Shafter Reports Fiery Rough Riders Baptism at Basquiri
General Shafter's Playa del Este report details landing operations near Basquiri and Jaragua, notes 80 sick, two deaths, 6,000 troops disembarked with navy help, and Cuban reinforcements en route. Adjacent dispatches recount Wood's Rough Riders fighting Spaniards near Santiago, casualties, and Roosevelt’s leadership.
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Basquiri
San Francisco
Santiago
Jaragua
Garcia
Rabi
Castillo
Jaragua City
New York
Journal
Playa del Este
Simpson
Guantanamo
Colonel Wood
Allyn Capron
Hamilton Fish
Luna
G. W. Arinto
FA. Rebruuise
A. F. Hartle
Fred Beal
Leonard Wood
Roosevelt
Washington
War Department
Yale
Duffield
Shafter
Military engagement totals for cavalry units listed
The report lists personnel engaged from several cavalry units: First Cavalry 244, Tenth Cavalry 220, First Volunteer Cavalry 500, totaling 964. Named individuals include B. Russell, Private Harry Hearnoe, Troop D led by Capt. A. K. Capron, Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Private Tilden W. Dawson, Private William J. Ervine from various troops under Major General SHAFTER.
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James Crews
Edward Culver
Dawson
Harry Heffner
Bell
Knox
McCormick
Bryan
Brodie
McClintock
Thomas
Darnett
T. Isabel
Keenes Whitney
Cavanaugh
Stewart
M. Coyle
B. Russel
Harry Hearnoe
A. K. Capron
Hamilton Fish
Tilden W. Dawson
William J. Ervine
First Cavalry
Tenth Cavalry
First Volunteer
Shafter
Attorney General Rules Registration Law Mandatory
In an official opinion AG Nolan declares the new registration law mandatory and states registration must be completed within one week. The rule starts on the third Monday before a general election and runs to the following Saturday, with a suggested remedy of expanding registration districts.
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Nolan
Navy Denies Vizcaya Shelling Report As Unfounded
The navy department calls the claim that a shell from the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya struck Samp son a cruel canard. No word from Samp son today and with a cable line near him, it is not imagined he would fail to report such gravity immediately.
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Vizcaya
Navy Department
Sampson
Battle of La Quasina signals early Rough Riders clash
Reports flag the first encounter of Col Wood's rough riders with First and Tenth Cavalry regiments as the battle of La Quasina. Dead total 16 and 34 wounded with others missing. Nearby lines near Santiago wire daily skirmishes with pickets within hailing distance.
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Santiago
U S Army Updates From Cuba Battle and Recon Reports
Lieut Victor Blue of the auxiliary gunboat Suanee reports all Cervera ships in harbor except one torpedo boat destroyer. Secretary of War releases cables from Shafter and Corbin noting progress near Santiago and listing killed in the La Quasina battle including Otto Krupp Alexander Lenoc Emil Bjork Jack Berlin Peter H Dixie Gustav Coll Jesse K Stark William Hewitt George Toherty and E Leggett.
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Victor Blue
Auxilia
Suanee
Cervera
Washington
Adjt
Corbin
Shafter
la Quasina
Playa del Este
Baiquiri
Cuba
United States Army
First Cavalry
Otto Krupp
Alexander L. Lenoc
Emil Bjork
Jack Berlin
County Registration Districts Time Law Cited
Section 1200 of the political code limits registration districts to 2 to 20 per county. A large number of districts would aid residents to register within the specified time. The law fixing registration deadlines is mandatory, not directory, and cannot be altered by county commissioners.
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Legislative Assembly
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