Battle of Santiago Report Reveals Strained Spanish Forces
Dispatch from Santiago de Cuba on June 22 describes discontent among roughly 3000 local Spanish troops forced to forage for themselves while regulars endure half rations. Cervera fleet rests in a circular harbor stance near Cristobal Colon and Vizcaya as torpedo boats repair and reinforcements rush earthworks around the city.
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Froope
GenEnat Ganda
Aurren‘peros
Santiago
Wanpa
Einasion
Jamaica
Gen. Garcia
Cervera
Cristobal Colon
Vizcaya
Santiago de Cuba
Spanish Claim A Victory Near Santiago de Cuba
Mayprip and June reports from Santiago de Cuba say the situation is critical as Spanish forces retreat but claim victory. Separate dispatches note American attack on Punta Berraco repulsed after heavy fighting and that Spanish warship crews joined land forces to defend the city amid disputed reports of victory.
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Cervera
Santiago
Punta Berrino
Manpap
the Minster of
Lund
Mavrid
Cervery
Santiago de Cuba
Sebaney
Baiquiri
Seboney
Berraco
Fought in the TGA Thirteen Killed and About Fifty Wounded
In a dawn engagement near Santiago de Cuba four troops from the First and eight from Roosevelt's Rough Riders joined 2,000 Spanish defenders. The Americans forced a retreat into the city after a one hour fight, leaving thirteen American dead and about fifty wounded, with several officers among the injured. The action, led by Gen Young, saw reinforcements from multiple units and set the stage for a final assault on Santiago.
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Juragua
Playa del Este
Guantanmo Bay
Tenth Cavalry
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Santiago de Cuba
Hamilton Fish
Tilman
Dawson
Dougherty
W. T. Erwin
First Cavalry
Dix
York
Bejork
Kolb
Berlin
Lenmark
White
Jen. Young
Col. Wood
Seventh
Twelfth
Seventeenth Infantry
Ninth Cavalry
Second
Massachusetts
New York
Old Glory on the Altars in Jamaica
In Kingston Jamaica on June 24 the American flag flew atop the Altares mountains amid cheers. Maj. Lamotte and two cavalrymen raised the flag as bands played The Star Spangled Banner. Cuban forces under Gen Demetrius Castillo, largely poorly equipped and barefoot, moved with US troops toward Santiago amid heat and strain. Gen Shatter's aggressive stance pleased troops but strained quartermaster supply, with Gen Lawton requesting more rations. Col Humphreys plans a pack train to Juragua before nightfall.
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Orr
Batquiri
Kingston
Jamaica
Altares Mountains
Basquiri
Maj. Lamotte
Demetrius. Castillo
Barquivi
Lawton
Humphreys Saya
Juragua
Juhapa
Wisdom on marriage and truth from Zenas Dane
A NY Ledger quote advises harmony through restraint and honesty in marriage. A self assured man notes nagging harms and urges truthful living, warning that even small lies are exposed by clever wives.
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Zenas Dane
N.Y. Ledger
Parrots Learn Patriotism As War Demands Rise
Chicago Chronicle reports parrot traders on North Clark Street shift to patriotic phrases amid wartime sentiment. Birds imported from Venezuela and Trinidad now repeat slogans like Remember the Maine and Hurrah for Fitzhugh Lee, with managers disciplining any Spanish words to preserve Anglo-Saxon speech.
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Polly
North Clark Street
Venezuela
Trinidad
Maine
Weyler
Dewey
Alfonso
Havana
Fitzhugh Lee
Chicago Chronicle
Sailors Grievances and Cruelty by Skippers Exposed
Sailors’ grievances explored by port authorities reveal many faked complaints but cruel abuse by skippers remains real. Violence from drastic purgatives injures stomachs and bowels, a problem the article warns against. Use Hoatet ter's Stomach Bitters.
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Hoatetter
Moonshine Sparks Anglospanish Remonstration
A hard-hearted Anglo Spaniard responds to cries of Cuban serfdom with defiant remarks about moonshine, revealing tensions in perceptions of colonial oppression and illicit spirits.
Frivoe Line promotes hunting and fishing grounds
A clipped notice touts the Frivoe Line brochure offering access to hunting and fishing grounds in port areas. It includes a free copy offer via Vinchéll, General Passenger Agent, Louis. Also referenced are quotations about dieting, a cure for consumption, and a remark on love immunity from exposure.
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Frivoe
Addres Vinchéll
Louis
Ayer's Pills Praised by North Dakota Rancher
H R W Bennett of Towner North Dakota reports a severe back and shoulder injury followed by liver trouble. After using Dr J C Ayer's Pills he recovered fully and could tend seventy head of stock all winter. C F Alston of Quitman Texas also endorses the liver restoring effects.
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Towner
North Dakota
H. R. W. Bentley
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Dr. Ayer
C.F. Alston
Quitman
Texas
J. C. Ayer
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