War news from Pretoria reports heavy losses and rising Dutch revolt
General Kitchener's dispatches recount the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Murray and Captain Murray amid attempts to cross the Orange River. Boer ambushes near Scheeper's Nek freed prisoners, with British casualties and many taken. several commandoes were captured and released. Cape Colony reports fear of Dutch uprisings, Cape Town guards warned, and sizeable Boer recruitment fueling unrest. The overall tone warns of grave danger and shifting loyalties in the region.
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Pretoria
Exiainger
Orange River
Herschell
Lovat
Andrew Murray
Murray
Lovat’s Couta
Britzinger
Kitchener
Scheeper's Nek
Vinkfonim
South Africa
Kochs
J. Botha
Cape Colony
Als
Ers
Holandt
Natal
Cape Town
Daily Express
Aays
Ines
Kini-enry
Inferno at Norfolk Asylum Fire Claims One Life
A Norfolk asylum fire destroyed a wing after a tunnel fire ignited wiring and heating pipes. Forty attendants and workers aided rescues as eight patients escaped, with Victor Gasper of Brown County and a Jeunean of Nox Corey among the injured. two rescues failed, and 200 patients were moved to Lincoln for safety.
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Ingall
Mate
Ife
Victor Gasper
Brown County
Thie
Jeuenan
Nox Corey Way
Norfolk
Lincoln
Cattle Die After Dynamite Lapse and Southern Thunder
Reports from Princeton Indiana describe cattle dying in agony after explosives left near a bootleg construction site were eaten by stock. Damage elsewhere in the South includes washed bridges and isolated towns in Georgia. Baseball notes mention signings and performances, including Metsburg signing, Love Cross with Philadelphia, and Dreyfuss urging left handers.
Schley Court of Inquiry Concludes Sessions in Washington
The Schley Court of Inquiry resumes in Washington with Rear Admiral Ramsay replacing Hodson. Witnesses, including Captain Cook, testify as earlier accounts conflict, while the court limits opinions and focuses on contradictions rather than direct statements. Admiral Dewey’s influence remains hinted at in the session dynamics.
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Washington, D._C
Schley Court of Inquiry
F. O. Ramsay
Hodson
Dewey
Cook
Testimony Drift and Naval Court Proceedings Reported
Admiral Sigginnon testified brusquely about the Key West to Cienfuegos run and Schley’s lack of plan guidance. Other officers disputed blockading distances at Santiago and recounted overheard remarks. The article covers the Schley court’s daily proceedings, a mass anarchist raid aftermath, and the death of former Judge Jeremiah Wilson.
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Mankathusetts
Key West
Cienfuegos
Schley
Hidekade
Santiago
Lemly
Shhirley
Cristobal Colon
Santiago Harbor
Higginson
Schrey Werr
Tortugas
Thomas N. Wood
Marine Corps
Marine Guard
Massachusetts
Commodore Schley
Wood
Bigginson
Cresceus Defeats Abbot for Readville Trot Crown
Readville Massachusetts race reports Cresceus the star trotter defeating his rival the Abbot in three of four heats for a $20 000 purse. Cresceus owner George E Ketelhans noted the fastest heat while critics blame missteps for the Abbot’s losses. Local reactions praise the winner as crowds of 12000 attended.
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Readville
Cresceus
Abbot
Thomas W. Lawson
George E. Keteham
Crescens
Nile
John J. Scannell
Thomas W.lawson
McKinley Monument Movement Forms National Commission
In Cleveland a plan for a Canton monument to President McKinley moves forward. A conference with Senator Hanna Judge William Day and Colonel Myron Herrick led to formation of a national commission to oversee the effort, to be chartered in Ohio as The McKinley Memorial Association. Congress may provide a funding boost, supplemented by public subscriptions.
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Canton
McKinley
Hanna
William &. Day
Myron T. Herrick
Tt 8
McKinley Mesmorial Association
Congress
Chicago Anarchists Freed for Lack of Evidence
Six Chicago anarchists arrested September 6 on suspicion of plotting to assassinate President McKinley were released on habeas corpus by Judge Chetlaly of Cook County Superior Court. City attorney Howard B. Taylor said no evidence supported the charges and a hearing was declined. The arraigned suspects were Abraham Isaak Jr, Clarence Pitzner, H Havill, Alfred Schneider, and Henry Trecegtlo.
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Chicago
Abra
Abraham Isaak
Clarence Piuttzner
H. Havil
Alfred Schneider
Henry Trecegtlo
Man Admits Missing 19000 From Firm Accounts
Johnny Wigham of New York admits he took nineteen thousand dollars from the accounts of Mohert Medd & Sung, a New York City firm, claiming he lost the funds in stocks while serving as clerk and salesman for the commission.
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Johnny Wigham
Tome
No Y
Beatae Algudlal
Medd & Sung
New York City
King Alfred Millennium Address by Colonel Wentworth at Winchester
Colonel Wentworth of the United Lions delivered the address at the King Alfred Millennium in Winchester England. He made lengthy references to the late President Nekiley in his remarks.
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Winchester
England
Yhoman Wentworth I4tggimson
United Lunes
NeKluley
Yachting lore and public interest rise in America's Cup
The article notes fevered public interest in the America's Cup races between the Columbia and Shamrock, with readers shown nautical terms and diagrams. It mentions ship handling concepts, a Yorktown gunboat incident, Danish fire damage, and various cultural notes from New York to Pittsburg.
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New ‘York City
Columbia
Shamrock
Jury Finds Czolgossy Guilty in First-Degree Murder
In Buffalo the jury returned a unanimous verdict of murder in the first degree against Leon F. Czolgosz alias Frederick Nieman for fatally shooting President William McKinley on September 6. The trial lasted eight hours over two days with no insanity defense. Czolgosz was led from the court amid a tense crowd as District Attorney Penney and Judge White delivered the verdict and sentencing followed.
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Leon F. Czalgosz
Frederick Nieman
Pare TM
Supreme Court
William Mckinley
Czolgosz
Fleury W. Wendt
Toleper
Lewis
Asassin
Tull Wan
Pon Ney
Oure
Penney
Justice White
Ife
Deppel
Exler
Jisbe White
Wendt
Justhen White
Unes
Ceolgosz
Roca
Ban Niet
Wholesale Prices of Country Produce in New York Market
Commodity list shows milk, creamery products, fruits, vegetables, poultry, and grains with varied prices. Includes butter 2 1/2 to 2 percent, creamery items, potatoes, apples, melons, peaches, berries, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, squash, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, celery, garlic, flour grades, and livestock bids for beef, calves, sheep, and hogs with quoted per hundredweight or per bushel prices.
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State
Penn
Western
Neana
Pla
Choice
Lima
Plume
Annies Alexander
Niagara
Crinhernes
Cape Cod
GT Pacific
Cowe
Votatoes
Jersey
Sweeta
Orange Co
I. I
Tinta Heans
LD. I
GNAIN
Chicago
Perth
Balance In Our Favor Shows Yearly Trade Increase
U S exports for eight months end August rise by 822,608,208 over last year. twelve month balance in favor of the United States reaches 16,321,876. August merchandise value up 41,380,352 from last year. exports total 3,850,454 higher. Imports eight months rise 14,051,646, twelve months show a decrease of 5,005,156. Cargo shipments from New York interior. large peach shipments from Montourborough and Brooklyn merchants. Ulster County peach crop largest in years. Wool prices steady. cranberry crop larger than recent years. general business largely steady with no major shifts. export demand active for wheat.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Oorsh
New York
Mourtborough
N.—Y
Cobelkedo
Srookdyn
Beaton
Ulster County
Delaware and
Jersey
Wilson River
Commercial Pacific Cable Company Formed for Pacific Route
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company is incorporated with $100,000 capital to lay a submarine cable from New York to California then Pacific to Hawaii and the Philippines, linking to China and Japan. Directors include John W. Mackay and Clarence H. Mackay. Construction to begin California to Hawaii within nine months, full operation within about ten years. Cable rates US to Philippines China and Japan expected to fall 30 to 60 percent.
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Albany
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
New York City
United States
California
Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
John W. Mackay
Virginia City
Nev
George G. Ward
Albert Beck
William W. Cook
George Clanperton
Albert B. Chandler
Philppine Islands
Mackay
Philippines
Japan
Alto
China
Far East
Europe
Mackay Algo
Phiippines
Sampson Leaves Boston Navy Yard Post in Health Move
Rear-Admiral Sampson requests relief from command of the Boston Navy Yard due to poor health. Secretary Long approves the October 1 transfer to Mortimer T. Johnson, as Sampson nears retirement with potential automatic recall or a fortieth-year clause option.
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Sampson
Navy Department
Boston Navy Yard
Long
Mortimer T. Johnson
Port Royal Naval Station
Boston Yard
Sampsén
Ange Nimit
Fremont
Admiral Sampson
Bowman fuels People's Church of America with mine funds
George W. Bowman a mine owner told Dr Hiram W Thomas that earnings from two gold mines in Arizona and New Mexico totaling a million dollars were paid to the People's Church of America in Chicago. He claimed millions more are ready as needed after the church's incorporation in Springfield and a wealthy donor's large treasure was reported but the donor's name was kept secret.
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George W. Bowman
En- Monastio People’s Church of America
Chicago
Peope's Church of Chicago
Arizona
New Mexico
Hiram W. Thomas
Springfeld
People’s Church of America
Dr “Thomas
Senator Ye Will Never Be Inten viewed Again in Cleveland
A garbled report from Cleveland Ohio notes Senator Hanon refused further public comments. The item includes brief mentions of a Negro assassin trial in Nebraska City and various sports and diplomatic notes, with inconsistent names and details throughout.
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Saya
Frampton
Nebraska City
Neb
Fortune From Fragments and Fish Toward Irish Will
Readable fragments recount a 19th century tale of money making through a newspaper found at sea and a missing Irish will linked to Miss Macdonald. The story likens a trawler find off Carlingford Lough to discovering evidence that unlocks a fortune, while a separate quip notes why most men part their hair on the left.
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Australia
Austraia
Hilford Haven
Carlingford Lough
Macdonald
Ireland
Philadelphia Telegraph
New York Press
The Absence of Ste el there is any ruth in the saying
A fragmented lament on happiness and pain contrasts heaven with earthly aches. It extols Dr Jacob’s Oil as a quick cure for neuralgic and bodily pains, warns of war’s toll, and ends with a flippant note about girls and ice cream.
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Howry
Holl
Hall
Coca
Bond Forst
Addrose
J. Carver & Co
Toledo
Draggiats
I Mall
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