Secretary Issues Instructions to Schley Naval Board
Secretary Long issues the official precept guiding the Schley naval board inquiry. It directs the court to address ten specific points from Santiago campaign actions to Hodgeson correspondence, coal supplies, and blockade propriety while leaving scope broad and open. The inquiry will be public and conducted on shore in Washington with rights to cross examine witnesses.
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Schley Naval Board
Washington
Long
Schley Naval Board of Inquiry
Santiago
Cienfugos
Cienfugeos
Sanntiago
Schley
Department
Key West
Santiago Harbor
Brooklyn
United States
Alban C. Hodgeson
Hodgeson
Admiral Schley
Navy Department
John D. Long
New Foreign Office Named in Peking Edict
An imperial edict in Peking on July 28 announces a new foreign office to supersede the tsung-li-yamen and outrank the six regents. The five appointees include Prince Ching as president Warng-Wen-Shao Chu-Sung zhi Hsu-Shou-Peng and Lien-Fang, all highly regarded. The change signals improved prospects under the empress.
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Tsung-Li-Yamen
Board of
Peking
Prince Ching
Warng- Wen-Shao
Chu-Sungzhi
Hsu- Shou-Peng
Lien-Fang
Lord Kitchener to Step Down and Move to England
Pretoria reports claim Lord Kitchener will relinquish command August 31 and remain in England for five months before taking over in India. Sir Bindon Blood is expected to succeed him in South Africa according to mail advices cited by a London correspondent.
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London
Cape Town
The
Standard
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
England
India
Bindon Blood
South Africa
Population of Belzium Reaches Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand
The latest census reports Belzium with 6,800,000 inhabitants. The figure reflects the nation's current demographic size and distribution.
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Belzium
Judge Waterman Refuses to Dissolve Supersedeas
Davenport July 27 Judge Waterman of the Iowa supreme court refused to vacate Judge Wade's supersedeas in the county consent case. He ruled he had no authority to review the lower court order in vacation. Saloon operators remain open pending appeal and anticipate awaiting a new consent if the higher court affirms insufficiency.
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Waterman
Davenport
Iowa County
Supreme Court
M. J. Wade
Iowa Country District Court
Wade
Anti-Saloon League
Judge Waterman
Cownie Urges State Farms to Diligently Cultivate Crops
Des Moines July 25 John Cownie of the state board of control sent a circular letter to superintendents of state institutions urging vigilant cultivation of crops on farms. He says active tending of corn and vegetables will save hundreds of thousands of bushels in Iowa and reduce feared losses as weeds like fox tail choke grains.
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Des Moines
John Cownie
State Board of Control
State Institution
Downie
Iowa
Lawa
Fire starts from sun rays, Sioux City dry goods store burns
Sioux City July 27 fire started by sun’s rays beating on combustibles in the show windows destroyed J F Phelan Co’s large dry goods store in the Davis block. Clerks and customers barely escaped as flames spread rapidly injuring two: John Phelan suffered a broken arm and facial cuts, Rose Dement a scalp and facial gash, both leaped from second story windows. Loss listed at 80000, nearly insured.
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Sioux City
J. F. Phelan & Co
Davis Block
John Phelan
Missing Groom Drowned Before Wedding at Clinton
James Kinkaide of Clinton disappeared before his wedding. His hat and shoes were found on a raft, and the body was later recovered from the river. Authorities suspect temporary insanity possibly linked to the heat.
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James Kinkaide
Clinton
Kinkaide
Open Starch Plant in Sioux City to Resume Full Force
Orders have been received to restart the Sioux City plant of National Starch in two weeks to produce a patented starch brand. Plans to move production to Nebraska City were abandoned as prices of No. 2 corn rose. The Waukegan plant remains the only operating facility, while Nebraska City will begin immediately.
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Sioux City
National Starch Company
Nebraska City
Waukegan
Des Moines Grain elevator destroyed by fire at Rippey
A large grain elevator and corn cribs belonging to the Des Moines Grain company burned completely at Rippey on July 26. The loss exceeds 10000 dollars and is insured. Several thousand bushels of corn were destroyed. The fire’s origin is under investigation and the company plans an immediate rebuilding effort.
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Rippey
Des Moines Grain Company
Colnny
Painter killed by Milwaukee freight train in yards
Martin Munson a 25 year old painter living in the city was run over while attempting to board a car in the Milwaukee freight yards. His body was cut in two at the waist and he died instantly. He was single. The tragedy is attributed to TJ Perry on July 26.
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TJ Perry
Martin Munson
Milwaukee
Cattle Run to Market Plunges from Bluff
Dubuque July 25 a drove of sixteen head of cattle driven to market became unmanageable in the heat and ran over a bluff falling eighty feet all were killed in the tragic accident.
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Dubuque
Farmer Burns to Death Defending Home from Field Fire
Near Badger Iowa farmer Wangdahl T O Wangdahl was burned to death when a fire started in neighboring fields from sparks from a passing engine. He fought the blaze alone and his clothing caught fire. Found in great agony he died a few hours later.
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Fort Dodge
T. O. Wangdahl
Badger
Wangdahl
Costly Davenport Fire Destroys Mill and Homes
Davenport suffered a large-scale fire that destroyed the Weyerhauser-Denkmann mill and lumber yards, with over fifty homes and 100 families left homeless. Fires spread rapidly through the district, with extensive damage estimated at 700,000 dollars, aided by three cities, no fatalities reported.
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Davenport
Island Fuel Company
Weyerhauser-Denkmann
Rock Island
Moline
St. Katherine’s Hall
U. N. Roberts
Red Jacket Pump Company
Standard Oil Company
Riverside
Davenport Woolen
Bluffs
Federal Street
Bridge Avenue
Seventh Street
Larrabee Donates 25000 to Upper Iowa University
Clermont July 26 Ex Governor Larrabee announces a 925000 donation to Upper Iowa University at Fayette to fund new buildings. The gift follows Carnegie's 25000 gift urged by alum D B Henderson, strengthening the Methodist Episcopal sectarian college now over fifty years old with Guy H. Benton as president.
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Clermont
Larrabee
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Andrew Carnegie
D. B. Henderson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fatal Hay Fork Accident Kills Webster County Farmer
B J Skinner a wealthy Webster County farmer was instantly killed in Fort Dodge when a hay fork fell from a mow striking his neck and penetrating toward the heart. His son was in the mow and his six year old daughter watched from below. The girl pulled the fork from the wound but Skinner died before his son reached the ground.
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Fort Dodge
B. J. Skinner
Webster County
Skinner
Richard Rowe Killed in Atchison Yard Tragedy
Richard Rowe a 44 year old railroad switch man was killed in Missouri Pacific yards at Atchison Kansas July 29. He and his brother Chester Rowe were once accused in 1894 of stealing 20000 from Poweshiek County Iowa. Chester served in a Mexican penitentiary.
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Richard Rowe
Atchison, Kan
Missouri Pacific
Chester Rowe
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Mexico
Fire Claims Child In Keokuk Incident
Children playing with matches destroyed a building in Keokuk on July 29 and burned to death Earnest, four year old son of T A Hersey who is preparing to join his family in Chicago where he runs a restaurant.
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Keokuk
Earnest
T. A. Hersey
Chicago
No More Smallpox at Waterloo
Waterloo reports quarantine removed from the last smallpox case. After nearly a year the city is free from the pest with no epidemic danger. Precautions and hot weather helped stamp out the disease and locals expect no further attacks in the area.
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Waterloo
Free Trade and Civil Government Established for Porto Rico
President McKinley proclaims free trade between Porto Rico and the United States and declares a civil government organized on the island. The proclamation, effective upon local tax measures, cites the Foraker Act and notes the island’s commercial freedom is commemorated with the American flag.
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United States
Washington
Porto Rico
Foraker
William McKinley
Congress
Legislative Assembly of
David J. Hill
Progress Report On Secret Steel Strike Peace Talks
New York conference between President Shaffer secretary Williams of the Amalgamated Association and J P Morgan with United States Steel executives opened to seek a settlement. Talks were secret, but officials hint substantial progress toward a peace pact and potential broader agreement beyond resuming earlier labor negotiations.
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New York
Shaffer
Williams
Amalgamated Association
J. P. Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
New Maine Christen and Foam at Cramp Dock
The Maine class battleship Maine launched at Cramp Shipyards Philadelphia on July 29 with a large crowd. Gov Hill represented Maine with officials while naval officers from Washington attended amid festive skies and public access to the yard.
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Cramp Dock
Philadelphia
Maine
Havana
Wm. Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company
Cramps
Kensington
Hill
Washington
Bradford
Melville
Walker
Bailey
Leary
Guam
Navy Department
Column Retreats Sixteen Miles Before the Boers
From Pretoria dated July 26 Lord Kitchener reports a Steinacker’s horse detachment at Bremersdorp driven out July 24 by Boers likely from Amsterdam and Pietretle. The unit fought to Lembobo sixteen miles away with about ten killed or wounded and a few missing.
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London
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Steinacker
Bremersdorp
Amsterdam
Pietretle
Lembobo
Edward the Seventh Title Proposed in Lords
London reports Lord Salisbury introducing a bill authorizing Edward to claim a royal title by proclamation within six months. The suggested form, if adopted, would read Edward the Seventh by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland of British Dominions beyond the Sea King Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India.
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Eadward
London
House of Lords
Lord Salisbury
Edward
Edward the
Senator McLaurin expelled by South Carolina Democratic committee
The South Carolina Democratic state executive committee voted 25 to 5 to repudiate Senator John L. McLaurin, declaring he has misrepresented the state and party for his affiliations and votes and urging his resignation immediately. The move was supported by Senator Tillman.
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South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
Democratic Executive Committee
Senator McLaurin
Tillman
Jonn
L. McLaurin
Senatos
National Congress
Tha Woody
Bell
Democratic State Executive Committee
John L. McLaurin
Britain Must End War Move Shocks House of Commons
A World dispatch reports Gibson Bowles warned the government that peace talks with the Boers must end war or face grave European penalties. He cited continental negotiations aided by Holland's Premier Dekuper and Queen Wilhelmina, with Germany and Russia courted as potential peacemakers.
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New York
England
House of Commons
Gibson Bowles
London
Bowles
South Africa
Europe
Dekuper
Holland
Wilhelmina
Germany
Russia
Edmund Robertson
Kruger
Hague
Mr. Leyds
Berlin
Brussels
The
Paris
Kaiser
Great Britain
Foreign Ministers Accept Chinese Indemnity Proposal
Peking reports foreign ministers formally accept China's indemnity plan. The offer calls for 450 million taels at 4 percent, with final payment in 1940 and total principal plus interest at 1 billion taels. China's future revenues would fund debt as debts are cleared, potentially freeing China from debt by 1949. Officials deem the settlement best possible though not fully satisfactory.
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Peking
China
Maclay May Be Ousted Over Naval Criticism
Washington July 27 The attempt to remove Edgar A Maclay a Brooklyn navy yard clerk follows his history on the Spanish war containing criticisms of Rear Admiral Schley Representative Sidney E Mudd asked Secretary Long to consider the propriety of keeping him employed in view of the language used about Admiral Sealey The secretary promised early attention to the matter
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Washington
Edgar
Maclay
Schley
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sidney E. Mudd
Maryland
Naval Affairs
House of Representatives
Long
Sealey
Turks Halt Greece's Ships
Constantinople July 26 reports the Turkish government refused to permit the Greek Green squadron to visit Smyrna Salonica and Mount Athos. Greece had notified the planned cruise but the Porte rejected it on political grounds. Diplomatic officials call the Turkish stance illegal.
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Greece
Constantinople
Smyrna
Salonica
Mount Athos
Financier Defined as Man Handling Others’ Wealth
A dialogue contrasts definitions of a financier. One boy asks if a financier is a man who makes money. the father clarifies a financier is someone who controls money earned by others.
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Freddy
Judge rules ferrets cannot collect taxes on personal property
Des Moines dated notes report Judge Holmes decision in the case of B F Granger versus Treasurer McKay and Polk County. The five year limit has expired, barring tax collection on personal property for the year 1696.
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Des Moines
Holmes
B. F. Granger
McKay
Polk County
Reform needed in jail and poor house laws urges attention
Dr Patterson statistician for the state board of control seeks legislative focus on jail and poor house reforms. He has studied conditions independently and will present findings with a view to ending unsanitary facilities and reforming meal pay systems that create jailer incentives to keep prisoner numbers high.
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Patterson
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Buffalo herd could exhibit at state fair
W H Hanson of Luanna in Clayton county asks the state fair management to display his herd of eleven buffalo on the grounds. He is said to own the only buffalo herd in the state and the fair may grant permission. A decision on charging admission or keeping them in an enclosure remains pending.
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W. H. Hanson
Luanna
Clayton County
Hanson
Supreme Court
Twenty
General Assembly
United States
First Filings in Iowa Murder Case Mad Hossack
The Iowa Supreme Court sees initial filings in the murder case of Margaret Hossack of Warren County. Indictment, record entries, and motions for verdict set aside and new trial are recorded with appeal abstracts pending.
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State of
Iowa
Margaret Hossack
Warren County
Supreme Court
Henderson
Berry
W. F. Powell
Anamesa
Mullan
Navy Court of Inquiry Named in Schley Controversy
Secretary John D. Long selects Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals Kimberly and Benham as members of the Schley court of inquiry to probe naval conduct in the Santiago controversy. Captain C Lemly is offered the role of judge advocate of the court, with possible acceptance.
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Long
Court of Inquiry
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
John D. Long
Admiral Dewey
Kimberly and
Benham
Schley Court of Inquiry
Santiago
C. Lemly
Navy
Lemly
Russian Demands on Turkey Stir London Reports
London dispatch says Russia demands two signaling stations on the Persian Gulf and stations in Asia Minor from the Porte. The Daily Mail correspondent notes strong pressure on the Sultan, with the Ottoman government under strain to resist. British officials view the demands as serious amid tense diplomacy.
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Turkey
London
Russia
Persian Gulf
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Asia Minor
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