Three Officers Killed in Samar Invasion Obituaries Issued
Washington reports corrected dispatch from General Chaffee on the Samar massacre of Company C Ninth Regiment in which Captain Thomas W. Connell First Lieutenant Edward A Bumpus and Major Surgeon R S Griswold are confirmed dead. The War Department issued brief obituaries and noted many killed may yet turn up.
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Corbin
Samar
Washington
Manila
war department
THOMAS W. CONNELL
EDWARD
BUMPUS
GRISWOLD
United States Infantry
Balangiga
Howard
leutenant
R. S. Griswohl
CHAFFEE
Company C
New York
military academy
Cuba
toeneral Douglass
China
Philipines
Edward A. Bumpus
Massachusetts
Massachusetts heavy artillery
Plattsburg barracks
Philippines
Richard S. Griswold
Connecticut
Connecticut volunteers
United States volunteer army
A. S. Burt
Twentyfifth Infantry
Otis
MacArthur
Hughes
Lee deeply affected by loss of Company C at Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant Colonel Jesse M. Lee, Fort Leavenworth commandant, mourned the near wipeout of Company C, Ninth Infantry. He recalled his long service with the unit and remembered Captain Tom Connell, his former second lieutenant, a gallant officer who served in the Chinese campaign and distinguished himself at the Battle of Tien Tsin.
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Eutegizes
Tom Connell
Leavenworth
Kan
Jesse M. Lee
Fort Leavenworth
Company C
Ninth Infantry
Lee
Ninth
Connell
Tien Tsin
Dietrich on Philippines says Samar a hot bed of trouble
Senator Dietrich recently returned from the Philippines spoke in Omaha about civil government. He praised progress, noting Luzon’s success and the crushed rebellion while warning Samar has become troubled as insurgents fled there after oath of allegiance. He described Samar as a hot bed of trouble.
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Samar
Omaha
Neb
Dietrich
Philippines
Luzon
Ninth Infantry
Second Cup Race Today Between Columbia and Shamrock
Odds cut after Saturday's thrilling contest as Columbia and Shamrock prepare for the second America's Cup race at Sandy Hook. Wind forecast steadies to light northerly, with a triangular course of ten miles per leg and starts at 11 24 this morning. Betting shifts from long odds to around two to one on Columbia, though actual wagers vary widely.
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Columbia
Shamrock
New York
Oct
Colombra
Shamrocks
Sandy Hook
Washington
Thomas Lipton
Trenton Democratic State Convention Chooses Governor Nominee
A crowd packed the Trenton convention today as delegates gather to nominate a candidate for governor. Newark Mayor Seymour leads with strong backing and about 450 pledges reported, while ex Congressman Ferrell and Senator Smith oppose him. The convention holds 1,099 delegates with 550 needed for victory. Former Senator Smith predicts Seymour’s defeat.
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New Jersey
Smith
Seymour
Great well eruption in Louisiana near Welsh Calcasieu Parish
Reports describe the caisson well three miles from Welsh erupting with the cap blown 400 feet, rocks water gas and oil thrown 250 feet aloft. Simultaneously news arrives of Captain Lemly’s sister dying in a North Carolina fire, while other items note a paymaster’s arrest in Chicago and Goebel conspirator requisitions in Indiana.
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Louuisiana
Calcasieu Parish
Beaumont
Memorial Church Plans Discussed for Presidential Worship
Pittsburg Oct 1 The executive committee of the Home Mission Board of the Reformed church in America outlined plans at its quarterly session for a new memorial church at Washington to replace Grace church where President Roosevelt worships. All English speaking synods will be asked to contribute and the president may worship there before the snows fall next year. The memorial church at the national capital has long been considered, but Roosevelt’s return to Grace hastened action.
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Pittsburg
Home Mission Board
the Reformed church in America
Monongahela House
Washington
Grace church
Roosevelt
natural capital
Noted Philadelphia financier Jay Cooke critically ill
Oct 1 Toledo reports Jay Cooke the Philadelphia banker and wartime financier aged about 80 is in congestion of the brain at his Gibraltar summer home near Put-in-Bay. He regained consciousness last evening after being found unconscious by his servants who had summoned a physician.
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Philadelphia
Toledo
Jay Cooke
Gibraltar
Put-in-Bay
Cook
JAT COOKE
Evans Testimony Recounts Key Battles In Santiago Campaign
Rear Admiral Evans testified before the Schley naval court on the Iowa’s Santiago campaign actions from Key West to July. He described the battle off Santiago, bombardment of Colon, and timing with Brooklyn Texas and Iowa, noting orders and conversations with Admiral Schley. Other witnesses included Captains Jewell and Miller as the day closed.
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Oregon
Texas
Iowe
Brooklyn
Evans
Washington
Iowa
Santiago
Schley naval court of
Key West
Sthzar
Ivang
Admiral Evans
Cienfuegos
Chadwick
McCulla
Ile
Schley
navy department
Dewey
Colon
Cervera
Santiago harbor
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YCHH
JAMES
Ely
ELY BROTHERS
Warr Street
R. EBERT & SONS
Daytons, Surreys
WALL STREET
America
C.K. MACKEY & Co
Hudson Building
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
Frederick
Sprain
Forty-third Infantry
Arthur Murray
Kobbe
department of
southern Luzon
department of the Visayens
Ninth Cavalry
Tenth
First Infantry
Duluth
Minn
John Roberg
Roberg
Mellon traction
gac
GILBERT BROS. & CO
Baltimore, Md
TRENTON
Lemly
Chicago
Hays Edstrom
Petroleum Ironworks
Corsicana
Navarro county
Edstrom
Indianapolis
Ind
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Beck
Kentucky
W. S. T. Charles Finley
MISS STONE
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Eben M. Stone
Turkey
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Samokov
Bulgaria
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Macedonia
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Mrs. Tsilha
deven
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Bras Owens
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Victoria
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Wilmingt
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Catoling Hall
Boston
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Naples
Mediterranean
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Poriunia
Milan
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