Port Captured by Cuban Rebels
Havana dispatch reports rebel and government actions with raids and troop movements. Rebels seized Cabanas near the U S naval station under Campos Marquetti, plus swift raids on Cruces and Consolacion as both sides time strategies around amnesty and Guerra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Calvo
Havana
Cuba
Guerra
Guzman
Santa Clara
Albert
Cabanas
United States Naval Station
Campos Marquetti
Cruces
Consolacion
Pinar del Rio
Twelve added to police after board meeting
Twelve men were added to the police department at a police board meeting on Tuesday night. The trial of Patrolman George C. Jones was deferred until Tuesday night. Five board members were present, with Mayor Woodward and several commissioners absent. Chief Jennings urged hiring forty more due to crime, noting insufficient staff to respond to riots. The board ordered twelve appointments subject to approval, with two former officers named by commissioners and the ten remaining by the chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Jones
Terry
English
Oldknow
Woodside
Brandon
Woodward
Venable and
Nunnally
Jennings
C. E. Fogg
C. E. Doyal
Bee
Rebels Hold Key City Amid Desertions in Cuba
Descriptions from Pinar del Rio report many soldiers deserting General Guerra's forces. Food shortages and despair drive rebels to retreat and abandon positions. Local defenses are described as inadequate to withstand a force Guerra could muster, risking larger clashes near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinar del Rio
Obituary of W R Dimmock After Death in Atlanta
W R Dimmock died Thursday afternoon after long public service in Atlanta. He served as councilman mayor pro tem and water board secretary. A Masonic funeral with Gate City Lodge No 2 Kibla Temple members officiated at Oakland Cemetery. He was a longtime militia member knighted for service and had a stroke two years earlier. City hall closed at 3 pm and flag at half mast.
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W. R. Dimmock
Hayestown
England
America
Atlanta
Conyers
Winship Machine Shops
Dimmock & Wallace Commission House
No. 1
South Broad Street
Fanny A.ear
Dimmock
Methodist Church
Grace Methodist Church
Gate City Lodge No. 2
Free
Order of Masons
Kibla Temple
Knights of Khorassan
Governor’s Guard Infantry
Governors’ Horse Guard
N.G
Georgia
Horse Guard
Bryan nears New York reception plans unchanged
A 114-strong Nebraska delegation led by Jim Dahlman aims to greet William Jennings Bryan on his New York visit. They intend to sail down the bay on their own boat, meet Bryan aboard the Tilnt, and carry him off in Nebraskan cheers. Bryan lands at Pier A and proceeds to the Hotel Victoria amid a Democratic dignitary parade.
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Joray
Bryan
Jim” Dahlman
Omaha
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Tilnt
EB. F. Goltra
St. Louis
Irene
Battery
Manhattan Island
Pier A
North River
McGowan
William Hoge
Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League
Folk
Missouri
Broadway
Fifty-ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Hotel Victoria
Bryan visit crowds and bottle invention intrigue
The dispatch notes Jesse T. Brillhart of Omaha claims to have invented a nonrefillable bottle and describes a Bryan visit itinerary with escorts and multiple speeches. It details arrivals of delegates, preparations for a Madison Square Garden rally, an overflow meeting in Madison Square Park, and lists prominent Democratic figures anticipated in New York venues.
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New York
Jesse T. Brillhart
Omaha
Bryan
Washington
Colonél Bryan
Folk
McGowan
William Hoge
Tom L. Johnson
Alexander Troup
Norman E. Mack
Nathan
Strauss
Augustus Thomas
O'Brien
Robert Davis
Daniel J. Campbell
John Fox
Fitzgerald
Fof
Boston
Metz
John W. "Cox
John W. Tomlinson
William Sulzer
Henry George, Jr
Bird
Coler
Thomas L. Feltner
Charles F. Murphy
John F. Ahearn
O. H. P. Belmont
Lewis Nixon
Victoria
Madison Square Garden
Harry” W. Walker
Governor Folk
Missouri
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Madison Square Park
Colonel Bryan
J. B. Dahlman
D. A. Fletcher
Florida
Glenn
North Carolina
Jennings
Henry M. Goldfogle
Thomas E. Grady
Dees
Norman E. Mackis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Waldorf-Astoria
Stevens
Turner
L. C. Tyson
Tennessee
Joy Over Fortune Ends Life of Poor Widow
A coroner’s inquiry in New York found Mrs. Cora L. Williams died of heart disease brought on by excessive joy at about to inherit 1,000,000 dollars. Her husband Dr. Coral Lafayette Williams died six years earlier near Albuquerque while developing mines. An associate, Crosby, manipulated the Albuquerque property and acquired proceeds that would have gone to Mrs Williams. She collapsed while intending to go downtown to collect the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cora L. Williams
Coral Lafayette Williams
Williams
Albuquerque
Stockly
Crosby
Marion Smith Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Marion Smith son of Hon. Hoke Smith is reported improving rapidly after an appendix operation. No complications have arisen and wounds are healing nicely. Physicians anticipate a quick recovery with no lasting consequence from the surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Smith
Hoke Smith
Reign of Terror Editorial Sparks Local Debate
The Georgian editorial leader on the Reign of Terror drew wide attention in Salisbury on August 28. The Evening Post reprinted it on Saturday with endorsement, prompting strong local discussion and demand for more copies beyond the initial supply.
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Salisbury
N. C
Evening Post
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Atlanta Steam Candy Company
Peters Street
Leo Fresh
Oakland Cemetery
Reat
Gate Chey Lodge
No. 2
J. W. Kilpatricks
J. H. Ewing
W. J. Campbell
Y. KR. Carroll
W. A. Allbright
F Morgan
Florence and Park Woodward
Marist
sHeeoopen Sn Eeodon
Georgia Mutual Fire
State of
Co-operative
Npease Aceese
Ho Capital
Insurance Commissioner
State OF Georgia
Fulton
Mary Laultee Murphy
Georgian Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mary Louish Murphy
Julius G. Edwards
Notary Public
Fulton Co
Georgia Mutual Fire Insurance Company
The
South
N. KS. Acworth
Reign OF Terror
Carolina
Georgian
W. Passavant
Newnan, Ga
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