Witness List for Schley Court of Inquiry Revealed
Washington Aug 30 Captain Lemly released a public list of principal witnesses for the Schley court of inquiry. Admiral Sampson leads the list with senior captains and officers from ships in the Santiago campaign. Schley's appointees are not included. The document names many flag officers and commanders across the fleet, detailing roles aboard the Arkansas, Brooklyn, Indianapolis, Texas, and other vessels. Edgar May assists in filing and handling papers, with Wilson Rayner and Parker providing legal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lemly
Schley Court
Admiralty
Captin Lemly
Judge Advocate
Schley
Wm. T. Sampson
Robley D.D. Evans
Francis J. Higginson
Charles S. Cotton
Henry C. Taylor
French E. Chadwick
Cas- S
L’. Goodrich
Charles D. Sigsbee
M. C. Wise
Francis M. Cooke
Bowman H. McCalla
Theodore F. Jewell
Wm. M. Folger
Robi. M. Berry
John L. Jiannum
Wm. F. Potter
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Clarke
Oregon
Philip
Texas
Evans
Iowa
Higginson
Massachusetta
Cotton
Harvard
Taylor
Indiana
Chadwick
New York
Goodrich
Newark
St. Louis
Sigsby
St. Paul
Yale
Cooke
Brooklyn
McCalla
Marblehead
Jewell
Inneapolis
Folger
New Oreans
Barry
Castine
Hanmum
Potter
Wainwright
Gloucester
Baton
Reso‘Iute
Mason
Schroeder
Massachusetts
Hamber
Miller
Merrimac
Hilper
Bates
Staunton
Sampson
Usher
Erickson
Grant
Hodgson
Southersland
Dolphin
Echuette
Potts
Sharp
Dupont
Blue
Coyle
Webser
Hood
Hawk
Barlow
Dyson
McAlpin
Bennett
Ensign Mustin
Yemly
Messrs. Wilson
Rayner
Parker
Admiral Schley
Castro’s 2000 Men Move To Overthrow Venezuela Leader
A colon correspondent reports a revolutionary force of 2000 men crossed from Colombia into Venezuela to aid in overthrowing President Castro. Officials say the plan includes a similar move in Nicaragua. Tensions rise at Colombia borders as troops rush to frontiers with Venezuela and Ecuador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colombia
Venezuela
Colon
The
Herald
Castro
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Sultan Agrees Indemnities In Concession Dispute
In Constantinople on August 27 the sultan agrees to pay 700000 francs to the quays company for interference with rights and 600000 francs to a Frenchman over lands seized in Albania. The quays firm waives for a year its concession clause on transferring the quays to Turkey to save appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suntan
Constantinople
Quays Company
Albania
Turkey
Explosion at Corydon hardware injures two workers
At E A Rea Company hardware store in Corydon on August 31 a dynamite blast injured two men. John Parnham, a tin smith, and his assistant E E Evans were blasting to clear a well obstruction when the charge discharged. Evans, 45, lost an eye and part of a left arm and is believed fatally hurt. Parnham sustained lighter injuries. The shop building was damaged but less than feared. three bystanders escaped harm.
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Corydon
E. A. Rea Company
Rea Company
John Arnham
E. E. Evans
Parnham
Evans
Clever Detective Work Recovers Diamond at Ames Depot
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 identified Tom Gohegan and Kid Nichols among suspects and held two in custody while a third produced the gem. The thieves had hidden the stone in a shirt stud during the crowding of passengers. After the diamond was recovered Reilley released all three as agreed.
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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
State Labor Commissioner Wennerstrum was unanimously elected president of the Scandinavian Republican League of Iowa at Des Moines. Cedar Rapids GOP nominations were ratified. Officers for the year were chosen. Speakers included G N Haugen and C I Dahlberg with remarks from Roe, Krug, and Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wennerstrum
Scandinavian Republican League of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ole O. Roe
C. F. Wennerstrum
G. N. Heugen
John T. Krug
C. J. A. Erickson
Boone
C. I. Dahlberg
Ole Nelson
Slater
Haugen
Nelson
Roe
Dahlberg
Ericson
Krug
Terrible Scranton Fire Destroys Twenty Buildings
A blaze discovered in John Mosteller's hay loft at 11 p.m. razed twenty frame structures in Scranton’s Main street block within an hour. The loss totals 33750 with 18000 insured, affecting buildings oldest in town from the livery barn to the railroad with ash covering both sides of the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Main Street
John Mosteller
Consul Johnsons Wife Insane in Iowa
Ottumwa reports Mrs Ben Johnson wife of United States consul Ben Johnson of Utila Honduras has been judged insane and sent to Mt Pleasant hospital for treatment. The illness emerged in six weeks after her husband left for duty. Johnson is on three months leave. daughter Mrs Lee Daugherty of Keosauqua accompanied him and plans to stay until October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consul Johnson
Ottumwa
Ben Johnson
United States
Utila
Honduras
Keosauqua
Mt. Pleasant
Lee Daugherty
Indicted Black Man in Murder Case in Ottumwa
Ottumwa September 2. John Strandshaw a South Side Black man is indicted for second degree murder in the killing of Court Musgrave in front of a South Market Street saloon about midnight June 7. Bail set at 6000 by Judge Sloan. defendant jailed.
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Ottumwa
John Srndshaw
South Side
Young Court Musgrave
South Market Street
Sloan
Regro
Sac City Man Killed In Pile Driver Accident
Cory Tiberghien of Sac City was fatally injured when a stake loosened and a derrick pitched forward striking him. His skull was fractured his leg broken and he suffered internal injuries. He was 23 and survived by a young wife. In Fort Dodge, President Colt said the Chicago Great Western Omaha and Sioux City extensions would start in spring with connections to Walton Hampton Mason City and Manley Junction completed by year end. Trains would run to Chicago and St Paul and Minneapolis by January 1. The build total is about 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Cory Tiberghien
Charles Lemon
Cook
Mr. Tiberghien
Chicago Great Western Improvementa
Fort Dodge
Colt
Mason
Des Moines Fair Directors Eye Coal Rights for New Buildings
Des Moines Aug 31 The state fair directors study leasing coal rights on fair grounds to raise funds for permanent improvements. Proposals from coal companies seek access to nearly 200 acres under the hill near the main street. Leases at 10 to 12 percent could yield 2000 to 3000 dollars annually, with action expected at the December annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Agricultural Society
Shaw Becomes Iowa Governor Named Presidential Candidate
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver announced Governor Leslie M. Shaw as the 1904 presidential candidate. Dolliver praised Shaw as Iowa’s favorite son, a plain citizen with probity and administrative skill, whose appeal extends to the middle west including Nebraska Kansas South Dakota and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Leslie M. Shaw
Dolliver
Shaw
Middle West
Lowa
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Sioux City Woman Swindles with Bogus Old Silver
A crafty woman posing as a respectable collector duped Sioux City housekeepers by selling fake old family silver. She dresses well to appear reputable and claims Scottish connections and a voyage to America. A silversmith exposed the ruse, yet the scheme proved profitable for the con artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Scotland
America
Despondent man found dead near Parkersburg
The body of J. H. Hough known as Job Davis, about 45, unmarried, was found two miles east of Parkersburg. The evidence suggests death by his own action during a despondent spell. He had no relatives and was found with an empty whisky bottle beside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
J. H. Hough
Job Davis
Hough
Extermination of Armenians Prompt Turkish Extermination Claim
Ali Nouri Bey former Turkish consul at Rotterdam writes in the Daily Mail that the massacre of Armenians by Kurds is a planned system of extermination. He notes killings will depend on European outcry and pressure on the sultan and will recur yearly until all Armenians are dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Ali Nouri Bey
Rotterdam
Europe
Two Bertram Boys Die in Sand Bank Accident Near Cedar Rapids
Aug 29 report from Cedar Rapids says Johnnie Skersick and Charlie Simprich, both Bertram youths, were smothered to death in a sand bank. Their bodies were found when friends, returning from chores, noticed their hats and dinner pails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foys
Cedar Rapids
Johnnie Skersick
Charlie Simprich
Bertram
Crystal Lake Postmaster Bowker Arrested for Shortage
Leslie E. Bowker, postmaster at Crystal Lake Iowa, was arrested on a $300 shortage charge after Postal Inspector Ketchum uncovered the deficit. Bowker admitted guilt and repaid part of the money, but could not post bail and was jailed at Sioux City. He declined to reveal motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowker Shortport Dodge
Leslie E. Bowker
Crystal Lake
Iowa
Bowker
Ketchum
Sioux City
Scientists Reject Adam and Eve Theory at AAAS Meeting
In Denver on August 31 the American Association for the Advancement of Science rejected the idea of a single human pair. W J McGee argued for multiple origin couples, while George Dorsey and Frank Russell defended common ancestry before the group shifted to McGee’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For Advancement of Science
Denver
American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. J. McGee
Chesterfield
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
McGee
George Dorsey
Anthropological Section
Field Museum
Chiewro
Frank Russell
Harvard
William Tell
Santa Claus
Wreck at Nyewk Montana Leaves Dozens Dead
A Great Northern collision near Nyewk Montana caused a fiery wreck killing 41 people and injuring many. The day coach rear portion burned completely with few survivors. Air brakes failed after a freight engine ran away, amplifying the disaster on a mountain grade. Names of the dead and wounded are not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Kalispell
Mont
Nyewk
Great Northern
Downs
Spokane
Duluth
Matthews
County Auditor Indicted in Tax Collection Saga
Eldora August 29 The Hardin county grand jury indicted County Auditor C E Welch for failure to publish in the official papers all Board of Supervisors proceedings. The case is the initial suit in a series tied to back and delinquent tax collection, stirring wide county interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Hardin County Grand Jury
C. E. Welch
Board of Supervisors
Sugar cane described as cultivated saccharine grass
A note explains that sugar cane is a variety of grass whose sweetness results from cultivation.
General Alban absent from Panama the isthmus guard seized guests
General Alban governor of Panama with extraordinary powers is away at Savannilla. He reportedly entertained friends at his home and compelled them to contribute to the government before release. Norway and Sweden report damage from hot winds and the midnight sun appears warmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muletedt
Colon
Alban
Panama
Savanilla
Norway
Sweden
Anarchists Win Rome Labor Council Vote
A Rome dispatch reports the labor council election result showing twelve anarchists to three socialists. It notes no monarchist workers appeared on ballots and that Italian workers trend toward socialist or republican ideals, provoking government alarm. Leading papers debate monarchy defenders amid the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York
Rome
Rome Labor Council
The
Seicolo
Kruger Delays Proclamation on Letters of Marque
The Hague report says President Kruger considered issuing letters of marque to privateers against British shipping but delayed action. He planned to proceed if Lord Kitchener’s threats to shoot Boers as highwaymen after September 15 were carried out, though British and Dutch objections intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
New York
Kruger
Transvaal
Saruger
Messrs. Fischer
Wolma
The
Netherlands
Dr. Leyds
Proussels
le Petit Bleu
Kitchener
Boers Invasion Broadens Cape Colony Conflict
London dispatches reveal Scheeper's commando moved southwest into previously undisturbed Cape Colony areas as censorship tightens. Reports say the Cologne Gazette calls the colony a seething mass of disorder and the Boers gain civilian support while debates over policy and harsher penalties continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Scheeper
Cologne Gazette
Edgar Wallace
Lord Kitchener
Morning Post
George H. Phillips Grain Company Incorporation Planned
In Chicago on August 31 the George H. Phillips Grain Company plans incorporation papers with capital of 500000. Old creditors of the defunct firm will hold 200000. George H. Phillips expects to start business within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Phillips Grain Company
Chicago
George H. Phillips
Springfield
George H. Phillips Grain Company
Phillips
Milner Reaffirms Britain’s South African Policy
Lord Milner the British high commissioner in South Africa replies to a welcome address and declares no doubt about Britain's unshakable determination to adhere to its South African policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cape Town
Lord Milner
South Africa
Great Britain
Cow appears in a petite girl's composition before minister
A little girl reads a composition on the subject Cow before the minister. She adds that a cow is the most useful animal in the world, except religion. The crowd shows quiet consent as laughter signals polite refusal.
Governor appoints Parrish judge in Third district
Des Moines reports Robert L. Parrish of Leon named to the Third judicial district seat after J Tedford’s resignation. Parrish was nominated by Republicans at a convention in Osceola. Auditor Merriam completes a two year report on building and loan associations noting a decline in firms and $1,272,040 in reduced receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert L. Parrish
Leon
Third Judicial District
J Tedford
Sue
Parrish
Osceola
Merriam
Great Western to extend line Des Moines to Lehigh area
The Great Western plans a fall to winter survey for a new line from a point on the Great Western near Des Moines to Mason City and Fort Dodge division near Lehigh. The project aims to start next season and align with new lines to Sioux City and Omaha, shortening travel by about sixty miles and creating a Kansan City to St Paul route.
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Great Western
Des Moines
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lehigh
Sioux City
Omaha
St. Paul
Oelwein
Kansas City
Chicago
Fair receipts may reach last year’s total despite rain
Board treasurer Ellyson reported receipts of $43,429.50 to date, compared with $18,521.49 last year. He expected $1,000 to $1,100 more from departments and $3,400 more from unpaid railroad tickets, projecting total receipts of about $47,929.50, just under last year’s total.
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Ellyson
Hartshorn Nominated On 3387th Ballot In District Senate
Webster City reports the Twenty seventh district senatorial convention concluded after five days. Hardin County cast its twenty votes for F. G. Hartshorn of Wright County on the 3387th ballot, making him the official nominee. The convention maintained good spirit and the nominee is expected to receive full party support at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Hartshorn
Wright County
Webster City
Hardin County
F. G. Hartshorn
Wight County
Paris Restaurant Advertises for Anglo-Saxon Visitors
A Paris eatery proclaims to attract Anglo-Saxon patrons by advertising that American drunks are to be had there. The notice highlights a provocative stance aimed at a specific visitor group.
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Paris
Oklahoma Town Lot Sales Reach 659 427 Dollars
Reports from the general land office show total receipts from sales of lots in new towns in Oklahoma through August 24 amounting to 659 427 dollars. Lawton sold 1 068 lots for 351 000, Anadarko 1 049 lots for 179 445, Hobart 1 123 lots for 128 377. Assistant commissioner Mr Richards estimates the final total could reach about seven hundred thousand dollars.
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Washington
General Land Office
Oklahoma
Lawton
Anadarko
Hobart
Richards
Sweden
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Schley Court OF Inquiry
N Army
Scandinavian Republican League
Merts
Adam and Eve
ROKES
John H. Charles
Sioux Cty
J. Walter
Charingerosa
Crowder
Paternoster Row
Carver
Carver's Cave
Jonathan Carver
Minnesota Historical Society
Neill
Harles
Jonath Carver
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