Dewey Threatens Germany and Surrender News
Digest of multiple items: wheat at 75 1 4, corn 33 1 2, oats 2 3 4. Troops in Santiago area may continue fighting. Guantanamo Bay demanded surrender of Spanish army. 5 000 troops surrendered at Caimanera with many ill or wounded. Quarantine planned. transports to Spain. Hay contract: nine million pounds awarded to Chickamauga via Cincinnati firm. Scovel conflicts with Shafter during Santiago ceremony. arrest follow. Miles movement unclear. likely sailed toward Porto Rico.
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United States
Chickamauga
Cincinnati
Porto Rico Campaign Under Way With Miles Leading
Washington reports three days of talks with the president and Alger as General Miles sails for Porto Rico aboard the Yale with about 30 000 troops. Plans call for dispersed transport movements and no major naval convoy while Brooke supports Miles and the Charleston based First Brigade advances from Charleston to join in the campaign to seize Porto Rico and secure Santiago.
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Siboney
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Carleston
First Army Corps
George H. Ernst
Wisconsin
Pnnsylvania
Rene
Long
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San Juan
Government Plans Large Porto Rico Expedition With 70 000 Impact
The government aims to muster up to 70 000 volunteers for a Porto Rico operation, starting with 20 000 and expanding to 40 000 then 70 000 if needed. Tampa forces totaling about 13 000, including heavy and light artillery, will join General Rodgers. Cavalry and infantry units from multiple brigades and divisions are listed, with naval involvement to be defined.
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Georgia
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Rosser
Minnesota
Troop Dispatch Rules for Porto Rico and Spanish Front
The Santiago battle veterans will not join the Porto Rico expedition to rest and avoid yellow fever exposure. Shafter’s army stays on guard on rear hills until fever is stamped out, then advances against Spanish forces if found. A卷 Wolfe Tone monument ceremony in Dublin marks the 1798 rebellion centenary with Irish leaders and visitors attending.
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Mills Opposes Consolidation But Sees Possible Benefit
D O Mills questions a proposed merger of NorthWestern iron and steel firms and says terms must be fair. He supports the idea only if equitable terms ensure lasting trade and minimal conflict with Rockefeller Carnegie arrangements. Aeronaut Baldwin and Lee Cheng balloon from Bloomington aim for Chicago but land near Colfax after 1 hour 10 minutes. Columbus faces likely end of Western League play as team moves to Dubuque due to poor attendance. London reports the Prince of Wales fractures his left knee cap.
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Lighthouse Burnings Amid Cuban Uprising and Morro Victory
Dispatches describe Cuban coast lighthouses burned by Spanish keepers in protest of capitulation at Santiago. Reports claim Guantanamo guns spiked, mines exploded, and Morro castle flag lowered as US naval forces entered Havana harbor with prize captures and observations of Spanish forts.
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Alvarez
Schley
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Destruction uneven as fortifications near harbor forts inspected
A weathered report notes scant bombardment damage at Morro and related batteries. It cites intact sentry boxes from the sixteenth century and describes unarmed or lightly manned guns at Estrella, Caye Smith, Punta Gorda, and nearby casemates while the Reina Mercedes guns loom atop the hills.
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Sehley
Savings Habit Advised By Marshall Field
A newspaper excerpt urges the young to begin saving at once, stressing that early practice builds economic discipline, knowledge, and readiness for future duties, as Marshall Field emphasizes the value of thrift and small-amount savings.
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