Manila Bombarded and Surrender Report Surfaces
Washington reports Consul Wildman dispatch from Hong Kong says Manila was bombarded by Dewey forces and surrendered unconditionally. Dispatches indicate Augusti fled to Kaiserin Augustin, with mixed confirmations from Madrid and Madrid sources.
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Augusti
Dewey
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Merritt
Madrid
General Merritt
General Augusti
Philippines
Kaiserin
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Genral Augusti
la Correspondencia de Espana
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Var
Royalist
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Labuan
Jolo
Bataban
Panay
Aguinaldo
America
Wildiman
McKinley
Philippine Commission
Agoneillo
Vermont Soldier Will Leave Chickamauga for Home
A Vermont serviceman will depart Chickamauga to return home. Details note his unit and travel plans, signaling a milestone in postwar demobilization.
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Chickamauga
McKinley to Adopt a New Policy on Oriental Affairs
Washington reports that Ambassador May may become secretary of state, with expectations of a shift in U S foreign policy toward greater engagement in the orient. Hay's ties to England and closer commerce contact raise belief he would influence eastern affairs and oppose rivals, shaping U S stance on the Philippines and eastern trade.
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Judge Day
United States
Hay
Peace Commission
Philippine Group of Islands
England
May
Lowell
Thelps
Lincoln
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Russia
Germany
France
Puerto Ricans Massacred at Coamo During Evacuation Tension
Six Puerto Ricans accompanied by a priest arrived at Coamo after walking from Ciales as Spanish troops enraged by liquor attacked with machetes. They killed or wounded about ninety people and sacked the town. The priest appealed to General Wilson for aid amid fears of further outrages before evacuation.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Coamo
Ciales
Manati
Wilson
Largest freight train ever hauled by Amboy coal cars
At Altoona Pennsylvania on August 18 a record train of 130 cars weighing 5212 tons and 3877 feet long was hauled by locomotive No 872 to Columbia with two crews handling the middle division. Congressman Samuel S Barney renominated by acclamation in Milwaukee on August 16 by the Republicans of the Fifth district.
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Columbia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Amboy
Clarrsburg
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Barney
Milwaukee
Samuel 8. Barney
Lord Mayor postpones planned American tour
London reports that the lord mayor Rt Hon Horatio David Davies has postponed his anticipated American tour due to domestic reasons involving his wife. The postponement affects travel plans and public appearances in the near term.
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London
Horatio David Davies
Fadedaltely
Americans Capture Manila in Dramatic Assault
New York reports Manila fell on August 13 after Dewey's fleet bombarded Malate and the Spanish trenches for two hours. General Merritt led the seizure with 10 000 attackers, 7 000 prisoners taken and 12 000 rifles captured. Spanish losses heavy. city largely spared beyond trench networks.
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Manila
Frong Kong
United States
Dewey
Malate
Merritt
Peo
Wes
Hong Kong
Augusti
Colorado
Olympian
Petrel
Raleigh
McCulloch
Boston
Monterey
Charleston
Baltimore
London
Daily Telegraph
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Immortality
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Furloughs Expanded for Soldiers Homeward Bound
San Francisco reports 253 patients at the division military hospital with thirty day sick furloughs allowing home return under government care. New York notes boxing figure Jim Corbett reacting emotionally to his parents' deaths, trainers offering comfort.
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Nugber
San Francisco
Division Military Hospital
New York
Corbett
Porter Named to Study Cuba and Puerto Rico Finances
Washington August 18 Robert P Porter superintendent of the last general census has been named a commissioner to examine and report on the finances banking systems and customs laws of Cuba and Puerto Rico in a bid to inform administration policy.
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Cabal
Puertalco
Washington
Robert P. Porter
United States
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Resignation and Peace Move Shifts in Cuban Crisis
General Blanco declares mission in Cuba ended amid peace efforts with the United States. He urges calm to protect Spanish interests as Spain contemplates evacuation. Governors Blanco and Augusti reportedly resign, with Madrid awaiting policy on Cuba and the Philippines. Havana dispatches note Spanish colonial factions favor annexation to secure stability.
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Blanco
Cuba
Madrid
United States
Spain
Iso
America
Tam
Ilavang
Tlaney
Vigggo
Augusti
Philippines
Masailla
M. Camban
Ambnass
Washington
Charles II
Tennessee Cloudburst Death Toll Rises to Thirty Two
Aug. 17 Knoxville reports new details on the Hawkins county cloudburst from last Friday. Initial death toll of twenty climbs to about thirty two as more victims are identified. Families of William Figan Thomas Figan and others are drowned. one survivor is Wigan.
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Tlinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Cmpany
Knoxville
Tenn
Hawkins County
William Figan
Thomas Figan
William Tunnel
James Cook
Patience
Vance Morelock
John Arnold
Samuel Henry
Figans
Wigan
No Further Manila Conflicts Likely After August Fourth
Washington reports no dispatches from Merritt suggesting no new clashes with Spanish forces at Manila since August 4. Alger noted the department had worried about actions but now indicates no confirmed events.
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Washington
Alger
Merritt
United States
Manila
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