Admiral Schley Concludes Cross Examination in Court
The court finished questioning Admiral Schley after four days of cross examination. The judge advocates asked about the May to June 1898 campaign details and the Santiago battle, with Schley explaining reports and actions, including a key dispute over the original battle report and presence of the New York.
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Washington
Hodgson
Texas
Simpson
Kibley
Schley
Sampson
New York
Admiral Schley
Schley Admits Plan and Loop Decision at Trial
Admiral Schley described the battle actions and signals that guided the fleet against the Colón. He stated New Orleans targeted shore batteries, heavy guns were used at the Colón, and the loop maneuver decided the day though not in his report. He claimed sole responsibility for Captain Cook's close-formation move and noted no alternative existed once the Spanish ships escaped harbor.
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Sehley
Schley
New Orleans
Cook
Sampson
Lemly
Schley Testimony On Turns And Pursuit At Sea
The judge advocate probes Schley on why he did not turn during action and whether pursuit of the Colon continued after Vizcaya struck colors. Schley recalls a primary aim to keep the ship in action and defeat the enemy, while noting his report from Guantanamo Bay dated July 11, 1898 and the Oregon's speed in the chase.
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Lemly
Schley
Judge Advocate
Department
Guantanamo Bay
Vizcaya
Oregon
Brooklyn
Texas
Colon
Admiral Schley
Witnesses Quash “On the Texas” Incident Claim
A report shown by Sampson was returned to Selsey during an interview. Abdrieht testified, and witnesses again denied the alleged incident tied to the Texas case.
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Abdrieht
Sampson
Selsey
Texas
East St. Louis Tragedy Special Officer Killed by Car Thieves
Special officer JJ W Brown of the Vandalia Railroad was shot and killed after killing one robber and wounding others during a car theft raid on the Mobile and Ohio line. He confronted six robbers, two were captured in Mast Carondelet, three escaped. Brown had previously served as a special officer at Forest Town.
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East St. Louis
JJ. W. Brown
Vandalla Railroad Company
Brown
Mobile and
Ohio Road
Forest Town
Mast Carondelet
World’s Largest Plate Glass Finished at Kokomo Plant
The Pittsburg Plate Glass company completed a massive plate glass at the Kokomo plant on Tuesday. The rough weight was about 2,500 pounds, finished and polished to 1,200 pounds, measuring 18 feet 1 inch long and 18 feet 1 inch wide.
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Kokome
Tnd
Kokomo
Pittsburg
Legal move for former Park County rep to Indianapolis firm
Terre Haute October 31. Silver Dick Miller former Park County representative now practicing law and active in Democratic politics will relocate to Indianapolis. He will join the firm J. J. Wilde & Co.
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Terre Haute
Thd
Silver
Dick Miller
Park County
Indianapolis
J. J. Wilde & Co
Mint Director Roberts speaks to Republican gathering
Mint Director Roberts addressed a large Republican gathering in this city on Tuesday. The speech served as a response to William Jennings Bryan's later day remarks delivered in Kansas City.
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Mint
Roberts
Teinbeck
William. Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
A Word to Travelers on Diarrhea Remedy
The note warns travelers that travel excitement and change in food and water often bring diarrhoea. It recommends carrying Chamberlain's Ohio Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, available for sale by Stewart's and Cook & Sherman.
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Chamberlain’s
Ohio
Stewart’s
Cook & Sherman
Todd Stuart's Dressed Fish and Poultry Shop Ad
Fish and poultry dressed and cut to order at Todd Stuart's. Local shop offers fresh selections and custom cuts to suit customer needs.
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Todd Stuart
Pan American congress names committees and cases of forgery
The Pan American congress appointed committees on arbitration water transportation commerce and reciprocity international law and other topics. A United States delegate named W J Buchanan will serve. In a separate case Fraser posed as George St Clair to marry Miss Matilda Runkle of Edwardsburg Michigan and pleaded guilty to forging a marriage license.
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City of
Mexico
Pan- American Congress
Pan-American Tribunal of Equity and Claims
Pan-American Railroad
Reorganization Bureau of American Republics
Pan-American Banking and Monetary Exchange
Pan-American
United States
W. J. Buchanan
Buenos Ayres
Congress
Committee On
John Barrett
International Equity
Court of Claims
Circuit Court
Fraser
George St. Clair
Matilda Runkle
Edwardsburg
Mich
New York State
St. Clair
Press privileges debate in Pan American congress
The Pan American congress debated press privileges with Isaac A. Beamara advocating broad rights for reporters and Chilean delegates opposing. Ex-Senator H. G. Davis urged including the Louisiana Purchase exposition in general welfare. Joan Barrett supported the fair as a sign of US world interest. An extra session is set to decide press access. later talks will cover suppression of anarchy.
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Isaac A. Beamara
Peru
H. G. Davis
St Louis Fair
Joan Barrett
United States
Pan-American Congress
St. Louis
McKinley
Barrett
Latin America
Committee On Committees
Davis
Congress
Record Sheep Receipts at Omaha Stock Yards
The Omaha stock yards logged their largest ever sheep receipts Monday with seventy three ears totaling 19 865 head, surpassing the prior single day record of 17 628 head set on October 10, 1900.
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Omaha
Miller Barred From Minnesota Football For July Foot Race
LaCrosse Wisconsin October 31 George Miller full back for Minnesota is likely to be barred for professionalism. It is alleged he ran a foot race for a cash prize at the Woodmen's picnic on July 4 in LaCrosse.
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LaCrosse
Wis
George Miller
Minnesota
Miller
Puerto Rican merchants tour ends in Chicago visit
The party of Puerto Rican merchants arrived in Chicago from Detroit and visited the board of trade and the stockyards before departing for St. Louis last night.
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Chicago
United States
Detroit
Board of Trade
St. Louis
Forger Pleads Guilty Over False Name on Marriage Certificate
In St. Joseph Michigan on October 31 William Fraser also known as George St Clair pleaded guilty to signing a marriage certificate with a false name. He admitted using the alias to obtain the ceremony and related records. Police report details indicate the case involves identity deception in a nuptial document.
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St. Joseph
Mich
William Fraser
George St. Clair
Kiss Case Sparks Legal Debate in Indiana Town
In Greencastle Indiana on October 31 Frank Peffley was fined six dollars for kissing Lizzie Murray near the Russellville post office. Murray alleges assault and battery, with a witness backing her claim. Peffley plans to appeal citing the kiss as not a crime and may take the matter to higher courts.
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Greencastle
Ind
LiAzezie Murray
Russellville
Frank Peftley
Miss Murray
Russelville
Peffley
Justice of the Peace Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Negotiations Progress Ransom for Ellen M Stone
Negotiations for the ransom of Ellen M Stone the abducted American missionary in Constantinople are progressing satisfactorily though kept strictly confidential to protect Miss Stones safety and interests.
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Ellen M. Stone
Constantinople
Miss Stone
Forpagh Circus Wrecked Near Baton Rouge
The Forepaugh and Sells circus was wrecked one mile from Baton Rouge on Tuesday. Four cars carrying animal cages were badly damaged but cages stayed closed and animals did not escape. A trailer with elephants escaped briefly but were corralled back into Baton Rouge.
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New Yorleans
Frightened youths trigger fatal shooting in Pittsburg
On October 31 a startled crowd of pranksters gathered near Mrs. Cameron’s Kaercher Street store in Pittsburg. Fred Bradley, 15, was shot dead after Mrs. Margaret Cameron, warned by a frightened 10 year old, fired four shots into the crowd.
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Pittsburg
Fred Bradley
Margaret Cameron
Brother of inmate dies in South Bend mystery case
A brother of Frank Webb, jailed in Jackson Michigan for smuggling files to aid Richland bank robbers, dies in South Bend on Tuesday from a mysterious cause. His mother is fatally ill. Cora and Grant, along with a daughter, are in custody as officers withhold statements. The family once lived in Michigan.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Webb
Jackson
Mich
Kalamazoo
Richland
Cora
Grant
Michigan
Stranger Payne Dies by Own Hand at Midland Hotel
A stranger registered as Rank Payne of Chicago committed suicide at the Midland hotel in Ia on Monday night. Found dead in bed Tuesday morning with carbolic acid bottle nearby, no pistols found, seven cents in money, and about 89 years old.
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Taina
Rank Payne
Chicago
Midland Hotel
Snow and rain sweep El Paso area
Snow fell for over an hour in El Paso Texas and surrounding area yesterday followed by heavy rain. A separate report notes an earthquake felt in several Italian cities including Spezzia Genoa Bologna Brescia and Milan.
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Spezzia
Genoa
Bologna
Brescia
Milan
Taft
Philippines
Count Tolstoi
Leipsic
Germany
Edward
San Remo
Portland
Ind
Timmonsville
MUST GO BACK TO DAKOTA Woman Extradited for Contempt
Cora Oman, wanted in Fargo North Dakota on contempt charges for violating an injunction against selling liquor, will be sent back to North Dakota. Governor Van Sant, advised by Attorney General W B Douglass, approved North Dakota’s requisition. Douglass noted the legal issue of contempt as a crime under North Dakota statute, with first offense as a misdemeanor and second offense as a felony making extradition possible.
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St. Paul
Minn
Cora Oman
Fargo
N. PD
Selvie Hquor
North Dakota
van Sant
W. B. Douglass
Douglass
Kitchener Reports A Fight Near Great Marico River
Dispatch from Pretoria dated Oct 25 reports Oct 24 fighting as Delarey and Kemp attacked a British force and were repulsed after heavy casualties. Forty killed on the field including Commandant Omstirheysen. British losses 28 killed and 51 wounded. Boers took eight British wagons and many gunners were killed or wounded.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Great Marico River
Delarey
Kemp
Omstirheysen
Northern Pacific Secures Record Insurance Policy
The Northern Pacific received from the Railway Underwriters a single policy worth 18.4 million dollars the largest ever written in the United States. Including additional self funded property coverage the total insurance reaches about 20 million dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
United States
Carrie Chapman Catt Aims for International Suffrage Conference
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the American Woman's Suffrage Association, is in Omaha arranging the association's convention. She discusses plans to bring representatives from fourteen nations to an international conference in Washington the week of November 12.
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Omaha
Carrie Chapman Catt
American Woman's Suffrage Association
Young men given sentences for destroying threshing machine
Port Huron Michigan October 31 The following young men who maliciously destroyed a threshing machine have been sentenced by Judge Thomas Frank Snyder one year at Jackson Olney Harris ninety days at the Detroit house of correction Lansing Carpenter paid a fine of 25 dollars for the same offense
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Port Huron
Mich
Thomas
Frank Snyder
Jackson
Olney Harris
Detroit House of Correction
Lansing Carpenter
Markets Report Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices
Receipts and price ranges for pigs cattle sheep and lambs at Chicago and East Buffalo markets. Hog prices mostly 5.40 to 6.22, cattle by grade from 1.25 to 6.85, sheep and lambs 2.75 to 4.80. East Buffalo dull cattle 1.50 to 7.50, hogs 5.40 to 6.50, sheep 1.50 to 4.75. St Louis and Milwaukee grains and oats mix with various futures and spot quotes.
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Hoge
Catttle
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis Grain
City Bus Line Promptly Attends to Orders
Frank Rogers will promptly attend to orders after a call to phone No 1. Allen is mentioned in relation to the instructions and the line up for coordination.
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Hate
Allen
Frank Rogers
Army officers praised though beer ban divides posts
Washington October 31 An inspector general Breckenridge report notes overall good discipline and capable officers with some neglect of daily duties Cocked with the canteen issue the report shows posts largely complied with rules where exchanges operated but some posts suffered under the beer prohibition Others urge that a decent canteen is needed to prevent vice and unrest A separate note from Sioux City Iowa reports a found body with a gunshot wound and throat injuries identified as Sammel Croffen a former Humboldt Tennessee minister and later a snake man in a side show
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Washington
J. C. Breckenridge
Sioux City
Sammel Croffen
Humboldt
Tenn
Madman with shotgun terrorizes North Cape town
In Racine Wisconsin on October 31, a farmer named Johann Johnson fired a shotgun in North Cape, terrorizing residents before fleeing. The sheriff and two deputies pursued him as citizens sought safety in cellars amid unconfirmed reports of his intended targets.
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Racine
Wis
North Cape
Johann Johnson
Johnson
Prospect for Petroleum Near Niles with Leases
In Niles Michigan on October 31 the Berrien Springs Oil, Coal and Gas company from South Bend secured land leases near the Big Four depot and plans to sink a well soon in hopes of striking oil or another valuable deposit. Blind Woman Burned to Death in Streator Illinois. Mrs Joseph Burehall, 74, a lifelong blind homemaker, died after her clothing ignited from a cook stove while preparing a meal. Davenport Iowa report says George McClosky of Clinton was killed after a fight with Dr. Maltby of Streator who drew a revolver and shot him twice in the neck and abdomen.
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Niles
Mich
Berrien Springs Oil, Coal and Gas Company
South Bend
Big Four
Streator
Iils
Joseph Burehall
Davenport
George McClosky
Clinton
BR. R. Maltby
Streator, Hs
McClosky
Carris Sells the Sets for Graham Theatre Season
Carris will handle advance sales for all Graham theatre attractions at the East Side Drug Store. Patrons should visit the store to secure season tickets and reserve seats for upcoming performances.
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Graham Theatre
Carris’ East Side Drug Store
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