Peace terms delay from Madrid as Manila worries rise
Washington reports no Spanish reply yet on peace terms offered to Spain. Madrid cabinet appears reluctant to accept immediate terms, delaying any clear decision while Washington fears trouble from insurgents in the Philippines. US officials acknowledge moral duties to foreign residents and unprotected Spaniards, with possible clashes as troops move. General Miles may achieve a bloodless victory in Puerto Rico, while General Young returns to the front and the Navy approves fireproof deck wood for warships.
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Washington
M. Cambon
United States
Spain
Madrid
Spanish
Bagasta
State Department
Philippines
Manila
Porto Rico
War Department
Miles
Shafter
Gay
Long
Construction Bureau
Watson
Brooklyn
Oregon ship praised by Secretary Long for South America run
Secretary Long commended Union Ironworks San Francisco for the Oregon battleship’s record on around South America. The note of acknowledgment credits American design and construction and stresses skilled crew as key to vessel success under trying conditions.
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Washington
Union Ironworks
San Francisco
Oregon
South America
Shafter Reports July Sanitary Statistics
General Shafter's dispatch provides the July sanitary figures for the army. July 31 totals show 405 sick, 3164 fever cases, 722 fever cases returned to duty, with multiple July deaths noted and a July 31 death total of seven.
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Washington
Shafter
Army grants one month furlough for sick and wounded
Adjutant General Corbin, under the secretary of war, issues an order allowing sick and wounded soldiers at hospitals to travel home when able. The directive directs furlough for one month and transportation to their homes, sent to commanding officers at general hospitals and army corps headquarters.
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Washington
Corbin
Secretary of War
Rebuffed insurgents near Huanes in Cuba
Havana dispatch reports 404 insurgents repulsed by Spaniards near Huanes Pinar del Rio. Washington announces no extra congressional session unless peace talks yield extraordinary developments. Two volunteers die of typhoid at Camp Alger as McKinley accepts peace terms.
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Havana
Huanes
Pinar del Rio
Washington
Congress
Camp Alger
Cabinet Session Proves Uneventful Amid Peace Talks
Washington August 2 The cabinet meeting promised to shape peace terms but lasted one hour ten minutes and yielded only a press summary of the peace proposal. Members studied the statement line by line and discussed minor war details while expressing cautious optimism for peace. No Spanish reply or front news was reported, and a cabinet member suggested a reply could arrive this week though operative peace may take two months or more.
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Washington
Troops Wanted by General Merritt Prepares for Expanded Force
Washington reports administration weighing a rise to about thirty to thirty five thousand troops for General Merritt to handle possible contingencies in the Philippines. Aguinaldo regarded as a potential ally, not a strong threat, while Dewey’s dispatches praise his services. Merritt seeks up to sixty thousand troops to meet any emergency amid Cavite tensions.
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Washington
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Merritt
Manila
Philippines
Prd
United States
Spain
Ilands
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
San Francisco
Merriam
Manila troops arrive in Honolulu amid grand reception
The Doric carried the fourth Manila expedition to Honolulu where on shore the soldiers were feted with a royal reception and feast. Recruits from Colorado Oregon Nebraska and Pennsylvania joined Captain Barnett to form about 1 000 men for mobilizing Camp Merritt forces ahead of annexation celebrations.
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San Francisco
Doric
Honolulu
Manila
Colorado
Oregon
Nebraska
Barnett
Pennsylvania
Camp Merritt
Dauphin Republicans Nominate Ticket by Acclamation
The Dauphin County Republican convention nominated the ticket by acclamation. The slate includes for Congress at large and Harrisburg House seats, Keiper of Londonderry Township as district candidate for district attorney J B Seal of Millersburg for district attorney and Albert Millar for director of the poor W Scott Etroh for county surveyor John F Remsburg Hummelstown among nominees.
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Aus
Dauphin County
Forcongtrayman
House of Representatives
Keiper
Londonderry Township
F. M. Rutherford
Swatara Township
J. B. Seal
Millersburg
Albert Millar
W. Scott Etroh
John F. Remsburg
Hummoelstown
Spain to Sign Peace Preliminaries This Week
Rome correspondent reports Spain will sign the peace preliminaries within days, with only minor reservations. The agreement with the United States is expected to be formalized by Saturday.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
Spain
Canadians Receive seven hundred eight dollars award
Ottawa reports the department of marine received a Washington check for 7L.00 as the award to the Canadian sealers in the Herta sea.
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Ottawa
Department of Marine
Washington
Hertna
Reception of News At White House and Peace Prospects
Washington Aug 2 The administration holds no official word that Madrid has accepted peace terms though unofficial reports reach the president. Officials say preparations for Porto Rico and a provisional Porto Rican corps under General Wade proceed as if negotiations continue while hopes grow for an armistice and a near end to hostilities.
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Washington
Alger
White House
Madrid
United States
Wade
Corpa
Porto Rico
Carlist Uprising Reported Near Valencia
London dispatch notes a Carlist uprising alleged at Vento de Hanes, south of Valencia, reported by the Madrid correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.
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London
Madrid
Daily Telegraph
Vento de Hanes
Valencia
Resignation of Euston railroad superintendent announced
James Donnelly longtime superintendent of the Euston and Amboy and the Lehigh division Visions of the Lohiah Valley railroad resigns. The resignation takes effect September 1.
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Euston
James Donnelly
Amboy
Lehigh
Lohiah Valley Railroad
Spanish steamers blamed for Cuban blockade clash
Reports from Madrid say two Spanish steamers helped force the blockade in Cuban waters and were attacked by American forces.
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Madrid
Cuban
Volunteer Engineers Break Camp for Porto Rico
At Camp Townsend Peekskill N Y Aug 2 orders publish that the First Regiment of Volunteer Engineers will break camp at daybreak Thursday. They will embark for Porto Rico with all camp equipment aboard the City of Chester from Roa Hook landing. Ten days rations to be drawn tomorrow. Rejoicing runs through the camp. A E Vohria.
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Camp Townsend
Peekakilis
N. Y
Porto Rico
Chester
Roa Hook Landing
Spain Upholds Secrecy in Peace Negotiations
Madrid reports, via Daily Mail correspondent, that the government believes negotiations require utmost secrecy. Officials insist on complete reserve to ensure success, with silence described as essential and competitive.
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Spain
London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Spain Seeks Peace as Madrid Hints at Accord
London dispatch reports Spain signaling willingness to accept most American demands in the Philippines case. Officials expect a U S reply on monetary claims and Philippine terms, with cabinet meetings deferred until Washington sends fresh intelligence. The French ambassador Cambon is cited as influential, and press liberty may increase after final arrangements.
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London
Madrid
Standard
M. Cambor
United States
West Indies
Spain
Wrain
Washington
Mantle
Burgos
M. Cambon
Philippines
Postmaster General Modifies Mail Rule for Porto Rico
Washington august 2 Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith issued an order altering the prior ban on sending mail to Spain and dependencies to permit postal communication with Ponce Porto Rico The order mirrors the Santiago rule and allows all classes of mail in domestic United States malls to be sent to and from Ponce All mail contents in the system are to be subject to military inspection.
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Washington
Charles Emory Smith
Spain
Ponce
Porto Rico
Santiago
United States
Breckenridge Takes Command At Camp Thomas
Major General J. C. Breckenridge arrived from Washington and assumed command of Camp Thomas at Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park. The Fifth Niinola infantry, once ordered to the front and recalled, received orders to proceed to Newport News and report to Brigadier General Fred D. Grant for embarkation with his brigade for Porto Rico. The command will leave Camp Thomas before daybreak tomorrow.
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Chattanooga National Military Park
Washington
Camp Thomas
Niinola Infantry
War Department
Newport News
Fred D. Grant
Porto Rico
Capitol Building Commission Sets Corner Stone Ceremony
Harrisburg August 2 the capitol building commission will meet Thursday to finalize plans for laying the corner stone of the new capitol a week from tomorrow Governor Hastings will preside and introduce orator Colonel A K McClure of Philadelphia invited guests include members of the legislature judges of the superior and supreme courts and other prominent citizens of the commonwealth.
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Capitol Building Commission
Hastings
A. K. McClure
Philadelphia
Superior
Supreme Courts
Commonwealth
Transports to Carry Grant Brigade to Porto Rico
The quartermaster's department will have half a dozen transports at Newport News within a week to convey General Grant's brigade to reinforce General Miles in Porto Rico. The Hudson and Manitoby are already there, and four more vessels Leona Rio Grande Alamo and Yale will arrive in five to six days.
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Washington
Quartermaster's Department
Newport News
Pensions Increases Noted For Several Individuals
Washington August 2 pensions have been initiated with increases for Leander Brooks Thompson Bus Quehanna to H0 William A Taylor Dixon Wyoming from 1 to BA Retenue and increase John Squires Willawa Hrad ford from 10 to 12 Original widows Ella F Gullick Towanda from 8
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Pennsyvania
Leander Brooks
Thompson
Busquehanna
William A. Taylor
Dixon
Wyoming
John Squires
Willawa
Hradford
Ella F
Gullick
Towanda
Spain Accepts Peace Conditions in McKinley Plan
Madrid dispatch reports Spain accepts main terms of peace with the United States and only minor details remain. A peace delegation will be formed to confer with U S representatives, Sagasta's Cabinet endorsing the terms and seeking small amendments before immediate peace.
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Spain
Sagasta
United States
New York
Evening Journal
Madrid
McKinley
Dole Receives Otis as Islands Farewell Hint
From Honolulu July 26 dispatches report President Dole and cabinet hosting Major General Otis at the government building amid cordial reception. Otis plans Manila transit if no orders alter. Hawaii to have no military governor with Colonel Barber as post commander. Mrs Nitania Sumner dies of typhoid on voyage.
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San Francisco
Dorie
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Associated Press
Peru
City of Puebla
Dole
Hatch
Ola
Otixy
Hawaii
Barber
Charles H. Watson
Minnesota
Red Cross
Unclear historical news roundup with multiple items
Fragmented dispatches note peace talks with Spain, Bismarck funeral, Philippine troop moves, boxing bout at Judge Camp, local visits by Colonel Stone, building completion in Connell, typhoid cases at Camp Alger, and Scranton weather summaries.
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Olonel W. A. Stone
Scranton
Connell
No Extra Session Planned by Congress
Washington reports no extra session of Congress will be convened. The White House states the House will not meet until regular session next December unless extraordinary developments occur. The Senate may assemble briefly only to ratify the peace treaty if current plans proceed.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Garcia Shafter Affair Clarified By Cuban Leader
New York reports President T Estrada Palma of the Cuban junta answered questions on the Garcia Shafter dispute. He said no danger exists that a misreading between Cubans and an American could derail the campaign. He praised Garcia and all Cubans for gratitude toward the United States.
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New York
T. Estrada Palma
Garcia
Shafter
United States
Grand Circuit Races Open in Columbus with Three Easy Wins
In Columbus Ohio August 2 three Grand Circuit events opened the meet with tame races. All winners claimed straight heats as heavy track conditions slowed times. Matth Patterson won the 217 trot, Gayton was runner up with best time 29.104, Argetta triumphed in the 214 pace, Hamiton won the 22 trot with Cattleton second.
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Matth Patterson
Gayton
Murry Olivier
Argetta
Olivier Net Belng
Hamieton
Cattleton
Louis McT
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania New York and New England
Forecast from August 2 predicts varying conditions across eastern Pennsylvania and western New York with possible showers Wednesday afternoon or evening and winds turning dusty. Western Pennsylvania expected thunder showers and cooler, breezy conditions while New England and the mid Atlantic stay fair and sultry with rising temperatures and light southerly winds.
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Wedoarediur
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Werald
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