Reprimand for General Miles over Sampson Schley remarks
Washington reports reveal President ordered end to public discussion of the Sampson Schley controversy after Secretary Root condemned General Miles for an interview. Miles defended his remarks as personal and not aimed at any branch, leading to a formal reprimand detailing the duty to avoid official commentary.
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Washington
Sampson-Schley
Root
Miles
Cincinnati
Schley
Army
Army officer censured for public commentary on naval affairs
Secretary of War Elihu Root censures Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles for publicly criticizing a court of inquiry’s majority and minority report on naval controversy. Root states Miles had no right to express such opinion while in office and calls his conduct a violation of regulations and propriety. A second explanation letter does not alter the case.
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Root
Miles
Secretary of War
Y Department
Washington, D. C
Peasy
Associated Press
Navy Department
Elihu Root
Army
Cincinnati
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Frank Wiborg
Clifton
Wiborg
Schiey Court of Inquiry
General Miles
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
United States
Washington, D
Ees
Zgment
Dent
BERIT
Navy
Treasury Robbed in Atwood Kansas Strongbox Looted
The county treasury vault in Atwood Kansas was blown open last night and at least 1600 dollars stolen. Bankers Burton and Howard heard the explosion around 4 am and assumed a neighbor was being robbed. No trace of the thieves. bloodhounds were sent from Manhattan and guards kept the area until the scent could be preserved.
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Atwood
Kan
Burton
Howard
Court House
Manhattan
Schwab
Ticket Forgery Ring Uncovered in Kansas City Frauds
A gang of railroad ticket forgers operated in Kansas City over recent weeks, with losses expected to total thousands. The scheme used forged stamps and bank perforation tools to imitate genuine tickets and conductors train checks, plus forged live stock contracts exchanged for tickets. Investigations involve H C Townsend Geo H Foote J A Stewart and detectives with plans to prosecute and tighten surveillance.
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Kansas City
Ansas City
H. C. Townsend
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Geo. H. Foote
J. A. Stewart
Western Railroads
Foote
Union Depot
Chicago
Kansas City Union Depot
U. Db
Kansas
Port Pacific
Townsend
C. * McLeod
Western Passenger Association
Washington Notes: Banking, pensions, and postal moves
The controller of the currency approved two banks as reserve agents for Farmers National Bank of Red Cloud. Rural free delivery letters were assigned to multiple carriers across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota with several resignations and replacements noted. Pensions listed include original and increases in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota for various named individuals.
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Northwestern
Washington
Western National Bank of New York
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Farmers National of
Red Cloud
Pullowk
Tricehard G. Parrott
J. Mill
Pleasantville
Boone
Charles E. Watson i Squire
W. Ce
F. B. Beck
Waalone Ony
A. L. Fitch
Dake Ludlow
Ewing County
Amanda Mz
Carrie Mc Wey
Terryville
Lawrance
T. H. O'Conner
O. W. Hurlbut
Iowa
Alfred E. Puffer
Des Moines
Arthur Bromley
Eagle Grove
James Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Michael McCoy
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Joseph Whitney
Prairiesburg
Joseph T. Walker
Hamilton
Elizabeth Gilman
George A. Morgan
Belvidere
Spain
Axel Carlson
Fremont
Philos. Miller
Bennettt
South Dakota
Margaret Cahill
Albee
Crane Rejects Roosevelt Treasury Offer Citing Personal Reasons
The White House announced Governor Crane of Massachusetts declined the treasury portfolio tendered by the president for business and domestic reasons. Washington also reported Charles F. Wenneker has telegraphed to withdraw his nomination as collector of internal revenue for the St. Louis district after an unconfirmed status.
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Washington
White House
Crane
Massachusetts
Treasury
Charles F. Wenneker
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Digging a Fortune in Alaska's River Bed Discovery
Hank Bowers enters the cliff barrier and joins Dick Taylor Avery Tom Scott and Clara Avery as they discover a hidden river bed rich with gold. The group stakes claims along the ancient bed while Bowers schemes to stay and profit, leading to a tense balance of greed and trust in a remote Alaskan valley.
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Hank Bowers
Bowers
Pards
Tarbox
Ladue's
Joe Ladue
Dyea
Taylor
Dick Taylor
Avery
Tom Scott
Tom
Itay
Clara Avery
Betty
Alemain
Hasae
Ang
Hoan
Cabinet Shake Up Likely in Roosevelt Administration
Minneapolis dispatch reports a probable cabinet reorganization under President Roosevelt to restore balance with the president reviewing advisers’ acts and appointing officials. Friction stems from civil service abuses and patronage. reform is aimed at enforcing merit and the “best men for public office.”
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Minneapolis
Washington
Minneapolis Journal
Roosevelt
McKinley
Buffalo
Smith
Gage
Congress
New York City
Treasury Department
Civil Service
Mr. Roosevelt
Long denies leaving cabinet amid resignation rumors
Secretary Long again denies plans to leave the cabinet after reports circulated that he contemplated resigning. He asserts there is no truth to the claim and that he has no intention of stepping down.
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Washington
Long
Resources of Boers claim 24000 troops under Botha
Paris reports three emissaries to President Kruger say Botha commands 24000 combatants across the Transvaal Orange Free State and northern Cape Colony. Of these 24000, 14000 are veterans with 10000 largely Cape Dutch and some foreign volunteers, all well supplied with ammunition and food.
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Kruger
Botha
Paris
Louiis Botha
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Robbing the Cave A Night Escape for Gold
Hank Bowers plans a bold night raid to seize two weeks of gold from the cliff cave. Obed Rider waits below after selling horses, while Bowers threads a rope ladder and approaches the cave under starlit skies for a potential earnings haul.
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Hank Bowers
Bowers
Atchison Globe Gossip Warnings and Witty Sayings
A collection of aphorisms and social observations from the Atchison Globe lambasting gossip and small town judgments. The items blend humor and moralizing about talk, agents, family, marriage, and modest western manners, with quips about women, brothers, and money.
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Sampson- Schley
Washington Notes
Alaska
Alt
Atchison Globe
Atchison
Shim
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