Telegraphic World Briefs of 1900s Crime and Politics
A sprawling dispatch lists varied items including safe thefts of securities worth over 109000, arson trials in York and PI, bank robberies in Avispe and Matlseh, a Buffalo Bill wreck report in North Carolina, a new monument in Hampton, and fiscal notes on customs, mint output, and treasury strength. It reports political moves, court actions, and incidents from across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terea
Myers O
York
Department of Agriculture
Balltown
Avispe
Matlseh
Buffalo Bill
Tinwond
North Carolina
Hampton
Buffalo
Frank Crane
People’s Church
Chicago
United States
Burl Kiesell
Grant
Nathan Grant
Windsor
Conn
Marine Corps
Long
Window Glass Trust
New York
Melon M. Gould Ws
McKinley Memorial Association
Marian Eltonhead
Atlantic City
Moosevelt
Thomas Lipton
John TW. Gates
Kansas City
Admiral Schley Testimony Under Cross Examination In Santiago Debate
Witnesses described the cross examination as lengthy and tedious focusing on the flying squadron’s movements and Schley’s retrograde motion. The prosecution aims to shake his resolve and elicit admissions that could be used against him while denying disputed colloquies and ship in danger claims.
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Sehley
Dewey
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Spain
Hodgson
Texas
Brooklyn
Jemly
Schley
Chenfregos
Insular Affairs Report on Philippines and Cuba
The cabinet approves continued force reductions in the Philippines. Cebu insurgents totaling 460 men and 60 officers surrender to Gen. Hugues. The War Department lists withdrawals of several infantry units. A London paper quotes Gen A W Greely on profits in the Philippines. Gen Maso announces Cuban presidential candidacy. Customs receipts in Cuba reach 11.58 million for the first nine months of 1901, up from prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Cebu
Hugues
War Department
Phiippines
A. W. Greely
London
Maso
Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
Rhodes suspected in Buller punishment amid Boer losses
In London it is believed Cecil Rhodes ordered punishment for Gen. Buller after a clash near Great Marlboro in the western Transvaal. Lord Kirchaner reports Boer forces retreated as the Transvaal government under Acting President Schak-Burgher forms near Ams-
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Buller
Great Marlco Tiver
Transvaal
Kirchaner
Schak-Burgher
Ams
Global news digest from the late 19th century dispatches
A sweeping bulletin notes major events: Bulller urges term terms and fortification at Ladysmith, new loans in multiple currencies, Italy and China earthquake reports, Spanish kidnappings compensation, Leon Gambetta launch, famine risk in China, Yaqui clashes in Mexico, Liverpool plague deaths, the Miss Stone case, Ottoman unrest, British political shifts, Costa Rica and Venezuela tensions, and European diplomatic moves.
Indians Sell 104000 Acres in Fort Totten Treaty
Major McLaughlin reports a treaty with Fort Totten Indians selling 104000 acres for 145000 dollars to be paid after ratification and 20000 annually for twenty years. They relinquish a government claim worth 80090 dollars. Senator Hansbrough says settlement may begin next spring.
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Nevill Lake
N. D
Major McLaughlin
Interior Department
Fort Totten Reservation
Hansbrough
Sultan Orders Salonika Dardanelles Fortified
Constantinople reports the sultan orders rapid completion of coastal defenses at Salonika Smyrna and the Dardanelles with submarine mines and troop mobilization at likely landings. Violent unrest fears rise for French residents in Turkish cities though Constantinople spared. Admiral Caillard heads toward Turkish waters. Maigret returns to Toulon with most ships.
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Paris
Salonika
Smyrna
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Echo de Paris
Foreign Office
Caillard
Toulon
Admirel Cailiard
Maigret
Mediterranean
Ossock
Admiral Caillerd
Traveling conspirator linked to forged orders case
The traveling member forged orders for up to $100 each to different names and mailed a government envelope with an advices letter from Oxford. He cashed the orders, moved to another town, and was later arrested after a plan was uncovered. Carpenter resigned before a U.S. court commissioner in St. Paul and pleaded not guilty. Bail set at $7,000.
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Oxford
Carpenter
St. Paul
Navy plans seek forty new vessels from battleships to tugs
Secretary Long briefs plans to Congress for four new ships as a basis for appropriation. Proposals include two armored cruisers and two battleships, with range to add about sixteen thousand ton battleships and fourteen thousand six hundred ton cruisers, mirroring the board’s recommendations for broader fleet expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Construction Board
Children Race to Beat Babies at Pasteur Institute
Eight children aged four to nine arrived at the Chicago Pasteur Institute after a 1500 mile life race from Colorado Springs. They were bitten last Sunday and given the final rabies serum injection within five days. doctors say they should recover and that early arrival likely prevented death. Another child was due to arrive today.
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Chicago
Colorado Springs
Chicago Pasteur Institute
Charles Gregory
Catherine Lamb
Nellie
Chester
Margaret McAuliffe
Hazel
Agnes Vanderverter
Hazel Meech
Sry
Teachers Pension Law Declared Invalid in Ohio ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court held the Toledo teachers pension law unconstitutional as special legislation. The 1 percent salary assessment for a retired instructors fund was struck down, with the decision extending to similar laws in Cleveland Cincinnati and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Li Hung Chang In Grave Condition In China
Pekin reports Li Hung Chang remains in grave condition as hemorrhages continued over the last two days. The foreign physician gave the prognosis last night and his illness could impact ongoing Manchuria negotiations with M. Paul Tessar the Russian minister to China.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Manchuria
M. Paul Tessar
China
Coach Stage Proposes Summer Baseball Ban for College Athletes
Chicago November 2 Coach Stage suggests prohibition of all summer baseball and similar play for college athletes to prevent cases like Captain Williams of Iowa Mueller of Minnesota and Schreiber of Wisconsin. The plan applies regardless of whether athletes are paid for their services.
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Chicago
Williama
Iowa
Mueller
Minnesota
Schreiber
Wiscongin
Western College Athletic Conference
Asphalt Blaze Threatens Waukegan Factory Loss at Fifty Thousand
A fire at a Waukegan asphalt factory last night killed Joseph Steinmece and caused damage to Wilder Manning tannery and Porter battery company properties. Total losses estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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Waukegan
West Coast
Joseph Steinmece
Wilder Manning Tannery
Porter Battery Company
Veteran Tlingit Central railroad master retires after 32 years
Sioux City Iowa November 2 T W Place a beer master mechanic for the Tlingit Central railroad on Iowa lines for 32 years was retired by the company on a pension yesterday. He was seventy years of age. His home is at Waterloo Iowa and he will be succeeded by his son Prod Place aged 32 who for years has been general foreman of the companys shops at Burnside Wisconsin
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Goebel
Timoneville
D. C
Dennis
Pairbanks
Beveridge
Wiliam A Woods
Harvey V. Wigxin Henged
Garnaer- Me
Trgua
New Hampshire
Press
Osvarne
North Carolina
Fuller
United States Court of Private Land Claims
Osborne
W. A. Clark
American Copper Company
Lode
Tope Hutchinson
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
Joliet
Frank Bradley
Pullman Palace
Pullman
Judge Smith
Chicago
Max Miller
Clark Street
Secretary of the Interior
Browning
Wan
Jersey City
TJ. Waterman
Philadelphia
Morguy
Gas Ta
Life
Baron Gevers
Netherlands
United States
Sigmund Qoghschild
Dayes
PY. G
Washington, D
State Board of Health of
Alabama
Sioux City
Iowa
T. W. Place
Student in Jail Charged With Fraudulent Money Orders
Dwight Carpenter, a University of Minnesota student, is jailed in Minneapolis on charges of cashing fraudulent money orders at the La Crosse post office and other Wisconsin offices. Authorities say he helped steal money orders and stamps from the Oxford post office, using stolen blanks and stamps to complete the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Wis
Dwight Carpenter
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Carpenter
Fot Red Wing
Oxford
Wis
Black Shoes Replace Tan Styles In Coming Season
Shoe industry reports mark a shift from tan and colored footwear to black patent leather and dark leathers for next spring and summer. Salesmen note orders favor patent and black leathers while tans fade to bargain racks as manufacturers cut tan production and retailers stock black options for rural and value buyers.
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Madame la Vogue
Mery
Tan Sioe
Guatemalan Government Honors McKinley's Memory
Secretary Hay presented condolence to President Dr Jorge Munoz as bearer of Guatemala's tribute upon McKinley's death. Guatemala is the sole nation to honor his memory in this special capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Jorge Munoz
McKinley
Guatamala
Chicago and Great Western Depot Fire at Waverly
A Chicago and Great Western depot and freight house burned in Waverly Iowa on November 2. Agent Hine suffered severe burns attempting to save a car drawer as efforts to fight the blaze failed and a plan to fund a Japanese insurance abroad fell through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waverly
Chicago & Great Western
Hine
Schley’s Case Nearing Closure As Court Hears Last Witnesses
Washington reports Judge Advocate Lemly may seek one more witness Monday while Rayner notes no further witnesses for Admiral Schley. Schley may return to correct testimony, Sigsbee to reappear, and Lt Strauss’s attendance could extend the session. The court adjourned until Monday with deliberations ahead.
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Washington
Lenny
Schley Court of Inquiry
Rayner
Nase
Lemly
Schley
Strauss
Sigsbee
Sylvester Seovel
Hood
Smallpox Epidemic Claims Lives at Winnebago Reservation
Reports from the Winnebago Indian reservation say 53 of 1,000 Indians at Neutasha village have died from the smallpox outbreak. Medical aid is severely limited, hindering treatment and containment efforts.
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Sioux City
Winnebago Indlian
Neutasha Ete
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