Witness Doyle Testifies In Schley Inquiry On Brooklyn Battle
The Schley court of inquiry heard Lieut James J Doyle, Brooklyn turret officer during the Spanish American War, discuss the July 3 battle and his log entry change from starboard to port. Admiral Evans presented a corrective letter about a scurrilous tale, while Sharp and Doyle framed the Battle of Santiago and the Brooklyn's movements.
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Schley
Evans
Admiral Evans
Admiral Schley
Mr. Rayner
Eli
Brooklyn
Washington
Capt. Cook
Cook
Rayner
Commodore Schley
Hayner
Sharp
Santiago
Bantago Harbor
Lieut
Harlow
Sampson
Bandago
Staniry
Cunk Atlild P. U
New York
Sampoon
Lemly
Sharp Citer
Marlow
Sigstre
Witiers
Liceut
James 3
Doyle
Tn Ehler
Bircselt
Lemdly
Beptlege
Bendklyn
Key West
Capt
McCain
Ilaniso
Seafyegos
Pficcra
Adula
Santiano
Vexeel
Colon
Ms. Ayner
Admiral Simpson
Dewey
Faehler
Episcopal convention opens in San Francisco with procession
The triennial convention of the Episcopal Church of America began in San Francisco on October 3 with Bishop Dudley of Kentucky elected president and officials chosen. Morning services at Trinity church featured a grand bishop procession, a large crowd, and an elaborate communion service.
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The
Episcopal Church of America
Dudley
Kentucky
Hart
Middletown
Conn
House of Bishops
Johns, Lindsey
Massachusetts
Hey
Charles Mutchins
House of Deputies
Trinity Church
Suttle
Missouri
Koane
Albany
Newstle
Wistar Morris
Oregon
Rishetes
California
SPECIALS AND DRASTIC SHIFTS IN TRADE AND TRANSPORT
Charles H. Deere of Moline chosen head of new plow trust as Alaska gold arrives in Seattle. Humboldt steamer brings 1 million dollars in gold. US Slee plans 4 million in plant improvements. Mariners lost in storms include M. M. Drake and barge Michigan. Richelieu sinks in Lake Oneida with tomatoes. Senate and house leaders draft ship subsidy in Boston. Nester Lumber sues Diamond Match for 140 thousand dollars. Fire destroys Standard Milling plant and adjacent buildings at Alton. Tammany Hall committee backs Edward Shepard for mayor of Greater New York. San Francisco teamsters strike ends in compromise, a win for employers. Currency law aids small bankers per comptroller’s report. 1715 new national banks since March 14. Marquis Ito tours U S after arriving at Victoria. praises friendly ties with Europe.
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Charles H. Deere
Moline
New Plow Trust
Humboldt
Seattle
Alaska
United States Slee Corporation
M. M. Drake
Michigan
Richelieu
Lake Onestaria
Hanna and Frye
Littlefield
Boston
Nester Lumber Company
Detroit
Diamond Match Company
Standard Milling Company
Geveral
Alton
Tammany Hall
Edward AL Shepard
Brooklyn
Greater New York
San Francisco
Plan changes for yacht races and other Oct 3 items
Reports from New York Glasgow Tampa and Seattle on October 3 cover altered race days for the America’s Cup series with added next-day start inquiries, a potential Shamrock 17 challenge from a Westcottian syndicate, a Tampa vagrancy crackdown on striking cigar makers, and Klondike gold shipment details aboard the Humboldt plus a New York discharge of John Most in Corona.
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New York
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Glasgow
Westcottian
Tampa
Fla
Seattle
Wash
Humboldt
Skagway
Alaskan Express Company
Klondike
Massacre details from Samar shock U S readers
Reports from Manila describe the Balangiga massacre of Company CU, Ninth Infantry, with Capt. Connell burned and mutilated bodies found in a trench. Seventy-seven other men are missing as Col. Derussy heads to the scene. dispatches mention typhoon delays for reinforcements aboard Legaspi.
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Manila
Samar
Ninth
United States Infantry
Balangiga
Isaac J. Derussy
Eleventh Infantry
Connell
Uprising in Singling district tied to Boxers report
Washington reports a Canton dispatch noting 1000 Wu troops routed Triad rebels in Singing district Swatow with 900 killed. German mission burned. many missionaries fled to Hong Kong. Berlin notes Prince Chun’s praise of Germany and China ties amid outbreaks. Most missionaries escaped. one did not reach safety.
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Washington
State Department
United States
McWade
Canton
China
Singling
Secretary of State
D. C
Singing
Swatow
Ilong-itong
M' Wade
Conger
Berlin
Prince Chun
William
Germany
Biang Tong
Hong Kong
McKinley's Assassin Seeks Commute and Burial Request
Albany dispatch reports Gov Odell receiving two crank letters urging commutation of Czolgusz's death sentence after the assassination of President McKinley. Odell vows no delay in execution, while a petition seeks burial at sea for the condemned man. Chicago mayor orders blocking a planned lecture by Mae Geldman. A separate note mentions a Cleveland exhibit exclusion and the death of Mrs Josephine Planegen in Norwalk.
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Albany
Odell
Newburgh
Czolygsz
AleKinley
Ilinois
Maine
Cranks
Guy
Czalgosz
Ian
Chicago
Harrison
O'Neill
Mma Geldman
Mueller
Cleveland
Wes
Luvin
Bree Society
Aoarehistorian
Abrahaim Isaak
Cura
Josephine Planegen
Norwalk
Wother
Roosevelt
Lake Shore
Photographic Talking Sound Recorder Emerges in England
A new device uses a flame illuminated at a pipe mouth and photographed on moving film to capture speech. A selenium cell converts the light band into electrical variations that drive a telephone, reproducing the speaker’s voice through sound waves.
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England
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Phonograph With Pictures Promising Fusion of Sound and Film
Long ago Edison suggested combining phonographs with pictures and recent patents show a nickel-in-the-slot machine that drops photographs into view as the record cylinder moves. The device would provide synchronized talking descriptions, offering a future where sound and motion pictures are seen and heard together with stage performances and musical numbers enhanced by imagery.
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Edison
Preachers Queer Banner Causes Sunday School Scandal
A Baltimore News report recalls a Sunday school outing where a wagon banner bore the phrase Drink Firewood Whisky, provoking shock among scholars and teachers as the wagon passed a trolley car. The umbrella sign was hidden after the moment to avoid further scandal.
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Muck
Baltimore News
Mob Mean Revenge Ends in Hangings in Helena and Shelbyville
Helena Montana October 3 James Edward Brady the man who brutal assaulted five year old Ida Pugsley was taken from jail by a masked mob at 1 30 am and hanged from a telegraph pole in Tinymarket square about three blocks from the jail. The crowd numbered around 200 and sought the jail keys by force after which Brady warned that he was innocent while the crowd dispersed once the deed was done. In Shelbyville Kentucky two youths Jimbo Fields and Clarence Garnett were lynched for the murder of printer Will Hart as they were swung from a trestle near the jail. The killings occurred quietly with few witnesses. An unrelated item notes a Wisconsin department order urging silence on the assassination of President McKinley.
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Brady
Montana Central Railroad
McConnell
Shelbyville
Jimbo Fields
Clarence Garnett
Wic Mart
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hart
Lebanon
Shelby Sentinel
Wields
Garnett
Start
Seven O'Cluch
Annie Wields
Bucktown
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