Eight Witnesses Testify In Schley Court of Inquiry
The Schley court of inquiry heard eight witnesses from the Brooklyn crew none of whom could keep up with the larger ships. They testified that the delay from Cienfuegos to Santiago was caused by smaller vessels such as the Vixen and Eagle and that Commodore Schley pressed the squadron to Jamaica for coal.
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Washington
Schley
Brooklyn
Commodore
Charles Webster
T. D. Griffin
Santiago
C.a.abele
John Halligan, Jr
Ulysses S. Macy
James M. Hand
Ralph N. Marble
Paul Fitzsimmons
Samplor
Halligan
Rayner
United States
Advocate Lemly
New York
Ensign Marble
Sigsbee
Cienfuegos
Vixen
Eagle
Griffin
Jamaica
Sailor Memoir Highlights Guantanamo Coaling During Santiago Chase
Griffin relays Schley preferred to coal at Guantanamo for rest, while remaining on station at Santiago. Log and witness accounts describe night signaling and a tense chase of the Spanish fleet, with Ensign Abele noting heavy surf at Cienfuegos and colonial signaling between harbor and fort.
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Schley
Santiago
Sampson
Rayner
Griffin
Guantanamo
Massachusetts
Hanna
Brooklyn
Jamaica
Abele
Cienfuegos
Testimony on Cienfuegos Night Naval Operations
Ensigns Abele Halligan and Mace testify on the Schley blockade at Santiago. Abele saw picket boats at night and described heavy surf. Halligan heard heavy guns near Cienfuegos. Mace recalled Commodore's plan to bombard from long range to locate batteries without risking ships.
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Abele
Schley
Santiago
John Halligan, Jr
Cienfuegos
Mace
Colon
Brooklyn
Department
Testimony on July 8 naval engagement near Cuba
Ensigns Mable and Hand describe the voyage from Cienfuegos to Santiago with no new findings. The court questioned Marble about Spanish ships during the Brooklyn action and he said one ship did not turn promptly while another moved westward. He noted heavy smoke obscured the Texas during Brooklyn’s starboard turn.
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Colon
Mable
Hand
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Marble
Brooklyn
Texas
Chief Surgeon Recalls Battle and Schley’s Look
Medical Director Paul Fitesimmons, chief surgeon of the flying squadron, testified on July 3’s action from the Brooklyn gun deck. He recalled seeing only one U S ship after the Brooklyn turned and noted the range as low as 800 yards. He did not see Commodore Schley during the engagement but met him about 1:30 p m, when Schley appeared unable to speak from smoke but exultant over the victory. He said he had no discreditable conversations with the Commodore unless asked specifically. Adjourned for the day.
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Paul Fitesimmons
Brooklyn
United States
Rayner
Commodore Schley
Commodore
Hanna
Threats of a Rescue At Lansing Jail
In Lansing Iowa Clarence Hastings is jailed on an assault charge involving Clara Dese of Wisconsin. He awaits Wisconsin governor requisition papers as guards report intelligence that Hastings' friends planned to raid the jail and burn it. Extra watchmen stationed around the jail reflect heightened security pending extradition.
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Lansing
Clarence Hastings
Little Clara Dese
Stoddard
Wis
Wisconsin
Eckels Attacks Sub Treasury at Bankers Meeting
Chicago financier James T. Eckels urged abolition of the sub treasury and imprisonment of legal tenders, calling for broader bank expansion and a stronger currency system. The American Bankers association elected officers including Herrick of Cleveland and Hardy of Norfolk, with McKinley’s death memorials adopted.
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Association
Eckels
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland, C
Caldwell Hardy
Norfolk
Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Geo. M. Reynolds
Chicago
James R. Branch
McKinley
Trowbridge
J.S. Davis
Georgia
Congress
Executive Council
Vicar Pays Duty to Bring Welsh Pamphlets to Yale
Canon W H Fletcher vicar of Wrexham boarded the Teutonic at New York with a box of Welsh souvenir pamphlets. Customs officers required duty payment before ashore, for delivery to Yale graduates at the bicentennial anniversary. Fletcher is rector of St. Giles church, famed as one of Wales seven wonders. Elihu Yale is buried beneath Yale’s founder's tomb nearby.
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New York
Teutonic
W. H. Fletcher
Wrexham
Wales
Yale College
St. Giles Church
Elihu Yale
Lion trainer injured twice at Milwaukee zoo
Albert Jones suffered severe bites to his right thigh left ankle and right forearm while training a young lion cub at Milwaukee's zoo. He received first aid then returned to work before the animal struck again, necessitating hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Albert Jones
Jones
Hayes Must Reimburse University for Loss Share
The Iowa Supreme Court reverses the Montgomery county ruling in the case of John Hayes of Red Oak as surety on Charles W. Spalding’s bond. Hayes must repay a proportionate share of funds misused by the university’s former cashier, Spalding, who was convicted of disposing of university money.
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Hayes
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Town
Montgomery County Court
University of Illinois
John Hayes
Red Oak
Charles W. Spalding
Chicago Burlington Quincy Railway Incorporation Readied
Articles of incorporation filed in Burlington Iowa on October 18 establish the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway company with capital stock of 10 million dollars. The plan is to unite the Burlington system lines and holdings under a single management, encompassing the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad and related western roads.
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Burlington
Chicago, Burlington Art Quincy Railway Company
Burlington System
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Illinois
Boy Bitten by a Mad Dog in Illinois
In Mattoon Illinois on October 18 a four year old boy, son of Charles Goodson a prominent Garrett Douglas County stockman, was attacked by a mad dog. The child's face was fearfully lacerated and there is no hope of recovery.
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Mattoon
Ills
Charles Goodson
Garrett
Douglas County
Ann Taylor Dies at 110 in St. Joseph
Mrs. Ann Taylor a historic city figure died Wednesday in St. Joseph Missouri at age 110 after a long life marked by tobacco and liquor use spanning more than a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mo
Ann Taylor
A Word to Travelers on Diarrhoea Remedy
The excitement of travel and change of water often brings on diarrhoea. No one should leave home without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Stewart's and Cook Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart's
Cook & Sherman
Fish and Poultry Dressed to Order at Todd Stuart's
Fish and poultry are dressed and cut to order at Todd Stuart's shop, offering fresh selections for customers seeking customized seafood and poultry portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Stuart
Case of Banker Lacey Faces Depositors’ Blame
W K Lacey president of the defunct First National bank returns to Niles Michigan after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Grand Rapids for complicity in the wrecking by cashier Johnson. Local depositors blame him for giving Johnson free rein while others doubt criminal knowledge. Proceedings in chancery pursue assessment payments on bank stock held by Lacey as Receiver Selden plans additional suits.
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Niles, Mich
W. K. Lacey
First National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Rapids
Johnson
Lacey
Selden
Nebraska Forest Planting Plan Discussed by Official
Omaha Neb Oct 18 William L Hall assistant superintendent of tree planting division of forestry of the department of agriculture has completed an extensive investigation of Nebraska conditions for tree planting He says climate and soil are suited to a degree of forest planting but the exact extent will require further experiments.
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Omaha, Neb
William L. Hall
Division of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Indicted Allege Murder Reach from Kansas to Illinois
James Devins brought from Wellington Kansas to Kankakee Illinois under indictment for the murder of Dennis Reardon a farmer from Roberts Illinois in a saloon on the night of November 4 1896. He struck him on the head for refusing to pay for drinks.
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Kankakee
Ills
James Devins
Wellington
Kan
Dennis Reardon
Roberts
Ils
Will County Jail Prisoners Strike Near End
Twenty five inmates at Will County jail began a work stoppage on Wednesday. Twenty four remained in solitary confinement with nine still refusing to return to duties as of last evening. Fifteen signed an agreement to resume prison regulations.
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Joliet, Uls
Will County
Chicago investor buys Preston Oil interests in Wells county
Bluffton Indiana October 18 Lafayette McWilliams of Chicago has purchased for 90000 dollars the Preston Oil company's interests in Wells county. The property consists of 500 acres of leases with twenty six producing wells and a daily production of 100 barrels.
Educate Your Bowels and Train Your Bowels
An old advertising blurb promotes Cas Carrets Candy Cathartic as a bowel training product. It claims the genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. will train the bowels and notes they are not sold in bulk and are available at all druggists.
Specialty engraved calling cards offered by The Journal office
The Journal office advertises fine engraved calling cards in late styles and urges readers to place orders at once for personalized stationery.
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Journal
Notorious thug Mussolino captured after fierce Urbino fight
Rome Oct 18 The brigand Mussolino, long terrorizing Calabria, was captured after stiff resistance at Urbino. Credited with twenty five murders, he began his outlaw career two years ago after an alleged unjust imprisonment. He vowed to kill fifteen witnesses and is said to have murdered twelve.
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Rome
End Mussolino
Urbino
Calabria
Strange heat accident endangers thirty at South Chicago Furnace
In Chicago the South Chicago Furnace plant disaster left thirty workers at risk when molten iron spilled from a melting pan. Radda Rattich suffered severe burns as Superintendent Grimes warned workers. A nearby brick building under construction collapsed, injuring four, but most escaped. Mary Struke, age 71, died of heart disease in her Ruble street home.
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Chicago
South Chicago Furnace Company
Radda Rattich
Charles A. Grimes
Torrence Avenue
Forty-fifth Avenue
Congress
van Buren Streets
William Gunther
Mary Struke
Henry
Ruble Street
Peru Woman Mrs Brewer Marries Klondike Miner and Returns
Three years after joining a Chicago party bound for the Klondike Mrs Victoria Brewer of Denver Peru county married Heimer Smith a Klondike miner with four good paying claims. The couple returned to the United States two months ago and have since bought a large Idaho ranch.
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Peru
Ind
Victoria Brewer
Denver
This County
Pierce Vondous
Chicago
Klondike
Gold
Brewer
Heimer Smith
United States
Idaho
French Coal Owners Prophecy
The central committee of coal owners in Paris warns that an eight hour mine law would cut output by more than 6 500 000 tons and throw thousands of French miners out of work. In the southern half competition from foreign fields would force wage reductions to keep production viable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Central Committee of Coal Owners
France
Joseph F Smith Elected President Of Mormon Church
In Salt Lake City on October 18 at the Apostles meeting in the temple Joseph F. Smith was chosen and set apart as president of the Mormon church succeeding the late Lorenzo Snow.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
The
Apostles
Temple
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Lorenzo Snow
Tyrone Bank Bookkeeper Admits $12,000 Embezzlement
Altoona Pennsylvania October 18 David M Wolf bookkeeper for the First National Bank of Tyrone confessed to the embezzlement of twelve thousand dollars from bank funds.
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Altoona, Pa
David M. Wolf
First National Bank of
Tyrone
Mohawk conference in session at Lake Mohawk N Y
The nineteenth annual Mohawk Indian conference meets at Lake Mohawk New York. Other items note Balke cruiser ordered to Central American waters and Rheinish steel works to cut wages by ten percent starting November 1.
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Lake Mohawk
N. Y
Balke
Rheinish
Germany
Buffalo
Arthur J. Gauckler
Detroit
Wabash Expands Service to Pan-American Exposition
The Wabash railroad announces extra trains and new equipment to shuttle travelers between Detroit and Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. It offers free reclining chair cars between Chicago and Buffalo and stopovers at Niagara Falls. Tickets available at 97 Adams Street with Pan-American Folder and color map of the exposition.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
Adama Street
Paneer, A. G. P. A
Carnegie Library Site Battle in Aurora Stalemate
Aurora October meeting leaves library board ready to locate the Carnegie building on Stolp’s Island after Memorial Hall move, while the council and Aurora Post decline to approve. Joint occupancy as a memorial hinges on Carnegie consent.
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Aurora
Urs
Aurora City Council
Carnegie Library
Aurora Post
Memorial Hall
Lbrary Board
Lincoln Park
Stolp’s Island
Carnegie
Library
Grand Army
WEDS ONE MAN THRICE Latest Matrimontal Venture
Grace Snell Coffin Walker daughter of the murdered millionaire A J Snell wed Frank Nixon Coffin for a third time at St Chrysostom church Chicago. The ceremony followed divorces from Jayes T Walker and Coffin and was permitted under Wisconsin law despite a one year remarriage restriction. In Des Moines Drake University a class fight left three injured as freshmen beat sophomores in a chaotic clash on campus.
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Chicago
Grace Snell Coffin Walker
A. J. Snell
St. Chrysostom Church
Frank Nixon Coffin
Thaddeus Shively
Jayes T. Walker
Th Mountain House
Waukesha
Coffin
A.J. Stone
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Drake University
William Peck
Charles McVey
Charles Coffman
Iowa surgeons honor McKinley doctors in convention
In Des Moines Iowa on October 18 the Iowa State Association of Railway Surgeons praised the physicians who cared for President McKinley during his final illness. The group drew up resolutions commending the doctors collectively and individually and stating confidence that the president’s death could not have been prevented by any surgical skill.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Association of Railway Surgeons
McKinley
Streator Couple Marks 63rd Wedding Anniversary
Col. Ralph Plumb and wife observed their sixty third wedding anniversary at their Streator home. They were married in Ohio. He is 86, she is 85.
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Streatar
Ill
Ralph Plumb
Ohio
Market summaries report cattle hog prices and grain quotes
Chicago market notes hog receipts about 20,000 with pigs 4.75 to 6.70, mixed loads 6.00 to 6.70. Cattle receipts 8,500 with steers from 4.00 to 6.20, cows 1.0 to 4.60, veal calves 4.50. Sheep and lambs 15,000 with western lambs 3.00 to 5.00. East Buffalo quotes hogs 6.10 to 6.75, cattle 5.25 to 7.25, sheep and lambs firm. St Louis grain shows wheat 71 to 74 cents, corn 57 to 59 cents, oats 37 to 38 cents. Milwaukee wheat up to 70 cents, corn 56 to 65 cents.
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Chicago
Texas Steeers
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
T. Louise Grain
St. Louis
Tim E
Milwaukee Grain
Board of Trade Today
City Bus Line Call Up for Orders at Hotel Allen
Call up phone number one at Hotel Allen to leave orders for the city bus line. Messages will be promptly attended to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Allen
Rogers
London court hears vile testimony in Jackson case
The hearing of Theodore and Taura Jackson continued in a crowded London police court. Daisy Adams, a girl of about 12, testified to abuses under the Theocratic Unity and claims of reincarnation. Laura Jackson, defending, challenged the witness while arguing for the return of seized funds.
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London
Theodore
Taura Jackson
Ann Odelia Disa de Bar
Daisy Adams
Adama
Thuggery or a Joke Threats Against Carpenter in Racine
The Racine region reports threats received by Charles R. Carpenter cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank detailing planned robbery or kidnapping schemes involving his family and associates. A separate note targets Charles Emerson demanding 5000 dollars with kidnapping risk and river body disposal if rules not followed. Police investigate as others think it may be juvenile mischief or a gang activity. In Walworth eight gravel train workers are buried and injured after a car overturns near Tioga with road master W. W. Bond badly hurt and unlikely to recover. Additional workers suffer serious injuries and others minor injuries from the incident.
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Racine, Wis
Charles KR. Carpenter
Commercial and Savings Bank
Commercial Bank
Russell
Carpenter
Sixth Street
Carpener
Charles Emerson
Thomas J. Emerson
Emerson
Young Men's Christian Association
Imerson
Walworth
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Carris Sells the Sets at East Side Drug Store
Advance sale for all Graham theatre attractions during the current season will be at Carris East side drug store. Sales at the drug store will begin this week and offer the full lineup of shows.
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Graham Theatre
Carris’ East Side Drug Store
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Alao
James TH. Eckels
American Bankers’ Association
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Guite
President's Physicians
Chicago Grain and Produce
Nicola
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Furniture CO
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Diss
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Racine
Carris
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
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Chas. TL. Knex
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J. M. Sprovat
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C M. Kae
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Joseph Pollard, Jr
H. Knecht
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J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Temple Builiding
W. H. Butterfield
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Marsh W. Bailey
Peior
Pownstairs
Apposite City Hall
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Geneva
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
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C. A. Dewey
Attorney-At-Law
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Catal A Anderson
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Washington County Savings Bark
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Hotel Colenso
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Sun
Paul
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Peoria Mall
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Omaha
JIN Tittemore
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