Secretary Long Rules on Schley Inquiry Findings
The secretary approves the court of inquiry findings and its ruling that no further proceedings on the command question are needed. He denies Admiral Sampson’s counsel an inquiry into command and informs Schley’s counsel of the decision. Isidor Raynor calls the action arbitrary and tyrannical, promising next steps after the protest deadline passes.
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Pearing
Third in Three Days Pittsburg Boiler Blast Kills and Injures
Pittsburg reports a third fatal explosion in three days at Smyger Nimick Co West End plant. Seven workers were scalded, two may die, one badly cut, and 20 to 30 others hurt as two boilers exploded at 6 55 AM. Frozen pipes supplying water blamed for the disaster.
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Pittsburg
Soho
Jones & Laughlin
Black Diamond Steel Works
Smyger, Nimick & Co
West End
Crucible Steel Company
Handy with his gun in Davy three die in saloon shooting
Wayne Demon an 18 year old from Catlettsburg Ky shot three negro men to death in Eugene Dye's saloon at the Davy mining town during pay day revelry. About a dozen armed blacks entered the street and ordered whites to retreat. Demon stood his ground and fled through a rear door as panic ensued. Police have not captured him at press time.
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Davy
W. Va
Welch
Wayne Demon
Eugene Dye
Demon
Catlettsburg
Colonel Harrison Denies Pension Opposition Rumor
Colonel Rus sell Harrison, son of the late President Benjamin Harrison, was admitted to practice in the cost of claims at the last session. He said his Washington visit is for legal business and that reports opposing Mrs. Benjamin Harrison's pension are unfounded.
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Washington
Russell
Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Dakotans Die of Gas Poisoning at Hotel
John P. Weber and Stephen Hinsterger, both farmers from Valley City North Dakota, were found dead from gas poisoning in a room at the St James hotel in Chicago. The two gas jets were on and the bodies lay side by side. They were reportedly en route to Mileway Ontario from Valley City, and little about them was known at the hotel.
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Chicago
John PF. Weber
Stephen Hinsterger
Valley City
N. D
St. James Hotel
Mileway
Train Jumps Track In Tennessee Wreck Kills Three
A Louisville and Nashville freight train derailed on a trestle on the Henderson division between Ridgetop and Baker in Nashville Tennessee. The crash sent the locomotive and cars 130 feet into the valley. Engineer Fitzgerald and brakemen Walter Anderson and Eskridge were killed. Conductor Mehan was fatally injured.
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Nashvile
Tenn
Dee
Ridgetop
Baker
Henderson
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Fitzgerald
Walter Anderson
Eskridge
Mehan
New Trial Granted for Duluth Man in Manslaughter Case
Duluth reports Bill Randolph, convicted of first degree manslaughter in Grand Forks for killing Frank Sullivan, has been granted a new trial. The grounds include newly discovered evidence and claims of liquor being provided to jurors during the trial.
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Duluth
Bill Randolph
Grand Forks
Frank Sullivan
Traum
Joan Valentine Dies After Long Illness
Oakland California Tac 23 Joan J Valentine president of Wells Fargo Express Company died at 4. He had been ill for some time and death had been expected for several days.
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Oakland
Joan J. Valentine
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Prominent Montanans Arrested in Assault Case
Missoula reports former Jester governor Dee and associate Frank Arthur dligging were arrested on second degree assault charges aboard Roath on the morning of the 14th. Both men were released on $40 bonds.
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Missoula
Mon
Dee
Frank Arthur Dligging
Roath
Receiver Appointed for Insurance Company in City
Sioux Falls official appoints FP H Holl ree as receiver for Germanian Alliance Company after state Insurance Commissioner revoked its charter for alleged legal practices.
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Dee
Af Garland
H. Holl Ree
Germanian Aniance Company
Agany
State Commissioner of Insurance
Crane Likely Offers Treasury Post Faces Hesitation
A close friend and Washington dispatches report Governor W Murray Crane of Massachusetts has been offered the treasury portfolio by President Roosevelt. He is considering the position with great thoroughness and is inclined to accept, though family and business ties cause hesitation. The main issue is his Dalton Mass paper company contract which would be disposed of if he takes the post.
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W. Murray Crane
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Dalton
Crane
Dee
White House
Massachusetts
Mass
Goverts
Dalton Company
Denial Issued On Assault Story Involving President
The White House and the British embassy deny a published claim that the president was assaulted Thursday afternoon. The president and Lord Pauncefote deny witnessing any strike. A intoxicated man brushed the president on Massachusetts Avenue and was arrested by a Secret Service officer before being released.
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Washington
White House
Himsel
Lord Pauncefote
Brill
Massachusetts Avenue
Secret Service
New York
Merriam Again Mentioned For New Commerce Department
Washington reports link former Minnesota Governor Merriam to a cabinet role as head of a proposed department of commerce in a bill led by Senator Nelson. The idea gains plausibility but Congress has yet to act, leaving uncertainty about any appointment.
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Washington
Merriam
Minnesota
Department of Commerce
Nelson
Govenor
Congress
Hitulesiauht
Reply to Schley Report in Navy Inquiry
Washington and Dee submit to Secretary Long a report on the DH of TIONS filed by Admiral Schley. The document argues the inquiry report is unanimous and valid, defending the commission’s rejection of Admiral Schley’s evidence and the handling of witnesses. Court proceedings accompany the submission.
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Washington
Dee
Tange
Lemly
Hanna
Long
Sehles
Wnanimens
Admiral Selibacs
Schley
Sores and Ulcers Cure Claim by Blood Purifier
An advertisement claims chronic sores arise from poor blood and can be cured by S S S, a vegetarian blood purifier. It describes the healing process, warns against local treatments, and cites a testimonial from J B Talbert of Winona Mississippi. It offers a free book and physician consultation from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
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J.B. Talbert
Winona
Miss
Swift Specific CO
Aflanta
One Meal a Day Diet and a Joke in Urban Life
A celebrated anatomist Dr. George Fordyce kept a strict one meal daily ritual at a shophouse, consuming ale brandy port and steak while his lecture career later flourished. The second anecdote follows a farmer and a Briton joke about a dog named Locksmith, highlighting a humorous misnaming.
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George Fariyee
Fordyce
The Weights of Ice Blocks Measured by Simple Rule
A historic note explains estimating block weight by multiplying length width and thickness in inches and dividing by thirty. Example blocks of ten by ten by six yield about sixty pounds, while a three inch thickness example demonstrates the method to detect short weights and reduce suspicion.
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Unite
Effenes
Railway Instinct Sparks Threefold Name Rumor
In a clipped exchange a railway magnate's daughter is linked to Jim Booze by Buffer. The talk suggests the man’s notoriety stems from using his name in three sections.
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Finny
Jim Booze
Buffer
Cleveland Tate
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