Miles lands at Ponce as Porto Ricans welcome Americans
American forces under Major General Miles occupy Ponce Porto Rico after a largely bloodless entry. Davis of the Dixie reports no resistance, with townspeople and authorities welcoming the U S troops and the flag raised at 6 AM on July 28.
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Spain Fights Porto Rico Cession to United States
Madrid dispatch reports Spain will resist ceding Porto Rico to the United States to the last. Officials would sacrifice a Philippine island instead, arguing Porto Rico remains loyal and outside the war’s scope.
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Porto Rico
United States
Philippine Islands
Has Manila Surrendered Report From Madrid Telegraph
A Madrid telegram to the European edition of the New York Herald Paris bureau claims Manila has surrendered to Admiral Dewey. The Washington War Department has no official confirmation and notes that Manila may have capitulated to the American force at Manila Bay and Cavite.
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Plo
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Ponce
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Dakota Minnesota and Colorado Soldiers Sail For Manila
The Third battalion First South Dakota volunteers with Minnesota and Colorado recruits sail from San Francisco on Friday to join their units in the Philippines. A fleet of tugs steamers and launches escort the convoy while crowds line the wharves waving farewell.
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Hunger in Havana as Blockade Chokes ANL Ports
A Key West dispatch reports hunger rising in Havana due to an extended blockade that has closed Sagua la Grande Nipe and Batabano ports. Provisions have not entered the Cuban capital and General Blanco's warehouse supply is nearly exhausted.
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Transport Leona Arrives at New York Quarantine
The United States transport Leona with Captain Wilder arrived at New York quarantine from Siboney via Hampton Roads bringing fifty convalescent soldiers two newspaper correspondents and a colored boy of the Ninth cavalry from Tampa to Santiago. At Hampton Roads July 27 she was diverted to New York due to twenty nine fever cases aboard. No deaths occurred during the voyage.
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Panic in Santiago as Americans threaten to yield city
Panicky mood grips Santiago business circles over possible transfer of the city to Cubans for self-government after the American occupation. Counsel and orders issued earlier have been countermanded by cable, creating uncertainty about the future.
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Cromartyshire Blameless In Bourgogne Collision Report
Halifax court of inquiry exonerates Captain Henderson and Cromartyshire officers from blame in the Bourgogne sailing collision. The report notes the steamer's high speed, the sailing vessel's course deviation, and the need for new fast lane routes between America and Europe.
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Miles in camp at Guanica as Spanish forces watch
An official dispatch from San Juan de Puerto Rico reported to Madrid that Major General Miles’s American forces remained in the same positions at Port Guanica as after the landing, with troops still in camp and under observation by opposing forces.
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Transports Ordered Back From Porto Rico Campaign
War Department directs General Brooke at Ponce Porto Rico to send back transports that carried expedition troops. Vessels will return to New York and be redeployed for sending more troops to Porto Rico. Troops to be embarked at Newport News, ships returning to New York due to quarantine rules.
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Newport News
Judge Speer Declares British Steamer Adula a War Prize
Judge Emory Speer in Savannah rules the British steamship Adula of 872 tons is a lawful prize of war after being captured off Guantanamo Bay by the Marblehead. The Atlas Line vessel, chartered by a Spaniard and bound to Guantanamo to take refugees, faces an appeal to the supreme court.
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Spain Seeks Peace as War Ends and Cuba Gains
Reports from London and Washington indicate Spain cannot pay indemnity and will seek an armistice with President McKinley. The French ambassador Cam bon presented a peace proposal while U S forces prepare in Porto Rico and Manila. Community leaders urge war-ending terms, with mobilization and logistics shifting as Cuba and Porto Rico await settlement.
Prince Bismarck Dies in Berlin After Long Career
Prince Otto von Bismarck, former chancellor and architect of German unity, died at Friedrichsruhe shortly before 11 o clock Saturday night. The ex chancellor had suffered chronic illness and neuralgia of the face, with a long career ending after years of political leadership from 1871 onward. He helped shape Europe by uniting Germany, prevailing in the Franco German war and guiding Prussia through key congresses and alliances. The death ends a pivotal era in European power politics.
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Virginia Governor Protests Sick Soldiers Landing at Fort Monroe
A Richmond special says Governor Tyler, urged by quarantine officers at Newport News and Old Point, sent Surgeon General Sternberg a strong protest against landing more wounded soldiers from Cuba at Port Monroe on Saturday night.
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Atlanta Rail Station Petition Sought Before State Rail Board
The Atlanta city council will join the union passenger station meeting before the state railroad commission to petition for improved Atlanta station facilities. In other news, Mrs Mc Guirt killed her husband with a plank four miles west of Preston. she is aged 56 and he 63.
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John §. Candler
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