McKinley Plans Colonial Department Approach with Root
Washington July 24 President McKinley aims to remove the need for a formal colonial department by appointing a chief with legal training to oversee new possessions. He plans to keep army matters to generals and the assistant secretary while maintaining liaison with army affairs. Generals Miles and Alger may see limited restored authority amid past conflicts.
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Irving to Tour United States with Robespierre Group
Sir Henry Irving confirms an American tour beginning Oct 30 with the Robespierre company including The Merchant of Venice The Bells Nance Oldfield Waterloo and The Amber Heart The report that Miss Terry would join is denied All performances will travel largely intact to major cities and smaller towns.
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Ex‑Philippines Soldier Recalls Harsh War Condition
C H Beres ford of Sherwood Tennessee visited St Louis after returning from the Philippines where he served as Quartermaster sergeant of the First Tennessee. He described soldiers starving and exhausted under arms in the broiling sun and claimed that up to 12 000 Americans faced 9 000 Filipinos in trenches and could have captured them without bloodshed but were ordered to pursue.
Louis Napoleon and Belgium in a murky electoral scheme
A terse note from Belgium mentions an electoral government scheme with references to Louis Napoleon and the czar. It hints at hopes for the French throne's occupancy and the wishes of friends, in a fragmentary foreign notes style.
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Resorts Reach Michigan Through Sleeper Lines
Rail travelers to Detroit, Mackinac, and Bay View areas gain access to through sleepers from Cool Resorts of Michigan. Petoskey and other resorts are connected, easing winter and summer trips.
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Four to Hang in Baltimore Prison Row
Four men, Cornelius Gardner Charles James Jos Myers and Jos Bryan all colored face execution next Friday unless Governor Lowndes intervenes. Myers James and Gardner were convicted of assaulting a 15 year old girl Anna Bailey while Bryan murdered his mistress Anna Paget. Sheriff Hoffman prepares the death apparatus and Bryan leads the line with the others behind him. The condemned remain in good spirits and sing hymns in their separate cells.
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Dreyfus on Devil's Island Reported in Paris Press
The Paris press describes further treatment of Alfred Dreyfus on Devil's Island. A midnight whale boat ruse involved a planned rescue to lure guards into killing him if he tried to escape. Dreyfus woke to a pistol at his head but remained silent. Officials say the plan tested guard vigilance.
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Old Methodist burying grounds sold in Cumberland
A court decree orders the sale of the Cumberland old Methodist burying ground and the reinterment of bodies. The remains of Mrs. U. S. Grant's parents, Fred and Anna Dent, are among those to be moved. Governor Lowndes has ordered disinterment and temporary placement while notifying the Grant family.
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M'KINLEY'S TRIP AND PROMOTIONAL NOTES
The president and Mrs. McKinley, with Cortelyou and Dr. Rixey, will travel to Lake Champlain next Wednesday. An accompanying ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Medicine and promotes brick buildings covered with rock-faced stone and free neckbanding on shirts by Progress Laundry.
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Dinner for 15c and cheap bicycles sale
Plaza Cafe offers a full dinner for 15c at 38 and 40 Monument Place. White and Featherstone advertise closing out shop-worn bicycles at 332 H Street Washington Street.
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Peculiar Creed At Tower Bible Society Convention
The Tower Bible and Tract Society closed a three day convention with a unique doctrinal statement. It describes a premillennial sequence including a near second advent, the marriage of the Lamb, a 1,040 year reign, and a universal restoration leading all humanity toward Eden. Some will reject mercy and die the second death.
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Pugh Defends Grand Jury Ruling on Works Case
Prosecutor Pugh returns from his wedding trip and tells The Sun the grand jury examined the Indianapolis Board of Public Works in the Expert John W Hill contract case. He says the board erred in its charter interpretation but acted without criminal intent.
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Vacation In The Mountains Maps From Colorado Midland
General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad in Denver offers maps, views, and descriptive matter to help travelers learn where to go for mountain vacations. The materials aid planning and showcase scenic routes and points of interest.
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Ormonde Restaurant Ad and Child Teething Syrup Notice
A restaurant ad promotes A Full Meal for 10 at 16 W. Pearlast Dee with a daily lunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Ladies' lunch on the second floor. An old nurse-laundry service is listed with phone 1269. An old product, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claims to soothe gums and cure wind colic for twenty five cents a bottle.
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Denver and Return Via Missouri Pacific Railway Sale
Missouri Pacific offers round trip tickets from St. Louis to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 26.50, valid return until August 31 with stop overs after the first Colorado point. Through chair cars and Pullman palace sleeping cars from St. Louis with no change. For details contact G A A Deane Jr traveling passenger agent Missouri Pacific Railway 231 McCreary Indianapolis.
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Terrapin in Court and Other Wires Tales
Six summer diamond terrapin appeared against Charles B Willey in Talbot county court for catching terrapin during the close season. He was fined and the terrapin were released back to the water. Also a shoe theft case was dismissed due to the cobbler’s left shoe claim. A Chicago morgue incident saw a supposed corpse revived by a daughter’s identification. In Independence Kansas a prisoner seeks a pardon claiming misattribution of a murder to his sister with affidavits noting alternate cause of death.
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Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Vital Health
An advertisement extols why men should exercise and use Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to strengthen blood, stomach, liver and intestines. It claims the medicine enriches blood, aids digestion, heals tissue, and helps prevent disease, citing a patient’s recovery from catarrh and hemorrhage after using the remedies.
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Trains Run Schedule Notice for Vandalia Line
Central Standard Time timetable announces a 2 wait Parlor Car stop at 2 4 pm on the Vandalia Line with AA Zion listed as Superintendent.
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