Precept to the Sehley court of inquiry issued in Washington
The Navy Department issued the precept naming Admiral Dewey as president of the court to investigate Admiral Schley's conduct during the Santiago campaign. It lists ten points for inquiry including his actions at Cienfuegos, Santiago movements, coal supply, the Brooklyn's maneuvers, and a dispute with Lt Hodgson. The court will be open and may call witnesses from navy army or civilian life.
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Washington
Sehley
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
West Indian Waters
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Key West
Department
Brooklyn
Hodgson
Schley
Long
Senate
Lemly
Congress
Navy
Army
Eulate
Admiral Cervera
Behey
Court of Inquiry
Kimberly
Dewey
Bentham
Schiey
Schrey
Colon
Santiago Hurbhor
Santiago Harbor
Schieys
United States
ecEnea
Alban C. Hodgson
Therooklyn
Lemly Named Judge Advocate for Schley Court of Inquiry
Secretary Long selected Captain Samuel C. Lemly to serve as judge advocate for the Schley court of inquiry. The precept is issued directing Admiral Dewey to convene the panel on September 12, 1901, at the Navy Department to investigate the conduct of Commodore George Dewey’s flagship during the Spanish American War.
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Washington
Long
Samuel CC. Lemly
Navy Department
Schley Court of Inquiry
Lemly
George Dewey
Winfield S. Schley
Lewis A. Kimberly
Andrew E. K. Benham
Samuel C. Lemly
U. 5
S. N
Washington, D C
eSwald Bchiey
Spain
Department
Captain Eulate Defends Schley Maneuver at Santiago
Captain Eulate, commander of the Vizcaya at Santiago, cabled his view on Rear Admiral Schley’s tactics. He denounces the July 3 front-of-Santiago action as cowardly, noting the Brooklyn's retreat when Teresa and Cervera attempted to ram, then praising Schley’s maneuver as proper given the ships’ positions.
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New York
Eulate
Vizcaya
Santiago
Journal and Advertiser
Schley
Ocean
Brooklyn
Teresa
Cervera
LAND LOTTERY SCHEME AND NOT GUILTY VERDICT NOTICE
El Reno and Lawton registration for Kiowa Comanche lands reaches 167 006 with 3 850 registered at El Reno and 532 at Lawton. Officials arrange a public drawing platform and random envelopes for all applicants while Lone Wolf case heads to court with Judge Irwin set to rule Monday morning. In Pittsfield a jury acquits Robert Fosburgh of murdering his sister, prompting cheers as he is freed and greeted by supporters.
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EL Reno
O. T
Lawton
A.W. Richards
Frank Dale
Guthrie
D. P. Dwyer
St. Louis
Lone Wolf
C. #&. Irwin
Territorial Supreme Court
Irwin
Scothorn
United States
FR. Hays
C. Porter Johnson
Oklahoma
Lone Wol F
Pittsfield
Mass
Fosburgh
Stevens
Foreman
Burgars
Robert
Young Fosburgh
Robert Fosburgh
Wendell House
Hammond
Nicholson
Men of Chief of Police
John Nicholson
Titus
New York
Handaside
Gray
Lewis Gray
Foy
Bryan Still Blind and Focused on Imperialiam Between Parties
William J. Bryan, touring the East and South, says Imperialiam remains the great divide between political parties. He emphasizes tarim as important but asserts heart disease and stomach ache are more serious concerns.
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Chicago
Willam J. Bryan
Man claims identity in Fosburgh murder probe misidentified
A man in Washington claiming to be James Gray formerly of Union Pier Michigan and Chicago was arrested on suspicion of Fosburgh murder ties in Pittsfield Massachusetts. He had just left jail after fifteen days for stealing a hat and said he was from Indianapolis with links to Union Pier Chicago and Cumberland Maryland. Indianapolis police say they know nothing of the James Gray in the Washington dispatch.
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Washington
James Gray
Union Pier
Mich
Chicago
Fosburgh
Pittsfield
Mass
Gray
Indianapolis
Cumberland
Posburgh
Arrest of former Philadelphia lawyer on bigamy charge
Henry H. Piggott, once a noted Philadelphia lawyer and financier, has been placed under arrest in Port Collins Col for bigamy. The case marks a startling fall for a man previously prominent in legal and financial circles.
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Port Collins
Col
Henry H. Piggott
Piggott
Local divorce actions spark charges against Piggott and Garse women
The article reports that Piggott married his niece Charlotte R. Garse in Denver in February and they live on a stock ranch near the city. He claims divorce from a Philadelphia wife in Boston. Civil actions against Piggott and both Garse women, for separate maintenance and alleged alienation of affection, have been filed for 50 080 dollars each.
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Charlotte R. Garse
Denver
Philadelphia
Boston
Mass
Piggott
Garse
Breckinridge Heir Ends Life in San Francisco Home
Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge, grandson of the late Vice President Breckinridge and Wells Fargo president, committed suicide at his San Francisco residence. A rubber tube connected to a gas jet was found to have caused death, attributed to long standing nervous trouble. His mother, abroad in Paris, was notified, while the family mourns the double loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Lloyd Tevis
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Harry Tevis
Frederick W. Sharon
Paris
Florence Breckinridge
Hugh Tevis
Japan
Many Ballots Burned in Louisville Primary Fallout
The Louisville Republican canvassing committee reports many ballots burned or destroyed during the July 16 primary for mayor and city offices. The executive committee may reorder the process, and a new ticket could be nominated at a forthcoming convention. Six individuals who mutilated ballots are identified, with two allegedly contributing to tonight’s action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Republican
James F. Grinstead
Kitchener Reports Boer Atrocities at Vlakfontein
Lord Kitchener releases an official report detailing the Vlakfontein incident. Wounded officers claim Boers shot wounded soldiers bound with each other while a Boer commander resisted stopping the executions. Du ffs testimony cites eight privates affirming shots on the wounded. Cape Town reports hint at Kitchener’s possible August 31 departure and a later reassignment to India.
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London
Daily Mail
Lord Kitchener
Vlakfontein
B. Duff
Vrankfontein
Hearn
Spring
Findlay
Duff
Cape Town
The
Standard
Pretoria
England
India
Binden Blood
South Africa
Trouble at St Helena Jamestown Boer prisoners oath
Turmoil in St Helena near Jamestown as Boer prisoners clash over taking the oath of allegiance to King Edward. Violence prompts removal of oath-takers to a separate enclosure and vigilante indignities, with leaders imprisoned in the Orlrlss.
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Jamestown
St. Helena
Edward
OrLrlss
Davenport Fire Ravages District Causing 800000 Loss
A fire in Davenport Iowa last night devastated a district a third of a mile square with an estimated loss of 800000. Between 200 and 300 people were left homeless as a relief movement began at a mass meeting to aid the destitute. Ten firefighters were prostrated and Emil Lucht suffered serious burns while the Weyerhaeuser and Denkmann Company loss reached 500000 with insured same amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Emil Lucht
Weyerhauser & Denkmann Company
Booneville
Booneville Steam Laundry
Nashua
N. H
Proctor Bros
White Mountain Freezer Company
Wreck Kills Engineer as Train Plows into Open Switch
A freight train on the Choctaw Oklahoma Gulf road wrecked near Palestine Arkansas at 1 45 this morning after colliding with an open switch. Engineer Shelley and Fireman Simmons of Little Rock killed. Brakeman Wood injured. Engineer head torn from the body and fireman both arms severed. Suspected sabotage with a motive to wreck the train, no crew yet at the scene.
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Memphis
Tenn
Palestine
Ark
Shelley
Simmons
Little Rock
Wood
Crescens Sets World Trotting Mark At Cleveland Race
Crescens the world champion trotting stallion clocked 2:02% for a mile on a wet Glenville track, beating the prior 2:03:4 record. George Ketcham, owner and breeder, received an ovation as the crowd cheered the new record and Crescens’ second famous mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Crescens
Glenville
Abbott
George Ketcham
Ketcham
Hmke
Cresceus
Robert McGregor
Detroit
Charley Herr
Slow Time Prize at Glenville Grand Circuit Ends
Rain-soaked track delays races as Charley Mac and All Right win heats in the 2:18 trot finale. Coney wins the 2:25 trot while Harold H. takes the 2:11 pace. four entries contest the free-for-all pace won by Anaconda. Crowds attend last day of Cleveland meet amid record hopes.
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Readville
Mass
Moline
de Marest
Marion Wilkes
B. m
Hawthorne Wilkes
Judge Toney
Handspring
Bingen, Jr
Upton
Daisy Wood
the Quaker
Gussaro
Hal McEwen
B. G
McEwen Boy
Norvin G
Ned Wilkes
Dolly Bidwell
Bik. m
Inglewood
Consuela
Hunter Hill
Burlington Bay
Wauken
Liza
Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Dagmar Muscovite
Little Jap
Billy
Humbolt Maid
Sag B
Chestnut
Dick Sreen
Joe Sisco
Frank B
Brother Fred
Wild Tartar
Billy Jeffrey
Judge Flash
Julia
Dale Patchen
Cleveland
Glenville
Crescens
Charley Mac
Durfee
Susie J
All Right
Coney
Connor
Indiana
Anaconda
Harold H
Bik. G
McKinney
Atkinson
R. m
MeeKee
Alice Carr
Bik
Hudson
Eula Mac
Sanders
Rand
Nuckols
Stockton
B. S
Dellinger
Effie G
McDonald
McDowell
B. x
McCarthy
Purre
Roadmaster
Urner
Pussy Willow
Munson
Hawthorne Winners Include Hart D and Slips At 15 To 1
At Hawthorne on July 26 Hart D and Slips upset odds in races one and six as 15 to 1 shots. Malay attracted heavy betting in a soft second race while Rowell rode a strong win. McChesney pressed by Commissioner Foster in race three with other notable winners listed. Track looks to a strong Mandanock Stakes field tomorrow.
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Chicago
Hawthorne
Hart SD
Silps
Malay
Rowell
McChesney
Commissioner Foster
Hart D
Scotch Plaid
Prince Blazes
Slips
New York
Wilkinson
Aqueduct
Brighton
de Hampton
Cochran
Schwalbe
Bedeck
Fatalist
Fair Knight
Roe Hampton
Ante
ST. Louis
Seething
Delmar
Larry Wilt
Elsie Barnes
Harry Shaffer
Verify
Frank Pearce
Detroit
Windsor
Huntressa
Lady Curzon
Tea Gown
Senator Beveridge
Rushfield
Flag of Truce
Ben O'Fallon
Buffalo
Fort Erie
Spurs
Wanuata
Francis Reis
the Common
Albula
China's Offer to Indemnify Powers Accepted by Envoys
Peking July 26. The ministers of the powers accepted the Chinese offer for a 450,000,000 tael indemnity at 4 percent, with final payment due in 190. Total payments of principal and interest reach one billion taels, funded by future revenue until foreign debts end. If China avoids new obligations, it will be free of foreign debt. Protocol signing hoped within a fortnight as punishments and examinations issues near closure.
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Peking
China
Pone
Rising Insurrection Report From Manchuria and Korea
Advices from the steamer Duke of Fife describe widespread unrest in Shing-King province with villages burned and many killed. Chinese insurgents reportedly crossed into Korea but were repelled, Russian forces unable to restore order, Velage Union Chuan Hai rising north of Pao-Ting with around twenty thousand in Jen-Chow.
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Victoria
B. C
Duke of Fife
Manchuria
Chee-Foo
Japan Mail
Shing-King
Moukden
Korea
Velage Union Chuan Hai
Pao-Ting
Jen-Chow
Black Man Charged After Fatal Attacks in Monongah
Fountain Gordon, a Black man, fatally struck Belle Campbell and Mattie Simpson, both White, at Monongah yesterday afternoon amid a dispute over an overdue board bill. He was arrested and jailed in Fairmont as threats of mob violence loom. Authorities vow to defend the jail and White residents.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fountain Gordon
Belle Campbell
Mattie Simpson
Monongah
Heat Wave Prostrations and Fatalities Hit Indiana Cities
Indianapolis endures a long hot spell with temperatures above 100 in cities like Bedford Terre Haute and Evansville. Five prostrations occurred yesterday and one death in Indianapolis as Terre Haute reported three fatalities. Weather bureau warns no immediate relief, rain-led showers expected in neighboring states with continued heat across the drought region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kell
Columbia Club
Kell
Koll
West Tenth Street
Wappenhans
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bedford
Terre Haute
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Washington
Corn
Sesson
Dakotas
Montana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Deaths Due to Heat Reported in Indiana Towns
Three heat deaths reported in Terre Haute and Bedford Indiana with victims including Sister Norbert of the Sisters of Providence. Thermometer at St Marys of the Woods read 98 degrees as pedestrians faced extreme heat and illness spread among residents.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Norbert
Order of Sisters of Providence
St. Mary's of the Woods
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Benham
Capt. Lemly
Commodore Sebley
Wolf
Ing His
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Douce
Foshurgh
Bryan
Save Imperialiam
Washington Dispatch
Kitchener
Sineata
Gerd Psajor Marshall
Albert Allison
B. R
Hackley
Coxey
Judge Cox
Mc Henry
Aid Algoneta
Nutbearer
Br. G
Foote
Blue Flower
Riey B
Erwin
W. Dykeman
White Plains
N. Y
Axey
Voys
Ccury
Helief
Sas
John Koll
Portland
Peru
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Springfield
Terre Haute, Inc
Cluding
Providence
R. B. Short
W. W. Iguson
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