List of Witnesses for Schley Court of Inquiry Revealed
Washington Aug 30 The witness list prepared by Captain Lemly for the Schley court of inquiry and transmitted to Admiral Behiley is published. It names principal witnesses to be called by the judge advocate, with Admiral Sampson heading the roster and many fleet officers, captains, and lieutenants from ships in the Santiago campaign. It notes witnesses for Schley’s side are not included and identifies the support staff and legal aids to be used.
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Washington
Lemly
Schley
Behiley
Judge Advocate
Admiral Schley
Wm. T. Sampson
Robley PD
Evans
Francis J. Higginson
Charles 5. Cotton
W Henry C. Taylor
French E. Chadwick
Casmi iv
Goodrich
Charles D. Eigsberm
C. Wise
Francis M. Cooke
Bowman H. McCalla
Theodore F. Jewell
Wm. M. Folger
Robt
M. Berry
Wim. F. Potter
Richard
Wm. C. Dawson
Charles C. Marsh
Speacers
Wood
Victor B. Simms
Charles Webster
John Hood
Charles H. Harlow
Charles W. Dyson
W. D. McAlpin
Ernest Knott
Henry G. Mustin
Dennis J. O'Connell
Niels Anderson
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Clarke
Oregon
Philip
Texas
Higginson
Massachusetts
Cotton
Harvard
Taylor
Indiana
Chadwick
New York
Newark
St. Louis
Sigsby
St. Paul
Yale
Cooke
Brooklyn
McCalla
Marblehead
Jewell
Inneapolis
Folger
New Oceans
Barry
Castine
Hanmum
Potter
Wainwright
Gloucester
Baton
Mason
Schroeder
Hamber
Texas Til
Grant
Hodgson
Southerland
Dolphin
Schuetze
Potts
Sharp
Mesers
Wilson
Rayner
Parker
Sehley
Revolutionary Force Crosses Into Venezuela to Topple Castro
A Col ombia launched invasion reports say 2,000 fighters crossed into Venezuela to aid in overthrowing President Castro. The Herald’s Colon stringer adds a plan targets Nicaragua after Castro’s fall. Border tensions surge with troops rushing to the front along Venezuela and Reinador as armed forces mass.
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Castro
New York
Colombia
Venezuela
Colon
The
Herald
Nicaragua
Reinador
Sultan agrees to indemnities at Constantinople
The sultan agrees to pay 700000 francs to the quays company for interference with rights and 600000 francs to a Frenchman for seizing his lands in Albania. The quays concession clause on transfer to Turkey is renewed for a year, seen as a move to preserve appearances and secure income.
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Constantinople
Quays Company
Albania
Turkey
Explosion injures two at Corydon hardware store
At E A Rea company hardware in Corydon on August 31 an explosion from a dynamite charge blown in a tin can by tin smith John Grnham and helper E K Evans caused severe injuries. Evans lost both eyes and his left arm below the elbow and is likely to die. Grnham suffered lighter injuries with a lost finger. The shop building was damaged but not severely. Three bystanders escaped unharmed. Evans, 45, single.
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Corydon
E. A. Rea Company
Em- See
Rea Company
John Grnham
E. K. Evans
Parnham
Evans
Northwestern Railway detective recovers a diamond
Des Moines August 31 W F Reilley chief detective for Northwestern railway recovered a 150 diamond stolen from M D Gates of Kingsley at the Ames depot He spotted Tom Gohegan and Kid Nichols jailed by city detectives as possible robbers kept two in custody threatened the third with all three sent over the road to force return of the stone The thieves had cut the diamond from Gates shirt stud during passenger rush Reilley released all three after the stone was returned
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Sorthwestern Railway
Des Moines
W. F. Reilley
Northwestern Railway
M. D. Gates
Kingsley
Ames
Reilley
Tom Gohegan
Kid” Nichols
Gates
Wennerstrum Elected President of Scandinavian League
Des Moines August 31 State Labor commissioner Wennerstrum was unanimously elected president of the Scandinavian Republican League of Iowa at the annual session. Cedar Rapids GOP nominations were ratified. Officers for the year were named with Ole O Roe retiring as president and C F Wennerstrum as secretary. Notables included Cong Hemgen John T Krug C J A Erickson C I Dahlberg Ole Roe and Ole Nelson.
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Scandinavian Republican League
Merts
Des Moines
Wennerstrum
Scandinavian Republican League of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ole O. Roe
C. F. Wennerstrum
G. N. Hemgen
John T. Krug
C. J. A. Erickson
Boone
C. I. Dahlberg
Ole Nelson
Slater
Haugen
Nelson
Roe
Dahlberg
Ericson
Krug
Indicted Negro for Murder in South Side Killing
Ottumwa reports John Sundshaw a South Side Black man indicted for second degree murder in the fatal June 7 front of a South Market Street saloon shooting. Judge Sloan set bail at $6,000. he remains jailed.
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Ottumwa
John Srndshaw
South Side
Young Court Musgrave
South Market Street
Sloan
Regro
Cory Tiberghien Killed In City Construction Accident
Cory Tiberghien of Saw City was fatally injured while working with a pile driver when a loose stake caused a derrick to pitch forward striking him. He died from a fractured skull and other injuries at age 28 leaving a young wife. Chicago Great Western Improvement plans expand routes from Fort Dodge to Chicago and Minneapolis with projects to finish by year end and trains to run by January 1. The build is estimated at about 10 million dollars.
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Saw City
Cory Tiberghien
Charles Lemon
Cook
Tiberghien
Chicago Great Western Improvementa
Fort Dodge
Folt
Mason City & Port Dodge Railroad
Great Western
Des Moines
Mason and Fort Dodge
Lehigh
Sioux City
Omaha
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Oelwein
Dista
Chicago
Des Moines Board Eyes New Buildings at State Fair
Des Moines officials contemplate building a new set of structures on the state fair grounds within years. They seek to lease coal rights to the land, then use royalties to fund construction. The plan, likely to be debated at the December annual meeting, hinges on a new agricultural society law granting lease power.
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Des Moines
Agricultural Society
Shaw Named Presidential Candidate by Dolliver
Senator Jonathan T. Dolliver of Iowa announced Governor Leslie M. Shaw as the presidential candidate for 1904. Dolliver hailed Shaw as Iowa’s favorite son, a plain citizen with business experience and a proven administration, popular across the middle west including Nebraska Kansas South Dakota and Minnesota.
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Chicago
Iowa
Leslie M. Shaw
Dolliver
Shaw
Middle West
Lowa
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Clever con woman swindles Sioux City housekeepers
A stylish woman in worn but neat clothes deceives Sioux City housekeepers by selling bogus old family silver. She claims aristocratic ties and a Scotland connection, travels to America with her husband, and preys on valuables before a silversmith exposes the fraud. The scam proves profitable locally.
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Clover
Cody Crye
Sioux City
Scotland
America
Death by own action of despondent Parkersburg man
The body of J. H. Hough known as Job Davis, about 45, unmarried and prone to despondent spells, was found two miles east of Parkersburg. An empty whisky bottle lay beside him, suggesting suicide after drinking. He had no relatives and wandered the woods during despondency.
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Parkersburg
J. H. Hough
Job Davis
Hough
Scientists split Adam and Eve theory at AAAS meeting
In Denver on August 31 the American Association for the Advancement of Science debated human origins. W J McGee argued mankind arose from multiple couples, challenging the common parentage theory. Supporting data from Dorsey and Russell failed to sway the group, leaving Eden’s tale dismissed as legendary.
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American Association For Advancement of Science
Denver
American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. J. McGee
Chesterfield
Garden of Eden
McGee
George Dorsey
Anthropological Section
Field Museum
Chicago
Frank Russell
Harvard
William Tell
Santa Claus
Wreck at NyewkMont. Great Northern disaster claims many lives
A Kalispell dispatch reports the Nyewk wreck on the Great Northern line as the railroad’s worst catastrophe. Forty one dead, eighteen injured, five others killed later, with eleven saved from a burning day coach. Bodies unrecoverable as flames consumed wreckage. Conductor Matthews and other crew present but unconfirmed.
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St. Paul
Kalispell
Mont
Nyewk
Great Northern
Downs
Spokane
Duluth
Tissex
Matthews
County Auditor Indicted in Hardin County
Hardin county grand jury indicts County Auditor C. E. Welch for failing to publish all board of supervisors proceedings in official papers. Case tied to back and delinquent tax suits. Public interest widespread across the county.
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Eldora
Hardin County Grand Jury
C. E. Welch
Board of Supervisors
Anarchists Triumph At Rome Labor Council
A Rome dispatch reports anarchists won twelve seats to three for socialists in the Rome labor council election. All participating workers listed as anarchist socialist or republican. no monarchist workers appeared. Leading papers question the monarchy’s future if workers shift to socialist, anarchist, or republican ranks.
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Italy
New York
Rome
Rome Labor Council
The
Seiecolo
Kruger Holds A Bomb Favors Letters Of Marque Delay
In a volatile move at The Hague Kruger considered issuing letters of marque to privateers preying on British shipping. Factions argued over the plan before Kruger delayed action. He signaled a possible issuance only if Lord Kitchener threatens to execute Boers as highwaymen after September 15.
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The
Hague
New York
Kruger
Transvaal
Singer
Messrs. Fischer
Wolmarans Amd
Netherlands
Leyds
Et Pmryseels
le Petit Bleu
Lord Kitchener
Cape War Dispatches Signal South Africa Unrest
London reports from Sept 2 reveal Scheeper's commando moved to the southwest invading new Cape Colony areas. A Cologne Gazette correspondent calls the colony a seething mass of disorder while Boers gain broad support. Lord Kitchener seeks harsher penalties and military action amid censorship and high stakes in the war. New Phillips Grain Company being formed in Chicago with $500000 capital led by George H. Phillips after previous suspension.
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Cape Colony
London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Scheeper
Cologne Gazette
Dgar Wallace
Lord Kitchener
Morning Post
New Phillips Grain Company
Chicago
George H. Phillips
Springfield
George H. Phillips Grain Company
Phillips
Milner reiterates Britain’s steadfast South African policy
In Cape Town Lord Milner replies to a welcome address asserting the unshakable determination of Britain to adhere to its South African policy. A girl’s composition about a cow ends with a witty line: a cow is the most useful animal but religion is of value too.
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England
Cape Town
Lord Milner
South Africa
Great Britain
Governor appoints Parrish judge in Third district
Des Moines notes report on building and loan firms shows 20 fewer companies since prior year. Auditor Merriam cites a $1.27 million drop in receipts and outlines impacts from recent laws. Jonathan Carver works and a Minnesota centennial are discussed, plus rail line plans by Great Western to shorten routes to Sioux City and Omaha. Des Moines fair receipts expected near last year despite rain and conditions.
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Merriam
Hartshorn Nominated On 2337th Ballot In Wright County
Webster City Aug 20 After five days in session the Twenty seventh district senatorial convention wrapped up its work On the 4327th ballot Hardin county cast 20 votes for F G Hartshorn of Weht county making him the nominee The party faithful anticipate solid support at the polls Also notes on Oklahoma land sales and Sweden law on medicine imports.
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G Hartshorn
Wright County
Webster City
Hardin County
F. G. Hartshorn
Weht County
Lown
Washington
General Land Office
Oklahoma
Lawton
Anadarko
Hobart
Michards
Sweden
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