Testimony Builds Case of Schley in Naval Inquiry
Witnesses describe under fire bearing of Commodore Schley and detail July 3 actions aboard the Brooklyn, Texas and Oregon. Sailors recount signals, maneuvers, and the surrender of the Colon as the court probes readiness and accuracy of commands amid battle.
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Washington
Sehley Court of Inquiry
Capt
Cook
Sears
Judge Advocate
Potts
Grant
Lieut
Glennon
Maj. Wood
Hischinson
Brooklyn
Texas
Iowa
Mason
Sehley
Rayner
Sigmata
Ideut
Edward McCauley, Jr
Feets
Oregon
Colon
Finemy
New York
McCauley
Charles Webster
Cienfuegos
Deadly gasoline explosion rocks Bangor restaurant kitchen
A gasoline explosion on the second floor kitchen of Nathaniel Tadie's Bangor restaurant on Harlow Street fatally Burned Miss Haney and Miss Mary Carrigan, with John Barry badly burned. The blast wrecked two floors and caused injuries to several others as debris fell. Mrs Carrigan perished trying to reach the stairs and John Tarry jumped from a window after being burned.
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Bangor
Nathaniel Tadi
Harlow Street
Haney
Mary KE. Carrigan
John Barry
Episcopal convention names missionary bishop and debates name change
The San Francisco triennial Episcopal convention elected Dr. Cameron Mann of Kansas City as missionary bishop of North Dakota. Deputies debated renaming the church, deferring final action to the next general convention in 1402, after forming a joint committee with the bishops. The Huntington amendment to article 10 passed the deputies and was concurred by the bishop’s house.
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San Francisco
Triennial Episcopal Convention
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Cameron Mann
Kensas City
North Dakota
Bread riots report across eastern Russia with deaths
London reports from the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail describe bread riots in Taraskova eastern Russia where starving peasants in Samara stormed municipal buildings and homes of the wealthy, with fires set and troops summoned. Fourteen peasants were killed and higher casualties reported in similar uprisings.
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London
Lemberg
Taraskova
Russia
Saya
Vienna
Daily Mail
Samara
Traops
Army of Scholars Report on U S School Attendance
Secretary Longa Eetimnies of Finan celal Needa of the Navy for Next Fiscal Year Reaches a Total of 08,910,094 Washington Oct 17 About 21 per cent of the total population attend public schools two per cent attend private schools Readings from the annual report of the commissioner of education show 17,020,710 pupils in all schools for the year ended July 4, 1900, an increase of 282,345 over the prior year Public institutions funded by taxes enrolled 15,443,462 and including special institutions the total grows by about a half million pupils The survey indicates broad public support for secondary education at public cost.
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Washington
United States
Commissioner of Education
Typhoon Ravages Luzon Coast as Manila Suffers
In the Philippines, a major typhoon devastates areas including Manila and Baler. The storm, centered about 100 miles from Manila, wrecks eight miles of railway, floods central Luzon, damages telegraph lines and ships, and leaves about 20 dead in Manila Bay. Victims reported at Anderweska and Pestranka among others in the district.
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Manila
Luzon
Manila Bay
Baler
Fatal Riots in Wicheseit Bessarabia Kill 11
Vienna reports rioting in Wicheseit Bessarabia where 1,000 students attacked the governor's house and police HQ. Many clashes occurred between students and police, 11 killed and 36 injured as the Official Gazette office was wrecked and police faced mobs. Washington notes Red Cross meets in Seville in May after acceptance of an invitation. Apple crop figures show final U S totals near 23 million barrels across stages, with bumper year comparisons and industry notes.
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Vienna
Lie Neues Abend Blatt
Wicheseit
Bessarabia
Qorficial Gazette
New York
Public schools grow from 2526 to 6405 in a decade
Navy estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, total 99,910,000 with rises in construction, armor, and yards. Secretary Long says costs rise with maintenance and hints at possible new battleships and cruisers. Various yard upgrades, dry docks, land purchases, and housing projects are outlined across Boston, Newark, Albany, New Orleans, and Porto Rico.
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Navy
Long
Newark
Albany
New Orleans
Portemouth
N. H
Lew Works
Boston Navy
Torpedo Vegaels
View Dulldines
New York Cavy
Eau Jean
Porto Hico
Vescery
Cusling Fechions
Peneecule
Sal
Cavite
P. L
Birth Report Claimed From Sofia Companions Note
A message from Miss Ellen M. Stone’s companion Mme Teilka claims a baby born to Mme Teilka in Sofia on October 17 and says both mother and child are well. Washington officials report no official word on Miss Stone’s status as efforts by Secretary Eddy and Consul General Dickinson continue. Authorities say no news is good news, while troops’ pursuit may resume negotiations for Miss Stone’s release.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Mme.Teilka
Mme. Teilka
Washington
Mis
Eddy
Legation
Constantinople
Dickinson
State Department
Mr. Eddy
Miss Stone
Polar Bears as Pets Trainable Wild Beasts Claim
Richard Sawade, famed animal tamer, demonstrates that polar bears can be trained and show surprising docility. He reports bears once trained march on hind legs and follow him like obedient dogs, with intelligence he says exceeding common belief and potential for further gentleness with proper handling.
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Richard Sawade
St. Louis Republic
Mr. Sawade
Ibsens Whiskers and Reservoir News Recap
A humorous note on Ibsen's sensitivity after visiting a host in Norway. An engineering method uses hydro jets to shape reservoir sites by moving material from slopes to dam areas. The piece mentions Rev Aloysius Weaver once called the hero of Memphis amid yellow fever relief efforts. Also includes garbled trivia about cigars and a Beadchaw's drug reference in a contaminated line from The Weekly News.
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Miraephis
Aloysius Weaver
Frangistian Priest
Santa Barbara
California
Memphis
Bankers Hear Gage Urge Currency Reform At Milwaukee
At the American Bankers association convention in Milwaukee on October 17, Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage addressed bankers noting the intimate link between government finance and commerce. He urged reforms to retire or redefine legal tender, reduce debt and align revenues with expenditures while supporting the McKinley Memorial Fund through subscriptions. The session included five minute reports from states, resolutions for war tax repeal and anti anarchist legislation, and discussions on practical banking questions.
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A.B. Stickney
Chicnago Great Western Road
Executive Council
Convention
Congress
Wankera Io Ald Monument Fund
Myron ‘I. Terrick
Cleveland
McKinley Memorial Association
Canton
Washington
American Bankers’ Association
Myron T. Herrick
Secretancy Gage Heard
The
Treasury
Lymand Joe
Trowbridge
Mor. Stieckney
Guage
Gage
Beluney
Cne
Hank Banks
Monument Unveiled At West Point For Maj. Gen. Kilpatrick
West Point ceremony unveils a cemetery monument to Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick with Col. Mille as grand marshal and Maj. Hamilton presiding. Notables include five or six G A R posts and eulogies by Rep. Tompkins, Gen. Wilson, and Col. Cole.
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West Point
N. Y
Judson Kilpatrick
Col
A. L. Mille
Maj. Hamilton
New York Mounted Rifles
G. A. St. Posts
Qoratlona
Congressman Tompkins
Nyack
James x. Wilson
Frank Cole
Comemander
Grand Army of the Republic
State of
New Jersey
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Naval Estimates
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Ibsen
Henry Dick
New Lippincott
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Milwaukee
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Csmlat
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Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Harry C. Moore
Chicago
Chancellors’ Association
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H. P. Caldwell
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