War correspondent pass of H. I. Cleveland, 1898 August 10.

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War correspondent pass of H. I. Cleveland, 1898 August 10.

A war correspondent's pass issued to H. I. Cleveland, of the Chicago Times-Herald, for use during the Spanish-American War. It is signed by R. A. Alger, United States Secretary of War.

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Chicago Times-Herald.

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Cleveland, H. I.

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Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907

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Alger (1836-1907) served as U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-1907. He was a Republican. (Information from Senators of the U.S.). Scripps served as Michigan Senator from the Third District, 1903-1904. He was born in England in 1835 and came to the U.S. in 1844. Scripps worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune in 1857. After settling in Detroit in 1859, he managed the Detroit Tribune until 1863 when he founded the Detroit Evening News. In 1862, Scripps married Harriet J. Messinger. He was acti...