Retirement of Rear Admiral George W. Melville
Rear Admiral George W. Melville retires after 16 years as engineer in chief of the navy. He served under four presidents and helped elevate the status of naval engineers from overlooked to respected, transforming fleet engineering and ship performance through reforms and leadership.
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Washington
George W. Melville
Navy
Melville
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Hutton
Columbia University
Melville’s Heroic Arctic Career Recalls Jeannette Expedition
The piece extols Melville as a formidable naval figure linked to the Jeannette Arctic voyage. It highlights his endurance aiding a comrade, leadership during peril, and honors from Congress, plus his innovations in steam efficiency and triple screw vessel design that influenced navies worldwide.
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Jeannette
Melville
Arctic
Navy
The
de Long
Lena Delta
Arctic Ocean
Congress
Navy Register
Sigsbee Promoted to Rear Admiral in Honored Career
The Navy names Charles D. Sigsbee as a rear admiral after the retirement of Remey. Sigsbee, famed as captain of the Maine during the Havana disaster, earned world recognition for his coolness and courage under catastrophe. Despite limited combat later, he remains a trusted naval leader expected to face future emergencies.
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Melville
Sigsbee
Robby
Remey
Charles D. Sigsbee
Capt
Maine
Havana
Gifted Young Colored Messenger At Papal Legation
James J. Mattingly, a 20 year old colored messenger at the papal legation in Washington, astonishes diplomats with his linguistic skill. He speaks English Latin Italian German French and Spanish fluently and is also a talented musician and composer. Educated in Washington public schools, he surpasses many university graduates and possesses deep knowledge of church affairs.
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Washington
Leo
James J. Mattingly
Charles H Robb Emerges in Postal Investigation Role
Louis A Coolidge profiles Charles H Robb a Vermonter under 40 who joined the postal inquiry as assistant to Attorney General Tyner after his dismissal. Robb is praised for keenness legal knowledge judgment and courage earning respect in authority circles and signaling a bright career ahead.
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Robb
Postal
Post Office
Tyner
Charles H. Robb
Department of Justice
Payne
Mr. Knox
Post Office Department
Department
Attorney General
Reliance Beats Shamrock Ill In 1903 Cup Race
In a brisk 12 to 15 knot breeze over 30 miles Reliance defeated Shamrock III by nine minutes actual time nine minutes three seconds after Lipton's deduction. Charles Oliver Iselin owns Reliance while Shamrock III is Lipton's challenger. Shamrock III will be remeasured with changes that may adjust time allowances.
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New York
Reliance
Shamrock
Thomas Lip
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock NL
Ton
America
Isle of Wight
Charles Oliver Iselin
Yacht Reliance
Shamrock III
Steamboat Sinks in Indianapolis Canal Tragedy
The Indiana steamer Indiana sank in the Indianola Water Co canal near Fairview Park at seven p.m. amid panic as men allegedly threw women and children overboard. About 50 aboard, with 30 thrown into the water. rescue efforts saved many, and two witnesses claim a woman and a baby drowned. Defective machinery and overloading blamed by some. Search for bodies ongoing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Indianola Water Company
Fairview Park
Broad Ripple Park
Betts
Three Firemen Injured as Rail Car Collides with Fire Engine
In St Paul Minnesota on August 24 a work car on the city railway collided with a hook and ladder truck from Engine No 1 injuring three firefighters, one fatally, as they were en route to a fire.
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St. Paul, Minn
City Railway
Marquis of Salisbury Dies on Fifty-Anniversary of Parliament Entry
The Marquis of Salisbury former English premier died at Hatfield House at 9 05 pm on the fiftieth anniversary of his first parliamentary election after an eighteen hour unconscious period. He suffered a relapse after a brief rally and died with physicians unable to reverse the decline.
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London
Marquis of Salisbury
England
Hatfield House
Lord Salisbury
Richard Douglas Powell
Marquis
Viscount Cranborne
House of Lords
Marquis of Lansdowne
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Rochester
Edward Cecil
Egypt
Robert Cecil
India
Lord Derby
Disraeli
Edward
Marienbad
Queen Victoria
Alexandra
Portugal
Loubet
United Kingdom
West content with prosperity and bank money in the west
Ex Senator Carter reports to President Roosevelt that westerners are indifferent to currency legislation. He cites abundant crops and cash as proof of prosperity and notes western banks discount Philadelphia and New York paper, indicating ample money to move crops and less need for eastern dollars. The west blames financial stringency on trade disorder or speculation.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Carter
Montana
National Commission For the
Butte
Mont
Philadelphia
New York
Peculiar Death After Child Swallowing Peas
In Creston Iowa on Sunday a seven year old girl of John Ponte a Burlington conductor died after ten days of dysentery. An autopsy showed the child had swallowed peas that sprouted and grew in her stomach making this one of the most peculiar cases on record.
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Creston
John Ponte
Burlington
Grand Army of the Republic selects Boston for 1904 encampment
The Grand Army of the Republic elected Gen. John C. Black of Illinois as Commander in Chief and chose Boston as the 1904 encampment site. Officers elected include Col. Mason Keene of California as Senior Vice Commander and Col. Harry Kessler of Montana as Junior Vice Commander. A vote to admit sons of veterans failed narrowly. A pension bill for veterans aged 62 was adopted.
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San Francisco
Grand Army of the Republic
Boston
John C. Black
Illinois
C. Mason Keene
California
Harry Kessler
Montana
George A. Harmon
Ohio
Winfield Scott
Arizona
Charles Burrows
District of
Kansas
A. W. Smith
Grand Army
Congress
Kessler
Philippines
Mechanics’ Pavilion
W. R. Shafter
Farmers in Combine Plan to Set Grain Prices
Chicago August 20 plans for a national farmer alliance to fix prices regulate distribution and curb middlemen were unveiled at the Grand Pacific hotel. The Farmers National Cooperative Exchange and the American Society of Equity led a conference calling for a convention to finalize details and seek uniform grain prices per bushel: wheat one dollar corn sixty cents oats forty cents.
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Chicago
Grand Pacific Hotel
Farmers’ National Cooperative Exchange Company
American Society of Equity
Governor to Call Special Session for State Institution Improvements
Gov White plans a September special legislative session to provide funds for finishing improvements at state institutions. Contracts are let and a bond issue was authorized but ruled illegal by the supreme court, leaving no funds to cover the expense except via general fund appropriation.
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Bismarck
N. D
White
Supreme Court
Burglars Rob Clinton Post Office For Cash And Stamps
A Janesville special reports Clinton Wisconsin post office entered by burglars Wednesday night. They took about $300 in cash and $1,000 in stamps. The postmaster offers a $50 reward, in addition to government rewards, for the capture of the culprits.
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Milwaukee
Journal
Janesville
Wis
Clinton
Rise in US population shown by 1900 census
Washington report notes a 20.7 percent population rise in the United States over the decade ending 1900, double Europe’s growth and second only to Argentina among major countries.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Russian squadron recalled after accepting Turkish demands
The Russia Black Sea squadron, sent to the Turkish waters following the Monastir consul murder, is ordered back to Sebastopol after the Porte accepted Russia's demands. Turkish official measures punish murderers, dismiss officials, and promise order. Reports from Brussels and Rome describe insurgent clashes near Florina and massacres by Turkish troops with civilians harmed.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Black Sea
Imiada
Turkey
M. Rostkowski
Monastir
Sebastopol
Porte
M. Zinovieff
Constantinople
Timal Haki Pasha
Palanka
Uskub
Brussels
Belgium
Tevfilk Pasha
Naum Pasha
Balkans
Humbert Family Convicted in Sensational Trial
In Paris on August 24 the Humbert family was convicted after Mme Humbert claimed Crawford was Regnier, linked to Metz surrender in 1870. He reportedly died in England in 1886. Mme Humbert and her husband get five years and a fine. Emie Daurignac two years. Romain Daurignac three years. Solitary confinement for the Humberts.
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Paris
Humbert
Mme. Humbert
Crawford
Regnier
Marshal Bazaine
Prince Bismarck
Metz
England
France
Emie Daurignac
Romain Daurignac
Mme
M. Humbert
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