Admiral Dewey Returns Home Aboard Olympia In New York
Admiral George Dewey arrives off New York aboard the Olympia as crowds, pilots, and shore batteries greet him. He meets Sir Thomas Lipton and Rear Admirals Sampson and Philip aboard, with typhoid cases on the ship and plans to anchor in the harbor for further reception.
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Hook
John Peterson
Olympia
Ft. Hancock
Associated Press
Captain Lamberton
Lamberton
Navy Department
van Wyck
General Butterfield
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Dr. Mackay
Admiral Dewey
Colombo
Dewey
Winslow
Dolphin
Sampson
Brumby
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philip
Narkeeta
J.D. J. Kelley
Sanborn
Percy
George Bidwell
van Cott
Tompkinsville
Commercial Tribune
New York
Southwest Spit
Washington
Capital
Philippines
Dewey Receives Reception Guidance After Olympia Visit
The cruiser Olympia arrived with Admiral George Dewey and briefly disrupted reception plans in New York. A hastily called City Hall meeting led to a decision to consult the naval hero before finalizing arrangements. Only Whitney and Morton did not attend the subcommittee gathering.
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New York
Olympia
George Dewey
Dewey
William C. Whitney
Levi P. Morton
Philippines Plans to Divide Islands Into Four Departments
Washington reports a plan to create four military departments in the Philippines. Luzon would have two departments headed by Major Generals, one including Manila and MacArthur’s area, and another in the northern region near Lingayen Bay. The Visayas and a fourth island group would each form departments under Brigadier Generals, with War Department approval pending final details.
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Washington
Philippines
Luzon
Manila
General MacArthur
Lingayen Bay
Visayas Group of Islands
War Department
Dogs Follow & Trail to Bucktown After Bank Robbery
Eight bloodhounds from Vernon tracked robbers who attempted the Milroy Bank safe Sunday night. The trail extended into Rushville and stopped before three Bucktown houses where occupants are under surveillance. An umbrella with initials W K belonged to a local contractor. robbers also stole beer from Jung Brewing storage and a Rushville toolhouse handcar.
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Commercial Tribune
Rushville
Ind
Vernon
Milroy Bank
Bucktown
W. K
Milroy
Jung Brewing Company
Big Farm for Poultry Near Metropolis in Western Kentucky
Eastern poultry buyers canvass Western Kentucky buying fowls. A seventy five acre pasture farm near Metropolis Illinois has been rented for conditioning birds for the New Orleans market. Ten thousand geese have been shipped to the farm with thousands more to follow. Three thousand geese were seen swimming down the Ohio River driven by boatmen. An estimated twenty thousand turkeys and large numbers of other fowls will be purchased.
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Commercial Tribune
Mayfield
Kentucky
Metropolis
Ill
New Orleans
Ohio River
Young Cubans Arrested After Spanish Club Flag Incident
The son of General Sanguilly and several young Cubans who invaded the Spanish Clerks Club and hauled down the Spanish flag have been arrested in Havana. They are in jail awaiting sentence.
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General Sanguilly
Havana
Griffins in Fear Amid Manchester Trial Postponement
In Manchester Kentucky on September 26 the Griffin Chadwells and Burnets trial was postponed to Friday as the Commonwealth cites unreadiness. About twenty Philpots are in town with Griffins allied and armed with Winchesters. A large jail guard is posted as fears of a mob rescue grow and residents note heightened excitement.
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Commercial Tribune
Manchester
London
Pittsburg
Griffins
Chadwells
Burnets
Wright
Commonwealth
Wrecked Schooner Pontoon Strands Off Lorain Harbor
A gale drove the Pontoon, a small schooner owned by Captain Fred Baker of Marine City, onto the Lorain breakwater after missing the piers. The vessel, loaded with produce bound for Cleveland, broke its main mast and washed ashore. Captain Baker and his wife escaped and were cared for by locals.
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Commercial Tribune
Lorain
Fred Baker
Marine City
C., Li & W. Railway Company
Cleveland
Baker
Nye to Seek Democratic Governor Nomination in Indiana
LaPorte Indiana September 2 The close political friends of ex Lieutenant Governor Nye say his name will be presented to the Democratic State Convention as a candidate for Governor Nye previously sought the nomination that chose Claud Matthews and after the defeat was named on the first ballot for Lieutenant Governor Nye is seen as a party leader in Northern Indiana.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Nye
Claud Matthews
Indiana
Republicans Draw Big Turnout in Meigs County Rallies
Two major Meigs County demonstrations drew large crowds despite rain. In Middleport Senator Hanna presided over a lively meeting and in Pomeroy Judge Nash Colonel Nevin General Grosvenor and Hanna delivered concise, persuasive speeches praising national issues and Republican leadership.
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Opera
Pomeroy
Judge Nash
Canton
Robert Nevin
Nevin
Republican Party
Grosvenor
Senator Hanna
Meigs County
Outdoor Meeting Abandoned and the Exercises Conducted Indoors
Massive crowds gathered at Coe's Opera House in Middleport Ohio after rain forced indoors speeches by Senator Hanna Judge Nash General Grosvenor and Colonel Nevin. The event drew enthusiastic support with songs cheering and a packed venue. A Hocking Valley train carrying Hanna party derailed a rail broke near the city but no injuries occurred and the train continued. Senator Hanna spoke amid loud cheers and crowd energy.
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Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bushnell
McLean
Bob Nevin
Judge Nash
General Grosvenor
Commercial Tribune
Middleport
Hanna
Nash
Grosvenor
Coe’s Opera House
Opera House
Genera ‘Garfield
Hocking Valley
Senator Hanna
Nevin i
Banker and Forger Leonard Imboden Sentenced in Kansas City
Leonard B. Imboden, president of the Planters Bank, was found guilty of forging a $15,000 draft and sentenced to ten years. A Texas native, he previously served time for forgery and built a career promoting banking cattle and real estate across Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico. He claimed backing from major trust companies in Chicago St Louis Philadelphia and New York. He is tied to notable military families and notable Southern lineage.
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Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Imboden
South
W. M. Imboden
Ft. Worth
President to Travel West With Entire Cabinet in Historic Tour
Western trip will extend beyond plan with President McKinley accompanied by all Cabinet members and their wives. They depart October 4 from Washington, visit Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and other states, ending around October 20, with speeches along the route and in Ohio and Maryland. Captain Carter case final arguments set for public hearing in Washington with Carter expected tonight. Dewey comments on the Philippines and Aguinaldo's leadership reveal Fernando Luna and Archbishop Nadal.
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Washington
Dewey
McKinley
Quincy
Ill
Galesburg
Chicago
Evansville
Minneapolis
Duluth
Fargo
Sioux City
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Ohio
Maryland
Gage
West
Architect of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Carters
Wayne
MacVeagh
Carter
New York
Griggs
First Woman Lawyer Admitted in Vincennes
Ella McCarthy daughter of Hon. Peter B. McCarthy was admitted to the bar in Vincennes Indiana. She is the first woman lawyer there and is a St Marys graduate who read law two years.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ella McCarthy
Peter B. McCarthy
St. Mary’s
Fire Ravages Brazil Home. Woman and Infant Rescued
A Hadlytown residence belonging to William Cornell burned completely today in Brazil. Mrs. Cornell and her eight day old baby were carried out on a cot and Mrs. Cornell was left critically ill from the blaze.
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Commercial Tribune
Brazil
Ind
William Cornell
Hadlytown
Dewey on the War The Filipinos Are Doomed to Defeat
Admiral Dewey warns that Filipino forces face imminent and certain defeat as U S military actions proceed in the Pacific theater. He argues strategic disadvantages will seal the outcome for Filipino insurgents and their allies.
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Admiral Dewey
The Admiral Talks Considers Insurgents Superior in Intelligence
An official report quotes the admiral stating insurgents show superior intelligence compared to Cuban forces. He notes strategic planning and network coordination as key advantages, while urging continued vigilance and support for counterinsurgency efforts.
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