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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
1
President Roosevelt issues a caustic rebuke against Brownson for disobedience and factionalism among naval officers. He criticizes those who allow wounded vanity to undermine the Navy and the nation it serves, and he denounces authors attacking battle fleet efficiency.
President Roosevelt condemns Admiral Brownson's resignation over hospital ship command and urges loyalty to the navy. He confirms a December order placing hospital ships under medical command while navigation remains under sailing masters, and criticizes sensational misrepresentation by officers and press.
The president argues hospital ships should be commanded by medical officers with sailing masters rather than line officers. Citing the Relief and Solace, he cites foreign navies and U S practice showing this arrangement works. He notes past abuses when line officers commanded hospital ships and calls for consistent treatment in war and peace.
The Isthmian Canal Commission will advise the Secretary of War to build canal locks at 160 feet width, sufficient for all commercial shipping. If the Navy and the President require, widening to 110 feet is possible at reasonable cost without weakening structures. Navy officials favor wider locks to accommodate future warship beams.
One of the year’s biggest crowds will attend the Western Livestock Exposition in Denver in January 2025 marking the event as international with cattle horses sheep and hogs from across the country. A grand horse fair public sales of pure bred cattle and multiple conventions including American National Livestock Association Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association and Colorado Grain Growers Association will be held during stock show week.
A two story brick store in Haron occupied partly by Lees Mercantile company was destroyed by fire on January 5. The blaze caused an estimated loss of eighty thousand dollars. Firemen battled the flames but the structure suffered substantial damage and containment was achieved after hours.
Incipient rent riots erupt in New York's east side as landlords clash with striking tenants. Police intervene with night sticks. several arrested and injured. Demonstrations spread to East Twelfth Street with red flags provoking further clashes in tenement districts. By February over 50 000 tenants in Brooklyn and Jersey City expected to join efforts for lower rents.
Thirteen photographs sent to Congress illustrate elite European equestrian training. The president and General Bell urge legislation to make infantry captains mounted officers and to establish remount donots. The report compares European drills, maneuvers, and continuous riding practice with American practice, detailing cross country riding, obstacle work, and long daily saddle time.
Five hundred Chicago residents formed a rent reduction union to force landlords to cut rents by two dollars a month. Members urged withholding payment and warned landlords to expect court costs if demands are refused. The plan mirrors New York and aims to spread among laborers, with a committee to consult the Chicago Federation of Labor.
San Francisco hosts Viscount Aoki at a reception given in his honor at Chozo Korke's residence with consulate officials and local Japanese residents in attendance. He later met President Pudsumi of the Yokohama specie bank and will travel to Oakland tomorrow to assess Japanese affairs there.
Paris notes Prince Helie de Sagan has filed a criminal assault suit against Count Boni de Castellane. He seeks one fiance damage and the case will be heard January 27 in the criminal court.
In New York on January 5 two boys John and William Slecker died after drowning on the ice at Jamaica while a man who rushed to aid them also perished.
The Argentine steamer Importorice exploded its boilers off Ushant today and foundered. Crew members were rescued by a fishing smack.
In Fly, Nevada, six miners trapped 600 feet underground faced dangers after a six inch air pipe bent under rock pressure. Rescuers intensified efforts and repaired the break within hours to restore ventilation and air to the entombed workers.
In Muncie Indiana on January 5 the strike by the Duck bone mob element ends with cars unmolested aside from minor stone throwing on the outskirts. Imported strike breakers manned the cars while deputies and troops kept a minimal guard. Major General W J McKee reports a cheerful view of the situation tonight.
The International Livestock Association convenes in Denver on Monday January 296. The piece notes various political and social events of the era including labor unrest in East St. Louis and New York tenement riots related to rent relief, and mentions Roosevelt and naval issues in Washington.
On the eve of Harry K Thaw's second trial in New York Judge Victor Dowling prepares for a fight over admitting Evelyn Nesbit Thaws testimony as prosecutors debate its admissibility The dispute centers on whether Nesbits account can be used to influence the defendants mind and if Wood precedent applies amid broader legal debates.
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