McLean Moves to Buy Press Post and Set Columbus Base
The Columbus press scene heats as John R. McLean pursues ownership of the Press Post to turn it into a morning paper. He aims to undercut rivals and use the Kelley mansion as headquarters, while Clarence M. Jones weighs selling amid a mounting stake. McLean plans a private residence campaign hub regardless of election outcomes.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John R. Mciean
Press Post
Bryan
McLean
Cincinnati
Capitol City
Clarence M. Jones
Jones
Kelley
East Broad Street
Campbell
Governor Bushnell Talks Ohio Politics in Boston
Special Dispatch reports Governor Bushnell and Adjutant General Axline in Boston presenting a silver service to the gunboat Marietta. He says McLean is a good citizen but unlikely to win in Ohio, Nash will win, and Jones runs a Coxey style campaign with a book selling tour. Senator Foraker's active role is uncertain.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Bushnell
Axline
Ohio
Marietta
McLean
Nash
Jones
Coxey
Senator Foraker
Deer Park
Thomas hints at future bid after Zanesville rally
Springfield Ohio August 31 Chairman W S Thomas of the Democratic State Central Committee returns from the Zanesville convention. He says he would not object to a gubernatorial nomination but will wait two years. Thomas praises McLean as the strongest active candidate and predicts a vigorous campaign beyond last year.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Thomas
Democratic State Central Committee
Zanesville
McLean
Mr. Thomas
Democratic State Convention Delegates Depart Zanesville
In Zanesville Ohio delegates and visitors to the Democratic State Convention have largely departed the city with many leaving for home and others continuing to travel for related events as the gathering winds down.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville, O
Cleveland Woman Seeks Parade Spot with White Escort
Mrs. Alexander Giddings of Cleveland writes to the Dewey Reception Executive Committee as commander of a White Escort of 124 young ladies in white and carrying silk flags hoping for a place in the parade. General Roe said only military groups would be included.
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New York
Alexander Giddings
Dewey Reception Executive Committee
Secretary Hay Hosts Sternberg For Samoa Treaty Talks
Secretary Hay entertained Baron Sternberg German representative on the Samoan Commission at breakfast. Sternberg will sail for Berlin to confer on Samoan matters. Von Mumm, German Minister, joined Hay. State Department aims to have the Samoa treaty ready for Senate submission when Congress reconvenes.
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Hay
Baron Sternberg
Berlin
von Mumm
State Department
Senate
Congress
American Troops Sweep Hills Near Cebu Village
American soldiers under Colonel Bayless with two field pieces advanced into the hills near Cebu after ambushes by a native band. They attacked entrenched fighters, driving them from trenches with no American casualties though heat prostrations were reported. Charleston guards Cebu as Fourth Infantry readies for action.
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Cebu
Bayless
United States
Charleston
Fourth Infantry
Imus
Admiral Dewey Sails From Villefranche to Gibraltar
Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia ships out of Villefranche in brilliant sun with crowds watching. He says he is in perfect health and plans to stay in Gibraltar until September 12, while fearing how his countrymen will receive him on return.
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Gibraltar
Knights of the Golden Eagle Sued Over Hotel Contract
Attorney James Allen for E A Wolfel filed suit in a Justice court seeking 191 dollars alleged due for failure of Cincinnati Commandery No 1 to honor room and board terms at the plaintiff’s hotel. Defendants include Grand High Priest James G Strehli and other Cincinnati officers.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
James Allen
E. A. Wolfel
Justice’s Court
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Cincinnati Commandery
Knights
James G. Strehli
William F. Miller
Order
Jake Harris
Charles Dc
Utze
Herman Schmidt
C. Adams
John C Coyle
Ed Seebert
Edward Williams
W. H. Uragle
Jake Maines
M. Hartman
Cadet Smith Dismissed From West Point for Harassment
Cadet Philip Smith of third class is dismissed from the U S Military Academy by order of Secretary Root dated August 30 1899. Root reports Smith harassed a fourth class cadet and Smith plans to seek reinstatement, admitting longstanding dislike of Cadet U S Grant but denying bodily harm.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Root
Philip 8. Smith
West Point Military Academy
War. Department
The
Military Academy
Philip Smith
United States
Elihu Root
Smith
U.S. Grant
General Grant
President Abdicates in Favor of Jiminez in Santo Domingo
Papato Plata reports President Figuero yielded executive authority to his Council of Ministers at noon. General Imbert, provisional governor, confirms the change as the revolution achieves victory. An aspirant sails today on a specially chartered steamer from Santiago to convey him. The United States may act to protect concessions held by citizens.
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Papato Plata
Figueroo
Council of Ministers
Imbert
Revolutionary Committee
Figuero
President Figueroa resigns as Dominican leader
Washington August 31 The Navy Department confirms official AP dispatches announcing the resignation of Santo Domingo President Figueroa. The cable from Captain Longnecker of the New Orleans states Figueroa resigned at four o'clock yesterday.
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New Orleans
Washington
Navy Department
Associated Press
Figueroo
Santo Domingo
Figueroa
Change in Personnel Won’t End Concessions
Washington reports Wenceslao Figueroa, longtime Santo Domingo ruler, has resigned the presidency after Heureaux’s assassination. Jiminez is seen as the likely rival though he lacked active combat in the uprising. U.S. officials weigh safeguarding the Smith Weed Syndicate concessions and island customs revenues amid the transition and possible renegotiation with Heureaux’s successor.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wenceslao Figuero
Santo Domingo
Heureaux
Jiminez
United States
Cuba
Monte Christi
State Department
Smith Weed
General Jiminez Arrives Amid Dominican Revolution
Santo Domingo Aug 31 Juan Isi dro Jiminez arrives at Sanchez on the Georges Croise. Cities from Santiago to Puerto Plata back the revolution as the President resigns. The gunboat Restauracion remains aground at Macross with fears of total loss. no further fighting expected.
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Juan Isidro Jiminez
Sanchez
Georges Croise
Santiago
Moca
la Vega
Puerto Plata
San Francisco
de Macross
Beni
Restauracion
Macross
News on General Jiminez Landing Premature
Santo Domingo August 31 The reported landing of General Jiminez is contradicted General Figueroa departs for Azua today Political prisoners have all been released Revolutionists continue advancing and may reach the city in a few days
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Figueroo
Azua
Revolt Forces Take Santiago de los Caballeros Fortin Assault
From Aug 2 to Aug 27 revolutionary forces under Garrido besieged Santiago de los Caballeros after Puerto Plata peace talks failed. The city fell by storm with one officer killed and six wounded. Despradel and Dr Frias led infantry from Puerto Plata as 800 rebels pressed the siege.
A Feudist Dead in Bronston Switch Clash
Wallace Marquet died after a Saturday afternoon battle at Bronston Switch. An autopsy found the fatal ball in his abdomen. Garner Elliott and David Jones, previously free on bail for the shooting, were rearrested and jailed on murder charges awaiting preliminary trials.
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Commercial Tribune
Morehead
Wallace Marquet
Bronston Switch
Here
Garner Elliott
David Jones
Nicoll
Puerto Plata Passes to Revolutionary Authorities After Peaceful Transfer
On August 28 General Manuel Cocco and Ex-Governor Emelio Cordero handed Puerto Plata to the Municipal Council which then ceded control to Generals Imbert and Garrido and other revolutionaries. The transfer occurred with the Consular Corps and citizens present, bloodless and affirmed by both sides. General Garrido heads the command, General Imbert the governorship, with other officers named. Ex-officials will retire by agreement. A 200-man force moves toward Santiago de los Caballeros as 2000 revolutionaries march there. Horacio Vasquez offers protection. The city displays gratitude to Cocco and Cordero.
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Emelio Cordero
Puerto Plata
Imbert
Juan Garrido
Consular Corps
Promine
Garrido
Agenio Billanueva
Revolutionary Party
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Périco-Peppin
Navarette
Horacio Vasquez
Jiminez Ready to Sail from Santiago de Cuba
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, a Santo Domingo presidential hopeful, will depart on the chartered steamer George Cruise. Governor General Brooke orders custody unless no filibustering signs appear. Jiminez notes a bloodless revolution and announces reforms he would implement if elected.
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Juan Isidro Jiminez
Santo Domingo
George Cruise
Wood
Brooke
Jiminez
Formal Blockade Considered to Cut Insurgents Supplies
Washington reports Major General Otis and Rear Admiral Watson may declare a formal blockade of all Philippines ports. They argue it would cut insurgent supplies and money flow, despite questions of legality and recognition of rebels as belligerents under international law.
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Washington
Philippines
Otis
Watson
United States
Brothers Dever and Thomas Clark Killed in Mine Disaster
Dever and Thomas Clark, brothers aged about 20 and 18, were crushed by a rock fall at Tom Corwin Mine No 1 near Wellston Ohio about 3 PM. Jan Clark, their uncle, found the room filled with rocks and helped recover the bodies. The brothers, strong Republican and Knights of Labor supporters, were the sole providers for their parents. The elder Clark had held union posts and the funeral will be conducted under union auspices. The mine, owned by S J Patterson of Dayton, has long been regarded safe, and the accident caused wide alarm in Cincinnati and the surrounding area.
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Commercial Tribune
Wellston
Dever
Thomas Clark
Tom Corwin
Jan Clark
Ben
United Mine Work
Knights of Labor
Labr
Tom
Dayton
Cincinnati
Belgian Chamber rejects constitutional reform bid
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies voted 59 to 31 against a motion to revise the constitution intended to pave the way for a universal suffrage bill.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Boers Arm Free Negotiations Continue In Transvaal
From Transvaal reports indicate talks persist on freeing arms and a settlement appears plausible though not assured. Officials note optimistic signs while tensions remain. Elements of the negotiations focus on concessions and security guarantees from both sides.
Conference Proposed By British Agent At Pretoria
Lourenzo Maquez Delagoa Bay August 31 The two Transvaal police officers detained on arrival were released. Lisbon issued orders to release ammunition consignments for the Transvaal. Additional large ammo shipment arrived today on the German steamer. The British steamer German left Hamburg July 15 for Delagoa Bay via Southampton.
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Transvaal
Hamburg
Delagoa Bay
Southampton
Boer Women Form Rifle Clubs in Transvaal
The Standard and Diggers News reports Boer women in several districts forming rifle clubs and petitioning the Transvaal Government to deny franchise to Uitlanders based on a five year residence requirement.
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Johannesburg
the Standard and Diggers’ News
Transvaal
Bechuana Wagon Theft Tied to Dutch Suspect
Bulawayo dispatch reports Petrus Vilgoen bound over to keep peace but immediately rearrested on charge of stealing a wagon belonging to Chief Khama. Milner ordered warrant for incitement to rebellion noted. Cape Town report Aug 31.
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Khama
Cape Town
Bulawayo
Petrus Vilgoen
Sir Alfred Milner
Bechuanaland
Negotiations Continue Between England and Transvaal
In Pretoria on August 31 the Transvaal issued a strong note offering a five year franchise and concessions to settle differences and avert war. Mr. Conyngham Greene replied with a conciliatory stance, accepting the core idea while proposing a Pretoria visit by a Milner-appointed representative to investigate the franchise issue.
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Transvaal
Great Britain
Conyngham Greene
Alfred Milner
Volksraad
Greene
Cape Town
Kruger
Mozambique
Imperial
Raad
Joint Commission
Conyngham-Greene
Chamberlain
Orders for equipment and cart ridges for Orange Free State artillery
A Bloemfontein newspaper asserts orders have been issued for immediate supply of equipment and cart ridges to the Orange Free State artillery.
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Blomfontein
Orange Free State
Orange Free State Artillery
Cape Town Reporter Dismisses Conference Proposal
London dispatch from the Daily Mail correspondent notes strong disappointment in Cape Town over a proposed conference, arguing it would prolong the agony indefinitely.
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London
Cape Town
The
Daily Mail
Netherlands Woman's Disarmament League petition to the Queen
A petition from the Netherlands Woman's Disarmament League to the Queen urges avoidance of war with the Boers. It appeals to womanhood and motherhood as reasons to prevent conflict, calling war a frightful blot on the Queen's reign.
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London
Netherlands Woman's Disarmament League
Alarm at Cape Town Rumor Dispatches Cabinet Dispute
In Cape Town on August 31 a rumor that the Schreiner Cabinet would be dismissed stirred the House of Assembly. Cecil Rhodes pressed for quick passage of the estimates so he could go to Rhodesia. Opposition leaders backed him, while Ministerialists, fearing the estimates would herald their downfall, resisted and the chamber moved to other business.
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Cape Town
Schreiner
House of Assembly
Cecil Bhodes
Rhodesia
Owensboro Governor Watch Sparks City Judge Vacancy
Owensboro scene reports City Council appointing J B Stirman to replace the late C N Pendleton. Governor Bradley plans to appoint his private secretary Colonel Fred H Roberts, triggering a likely lawsuit over the vacancy dispute.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Stirman
C. N. Pendleton
Frankfort
Govrar Bradley
Fred H. Roberts
Roberts
Owensboro City Judge Vacancy Sparks Legal Fight
Governor Bradley appoints Colonel Fred Roberts as Owensboro City Judge to replace the late Judge Pendleton. Owensboro City Council claims vacancy and title. a legal contest likely. J. L. Earlywine of Paris to become governor's private secretary.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Bradley
Fred Roberts
Owensboro
Pendleton
J. L. Earlywine
Paris
Roberts
Governor Bushnell Arrives With Ohio Delegation to Marietta Gift
Governor Bushnell and Adjutant General Axline lead the Ohio delegation arriving in Boston for the Marietta silver service presentation to the gunboat named for the town. Governor Wolcott receives them at the State House while Colonel Bradley extends greetings at the Parker House. The ceremony aboard the gunboat at Charleston Navy Yard will feature the silver service on the quarter deck with Secretary Long expected to speak and the Marine Band providing music.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Ohio
Marietta
A. 8. Bushnell
H. A. Axline
A. Dewey Follett
Parker House
J. Payson Bradley
Wolcott
Bradley
Bushnell
Colonel Bradley
State House
Mayor Quincey
Charleston Navy Yard
Charles G. Dawes
Amasa Cutler
Massachusetts
Bushnellt
Green
Marine Band of the Yard
Woman railway president jailed for contempt in San Francisco
Mrs Annie Kline Rikert, head of the Stockton and Tuolomne Railway Company, was committed to county jail for five days and fined $20 after she refused to turn over the company books in a contempt of court case brought by contractor Charles Erickson for $8,765 in labor and materials.
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San Francisco
United States
Trout
Annie Kline Rikert
Railway Corporation
Stockton & Tuolonine Railway Company
Charles Erickson
Clark
Rikert
Straw Riders Upset Near North Bend
A party of seventeen from Renovo on a straw ride drifted four miles from North Bend when their wagon plunged down a steep embankment. Nine were severely hurt including Mary Martin of Steelton who sustained a back injury and rib fracture. Miss Yahn of Mt. Carmel was also badly hurt. Others sustained wrist fractures and head lacerations. Local residents aided the injured until a physician arrived. all are expected to recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Lockhaven
Renovo
North Bend
Mary
Martin
Steelton
Miss Yahn
Mt. Carmel
Dutch Held Orinoco and Essequibo Claims in Amakurt
At the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration hearing Sir Robert Thresse Reid argued for Britain that even if the Dutch abandoned Amakurfurt there was strong evidence they held the Orinoco nearly to its source and the entire Essequibo.
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Paris
Dreyfus Case Hearing Mocked by Army Officials Watch
Special Cable reports Labori awaiting fresh testimony as Captain Lebrun Renault hedges on whether Dreyfus confessed. Dreyfus's composed defense contrasts with the jailer and prison commandant's testimonies. Labori notes army officers may release new, decisive evidence held in reserve.
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Army
Commercial Tribune
Rennes
Dreyfus
Lebrund Renault
Court of Cassation
M. Labori
Lebrun-Renault
M. Fornizetti
Althe
M. de Beaurepaire
Dreyfus Court Session Delves Into Borderéau Evidence
Behind closed doors in Rennes the court-martial continued to discuss the borderéau documents relating to artillery. Captain Lebrun Renault testified about Dreyfus degradation and the prisoner’s insistence on innocence as officers and journalists were mentioned in the inquiries.
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France
Alfred Dreyfus
Lycee
Hartman and
Ducross
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Borderéau
Dreyfus
Lebrun-Renault
Jouaust
Cherche Midi
Republican Guard
Mercier
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