Chaplain Jones Indicted as Court Martial Sits in Norfolk
Norfolk August 5 Chaplain Harry W Jones faces grand jury indictment for grand larceny amid ongoing naval court martial on charges of scandalous conduct and moral turpitude He surrendered to Commonwealth Attorney Tilton posted bond and demanded a jury trial while asserting persecution and vowing acquittal The indictment alleges three checks dated July 1886 drawn on Mechanics National Bank Schermerhorn NY signed by Jones with protests for insufficient funds
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Norfolk
Talashood Wan
Norfolk Navy Yard
Harry W. Jones
Norfolk City
J Gammon
Citzens’ Bank
Mechanics’ National Bank
Schermerhorn
New York
Chaplain Jones
Howard C. Baker
New York Bank
Jones
Jonas Thton
Corporation Court
Tris
Winunayles
Ole Witheasey
HW Cook
Secretary of the Navy
Transport Breaks Down On Sea Voyage To Philippines
The transport Warren, carrying a large contingent of troops and passengers, left Saturday for the Philippines but turned back eighty miles out after a breakdown. A condenser tube failed, allowing salt water to mix with fresh water, prompting the port return.
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San Francisco
Warren Wich
Philippines
Fresh Australian relief regiments sail for the Philippines
Four army transports Warren Crook Burford and Logan will depart San Francisco in August carrying relief regiments to the Philippines. The ships sail on a United States Army plan to reinforce existing commands as Kilpatrick and Jing hunt term repairs wrap.
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Warren
Crook
Burford
Logan
Philippines
Kilpatrick
Newport News Wa
Yana
Sumner
Army Orders and Assignments Placed for Various Units
Military directives list Capt George T Patterson and others receiving two month terms starting August 20. Multiple officers from Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Ordnance are reassigned or granted leave, with transfers to Forts and stations across the United States and abroad, including Manila and San Francisco. Naval movements note ships and crews linked to the Severn cruise out of Annapolis and other vessel movements to Newport, Hampton Roads, and Boston area ports.
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Mathew E Saville
Cape William
Ward
Ieriman le Pitter
Flotd Artillery
We Coast Artllery Corps
Binet
Ernane
Coast Artilery Campe
Flvld
William Wood
Manila
Seu
Standton
Fort Sirona
Fort Meash
Port Beaks Maas
Roschantee
Bruce Palmer Tynth
Gom Clerk
United Alater Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ondaanes
Navy Department
Washington, DC
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Eoslyn
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de Long Aralga RM Griewold
Tome
Migshimaa FM
Roberte A Hopkina
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Naval Station
Guamy
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Gas Fraccisco
Cal
Army Estimates Prepared for Fiscal Year Ending 109
The War Department prepared estimates for the military establishment for the year ending June 3, 109, to be reviewed by Secretary Taft on his return from Murray Bay. The figures show no material increase over current appropriations except for statutory rises due to expanded Army strength.
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Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
Grape Nuts cereal praised as easy to digest food
An early 20th century promotional excerpt extols Grape Nuts, arguing ordinary cereals irritate digestion. It claims the product is fully cooked, nitrogen rich, and digestible for children and nursing babies, produced by Pontum Co at Batts Creek Michigan, with a nod to The Road to Wellville.
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Batts Creek
Mich
Wellville
Tariff Handicaps American Art Says Met Museum Chief
Metropolitan Museum director Sir Caspar Par don Clarke arrived after a European tour and said the current American tariff on art objects throttles American art and culture. He noted Americans abroad buy houses and bring back works to surround themselves with art, then settle overseas to avoid steep duties. He cited imports of replicas and prints as easy while original, rare works face high taxes.
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Sir Caspar Pardon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Caspar
Metropolitan Museum
Rudolphe Kain V
Paris
Bir Caspar
J. Pierpont Morean
Europe
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Sir Caspar
London
Psy Bait Ag
Isle Royale’s Union Jack claim sparks boundary dispute
The State Department faces questions over reports that Capt. Young of the Ninety sixth Regiment and Canadian militia planted the Union Jack on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Treaty of Ghent and 1840s boundary lines confirm U.S. dominion though authorities may intervene if trespass occurs. Isle Royale is part of Michigan, a fact nations and locals debate amid patrols and potential legal action.
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Ontario
Young
Ninety-sixth Regiment
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Ghent
United States
Canada
Isle Royale
Suite Department
Nce
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Islanc
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Ontaro
New York
Milwaukee
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Deceiver Is Sentenced At Leavenworth Army Court Martial
Private James M Payne of the Sixteenth Battery Sexe Artillery received a three year term in a military prison for breaking a prom ing of marriage and borrowing money with intent to defraud. He was engaged to an army nurse in Cuba and sought funds for uniforms and equipment, aiming for a commission. The court martial found conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, with the finding approved by Brig Gen Gadtrey.
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Kansas City
Payne
Gadtrey
Land Theft Fines 22000 in Wyoming Case
Federal Judge Ryner overruled a motion for a new trial in the Monarch land fraud conspiracy case. Holsrovk Lonbaugh and RicPhilmey face fines of 10000 each, 2400 on McPhilamey, with restitution and costs to county. Appeals will proceed to the circuit court. Secret Service probes 4000 acres in Imperial Valley fraud case.
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Ryner
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Eand
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Holbrook and Londaugh
McPhilamey
United States Circuit Court
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O. R. Robinson
Vncal and Office
Imperial Valley
Secret Service
Oregon
New Clerks at Printing Office Face Resistance to Superintendent
Scores of laborers and temporary clerks were added to the Government Printing Office staff to assist the superintendent of documents. Carloads of mixed materials await sorting and possible sale or condemnation while new appointees include key clerks and stenographers to maintain office correspondence.
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Government Printing Office
Olion
Guneral
Sletographéra
Hitchcock Absent From Washington For Two Weeks
First Assistant Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock left Washington Sunday for a westward trip on official business amid mystery. He will visit Chicago St Louis and other major cities gathering information for the Roosevelt administration ahead of the 1904 campaign. The Navy reports ordinary seaman Garry F Lynch drowned after going overboard from the battleship Georgia on August 2.
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Bart
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New York
France and Britain Move on Morocco Amid Turmoil
Dispatches from Tangier and Oran report French and British forces preparing to intervene in Morocco. Plans call for two battalions of Algerian sharpshooters, Foreign Legion troops, artillery, cavalry, and Spahis to be landed at Casablanca. Reports say native tribes surround the town while Italians seek reparations for murders.
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Russian Editors Warned Aims to Bar Critique During Trials
Special cable reports Ros Jeaued an order by the prefect of polles warning editors they face a 3000 roubles fine or three months in prison for publishing any comment about the Emperor, the imperial family, or trial-related matters without permission. The move follows fear of public criticism during the upcoming Cant plot trials involving Grand Duke Nicholas and Premier at Olypin. Defendants include Naval Lieut. Nikitenko and several lawyers and armed women.
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Russian General Karakonsky Shot in Caucasus Street Killing
Former Odessa governor general Gen Karakoff was killed in central Piatigorak, with his assassin escaping. He had been appointed governor general of Odeana on July 3, 105 and had earlier banished Mayor Yaroschanko for attending a Moscow Zemstva Congress. He later ordered police to fire on mobs. Gen Woulbara succeeded him on October 25.
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KUROKI SENDS THANKS ON RETURN TO JAPAN
A letter signed by Gen Kuroki was received by the Navy Department reporting a safe return to home June 27 after a pleasant visit to the United States. The document expresses sincere thanks for hospitality shown to Kuroki and fellow officers during the trip. A Paris report notes naval officer Leon Maille declared insane after firing at President Fallieres on July 14 and being placed in an asylum.
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Royal Couple Reconciled In Coburg Divorce Rumor
Reports from Coburg say the Russian Grand Duke Cyril and his divorced wife Grand Duchess Victoria of Freasé plan reconciliation after she renounces her title. Cyril visited Saint Petersburg to see Emperor Nicholas and may return to a restored union. Grand Duke Vladimir debates restoring his titled honors after marrying a divorced woman, risking canonical lines. The Grand Duke of Hesse, Victoria’s former husband, is Empress of Kunsts’s brother.
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Nicholad
Vladimir
Michalas
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Victoria
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Turkish Raid Kills Many Near Urumiah In Persia
Turkish forces crossed the frontier into Northwest Persia raiding near Urumiah. About 4000 troops and artillery attacked Mavaneh, destroying the village and killing about seventy residents, most of them Christians. A Persian cavalry group reportedly joined the invaders, threatening Utumleh, while Urumiah center hosts the Fluke Seminary for Girls and Trumian College. Authorities may seek pressure from Russia and Great Britain to halt the raid.
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Permanent Court Likely at The Hague Aboard Delegation
The American delegation to the peace conference, including Choate and Brown Scott, spent the day with leading delegates to discuss the proposal for a permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. The plan is considered assured despite potential delays over judges. If some small nations balk, the great powers America and Britain alone may keep it busy for years, and the court’s influence could attract others.
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War hero drowned after Stare and Stripes claim over Santiago
Thomas Myjer, who asserted he hoisted the Star and Stripes over Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish American War, was drowned off Courtown yesterday while practicing for an attempt to admit. George Channel
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Acting Secretary of Navy Announces Fraud Case Outcome
Acting Secretary Newberry announced the investigation into an enlisted man’s discovery of a swindle at the Washington Navy Yard. Henry Lissburger of Lissburger & Co, New York, was charged with altering weights on bronze and copper scrap purchases. Loss amount unknown. Lissburger barred from further government business. Case referred to the Department of Justice.
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Taft Changes Plans and Denver Stop Added
Secretary Taft alters his itinerary on the way to Manila. He will speak in Lexington Kentucky on August 28 instead of Louisville and will skip Lincoln Nebraska to Denver on August 29. The Denver date permits an extra day to visit Yellowstone Park en route to Seattle. Cholera threats are reported in Astrakhan Saratov and neighboring regions. American artist Brideman is decorated with the Legion of Honor in Paris.
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Gun raffle ends in trouble for Glen Echo marshal
A raffle for a historic revolver leads to Deputy Marshal Wiener arresting Thomas Wheatley after he flaunts the weapon. Mayor Garrett and Marshal Collins take back the pistol from Wheatley and convict Edward Washington and Robert Josie for related offenses.
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Perry Monument Unveiled at Put-in-Bay Ceremony Honors Perry Victory
At Put-in-Bay Ohio august ceremonies attended by Vice President Fairbanks Governor Harries and other dignitaries the Perry monument was unveiled in memory of Commodore Perry’s victory. Welcome salutes fired from shore battery and U S steamer Walver Ing accompanied arrivals. Oliver Perry grandson spoke for the family as Martha McCreary and Geraldine McDonnell unveiled the statue.
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Glover and Baker Glover Arrive in Concord Suit
Georgia W Glover and his daughter Mary Marr Baker Glover of Lead, Oak, arrive in Concord to answer summons in an accounting case over the property of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy. The Glover family, with Mrs Eddy’s son, seeks determination of her competency before appointed masters.
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Georga W Glover
Mian Marr Baker Glover
Lead, & Oak
Mary Baker Eddy
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Delaware Republicans Meet Naminee for Governor Nomination
At the Delaware Republican state central committee meeting in Rehoboth amid no quorum, Simeon S Pennewill of Greenwich appeared likely to be the gubernatorial candidate next year. The discussion focused on current conditions and possible nomination. In London, the bill creating a criminal appeal court passed its second reading in the House of Lords.
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Complaint under National Pure Food Law filed in Washington
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