Powers Writes a Letter on Inquiry Into His Trial
Caleb Powers, facing life imprisonment for complicity in the Goebel murder, expresses hope for release or a new trial. He proclaims his innocence and critiques the judiciary, citing public trust and the political frame surrounding the case. In related notes, Prof. Herman W. Hilprecht reports discoveries of 17 000 tablets from Nippur and Babylonian antiquities.
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Powers C
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Powers
Taylor
Herman W. Hilprecht
University of Pennsylvania
Babylon
Nippur
Hilprecht
Babylonia
Waldersee's Wife and Her American Rise
Countess Waldersee, wife of the German field marshal, is described as an American princess in her own right. Her first husband Prince Frederick of Schleswig Holstein renounced title for equality, later becoming Prince of Noer by Austria. The princess, born Miss Reade of New York, gained fortune from her first husband and later married Count Von Waldersee after a lengthy mourning period.
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Waldersee
Countess von Waldersee
China
America
Prince Frederick
Schleswig-Halstein
Austria
Prince of
Noer
Princess of
Miss Reade
New York
The Ancient Fifth Regiments Heads to China Service
The Fifth United States Infantry sails from San Francisco for China. Colonel Richard Comba, in service since 1855, leads the regiment with Capt. Hackney taking command on arrival in China. The unit, organizing since 1798 and reestablished as the Fifth in 1869, carries a long active-duty record.
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Fifth
United States Infantry
San Francisco
China
Richard Comba
Orient
Hackney
Chinese Miners in Gar War Tactics Noted by Nabeshima
Mr Nabeshima of the Japanese legation, observer of Chinese tactics, doubts the 1290 casualty figure at Pietsang and notes the use of underground mines by Chinese forces in the war. He cites mines as dangerous, concealed methods once widespread, with winter snow aiding detection by scouts, though current detection is difficult.
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Nabeshima
Legation
China
Japan
Pietsang
Promotion bid for Lieut A Eugene Harding in Marine Corps
Major Waller, commanding American marines before Tientsin, urges Lieut A Eugene Harding of the Marine Corps for promotion for conspicuous gallantry. Harding, born in Quincy, served as captain in the Illinois National Guard, later joined as private in the 6th Illinois at Spanish American War start, led Taylorville company, later became a lieutenant in 1899 by presidential appointment.
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Waller
Tientsin
China
War Department
A. Eugene Harding
Marine Corps
Lieut. Harding
Quincy
A. E. Harding
Ilinois
Illinois
Culver
Taylorville Company
The Hard Work Cure by Dr Pye Smith
Dr Pye-Smith told the British Medical Association that regular steady work cures many nervous ills. He linked nervous prostration and brain strain to gambling and drink and argued that hard work promotes longevity and is a cheap, easily followed remedy.
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Pye-Smith
British Medical Association
Campaign Machinery of the 1900 Parties in Chicago
The two national committees in Chicago, opened Aug 1, plan a heavy year of fundraising and spending. They will deploy thousands of speakers, prints, phonographs, stereopticons, and maps, with canvasses at local precincts to gauge support for McKinley and Bryan and guide closing campaign actions.
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Chicago
McKinley
Bryan
Express
Washington
Congress
Senator Hanna
Senator Jones
Dolliver
Iowa
Representative Dalzell
Pennsylvania
New York
National Committee
Hanna
Jones
Servia's Queen and Diplomatic Gossip in Belgrade
The piece notes Queen Draga of Serbia, once Mme Draga Maschin, admired for her figure despite criticism at court. It mentions King Ferdinand’s marriage to her against royal parents' wishes and contemporaries' remarks about her. It also reports on commerce with Spain, highlighting a large U.S. trade surplus and Spanish exports to America totaling about $6 million and imports around $43.4 million.
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Draga
Mme
Draga Maschin
Ferdinand
Belgrade
Rev Broton Again and Other Incidents in 19th Century News
The article recalls Rev C O Brown and his marital struggles amid sensational San Francisco blackmail allegations. It also reports a surge in Mississippi River button gathering with 5,000 employed across towns from La Crosse to Muscatine. It notes Secretary Hay at age 60+ maintaining fitness routines and daily massages by a Swedish operator.
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Mississippi River
Gen. Barnard
la Crosse
Wis
Clarkesville
Stella
Dubuque
Muscatine
Hay
Lawyer Claims Unseen Change Was Made Without Consent
He asserts the alteration occurred without his knowledge or that of his attorneys and says it slipped past the court reporter without his discovery of the change.
English potter family founder dies in New Jersey
William Wood Gallimore, long known as a leading U S modeler and designer of pottery, died recently in Trenton New Jersey. Born in England, his father and grandfather were potters and the Gullimores were connected with Worcester works as its first owners. He leaves two daughters who already show notable skill in the trade.
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William Wood Gallimore
Trenton
N. J
United States
England
Worcester
Gullimores
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Philippines
Porto Rico
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Gibbs. Hanna, Buss
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Spain
Sam Thin
Rev. Broton
C. O. Brown
Green Street
Mary Brown
Charléd Brown
Mary + Brown
Charles
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Gen. von Leseel
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