Missed Connection Point Made That Favors Schley
Washington October 11. Judge Advocate Lemly told the Schley court the Scorpion log did not prove receipt of a delivery message from the Eagle about Spanish fleet at Cienfuegos. Lieutenant Holden testified the message was received but Lemly said the transmission failed to reach Commodore Schley aboard the Brooklyn.
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Washington
Schley
Advocate Lemily
J. H. Holden
Scorpion
Holden
Commodore Schley
Eagle
McCalla
Cienfuegos
Southerland
The
Lemly
Rayner
Brooklyn
Marix
Cavite
Hackett
Eagie
MeCalla
Testimony and cablegrams reveal Marix deposition details
The court heard sworn statements dated August 1901 from A Marin and George Remey about messages between McCalla Schley and other ships at Cienfuegos and Manila. Holden testified Marix received a megaphone message amid wind and rough seas as the Scorpion log was presented. The day adjourned with Holden still on the stand.
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Remey
United States Naval Forces
Asiatic
Ymey
Manila
Adolpharix
Eagle
Rom McCalla
Schley
McCalla
Cienfuegos
Uu.s. Naval Forces
Asiatic Station
Ayner
Holden
Iris
Merix
Witnesses Describe Schley Feint At Santiago Harbor
Testimony in the inquiry recounts the naval actions near Santiago when Trolden was called. Lieutenant Leiper spoke about the Schley Meckade at Santiago and the ships involved.
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Santiago
Trolden
Leiper
Schley
Witnesses describe blockade distances and flawed charts
Officers discuss blockade off Santiago harbor with estimates differing from official logs. Leiper notes weak batteries at the harbor mouth while Rayner cites four and a half miles offshore. Schnetze criticizes the battle chart as inaccurate, claiming no chart is ever perfectly correct.
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Brooklyn
Leiper
New Orleans
Schley
Colon
Marblehead
Rayner
Schnetze
Wainwright
Ife
Santiago Harbor
Frent
Schuetze
Adjourned Federation of Labor Convention in Uproar
Joliet Illinois October 11 The state convention of the Federation of Labor adjourned in an uproar after National Organizers Leadrey and McLean failed to gain early recognition and refused to address the gathering A near unanimous vote denied hearing them later A dozen resolutions passed including a plan to abolish labor saving machinery and use convicts on hand labor President O Brien named a twelve member committee to confer with Governor Yates on convict labor Adam Mensche of Kewanee was elected president in a tight race with Barney Cohen of Chicago Sheldon A Harris of Dwight vice president and James F Morris of Springfield secretary treasurer.
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O'Brien
Yates
Adam Mensche
Kewanee
Barney Cohen
Chicago
Sheldon A. Harris
Dwight
James F. Morris
Springfield
Russia seeks control of Afghanistan to secure frontiers
St Petersburg papers unite on Afghanistan policy. The Svet demands occupation of Iserat and other frontier points to tranquilize Afghanistan and prevent British annexation. It argues Russia does not seek war with India but needs police on central Asian borders and would ensure peace with England if Afghanistan were controlled.
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St. Petersburg
Afghanistan
Svet
Iserat
England
Russia
India
Tanker Crane Encounters Buckling Deck Beams
While escorting from Portsmouth to Portland the torpedo boat destroyer Crane detected buckling deck beams amidships. The vessel returned at full speed to Portsmouth for inspection, a development that may shed light on the Cobra loss.
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London
Portsmouth
Portland
Counterfeiters Plant Found in Omaha Children Uncover 815 Bogus Coins
Children in western Omaha discover 815 unfinished counterfeit half dollars and related molds in a clay bank. The coins are untrimmed and flawed. The local secret service agent seized the outfit and will ship it to Washington for further action.
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Omaha
Neb
Secret Service
Outfit
Washington
Coal Vein Discovered Near Swedeburg Nebraska
A report from Wahoo Nebraska notes a coal discovery near Swedeburg fourteen feet thick in two veins separated by ten feet with slate and sandstone between. The veins were found at 235 feet depth and the coal is a good bituminous variety.
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Omaha
Neb
Herain
Wahoo
Swedeburg
Man Fatally Hit by Street Car In St. Joseph
St. Joseph Missouri October 11 Superintendent Bert Hamilton of the Hammond Packing company beef department was fatally injured when he fell in front of an electric railway trailer. Both legs were severed as he stood on the motor car platform during the collision.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Bert Hamilton
Hammond Packing Company
South St. Joseph
Hamilton
McKinley Head Featured on New Postal Cards
Washington October 11 The post office department will place the late President McKinley head on the new postal cards to be issued shortly after December 1.
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McKinley
Washington
Post Office Department
Frick & Johnson Contractors Notice of Liability
The undersigned will not be responsible for debts of sub contractors agents or laborers or their own agents unless ordered in regularly written signed orders. Frick & Johnson Contractors by J H Frick President.
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Claim Advertised by Smith
An ad touts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy with a money back offer if not fully satisfied after one bottle. The druggist promises refunds and a 50 cent price.
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Smith
KITCHENER NOT ASKING FOR MEN Big forces ready for South Africa
London dispatch reports War Secretary Brodrick rejecting Lord Kitchener’s need for more soldiers while outlining Britain’s ample manpower. He cites 200,000 in South Africa, 100,000 in training at home, and 69 mobile columns active, with vast supplies and remounts planned. confirms confidence in Kitchener’s leadership amid renewed criticism. A separate note adds chancellor Hicks Beach’s view that guerrilla activity remains, with some frontier revenue gains and a Boer ambush capture of 13 scouts at Heilbron.
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London
Brodrick
Charles Tioward Vincent
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Africa
Michael Hicks- Beach
Aldham
Orange River Colony
Heilbron
Kitchener
Mattoon Street Fair Opens with Queen Crowning
Ten thousand plus visitors attend the Mattoon Illinois street fair on opening day. Nellie Fitch wins queen honors with 1661 votes, Laura Campbell second with 6382 votes. Campbell named first lady in waiting. City dazzled by five miles of decorated booths and extensive illuminations. Attendance reaches 12000.
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Mattoon
Iils
Nellie Fitch
Laura Campbell
Miss Fitch
J. W. Fitch
Miss Campbell
Mexican farmer convicted on two Sunday work charges
Mexico Missouri October 11 Godfrey Winzer a farmer was found guilty on two counts for working on Sunday. Neighbors testified before the grand jury and Winzer faced five indictments for scalding hogs whitewashing trees stacking oats and straw and rendering lard. He was convicted on the first two counts and fined ten dollars in each case.
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Mexico
Godfrey Winzer
Winzer
Fire claims three children in Santiago home blaze
The Santiago dwelling of G. Peters twelve miles north of Omer burned Tuesday night. Three Peters children perished in the flames and Peters was badly burned while trying to save them. Mrs. Peters also suffered serious burns.
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Omer, Mich
G. Peters
Santiago
Here
Peters
Rock Island Train Held Up Near Avoca
Rock Island train No. 3 from Chicago was held up near Avoca Iowa. The engineer reportedly exchanged shots with the bandits but no further details have been received.
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Rock Island
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Avoca
Despondent Father-in-Law Ends Life in Lewiston Shooting
In Lewiston Michigan on October 11 Rasmus Nelson aged 65 shot himself and died instantly. He was the father-in-law of Swan V Peterson who had been accidentally shot recently. Despondency followed Peterson's death.
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Lewiston
Mich
Rasmus Nelson
Swan V Peterson
Peterson
Beware of counterfeit Cascarets Candy Cathartic pills
Get what you ask for when buying Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. are never sold in bulk. A substitutor is a cheat and a fraud to beware of. All druggists, roc.
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Roc
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
Specialty engraved calling cards offered by the Journal
The Journal office advertises fine engraved calling cards in late styles and urges readers to place orders promptly.
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Journal
Kenosha Bribery Trial Opens With Confession Claim
Kenosha Wisconsin October 11 preliminary examination of Alderman Peter Iirsch and Albert E Smith for accepting a bribe began before Circuit Commissioner Baker. John Gaster the former alderman is the key prosecution witness who has confessed to incriminating statements. His testimony was challenged as self inculpatory and may determine if the indicted aldermen face trial.
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Kenosha
Wis
Peter Iirsch
Albert E. Smith
Baker
Messrs. Haynes and Clausen
Chicago
John Gaster
Windfall for a Woman Bequeathed by Long Lost Friend
In 1886 Helen Parker found a pocket book in Detroit with $100 and a diamond ring worth $800. She returned it to Mrs G F Foster. Parker later learned her friend Miss Lamereaux, now Mrs Edward Masone, had left her £5 000 in Scotland after her death.
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Edward Masone
Dr William Shetterly Weds Miss Voice Adams Beecher
In Franklin Indiana on October 11 at D H Shetterlys home Dr William Shetterly of New York married Miss Voice Adams Beecher a niece of Henry Ward Beecher. The bride’s mother Isa belle Adams was a niece of President John Adams. The couple left for their future home in Bedford district Brooklyn occupying Henry Ward Beecher’s house purchased by Dr Shetterly.
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Franklin, Ind
D. H. Shetterly
William Shetterly
New York
Miss Voice Adams Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Isabelle Adams
J. Adams
Bedford District
Macon Street
Brooklyn
Dr. Shetterly
Pike County Man Freed After Governor Pardon
Elijah Warren of Pike county was released after five years of a life sentence for criminal assault upon a woman. The governor Jelks issued the order based on information from the victim who testified falsely at trial.
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Montgomery
Ala
Elijah Warren
Pike County
Haseen
Jelks
Money Orders Reach 300 Million in Fiscal Year
The forthcoming report by Superintendent Metcalfe on the money order system shows total money orders sold at post offices nationwide reaching about 300 million dollars for the last fiscal year. This marks an increase of nearly 40 million dollars from the prior year.
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Washington
Metcalfe
Dent Yates Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Kansas City obituary notes the death of Dent Yates a longtime prominent businessman at his home after an appendicitis operation. He helped form the company that presented the opera Pinafore in America for the first time.
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Kansas City
Dent Yates
Yates
America
Four Chadwell-Morgan feudists die in Big Springs violence
Middlesboro Oct 11 All is quiet at Big Springs Va where on Sunday four Chadwell Morgan feudists were killed and it is believed there will be no more trouble.
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Middlesboro
Big Springs
Chadwell-Morgan
North Sea Storm Claims Dozens Of Vessels And Lives
Berlin reports forty vessels lost in recent North Sea storms with many lives feared missing. Coastal authorities and rescue services continue to search for survivors and assess the broader shipping impact.
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Berlin
North Sea
Roosevelt to receive Yale LL D degree
President Roosevelt will receive the degree of LL D from Yale college on October 28. The honor was tendered to him last spring.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Yale College
National hardware, threshers meet. crimes and wars wrap brief
National Hardware Manufacturers association forms in Cleveland with 100 members led by President Fayette R. Plumb. Thresher Manufacturers and Jobbers group adjourns in Indianapolis to reconvene next October. London trials tighten around Ann Odelia Dis de Bat. Two men Clarence Ward and Frank Gross killed by nitro explosion near Oil City. Marquis Ito tours Chicago. Kruger and Steyn mark second war anniversary. Lyman J. Gage offers $25 000 yearly posts for twenty men. Turks and Bulgarians reportedly surround Miss Stone’s kidnappers. Weld Columbian Museum to receive a gold brick from Egyptian fund found in tomb. Army canteen loss noted by General Wood in Cuba.
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National Hardware Manufacturers’ Association
Cleveland
Fayette R. Plumb
Philadelphia
F. D. Mitchell
Pittsburg
National Association of Thresher Manufacturers and Jobbers
Indianapolis
Ann Odelia Dis de Bat
London
Clarence Ward
Frank Gross
Oil City
Marquis Ito
Chicago
England
Kruger and
Steyn
Lyman J. Gage
Miss Stone
Weld Columbian Museum
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Egypt
Cuba
Wood
Seats on sale for My Friend From Arkansas at Carris Pharmacy
Seats are on sale at Carris Pharmacy for a performance titled My Friend From Arkansas. Gallery seats cost 25 cents, balcony 35 cents, dress circle 40 cents.
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Carris
Arkansas
Journal office to use cords of wood for subscriptions
The Journal office plans to use a small supply of wood as a subscription perk. Officials say residents may receive a few cords to help with heating during the winter.
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Journal
Rev I. B. Schreckengast to preach at Eureka church
Rev I. B. Schreckengast will preach at the Eureka church next Sabbath at 3 o clock in the afternoon. The announcement calls on congregants to attend the service.
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I. B. Schreckengast
Eureka Church
Denver Introduction Sparks Omaha Settlement
A Denver introduction cost Jacob B. Byers estate over 25000 as Marie I Fisher claimed common law marriage after Byers death. The dispute ended with a compromise giving Fisher 10000 and an Omaha property deed.
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Omaha
Neb
Denver
Jacob B. Byers
Colorado City
Byers
South Omaha
Marie I. Fisher
Aeronaut J Seeley's Body Found After Balloon Disappearance
LaSalle Illinois October 11 reports say Lonters found in the weeds by the Illinois River the body of Mrs J A Seeley famous aeronaut known as Lillian Lefay She vanished after leaping from a balloon at dusk October 2 a vast search by 500 men and boys ended when the mystery of her disappearance was solved Her husband previously claimed abduction and named a rival suitor as his suspect.
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LaSalle
Urs
Lonters
Ihndy River
J. A. Seeley
Lillian Lefay
Storm Ravages Shenandoah Iowa Route 11
The worst wind and rain storm ever hit Shenandoah yesterday at 4 30 p m damaging a dozen business houses and several small buildings. The Burlington round house wrecked and the Hecht plant roof blown off left the city in darkness. Telegraph and telephone wires and rail lines were washed out along the route.
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Shenandoah
Oet
Doen
Burlington
Hecht
Purity Convention Outlines Divorce Views in Talks
Chicago reports from the National Purity convention note papers and addresses on vice its causes effects and cures. Rev TD PD Mitchell of Winnebago City Minn argues divorce is not a matter of choice in his address delivered at yesterday's session.
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Chicago
TD. PD. Mitchell
Winnebago City
Minn
Clergymen E W and Mrs Clarke celebrate golden wedding
Rev Dr E W Clarke and his wife observed their golden wedding in Pana Illinois on Wednesday. Clarke, founder of Irvington college, has served in the Presbyterian ministry for fifty two years.
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Pana
E. W
Clarke
Irvington College
Railroads Discontinue Use of Convict Labor
Dallas Oct 11 Superintendent Rice announces the state penitentiary board has decided to end leasing convicts to railroads and for repair work.
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Dallas
Tex
Rice
State Penitentiary
Penitentiary Board
Markets Wrap: Hogs Cattle and Wheat Prices Across Regions
Chicago hogs saw receipts of about 19 000 with diverse bids from 4 75 to 6 60 for heavy packing and shipping lots. Cattle receipts about 7 000 with ranges from 3 90 to 6 50 for steers and heifers, plus notes on fed western, stockers, cows and veal calves. East Buffalo quotes show hogs at 6 15 to 6 65 and cattle steady to dull, while Milwaukee reports quiet wheat and mixed grain futures with corn at 56 cents.
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Chicago
Texas
Board of Trade
A Word to Travelers About Diarrhoea Remedy
The excitement of travel and change in food and water can cause diarrhoea. Do not leave home without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Stewart's and Cook Sherman.
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Stewart's and
Cook & Sherman
Fish and Poultry Dressed and Cut to Order
Advertisement for Todd Stuart offering dressed fish and poultry cut to order with a focus on custom preparation. Includes minimal contact details and no further context.
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Todd Stuart
Germans in Port of Spain Turmoil Sparks Apology Demand
Report from Port of Spain says about 50 sailors from the German cruiser Vineta clashed with locals in Porto Cabello after a street fight. Police wounded two Vineta petty officers. a Vineta boat crew fired warning shots. A mob of around 1200 fled as German armed men boarded the Valesia, with tensions rising and Caracas pressuring for apologies.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Eder
la Guaira
Venezuela
Vineta
Porto Cabello
Valesia
Nob
Valesta
Caracas
Venezuela and Colombia seek peaceful frontier settlement
Caracas reports growing support for a friendly settlement with Colombia over Tachira border tensions. Venezuela warns that a large army is costly and harmful to commerce, while frontier forces stay defensive awaiting possible attack. The timing of Colombia’s reply remains uncertain. In Indiana a 13 year old boy injured by dynamite near La Crosse. In Michigan a circulating tale claims a Chicago woman hunted for her husband and another with a gun before returning to Chicago.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Associated Press
Coloma
Tacuta
Guajira
Steel works shaft breaks. plant closed for weeks
Joliet Oct. 11 A broken main shaft at the Illinois Steel works halts operations for likely two weeks. Several men, who had just returned after a strike, again become idle as the department suspends output.
Graham Theatre Season Advances At Carris Mast Side Drug
Advance sale for all Graham theatre attractions during the present season will be at Carris Mast side drug store.
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Graham Theatre
Carris’ Mast Side
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