Court Martial Findings On Major Waller And Lt Day
Officials reveal the Samar court martial outcomes. Major Waller approved for acquittal on the main charge yet condemned for a minor offense and disapproval of the finding. Lieutenant Day faced disobedience judgment with emphasis on the need to question legality of actions.
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Major Waller
Day
Manila
L. W. T. Waller
John A. Day
Marine Corps
Samar
Adna R. Chaffee
Waller
General Smith
Smith
Military Service of
United States
Busy Day for French Envoys End Their Washington Visit
The French mission finishing ceremonies for the Rochambeau statue left Washington for Niagara Falls on a week eastward tour before sailing home. No formal events were scheduled, but they filled their time with divine services calls and drives in the city and suburbs. Baptists at St Paul gospel services drew a large audience as Dr A C Dixon preached an allegorical sermon. The Baptist Young People's Union began sessions in the afternoon with a strong turnout. Boer negotiations near Vereeniging showed no definite result though progress is believed. Victoria Day celebrations in Pretoria drew a large crowd awaiting peace proclamation. Keokuk county supervisors split English River township into two voting precincts.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Rochambeau
East
St. Paul
Presbyterian Church
A. C. Dixon
Ezekial
Dixon
Baptist Young People’s Union
Pretoria
Vereeniging
Tornado in Union kills six in South Carolina including students
A tornado swept through Union and neighboring towns in South Carolina yesterday afternoon, killing six people and injuring several more. The victims include Miss Sallie Hart, Miss Annie Lawson, Mrs Maxey Sims, Vera Sims, Miss Lawson, and an unknown person. The storm damaged Main Street storefronts and a knitting mill area, destroying a school and two residences and causing about 60,000 dollars in property damage across the town. Pacolet and Jonesville also reported fatalities and injuries.
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Union
S. C
Sallie Hart
Annie Lawson
Maxey Sims
Vera Sims
Lawson
Main Street
Knitting Mill Hill
Pacolet
Jonesville
Riots in Russia Target Officials Suppressing Peasants
May 26 St Petersburg report of an assassination attempt against Prince Obedensky Kharkoff governor and Lieutenant General von Wahl, amid continued unrest. Authorities claim orders via interior minister to inflict punishments. In Saratoff, eighty detainees amid revolts faced crowd pressure as troops fired and blocked prisoner release.
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St. Petersburg
Prince Obedensky
Kharkoff
von Wahl
Vilna
M. von Blehne
Saratoff
Bridal Couples Fill East Room By the Dozens
White House staff tally wedding parties with many couples visiting this season. This year the count reached seventy five couples entering the East Room in a single day last week.
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White House
Veiled Roosevelt Statue Unveiling Amid Global Signals
Washington May 22 The party of French officials arriving for the Count Rochambeau statue unveiling is housed at the Arlington Hotel as final plans near completion. Senate debates on the Philippine and Nicaragua Canal bills continue with adjournment forecasts. The naval appropriation bill passes the House, naming three ships built in navy yards and renaming naval cadets as midshipmen. The American Society of Civil Engineers meets in the capital, while a Mosquito net cage at the agriculture department houses a growing colony of lady birds introduced to fight the San Jose scale.
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Washington, D. C
Arlington Hotel
Henry of Prussia
Count Rochambeau
Washington
Arlington
United States
Republic
Capitol
House
Senate
Lodge
House of Representatives
Maclay
Naval Cadets
Midshipmen
Congress
Department of Agriculture
C. L. Marlatt
Mr. Marlatt
Orient
Marlatt
Beef Trust
Relieved President Roosevelt Finds Missing Lady Bird Return
Mrs. Benj. Rooker dies after long illness and neighbors plant corn for her farmer husband. M. J. Gordon, Leonard Gordon, George Abel, Wm Wood, Richard Bennett Jr., George Meier, Wm Slacks, Geo Denny, Peter Kling, Philip Meier, and T. J. Williams join in the effort. Prof Marlat notes the odd relief felt by Roosevelt at the recovery amid bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Marlat
M. J
Leonard Gordon
George Abel
Wood
Richard Bennett, Jr
George Meier
Slacks
Geo
Denny
Peter Kling
Philip Meier
T. J. Williams
Rooker
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Fernie
B. C
Shaft
Vancouver
Crow’s Nest Pass
Coal Creek
No. 3 Bhatt
Keokuk County Board of Supervisors
English River Township
South Carolina
David R. Francis
News OF Washington
President Roosevelt
Bug
Hay
Roosevelt
Palma
America
Antilles
Cuba
American Society of Civil Engineers
Admiral Melville
District of Columbia
Wilson
Harris, Cuddy & Co., Clothiers and Furnishers
Hedrick, Iowa
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