by 3000 Cubans, with pursuit and rout. Lert Hobson arrives in New York to discuss Cervera ships, while transports move toward Cuba and Porto Rico. General Miles lands near Ponce, Cuban pleas to Sampson for Havana aid, and Garcia-Garcia communications scrutinized. News covers naval battles at Santiago, armor fortifications, and shifting control in Guantanamo and San Juan with ongoing war dispatches.
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Pridas
Blanes
Chance
Seid
San Diego
Chickamauga
Newport News
Porto Ivo
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Toral
Santiago
Barto Hica
Tampa
Brooke
Chicka- Tanga
Nipe
Garcia
Shafter
Guantanamo
Havana
Hobson
Gristobal Colon
Navy Department
Miles
Ponce
Porto Rico
Porto Tica
Cienfuegos
Sampson
Guenica
Shatter
Senor Ros
Spain
Mobile
Grand Duchess
Madrid
Yauco
San Juan
Songo
Hawaii Welcomes Coptic Arrival with Nationwide Joy
The Coptic’s July 18 arrival in Honolulu triggers a wave of celebration across Oahu as flags rise, bands play, and a citywide procession forms. News of Hawaii’s annexation spreads by telegraph and messenger, pausing business as residents cheer the United States ratifying the Newlands resolution.
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Honolulu
Jabilany
Hawaii
Ginnon
Oahu
Sre
San Francisco
United States
Mohican
Hatch
Effect of War on Harvest Scarcities in Dakota Fields
Northwest farmers face harvest hardship as World War I pulls men into service and bans roaming labor. A South Dakota grower notes towns once able to provide 200 harvest hands now offer none, risking crop losses without trenching labor from the East or local supply.
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Dakota
Northwest
West
South Dakota
Spein
Klondikers in Dire Straits at St Michael's Docking Lapse
The Humboldt brings word from Seattle of dire straits at St Michael's as river boats and thousands of Wiendikers cannot land due to docking shortages. Provisions run low aboard vessels and in port as water levels hinder travel up the Yukos river. Many stranded travelers would head south if they had enough food to reach Seattle or San Francisco.
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St. Michael's
Grable
Humboldt
Seattle
St. Michael’s
St. Michaels
Alesken
San Francisco
City restrained from spending funds on G A R encampment
A Cincinnati suit by taxpayer A M Stem secured an injunction preventing the city from expending 10000 for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment next September. Judge R B Smith of the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the appropriation beyond municipal powers and void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
R. B. Smith
Ohio
A. M. Stem
Grand Army of the
K Republic
Board of City Affairs
Hooley Exempted In Bankruptcy Court Petition
Ernest T. Hooley, London speculator and promoter, exempted in bankruptcy court after a receiving order was issued on his petition weeks earlier. Alesley stated bids paid Earl Del aware £25,000 to act as chairman of Dunlop Tire Company, and directors received £50,000. Lord Albemarle took £12,500 and two solicitors each £20,000 plus fees.
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Hooley
Ernest T. Hooley
London
Mr. Alesley
Earl Delaware
Dunlop Tire Company
Lord Albemarle
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Tasso
Antwerp
Man
Cowles
Anurshar
Charleston
Alger
Montack Point
Long Island
Victoria
Northern Pacific
von Zostrow
Sherburne
N. Y
Tehauntepyee
Warrensburg
James Long
Drayman
Whitsett M. Harris
Long
Harrig
Postroff
W. A. Thomas
Sovierville
Tean
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Coptie
Klondikers
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