Last Witness in Behalf of Adm. Schley Testimony
In Washington the Schley court of inquiry heard rebuttal testimony. Capt. Sigsbee, Chadwick, Eaton, Hays, and Neil Anderson testified on campaign events around the battle of July 3. Capt. Chadwick said Navy Department dispatches were not given to Schley. Capt. Sigsbee discussed his interview with Schley on the Brooklyn and Capt. T. S. Gordon vouched for Schley’s honorable conduct.
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Chadwick
Navy Department
Schley
Washington
Schley Court of Inquiry
Advocate Lemly
Hin
Massachusetts
Trent. Sears
Adi
Commiertore Sohbley
Grant
Potts
Sears
Me. Rayner
Sigsber
Vermital
Charles J Sigsbee
Cayon
Francis BE. Chadwick
Dosent G. Eaton
John Hy Keys
Neil Anderson
Isis
Sehley
Adm
Ari
Sigsbee
Lrooklvn
Eaton
Lieut
Hays
Eagle
Cienfuegos
Ile
Southerland
Port Antonio
Merrimace
Anderson O
Brooklyn
Due Ot
Flord
Department
T. S Gorden
Marine Corps
Admn
Schrey
Jaffe the Red Seen by U S Immigration Officials
Washington reports Commissioner Powderly has issued notices to immigration officers to detain a man known as Jaffe the Red, an anarchist traveling toward the United States. If found on incoming ships, he will be held and possibly sent back to his country of origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Powderly
Immigration Bureau
Troops Ordered to Front From Aldershot for South Africa
Aldershot dispatch reports cabinet decision to send every available infantry unit to the South African front between now and Christmas. The cavalry brigade departs mid November leaving only the 21st Lancers in Britain. Prince Arthur of Connaught, a second lieutenant in the Queen’s Own Hussars, also proceeds to South Africa with his regiment.
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Aldershot
Eng
South Africa
21St Lanccers
United Kingdom
Prince Arthur
Conna
Boers and Hollanders Plan Wyoming Colony
A Hague bankers group and wealthy Dutch men plan a Boer and Holland settlement in Sweetwater county Wyoming. They secured 60000 acres in the Green River valley and plan a grand canal and irrigation system. Surveys underway and a beet sugar factory is projected for the colony.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Hague
Wayemeine
Green River
Sweetwater County
Wyoming
Americans Attacked in Sumter Island Engagement
Advices from Catbalowan report 12 men of Company G 3rd Infantry commanded by Seret Wilford were attacked by 140 insurgents near San Antonio. Two soldiers were killed and two wounded. Wilford acted with steadiness. Fourteen insurgents died. Capt Bookanil recommends Wilford for a medal of honor and privates Swanton and Vero for certificates of merit.
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Maula
Catbalowan
Sumter
3Rh Infantry
Seret
Wilford
Rasey
San Antonio
Willford
Bookanilfer
Company CG
Swanton and
Vero
Act Against Treason and Sedition Drafted in Manila
Manila report notes the Philippine commission drafts an act against treason and sedition. Treason carries death. aiding insurgents punished. Seditious words or libels against the U S government face 2000 dollars fine or two years imprisonment. Oath of allegiance breach penalties set at 12000 dollars or ten years. Foreigners under same laws as Americans and natives. Public discussion to be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Commission
United States
Insurgents Surrender in Cebu Island Reported
Gen Hughes reports the complete surrender of Cebu insurgents totaling 450 men and 60 officers. The capitulation included 150 rifles and brass field pieces as troops reinforce the island, quelling wavering malcontents who claimed most American troops had departed the Philippines.
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Manila
Cgen. Hughes
Cebu
Stumar
Philippines
Presented with a sword in West Superior banquet honor
West Superior citizens honor Capt. Larry W. Newton at a banquet by presenting a sword for his Philippines service and role in the Aguinaldo capture during the Funston expedition.
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H. W. Newton
Aguinaldo
West Superior
Wis
Larry W. Newton
Newton
Philippines
Agouinaldo
France prepares naval show against Turkey in the Levant
Paris reports a French Mediterranean squadron under Adm Gaillard sailed from Toulon with sealed orders toward the Levant to threaten Turkey. The move signals France's demand for Turkish compliance with its demands, with potential seizure of Smyrna customs and threats of war if necessary.
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France
Turkey
Paris
French
Foreign Office
Adm. Caillard
Toulon
Levant
Anl
Iaid
Tothink
Sryrna
ME Delcasse
Stone Abduction Debate Over Ransom Reimbursement
The Turkish government rejects responsibility for Miss Ellen Stone's kidnapping and resupply costs. US officials say Turkey should reimburse the ransom and rescue expenses. A Sofia dispatch hints release unlikely within a week. In Beaumont Texas October gushers set a monthly record with 24 new spouters, bringing the field total to 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States
Ellen M. Stone
Porte
Miss Stone
Turkey
London
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Beaumont
Tex
Missing silver bullion shocks Omaha court room
A ton of silver bullion vanished from the criminal court room in Omaha. The bullion, once an exhibit in a junk theft case, belonged to a local smelter and remained unclaimed. A driver and four men allegedly moved it away Wednesday night, with Judge Baker seeking clues to recover the metal valued above a thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Baker
Criminal Court
Judge orders Hearst and staff to show cause for contempt
Chicago court issues rule to William R Hearst owner of the Chicago American and six employees to appear next Monday at 10 o clock to explain why they should not be punished for contempt for publishing items and editorials that reflected on the judge's motives in a decision involving the People's Gas Light and Coke Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Felbridgve Hanecy
Circuit Court
Chicago American
William R. Hearst
People’s Gas Light and Coke Co
Woman shoots Duffy in Ricewood over belongings
Great Bend Kansas reports Mrs. J E Hotehkiss killed James Duffy at his Ricewood home Thursday night during a search for her belongings. Duffy was her brother in law. The shot occurred as the sheriff and man searched the house. Andrew T White sailed for Germany from York after private business.
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J. E. Hotehkiss
Great Bend
Iran
James Duffy
Kan
J. E.hotehkiss
Ricewood
Duffy
York
Andrew T. White
Germany
Deutschland
Market Report from Cincinnati and Toledo Shorelines
The report lists price ranges for flour and wheat futures, corn and oats on track, and live stock values across Cincinnati and Toledo markets. It includes cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs with varied grades and weights, noting export steers and feeder categories and regional price spreads for Oct 31 markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Corm
Chicago
Det
Treasury Report Details 1902 Revenue and Expenditures
Treasury figures show net ordinary revenues of $587,685,337 for the year, up $20,444,485 from 1900, with aggregate receipts including public debt at $1,146,489,306 and disbursements $1,077,063,052. For the first quarter of 1902 receipts were $3,417,960 less than 1901 while expenditures dropped by about $29,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellis H. Roberts
Trea.arcy
United States
Treasury
Wold
Mint
Public Lands Report Records Large Land Sales
The General Land Office reports 15,562,796 acres of public land disposed of in the last fiscal year, up 2,108,908 from the prior banner year. Net surplus from land and forest administration amounts to $3,453,442, with many prosecutions in Idaho and Montana for perjury and subordination of perjury related to timber and stone act entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herrman
General Land Office
Land and Forest Administration
Idaho
Montana
New 15-Inch Dynamite Gun Tested at Fort Wright
The 15 inch caliber gun, 50 feet long, loaded with 87 percent nitro glycerine projectiles, was tested at Fort Wright Fisher's Island. Six inch projectiles reached 5,700 yards while eight and ten inch projectiles logged 5,040 and 4,120 yards respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Fort Wright
Fisher’s Island
Peoria District Leads Nation in October Revenue Collections
The Fifth district centered in Peoria reports October internal revenue receipts of 3,375,428 dollars with Rock Island pending. About 2,000,000 gallons of spirits support a projected annual total near 40,000,000 dollars, up nearly 10.9 million from last year. The Peoria district is described as the largest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Rock Island
Plague Reappears in Glasgow Amid Hotel Closures
Four suspected bubonic plague cases were removed from a Central Station hotel linked to the Caledonian railway. The hotels have been closed and all guests were warned to leave by noon Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Central Station
Caledonian Railway
Dayton Woman Faces Murder Charge In Arsenic Case
Franklin B Betts reports on Mrs. Mary Beile Witwer of Dayton who, after a police court preliminary hearing, is bound over for murder in the first degree for allegedly poisoning her sister Mrs. Anna C. Pugh. Prosecutors cite arsenic in the victim’s stomach. Witwer pleads innocence amid a cloud of alleged prior deaths.
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Dayton
RTO
Mary Beile Witwer
Lizzie- Brown
City
Hartford Street
Riverdale
United Brethren
Witwer
Frank D. Witwer
William Stowe
Middletown
Heavy Hats Cause Headache Report In London
A London medical journal notes headaches linked to heavy hats worn by workers. The report discusses pressure and strain affecting the scalp and cerebral vessels, urging lighter headgear and better neck support for laborers.
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London
Enserts
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Adm. Schley
Capt. Sigsbee
Commodore Schley
Jaffe
the Red
New York
John Most
Penigre
Havana
Cen
Bartolomenso
Senor Tomas Estrada Palma
Disiorters
Cuba
Holland
9Th Infantery
Philippine Commission I
Samar
Minneapolis
Minn
Crescens
George IL. Ketcham
New Cantic, Wyo
Denver
Col
New Castle
Adm. Gillard
Gaillard
Poufom
Rondstadt
Adm. Gaillard
Thas
Hallebarde
Lowon
Figare
Beaumont Field
Criminal Court Room
Ambassador
White Sails
PLP
POOOJ
Sen
Basiela
Bledel
THUR
PRI
Treasury Report
TRE
Public Lands
Fisher's Island
Mary Belle Witwer
Ohio
Weld
Pugh
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