Capitulation at Santiago Ends Spanish Resistance
Washington demanded unconditional surrender and terms arranged by commissioners. Gen. Toral capitulated at noon after a long siege, with Shafter and allies advancing from Sevilla to Santiago. The Cuban campaign extended across Caney and San Juan as U S forces secured victory and control. Reports note costly naval ammunition in the battle off Santiago and the fleet’s destruction of Cerber a.
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Caney
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Cervera
Santiago Harbor
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Aserradero
Sagua
United States
Speyers
Caesar
Applegate
Brooklyn
Vizcaya
Oregon
Fall of Santiago and Cuban campaign summary
Dispatch from the White House reports General Sh after brief talks to seize Santiago by noon or abandon the attack. Spanish forces under Toral to be shipped to Spain while Santiago guarded by immune regiments. American losses about 250 dead and 2,000 wounded. Spanish losses heavy with sailors killed or drowned. Gen Miles and Gen Brooke to command the next Porto Rico push.
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Santiago
White House
Spain
Heustein
Cuba
Baiquiri
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Holguin
Manzanillo
Pando
Toral
Porto Rico
Miles
Brooke
Emperor studies dynamite gun details for Santiago bombardment
The Emperor William requests diagrams and particulars of dynamite guns used by the American navy. He seeks expert information on their action and results in the bombardment of the forts at Santiago.
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Emperor William
Santiago
Schley Vows to Chase Cristobal Colon to Spain
Private McNeil of the U S M C aboard the U S S Brooklyn recounts the battle with Cervera's fleet. A shot from the Cristobal Colon killed Chief Yeoman Ellis as the fleet fought. Schley, on the bridge, reportedly declared he would pursue the Cristobal Colon to Spain.
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Cristobal Colon
Spain
McNeil
U. S. S. Brooklyn
Cervera
Yeoman
Ellis
Schley
Navy orders send gunboat Bennington to British Columbia
The Department telegraphed Admiral Miller in San Francisco to dispatch the Bennington to the coast of British Columbia to investigate reports of a Spanish privateer waiting to return ships from Alaska under the American flag.
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Navy ‘Department
Admiral Miller
San Francisco
Bennington
British Columbia
Alaska
Spanish Batteries Destroyed in Carnedas Action
Report from Carnedas corridor states batteries under construction and two completed guns were destroyed. Spaniards offered brave resistance while American shells caused many fatalities. American ships remained unscathed.
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Carnedas
Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares Iowa for Dry Dock
The battleship Iowa nears its arrival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for bottom cleaning and armor repairs. A large Spanish shell embedded during the Santiago de Cuba action is to be removed from its hull.
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Iowa
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Santiago
Cure for Fever: Liquid Air Cooling Near Santiago Proposed
A New York physician suggests fitting a building near Santiago and cooling it with liquid air to save St Michael's Cathedral from shelling. The church, used by Spaniards to store ammunition, was blown apart by a Sampson fleet shell. Frost may kill yellow fever, making this method practical. Wreckers inspect the sunken Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon and expect to salvage the ship.
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New York
Santiago
ST. Michael’s Cathedral
Sampson
Colon
Cristobal Colon
General View of Santiago from the Waterfront
A broad view captures the harbor and cityscape of Santiago viewed from the water reflecting the sunlit skyline. Boats drift along the foreground while the city rises in the distance beneath a clear sky.
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Santiago
Engagement Ring Dilemma and Glove Reunion
A narrator recalls buying an engagement ring in London with a humorous misfit in scale and fashion. After a chance meeting with the woman, a glove mishap, and a powdery fiasco, the pair reconcile as she learns his noble intent. The scene ends with her acceptance and a shared, fateful promise.
Weyler as a Business Man
Weyler may be a bad soldier but a very talented business man. He through his agents in the past two years bought 11 000 mules from the United States and Mexico at about 30 portation labor bill all which were probably
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Ike Cortez
Cleopatra
Ovid
Bloomsbury Square
Regent's Park
Yester
London
Weyler
United
Mexico
Money in Squab Raising in Michigan Farm near Grand Haven
The sole Michigan squab farm, run by F. J. Bernreuther near Grand Haven, covers about ten acres with an 80 by 120 foot cage. Doves hatch in nests, are fed by the male during incubation, and marketable squabs are shipped mostly to New York, priced 1.50 to 3.50 per dozen, with year round demand.
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Michigan
Grand Haven
Toledo
F. J. Bernreuther
New York
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Chicago
Bernreuther
The Nose Lasts Longest
The article notes bone and cartilage define the nose's shape and resist change while facial aging alters the brow eyes cheeks lips and chin. it discusses how the nose remains comparatively constant as years pass.
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