Maclay Defies Navy Resignation Request In Civil Service Claim
Edger S Maclay refused to resign from his special laborer post at the Brooklyn navy yard asserting civil service protections. He asked for formal charges and trial under naval procedure, saying he will stand by his rights as a civil servant while continuing work at the yard.
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New York
Edgar S. Maclay
Schley
Roosevelt
Navy
Barker
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Russia
Maclay
Washington
Navy Department
John D. Long
Root
Secretary of the Navy
Philippine Islands
United States
Admiral Schley Receives Prize Money Warrant
Washington December 24 Treasury department issues warrant in favor of Rear Admiral Schley for 3334 dollars his share of prize money due him for destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago July 3 1898.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Schley
Santiago
Cameron Orders Suspension of Knights of America
Natchez Mississippi dispatch says W D Cameron of Meridian supreme protector of the Knights of America notified the local chapter to suspend business. The local chapter formed a committee to sue the supreme officers and state senator James A Clinton was retained for the suit. The order began in May 1909 offering fraternal insurance policies of 1000 and 2000.
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Natchez
Miss
W. D. Cameron
Meridian
Supreme Protector Knights of America
James A. Clinton
Fights in Orange River and Transvaal Engage British Losses
Lord Kitchener reports sharp fighting across the Orange River and Transvaal on December 18 to 20. British casualties run about 150 with heavy losses in the Transvaal. Boers and natives attacked, with damant wounded, Damant's detachment rallied, and 27 Boers buried after a clash at Langbere and Tafelkop. The Hoe: Damant, Makenzie, and DeWet figures are named in the engagements.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
Orange River
Transvaal
DeWet
Dartnell
Campbell
Langbere
Botha
Damant
Tafelkop
Orange River Colony
Kopje
Damantt
Keyter
Tafel Kop
Homse
Makenzie
Smith
Lake Bannagher
Elandspruit
Krieze
Cornet Mahon
Railway Earnings Show Sharp Rise in 1901
The preliminary Interstate Commerce Commission report on U S railways for the year ended July 30 1901 shows passenger earnings 426 9 million dollars freight earnings 1 115 billion dollars and total gross 1 578 billion dollars. Net earnings stand at 555 million with dividends totaling 121 million, over 13 million more than 1900. Surplus from operations reached 77.7 million while the prior year's surplus was 87.7 million.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Charges Against Judges in Oklahoma Probe
Guthrie Dec 24 charges filed with Gov Ferguson and with Secretary Hitchcock accuse Probate Judges Crum of Caddo County and Brown of Commanche County, plus Judge Finley of Kiowa County, of extortion and gross fraud practices in a widening investigation.
Officials Order Investigation Halt on Chewy Gnemy Town Sites
Officials were ordered to Cuthrie for investigation, halting all town site lots at Cheuwy Gnemy, impacting at least 10,000 settlers who await the outcome and potential reassignment of parcels.
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Cheuwy Gnemy
Cuthrie
Man Suspended in Chiliottes? (Incorrect)
Charles F. Moore, who killed James Garner and mortally wounded Will Garner in Hot Springs, Ark, Sunday, has been moved to Little Rock penitentiary for safe keeping after a coroner's jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree. Threats of lynching were urged as a response to the verdict. It is alleged Moore acted because the Garners declined his invitation to drink.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Charles F. Moore
James Garner
Will Garner
Little Rock
Moore
Shooting Report From Waelder Draws Sheriff
A telephone message from Waelder reports Bud Holloway shot in the stomach and in critical condition. Sheriff Fly has been summoned to Waelder to investigate the incident in Gonzales County.
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Gonzales
Tex
Waelder
Bud Holloway
Sheriff Fly
South Carolina Mills Ship Cotton Output to China on Orders
South Carolina textile firms plan to ship cotton products to China under new order agreements. Mills report steady demand from Chinese buyers, targeting export markets amid shifting supply chains.
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South Carolina
Cotton Mills
China
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Advertised by Bryan Drugstore
To anyone suffering with Dyspepsia Indigestion Sour Stomach Heart burn take Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists are authorized by the manufacturers to refund the money if they fail to cure. Price 50 Y per package Remember Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. M. H. is the leading druggist. Bryan.
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M. H
Bryan
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