General Miles Reprimanded in Schley Sampson Controversy
The article reports that Miles Dewey Schley and Dever faced rebuke in the Schley Sampson controversy. Secretary Root censured Miles for improper opinions while Long ordered Maclay to resign. Roosevelt aims to end the dispute, potentially shaking cabinet and high command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dever
Miles
Schley
Edwin
Maclay
Roosevelt
Schley Sampson
Theodore Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Root
Long
Navy Department
Barker
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Dewey
Jong
Romsey
Benham
Promiiety
General Maso Withdraws From Cuban Presidency Bid
Supporters of General Maso suspend participation in the December 31 elections after Maso party candidates exit and provincial board Maso members are asked to resign. The move follows a letter from Governor General Wood denying representation on the board of scrutiny and a longer voting-list extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Maso
Republic of Cuba
Maso
Wood
Anarchist bombing destroys Kashuba Hotel at Pittston
A dynamite blast ripped the Kashuba Hotel in Pittston Pennsylvania on Saturday. The front of the building collapsed while the first floor was wrecked. Two nearby houses were damaged as occupants escaped harm. Several foreigners were arrested and charged, linked to a long-known anarchist society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Heresy Charges Dropped Against College Professor
Westminster college professor Morgan Barnes faced charges of heresy in New Wilmington Pennsylvania. The board concluded the matter lacked gravity to force resignation and closed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Barnes
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Duel in Uniontown Ends With Bradburn's Death
Daniel Bradburn and David Fagan fought a revolver duel in a Uniontown room. Bradburn was killed and Fagan seriously wounded after a drunken quarrel over stolen money, authorities say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bradburn
David Fagan
Uniontown
Bradburn
Fagan
National Capitol Activities and Nominations Report
At the National Capitol the house judiciary committee chair introduced an anti-anarchy measure. A Treasury portfolio offer to Governor William M. Crane of Massachusetts is anticipated. Foreign affairs held an informal hearing on Chinese exclusion. A $25,000,000 educational project was discussed by the President, Andrew Carnegie, and Secretary Root at the White House. The President nominated Dr J R A Grossiara to Liberia and J Dancy to the recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. Hay and the Salvadorian minister signed a protocol for arbitration of the Salvador Commercial Company claim of about 850,000. Inquiries at the state department concerned a possible German seizure of a Venezuelan port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
House Committee On Judiciary
Treasury
William M. Crane
Massachusetts
Hose Committee On Foreign Affairs
Andrew Carnegie
Root
White House
J. R.A. Grossiara
St. Joseph
Liberia
J. ©. Dancy
Wilmington
S. C
Calmatia
Hay
Senor Azaldiyar
Salvador Commercial Company
Vanmarges
State Department
Germany
Venezuela
Congressional Notes on Silver Duty and Military Pensions
Senate bills propose a 25 percent duty on imported or unmanufactured silver and recognition for Pennsylvania militia members who served in 1808. The House passed the temporary revenue bill for the Philippines, adjourning until January 6. Also introduced are anti-anarchy and Philippine revenue measures, a Nicaragua canal bill schedule, and a vice admiralty rank revival with promotions for Sampson Schley Clark and a $5,000 pension for Mrs. McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Senate
Pennsylvania
Phuippine Islands
House
United States
Ray
Committee On Judiciary
Phillippine Islands
Senate Committee On
Phillippines
Hanna
MceKinley
Peyrose
Sampson
Schley
Clark
First United States marriage by a mother in Cleveland
Miss Mabel C Me Cassin aged 24 wed Will iam J Jaackle 25 of St Louis in a ceremony performed by her mother Rev Martha McCaslin pastor of the West Side Spiritualist Church Cleveland. McCaslin ordained 1847 led stage touring comedy troupe last summer. The couple, members of the same troupe, wed under Spiritualist form with vows to love and cherish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cleveland
Mabel C. Me. Cassin
W William J. Jaeckle
St. Louis
Martha McCaslin
West Side
Chicken Thief Shot in Dickson City
Frank Skovelos, caught in the act stealing a neighbor's chickens, was shot from a tree at the home of Thomas McGuire in Dickson City Pennsylvania. He died moments after the ambush as McGuire and John Meehan fired, though investigators are unsure who delivered the fatal shot. Both men surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Skovelos
Dickson City
Thomas McGuire
McGuire
John Meehan
Skevelos
Garfield law questioned as Ohio supreme court hears state vs Russell
The Ohio supreme court heard the case of L A Russell of Cleveland challenging the Garfield corrupt practices law. Russell, a congressional candidate, faced a $1000 fine for failing to file expense accounts. The common pleas court ruled for Russell, the circuit court reversed. Russell’s right to a seat was not in dispute as he had been defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Supreme Court
L. A
Pittsburg man kills wife in sickroom with disguise
Charles Davis forced entry to his wife Bertha's sickroom on Saturday and shot her twice in the heart. Disguised and unmasked by the dying woman, he fled but was later captured. He gave no reason for the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Davis
Pittsburg
Bertha
Destructive Fire Destroys Huntingdon Opera House
A major blaze consumed the Opera House in Huntingdon Pennsylvania built in 1883 at a cost of 842000. The Acme Department Company stores and several neighboring shops suffered losses totaling about 46000. The conflagration damaged T Yoder novelty store J B Port confectionery John Read Sons drug store and other properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Acme Department Company
Hoas
T. Yoder
J. B. Port
John Read Son
Ohio Monument Not Finished Unveiling Delayed at Prison Site
The Ohio monument over Pectoral prisoners at Agter sonville Georgia was not unveiled on Wednesday though the ceremony program proceeded. The shaft remained incomplete as Gov Nash and his party returned home Wednesday night, with the rest of the program carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Agtersonville
Gov
Nash
Fire destroys Diamond Rubber Co store rooms in Akron loss $25,000
A Wednesday blaze in the Diamond Rubber Company store rooms at Akron Ohio caused about 25000 dollars damage. The fire damaged stock and equipment but no injuries were reported. Investigators are examining the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Diamond Rubber Corny
Akron
Bryn Mawr Student Dies In Alcohol Fire Mystery
Nica Lilian Vickers, 19, Bryn Mawr student from Los Angeles, died five hours after a Friday alcohol ignition in her bathroom caused fatal burns. Authorities and classmates discuss possible self harm related to a claimed leprosy belief, with a bottle of alcohol found at the scene and no lights in the bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nica Lilian Vickers
Bryn Mawr
Miss Vickers
Vickers
Los Angeles
Medal of Honor Hope For Heintz In Samar Battle
General Smith recommends Priv ate Heintz of the army medical department for the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Ganda river battle in Samar Island. Heintz fought despite both arms being shot and a back wound, then directed care for wounded as they reached Calbayog. Six skirmishes occurred in Batangas province with insurgents retreating. several Filipinos killed and few Americans wounded. Additional troops sent to Gen. Bell’s campaign in Batangas, Tayabas, and Laguna. Lopez declines military protection oath to land. Taft attends farewell in Manila before US return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Batangas
Tayabas
Laguna
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
Chaffee
United States
Lopes
Gov
Taft
Three Black Men Fatally Shot in Davy Saloon
Wayne Demon an 18 year old from Catlettsburg Ky shot three Black men in Hugene Dye's saloon on payday in Davy West Virginia. The victims Lem Boston Frick Watts and Harry Good were coal field residents. Demon fled after the incident as crowds gathered while awaiting a train home for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Demon
Davy
Hear Welch
W. Va
Hugene Dye
Demon
Demond
Lem Boston
Frick Watts
Harry Good
Catlettsburg
Cole, Crane & Co
Cincinnati
Murder in a Dream Motive Splits Family
Henry Krause aged 26 of No 5 Rogers Street Cleveland strangled his mother Friday night claiming he acted in a dream. He was arrested as the coroner investigates the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Krause
Rogers Street
Cleveland
Krause
Memorial for McKinley to be built by national subscription
The McKinley National Memorial Association, based in Cleveland, leads a nationwide appeal to raise funds for a memorial over the late president William McKinley’s Canton grave. The Washington Arch Association has dissolved, leaving the Cleveland group as the sole national organizer. President Judge William R. Day heads the association with Marcus A. Hanna as vice president and Myron T. Herrick as treasurer. Governors of states and territories are honorary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William McKinley
Canton
McKinley National Memorial Association
Cleveland
Washington, D. C
Washington Arch Association
Potomac River
Arch Association
National Association
McKinley Memorial Association
William R. Day
Marcus A. Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Ryerson Ritchie
Ohio
States
Territories
Mixed 1903 world notes span finance war and disasters
A disparate round of early 20th century items covers contracts worth 7 million for the Baltimore and Ohio line, a failed railroad strike vote in Philadelphia, wrecks near Garrison Montana, Chile Argentina tensions, and notable arrivals and dismissals from politics and industry.
Protest Over Santiago Battle Command Reveals Labels
Secretary Long received the protest of Rear Admiral Sampson's counsel against Admiral Dewey's view that Rear Admiral Schley commanded the squadron at Santiago and won the July 2, 1898 battle. He carried the documents to the White House to consult President Roosevelt before a cabinet meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Sampson
Dewey
Schley
Santiago
White House
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Lemly
Furnace Explosion Kills Ten At Jones and Laughlin Plant
A blast at the Soho furnace of Jones and Laughlin in Pittsburgh Pa on Thursday killed ten workers and injured four others. The workers stood atop the 85 foot stack when flames roasted several men and another leaped to the ground, dying instantly. Only four of the seventeen men on the barrow way escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soho
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburg
Barrow Way
United Boxboard and Paper Company Formed in Buffalo
The combine of boxboard manufacturers at Buffalo New York will be known as the United Boxboard and Paper Company. Capitalization totals 30000000 dollars with 15000000 dollars preferred stock and 15000000 dollars common stock. The mills included have a capacity of 1080 tons of boxboard daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
United Boxboard and Paper Company
Flour Mills Shut Down in Minneapolis Mills
Four flour mills of Consolidated Mining Company in Minneapolis were shut down on Wednesday. A temporary drop in flour demand abroad is seen as the likely cause, with prospects that nearly all mills may close if conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Mining Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Plans for Martinsburg college building completed
Plans for the main building of the new college at Martinsburg have been completed, marking a milestone in the project. The announcement outlines the structure and scope of the campus facility as the next step toward opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Army of the Republic assigns veteran committees
General Orders No 3 by Commander-in-Chief Eli Torrence lists committees for veterans in public service with members including Joseph W. Kay Brooklyn Leo Bassieur St Louis J P Gobin Lebanon Pa H A Gasile St Paul Minn and George H Patrick Washington O H Counter Topeka Kan B F Bingham Washington and others Also a committee on erecting monuments to loyal women lists Washington Gardner Albion Mich S B Burdett Washington Ira M Hedges Haverstraw NY W C Johnson Cincinnati George A Newman Cedar Falls Ia Newton Hacker Jonesboro Tenn John F E Gilman Roxbury Mass A committee on school histories Fredericksburg battlefield National Park fraternal relations with song of veterans National sanitarium Athol Springs SD and a committee to foster sentiment honoring the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Torrence
Grand Army of the Republic
Joseph W. Kay
Brooklyn
Leo Bassieur
St. Louis
J. P
Gobin
Lebanon
H. A. Gasile
St. Paul
Minn
George H. Patrick
Washington
O. H. Counter
Topeka
Kan
B. F. Bingham
Washington Gardner
Albion
Mich
Burdett
Ira M. Hedges
Haverstraw
W. C. Johnson
Cincinnati
George A. Newman
Cedar Falls
Newton Hacker
Jonesboro
Tenn
John FE. Gilman
Roxbury
Mass
Philadelphian seeks Bulgarian talks to free Miss Stone
Mrs. B. E. Paul of Philadelphia plans to dispose of her property to fund a trip to Bulgaria. She intends to press brigand negotiations for Ellen M. Stone's release and seeks an audience with President Theodore Roosevelt for approval of her plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. Paul
Philadelphia
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Utica Officials Remove Police and Fire Commissioner
Mayor Sherman of Utica New York removed Police and Fire Commissioner John Morgan for exceeding authority and Tuesday removed Commissioner Frank N. Jones on the same charge. The commission voted to spend police and fire funds to enlarge engine houses and the police station without public authorization. No dishonesty charge is listed, and commissioners serve without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Utica
N. Y
John Morgan
Frank N. Jones
Must Undergo Vaccination In Altoona School Case
The state board of health sent a communication from Harrisburg to Altoona school officials directing that Maurice Marquette’s two children, ages 6 and 8, be dismissed from school until they are vaccinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Harrisburg
Altoona
Maurice Marquette
No Paupers Wanted Notice From British War Office
A circular from the British War Office notified Consul Wilfred Howell in Philadelphia that no paupers may travel to South Africa unless they can produce 500 dollars in cash. The restriction was issued Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
British War Office
Wilfred Howell
Philadelphia
Defaulter Blames a Woman in NYC Office Downfall
Charles P. Chipp a trusted New York City bookkeeper in the comptroller's office confessed Thursday to defaulting for more than two decades. He said a woman's fascinations led to his downfall and responsibility for the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Chipp
Compttroller
New York City
Fatalities Rise in Pennsylvania Mines Report
Advance sheets of Pennsylvanias Mine Inspector William Daviss annual report show that in the last year 182 accidents occurred in the fifth mining district, with 59 fatalities leaving 7 widows and 77 orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine Inspector of
Pennsylvania
William Davis
Tuttle Sent to the Work House for Desertion
Louis K. Tuttle, who deserted a wife in Pittsburg and wooed Miss Mattie Spill in Ohio, under the guise of being unmarried, was sentenced to one year in the workhouse at Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis K. Tuttle
Pittsburg
Warren, O
Mattie Spill
Canton
Trains Strike Rocks Block Erie Route in Jersey City
A 16 ton rock drop from a tunnel roof halted Erie Railroad traffic in Jersey City Heights on Saturday. Two trains entering the tunnel collided with the rock, one train carrying 360 commuters. Six passengers and crew required hospital care. four passengers, the engineer, and the fireman were injured. Traffic was tied up eight hours as wreckers cleared the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Jersey City Heights
New York
Greenwood Lake
Boiler Explosion at Pittsburg Mills Claims Several Lives
A catastrophic boiler blast at the Black Diamond Steel works of Crucible Steel Company of America in Pittsburg killed three men, injured about twenty, wrecked two mills, and left hundreds jobless. The prior day Soho furnaces accident had ten dead. Three boilers of a seven battery exploded. Moons may explain the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Diamond Steel
Crucible Steel Company of America
Pittsburg
Soho
Parker To Receive Reward for Shielding McKinley Assassin
James B Parker the tall Black man who knocked down the assassin Czolgocz in Buffalo during President McKinley’s 1901 shooting stopped in Altoona Pennsylvania on his way to Washington. He has been summoned by President Roosevelt to receive a federal appointment as a Christmas gift. This marks the first official recognition of his act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Parker
Caolgosz
Buffalo
McKinley
Altoona
Washington
Roosevelt
Coal Famine Averted In Chicago
Chicago has solved the most serious coal shortage with manufacturing and downtown buildings in a better position. Within 48 hours the railroads could deliver enough soft coal to prevent any further shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bullet Fatal Shot Ends Life at Carlisle Plant
Martin Free, an employee of the Six company in Carlisle Pennsylvania, was shot dead Saturday by fellow worker Frank Platt. The bullet piercing the heart caused instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Free
Six
Carlisle
Frank Platt
Political and War Dispatches From Europe and Africa
A compilation of early 20th century items: German court separation of Hessen nobles. Rhode Island Governor William Gregory dies at Wickford after months of illness. Reichsanziger notes plans to end slavery in German East Africa. Lisbon gale and shipwreck with 15 drowned. Belgian budget debate on sugar aid. Cecil Rhodes heat stroke en route to Khartoum. Zululand action near Luneberg. Argentina considers Portela replacement. Kitchener report on Boer murders. Scenita payroll dispute in Upper Albania. brigand ransom deal with Constantinople legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hesse
Wiliam Gregory
Rhode Island
Wickford
Reichsanzeiger
Berlin
German-East Africa
Lisbon
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Belgium
M. Giroul
London
Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Khartoum
Qaira
Nkandhla
Zululand
Luneberg
Transvaal
Louis Otha
Yen. Mitre
The
Boundary Commission
Argentina
Senor Portela
Chili
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Scenita
Upper
Albana
Turkey
Ofla
England
Constantinople
Brizands
Misa Stone
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General Miles
National Capitol
Spon
Congressional Notes
Lvil
Congress
Sige
Huntingdon, Pa
Ohio Monument
Ganda River
West Virginia
M'Kinley Association
Tegypt
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Tuung Chow
China
Leed Mills
Phoenix
Aviz
Southern Investment Company
Forest Park
Hedin
Garrison
Mont
Chile
Southampton
John Philip Sousa
George P. Dunham
the Treasury
Interior Department
Herkimer
N. Z
New York Gentral Railroad
Gicero Harris
Bristol
William Redding
James Winton
Birmingham
Ala
Theodore
Laura Jaackson
Ann O’delia Dissoa Bar
Conor O'Kelly
M. P
Castelabar
Ireland
Clinton Vinning
Omaha
Great Northern Express Company
Montana
Charles Stokes
Cape Fattery
Port Townsend
Neah Bay
Mattewan
Col. Myron
Herrick
Duke
American Tobacco Company
Jasmatzi Cizaret Company
Dresien
Sampson and Lemly
P. S. Gobin
Miss Stone
Tuttle
Jersey City
Black Diamond Steel Works
Parker
Za]gosz
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