Mrs. McKinley’s Brother Murdered. Mrs George Arrested
George D. Saxton, brother of President McKinley’s wife, was killed in Canton Ohio. Mrs A C George, long linked to Saxton in court cases, is arrested on suspicion. Police traced a tall, dark woman from the Althouse residence area and seized Mrs George after a late-night check. The case unfolds with a lengthy interrogation and legal maneuvering.
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George D. Saxton
Canton
Hed
Saxton
Commercial Tribune
Eva
Lincoln Avenue
Althouse
M. C. Barber
Barber
Eva B. Althouse
George Althouse
George
Mrs. George
Manzanillo Near-Miss as US Troops Arrive Amid Spanish Tensions
The arrival of Colonel Ray's battalion of the Third Immunes from Santiago triggered a tense stand at Manzanillo on October 7. Spanish Colonel Parron resisted American flag-raising while talks to delay occupation continued. Civilians feared the clash, and Col Ray pressed toward the barracks, seeking orderly transfer by October 10 with courtesy toward Parron and his family.
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Manzanillo
Parron
United States
Ray
Immunes
Santiago
Blanco
Lawton
Collins
Parton
Reina de Los Angeles
Custom House
Colormel Ray
Frost
Patton
Eral Wade
Senorita Parron
Hay
Colonel Ray
Cienfuegos
Will Enter Cuba Soon First Division to Depart
The War Department plans for the second expedition to garrison Cuba are complete. The first division, under Brigadier General L. H. Carpenter, sails from Southern ports within days to command the cavalry brigade, including the Seventh and Eighth United States Cavalry, with seniority over General Snyder and another brigadier.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
L. H. Carpenter
United States Cavalry
Snyder
Better Than Russia Gen Greene Comments On Soldiers Suffering
General Greene states American soldiers endured less hardship than enemies and allies alike in the war, asserting morale and resilience amid harsh conditions. He emphasizes the relative ease of American troops compared with adversaries facing greater trials.
Sweets at Camp Thomas reveal widespread sickness claims unfounded
Three witnesses before the War Investigating Commission say most complaints were exaggerated while praising abundant supplies and good health in the Spanish War army. General Greene Colonel Lee and Major Hersey discussed logistics shortages, shoes, and medical staffing amid harsh seas and Manila battle details.
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Washington
Greene
Manila
Lee
Camp Thomas
Hersey
Roosevelt Rough Riders
F.W. Greene
United States
War Department
Green
Army Regu
Turkey
Russia
Tampa
Henry B. Hersey
Santa Fe
N. M
Fla
Cuba
Wikoff
Miami
James M. C. Lee
Chattanooga
Keene Ky wedding amid tense Spanish US clash
Dora Richardson and Riley Brock wed in the Keene Baptist parsonage with a small church family attendance. The ceremony amid rising tension followed a quarrel and involved nearby Spanish forces as Colonel Ray and Colonel Parron argued over orders, risking confrontation in the city square.
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Dirpwatch Plementiae Tribune
Keene
Keene Baptist Church
Riley Brock
Dora Richardson
Cassius M. Clay
White Hall
United States
Russia
G. W. Argubrite
Versailles
Clay
Brock
Riley
Valley V
Lexington
Dora
Clairvoyant Mrs Voght Found Strangled in Denver
Mrs Julius Voght a clairvoyant and medium was found dead in her Champa street apartment Denver. A towel tied around her neck indicates strangulation and police suspect the same killer who murdered three women in 1894. Her brother and sister live in St Louis and her husband is in prison for bicycle theft.
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Denver
Col
Julius Voght
Champa Street
Voght
St. Louis
Marion Couple Marry in Miami Home Ceremony
A brief wedding note reports a marriage in Miami Ohio where a couple, both 61 years old, tied the knot at the home of Mr. William Hopie West, formerly of several years old. The dispatch preserves sparse details from the special report.
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Marion
Oiver
Miss
Miami
Ople
Commercial i
William
Hopie West
Yamaguchi Maru Brings Largest Oriental Cargo To Seattle
The Nippon Yusan Kaisha steamer Yamaguchi Maru arrived from Yokohama with the port’s largest Oriental goods cargo. A Canton wreck killed nearly 250 Chinese pilgrims returning from Ong Kong Chie Shui, and other ships faced losses. The North China Daily News urged Britain to convene a conference to help China stabilize for ten years.
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Seattle
Wash
Nippon Yusan Kaisha
Yamaguchi Maru
Yokohama
Canton
East River
Ong Kong Chie Shui
Canton Benevolent Society
Comet
Pak Sa Point
Hailong
North China Daily News
Great Britain
China
Stray bullet kills Cavalry trooper in Huntsville fight
Charles M. Brown of Troop F Fifth Cavalry was shot and killed last night in West Huntsville during a clash between unidentified soldiers. A coroner's jury examined the case without conclusions. One man, John Bell of the First Florida Infantry, is under arrest. Witness Minnie Maples cannot be located. Brown’s relatives live in New York City.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntsville
Ala
Charles M. Brown
Fifth Cavalry
West Huntsville
Brown
John Bell
First
Florida Infantry
Minnie Maples
New York City
Private Frank Maloney Obituary in Birmingham
Private Frank Maloney of Company A First Alabama Volunteers died at the regimental hospital in Birmingham from apoplexy. He was 33, raised in Youngstown Ohio, and recently came to work in a local rolling mill before enlisting.
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Commercial Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Frank Maloney
First
Alabama Volunteers
Maloney
Youngstown
Army
Not Enough Doctors Inadequate Medical Officers Curtailed War Efforts
Surgeon General Sternberg sends a memorandum to the wartime conduct commission noting the army medical department is hampered by inexperience and an inadequate number of officers allowed by law in peacetime. He cites inexperience as another limiting factor affecting medical readiness.
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Surgeon General's Office
Army Medical Museum
Army Corps
Surgeon General
United States Infantry
Cavalry
Engineers
Fifth Army
Washington
Sternberg
Army
Official Dodges Fever in Mississippi as Fear Spreads
Governor ex Senator A Jo Mc Laurin flees fever outbreak moving from Jackson to Brandon then toward Smith County. Quarantine guards litter routes as seventeen towns and fourteen counties report infection. state government disrupted with shutdowns including two railways.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Miss
A. Jo Mc Laurin
Mississippi
Brandon
Steen’s Creek
Smith County
Natches
Canton
Aberdeen
Nashville
Natchez & Jackson
Valise Seized in Toledo Debt Case Reveals Bonds
Sam T. Fisk, a Toledo ticket broker, sued A. M. Guggenheim of Pittsburg for 17 dollars. Constable Cherry attached Guggenheim’s valise at a hotel. upon opening the case yielded 10,000 dollars in gold bonds. Guggenheim, described as a wealthy whisky merchant, hurried to settle after the discovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Sam.t. Fisk
A. M. Guggenheim
Pittsburg
Constable Cherry
Guggenheim
Penn's Grave Desecration Suspect Arrested in England
Police arrest a man near Chesham Buckinghamshire identified as Thomas Firth Woodward suspected of desecrating the grave of William Penn at Jourdan's Meeting House near Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire. Woodward gave address The Retreat York.
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London
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
Thomas Firth Woodward
William Penn
Jourdan
May Be Another Battle Over Arrests at Walker
In Walker Minnesota agents and Indian leaders met for a council with Chief Flatmouth urging peace. Marshal O Connor sought General Bacon s help to arrest wanted men, hinting at a fresh expedition like the Sugar Point clash and a possible deployment of 215 soldiers with a Gatling gun.
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Walker, Minn
Sutherland
Flatmouth
Walker
O’connor
Bacon
Sugar Point
Crisis Braced as General Bacon Encamps Near Agency
Walker Minnesota October 7 The troops in General Bacon's command ordered to move at 10 30 am to the agency four miles northeast across the bay for encampment until the uneasily resolved trouble. Eighteen or twenty Indian witnesses sought by Marshal O Connor hold bench warrants. The force 20 strong led by Lt Col Harbach arrives with supplies to endure a long campaign. The agency is patroled and sealed pending further orders.
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Commercial Tribune
Walker
Minn
Bacon
Gatling
Marshal O'Connor
Bear Islands
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George Alt
Hazlett Avenue
Jake Oberlin
Jake Oberlin, In the House Where Mrs. George
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Pomerene
Tuscarawas Street
Tion
J. J. Grant
Rice
Marsha
Col Bay
Rey
Army of Occupation
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Leech Lake
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Daley
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Jenson
Turner
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Sheehan
Mirnn
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North Dakota
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Havine
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Jones
Gus H. Beaulieu
Gaywuche Waybinung
Macheguhbow
Wahbununneée
Leech Lake Village
White Earth
Red Lake
Mille Lac
J. Mosby Bacon
Art M.c. Wilkinson
Capt. Sheehan
Min-Joun
Keene, KY
Regident
Camp Merritt
San Francisco
Otis
New York
Florida
Ohio
Gov
M’laurin
Constable
Penn
England
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