Inquiry Board Organizes at White House to Probe War Department
The inquiry commission to investigate U S conduct during the recent war met at the White House with eight members present led by Granville M. Dodge. Major Miles was named recorder and Richard Weightman secretary as the board planned its initial organization and set aims for a thorough, impartial probe.
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War Department
Spain
McKinley
White House
Dry
Phineas
Connor
Cincinnati
Granville M. Dodge
Town
J. A. Sexton
Ilinois
E. P. Howell
Georgian
J. M. Wilson
United States Army
Charles Denby
Indiana
China
Urbana Woodbury
Vermont
James A. Beaver
Pennsylvania
A. McD. McCook
Army
Quartermaster General
Flo
Miles
Alger
Department
Phineas Connor
Richard Weightman
Washington
Major Miles
Inspector General's Office
Military Recorder
Dewey's Rich Prize Valued At 81 500 000 In Manila Harbor
AP dispatch from Manila dated August 80th notes Captain Henry Glass of the Charleston inventories ships captured by Admiral Dewey on the 14th, covering all afloat within forty miles of Manila Bay and river, valued at about 1.5 million dollars.
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Manila
Associated Press
Henry Glass
United States
Charleston
Admiral Dewey
War Department investigation panel announced
The president announced Friday that the commission to investigate the conduct of the War Department is completed with nine members named as first. full membership not yet announced. Several commission members arrived in Washington Friday.
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War Department
Soule
Thea
Washington
Esterhazy Was The Forger Says Ex Major Ordered Forgery
The London Observer reports Esterhazy's claim that he forged the bordereau at Colonel Sandherr’s command to prove Dreyfus guilty. He asserts he wrote the document knowingly, believing intelligence services rely on such acts, and that it was the sole material proof used to convict Dreyfus.
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London Observer
Sunday Morning
Materhazy
Dreyfus Bordereau
Sandherr
Dreyfus
Berlin
Italy
Nice
Alsace
Olga Arrives with Scourge of Scurvy Stricken Crew
A Philadelphia dispatch reports the German bark Olga reached the Delaware Breakwater Saturday night with orders from Samarang Java. Laden with sugar, the vessel carried a largely decimated crew from scurvy. Captain Dreyer and five other officers died, and only a few original officers remained aboard. Olga sailed from Sourabaya on April 3.
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Philadelphia
Olga
Delaware
Samarang
Java
Dreyer
Far East
Sourabaya
Kitchener Returns to Omdurman Posts at Fashoda and Sabat
Advices from Cairo report General Kitchener commanding the Anglo-Egyptian expedition has returned to Omdurman after establishing posts at Fashoda and on the Sabat river. Troops saw no combat except for a dervish steamer captured on the journey south.
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Kitchener
Fashoda
Sabat
Cairo
Egypt
Omdurman
Chaplain McIntyre of Oregon May Face Postponed Court Martial
Denver dispatch reports Chaplain J. P. McIntyre of the battleship Oregon is stricken with nervous prostration and may be bedridden for some time. The court martial for his trial on charges of criticizing Admiral Sampson and Captain Evans may be postponed. McIntyre says he has not been officially notified of the charges.
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Oregon
Denver
Col
J. P. McIntyre
Sampson
Evans
McIntyre
General Jackson Declines War Committee Honor
Nashville dispatch reports General William H. Jackson declining a commission to investigate the war department due to private business and a forthcoming sale of about 150 thoroughbreds. He telegraphed President McKinley to decline the honor.
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War Committee
Nashville Dispatch
William H. Jackson
War Department
McKinley
Winnie Davis Funeral Plans Revealed in Richmond
Miss Winnie Davis funeral details released in Richmond with a formal procession order listing police, Lee camp, Pickett camp, veterans homes and various associations. Honorary pallbearers include Governor J Hoge Taylor and General Fitzhugh Lee. G A R escort to depot mentioned with letters from J P Case and Mrs Davis. Citizens praise the tribute by the soldiers of the late Confederacy.
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Winnie Davis
Richmond
Lee Camp
Pickett Camp
Soldiers’ Home
Sona of Veterans
Friends
Hollywood Association
Oakwood Association
Hebrew Association
Confederate Museum
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lee and Picket
J. H. Dooly
Thomas Atkinson
T. D. Williams
J. N. Boyd
Leslie Spence
Grand Army
Narragansett Pier
Chase
Davis
Heapquarrrs Supentor Post
G. A.R
Rhode Island
Wakefield
Teferson Davis
Rockingham
J. P. Case
Cotton crop greatly damaged in Memphis district
Reports from Memphis and statewide indicate cotton conditions have steadily deteriorated over six weeks. Factors and buyers estimate a material reduction in bales marketed this year compared with last. Similar conditions are believed to prevail in other southern districts.
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Memphis, Tenn
Texas Quarantine Blocks New Orleans Freight to Texas
News reaches Southern Pacific officials that Texas has imposed a strict quarantine on all freight from New Orleans after four reported cases of fever. The move halts traffic on both Southern and Texas Pacific lines.
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New Orleans
Lone Star State
Southern Pacific
Texas
Southern
Texas Pacific
Roosevelt ineligible claims spark Albany dispatch
An Albany dispatch reports Hack supporters allege Colonel Roosevelt is ineligible for New York governor because his oath as assistant secretary of the navy bound him to Washington. They say his New York residency cannot be maintained, casting doubt on his gubernatorial candidacy.
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Hack
Albany
N. Y
Black
Roosevelt
New York State
Washington, D. C
Fever Case Aboard Transport Reaches Montauk from Cuba
The transport Seragonen arrived at Montauk Point New York from Cuba with one unmistakable yellow fever case. The ship carried sick and convalescent soldiers from Siboney hospitals and the patient is isolated aboard the vessel for the present.
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Montauk
Cuba
Seragonen
Montauk Point
N. Y
Siboney
Longest and most impressive Richmond funeral for Miss Winnie Davis
The remains of Miss Winnie Davis lay in Hollywood Cemetery after a grand Richmond procession. Crowds filled St. Paul’s church as dignitaries and Confederate veterans joined a solemn service, with floral tributes from across the South and nation.
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Winnie Davis
Hollywood
Richmond
St. Paul’s
South
Union Station
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
White House
Confederacy
St. Paul's
Davis
T. Addison Mayes
Colorado
Joseph Pfliiger
Samuel Fate
Memphis
A. A
Fredericksorg
J. Taylor Filgson
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
Archer Anderson
BE. LL. Hobson
Guard of Honor
Lee Camp
St. Paul
Charleston
S. C
Hayes
St. Paul's Church
James 2. Smith
Stonewall Jackson
Corpa
Keryjen
Elelogy
Miles Jong
Mollywood
Conferlerscy
Miss. Davia
Rumor of Yellow Fever in Savannah Proven Unfounded
A Baltimore newspaper on Wednesday published a rumor of yellow fever in Savannah. The rumor originated in Philadelphia and caused surprise in Savannah where no yellow fever infection had appeared for twenty two years according to Health Oliver Legardy.
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Baltimore
Savannah
Philadelphia
Oliver Legardy Failore
The
Ciy
Bryan in Washington keeps Third Nebraska in service talk alive
Washington dispatch reports Colonel W J Bryan met war department and White House officials and asked no muster-out or resignation. Governor Holcomb and Bryan discussed conditions at camps in Jacksonville, with no official plan to relieve him. Many expect garrison duty in Cuba and continued service if Bryan stays, though he offers no comment.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
War Department
Bryan
Jacksonville
Fla
Holcomb
Nebraska
White House
Omaha
Cuba
Third Nebraska
Bnt
Evacuation of Cuba to Proceed Without Delay
The war department announced no delay would be allowed in evacuating Cuba. No detailed report from the Cuban military commission was received. The evacuation must proceed swiftly and U S troops ready for occupation will be sent to Cuba.
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Cuba
War Department
Havana
United States
Vets of Mexican War Hold Association Meeting in Louisville
The National Mexican Veterans association met in Louisville on Thursday electing General Be. H. Hobson of Greenville Kentucky as president and naming A. L. Ogg Indiana as vice president Willar R. Smith Lexington Kentucky as secretary treasurer Alexander Williamson Lexington as corresponding secretary State vice presidents chosen include P. T. Briggs Miriam Indiana Bam McFadden Indiana James Givies Kentucky D G Wool Tennessee N H Garr Pennsylvania Indianapolis picked as next meeting place.
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Louisville
National
Kentucky
D. G. Wool
Tennessee
N. H. Garr
Oklahoma
A. N. Davis
Pennsylvania
Indianapolia
Soldiers Welcomed Home from Georgia Volunteers at Piedmont Park
The Second regiment of Georgia volunteers reached Atlanta at noon Thursday after leaving Huntsville Alabama Wednesday night. Crowds lined the route as four trains carried weary soldiers into the Gate City amid cheering, bells, and cannon. Welcome events included a parade and park review by Governor Atkinson and General Pennington, with speeches at the auditorium. Soldiers go into Piedmont Park camp until October 1 for furlough and pay, then return November 1 to be mustered out. many have suffered sickness and lost several men since leaving the state line.
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Georgia Volunteers
Atlanta
Huntlyville
Ala
Gate City
Union
State Line
Liberta Ae
Yortha
Athlanta Relief Association
Atkidson
Pennington
John Temple Grayén
Army and Navy League
Piedmont Park
Huntsville
Death
Colombia severes ties with Italy over Cerrati affair
Advices from Bogota claim all relations between Colombia and Italy are cut after the Cerrati incident, deemed arbitrary and treaty-violating under the 1892 accord. Carthagena reports a rumor that Colombia will pay Prichard McTaggart & Co a 10,000 francs claim for a breach of the Antiguain railroad contract.
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Bogota
Colombia
Italy
Carthagena
Prichard, McTaggart & Co
Governor Taylor III in Serious Condition at Tennessee House
Johnson City reports say Governor Taylor III, Tennessee’s chief executive, remains ill and in danger. Authorities place a guard around his residence to prevent visits as officials worry about the strain of public duties on his health.
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Tennessee
Johnson City
Tenn
Taylor
Bss
Roosevelt confident denies loss of citizenship claim
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt dismisses reports he is disqualified from governorship due to an affidavit filed with tax officials. He tells World reporter the claim is rubbish, stating the paper was to avoid taxes on his personal property and does not affect his citizenship or eligibility.
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Tts
Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Taxes
World
Washington
New York
General Wheeler to Lead Dig Knights Templar Parade
A Pittsburg dispatch reports General Gothin as grand marshal for the Knights Templar parade on October 11. Major General Joseph Wheeler accepts appointment as commander of the mounted division. Four mile route, grandstands secured, and an estimated twenty thousand spectators expected along the route.
Five men injured in Neville Island dam crane accident
Five workmen were injured when a large traveling crane broke at the new government dam on Neville Island near Coraopolis Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Injured were M Evanus Montour Tunction Noah Stanley Evansville Tud Martin Beck Wellsburg W Va John Young Evansville Ind and William White Pittsburg. Evans and Stanley suffered internal injuries and are not expected to recover.
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New Government Dam
Neville Island
Coraopolis
M. Evanus
Montour
Tunction
Noah Stanley
Evansville
Tud
Martin Beck
Wellsburg
W. Va
John Young
Ind
William White
Pittsburg
Evans
Stanley
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Jackson
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Wenste Davis
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Gov
Holcombe
Patria
Taylor III
Gen. Wheeler
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