Reelects Rothert as Superintendent After Board Clears Charges
In a crowded session the board of the central school for the deaf reelected Rothert as superintendent for a multi year term after clearing him of all charges. The investigation, led by Judge L. Trabee, examined testimony from trustees, teachers, and local business leaders. The report indicated no wrongdoing by Rothert, while other staff faced discharge or further scrutiny.
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Rothert
School For the Deaf
Misrepresentation Claims Hit Camp Alger Officers
Washington reports charges that officers at Camp Alger and Thoroughfare Gap suppressed letters and votes showing most volunteers wished to be discharged. Subordinates allegedly faced cowardice accusations to deter leaving service. War officials plan to muster out regiments despite such actions. about 160,000 troops to be discharged.
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Camp Alger
Washington
Alger
War Department
Amp Alger
Decisi
Financial troubles drive fatal family tragedy in Chariton
In Chariton Iowa W. M. Newell killed his 10 year old daughter and then himself during the night. Financial troubles preceded the act and creditors pressed hard after mortgages totaling unknown amounts were recorded by Waiscamp Bros Keokuk and Bent Te Olmstead Co of Des Moines.
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Chariton, Ta
W. M. Newell
Russell
Waiscamp Bros
Keokuk
Bent- Te
Olmstead & Co
Des Moines
Missouri Republicans Open State Convention in St Louis
The Missouri Republican state convention meets in St Louis to nominate candidates for supreme judge superintendent of public instruction railroad and wardens commissioner Chauncey I Filley chairs the assembly and Dr Emil Prectorius is named temporary chairman He forecasts party success in the upcoming election and committees begin forming after temporary setup
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St. Louis
Railroad
Wardeu
Chauncey I. Filley
Missouri
Emil Prectorius
Delegates in Ninth AM Convenes Amid Stalemate at Convention
Council Bluffs Iowa August 25 Delegates at the Ninth AM convention show no change since the adjournment after the 88th ballot with few returning and many proxies. Delegates sense action soon and those backing McPherson and Curtis may decide between Slager and Byers to determine the nominee.
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Council Bluffs
McPherson
Curtis
Slager
Byers
Pensions Listed by Department of the Interior
Washington August 23 Pensions granted include Iowa originals James W Dailey Humeston and Luther D Rogers Winthrop plus increases for several named recipients. South Dakota adds Francis Van Patten posthumous allowance and widow Mary Baum. Nebraska originals Joseph Walker and Abraham C Barry listed with increases for Joseph W Greenwood and widow Mary Howe. Resignations and vice appointments noted in the record.
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Prrther Thevisal
Washington
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James W. Dailey
Humeston
Luther D. Rogers
Winthrop
Fator Lunstore
Newmarket
Edmund Edwards
Madrid
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Chilicothe
Eliza Janey Smith
Arenuo
South Dakota
Francis van ‘Patten
Canton
Bisan
Baum
Milltown
Braska
Joseph Walker
Dims
Abraham C. Barry
Maywood
Joseph
Benny
Mary i "Howe
Dildware County
J. J
Vinny
Wal Ww. Allen
Rumors of Trouble Largely Grounded in Manila
Aug. 26 Manila reports say native American tension is unfounded as insurgents refuse to disarm without guaranteed US protection. A bank run due to rumors of Spanish note overissue was steadied by British banks. waterworks resumed after river obstruction removal. London dispatch notes improving relations and expected quiet if US retains the Philippines. Washington confirms UK backing for Dewey dock and ship cleaning at Tong Kong.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
London
Associated Tress
Minaldo
Philipppines
Washington
Hay
State Department
Hong Kong
Admiral Dewey
Tong Kong
Girl Strikers at Oshkosh Stage Pickets at Factory
Oshkosh August 25 1910 Diamond Match factory girls on strike stage pickets at the Wisconsin avenue bridge to influence operations. They claim 24 cents per case for wrapping and demand a 4 cent raise, noting some earn 40 cents daily if work continues.
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Mipleves
Match Factory
Oskosh
Diamond Match Factory
Wisconsin Avenue
Great Northern Chief cites lack of Pacific merchant fleet
Seattle according to a Seattle paper President J J Hill of the Great Northern railroad said he refused about 1060 tons of steel rails and 15000 tons of cotton for Asia due to the absence of a suitable merchant marine on the Pacific He blamed federal navigation laws and foreign ships for the loss noting other nations control vessels against American interests and suggesting needed fleet capacity.
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Pacific
Great Northern
St. Paul
Minn
Seattle
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Rairoad
Asia
Hill
Commission's Cuban mission discussed by top officials
Admiral Sampson and General Butler of the Cuban military commission met with Assistant Secretary Moore to review work and issue final instructions set for confidential dispatch. The commission is expected to sail September 5. A Honolulu dispatch notes the raising of the flag there and adds further detail.
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Washington
Sampson
General Butler
Moore
Sewall
Honolulu
List of Casualties From Manila Battle Published
Adjutant General Corbin received General Merritt's dispatch listing killed wounded and deaths of enlisted men under command since August 1. Names cover multiple regiments with details on severely and slightly wounded and hospital corps members. Sanitary report from Shafter notes sickness and deaths in Santiago August 23 and earlier dates.
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Manila
Washington
Corbin
Merritt
Kitleda
William FE. Sears
Nebraska
Robert McCann
Samuel I. Howell
Fourteenth Infantry
Clements Laur
Twenty-third Infantry
Charles Winfield
J. Mickelraith
Third Artillery
John Q. Dunstore
Daniel J. Nicholas
Geo. H. Perkins
California
Charles Dunn
Astor Battery
Burnston
Leslie B. Haden
Henry Dickson
Sidney Pratt
Minnesota
Charles Phoenix
Colorado
Wm. J. Evans
Edgar J. Johnson
Rufus R. Holbrook
Edward C. Young
Oregon
Wm, B. Robinson
Thomas Sergeant
Hospital Corps
Philip Wiern
Arthur Job
Moore
Ernest L. Ryder
Henry Fitzloff
Milton A. Tren- Nam
Albert S. Jansen
J. Ahler
Chas. P. Wood
Shatter
War Department
General Shafter
Santiago
TI. C. Bowen
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Anderson
Twentieth Infantry
Thomas Bagley
Twenty-first Infantry
Thomas Maher
First Infantry
Geo. Kent
Twenty
Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Andrew Luttle
William Walthouse
Robert Siezler
Sixteenth Infantry
Shafter
General Wheeler Reports Camp Wikoff Health Improving
Major General Wheeler reports at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point Aug 23 that his command shows improved health and spirits with only twenty deaths since organization. He notes daily inspections correct irregularities and sanitary defects and mentions new supplies and diet changes for the feeble.
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Camp Wikoff
Healbeh
Washington
War Department
Camp Wilkoff
Montauk Point
N. Y
Wikof
Donald
Wheeler
Sickness in Puerto Rico Raises Malaria Toll
In Ponce on Aug 25, nearly a thousand American troops suffer malaria and dysentery with some typhoid. The climate offers little recovery and Surgeon General Greenleaf urges sending the sick north quickly. Reports of yellow fever in San Juan are unconfirmed by the surgeon general.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Greenleaf
San Juan
McLean Denies Interest in Ohio Convention as War Secretary Claim
John R. McLean of Cincinnati telegraphs from Bar Harbor denying the published claim he has no stake in the Ohio Democratic Convention and would not succeed Alger as secretary of war. The president also receives dispatches from Dewey and Merritt acknowledging Manila's fall.
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Washington
John R. Mc Lean
Cincinnati
Bar Harbor
Ohio
Alger
Dewey
Merritt
Manila
Murder of James A Baker in St Louis dispute turns fatal
James A Baker superintendent of Majestic Steel Range was shot dead in front of his home at 5055 Ridge Avenue in St Louis. Campbell Allgaier is accused of the slaying after a quarrel over unspecified matters. Local authorities report the investigation ongoing.
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James A. Baker
Campbell Allgaier
St. Louis
James A Baker
Majestic Steel’ Range Company
Ridge Avenue
Tatemen Baker
Admiral Sampson Discusses War Lessons on Train Interview
Boston journalist records Admiral Sampson weighing fireproof ship design smokeless powder big guns and torpedo craft. He cites 12 000 sailors with only twenty casualties praises discipline and training that keep crews ready in peace and war.
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Boston
Boston Journal
Admiral Sampson
Washington
Gloucester
Manila
Santiago
Sampson
New York
Sergeant Youngs Sentence for Embezzlement Declared by Court Martial
San Francisco August 24 Quarter master Sergeant James C Young of the Twentieth Kansas was found guilty of embezzlement after a court martial for selling quarter masters supplies. He received one year confinement at hard labor in the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas. General Miller approved the sentence.
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San Francisco
James C. Young
Twentieth
Kansas
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kas
Miller
Increase in German Army Reported in Berlin
A brief Berlin dispatch reports an increase in the German army as of August 64, detailing government mobilization measures and military expansion actions at the national level.
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