American Troops Sailed for Island Amid Cheers and Ban on Cuba
In New York 900 men of the Cuban expeditionary force sailed from the navy yard aboard the Sumner. The convoy included three battalions of the Fifth Infantry and engineers from Washington with a hospital detachment. The Brooklyn carrying 400 Marines departed League Island with 1,200 tons of coal and supplies. Cabinet meetings in Washington discussed Magoon’s possible Havana assignment and Taft’s potential return. Crews and troops move toward Newport News for mobilization as other ships head to Matanzas and Neuvitas.
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New York City
New York Navy Yard
Sumner
Gen. Grant
Department of the East
Grant
Admiral Schley
Schley
Gen. Weaver
Maj. Sherman
Fifth Infantry
Plattsburg Barracks
Col. C. D. Cowles
Washington
Cuban
Cuba
White House
Root
Bonaparte
Wilson
Metcalf
Cortelyou
Moody
Taft
Shaw
Hitchcock
Charles E. Magoon
Canal Zone
Havana
War Department
Magoon
Philippines
Fred C. Carpenter
New York Hearing Urges Post Office Mail System Reforms
John M. Hubbard proposes second class mail be self sustaining and bulk matter carried outside the mails. He urges end of sample copies and transient rates, higher rates for others, and strict penalties to violators. Citing large cost savings, Hubbard argues reforms would aid workers and press independence.
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New York
John M. Hubbard
Chicago
Postal Commission
Hubbard
Post Office Department
Congress
Not sure Adams killed self still unsettled
New York coroner Har Burger said on Tuesday he was not entirely convinced Adams the former policy aging figure died by his own action. The remark suggested lingering doubt about the cause of Adams death and left open questions about the circumstances surrounding the case.
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New York
Har “Burger
A" Adams
Doubt Cast on Self-Destruction Motive in Wealthy Man Death
An elderly man, found with a head near a cuspidor, is believed to have died by self-inflicted gunshot though doubt remains about the motive. The shot penetrated the forehead and lodged in the wall. Authorities plan to examine witnesses to determine why a man of wealth would take his own life.
Mob At Mobile Jail Ends In Fatal Shootout
Roy Hoyle a Mobile & Ohio railroad special officer was killed and Alderman Sidney Lyons wounded when a mob clashed with deputies at the county jail as they sought to capture Dick Robinson a 17 year old accused attacker of Ruth Sossaman The mob dispersed after shots were fired and Robinson was later identified and moved out of danger in a separate convoy
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Mobile
Ala
Roy Hoyle
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Sidney Lyons
City Council of
Dick Robinson
Ruth
Blount Sossaman
Fatch
Ufe
Mobile & Ohio
Sheriff Powers
Hoyle
Lyons
Brad
Roy Hoyte
Roy Hoyté
Turing
Tesa Mo
Vandal damages Pitts mill belt and faces justice
A thief damaged the Pitta & Co saw mill by cutting the main belt, causing two days of idle work and a $75 loss for belt replacement. The report urges community help to identify the culprit and ensure he is brought to justice.
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Pitts & Co
Pitta & Co’e
Pitts
Pitta & Co
Accidents Spill Coffee Scalds Two Young Children
A one and a half year old girl of John Mehling scalded her right arm and hands while pouring coffee at the supper table. An eight months old of Benedict Seifert burned on both hands and legs after coffee was spilled by an older child. Dr. Woltemann treated the injuries and a warning to parents was issued to prevent such accidents.
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Bertha
John Mehling
Coffe
Benedict Seifert
Masseli
Woltemann
Roosevelt outlines Cuban policy and possible Cuba governorship
President Roosevelt, in Washington, states the action in Cuba benefits the island and aims to restore order. He rejects motives of annexation and says no extra session is needed unless extraordinary conditions arise. Former Panama Canal Zone Governor Chas. Be. Magoon expected to become provisional Cuba governor after Taft.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Foraker
Cuba
United States
Congress
Chas. BE. Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Taft
Fatal shooting after liquor spree in Oklahoma City
Oct 3 in Oklahoma City reports say John F Noble of Menroe Tennessee fired at a crowd, fatally wounding George Wilts a butcher and seriously injuring John Thompson a painter. Noble allegedly mistook onlookers for burglars during the incident.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
John F. Noble
Menroe
Geo
Wilts
John
Thompaco
Painter
Noble
Town Board Meeting Minutes Adopted and Actions Taken
The town board met Tuesday evening with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Henry Berger was appointed special engineer to take grade of the town. The treasurer was ordered to buy 200 feet of new hose for the fire engine. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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Henry Berger
Helped Load His Own Hog in Sheep Cart
A Gardiner farmer awoke to a lone man asking help to reload a hog named Piggy being taken to town. The farmer assisted, then found the animal missing next morning, a large fence gap betraying that he had inadvertently helped steal his own hog.
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Gardiner
Piggy
Creation of Man Across Myth Tales from Native Peoples
A critique urges reading indigenous American creation myths as equally rich as Biblical lore. It recounts angels sent to fetch earth for Adam from varied depths yielding diverse complexions, and notes the World’s fear of rebellion leading to a failed mission. Azarah then completes the task, and is linked to parting souls from bodies as the Angel of Death.
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America
Gabriel
Michael
Israfil
Azarah
N. Y. Press
Corydon Cannery Sets Tomato Canning Record
The Corydon cannery last Saturday canned 12 720 tomatoes, the largest one day total in years. The season is favorable, tomatoes arrive by car load, top grade fruit is used, over sixty workers are employed, and the payroll every two weeks totals several thousand dollars. The Corydon brand leads the market.
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Corydon
Corydon Republican
Early notes from scattered local items
Monday appointed W C Bi Receiver in a case facing stockholders and mortgagees. Injuries from a shooting near Old Town leave a boy wounded, but improving. Mrs. Karnes pursues her husband amid claims of bigamy and travel through Spencer County. Local officials note spelling and printing disorder in the office as the SUN’s campaine looms. Rockport factory startup brings mixed labor news and a question of skill. An insanity case is linked to Hall County.
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Mr. Koch
John F. Tieman
Leo H. Fisher
John Karnes
Mattoon
Petersh
Evansville
Chrisney
Lincoln City
Petersburg
Orwell
Spencer County
Kentucky
Illinois
Gutar. Com
Tell City
Ofis
Edishen
the Sun
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