Sampson Discusses Santiago Campaign Controversy
New York dispatch reports Rear Admiral Sampson answering questions from a Herald correspondent in Boston. He explains his actions at Sibony and during the blockade, defends coal logistics from Guantanamo, clarifies the Fourth of July victory message, and addresses Admiral Schley’s assertions about Brooklyn's share of damage and injuries.
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New York
Herald
Boston
Sampson
Santiago
Fnte
Sibony
Schley
Brooklyn
Robbery at Santa Cruz Payhouse Suspected Soldiers
In Manila dated July 27 the paymaster’s safe at the Santa Cruz guardhouse was robbed of $20,000 during troop payment. Suspected work by soldiers, as Major Canby left the safe in the guardhouse. Gen. Chaffee dispatched Manila detectives to investigate the theft.
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Manila
Santa Cruz
Canby
Laguna
Chaffee
Supposed Treasure Found at Caldwell Plantation
Reports say unknown parties dug near Tom Bird's plantation and unearthed an old pot likely containing coins. Nearby post oaks bore Spanish markings and a rock showed additional symbols while a separate item notes Kitchener's forces retreating from Bremersdorp after a Boer attack, with casualties.
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Caldwell
Tex
Tom Bird
Precept Issued for Schley Court of Inquiry
The precept to the Schley court of inquiry is publicly released directing Admiral Dewey as president to investigate Admiral Schley's conduct in West Indian operations. It lists key points from delays at Cienfuegos to reports on Santiago and the Brooklyn loop, with potential witness scope. The court may run several months, possibly after December Congress convenes.
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Washington
Schley
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
West Indian Waters
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Key West
Brooklyn
Hodgson
Long
Senate
Lemly
Navy
Eula
Cervera
Schley Degires
Largest Newborn Boy Born in America Reported in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs July 27 Mr and Mrs Frank Leaf of Colorado Springs are the proud parents of possibly the largest baby boy ever born in America. He weighs 17 pounds measures 24 inches tall and has a chest of 1634 inches. Dr D H Rice says there is nothing abnormal about him beyond his size which surpasses any Colorado birth and possibly any in America.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank Leaf
America
D. H. Rice
Colorado
Farmers Seeking Work in Cuba Missouri
Farmers in Missouri report that a number of workers have left their counties seeking employment.
Migrants Flee Salem Dent County by Train in Search of Work
About 250 people left Salem in Dent County on a single train heading for St. Louis in hopes of finding employment amid the drought. They traveled in the wake of economic hardship and scarce local opportunities, reflecting broader laborseek patterns during the period.
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Missouri
Salem
Dent County
St. Louis
Various Local Disasters and Legal Cases Reported
Arthur Morris killed near Galesburg Illinois crushed by threshing engine. Vicksburg Mississippi stable fire at Cole's livery. loss $12 000 insured for $3900. Fritz Pfluger suffocated in Burnside lodging house fire at Portland Oregon. Independent steel and wire nail mill organized with capital $1.5 million to locate at Kokomo Indiana. Colonel Leroy Black aged 70 dead at Monroe City Missouri. Roy F Hall of Tuscola Illinois injured in altercation with John Buck Jr. Fred B Newton 19 El Paso Texas hanged himself. Peter Dunlap Wellston Oklahoma Territory killed near Guthrie by fall from coach. Iron works at Sligo near Cuba Missouri to be improved. wood alcohol manufacture to start. John Bench Walford Indiana shot Agnes Jirsa after lover's quarrel. both near death. William Lyons Jacksonville Illinois dies from wound in quarrel with Golcon Harm. Richmond Indiana Light Heat and Power firm sues to block city from building own lighting plant. Lincoln Nebraska Mrs G W Riddell held without bail for murder of Charles Baughn. Riddell shot him in quarrel. Captain W King, court martialed, dismissed and 18 months imprisonment. bond posted pending appeal. Quincoria touted to cure malaria. druggists refund if fail. 50 cents. M H James Bryan Texas, leading druggist.
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Arthur Morris
Galesburg
Vicksburg
Miss
Cole
Fritz Pfluger
Burnside
Portland
Ore
Independent Steel and Wire Nail
Kokomo
Ind
Leroy Black
Monroe City
Roy F. Hall
Tuscola
Als
John Buck
Fred B. Newton
el Paso
Tils
Peter Dunlap
Wellston
O. T
Guthrie
Sligo
Cuba
John Bench
Walford
Agnes Jirsa
William Lyons
Jacksonville
Golcon Harm
Richmond
Light, Heat and Power Company
Lincoln
G. W. Riddell
Charles Baughn
Riddell
Baughn
W. King
United States Army
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John Witimann
Bryan
A. D. McConnico
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
Fle
Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance Co’s
Franklin Brothers
Butchers
Bryan, Texas
New Marke Building
Courthouse
Bryan Grocery Company
B.S. Read
Druagagist
Sampson Interviewed
Massachusetts
Guantamo
Guatanamo
Navy Department
Admiral Sampson
London
Kitchener
Steinecker
Bremersdorp
Lembodo
Tucson
A. T
Naco
Dave Crockett
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
F. A. Les
Otto Boehme’s
Texas
Otto Boehme
M. H. James
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Cl Teves Road
Allen Academy
V. B. Hudson
J G. Minkert
Hudson & Minkert
IsoGloa
Taras
SACL
Potts Baking Powder Co
Faistai
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
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