President Roosevelts snub on Miles retirement
Washington reports a sharp clash over General Miles's retirement. Secretary Root favored a formal farewell, but President Roosevelt tore up the letter and ordered a simple retirement notice. General Miles faced humiliation as General Young wore a lieutenant general's uniform during Miles's reception, provoking public disapproval. Miles later received an ovation from officers and planned to attend the Grand Army encampment in San Francisco. He backs General John C. Black for G A R commander.
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Mr. Root
General Miles
Miles
Roosevelt
Root
Oysteray
J. Roosevelt
Young
Milesould
United States
Cleveland
Schofield
Washington
War Department
Corbin
Fort Meyer
Washington Barracks
Grand Army
San Francisco
Chicago
John C. Black
Woes for Barrington and the Jack the Ripper Claim
In St Louis on August 11 authorities guard the alleged Barrington a bogus British lord jailed in Clayton on murder charges. He has threatened suicide and is said to be identified by a Scotland Yard detective as a professional crook who served sixteen years. Trial tentatively set for September.
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St. Louis
General Miles Farewell Address Retires From Army
General Miles issues farewell address from Washington on August 5 1903 marking his retirement from active service August 1903. He praises officers and soldiers for fidelity, discipline, patriotism, and service to the nation while urging the army to uphold equal justice, lawful authority, and noble conduct as it carries forward its duties and ideals.
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Washington
Miles
Congress
Army of the
Newburg
BRC
United States Army
Nelson A. Miles
Bar Harbor Safe After Naval Engagement Off Maine
A simulated naval clash off Bar Harbor Maine ends with the Olympia detecting the enemy white squadron. Rear Admiral Barker on the Kearsarge signals defenses, and the battle group moves to Bar Harbor as a safety drill ends with the Texas raising the white flag.
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Bar Harbor
Barker
Maine
Sands
Olympia
Kearsarge
Alabama
Illinois
Texas
Admiral Sands
Race War Feared After Hillsboro Lynch Attempt
A mob of about 100 white men tried to seize and hang Maynard Hudson, a black man charged with assaulting 12 year old Penelope Hindman in Hillsboro, Ohio. The jail entrance was breached but Hudson was moved by the sheriff. authorities fear renewed mob action as the case continues. The Highland county sheriff transported the prisoner to Chillicothe for safekeeping.
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Negryo
Hillsboro
Maynard Hudson
Penelope Hindman
Chillicothe, O
Highland County
New Victim of X Ray Forces London Doctors to Retire
In London on August 11 news reports two radiograph department physicians at London Hospital forced to take extended leave due to X ray poisoning. Direct limb examinations are abandoned. photographs are used instead. Lead gloves proved impractical. fingers suffer most with nail and skin damage. Early symptoms include inflamed hands, mood changes, insomnia, and nail deterioration. Long term exposure yields cumulative harm, with potential eye effects and general harm beyond beneficial radiography.
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London Hospital
London
Mr. Edison
Wilson
Disaster at Philadelphia Ball Park Kills Eight at Least
A grandstand walk over left field collapsed during a Boston at Philadelphia game, killing eight and injuring many as 10 000 spectators watched. The incident followed a street disturbance and a crowd surge toward the field, with hundreds hurt and authorities counting several fatalities.
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New York
Philadelphia
Edward Graham
Alfred Rogers
Edward Williamson
Thomas Kane
Douglass McCauley
John Murphy
Peter Barrett
Joseph McConaghy
Joseph McGarrigle
W. Snyder
Joseph Larkin
A. D. Robinson
Lewis McGrath
John Radcliffe
Nichols Mosher
Jacob Stein
East Liverpool
Boston
Ball Park
Tragedy at Sea Claims Four Young Rockland Men
Four Rockland youths died when a gasoline launch sank off Ash Point near Rockland as fire engulfed the craft. Two survivors were rescued, while Henry Crocker Frank Veasie Raymond Hall and Charles Holmes perished. Oliver Hills Thomas Hodges survived after reaching a small boat.
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Rockland
Ives
Ash Point
Henry K. Crocker
Frank F. Veasie
Raymond G. Hall
Charles W. Holmes
Oliver F. Hills
Thomas Hodges
Pleasure Beach
Holmes
Crocker
Hills
Hodges
Cearie
Hall
Veazie
Imishermen
The Inn Encounter and the Pursuit on Moonlit Roads
Geoffrey Heathcote recounts a perilous chase through moonlit Welsh lanes. A night-time ambush near an inn, Whitesock’s bold dash, and a rescue by the rider lead to shelter with a Welsh host. The journey resumes next day toward Nant-y-Bryn amid sleet as a mysterious Englishman looms ahead.
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Nant-y-Bryn
A Misdirected Ride in the Moonlit Welsh Glen
The narrator pursues two horsemen, misreads the moonlit road, and ends up at a whitewashed farmyard. A farmer with a lantern guides him back after confirming the error, while the horse Whitesock rests for the day. The episode reflects a false alarm and a cautious return to the main party.
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Whitesock
Whitesack
Whitsock
Owalin Vaughan
The Discontented Lion and the Bohemian Glass Cutters
A trained old circus lion named Leo seeks independence and a partner to start a new life but is shot by armed men when his escape leads him back to town. The tale contrasts ambition with danger, ending with a moral about overreaching. It notes Bohemian glass cutters numbering about 1,000 across twenty towns, earning 45 cents daily, with much work done at home using foot powered lathes and many women among the workers.
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Leo
Cirecus
Bohemia
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