Campaign at sea during Schley inquiry brightens coaling issue
Captain James M. Miller testified about coaling the Merrimac off Santiago in May 1898 and said coaling ships could be done there though not easily. Captain Roby D. Evans described actions aboard the Iowa, the Union of statements on the loop, and disputes over the Brooklyn Texas turn amid the Schley inquiry.
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Rayner
Evans
Santiago
Brooklyn
Texas
Schley
Commodore Schley
Bobby
Philip
Captain Philip
Secret code dispatches described in Talk on Santiago fight
Admiral Evans testified about a secret signal code connected to the Santiago battle. He said Captain Chadwick delivered dispatches and a memorandum with the code to him at Key West before leaving for Cienfuegos on May 20, and he later failed to locate the document. The timing of dispatch delivery to Commander Schley was between 12:30 and 1 p.m. on May 22.
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Robly D. Evans
Iowa
Schley
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Lemly
Fivans
Colon
Evans
Massachusetts
Lemy
Admiral Evans
Cervera
Rayner
Key West
Lawa
Chadwick
Lowa
Conmmaodore Schley
Commodore Schley
Relating to Admiral Evans Book Testimony at Court
The exchange centers on Admiral Evans' A Sailor's Log used by Rayner in questioning Schley’s understanding of signals. The judge advocate sustained an objection as Rayner quoted passages from the book during testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Schley
Rayner
Admiral Evans
Home Visitors Excursions by Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central railway announces its annual Home Visitors excursions to Lidiana Union and Kentucky on Sep 17 24 and Oct 1 8 1901 at low round trip rates. First excursion leaves Peoria Tue Sep 17 via TP W Vandalia lines. tickets on sale at Town Central stations for train No 4 Sep 16 and train No 6 Sep 17. For details call ticket agents or Geo S Batty GP T A Marshalltown Ia.
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Iowa Central Railway
Lidiana Union
Kentucky
Peoria
TP & W
Vandalia
Town Central
Geo S Batty
Gp&t A
Marshalltown
Admiral Evans Book Reexamined On Santiago Harbor Claim
Rayner questions witness again about statements in Admiral Evans's book and whether he said he was reasonably sure the Spanish fleet was in Santiago harbor. The witness confirms it was an opinion based on enemy movements and not an information claim. The interrogation covers signals or instructions to maneuver the Iowa during the July 3 battle, which the witness denies receiving any signal or instruction. The session ends with an adjournment.
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Rayner
Admiral Evans
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Lemly
Brooklyn
Iowa
Woman from Indianapolis Arrests Ed Murphy in Watch Theft Case
Elwood Indiana October 1 police puzzle over a visiting woman who caused the arrest of Ed Murphy on a watch theft charge. Murphy proved an alibi at trial and was acquitted. The woman, Lou Wright, claims Indianapolis as home and gives conflicting stories. Police aim to learn more and send her home.
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Elwood
Ind
Ed Murphy
Murphy
Lou Wright
Indianapolis
Lion tamer narrowly escapes death at Indiana carnival
Steve Lawrence of the Bostock Ferrari show, performing in Lafayette, Indiana, escaped a fatal attack by the lion Wallace after slipping from the cage. Attendants defended him with iron bars. Lawrence suffered injuries but is expected to recover.
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Lafayette
Ind
Steve Lawrence
Wallace
Professor Lawrence
Lawrence
Hunters license applications surge in Indiana
Columbus Indiana Oct 1 State Fish Commissioner Sweeney reports 1000 applications per day for ten days under the new law. Clerical staff raised and still mailing permits for hunts from Oct 1 to Nov 10, leaving crews behind schedule.
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Columbus
Ind
Sweeney
Youthful Elopers Caught on Rosebud Reservation
Eck Campbell and Agnes Anderson ages 17 and 16 along with Roy Scott and Edith Hemminger ages 15 each ran away from homes near Jasper in Charles Mix county ten days ago. They were captured by Indian policemen on the Rosebud Indian reservation.
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Sioux Falls
Eck Campbell
Agnes Anderson
Roy Scott
Edith Hemminger
Jasper
Charles Mix County
Rosebud
Sister of Navy Judge Advocate Lemly Burned to Death
Laura Lemly, 45, sister of Judge Advocate Lemly of the navy, was fatally burned at her Salem home when her clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. She died about four hours after the accident.
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Judge Advocate Lemly
Charlotte
N. C
Mises
Laura Lemly
Navy
Salem
Thirteen in Escape From Chicago Crap Game Raid
In Chicago on October 1 thirty men fled a second story window to avoid arrest during a craps game. Seven men remaining could not escape and were arrested by police.
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Chicago
Shine at Hotel Colenso Parlors
Dave Keltrer owner promotes Hotel Colenso shoe shining parlors as a reliable spot to get a good shine and showcases professional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Colenso
Dave Keltrer
Summer Resort at Clear Lake Iowa Offer Low Rates
Continuously at Clear Lake the resort to north western Iowa reachable by the Iowa Central Route offers great fishing sailing and bathing with extremely low rates for single tourists or parties of five or more. Ask ticket agents or address Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Batty
Marshalltown
Philippine Outlook reports Samar disaster and new insurgent actions
General Hughes prepares to lead troops to Balangiga after an attack that killed about 140 of Company C, Ninth Infantry, while reports detail insurgent bands in Tayabas Batangas and a new Katipunan branch in Tarlas plotting violence against whites. Caballos retreats to the mountains as rifles are dug up for future use.
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Manila
Hughes
Samar
Markley
Tannan
Balangiga
Ninth Infantry
Katipunan
Tarlas
Marcelino Mariville
Banoang
Tayants
Tayabas
Batangas
Caballos
Cailles
Senator Metrich Reports Philippine Civil Government Progress
Senator Metrich, fresh from the Philippines, praised the civil government as a success and noted orderly native-led administrations, especially in Luzon where rebellion has been crushed. He warned Samar hosts banditti and outcasts driving natives to join rebels, saying strong force will be needed to subdue them.
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Omaha
Neb
Metrich
Philippines
Luzon
Dietrich
Samar
Ninth Infantry
President Francis Seeks Roosevelt Aid for Fair
President D R Francis and Vice President Corwin H Spencer of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company returned from Washington after a conference with President Roosevelt on world’s fair matters. Roosevelt is in accord and will mention the fair in congress and aid in foreign countries, with credentials to European representatives forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
D. R. Francis
Corwin H. Spencer
Washington
Roosevelt
Francis
Congress
Mobility in South Africa Move Prompted by Army Order
London Oct 1 Lord Kitchener warns mobile columns must be portable carrying no furniture or kitchen gear as it defeats mobility. He notes that officers previously added piano harmoniums and other items, which should be handed to stores to preserve speed.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Four Boys Trapped in Deserted Coal Bank Slope
Four boys with F. A. Warren explored an abandoned coal bank four miles east of Laharpe Illinois on Sunday. Three entered the slope and were overcome by foul air. Fred Johansen and John Jackson were rescued. Charles McQuie died before extraction.
Memorial Exercises for McKinley Held in Court
Memorial exercises in honor of President McKinley were held in the United States district court in Chicago yesterday. Prominent members of the bar attended, many having known the late president personally.
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Chicago
McKinley
United States District Court
Bar
A Word to Travelers About a Common Travel Illness
Traveling brings excitement and change of food and water and can cause diarrhoea. No one should leave home without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by Stewart's and by Cook Sherman.
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Stewart's
Cook & Sherman
Todd Stuart's Dressed Fish and Poultry Cut to Order
Local market advertises fresh fish and poultry prepared for customers. Dressed and cut to order, with quality cuts and custom processing available at Todd Stuart's.
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Todd Stuart
Royal Baking Powder Co. Advert in New York
Royal Baking Powder Co based at 100 William Street New York advertised its product offerings and contact in a compact 19th or early 20th century newspaper snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder CO
William
New York
Jupiter Shipwreck Mystery Returns After Thirty Years
W D Brown claims to have survived the Jupiter shipwreck thirty years ago and was reported missing fifteen days. Captain Hansen and Mate Oleson describe sending a letter in a glass jar from the Jupiter as a test of survival. Meanwhile Canton reports a separate assault on Guard De prend at the McKinley tomb site as authorities investigate possible jailbreaks.
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Port Huron
Mich
W. D. Brown
Jupiter
W. D. Ragan
Hansen
Oleson
Ragan
Hlansen
Canton
Get
Deprend
Westlawn
McKinley
Murder mystery solver confesses in Iowa tale
George Montague in Les Moines Iowa admits he and family murdered the Schultz elderly couple in Dilden township Cherokee county nearly a decade ago to seize hidden savings in a Bible. He claims his father and uncle aided. arrests followed but suspicion waned as the Montagues were respected landowners.
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Les Moines
George Montague
Iowa
Montague
John Montague
Schultz
Dilden Township
Cherokee County
Botha Attacks Fort Italy in Natal Engagement
In Ladysmith Natal on October 1 the British hold Fort Italy after a daylong assault by General Botha leading 1500 Boers. British casualties include an officer and eleven men killed and five officers plus thirty-eight men wounded. sixty three missing. Boer dead include Commandant Opperman.
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Ladysmith
Natal
Italy
Botha
Opperman
Electric car wreck on West Hill line injures multiple
Burlington Iowa October 1 an electric car on the West Hill line ran away at ten a m. A crossing conflict with a long freight train forced passengers to jump. Mrs Charles Kupfer was injured severely as ex postmaster A C Hutchinson and Commission Merchant George W Stone suffered serious injuries. Motorman Artz also hurt. Three young girls escaped with minor bruises as the car wrecked and its roof torn off.
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Burlington
West Hill
Charles Kupfer
A. C. Hutchinson
George W. Stone
Artz
Baseball Scores From Around the League
Chicago reports Major League action with results from yesterday. Philadelphia swept Cincinnati in two games, while Pittsburgh overwhelmed Boston and St Louis split with New York in two games. Overall the American League has wrapped up play for the season.
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Chicago
Haning
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
Pittsborg
St. Louis
New York
Death Again Hits Kruger
Pretoria reports Tjardt Kruger son of the former president dies after a short illness following his surrender to the British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Pretoria
Tjardt Kruger
Lawrenceburg Traveler J. Eb Love Dies by Own Action
J Eb Love a well known traveling man from Lawrenceburg Pennsylvania committed suicide at Winona Minnesota. Local authorities report no foul play and the death is being investigated as a self inflicted act by a widely known figure in the traveling community.
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J. EB. Love
Lawrenceburg
Winona Minn
Ordinance Bans Treating Aimed at Rushing the Can
Grinnell Iowa city council adopts an ordinance making it a crime for two or more people to congregate and buy each other drinks. The move targets “rushing the can” to curb drunkenness in the prohibition town supported by Iowa College and local temperance sentiment.
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Grinnell
Josiah B. Grinnell
Iowa College
Shake-up at Pittsburg
Andrew Fulton announces the removal of twenty three officers and employees from the department of public safety. Most were prominent in political affairs with up to thirty years of service. Dismissed were A. H. Lessie as police superintendent Morris Mead over electricity and Crosby Gray over health. The action stirred great political excitement.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Fulton
Department of Public Safety
A. H. Lessie
Morris Mead
Bureau of Electricity
Crosby Gray
Bureau of Health
Filipino planter gifts gold-headed cane to president
Washington October 1 F Abreu a wealthy Filipino planter called at the White House and presented to the president a gold headed Palas san wood cane. The head bears a design emblematic of justice and power executed in the finest Filipino engraving.
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Washington
F. Abreu
White House
Crowned Emperor in India King Edward and Queen Alexandra Aim for Colonial Tour
The Daily Express reports that after the South African conflict ends, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra plan a tour of the colonies and India. It notes that if they visit India the king would be crowned emperor of India during that visit.
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London
The
Daily Express
South Africa
Edward
Queen Alexandra
India
Chicago Livestock and St Louis Grain Market Reports
Hogs the Chicago market saw receipts around 28 000 with bids from 4 50 to 7 22 per cwt across heavy packing and mixed lots. Cattle receipts about 21 000 with steers at 6 10 to 6 40 and cows 1 50 to 4 60, plus heifers bulls and veal. East Buffalo reports cattle hogs and sheep with tops and declines noted across several classes. St Louis grain shows wheat firm at 70 to 74 cents for futures and cash bids around 68 to 72 cents. corn lower with futures 57 percent to 59 percent. oats down to 37 to 39 cents.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Board of Trade Today
Park
Chicago Millionaire Plans Labor Utopia at Endicott Village
Chicago cobbler James E Tit, founder of Endicott, moves into a workers cottage near the massive tannery and shoe factory, proposing a village run on loan associations and affordable life insurance to show workers how to own homes and secure old age. Tit, born in Canada, built a $1,000,000 manufacturing empire employing 500 and producing about 2,500 pairs daily, with a Lake View home.
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Ninghamton
Tit
Chicago
Endicott
Yrran
Ita
Tilt
Til
United States
Hegan
James E. Tit
Canada
Indianapolis
Hluron Street
Evanston Avenue
Lake View
Chicago Woman Bears Eleven Children in Five Years
In Chicago Mrs. Charlies T. Ormsby of 400 West Party-third street bore quadruplets on Sunday. Married seven years, her husband a plumber who deserted her seven months ago after obsession with perpetual motion. The Ormsby Bible lists prior births including twins and triplets. The story notes her age, past grocery work, and the fate of the husband’s finances and disappearances amid a crowded home. Carter Harrison died among the prior children. the others survive.
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Chicago
Charlies T. Ormsby
West Party-third Street
Ormesby
Aingly
Ormsby
West Forty-third Street
Helen Gould
Carter Harrison
George Dewey
Carris Sells the Seats at Graham Theatre Season
Advance sale for Graham theatre attractions will be at Carris' Host side proy atore. The notice outlines ticket availability and venue details for the current season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Theatre
Carris
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American Pankers’ Directory
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Eric M. Strubel
Milwaukee
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Oshkosh
Wis
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Ofrpicaas and Directors
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprovan
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Lew
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Pprior
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Oclubus Junction
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Daulverceau
Iowaea
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Chacere
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Sun
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Peoria Mall
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Fee
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