Interpreting Line and Staff Roles in Navy Personnel
Washington Dec 27 The article discusses two readings of section 7 of the naval personnel act of March 3 1809 on line and staff officer ranks amid the dispute over Surgeon Stokes commanding the hospital ship Relief Admiral Brownson resigns as chief of the bureau of navigation with Commander Winslow serving as acting chief The interpretation hinges on whether staff ranks include command authority aboard ships and how pay and seniority are defined.
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Washington
Stokes
Brownson
Admiral Brownson
Cameron McRae Winslow
Bureau
Winslow
Notice to Property Owners on Ames Sewer Assessments
Notice announces filing of plat and schedule of special sewer assessments in Ames Iowa. It cites streets College Lincoln Iowa Carroll Kellogg and details about owners, parcels, assed amounts, and objections due by January 6 1908 with council to finalize after public inspection.
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City
Ames
Iowa
City of
College Street
Lincoln Street
Northwestern Street
State Street
Fayette Street
Iowa Street
Carroll Yetreet
Cramtors Street
Carroll Street
Kellogg Street
Pearl Street
A. B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promotes Gentle Healing
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as free of opiates or narcotics with a gentle system action. It claims throat and lung healing benefits and says children like it. Sold by local sellers.
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Kennedy
C. A. Gamble
Father and Son Disagree Over Rules and Slipper
A brief dialogue fragment shows a father scolding his son to keep his place while Arthur protests about keeping a slipper on a foot. The exchange implies domestic tension and humor in a family scene.
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Arthur
Temperature effects on petroleum ether and liquid air
The note describes petroleum ether remaining semi liquid and contracting as temperatures fall below zero while liquid air boils at minus ten degrees. It cautions ironing colored clothes to avoid scorching and fading due to excessive heat.
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Ontrac
Dog Uses Tail As Bait in Thirty-Three Pound Turtle Fight
At the Mill River hotel in Ridgefield Connecticut a dog named Nero a 165 pound cross Newfoundland Saint Bernard fought a thirty three pound snapping turtle for about thirty minutes. The turtle gripped Nero by the tail and the dog dragged it ashore circling in the water. Spectators watched as the turtle pinned the dog tail first until hotel staff cut off the turtle's head to free the exhausted animal. Nero emerged unharmed though exhausted and scratched by the turtle fins.
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Mill River
Ridgefield
Conn
Nero
St. Bernard
Was It the Citron Tree in Eden?
The text discusses whether the citron tree could be the biblical tree of knowledge or the apple in Genesis. It notes citron as a possible rendering where some Bible passages use apples or apple imagery. It cites Proverbs and Song of Solomon comparing apples to gold and the apple tree among trees of the wood as beloved.
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Garden of Eden
Dreams of a fine house with sixteen servants
A Washington Herald quotation exchange sketches a couple debating marriage and material dreams. The husband notes dreaming of a fine house with sixteen servants, while the wife counters that they now share a flat and still have sixteen servants in a figurative sense.
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Washington Herald
Difference Between Line and Staff Roles On Naval Vessels
The article clarifies line officers fight the ship while staff officers enable and support their actions. It notes naval surgeons and engineers serve under line command, handling health and machinery but not navigation. It also covers the Relief's command plan, civilian crew, and Metcalf's stance on Naval Bureau matters and BrownGAN resignation context.
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Congress
Metcalf
Saintly Father John of Cronstadt Seriously Ill
In St. Petersburg on December 27, Father John of Cronstadt is gravely ill with a recurrence of an old malady. He cannot eat and, given his great age and debility, recovery is doubtful. His influence remains strong among the faithful.
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St. Petersburg
John of
Zimri Dwiggins Dies After Bank Collapse
Zimri Dwiggins, early financier and founder of Columbia National Bank of Chicago, died in Lincoln Nebraska after the bank failure of 1893. The collapse triggered panics as linked banks halted deposits, with Dwiggin's real estate holdings failing to cash out during hard times.
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Chicago
Zimri Dwiggins
Lincoln
Neb
Columbia National Bank
Columbia National
Indiana
Dwiggin
Columbia Banic
Sparks Calls Nevada Legislature Special Session
Governor Sparks convenes a Nevada special session within about two weeks at Roosevelt's request to save Goldfield troops. County Commissioner Rosenthal resists resignation, prompting tension with the governor as the decision is sent to Washington.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Sparks
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Washington
Rosenthal
News in Brief items of general interest
Brief notice collects diverse items from crimes to casualty reports and notable happenings from home and abroad. Short summaries cover incidents, outcomes, and public affairs in a compact news teaser style.
Champion Burns Planned Ireland Bout On March Seventeenth
Champion Burns in prime is practically matched to fight Jim Roche in Ireland on March 17. New York death records show rising deaths from heart disease. Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway Employes say no strike will be ordered in Philadelphia. Walsh case in Chicago closed. Milwaukee council considers curfew on drinking prices after midnight. Artist Al Hyneman of New York and Paris dies.
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Burns
Jim Roche
Ireland
New York
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Philadelphia
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sermen AL. Hyneman
Paris
Exclusion of Women From Thaw Trial Courtroom
New York December 31 Judge Dowling orders all women except Thaw family members and women reporters barred from the courtroom during Harry K. Thaw's second trial. Seating is limited to about 150 spectators to curb disturbances seen in the first trial.
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New York
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Dowling
Justice Dowling
Taft speaks in Boston onPhilippines canal and panic
Secretary Taft visited Boston on December 31 and spoke three times. He addressed the ministers association on independence for the Philippines, the Elysium club on the Panama Canal and navy, and the Boston Merchants' and Manufacturers' association banquet on the financial panic and its causes. He defended the administration's railway policy and argued against the charge of ineffectiveness.
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Taft
Boston
Ministers’ Association
Philippines
Independence
Islands
Elysium Club
Panama Canal
Boston Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Defendants Escape Prosecution in Coal Land Fraud Case
Denver, Dec 31 Judge R B Lewis quashed all indictments and sustained demurrers in coal land fraud cases releasing about fifty prominent defendants from prosecution. Among those escaped are H W Keitel and fourteen from St. Louis including the Yampa Coal company Charles Furr of Durango Robert Worrester Salt Lake City Benjamin P Freeman of Durango and George Coe Franklin of Durango.
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Denver
Colo
R. B. Lewis
Federal Court
W- Keitel
St. Louis
Yampa Coal Company
Charles ©. Furr
Durango
Robert Worrester
Salt Lake City
Benjamin PF. Freeman
George Coe Franklin
Not Guilty Verdict in Savoy Sunday Opening Case
A jury finds Thomas Chamales, Savoy saloon proprietor, not guilty in the Chicago Law and Order league case over Sunday opening. The verdict is seen as signaling the decline of the Sunday closing movement and reflecting public opinion.
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Chicago
Thomas Chamales
Savoy
Chicago Law and Order League
Darr Mine Victims Reached 299 Bodies Recovered
Explorations at the Darr mine of Pittsburg Coal Company finish except for slate falls. A total of 299 bodies have been recovered from the main headings and entries. At least fifty more are believed to lie under the falls, still to be recovered.
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Darr
Jacobs Creek
Pittsburg Coal Company
Illinois Politician Dead Shocks Chicago Political Circles
Dec 28 report notes the death of a longtime Cook County Illinois politician known across the state. The untimely passing comes after a period of illness and leaves a prominent figure in Illinois politics, including Treasurer Henry, in mourning.
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Wulff
Cookunty
Ilinois
Chicago
Henry
Postmaster General Acting During Meyer Absence
John A. Sanford aged eighty four wooden ware man dead at Meneasha Wis from a nervous ailment. Secretary Tafthes returned to Washington from Cincinnati. Mrs Nicholls Longworth recovering from appendicitis operation. Sister Theresa nurse at St Marys hospital Milwaukee shot and killed by Gustav Wirth ex patient deemed insane.
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Washington
Meyer
Hitchcock
John A. Sanford
Meneasha
Wis
Tafthes
Cincinnati
Nicholls Longworth
Theresa
St. Mary’s Hospital
Milwaukee
Gustav Wirth
Office notices from Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa
Readable fragments show a "Phone Office 121" and "M. Res. 128" plus "Mutual Phone Office 199" indicating local listings or notices connected to Gamble's Drug Store area services in Iowa.
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Gamble’s
Iowa
M. Res
J Mutual
Office over Keating's Jewelry Store Phone Mutual 348
A brief item notes an office location over Keating's Jewelry Store with a local phone listing Mutual 348. The compact notice records a small business or clerical detail typical of a city directory page.
A B Maxwell Physician Surgeon and Osteopath
A B Maxwell M D physician surgeon and osteopath announces office location over Kooser's Grocery mutual 131 18 04
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A. B. Maxwell
Trains to Run St Paul to Portland Over CP and ORN Tracks
Announcement outlines starting March 1 Seo Spokane passenger trains will run from St Paul to Portland Ore through Canadian Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation routes. Paris reports the death of Jean Joseph Connelly journalist and author. Memphis Savings Bank closes with 1500000 in deposits and promises every depositor will recover all funds. Caleb Powers trial in Georgetown Ky features a judge revealing a letter planning to kill Governor Goebel attributed to Youtsey.
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St. Paul
Portland
Ore
Canadian Pacific and
Oregon
Paris
Jean Joseph Connelly
Memphis (Tenn
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
J. N. Hubbard
Powers
Goebel
Youtsey
Model License League to Convene in Louisville January 1908
A meeting of the Model License League comprised of leading distillers wholesale liquor dealers and brewers will be held in Louisville Kentucky on January 21 and 22 1908. The event aims to discuss licensing and regulation within the alcohol trade.
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Model License League
Louisville
William Cliff
Cork
Cambrian
Foldy
Clarence Darrow
Pettibone
Steunenberg
Boise
Ida
Port of Spain
Rio Janeiro
War talk fades as rumors of race clashes end
Reports from Henryetta Kansas deny a race war in the area while New York charity beds overflow with victims. The St Vincent battleship is laid down in Portsmouth and Rev Dr Washington Gladden marks 25 years at Columbus church. The US battleship fleet sails from Port of Spain to Rio Janeiro. A German insurance firm warns of losses from fires and quakes tied to recent disasters.
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New York
Henryetta
Kla
New York City
St. Vincent
Portsmouth
Washington Gladden
First Congregational Church
Columbus
United States
Port of Spain
Trinidad
BE. W. 1
Rio Janeiro
Trans-Atlantic Wire Insurance Company
Hamburg
Germany
San Francisco
Notable Deaths and Achievements Highlighted in Briefs
Richon Edward G. Andrews of the Medicist Episcoral carr hi dies at home in Brooklyn. Andrew Carnegie donates 10 for a public prim ary in Fairbury. Walter Philips of the Princeton football team is seriously ill at home in Scranton. Mrs Maurice F Fen meets Queen Louise for an hour. Albert A Michelsen returns to Chicago after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. The mother of James J Jeffries says the champion will never fight again.
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Richon Edward G. Andrews
Medicist Episcoral Carr Hi
Brooklyn
Andrew Carnegie Tag
Fairbury
Xeh
Walter Philips
Princeston
Scranton
Maurice F. Fen
United States
Albert A. Michelsen
Chicago
James J. Jeffies
Geraniums Bloom in Crowded Window Boxes
A visitor remarks on the sociable geraniums flourishing in packed window boxes. The speaker explains that crowding spurs blooming, recalling lessons from England and London houseboats along the Thames where earth is scarce but flowers thrive.
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England
Thames
Definition of Rubric Stirs Banquet Debate
Archbishop of Canterbury at a banquet notes schoolboys faced dictation task on rubric. One pupil missteps with two bs, others answer that rubric is derived from rubber and means a rule that can be stretched or twisted. St James Gazette reports with light satire.
Fragmentary Gossip on Romance and Encounter
In incomplete dialogue the speakers discuss Lennox not being the target of a rival, the speaker noting a particularly handsome girl, and a remark about a striking look given during a dramatic night, with a tangential mention of a train and a killing for contrast.
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Lennox
Crawford
Hyman
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