Cook on the Stand in Schley Case as Duel Witness
Captain Francis A. Cook, former Brooklyn commander and Schley chief of staff, testifies for both sides about Cervera’s fleet and the Santiago campaign. Lieutenant Commander Fullam and Lieutenant Beale follow, with more Navy officers expected to testify. judge advocate says the day’s witnesses may be the last.
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Francis A. Cook
Schley
Navy Department
Admiral Schley
Hodgson
Lieut
Doyle
Spain
Cook
Brooklyn
Chadwick
Sampson
Department
W. F. Fullam
New Orleans
Santiago
Joseph Beale
Harvard
Cervera
Advocate Lemly
Edward Nunez
Mason
Griffin
McCauley
Webster
Manna
Key West
Canary Islands
Martinique
Curacoa
Cienfuegos
Havana
Commodore Schley
Chester
Hoe
Cuba
Adula
Atlanta
McCalla
Marblehead
Olonfuegos
Witnesses Praise Commodore Schley and Brooklyn Tactics
The testimony recalls Commodore Schley's enthusiastic bravery under fire and Captain Cook's claim that he ordered the Brooklyn's loop at the Santiago battle, deeming every maneuver eminently successful.
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Eagle
Commodore Schley
Mr. Hanna
Cook
Brooklyn
Santiago
One Year For Publishing Seditious Article
Johann Most an anarchist was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for publishing in the Freiheit a seditious article after President McKinley’s shooting. He was arrested a week after the shooting and had been free on bond until the trial. In New Mexico, Antonio Maggio faced a Las Cruces grand jury indictment for conspiring to take McKinley’s life and awaits plea after being jailed in Albuquerque with a $4000 bond.
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Johann Most
Albsaorane
N. M
United States
Las Cruces
Antonio Maggio
President McKinley
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Neb
Oliver GO. Sands
University Place
Sands
Missouri
Nebraska
Insurance Firms Without License Targeted in Texas
Austin officials report about a dozen insurance companies operating without licenses in the state. Insurance Commissioner Johnson will prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Also noted are tax savings from the 25 year exemption for the International and Great Northern railroad. Galveston port shipments from Central America may unload bananas immediately if not from infected ports per health opinion by Blunt.
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Austin
Johnson
Askew
Railroad Commission
International and Great Northern Railroad
L. J. Polk
The
Santa Fe
F. D. Bittinger
Galveston
Blunt
Central America
Brothers and Sisters Reunite After Forty Years apart
Chicago talks recount a unique family reunion as six Cromack relatives meet in Austin after four decades of separation. The gathering follows a lead from a stranger who learned the family name in Pennsylvania and traced relatives through three years of correspondence.
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Chicago
Joseph Cromack
Cleveland
Austin
William S. Ryder
Ryder
William Cromack
Oil City
Maria McGonegal
Powers case jury challenge proceeds in Georgetown
Georgetown Kentucky October 14 defense for Powers renews bid to throw out the entire jury on bias grounds but Judge Cantrill delays ruling until a full panel sits. Ten jurors are questioned as the pool is selected. New York October 14 General E L Molineaux Visit Sing Sing son R E Molineaux charged with murder of Katherine Adams in good health and optimistic for a new trial soon.
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Powers
Jongo Cantrill
New York
E. L. Molineaux
R. E. Molineaux
Sing Sing Prison
Frost blankets McKinney and stretches northward
Killing frost fell Sunday night at McKinney and all points north. Light frost reached as low as Waco and as far east as Huntaville.
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Dallas
McKinney
Waco
Huntaville
City Property Listings Overall in Town
Four room house and two lots on the west side with a well and stable. Price $650 with easy terms. Six room house and one lot on the west side four blocks from Main Street. Brick cistern on premises. Price $1250. Two lots and an old five room house in the southwest part of town. Price $300. Also other city property.
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Ain Street
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Schley Court of Inquiry
Austin News
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N. J
McKinley
Morgan
White Star Line
J. Pierpont Morgan
London
England
Clinton Dawkins
Mr. Morgan
Atlantic
Chas. H. Boyle
Star Boarder
J. W. Batts
Brancs
Bryan
Epee
A. E. Worley
D. Mike Jr
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