Roosevelt Boom Aims at 1904 Candidacy and War Talk
Washington reports an alleged understanding that Governor Roosevelt will secure Hanna McKinley administration support for the 1904 presidential bid. Bishop Thoburn urges training natives to end the Philippine war and to use cautious force with insurgents. General Mascaso warns on Santo Domingo intervention and protectorate possibilities. The White House backs a return by September 1 with extensive renovations at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
Charles Dick
Roosevelt
Vijce
White House
McKinley
Hanna- McKinley
Oyster Bay
Abelardo A. Mascaso
San Domingo
Jiminez
War Department
Domingo
United States
Santo Domingo
Mascaso
Death at Insane Hospital Reveals Foreign Objects in Stomach
Eliza Day a Columbus State Hospital patient died after a postmortem found her body filled with needles spoons and metal scraps. The chronic dementia case had swallowed objects for years with many needles in the intestines and stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Eliza Day
Columbus State Hospital
E. G. Carpenter
Eliza
Marion County
Carpenter
Painless Death: Expert Endorses Electrocution Over Gallows
A report on Bruno Kirves's electrocution in the penitentiary annex includes Dr. E. G. Carpenter's claim that the first shock paralyzed brain and nerves making the death painless. He notes burns occurred and discusses water trickling from the sponge as a possible cause while defending electrocution as humane overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Carpenter
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Bruno Kirves
Kirves
Columbus State Hospital
Warden Coffin
Carpenter
Confession Tears Open Lynching Plot in Gainesville
Taylor Hamilton of Gainesville testifies before the grand jury detailing a mob lynching of Si Smith at the county jail. He implicates several prominent merchants as participants and describes a ruse that gained entry to the jail minutes before Smith was shot. The confession sparks a wave of anticipated arrests.
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Taylor Hamilton
Gainesville
Si Smith
Manley
Gayment County
Smith
Hamilton
Quaker Rescue Saved Elk Party Survivors
E A Plummer of Port Townsend arrived in Seattle with news that only five members of the schooner Elk party died in Kotzebue Sound last winter. Survivors include Plummer J C Morris A J Hilton and P J Vetter, rescued by a Quaker mission party at Cape Blos som.
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Seattle
Wash
E. A. Plummer
Port Townsend
Elk
Kotzebue Sound
Charles Smith
Frank Johnson
Port Blakely
Frank Euler
Bay City
Mich
J. J. Rhinehart Smith
Milwaukee
Duncan McCall
Aurora
President McKinley Alters Travel Plans for Sunday
President and Mrs. McKinley will leave Plattsburg for Pittsburg on Friday evening August 2, not August 26, to avoid Sunday travel. The change reflects the President objecting to traveling on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
N. Y
British steamer Karthage ashore near Tunis
Advices from Bizerte report the British steamer Karthage from Pensacola for Venice ashore near Bizerte. She is jettisoning her cargo. Captain Breckwhldt is in command.
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London
Bizerta
Tunis
Karthage
Breckwhldt
Pensacola
Venice
Missing Indianapolis man Horton leaves note to wife
John E. Horton aged 21 disappeared from Lexington avenue after leaving a note saying he had gone for good and could not face his wife. His wife found the home closed on her return from visiting her parents in Muncie. A letter postmarked Cincinnati prompted Horton’s parents to travel there in search of him.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
John E. Horton
Lexington Avenue
Muncie
Horton
Cincinnati
Temple Trustees Plan Cash Payment to Bondholders
The Board of Temple Trustees in Chicago completed a two day session at the Women's Temple office. Representatives C. D. Rogers of Sycamore NL W. H. Hervey of Utica C and Miss Mattie Marble of St Joseph Mich served on the Temple Trust bondholders committee. They agreed to make a cash payment to bondholders on January 1, 1900.
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Chicago
Board of Temple Trustees
Women’s Temple
C. D. Rogers
Sycamore
W. H. Hervey
Utica
Miss Mattie Marble
St. Joseph, Mich
Temple Trust
Emperors Not Meet Over Planned October Hunt
Berlin Aug 17 The Associated Press denies a St Petersburg telegram to the London Daily Telegraph claiming that the Emperors of Russia Germany and Austria would meet at Skierniwice Poland in October to discuss politics amid a grand hunting event. The report is contradicted.
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Berlin
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
London Daily Telegraph
Russia
Germany
Austria
Skierniwice
Poland
Nicholas
Anti-Semite Deputy Seeks Reopening of Chamber
M Lasies a Gers deputy leading an anti Semite movement has consulted colleagues from a national defense group at the Palais. He plans to mail a circular to deputies urging them to join in demanding the reopening of the Chamber of Deputies in Paris on August 17.
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Paris
M. Lasies
Condom
Gers
Palais
Cireman Ae
Chamber of Deputies
Young Bride and Elder Groom Elope in Tennessee
Pretty nineteen year old Sallie Flynn and S A McKamey aged 67 eloped from Bradley County Tennessee and were married by Squire Kelly after family objections. The groom objects to being called old and is portrayed as a wealthy planter. They returned home tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sallie Flynn
S. A. McKamey
Bradley County
Miss Flynn
Mr. McKamey
Squire Kelly
McKamey
Insurgent Faction Defeated in Venezuela Battle
United States Minister Russell reports from Caracas that General Castro's insurgent forces in Los Andes were crushed by government troops after an eighteen hour battle. Insurgents suffer about 800 dead and wounded, government 300, marking the end of the disturbance in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russell
Caracas
State Department
Los Andes
Venezuela
Curiamo Castro
William Jones Bound Over in Abduction Case
William Jones, charged with abducting Miss Nellie Berger of Miami County, waived examination at a Peru Indiana hearing before Mayor Durand. He was bound over to the September term in $1,000 bond, failed to furnish bond, and was jailed awaiting trial as guards tightened around the facility. Miss Berger was too ill to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
William Jones
Nellie Berger
Miami County
Durand
Reed Nears Resignation Sparks District Caucus
Grand Beach Mo Aug 17 Speaker Thomas B Reed urged readiness for a successor election. His private secretary Amos L Allen, initially a Republican nominee candidate, now states he will stay in the race. GOP district and town committees start pre election organizing as a Reed resignation to the governor is expected around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Grand Beach
Thomas B. Reed
Amos L. Allen
Allen
Reed
Republican District Committee
Jealous barber kills himself after failed murder of wife
Charles Futter a Ft Wayne barber shot at his wife during a divorce dispute then wounded her in the barn before turning the gun on himself. The couple, married about ten years, had been stirred by a Chicago tragedy involving a husband and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Charles Futter
Futter
Chicago
Thomas Houlihan
Shipwrecked Man Survives Sixty Hours Adrift in Hoodum Inlet
Jacob Huneiker of Mansfield Ohio was shipwrecked near Hoodum Inlet Kotzebue Sound after a July voyage with sixteen men. His boat capsized and he drifted for sixty hours with no food before reaching shore and being rescued by prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Jacob Huneiker
Mansfield
St. Michael
Alaska
Hoodum Inlet
Kotzebue Sound
Huneiker
Kotzebue River
Episcopal Mission
Point Hope
Kowak River
Call for More Men Army Quota Nearing Full
Washington dispatch reports 20 of 24 provisional army regiments will be complete with 1 200 soldiers each plus hospital corps. About 30 000 volunteers already enlisted leave roughly 4 000 still available for a subsequent call. Projections suggest two cavalry regiments may include Philippines natives and the remainder native islanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Congress
Philippines
Miles
War Department
J. M. Thoburn
Archi
Ten New Regiments for Philippine Service Named
Washington Aug 17 an order directs ten more infantry volunteer regiments for service in the Philippines These regiments numbered 38 to 47 will form at Ft Snelling Ft Crook Neb Ft Riley Kan Camp Meade Pa Ft Niagara N Y Ft Ethan Allen Vt Ft Leavenworth Kan Jefferson Barracks Mo South Framingham Mass Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels are listed with their units and ranks including George B Anderson R T Bullard E A Godwin T G Richmond J M Thompson Arthur Murray E J McClernand J H Dorst W S Schuyler Walter Howe and others Uncertainty remains on the Lieutenant Colonel designation for Bernard A or Charles Byrne and General Otis sought full names.
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Washington
Philippines
Ft. Snelling
Ft. Crook
Neb
Ft. Riley
Kan
Camp Meade
Ft. Niagara
N. Y
Ft. Ethan Allen
Ft. Leavenworth
Jefferson Barracks
South Framing
Sixth Cavalry
R. T. Bullard
E. A. Godwin
Eighth Cavalry
T. G. Richmond
Second Artillery
J. M. Thompson
Twentyfourth Infantry
Arthur Murray
First Artillery
E. J. McClernand
Second Cavalry
J. H.dorst
Fourth Cavalry
Francis M. Ichler
Fifth Cavalry
W. E. Wilder
J. H. Beacom
Sixth Infantry
John Bigelow, Jr
Tenth Cavalry
Bernard A
Charles Byrne
Otis
Insurgents Routed at Angeles. reporter Killed in Battle
Eight hundred insurgents attacked Angeles but the Twelfth Regiment drove them into the mountains. Three ditched locomotives were captured. No American casualties were reported. The Manila Times reporter C. T. Spencer from Kentucky was killed during the fight yesterday.
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Manila
Angeles
C. T. Spencer
Kentucky
Manila Times
Explosion Kills Two At Cumberland Electric facility
An explosion of dynamite in a Nashville storeroom of the Cumberland Electric Light and Power Company wrecked the building and killed two workers, John Davis, lineman, and Stever Toney, storekeeper, who were the only occupants. The blast shattered windows and glass doors in nearby buildings.
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Nashville, Tenn
Cumberland Electric Light and Power Company
John Davis
Stever Toney
Dynamited merry go round spurs family tragedy
Gallia County Ohio August 17 Anderson McDaniel of McDaniel’s is declared sane no he is taken to Athens Hospital after a planned gathering saw a merry go round damaged by bombing holes in the wood. Worry and sleepless nights followed. He is a well known local family man with several children.
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Commercial Tribune
Gallipolis
Anderson McDaniel
McDaniel
Athens Hospital
Mr. McDaniel
Admiral Dewey's Sept plan differs from London trip report
A Naples dated letter from Admiral Dewey outlines plans to stay at port about a week, then sail to Leghorn Genoa or Villefranche for similar periods before Gibraltar for coal and a September return home. This contradicts reports he would go to London first.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Navy
Naples
Leghorn
Genoa
Villefranche
Gibraltar
Dewey
London
United States
Dewey to Reach New York Parade on September 29
Admiral Dewey confirms arrival by sea in the lower bay and readiness for a parade on the morning of September 29 in New York, via a cable to General Butterfield dated August 14 from Leghorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghorn
General Butterfield
New York
Lower Bay
Dewey
Sailor from Boston Captivates Lexington Court
Charles Cavanaugh claiming to be a Gloucester sailor from the Santiago battle appeared in Police Court for drunkenness. He regaled Judge Riley with a tale of sinking torpedo boats and praised the Oregon. The court offered leaving without a fine if he stayed as a city guest. He saluted and shrugged off Kentucky whisky versus navy grog.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Charles Cavanaugh
Boston
Gloucester
Santiago
Oregon
Riley
First National Encampment Set for Sept 8 9 in Washington
Orders from Adjutant General Liller announce the First National Encampment of Spanish American War volunteers will meet in Washington on September 8 and 9. Commander in chief J Warren Keifer names the Credentials Committee: Edward Anderson Charleston D C A J Reade Pontiac H and Charles F Hess Philadelphia. The Convention Committee works on details amid expectations of large state camp attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liller
J. Warren Keifer
Edward Anderson
Charleston
D. C
A. J. Reade
Pontiac, H
Charles F. Hess
Philadelphia
American Asiatic Association Formed in Yokohama
The State Department reports from Yokohama the creation of an American Asiatic Association to protect American citizens in Japan and to work with allied associations in New York and across the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Yokohama
American Asiatic Association
Japan
New York
Orient
Colonel Lohe Dies as Anti-Dreyfusite Press Attacks
A French court session features Colonel Lohe’s death from heart disease worsened by political pressure. Colonel Picquart testifies powerfully, debunking the bordereau while Maitre Demange and M. Bertulus confront anti-Dreyfusite tactics and alleged phone-tag attacks from Mme Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohe
Dreyfus Case: Roget Questioned Over Forgeries and Surveillance
Rennes August session opens with M. Demange pressing General Roget on Esterhazy letters theft and Picquart surveillance. Bertullus testifies as a strong Dreyfus ally, criticizing spying methods and Quenelli arrest. Roget calls Esterhazy a gambler amid alleged persecution and notes Dreyfus was inquisitive but sometimes tasked with imaginary duties.
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Roget
Picquart
Henry
Mme. Pays
Esterhazy
Belfort
Quenelli
Piecquart
Dreyfus
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Col. Dick
Thoburn
By Hal D. Landon
Methodist Episcopal Church
Far East
India
Malaysia
Philippine
Philipines
Luzon
IN Santo
House
Lake Champlain
Karthoge
Chicago Women’s Temple
Tennessee
U. S
Nelle Berger
Miss Berger
Major Forzinetti
Cherche Midi
Byrne
Andergron McDaniel
Anced
Wirds
HTS
NEW_ YORK
Olympia
Butterfield
Sailor
Keifer
A Protective Association
Maitre Demange
Colonel Picquart
Him
M. Bertulus
Anon
Rennes
Mme. Henry
Bertulus
Judas
Mme
Gen. Roget
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