First Fight of Invasion Becomes Bloody Marine Stand
Associated Press reports from Mole St. Nicholas Haiti describe Lieutenant Colonel Huntington's Marines repelling a bush attack near Guan tanamo harbor. From Friday to Sunday morning, fifteen hours of furious combat with Spanish guerrillas and regulars left four Marines dead and one wounded, with reinforcements from the Marblehead arriving to bolster the line.
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Associated Press
Mole St. Nicholas
Haiti
R. W. Huntington
Panther
Guantanamo
Marblehead
Neville and
Shaw
John Blair Gibbs
Gibbs
Custer
Richmond
New York
Charles H. Smith
Bmallwood
William Dunphy
Gloucester
Maas
James McColgan
Stoneham
Mass
Glass
Aschor
Campina
Huntington
Cockrell
Merve
Soldiers Riot in Tampa Barrooms Across Fort Brooke
A drunken U.S. Army mob, largely African American infantry from the twenty fourth and twenty fifth regiments, seized Fort Brooke and Ybor City saloons. Protests by provost guards failed as gunfire erupted. a Second Georgia battalion was deployed. Four privates and one officer reported killed. several wounded, identities withheld.
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United States
Tampa
Savannah
Florida
Fort Brook
Ybor City
United States Army
United States Infantry
Semmore
Fort Brooke
Second Georgia Regiment of Volunteers
Fatal Torpedo Accident at St Johns Bluff Jacksonville
Killed by a torpedo in an accident at St John s Bluff Jacksonville J J O Rourke and Ed Houston two prominent local youths died instantly Lieutenant Hart United States engineering corps seriously injured a stenographer named Barnharm and a black man were also hurt during mine testing miswiring caused a massive explosion Houston exploded into atoms O Rourke killed though not severely mutilated Hart struck by shell fragments reports say the torpedo fragments struck others as well
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St. John's Bluff
Nene Tacksonville
Jacksonville
Pla
St. John's Sin
J. J. O'Rourke
Ed Houston
Hart
United States Engineering Corps
Barnharm
St John's Bluff
O'Rourke
Houston
Suspending Judgment in SM Publishing House Inquiry Telegraph
Nashville dispatch reports Barbes Smith and Stahlman urge suspension of judgment on the Southern Methodist Publishing house claim inquiry. A telegram sent Friday asks senators to withhold comment until the committee and senate verify facts behind statements meant to promote the bill. E B Slapnatas signs the message.
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Barbes
Smith
Stahlman
Nashville Dispatch
Southern Methodist Publishing House
Committee
Senate
Cas, Banoen & Sserri
E. B. Srapnatas
Wheat acreage report from preliminary returns shows rise
Preliminary government returns indicate spring wheat acreage totaling 16,800,000 acres with winter wheat bringing the total to 43,000,000 acres, about 5,500,000 acres more than last year. The two Dakotas are likely to revise figures.
German Press Sees No Change in War Feelings Toward U.S.
Berlin advices report Germany holds steady in sentiment on the Spain United States conflict. Government stays silent and some papers maintain hostile stance toward the United States. A few German newspapers accuse Americans of cowardice for not attacking the Spaniards whom they once viewed as unworthy of steel.
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Erman
United States
Berlin
Germany
Spain
Bombardment hits Baquirt mining locality near Santiago
Havana fund reports American warships bombarded Baquirt east of Aguadores near the railway to Santiago de Cuba. Official advices from Santiago say the bombardment caused no damage. Bunquirt is a mining locality with some mines under American control.
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Havana
Baquirt
Aguadores
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Bunquirt
Suspicious Vessels Reported Near Havana Blockade
A Key West dispatch says four suspicious ships, likely Spanish warships, tried to slip past Havana's blockade. They were seen off Nicolas Channel about 80 miles from Havana heading toward the port, with signals and lights indicating evasive action. A Cuban gunboat and the American fleet tracked them but the pursuit was abandoned.
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Key West
Havana
Nicholas Chanel
Cardenas
Watson
Saltcay
Padre del Cruz
Obase
Talbot
International tensions rise after mining and bombardment threat
A Jackson Mississippi dispatch notes British Consul General Crawford’s protest and suspicions of English intelligence leaks following San Juan bombardment. Spanish mining plans were exposed to Consul Hanna, leading to a tense exchange and detentions. Separate alerts discuss yellow fever precautions in Mississippi and Gulf Coast, with Surgeon General Wyman ordered to report on containment and Mobile quarantines extended. Senator Bacon urged troop relocations to avoid contagion and Washington awaits guidance. Local health authorities impose rail and travel restrictions around Harrison Hancock and Jackson counties amid McHenry cases.
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Geo Tha Tre
Crawford
San Juan
Admiral Sampson
General Macias
Hanna
Navy Department
Macias
Porto Rico
United States
Bett
Jackson
Miss
State Board of Health
McHenry
Harrison County
Mississippi
Harrison
Hancock
Wyman
Sumer
Washington
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Bacon
Cuba
Mobile Board of Health
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Austin
Texas
Uncertain Naval Sighting Ties Spain to Havana Watch
Reports from the Caribbean describe a gunboat pursuit of four vessels judged to be Spanish warships possibly bound for Havana or awaiting transports. The tale, carried to Washington, unsettles officials who debate whether the boats were armed launches or a larger threat.
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Washington
Department
Commodore Watson
Havana
Navy Department
Helens
Bancroft
War Department
Suspect Arrested in Toyopa Transfer to Fort McPherson
George B. Davis alias Vanderbilt, rumored heir to family millions, is held at Fort McPherson Ga charged with being 4 Spanish apy. The prisoner, also known as Vanderbilt, claims Davis was adopted and presents the alias as his true name after roaming the world fighting for humanity.
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Toyopa
Fort McPherson
George BE. Vanderbilt
Pithe Pprisoner
George B. Davis
Slias Vanderbilt
Davis
George E. Vanderbilt
Port McPherson
Carranzas
Canada
New York
Vanderbilt
Tampa
Prisoner exchange delayed for Hobson and crew
Advices from Santiago de Cuba via Mole St Nicholas report Lieut Hobson and his companions in the sinking of the collier Merrimac cannot be released soon. Admiral Cervera sent a truce to Admiral Sampson stating prisoners are held by military authorities and referred to Governor General Blanco. The exchange plan is thus temporarily frustrated.
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Ale
Orr
Santiago de Cuba
Mole St. Nicholas
Merrimac
Santiago
Qervera
Sampson
Blanco
Tennessee Volunteers
W. ©. Smith
Nashville
San Francisco
Louisville
St. Louis
Solace
Revis
New York
General Army
Admiral Sampson
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Manila
War Department
Victoria
Olympia
Arizona
Compliment to Lee A A Grand Ball in Jacksonville
A grand ball and reception for General Lee and staff and other officers was held at the Windsor hotel in Jacksonville on Thursday night. The hotel was crowded with Camp Cuba Libre officers and city society, making the event one of the most notable in Jacksonville.
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A&a
Jacksonville
Windsor Hotel
Lee
Cuba Libre
Yellow fever quarantined at McHenry Mississippi
Mississippi state health officials ordered McHenry quarantined after seven reported yellow fever cases. Secretary J F Hunter announced the action at 1 30 p m with Dr H Haralson enforcing the quarantine and stricter rules statewide. Officials said the fever would be confined to McHenry and hope it will not spread this season.
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Melonry
J. F. Hunter
Mississippi State Board of Health
Associated Press
Dru, Harelson and Folkes
McHenry
Miss
Ihereby
H. H. Haralson
B. Hoxter
Harrison County
Gulf Coast
Gulf and Ship’ Island
State Board of Health
Mississippi
Army news banned overseas by cable order
General A. W. Greely, chief signal officer, ordered cable companies to stop sending any news about American troop movements to foreign countries. The prohibition, intended to cover press cables and private messages, applies to all vessel and troop movements with no exceptions.
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A. W. Greely
Washington
General Greely
Evangelina Cisneros Marries Havana Rescue Helper
Miss Evangelina Cisneros, famed for her escape from a Spanish prison in Havana, wed Carolos F. Carborel, one of the men who helped rescue her. The ceremony was held at the Hotel Rennert in Baltimore at noon, after which the couple departed for Washington.
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Evangelina Cisneros
Havana
Carolos F. Carborel
Rennert
Baltimore
Washington
Sympathy for Mrs Gridley in Olympia Washington
Governor Rogers sent a formal condolence to Mrs Gridley widow of Captain Gridley of the cruiser Olympia. The message came from the people of Olympia and the state of Washington expressing sympathy for the loss of her gallant husband.
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Olympia
Washington
Stnte
Wash
Rogers
Gridley
State of Washington
Japan objects to tea duty in war revenue bill
Japan protests to the state department over a duty on tea in the war revenue bill. Fever reports in Mississippi affect enlistments as Texas towns seek stricter quarantine. Soldiers eligible for the second call show reluctance about Mississippi duty, hindering volunteer quotas.
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Japan
State Department
Mississippi
Anstin
Texas
Transport secured for Hudson steamer to Cuba
A New Orleans dispatch reports the Cromwell steamer Hudson has been chartered by the government for Cuban transport. The vessel formerly ran between New Orleans and New York and is receiving additional water tanks to raise its capacity to 26 000 gallons.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
New York
War Echoes From The Spanish–American War Daily Brief
A condensed roundup notes sympathy for McKinley from 16 000 Odd Fellows in Minnesota and updates on the war effort. It spans postal extensions to Cuba and the Philippines, military logistics, troop movements, hospital ships, and the hunt for spies, with details on ship charters, supply rationing, and medical deployments.
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