Miles Army Lands at Port Guanica in 1888
The US expedition under Major General Nelson A Miles landed at Port Guanica after a brief skirmish with Spanish troops. No American casualties were reported. Washington awaited official confirmation as Miles advanced toward the Ponce railroad, with military plans adapting to the campaig n against Porto Rico.
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Port Guanica
Istana
Porto Tico
Fuly
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Leff Guantanam
Nelson A. Miles
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Tin Wroops Weer
Ponce
Cabinet action near Miles expedition discussed landing points
Washington July 26 dispatches show the cabinet with little incident and no official guidance on the Miles expedition The discussion revealed considerations of landing points for forces with Ponce and Guanies among probable options The debate centered on whether the landing would occur on the south coast of Puerto Rico and which site offered the best debarkation point
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Puerto Rican port of Yauco described as a strategic harbor
A historical note details Rican expeditionary activity near Yauco on Puerto Rico’s southern coast. It describes a 1,400 inhabitant town near Ponce, about 65 miles from San Juan, with port facilities and a bay suitable for unloading. The piece highlights a lack of fortifications or mines and notes natural wharf features and ship access.
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Easrly
Transperia
Hobson's Fiancee News From Kansas to Vinita
A special New York Star dispatch describes Miss Lelia Cook of Labette County Kansas as Hobson of Merrimac fame’s fiancée. Her father Henry Gook, once Labette district court clerk and Oswego mayor, led Kansas Masons and Odd Fellows. Miss Cook, educated at Shuttlesville, Alton, is connected to Navy Lt. Cook of New York.
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Sagasta Powerless Amid Madrid Crisis Claims
A Paris dispatch reports Sagasta powerless as Madrid endures a severe, critical situation since the war began. The letter warns that open discussion invites imprisonment and outlines a dire state far worse than prior moments, with officials warned against public hints of truth.
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Pola vieja’s influence questioned amid military reades in amid
Fragmentary text describes uncertain Pola vieja influence and military reach. It notes critical Sean Serena spreading in Cordova Valencia Murcia Huelva. It mentions socialist populace in Cartagena kept in check by arsenal soldiers sailors and Camara fleet.
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Russia behind it in European diplomacy over Spain
A Madrid dispatch reports Russia is more active than Germany or Austria in pressuring for a continental powers alliance to curb the United States. Moscow denies seeking a European base for America but pushes Germany to apply pressure at Mantl, aiming to influence Spanish affairs without overtly siding with Spain.
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Turbulent Spain Faces Revolution and Army Favours Regency
Descriptions of civil unrest and military influence across Madrid and northern provinces detail monarchist fears, army power shifts, and calls for peace. Key actors include Polavieja, Sagasta, the queen, and Austria's influence prompting offers to Washington as Russian and Austrian-backed powers seek concerted action amid looming international pressure.
Aransas Held At Quarantine Amid Yellow Fever Fears
The transport Aransas arrived at quarantine with sixty aboard and several yellow fever cases from Stellings. Held at Mallet Key station, Dr Glennan of the marine bureau orders hold. Colonel Astor aboard, but delivery to the Secretary of War postponed.
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Spanish Cheers Follow US Gunboat Frolic Toward Cubs
A fractured report from Portsmouth notes cheers as the United States gunboat sails toward Cuba with barrages of shipboard acclaim. Amid garbled lines, the narrative references Admiral Corvera and Seavey Island with sailors marking the voyage. The text also mentions Gibraltar and a distant Ceuta beacon, plus political notes on D. D. Hoag for Speaker and weather updates from Kan.
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Japan Stands By US In Pacific Naval Buildup
A Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese warships Washine Chin Yon sakushime and Swiyen rushed to Suisehip to reinforce the Japan squadron, now the strongest in these waters. They are ordered to cooperate with British and American admirals if international complications arise, likely in readiness for Philippine operations.
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Scovel on board and Hudson brings sick soldiers home
Newport News reports the transport Hudson arriving at Hampton Roads with sick and wounded soldiers from Santiago. Dr Pettus, the national quarantine officer, boarded and later refused land for those aboard. Captain Capron and Sergeant Hamilton Fish are among the deceased en route for interment. Also aboard is Sylvester Scovel, the New York journalist expelled from Cuba for insulting Gen Shafter. In Cartagena the Italian minister’s move to Bogota is seen as aiding Cerrati claim settlement.
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Santiago
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New York
Cuba
General Shafter
Grant Going to Newport News to Embark for Porto Rico
Reported at Chickamauga Park Tennessee on July 2 the third brigade first division first corps commanded by Brigadier General Fred Grant will leave Camp Thom 3 for Newport News with First Kentucky Third Kentucky Fifth Minnesota along with the third battalion of the Sixtieth Pennsylvania. Route via Lexington and Richmond to Newport News. Troops drill while packing. Two shooting contests planned at 1a yards. Major Shunk trains officers in hastily built field fortifications. Thirteen cars of potatoes arrived from Columbia Tennessee. Mail volume at Chickamauga and post office details noted with 150000 letters daily and 25000 packages. Third Obie regiment and hospital corps arrive from Tampa in readiness for embarkation.
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Hood's Immunes Reach Tampa for Santiago Duty
Hood's Immunes regiments from Covington arrive in Tampa with Colonel Hood and Colonel Hammond, en route to Santiago aboard the Berlin. General Shaffer desires rapid deployment for garrison duty at Banjo Bay, but troop accommodation delays loom as hammocks and decks gear await arrival, risking minor holdovers before sailing.
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Confusion Over Miss Jessie Schley’s Madrid Peace Mission
London reports misidentification with Miss Shuster and notes Miss Jessie Schley of Milwaukee, cousin of Commodore Schley, arrived in Madrid on a peace mission without her father’s approval. Neither the queen regent nor officials received her and she is likely to be asked to depart at once. A Madrid dispatch says Miss Shuster has been requested to leave Spain forthwith.
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German steamer Croatia reports shots by US cruiser near Puerto Rico
Capt Lotte of the German steamer Croatia says three shots were fired at his ship off San Juan Porto Rico on Saturday by an American warship believed to be the US cruiser New Orleans. He claims a shot fell inside twenty yards and two more over the bows at close range. An officer from New Orleans later boarded the Croatia. Lotte protests the ship was in the blockade zone and saw no landing party.
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Spain Sues for Peace Sends Direct Message to McKinley
Spain formally requests an end to the war by messenger through M Cambon the French ambassador. The White House received a message from the Spanish government seeking terms of peace. Secretary Day joined in a conference with Alger Long and the president following Cambons call.
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Watson May Not Go On Spanish Coast Expedition
Washington reports from July describe a cabinet meeting where Alger and Long said no dispatches had arrived from the Porto Rico expedition and no word from General Mites. Secretary Long stated there were waiting orders from the president and no new information on peace notes or the Sun Spanish armament project.
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Government bonds go to 200000 subscribers in popular loan
Washington reports a treasury statement shows about 200000 persons qualified for the government’s popular loan bonds with $4500 or more bids. First shipments of the new bonds were sent today as the program expands. The Pope’s Health in doubt. Dr Lapunt denies attack on the pope and notes he met President Campos Salles. A judge was shot in Manchester as Justice Parry recited a judgment, the offender firing three shots.
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First U S Infantry Occupies the Town of Guantanamo
Santiago, Cuba July 26. Pine United States Infantry under Lieutenant Colonel Birbes moved to Guantanamo to occupy the place as Gen. Shafter departed for Camp Wood. Gen. Wood remains as military governor in Santiago. Company F of the Thirty third Michigan Volunteers will publish the Company F Enterprise, the first American paper in Cuba, with Shafter's consent.
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