Dowling loses ground as Democratic ticket forms at Fairview Park
Dayton dispatch reports the Democratic convention in Fairview Park shaped by factional fights led by Joe Dowling. The ticket includes A K Gatherey of Marion for Secretary of State, Hugh L Nichols of Clermont for Supreme Court, David Fisher of Delaware for Clerk, John Haker of Hancock for Dairy and Food Commissioner, and T Dwight Paul of Summit for Board of Public Works, amid a chaotic, joking atmosphere and mixed support from delegates and outsiders.
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Supreme Court
Hugh L Nichols
Clermont
David Fisher
Delaware
John Haker
Hancock
Board of Public Works
T. Dwight Paul
Summit
Gutherey
Marion
Upton Gutherey
Marion County
B'Gosh
Hugh Nichols
Miles Lindley
Pete Schwab
Butler
Hamilton
Paul
Bernard A Diplomat Shrewdly Guides Ishmaelites Power Play
Special Dispatch details Lewie Bernard's strategic maneuvering in Ohio politics to influence the State Central Committee. It describes Dowling's failed bid and Bernard's orchestration to split votes, elevating Thomas of Springfield while Wilson withdraws, and Nichols gains support at the convention amid county-level rivalries.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Joe Dowling
State Central Committee
Lewis G. Bernard
Ishmaelites
Bernard
Wilson
Cleveland
Ishmael
Dowling
Kennedy
Lewie
Cincinnati
Thomas
Springfield
Reemelin
Hagerty
Hegerty
Ike Hill
Myers
John Hagerty
Local Political Row Over Summit County Engineer Nomination
The piece mocks candidates including John Baker of Findlay and criticizes the ticket as assembled by the Ishmaelites and Dowling faction. It dismisses a Democrat victory, condemns Coxey era tactics, and labels the platform as a hasty patchwork from a resolutions subcommittee.
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John Baker
Findlay
Baker
Dayton
Committee On Resolutions
Dowling Bluff Fails in Dayton Convention
Threats and wrangles marked Dayton proceedings as Dowling supporters failed to gain seats. Officials warned no minority report would surface in Butler and Montgomery County contests, and Dowling's delegation faced likely ouster if votes were held. The convention shifted as the Rules committee proposed a reorganization plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton. O
Joseph Dowling
Dowling
Butler County
Montgomery County
Committee On Rules
Poisoned Candy Box Case Enters San Francisco Jail
Mrs W A Botkin is jailed in San Francisco as police link her to sending a poisoned candy box to Mrs Dunning and Mrs Dean in Dover. Stockton salesman Frank Gatrell recalls a blue box used, while W I Kuhn would recognize the box and candy. Detective Spon and Chief Lees await extradition papers from Delaware as the court case moves forward.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
W. A. Botkin
Dunning
Dean
Dover
W. H. L. Barnes
Stockton
Frank Gatrell
Wave
Garrell
W. I. Kuhn
Spon
Jewels Found in Dolly Reynolds Case
Dolly Reynolds jewels valued at 3000 dollars have been recovered by Chief McCluskey. Margaret Adams found the gems in a chamois bag behind a sugar tin in Reynolds' flat pantry. The discovery, while not weakening the case against Dr. Kennedy, confirms Reynolds planned to hide the jewelry and claim pawned funds.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Dolly Reynolds
McCluskey
Margaret Adams
Maurice Mendham
Mendham
Police
Chief McCluskey
Grand Hotel
Dr. Kennedy
Miss Reynolds
Dolly
Kennedy
State Aiding Prosecution Moves on Delaware Case
Attorney General White keeps to the lead in a Delaware case after meeting with Secretary of State Hughes about extradition papers and handwriting analysis. Detective McVey carries the candy remnants and two incriminating affidavits, with expert David N Carvalho set to trace handwriting in San Francisco. The probe targets high social standing suspects and is funded by legislative or private means.
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Commercial Tribune
Dover
Del
White
Hughes
McVey
Gate City
J.B. Pennington
New York
David N. Carvalho
San Francisco
Carvalho
Delaware
Duponts
Silent husband breaks silence in murder case attested by coroner
Testimony shows the coroner attested to statements forming affidavits to be sent to the preliminary trial in San Francisco or handled by the Attorney General or deputy Peter L. Cooper Jr. Joshua D. Deane, widower of the murdered woman who died first, spoke after the shock, saying he harbored no suspicions of Delaware accessories.
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San Francisco
Peter L. Cooper, Jr
Joshua D. Deane
Delaware
Alabama Negroes Brought In To Work Coal Mines At Pana
Sheriff Coburn guards 125 deputies to supervise arriving Alabama laborers expected to replace striking white miners. A special Birmingham train brought 200 Negro workers to Springside mine, escorted by deputies as union miners gathered to confront them. Negotiations prompt Governor Tanner to dispatch state mine inspectors.
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Pana
Coburn
Alabama
Illinois Central Railway
Birmingham
Ala
Springside
Union
Springside Mine
Tanner
Was killed by lightning and park wrecked Evansville storm
A violent Aug storm hit Evansville Indiana causing widespread damage. A woman Lulu Koehnen was killed by lightning and Mrs. Wold injured as winds uprooted trees and wrecked Cook's Park. The Maryland Street Bridge was moved and streetcar lines were knocked out. Telephones and telegraphs failed during the catastrophe.
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Maryland Street
Pigeon Creek
Lulu Koehnen
Peter Wold
Cook’s Park
Panic at a Deep Woods Fair Causes Injuries
At the Newbern Farmers Fair near Columbus Indiana 7000 people faced a violent storm with terrific lightning and heavy rain. Falling trees caused panic. Charles Hayman was badly hurt and likely to die. his wife and son were slightly hurt. Mrs Samuel Cooper was badly hurt and likely to die.
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Columbus
Ind
Newbern
Charles Hayman
Samuel Cooper
Owen Collan Sentenced Ten Years For Attempted Murder
Gibraltar August 24 Owen Collan the solicitor who shot and bludgeoned Hubert Birkin at the Bristol Hotel Tangier Morocco was found guilty of intent to murder and sentenced to ten years penal servitude Birkin had insured his life for 50000 pounds and left Collan 25000 in his will
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Gibraltar
Owen Collan
Hubert Birkin
Bristol Hotel
Tangier
Morocco
Birkin
Collan
Hospitals starve soldiers as protests lead to arrest
Colonel A B Coit reports Puerto Rico hospital conditions in a Guayama letter dated August 15. He says sick soldiers are not allowed to be cared for locally and are sent to general hospitals where they are neglected and starved. Drs Lemans Wright and surgeons from the Fourth Pennsylvania and Third Illinois protest, and Colonel Case and Surgeon Shaw are under arrest for opposing the plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
A. B. Coit
Ohio
Puerto Rico
Guayama
General Hospital
Transfer of Command Nears After Mississippi Voyage
General Henry and his staff are aboard the transport Mississippi and will sail home within days. General Garrettson will assume command succeeding General Henry.
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Mississippi
Henry
Garrettson
General Henry
Spanish Troops Home from Santiago Arrive in Corunna
The Spanish steamer Alicante reaches Corunna with the first repatriated soldiers from Santiago de Cuba. Crowds mass but kept back to avoid yellow fever risk. some sick sent to Osa Lazaretto, others to hospital ships for five days before home discharge. The Queen Regent greets the troops. sixty died from non yellow fever illnesses aboard.
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Corunna
Spain
Alicante
Santiago de Cuba
Osa Lazaretto
General Wilson Takes Command in Ponce District
General James H. Wilson has assumed control of the Ponce District and ordered saloons closed for three days to quiet disorders. Saloons will reopen under special regulations. General Grant has established his headquarters in Ponce.
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James H. Wilson
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Grant
Carlists Register Estates to Foil Confiscation
Madrid cables report Carlist leaders registering property in others names to shield assets from seizure amid unrest. Barcelona military court orders trial of a sergeant, two corporals and several soldiers for attempting to recruit in garrison. Disturbances rise in Aragon towns after Carlist clubs close.
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London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Barcelona
Aragon
Surgeons Not to Blame Overcrowded Camps at Chickamauga
John and H. P. Childers of Company I Kentucky Volunteer Regiment report from Chickamauga that hospital overcrowding, not surgeons, causes poor care. They praise physicians and nurses as competent and diligent while noting hospitals are crowded and understaffed, with inadequate nurse numbers.
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Commercial Tribune
Pineville
John
H. P. Childers
Kentucky Volunteer Regiment
Chickamauga
Ohio Light Artillery Mustering Out At Lookout Mountain
Orders issued for the mustering out of the Ohio Light Artillery four batteries A C G and H camped on Lookout Mountain. Major Atwell to return to camp as Lieutenant Colonel Baldwin named chief mustering officer. Batteries to leave Saturday and reach Cincinnati Sunday. reception planned by the Second Ohio Regiment.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ohio Light Artillery
Lookout Mountain
Breckinridge
Atwell
Old Lookout Mountain
Yea
Buckeye
Frank D. Baldwin
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio Regiment
Troop Movements and Court Martial Report from Virginia
Army units are shifting from Thoroughfare to Middletown with several battalions departing. Corporal W F Quinn of Company G Seventh Illinois faces court martial for distributing a muster out petition, while Captain Ryan of Seventh Illinois resigns. Captain Duncan of the Twenty second Kansas case on grave opening proceeds with witnesses.
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Thoroughfare
Middletown
Second Tennessee
Second
Tennessee
Michigan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
W. F. Quinn
Illinois
Quinn
Ryan
Seventh
Duncan
Twenty-second
Kansas
Spaniard War Minister Orders Blanco to Use Arms if Needed
Madrid August 24 The War Minister Lt General Correa said General Blanco would act with American forces in Cuba and the Philippines but if the Americans fail to enforce the armistice the Captains General are instructed to repel insurgent attacks by armed force.
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Cuba
Philippines
Indiana Infantry to Go Mustering Out in Puerto Rico
Washington August 4 orders have been issued to muster out multiple regiments including First Vermont First Maine Fifty second Iowa Sixth Pennsylvania Fifth Maryland Second New York Second Nebraska 157th Indiana and others now serving in Puerto Rico Batteries A B C D Ohio Light Artillery and related cavalry troops are also set for mustering out. Other decisions on further troops will follow.
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Washington
Vermont
Maine
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
Nebraska
Indiana
Illinois
Georgia Light Infantry
Puerto Rico
Ohio Light Artillery
Philadelphia City
Sheridan
Governor's
Storm damages Camp WIkoff hospital tents and camp
An electrical storm at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point Aug 25 wrecked the Red Cross hospital tent and five unoccupied Detention Hospital tents. Two tents were swept into the ocean. The Arcadia arrived and Captain Capron is aboard sick. Rough Riders and Seventy-first Regiment may be mustered out. Three hundred Twelfth Infantry disembarked to the detention camp.
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Wikoff
Montauk Point
Red Cross
General Hospital
Washington
Rough Riders
Seventy-first Regiment
Arcadia
Capron
Santiago
Twelfth Regular Infantry
Preparations for Homeward Cavalry Troops in Puerto Rico
In Ponce Puerto Rico August 2 American forces prepare to depart from the island with Sixth Cavalry as escort. Troops I and C from New York and Pennsylvania units including the Philadelphia City Troop Sheridan Troop and Governor s Troop are concentrated at Guanica and await orders for embarkation. The Dolores a Spanish flagged coaster entered the harbor with its captain unsure if peace or war exists and chose to proceed. The Alamo carrying supplies sails for Arecibo on the north coast to aid General Henry s men while General Brooke awaits credentials and will travel to San Juan upon arrival.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Dolores
Alamo
Henry
Arecibo
Brooke
San Juan
San Juan, A Troop of the Sixth Regular Cavalry
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia City
Sheridan
Guanica
Commander Will Doubtlessly Force an Inquiry into Charges
The commander vows a thorough investigation of the charges, asserting no stone will be left unturned. He emphasizes adherence to due process and promises transparent handling to restore confidence.
President’s Message Orders Him to Take Charge at Santiago
War Department has issued no criticism of General Miles. A Montauk camp note on August 2 reports no friction and no commentary. the speaker declines controversy and asserts he has nothing to add.
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Santiago
Miles Charges Navy? War Department Clash Over Miles Role
General Miles returns to Washington amid accusations that his dispatches were garbled and that Alger overrode his sanitary and invasion plans. He claims he was hampered by the War Department in Puerto Rico and Cuba. The dispute centers on Tampa logistics, command confusion, and conflicting orders before Santiago campaign.
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Miles
Santiago
War Department
General Miles
Tampa
Shafter
General Shafter
Cuba
Port de Banes
Alger
Basquiri
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