Schley in Command and the Santiago Campaign
Washington reports show Admiral Schley signaling Admiral Sampson about suspicious Spanish movements before the Santiago battle. Testimony reveals Schley observed smoke in the harbor July 2 and relayed concerns, while Sampson was not aboard during the key moments of Cervera’s attempted escape. Lieutenant Doyle defended Schley’s conduct amid bombardments and the July 3 fight aboard the Brooklyn and in later flag transfers.
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Washington
Behley
Sampson
Sehley
Santiago
Schley
Cervera
James Doyle
Brooklyn
Admiral Sampson
Colon
Rayner
Judge Advocate
Doyle
Massachusetts
Cienfuegos
Logs Question Reliability in Schley Court Testimony
The article discusses Doyle’s testimony about naval signals and logs during the Schley case. It notes omissions in ship logs, the wig wag signal to the Oregon, and reactions of Admiral Dewey and other officers. The narrative includes other items from Lansing and Jacksonville dispatches on separate notices.
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Doyle
Schley
Oregon
Admiral Dewey
Commodore Schley
Dewey
Sig
Iowa Central Excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky
The Iowa Central railway announces annual visitors excursions to Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky on September 17, 24 and October 1, 8 of 1901 at low round trip rates. The first trip departs Peoria Tuesday September 17 via TP and W Vandalia lines. Tickets on sale at Iowa Central stations for trains of September 16 and 17. For details contact ticket agents or Geo S Batty GP&TA Marshalltown IA.
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Iowa Central Railway
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Peoria
TP & W
Vandalia
Iowa Central
Geo S Batty
Gp&ta
Marshalltown
Episcopal Convention Adopts First Seven Articles
San Francisco Oct 4 The Episcopal Church convention opened with a Grace church thanksgiving where the Women's Auxiliary presented a missionary offering of 14295 pounds The days sessions focused on constitutional amendments adopting seven articles including article VII enabling provinces under canon with diocesan consent The clerical vote 52 to 3 lay 41 to 5 with 3 divided The auxiliary reported three year income of 1260940 dollars and held two meetings at the Alhambra theater last night.
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San Francisco
Episcopal Church of America
Grace Church
United States
Woman's
Episcopalian Board of Missions
Alhambra
Massachusetts Democrats Nominate Ticket By Acclamation
The Democratic state convention in Boston named Josiah Quincy as governor and John W. Coughlin as lieutenant governor along with Wellmore B. Stone secretary of state Joseph L. Chalifoux treasurer James F. Dean auditor and A. A. Putnam general. Only the top race between Quincy and Gamaliel Bradford was contested with Quincy winning 1256 to 174.
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Boston
Nominaton
Josiah Quincy
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Wellmore B. Stone
Springfield
Joseph L. Chalifoux
Lowell
James F. Dean
Salem
A. A. Putnam
Uxbridge
Josiah Quincey
Gamaliel Bradford
Wellessely
Bradford
Quincey
Grangers seek wider reforms in national program
National Grange circular urges Congress action on rural free delivery constitutional amendments to regulate monopolies, postal savings banks, pure food law, Nicaragua canal, ICC powers, direct senatorial election, ship subsidy opposition, oleomargarine fraud ban.
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Concord
N. H
The
National Grange
N. J. Batchelder
Fifty-seventh Congress
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed held on charge of rifling mails on Santa Fe run
Kansas City officials report railway postal clerk John W. Reed, who patrolled the Kansas City to Chicago route on the Santa Fe line, is in custody charged with rifling the mails and taking money from letters.
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Kansas City, Mo
John W. Reed
Kansas City
Chicago
Santa Fe
United States
Bay View mill switches to Amalgamated scale
Milwaukee reports the Bay View mill now operates as a union plant after securing two striker rollers at the Amalgamated scale enabling nine inch mill output. In Alexandria the Penn American Plate Glass works deny closing down and remain in operation. In St Louis John Wilson and Edward Steigier are jailed on suspicion of the 1900 Emden bank robbery.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bay View
Amalgamated Association
Alexandria
Ind
Penn- American Plate Glass Company
St. Louis
John Wilson
Edward Steigier
Farmers’ Bank
Emden
Ile
Shine at Hotel Colenso Parlors Touts Reliable Shine
Hotel Colenso shoe shining parlors advertise dependable shine services with Dave Keltner as proprietor promoting quick turnaround and friendly service.
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Hotel
Clear Lake Resort promotes low rates for visitors
Continuous ads highlight Clear Lake in southwestern Towa reached via the Lowa Central Route. It touts fishing sailing bathing and other leisure activities with extremely low rates for single travelers or groups of five or more. Inquiries to Geo. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Clear Lake
Towa
Lowa
Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Columbia Wins Cup Race In Striking Twenty-Tie Victory
In a full sailed, 30 mile triangular contest off New York the Columbia defeated Watson's Shamrock by 2 minutes 12 seconds actual time and 3 minutes 35 seconds with allowances. The breeze at 18 knots favored the American defender, confirming American supremacy in marine design.
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New York
Herreshoft
Columbia
Watson
Sir Thomas
Shamrock
Long Island
Shamrock and Columbia Race Endures in Naval Exhibition
The lead yacht Shamrock narrowly loses to Columbia by a minute and sixteen seconds as patriotic cheers erupt. Thomas Lipton concedes the loss while praising Columbia as the best racing yacht, with Morgan and captains of both vessels offering measured assessments of the duel.
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Columbia
Sir Thomas
Erin
Thomas Lipton
Edwin PD. Morgan
Park City
Barr
Oees
Sycamore
Shamrock
Bob” Wringe
Word to Travelers Warns of Travel Diarrhea Remedy
A travel warning urges buyers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It notes excitement of travel and changes in food and water can cause diarrhoea and lists Stewart's and Cook Sherman as retailers.
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Stewart’s and
Cook & Sherman
Fish and Poultry Dressed to Order at Todd Stuart’s
Fish and poultry dressed and cut to order at Todd Stuart's. 351f.
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Todd Stuart
Judge Warns Jury Against Jury Fixers in Doyle Burns Trial
Judge Macy opens the Doyle Burns Portland Mining suit in district court warning jurors to report any attempts at fixing the verdict. He denounces would be corruptionists and says Iowa law may provide strong remedies against such interference. The case, involving eminent counsel for both sides, is expected to run the week.
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Council
Blairs
Doyle-Burns Portland
Macy
Towa
Unions Defeated in San Francisco Strike Pact
In San Francisco on October 4, the settlement ends the big strike of teamsters and longshoremen. Employers will not recognize the union beyond wages and hours, may rehire needed workers, and will not discharge efficient non union men. The union principle is not recognized and the union agrees not to strike sympathetically for a year.
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San Francisco
Strikers Called Vagrants Wage War on Cigar Makers
Tampa police ordered a vagrancy crusade against striking cigarmakers. Over fifty arrests. workers allowed to return to factory jobs within thirty days. New York manufacturers signal first shipment to replace strikers today. Local violence and crowding reported as protests continued.
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Tampa
Fla
New York
Famine Fears Rise After Manchuria Floods Hit Railways and Crops
Floods devastate Manchuria destroying railways, crops and property sparking famine fears. The report notes widespread damage and concern over future food supply in the region.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic’s Rise to Popularity in 1900
In 1895 none and by 1900 six million boxes were sold signaling Cascarets Candy Cathartic’s swift popularity. Advertisers claim it is the best medicine for the bowels in the world and urge readers to buy at all druggists.
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Roc
Eloped With A Negro In Waukegan
In Waukegan Ila Oct 4 residents vow revenge on Benton Kingsbury an 82 year old colored man living in Chicago with Bertha Barr a 19 year old white girl who eloped last Thursday. Friends of the woman received a letter saying she had run away with the man and would be punished if he returned. The motive remains a mystery as she was employed in the home of W C Upton and was believed engaged to Harry Mallory.
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Waukegan
Ila
Benton Kingsbury
Chicago
Bertha Barr
W. C. Upton
Harry Mallory
Verdict tests pure food law in Scheele case
In Elgin Illinois August Scheele a noted grocer was found guilty of battering under the pure food act prompting the commission to seek a supreme court ruling on the law. The case during Justice McDonald's term prompts delays in other similar trials. Meanwhile a storm, factory fire injuries, and a Canadian divorce bigamy verdict appear in later dispatches.
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Elgin
Ill
August Scheele
Pure Food Commission
Scheele
Supreme Court of
McDonald
Toronto
Markets Report from Chicago and Midwest Hedging Prices
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 24 000 with hog prices 4 80 to 6 75 per hundredweight and mixed lots at 6 30 6 85 Cattle receipts about 9 500 with steers quoted up to 6 40 and cows down to 1 50 4 60 Western and Texas steers feature in the mix Sheep and lambs listed with Western and Native classes East Buffalo conditions hold steady with slight shifts in hog and lamb values St Louis and Milwaukee futures show No 2 red and No 2 white variations across wheat corn oats and rye
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Stevens
Board of Trade Today
Ay Sewee
President appoints Colonel Bisbee brigadier general
The president named Colonel William H. Bisbee to brigadier general of the regular army. The lower house of the Australian parliament passed an anti-contract labor bill. Miss Helen M. Stone, held by Turkish brigands, pleads that pursuers stop. she will be ran somed. Henry C. Shepard of Chicago announces his candidacy for the United States public printer.
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Manchuria
Youngstown
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Chicago
Washington
Henry C. Payne
Stone
Pennsylvania
Mille Lac
Minnesota
Eliza A. How
Washington University
St. Louis
James B. Eads
United States
Zelaya
Belgium
Chicago South Side Eleviate Railroad
President Hill
Great Northern
Cascade Mountains
William H. Bisbee
Helen M. Stone
Henry C. Shepard
Grain Dealers Consider Orop Reports Costly to Improve
Grain dealers at Des Moines convention discuss government crop reports and weighing systems. Dr Grimes of Portsmouth urges systematic nationwide statistics with year round work by many statisticians to cover 25 states and improve reporting, while A Poss proposes practical loading and seal methods.
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Grimes
Portsmouth
Uncle Sam
Grain Dealers Conference Petitions for Tax Law Reforms
At the Des Moines convention the Grain Dealers' National Association urged Congress to tax bucket shops higher and to embed the section in excise laws after repeal. It also asked for amendments to the interstate commerce law to curb abuses by carriers and protect the public. The meeting adjourned with nominations, memorials to Congress, and plans to reform the crop service and expand affiliations. Robert Annand of Lanark was killed by a St Paul train near Savanna, Illinois.
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Congress of the United States
United States
Houses of Congress
Gratia Dealers’ National Association
Senate
House of Representatives
Grain Dealers’ National Convention
Des Moines
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
National Hay Dealers’ Association
Kansas City Exchange
National
Robert Annand
Lanark
St. Paul
Savanna
Ills
Carris Sells the Seats at Graham Theatre Season
Carris announces advance sale for all Graham theatre attractions at Carris Hast side drug store. The offer covers the current season with ticket availability at the drug store location.
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Carris
Graham Theatre
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