Praise for Schley Captain Moran Defends Brooklyn Lead
In an interview from Madrid Captain Diaz Moran who commanded the Cristobal Colon at Santiago says all American officers did their duty and the Brooklyn led the fight. He praises Schley and Sampson and notes the Brooklyn was first to engage and led pursuit aided by Oregon. He defends the Brooklyn’s bravery and criticizes critics as cowards. Also reports the navy department says Schley’s precept acknowledgment letter arrived with no explanation of delay and a pending action. A separate item notes a fatal shooting in El Paso during an escape attempt by a prisoner in Gleason Arizona.
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New York
Madrid
Diaz Moran
Cristobal Colon
Santiago
Moran
Admiral Schley
Schley
Brooklyn
Christobal Colon
Oregon
Wacop
Port
Sampson
Captain Cook
el Mundo Naval
Washington
Navy Department
Court of Inquiry
el Paso
Tex
Gleason
Ariz
Boshton
Matt Moore
Moore
Koen
Austria orders rapid war footing for Bosnian garrisons
Budapest July 31 reports Austria has placed all garrisons in Bosnia and Herzegovina on a war footing due to Albanian agitation. Additional regiments depart Vienna this week for Sarajevo and Banjaluka. Officers on furlough ordered to rejoin their units.
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Budapest
Albania
Austria
Bosnia
Herzegovia
Vienna
Sarajovo
Banjaluka
Carroll County couple found dead in Jackson porch attack
R I Taliaferro and wife, prominent Carroll county residents, were found dead in Jackson early today with heads split open. Officials say the killings may be revenge for a young negro who tried to poison the Taliaferro family two weeks earlier.
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Jackson, Miss
Taliaferro
Carroll County
Arrest of an Anarchist in Zurich on Intercepted Orders
Zurich diary reports the arrest of anarchist Galliotti at Viedik by prosecutor general order from Paterson New Jersey. Authorities found numerous documents at his residence.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Galliotti
Viedik
Inter Seg
Paterson
Free Silver Advocates Convene in Columbus for State Ticket
A Columbus state convention of free silver advocates met at the Great Southern hotel to nominate a full state ticket and form a campaign committee. George A. Groot was elected temporary chairman, Abner S. Portray secretary, and the platform reaffirmed Kansas City terms endorsing Bryan and government coinage without bank intervention.
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Columbus
Ohio
George A. Go Oe
Land
W. Lie
George A. Groot
Elec Corary
Abner S.porary
Groot
Great Southern
Independent Movement
Cleveland
Kansas City
Indorses Bryan
Prohibition speaker denounces parties in Salem rally
Rev. Noah J. Wright of Shelbyville spent the week in Marion county as part of Prohibition campaign work in the Twenty third district. He spoke at Salem court house park urging churches to become political and saying reforms come by bullets if ballots fail, even if blood should flow to end liquor power.
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Salem, Ills
Noah J. Wright
Shelbyville
Prohibition Central Committee
Marion County
Court House Park
Indictments for Perjury Charge Knights of Pythias Officials
A Chicago grand jury returned two indictments against John A. Hinsey former president and Henry B. Stoke former secretary of the Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias. Perjury alleged from false statements in annual reports to the Illinois Insurance Department. Reports cover years 1896 and 1899.
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Chicago
John A. Hinsey
Endowment Rank
Knights of Pythias
Henry B. Stoke
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Insurance Department
Ilinoia
Russian hard wheat shipment reaches Kansas City
Fifteen cars of Russian hard wheat from Odessa arrive in Kansas City and are stored in a government warehouse. Four more car loads are expected. The 14,446 bushels will be distributed for seed purposes in Kansas and Oklahoma to improve Kansas hard wheat for export flour. Laying the wheat down in Kansas City cost $2.23 per bushel.
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Kansas City
Odessa
Russia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ranges City
America flagship Baldwin Ziegler north pole expedition sails
Oardoe Norway July 31 reports the America the Baldwin Ziegler expedition flagship departing port after assembling crew and supplies for the Arctic voyage. The departure marks a key milestone in the n ort h pole expedition plans.
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Oardoe
Norway
Baldwin- Ziegler
Cape Flora Call Signals End of Expedition Aboard 426 Dogs
The vessel reaches Cape Flora Franz Joseph Land after a Tromsoe departure on July 16. Aboard are 426 dogs and 16 ponies. Mr. Baldwin sends a farewell to the United States. He states all is well and promises their best effort, with resolve to stand in their flag.
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Tromsoe
Cape Flora
Franz Joseph Land
Baldwin
United States
Texas winners listed from Lawton and El Reno districts
In Lawton district results Texas winners include I. W. Lawn Denison Elizabeth Lee Drawin Gainesville W. H. Ford Fort Worth I. N. Laing Denison. In El Reno district winners include J. B. Hassett Fort Worth E. G. Pierson Houston and Herbert Snelling Houston.
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el Reno
Texas
Lawton
I. W. Lawn
Denison
Elizabeth Lee Drawin
Gainesville
W. H. Ford
Fort Worth
I. N. Laing
J. B. Hassett
E. G. Pierson
Houston
Herbert Snelling
Cortez Reassigned for Additional Murder Charges in Texas
Gregorio Cortez, already sentenced to 56 years in Gonzales for Schnabel’s murder, is to be moved to Karnes County for trial in Sheriff Morris’s murder. If not executed, he will face trial for the murder of Gonzales Sheriff Clover.
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San Antonio
Gregorio Cortez
Gonzales
Schnabel
Karnes County
Sherry Morris
Clover
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Bryan
A. E
Worley
Sehley
Nashville
Willid D. Aydelotte
Sunrise
North Pole
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Bryan Grocery
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