Admiral Dewey Named Peace Commissioner In Talks
Special to Evening Journal reports Admiral Dewey discussed as part of the American peace commission. Gen Miles received acknowledgment from Gen Macias about the protocol signing and sent Capt Mickler to relay the news to Aibonne. Miles may not stay during negotiations but four army columns will stay put until peace terms are carried out. Additional items note Manila rumors of Spanish resolve, Vizcayas insurgent union with Aguinaldo, and the Augusta cruiser’s arrival.
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Mickler
True
Aibonne
Miles
McKinley
Island of
Vizcayas
Aguinaldo
Spain
Augusta
Manila
Defiant Don at Aibonite in last stand reports
Reports from Porto Rico detail General Wilson’s assault on the Spanish lines near Albonite. Spanish commander Colonel Nuevillas refuses surrender, while Don Manuel Macias delays peace terms. Utuado and Mayaguez garrisons react as hostilities pause.
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Wilson
Coamo
Nuevillas
Albonite
Ponce
Porto Rico
Schwan
Mayaguez
Machas at San Juan observed by General Watson and staff
General Watson and his staff watched from a hill near the battery as the enemy opened fire from a high position with low velocity. The Spaniards held a strong frontal position at Santiago level, though it could be turned.
San Francisco and Milantonomah Hit by Havana Batteries
The San Francisco monitor Milantonomah and the auxiliary yacht Sylvia were fired on by Havana batteries near Key West just before 6 am Friday. A shell struck the San Francisco’s stern, wrecking Commodore Howell’s quarters. no one injured. The shipsretreated under orders not to retaliate, staying six miles offshore by day and moving closer at night. Twenty two shells, ten or twelve inch, fell around them over a twenty minute bombardment.
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Key West
San Francisco
Milantonomah
Sylvia
Havana
Howell
Peace Era Dawn After War S Haze in Washington
Washington reports a shift to peace mood as the War and Navy departments resume normal Sunday routines. The peace commission faces Cuba and Porto Rico adjustments while the Philippines remains the major unsettled problem for future U.S. action and policy. Several suggestions surface on how to proceed.
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Washington
War Department
Navy Department
Maine
Havana
Peace Commission
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Commission
Spain
West Indies
Islanda
Military mischief, bombards Manzanillo. camp reviews in Georgia
Reports from multiple fronts describe a chaotic incident at Presidio where regiments from Kansas Tennessee and Iowa mocked New Yorkers provoking a near clash but no arrests. Manzanillo shelled until peace was declared and orders to cease fighting were issued. At Camp Thomas Georgia 10 000 soldiers expected in a mass photo. Macy Mollestead Wisconsin band cornet soloist dies of typhoid fever. Indiana regiment arrives from Indianapolis. Censors tighten on cable messages except Cuba and Puerto Rico. Wisconsin delegates chosen for Scofield La Follette conventions. James H Agens a candidate for Congress.
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Kansas
Tennessee
Iowa
Presidio
Jacksonville
Fla
Macy Mollestead
Wisconsin Regiment
District Hospital
Beloit
Wis
Indiana
Indianapolis
American plans for Puerto Rico Cuba and Manila Bay
The article outlines strategies for postwar governance in Cuba and Porto Rico with expected rapid Americanization. It notes military control of Porto Rico and Cuba, possible annexation shifts, and reforms in Havana and municipalities to win local support. It reports Shafter’s troops to leave Cuba and Miles with about 15000 troops in Porto Rico, plus troop reductions and transport dispositions as operations wind down.
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Porto Rico
Cuba
United States
Havana
Shafter
General Shafter
Santiago
Montavek Point
Miles
Medearis Couple Mark Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
In Richmond Indiana on August 15 Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Medearis celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Both spouses are near 90 and in good health.
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Richmond
Ind
Fletcher Medearis
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