US Navy Bombards Santiago Forts in Drive Toward Invasion
Admiral Sampson's fleet keeps up the assault on Santiago de Cuba harbor. Reports say Reina Mercedes crippled and forts silenced while marines land near Aguadores and prepare to press the invasion. Spanish resistance appears to falter as U.S. vessels press the blockade and target Guantanamo Bay to sever the cable link.
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Santiago
Cervera
Weseate
Ssaupson
Wesley Department
Punta Gorda
Aguadores
Sampson
Seemg
Santiago Harbor
Reina Mercedes
Guaantanamo Bay
Santiago de Cuba
la Caimanera
Guantanamo
Santi
Bryan Expects to Go to Cuba and War News
The report notes American forces under General Garcia pressing in with insurgents near Santiago. US troops capture a fort at Aguadores, raise stripes there, and heavy artillery support aids the advance. Pay for troops is discussed as the government covers enlistment to muster, with Nebraska’s silver battalion expected to be mustered soon.
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Alfrey
Bay of Aguadores
Santiago
Garcia Wee
Bryan
Cuba
Bryan Silver- Battalion
Nebraska
Sinking of the Merrimac Aboard Mayflower Details
Officers aboard the Mayflower recount the Merrimac's doomed mission at Santiago. Lieut Hobson steered toward a narrow harbor channel, dropped anchor, and readied torpedoes and seacocks as Morro guns fired vividly while the harbor burned.
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Santiago
Miller
Hobson
New York
War News in Brief Updates on Cuba and Philippines
Gov. Pingree offers to shoe Michigan soldiers while Gen. Blanco warns reporters to stay out of Cuba. Knight of the London Times freed from Havana. An auxiliary fleet to bombard Havana. Garcia commands 10 000 troops. Spain plans a 1 000 000 000 peseta debt. 40 Krupp guns smuggled to Spain. US naval crew cuts Cuba Haputi cable. Congress creates post offices at military camps. Dewey commanders promoted for Manila action. Cavalry unlikely to Philippines. Pinkerton called to hunt Spanish spies. Soldiers gain a special mail privilege for unpaid letters.
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Pingree
Michigan
Blanco
Cuba
Knight
London Times
Havana
Garcia
Spain
Germany
France
Haputi
United States
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Philippines
William A. Pinkerton
Pittsburg Post
Milwaukee Sentinel
Philadelphia Ledger
Jack Astor
Boston Herald
Philadelphia Times
Memphis
Boston
Globe
Hobson
Cervera
Kansas City Journal
America
Scansas_ City Journal
Americans Attack on Merrimac Point in Cuban Campaign
Report describes Hobson and his men attempting to sink the vessel in the harbor as shells and muskets fire. The Merrimac goes to the bottom after a torpedo run, with a 31 foot channel widening the assault. Additional items note France Spain arms flow and U S neutrality concerns. The Brooklyn yard builds a hospital ship and Mrs. L Z Leiter buys Crawfish Springs Hotel for use as a military hospital. United States diplomacy and peace union actions also mentioned.
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Hobson
Hayti
France
Madrid
United States Hospital
Brooklyn Navy Yard
L. Z. Leiter
Chicago
Crawfish Springs
Chickamauga
Love
Philadelphia
Universal Peace
Sunken Reina Mercedes Sunk by American Fleet at Santiago Bay
The Reina Mercedes, once a cruiser now dismantled and used for defense, was reported sunk by an 18 inch shell from an American battleship in Santiago Bay. The hit disabled her machinery and killed sixty sailors and one officer as Madrid officials detailed the destruction.
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Madrid
Santiago Bay
Uncle Sam
Bombardment at Santiago Described as Most Destructive
Reports from the American fleet indicate about 1600 projectiles were fired in the Santiago battle Monday, with Spanish responses scarcely affecting the Americans. Mention of Russian shipbuilding and a 1500 ton displacement torpedo boat suggests broader maritime references.
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Santiago
Russia
Ambulance Ship Solace Brings 54 Wounded to New York
The Solace with Red Cross flag docked at Tompkinsville Staten Island after a rough voyage from Cuban waters and Key West hospitals. Fifty four wounded and sick were aboard, many drawn from American warships and tropical hospital wards. The voyage afforded relief and a return toward home for the servicemen.
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Solace
Red Cross
New York
Key West
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Smashed by Oregon Shell Sinks Spanish Destroyer Terror
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and about sixty crewmen were sunk off Santiago after a 13 inch shell from the battleship Oregon struck amidships. New Orleans sighted the target, pursued by New York Brooklyn Marblehead and Oregon, and the vessel went down near the Cuban entrance amid darkness and searchlights. The Maine was remembered.
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Terror
Santiago
Oregon
Martinique
Porto Rico
Cervera
New Orleans
New York
Marblehead
Brooklyn
Maine
Vast Army Moves to Santiago Under Gen Shafter
The first Cuban expedition heads to Cuba from Tampa as 46 transports carry about 26 000 men with horses wagons artillery siege guns and necessary supplies for a six month campaign. Gen Shafter commands. 20 000 troops depart Mobile.
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Gen. Shafter
Santiago
Cuba
Tampa
Mobile
Porto Rico
Gulf Stream
Spaniards Beaten at Manila and Rebels Surround City
Advices from Manila report insurgents under Aguinaldo taking many prisoners as fighting around Manila continues since May 31 at San Francisco de Malibak. The Spanish garrison suffers heavy losses and governors of Cavite and Batangas are believed captured. A spy claims Captain General Augustin urged surrender to Admiral Dewey, but officers resisted and pushed for further resistance. One Spanish regiment mutinied, executing some officers.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
San Francisco de Malibak
Cavite
Batangas
Augusti
Dewey
Invasion of Porto Rico Planned From Tampa
The campaign against Porto Rico is set. The expedition splits into two sections landing near San Juan on the north and at Ponce on the south with a military road to link the garrisoned towns. Troops march inland to clear Spanish garrisons and rally insurgents for a final push on San Juan.
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Porto Rico
Tampa
San Juan
Ponce
Spain
Sampson
Plan to Meddale at Manila amid European peace moves
A Paris correspondent reports peace talks may worsen global tribulation more than the war. France and Russia reportedly discuss subjecting American Far East conquests to European sanction. Madrid dispatches say Castillo, Spanish ambassador to France, aims to secure intervention by the powers.
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Meddale
Manila
Paris
France
Russia
Far East
Madrid
Castillo
Powera
Bombardment of Santiago Harbor Inflicts Heavy Losses
Reports from the Spanish port of Santiago describe massive damage as Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley directed a three hour bombardment. Ships including the New York Oregon Iowa New Orleans and Marblehead fired from two divisions. Shells struck the harbor city and ships with high tolls expected once full facts emerge.
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Santiago
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
New York
Oregon
Iowa
New Orleans
Dolphin
Yankee
Schley
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
Texas
Marblehead
Vixen
Suwanee
McKinley Peace Terms Demand Possession of Territories
The peace terms attributed to President McKinley demand Spain cede Puerto Rico Manila and Cavite. The package reportedly acceptable to Senators includes Cuban independence, Puerto Rico as indemnity, full payment of damages to Americans, and naval bases in the Ladrone and Caroline islands.
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Puerto Rico
Manila
Cavite
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Ladrone Islands
Caroline Islands
Wartime quips and political squibs from early papers
A compiled string of editorials and jokes from various papers dated during war times. Items lampoon generals and strategies while noting public sentiment on actions such as privateering and colonial possessions. The snippets reflect partisan humor and international airing of grievances.
Spiders and Dust Storms Plague Soudan Travel Life
A London Standard letter from the Soudan describes spiders invading dressers and tables while washing, sand and dust storms tearing tents, choking smells and grit on meals, and heat drying ink as a three day dust hurricane rages.
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Soudan
London Standard
Can Our Coast Be Blockaded
A column argues that defending a vast coastline makes a full blockade seem impossible while a mock ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and other ailments. The excerpt from Stray Stories shifts to a comic scene where Mr. Perkins searches for a burglar, creating a light interlude.
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John
Mrs. Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Frere
Halls Catarrh Cure Ad and Travel Rates
An ad promotes Halls Catarrh Cure with internal use at 75 cents. A humorous dialogue notes headaches and walking backward. The piece lists Nickel Plate Road express trains from Fort Wayne to Chicago and beyond with daily service and Van Buren Street Union Station details. R J Hawi tron is the Fort Wayne agent with phone 507.
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Fort Wayne
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
van Buren Street Union
R. J. Hawitron
Ind
He objects to parlor frieze and Klondike money
A dialog notes a disagreement over displaying a decorative frieze in the parlor while referencing past Klondike money. The piece ends with a mention that Home Seekers' Excursions to western and southwestern points are run semi monthly by the WABASH, urging readers to write their nearest agent.
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The
Wabash
Angel Cake Hint Sparks Flight Fantasy
Fragments depict a playful exchange about angel cake and a suggestion to take wings and fly. The dialogue hints at whimsy and a dreamlike desire to escape, framed as a quirky private moment.
Home Seekers Excursion Via Nickel Plate Road
Special excursion tickets for home seekers to designated points Northwest West Southwest and South offered via Nickel Plate Road June 21 at lower rates than other lines Ask agents Rates to all points East and West lower via Nickel Plate Road than via other lines Ask Agents A Cruel Girl. Did you ever love another before you met me he inquired Another what she asked
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PLON
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Sentiaso
Meina Mercedes
Pyrenees
White
John J. Coppinger
WM. R. Shafter
George C. Remey
Tropics
M’kinley
Ecurrens
Mrs. Dallington
Mrs. Dudleigh
Hood
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