Schley Orders Naval Court of Inquiry in Libel Fight
After years of silence over Maclay historian's treatment of the Sampson Schley controversy, Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley has demanded a naval court of inquiry to address alleged libel. He plans to sue for damages once a ruling is issued, signaling ongoing postwar tensions.
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Schler
Acks
Court of Inquiry
Winfield Scott Schley
Naval Court of Inquiry
Maclay
United States Navy
Santiago Harbor
Controersy
Long
The
Navy
Naval Academy At
Ponasats
Sampson
Controversy Over Schley Defamation Claims In Naval Battle Debate
The piece discusses Maclay's allegations about Schley and the Santiago battle, noting officers' mixed reactions and calls to settle the dispute. It covers Schley's perceived silence, the Appletons and Maclay's work, and Sampson's role alongside the New York in the final stages of the engagement.
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Maclay
Behley
Admiral Schley
Schley
Caitiff
Appletons
Santiago
Sampson
Court of Claims
Auch
Brooklyn
New York
Cervera
Union of Farm Hands Organized in Knox County Indiana
Indiana Tillers of the Bell Are Successful in Their Organization Farm Laborers Union No 9247 branch of the American Federation of Labor already spreading in Knox and neighboring counties Twenty seven farms are represented with wives and daughters praising shorter hours better wages and social meetings led by Mrs Thomas Murray in Brevoort's district Union meetings occur twice weekly at local halls churches and district school houses with arbitration discussions and social periods.
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Indiana
Thomas Murray
Brevoort
Vincennes
Consul General Stowe quits Cape Town over expenses
Telegraphic brief notes Consul General Stowe resigns in Cape Town as living costs erode his salary. Also reported are Rockefeller and Morgan planning a Paris bank with 50 million dollars capital and Miss Gilman, sister of a late millionaire tea merchant York, declared insane. Alaskan ports report measles deaths on St Paul and St George islands last winter.
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Stowe
Cape Town
Rockefeller
Morgan
Paris
Miss.Gilman
York
Alaska
Ma Peraons
St. Paul
St. George
Corn Belt Rain Breaks Drought Boosts Farmers Said
Drenching rains Sunday and Sunday night revived parched fields across Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Kansas ending a long drought. Experts predict continued rain in most of the corn belt with hopes of large late crops, improved pastures, and reduced stock sales.
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Corn Belt
Corn
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Beatrice
Illinois
Interviews on Alaska Gold and World Ports
Dr D B McCullough of Seattle argues Alaska’s gold flows into Seattle banks with capital for mega ventures. J J S Thompson notes Hongkong is the world’s busiest port, with New York trade far smaller but substantial. A J Lasher warns of legalistic outsiders in Alaska mining, urging practical miners over bookkeepers and lawyers.
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D. BR. McCullough
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
J. 8. Thompson
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Hongkong
New York
A. J. Lasher
Salt Lake City
Sensational Pittsfield Manslaughter Case Is Dropped
In Pittsfield Massachusetts judge acquits Robert S Fosburg in the 1900 death of his sister May Fosburg after a yearlong case marked by intruders white caps and family testimony. The jury was instructed to acquit as evidence failed to prove the shooting by the defendant or others in the Fosburg home.
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Pittafield
Berkshires
Fosburg
Pittsfield
Mass
Stevens
Robert S. Fosburg
May
Berkshire
May Fosburg
Beatrice
Robert
James
Bertha Sheldon
Providence
Esther
Robert Fosburg
Beatrice Fosburg
Miss Sheldon
Davenport Fire Devastates Davenport Iowan District
A Thursday night blaze in Davenport, Iowa, ravaged a district a third of a mile square, with damages estimated at 800000. The Weverhauser and Denkmann Company suffered 500000 in losses, insurance 300000. About 200 residents were homeless. ten firemen were overcome, one, Emil Lucht, burned but rescued and likely to recover. The city’s wind and a rapid spread turned the fire into the most disastrous in Davenport’s history.
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Davenport
Iowan
Emil Lucht
Weéverhauser and Denkmann Company
Rock Island
Noline
Sioux City
Iowa
John S. Phelan
Prophecies Fulfilled Across English History
The article cites Cromwell, Digby, and Hampton debating a prophecy about leadership in England. It notes Disraeli's later forecast of a rising triumph, and Pope Pius VII's confident remark about Napoleon's Elba escape as a storm that would pass in months, with the Hundred Days proving him correct to a few hours.
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Oliver Cromwell
House of Commons
Lord
Pius VII
Napoleon
Elba
Pine Tree Deaths and Insurance Scandal Echoes
An elderly resident recalls old man Jinks faking death to dodge a life insurance agent. A hurricane toppled the tree, the agent rescued Jinks, and the agent served as pallbearer at Jinks funeral. The tale underscores insured townwide anxieties as recounted by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Jinks
Ufe
Atlanta Constitution
Cozy Corners in the Home Mentioned in Yonkers Story
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a Gotham exchange about cozy corners at home. A man jokes his wife has two cozy corners for the cat and the dog uses the other, suggesting a light domestic quip about household corners.
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Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Destructiveness and strength questioned in humor piece
A Brooklyn Eagle cartoon caption jokes about phrenology noting a large bump of destructiveness. The subject replies they are a furniture mover, not a soldier or pugilist. The humor contrasts mental trait readings with a practical occupation.
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Brooklyn Hagle
A Musical Diversion Delivers Rural Routine Dialogue
A rustic exchange musing on daily chores leads to a plan for dinner and a night of music. The dialogue references milking cows, Sunday greetings, chores, and the idea of playing for grandfather after dinner.
Strange Lady Prices Bedstead in Cash Offer
A business report style quarrel over an iron bedstead features a dealer and a woman. The dealer states the bed is only for cash and refuses if not paid upfront, while the customer asks for a cash discount. The Detroit Free Press vignette captures sharp bargaining in a simple exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
Horrible Revenge Phrase sparks dinner plan
A brief quote from Philadelphia Press shows Mr Brutle vowing to bring Cad leigh home to dinner on Thursday, while Mrs Brutle notes she will have to cook, highlighting domestic tension in a clipped exchange.
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Mr. Brutle
Cadleigh
His Ancestors Parlor Portraits Revealed in Irish Dialog
In a rustic exchange Father Muleanghey asks about pictures in the parlor claiming they are ancestors. Pat O Callahan admits some are his aunt’s sisters while most appear to be his wife’s relations revealing a humorous family mix.
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Father Muleanghey
Pat O'Callahan
Moi
Six Doctors This Time
Six physicians in South Bend treated J O Landeman for kidney trouble, a three year illness. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered completely, with restored health and no residual kidney issues. The remarkable case has caused widespread interest in St Joseph County and boosted Dodd's Kidney Pills advertising.
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South Bend
J. O. Landeman
Dodd
Landeman
St. Joseph County
Fragmented 1900s newspaper snippets mixed ad copy and quotes
A collage of brief lines includes a dramatic dialogue about lost honor from the Baltimore American, an Allen's Foot-Ease shoe advert, Arctic provisioning costs, swallow nest construction notes, a testimonial for Piso's Cure, a moral about personal honor, teething remedies, music opinions, a jewelry ad, and various odd product pitches from early 20th century advertisers.
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Union OF Farm Hands
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Hamblieton
Cuba
Quilty
Robert Fosbelg
Dallas
Texas
John Glarkson
Peck
Louisville
Colo
Indanis
Bears
Him
Baltimore American
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Arctic
Greenland
Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Coleridge
Spuhr
Loch Ie
Jaw Century Specialty Co
Montague
Ly Co
FIN Ein Eanes
Hallg Buckel
Wetmore
Aa. C. Wetmore Tobactoco
St Louis
America
Fae Se Pda
Fee Gare Cseo
BUSH
Thompson & Hood
van Buren &J
Canis
Avi & Co
Schiller Pal
Aes Oro Liberty Watch
Dalishletine
Galifornis Ay
Chicago
Cher Deensty Boos
Hound
Sam Fon
Pocios
Jeane Trothe
Drees Crsnx & Co
Main Street
Ena City
O.tatlox
Clark
Fred T Praerereee
CRAY
Houss
Clark Street
Uhleago
Mt. mL
Adarees
Mila Couty
Mar
Tiadekten
Beret Maitaliers
Epttordsr
Weltetortran
Qorsicans
Giehard
Sistences
Jersey
Oriental
Philadelphia
Sirois Besbeb Genta Attmn
Sage Ae
rickerUihetul Pring Co Boorasiatic
Worthirton & Co
Penn
Avenn
Scott Bmifz. Co
Wood
N. U
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