War Diary of the Opening Conflict From a Spanish View
Spanish reports from Havana describe prewar Cuban imports of provisions, war losses in the Mendez line, insurgent actions and Spanish casualties, and harsh tax measures in Matanzas. Daily entries cover shortages, hospital efforts, prisoner captures, and government payroll delays amid ongoing hostilities.
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Presa
Havana
Spain
United States
Cuba
Mendez
Argonauto
Cienfuegos
Reina de Los Angeles
Santiago de Cuba
Jose Diario
Gloria
Purisma
Concepcion
Manzanillo
Juan Hernandez
Fire on the Oregon at navy yard
Fire discovered in coal bunker No 4 on the battleship Oregon at the New York navy yard on Friday. Captain Baker ordered immediate removal of ten tons of coal and flooding of the bunker. Crew worked quietly. visitors remained unaware. Fire is believed due to spontaneous combustion.
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New York
Oregon
Navy Yard
Baker
Fleming mail pouch machine accepted by railroad
Experiments on the Altoona to Hallidaysburg line tested devices for taking up and dropping mail pouches from fast moving trains. Seven trials at varying speeds using the Fleming machine all succeeded. The railroad has accepted the Fleming machine which will revolutionize mail receiving and delivering while trains run.
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Altoona
Here
Hallidaysburg
Miss Winnie Davis Reported Slight Improvement in Hospital
Miss Winnie Davis of Narragansett Pier Rhode Island Aug 1 1942 is reported to be critically ill but slightly better after consultation by Dr John A Wilcox and Dr Bache Emmett of New York. Her illness was diagnosed as gastritis and prayers were offered in local churches for her recovery.
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Havana
Cabarien
Puerto Principe
Neuvitas
Gibara
Jibara
Sancti Spiritus
Santa Clara
Jibura
Joze Miguel Gomez
Matanzas
Vendora
Matangas
Ramon Rantega
Carbarien
Cayo Frances
Franklyn
Dos Amigos Remedio
Dos Amigos
Rodriguez
la Union Constitucional
Humberto Rodrigues
Spain
Humberto Rodriguez
Narragansett Pier
BR. 1
Winnie Davis
John A. Wilcox
Bache Emmett
New York
Death of Arthur Pease Liberal Unionist MP Dartington
Arthur Pease died today in his sixty first year. He served as mayor of Durham from 187? to 1874 and was an alderman and chairman of the county council of Durham at his death. A colliery owner and chief master.
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London
Arthur Pease
Dartington
Pease
Durham
County Council of
Troops Ordered Out of Camp Thomas and Surrounding Areas
As trains move regiments from Camp Thomas this week most units depart Knoxville Lexington and Anniston leaving only the Sixth United States volunteers to guard hospitals and property Major General Breckinridge may relocate to Lexington or Knoxville convalescents are being sent home with over four thousand sick leaves granted and more than sixteen hundred still ill in hospitals A hospital train with 258 sick and convalescent men from the Eighth New York left for Hempstead tonight and typhoid cases in hospitals total 250 with six deaths.
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Chickameaurga Chattanoora National Military Park
Camp Thomas
Pennsylvania
Lexington
First Army Corps
Third Army
Anniston
Alh
Knoxville
Michigan
Virginia
Ohio
Minnesota
Indiana
Georgia
Massachusetts
New York
Missouri
New Hampshire
United States Volunteers
Breckinridge
Oder
Hempstead
Eighth New York Regiment
Iowa
Dew Moines
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Mons
Uemeauney
Borrom
Manila Business Amid War Notes and Movements
Manila reports brisk commerce with steamers entering the river and the U S tariff maintained. Warships Olympia and Raleigh head to Hong Kong, Admiral Dewey shifts flag to the Baltimore, General Merritt to sail for Paria for peace conference sessions, with no formal Aguinaldo agreement yet reached.
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Manila
United States
Olympia
Raleigh
Hong Kong
Admiral Dewey
Baltimore
General Merritt
China
Paria
Aguinaldo
Transport San Marcos Arrives With U S Artillery
The United States transport San Marcos arrived at Sandy Hook after sailing from Tampa and Key West with two batteries of First United States artillery, two companies of the Third Texas volunteers, the general hospital corps, and a detachment of engineers. total aboard 678 personnel including 15 officers. troops to Camp Wikoff likely. one artilleryman sick with measles. All troops had remained in U S camps, none had left the country.
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New York
United States
San Marcos
Tampa
Key West
United States Artillery
Third
Texas Volunteers
General Hospital Corps
Corps of Engineers
Sandy Hook
Bay
Liberty Island
War Department
Washington
Camp
Wikoff
Antilles Evacuation Officials Reach Agreement
Madrid reports Duke Almodovar de Rio and Senor Gomoza have agreed on how to structure the Antilles evacuation commissioners. The queen regent was informed of troop transports Isla de Luson and Montserrat sailing to Corunna and Vigo from Cuba. Forty two deaths occurred on the steamers during passage.
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Madrid
Almodovar de Rio
Senor Gomoza
Antilles
Correa
Isla de Luson
Vico
Montserrat
Corunna
Cuba
Man Shoots Self at Factoryville Residence
William Isly, a middle aged shoemaker and machinist, killed himself with a rifle on Friday evening near Factoryville, where he was boarding with Mrs. Dr. Stevens. He suffered strong cocaine and morphine addiction and is survived by six children.
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Scranton Tribune
Fretoryville
William Isly
Dr. Stevens
Members of the Ninth Move To Philadelphia Hospital
Troops from the Ninth Pennsylvania at Presbyterian hospital after Chickamauga return with typhoid. Names include Thomas Laflin 19 Pittsburgh Harry Richards 27 Wilk Harre Maylin Blater 18 Reading and G R Hancock Stroudsburg Avenue. None in serious condition.
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Philadelphia
Ninth Pennsylvania
Chickamauga
Presbyterian Hospital
Thomas Laflin
Pittsto
Harry Richard
Wilk. Harre
Maylin Blater
Reading
G. R. Hancock
Stroudsburg
Typhoid Strikes Soldiers in Philadelphia Hospital
The first fatal typhoid case among soldiers moved to the Episcopal hospital is Private Frank Matron of the First regiment age 2. others show improvement as hospitals prepare for more transfers from Chickamauga. Visits were allowed despite it being Sunday and not visiting day.
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Philadelphia
Episcopal Hospital
Frank Matron
Medito-Chirurgical
Chickamauga
C. P. Peters
Frederick Peters
Ninth Pennsylvania
John V. Shoemaker
Medicosthirurgical Hospital
General Gobin
Camp Alger
Coryell
Ex-Governor Matthews Dead at Home in Wingate Indiana
Ex Governor Jaude Matthews dies peacefully at his Vermillion County home after illness. He served as Indiana secretary of state in 1890 and governor in 1892, supported Bryan and Sewall in 1896, and was active in Shorthorn cattle Breeders group. Funeral set for Clinton Indianapolis on Wednesday August 28.
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Vermillion County
Ind
National Association of
Matthews
Bryan
Sewall
Trans-Mississippi Exposition surpasses expectations in Omaha
The Omaha Exposition reports total attendance of 116 840 for last week, a gain of over 12 000 from the prior week. Managers cut admission to 25 cents for Sundays and Monday and Thursday evenings. Secretary Wakefield issues vouchers to redeem more than half of exhibition warrants, signaling sound finances.
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Omaha
Neh
Wakefield
Suicide at Camp Wikoff by Absent Troop A Private
Private Murry Du vall of Troop A Rough Riders shot himself in the guard house at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point while under arrest for thirteen days absence. He enlisted from Arizona and feared court martial. The article notes 1 600 patients at the general hospital with 126 typhoid cases and 115 at the detention hospital.
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New York
Aug
Murry Duvall
Camp Wikoff
Montauk Point
Arizona
Meneral
Lee defeats Schwaerk for senator in Monroe county race
Fast Stroudsburg Va August 2 reports from yesterday's Democratic primary in Monroe County show ex-District Attorney David B Lee defeating ex-Representative R F Schwaerk for senator. By district agreement the senator will be from Monroe this year. Robert N Burnett nominated for representative and ex-Judge Mansfield elected county chairman. Full returns may elect James Mishor.
Troop Transport Leaves With Severely Sick Men
At Santiago the transport Rou mantan will depart for Montauk Point tomorrow morning carrying 0 sick men from the Seventy first Second and Ninth Massachusetts Second Regulars the Tenth Cavalry and the Sixteenth and Twenty first regiments. The condition of the men is extremely bad.
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Bantiago
Roumantan
Montauk Point
Masaachusetts
Regulara
Sagasta Says War Not Over Yet in Interview
Madrid Aug 28 Premier Sagasta states the government will suppress war topic debate in the cortes. A peace negotiation bill and suspension of constitutional guarantees are expected. He cautions against discussing surrender of Santiago or Manila or destruction of fleets without reliable data and cautions while diplomacy continues.
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Red Cross Society
la Union Constitucional
Havana
Yveld
Puerto Principe
la Lucha Teamn
Marquis de Montoro
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Cortes
Santiago
Manila
Supreme Councils of War and Marine
Jude
Spain
United States
Supreme Councils
Two Soldiers Killed in Train Wreck Near Birmingham
Two enlisted men of the Sixty-ninth New York volunteers were instantly killed and another fatally injured in a Louisville and Nashville railroad wreck near Birmingham Alabama. Six others were seriously injured as the train moved from Fernandina to the new camp at Huntsville. Names listed include Peter Farley of New York City and Frank Glennon, quartermasters sergeant.
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Mantangrés
Montserrat
Deschamps
Matangas
Pinar del Rio
Brujo
Alquezar
Collazo
Dona Juana
Santiago de Las Vegas
Birmingham
Ala
New York Volunteers
Louisville and Nashville
Peter Farley
New York City
Frank Glennon
Choctaw Chickasaw Agreement Ratified in Atoka Vote
Official returns show the Choctaw-Chickasaw agreement ratified by a large majority in the recent election. Dawes Committee member Indian Agent Widaom and Governor McCurtin will oversee counting at Atoka on Monday. McCurtin was elected by a safe majority in support of the agreement.
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Atoka
I. T
Dawes Committee
Interior Department
Widaom
McCurtin
Gold Dust From Yukon Slips Through South Portland
Seattle dispatch reports the steamship South Portland arrived from St. Michael with 145 passengers. Only 45 carried gold dust totaling about 150000 dollars, as tallied by the purser. Major K A Walsh, former Yukon commissioner, also arrived en route to Ottawa from Braguay.
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Seattle
Wash
South Portland
St. Michaela
K. A. Walsh
Yukon
Braguay
Ottawa
War News and Local Notes From The Morning Edition
The issue surveys war talk and peace pleas from General Caar and a Spanish diary while noting Augusta’s stance against war. It includes Mayfield school items, Montrose resident petitions, a sermon by Rev. Nicholai Dunmore, and editorials on Garrison. Also reports a fatal fire accident and a Providence burglary with chloroform.
President McKinley Visits Somerset for Restful Day
President McKinley and Abner McKinley spend a quiet Sabbath in Somerset Pennsylvania. He attends morning church services at the Methodist Episcopal church, greets townsfolk, and enjoys a peaceful day before departing for Montauk Point Friday afternoon.
Health officer reports yellow fever case at Fort Point Texas
Dr Munt state health officer confirmed a soldier at Fort Point near Galveston is suffering from yellow fever though convalescent. He said other physicians share the view and warned of additional illnesses at the fort identified as typhoid fever.
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Himston
Tex
Munt
Goodwin
Fort Point
Galveston
Giant Atlantic fish and oyster trust formed in London
The Republic reports arrangements finalizing a gigantic venture with millions in capital to control the fish and oyster business across the United States and Canada. A London stock company formed the combination with 5,000,000 capital, 1,500,000 preferred non cum, and the rest ordinary shares.
Nations Athletic Club announces purse for December bout
San Francisco report says the Nations Athletic club offers a purse of Syd for a twenty round match between Bob Filesinmons and Tom Shirkey set for December.
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San Francisco
the Nations Athletic Club
Bob Filesinmons
Tom Shirkey
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania and nearby states
Forecasts show eastern Pennsylvania facing threatening weather with warmer temperatures and southeasterly winds. Western Pennsylvania expects showers with brisk southeasterly winds. New York and the middle states trend toward fair to partly cloudy and warmer with variable winds, possibly followed by local rain along the coast.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Moerald
Middle States
New England
Wall
Archbishop Ireland named to Lafayette memorial commission
The Times-Herald reports Archbishop Ireland has been appointed a member of the Lafayette memorial commission to the Panama exposition by Commissioner General Peck. Dr Edward Everett Hale of Boston has accepted a commission membership.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
Ireland
Peck
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Czar Seeks Peace Conference to End Armament Rise
Emperor Nicholas orders a push for international talks to secure real lasting peace and halt the costly armament buildup. Count Moravie informs foreign diplomats in St Petersburg that Russia invites global powers to a conference to pursue disarmament and general peace.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Maravieff
London
Count Moravie
St. Peterburg
Europe
Russia
Germany
France
Rome comment draws mixed reviews from papers
The oxur's note has made a profound impression in Rome with newspapers split between applause and distrust, as editors react to the communication.
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Rome
Austs
Oxur
Othcore
Our New Ports Open Washington Consular Notice
A formal notice from a United States consular officer states that new ports are open and that departments of state worldwide have been informed to issue health certificates and certify invoices for Bon, Nagao, Ponce, Manila or other ports in the actual possession of the United States government.
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Washington, Ave
Department of Atate
Bon
Nagao
Ponce
Manila
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Abner
Methodial Episcopal Church
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Weather Forecast
Lafayette Memorial Commission
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