Battle Opens as U S Forces Press Santiago Advance
Washington reports Gen Shafter’s forces at Siboney engaged in a heavy daylong fight near Santiago de Cuba. Lawton and Bates’s brigades advance on El Caney while Shafter warns of casualties over 400 and prospect of entrenchment by morning.
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Washington
War Department
Playa del Este
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Lawton
Cabana
Santaro
Morro Castle
M. Shafter
Secretary of War
Sevilla
Cuba
Caney
Santiago
Shafter
Siory
Alger
Corbin
White House
Government seeks subscriptions for $200 million bond issue
Treasury reports total proposals for the new government loan reach 790 million dollars. Subscriptions under 500 dollars total 40 million, over 500 dollars 250 million, a round lot at premium 100 million, and two syndicate bids of 100 million each. No allotment yet, as heavy subscriptions expected with the new month.
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Washington
Treasury Department
e@&Se
Battle nears end as U S troops press in on Santiago
Washington dispatches report Gen Shafter’s forces driving Spaniards from front of Santiago and occupying entrenchments. Corbin praises the assault as a clear victory with heavy losses likely, while plans focus on cutting off Spanish retreat and capturing 12,000 troops. German stance questioned as Manila action looms and Dewey awaits further guidance amid mixed cabinet views.
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Washington
Signal Office
Amercan
Siboney
Playa del Este
Fuantanamo Bay
War Department
Shafter
Aserrideros
Garcia
Santiago
Manzanillo
S. Dispatch
Corbin
United States
Adjt
Fifth Corps
Pando
Germany
Manila
Day
Dewey
Gen
Merritt
Camara
Suez Canal
Philippine Islands
New York Trade Review Sees Encouraging Second Quarter
R G Dun and Co reports the second quarter ends with encouraging returns and lower defaults despite some war fears. Exports of wheat and corn surge, cotton prices ease, machinery demand rises, and overall midyear outlook remains favorable amid robust overseas demand.
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New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Gradstreet's
Chicago Stereotypers Strike Threat Halts Saturday Papers
A Chicago bulletin says Stereotypers union demands a wage increase to four dollars per day, seven hour day, overtime pay, and other concessions. Publishers vow no Saturday papers as interunion agreement pools resources to publish all papers only if all can print.
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Chicago
Stereotypers Union
Great Fortune Gone
Levi Z. Lester completes a 3 million dollar loan with Northwestern Mutual Life for ten years at four percent secured by valuable Chicago business property. He may seek further advances up to 7 million dollars to liquidate debts from Joseph Leiter’s wheat speculation, which could consume much of Joseph Leiter’s fortune.
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Chicago
Levi Z. Lester
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Leiter
Northwestern
Mr. Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Chicago Board of Trade
Tornado Strikes Hampton Beach Causing fatalities and wreckage
Reports from Hampton Beach New Hampshire describe a 3 15 PM tornado shredding cottages and hotels killing seven and injuring many across Levitts rink area. A yacht with nine aboard saw five drownings while other towns report capsizing storms and bridge collapses with multiple deaths and injuries.
Heat Wave Breaks Records Across Cities
Baltimore reports 104 degrees at 3 p.m. on Sunday with no readings below 102 between noon and 5 p.m. Five deaths and a dozen prostrations are attributed to the extreme heat. Philadelphia endures its hottest day in 25 years at 100 degrees, with one heat death and many prostrations.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Dead-End Collision Kills Engineer at Garrison Creek Bridge
Paducah July 4. In a head on collision between two Illinois Central freight trains at Garrison creek bridge engineer J B Thompson was killed. Jim Scott of Madisonville Ky. riding as a thief is dying. Other trainmen injured but saved by jumping. Both engines and 34 cars wrecked. Orders had been misunderstood.
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Paducah
Garrison Creek Bridge
Illinois Central Railroad
J. B. Thompson
Jim Scott
Madisonville
Senate Advances Bill on 20000 Black Troops Callup
Washington July 4 Senator Hawley from the committee on military affairs reported favorably on Saturday the bill to authorize the president to call out not exceeding 20000 negro troops to be organized and to acres under the volunteer act of April 22 1998 the officers to be appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate.
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Washington
Hawley
Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Watery Graves in Lake Cleveland July Fourth Tragedy
Five people drowned in Lake Erie near Cleveland while three swam, two unknown men capsized a rocking boat, and bystanders witnessed the deaths of Hi H Fralick and Miss Jeannette Kaiser, who were on a log. An envelope with the address Mr Brown Middletown NY was found on one victim. Frank Shubeck, a news agent, also died while bathing.
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Hampton
N. H
Hampton Beach
Whitler
Levitt’s
Mara
New York
Maine
Mae Prescott
Exeter
Samuel Cammett
William E. Karlson
C. D. Pressey
Haverhill
Mass
J. F. Pennington
W. H. Barber
Karlson
Mora
Frank Mudd
Walter
Gertrude
Ralph Hodgeson
Kennington
W. H. Parker
Kensington
Mudd
Beverly
Surf City
Salem Willows
Salem
Beverly Shores
Shelby
Michigan River
Cyrus Bkuhan
Louisa Monahan
Edison
Ada Bloodhart
Frank Keckler
Hamilton
Ont
Charles Searley
Roy Linnet
Charles Williams
Long
Cleveland
Hi. H. Fralick
Jeannette Kaiser
Middletown, N. Y
Frank Shubeck
Destruction of Cervera Fleet Marks Fourth of July Victory
Washington reports Admiral Sampson's fleet destroyed Cerber a and 1300 prisoners taken including Admiral Cervera. Dewey claims Ladrones captured. Shafter demands Santiago surrender by noon under threat of bombardment. The day fuses major naval victories with impending land seizure of Santiago as U S forces press toward final capitulation.
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Washington
Santiazgo
Cervera
Shafter
Santiago
Dewey
Ladrone Islands
Independence Hall
Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Playa del Este
William M’kinley
Spain
Playa
Via
Hayti
Secretary of Navy
Cer- Vera
Cristobal Colon
Infanta Marie Teresa
Oquendo
Vizcaya
George H. Ellis
Brooklyn
Mahila
Shatter
San Juan River
Shuster
Watson
Camara
Suez Canal
Long
Hobson
Merrimac
Lkely
Paris Paper Foresees Spanish Need to Seek Peace
The Temps reports that the capture of Santiago de Cuba is an irreparable blow for Spain and urges Spain to negotiate peace without delay. The conclusion stresses Spain has not an hour to lose to seek terms.
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Paris
Temps
Santiago de Cuba
Spain
Cyclone Destroys Holy Cross Church in La Crosse Construction
A cyclone struck the Holy Cross Catholic church under construction in La Crosse Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. The building was completely destroyed and three carpenters were badly injured. The Minneapolis Tribune report notes the church was enclosed and near completion.
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Minneapolis
Minn
the Tribune
la Crosse
Wis
Holy Cross Catholic
Sentenced in St. Louis hanging case
A fractured report notes in St Louis on July 4 that George Taylor, a black defendant, was sentenced to hang following a trial held Saturday.
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St. Louis
the . Shackelford
George Taylor
Saturda
Senate bestows thanks on common seamen and heroes
In Washington on June 30 the senate adopted a historic resolution thanking common sailors and soldiers. Speeches lauded the private army’s and navy’s roles as heroes. The grant included thanks to Hobson and other Merrimac heroes, Lt Frank H Newcomb for the Winslow rescue, and Capt Hodgson for Manila services.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Hobson
Merrimac
Frank H. Newcomb
Hudson
Winslow
Cardenas
Hodgson
McCulloch
Manila
Antonio Lopez cargo landing after near miss with US ships
In Madrid on June 30 a Spanish cruiser Antonio Lopez attempting to reach San Juan de Puerto Rico with provisions and war materiel was spotted by two American warships. It altered course and grounded near Salinao causing boiler explosion. Concha and Isabella aided the cruiser as Americans withdrew and cargo was landed.
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Perez
Suantanamo
Manzanillo
Santiago
Pando
Jesus Rabi
Holguin
Castillo
Rabi
New York
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Gulf of Guacanaghbo
Madrid
Antonio Lopez
San Juan
San Juan de Puerto Rico
Salinao
Concha
Isabella
Sampson reshuffles fleet merging flying squadron
From Santiago de Cuba via Kingston June 30 by order of Admiral Sampson the flying squadron under Commodore Schley is merged into the fleet, eliminating its separate identity. Schley now commands the second squadron attached to Sampson's fleet, a move that surprised Brooklyn crews expecting the squadron to stay intact until Santiago's fall.
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Sampson
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Schley
Brooklyn
Admiral Sampson
Change In Tone Prompts Friendly Views Of America
In St Petersburg on June 29 reports say newspapers shift to friendship toward the United States as military gains grow. They scoff at Spain and warn of feared Anglo American alliance possibility, while Russian press doubts such a bloc and foresees U S victory sparking a colonial push that could clash with Great Britain.
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St. Petersburg
United States
America
Spain
Great Britain
Death of Michael Schwab in Chicago
Michael Schwab anarchist and old-time labor agitator died at 3 30 in Alexian Brothers hospital. He was a key figure in the labor troubles linked to the Haymarket bombing of May 4 1886 and was sentenced to die with Spies Parsons Engel Fischer and Lingg but his sentence was commuted to life, ending in a pardon.
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Michael Schwab
Chicago
Alexian Brothers
Haymarket Square
Spies
Parsons
Engel
Fischer
Lingg
Fielden
Gratifying Wage Settlements Across Steel and Tin Plate
Pittsburgh reports the end of the scale year with early wage agreements reached between manufacturers and Amalgamated associations. All scales for the coming year are settled and no mill is expected to close over wage disputes according to President T J Shaffer.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated
T. J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Storms cause massive damage across Hungary and Austria
The Vienna correspondent reports fierce thunder and hailstorms with cloudbursts in Hungary and Austria. Property and crops worth 40,000,000 francs damaged or destroyed, many people killed, and numerous animals perished. Similar fatalities and crop losses occur in Austria.
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London
Vienna
The
Standard
Hungary
Austria
Earthquake Toll Reported Near Aquila and Santa Rufina
An earthquake struck Monday night near Aquila in Italy, collapsing several houses. One person died and seven were injured. five peasants were killed and seven injured near Santa Rufina. Capo Vello also reported house collapses and fatalities.
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Italy
Rome
Aquila
Antrodoco
Santa Rufina
Capo Vello
Turnfest Opens With 500 Turners at Omaha Exposition Grounds
Turners from Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas Minnesota Dakota and Nebraska attend the event in Omaha Nebraska. A grand drill of over 500 turners, male and female, took place Thursday afternoon at the exposition grounds.
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Omaha
Neb
Trans- Mississippi
Tllinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Exposition Grounds
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Massachusetts Infantry
Col. Bates
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Hong Kong
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