Thomas Steps Down Sperry In Command
A chaotic move in naval leadership follows Rear Admiral Sperry taking command as Admiral Thomas steps down. Sperry’s arrival triggers reorganization of the fleet as Emery, Wainwright, Lehrander, and other captains shift roles, with the Pacific and Atlantic fleets temporarily under a unified command before formal reassignment.
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Cal
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Virginia
Raush
Wisconsin
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Wywright
Jaele Fleet
Alhough
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Dayton
Ehief
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Neel
Yuy
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Washington
Bombs Used at Calcutta Injure Four Natives
A bomb exploded on a Calcutta street wall injuring four natives. The blast aimed to wreck a streetcar containing passengers, continuing a series of attacks. Separate note reports the May 11 Montana agricultural college branch E E electoral results with officers elected for the following year.
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Calcutta
Corono
Bozeman
Montana
Agricultural — College
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Lindis
Kendall
Lee
Pee Glendivever
A. B. Brown
Elaines
Shennan
Isporps Statleey House Votes On Favorable Report
In Washington on May day the House voted to report favorably the measure introduced by Alexander of New York. The bill would establish a new policy regarding the compensation of employees injured or killed in the line of duty. Efforts were underway to pass the bill in the House tomorrow.
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Washington
Vonmultter
Alexander
New York
Temperance Debate At Locomotive Engineers Convention
The Convention of the Temperance Locomotive Engineers Advocate discusses reviving temperance, with the committee on reviving the constitution reporting that the temperance laws should be drastic. The convention unanimously votes to telegraph President Roosevelt commending him for calling the governors conference.
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Columbua
Tokiy
Wis Latey
Code For China Debated In House Committee
Ashington committee favors a report on a bill by Mr. Denby Michigan to create a code of law for the United States court in China now applying common law and California law as precedent.
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Ashington
Élan Artisis
Mr. Denby
Michigan
United States Court For China
California
Foraker in Harsen for presidency in Coshocton county vote
Coshocton Ohio May 14 by a vote of 3 to 22 Senator Foraker was in Harsen for the presidency over Secretary of War Taft today by the Seventeenth Congressional district convention Coshocton and Licking counties voted solidly see the Foraker resolution Columbus Ohio May lip because the candidates on the state ticket could but were upon an executive chairmen fae democratic state central committee which met here today and organized do not elect a campaign warfare and adjourned will May 27 when it is expected a choice will be made funeral notices listed and notes of deaths and services posted later.
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Coshington
Ohio
Foraker
Harsen
Taft Tofay
Coshocton
Licking
Coluabus
Democratic State Central
Packing Plant Burns Half a Million Loss
Omaha Neb May 1 The old plant of the Omaha Packing company at Thirty-Niles and streets South Omaha was destroyed by fire with 2 000 000 pounds of meat lost. The main plant of the Cwuleky Packing company was seriously threatened while the fire raged. The burnt plant belonged to the Omaha company and housed storage for meat and products bound for market.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha ‘Packing Company
Pthirty-Nilea
Cwuleky Packing Company
Mijomin
Omaha Company
Bryan Says Error Beat Bill At Capitol Visit
Senator Bryan visited Washington and met with John Sharp Williams and other southern leaders to discuss the currency bill. He blamed a typographical error for altered support and criticized the House for Democratic fili-bustering while noting only six Democrats supported Williams’s version.
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Washington
Ihir
Wilam J. Bryan
Capitol
John Sharp Williamns
Denver
Bryan
Ab. Niyay
Willen
Island Shops Close And Directors Meet In Washington
Reports from Washington detail factory and shop closings at Hock Island with 3 apprentices retained. A May meeting of national organization directors in Washington approves next convention site. Senate and House actions include land bills and public lands debates with allocations and park creation discussed.
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Washington
Uwe National Rivers
Aunt Hoowers Congress
Texas May Stampede For Friend Theodore
Fragmentary text describes a Texas factional dispute over a convention and stampede plans in Waco this month. It mentions a prohibition on negroes and factions labeled rog Wars and reorganised units. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Theodore
Munge
Cilteage
Selu
Republican
Waco
Liler
Vegtlers
Washington May Day Report on Innocent Purchasers
A May Day report from the public lands committee of the House recommended laying by a resolution to protect innocent purchasers in prosecutions to recover millions of acres of public land from the government. The committee cited a letter from the attorney general urging preservation of rights of innocent parties, and proposed no enactment to safeguard them.
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Wieshington
Washington
Public Lands Committee
Lie House
Bryan Declares Love for State of Nebraska
Washington Tay Wilim D. Bryan, chief figure at an informal reception for Guy George Sheldon, spoke of his deep affection for Nebraska while noting political differences. He emphasized personal attachment to the adopted state despite civic actions.
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Bryan
State OF
Nebraska
Washington
Tay —Wilim d. Bryan
Guy. George Sheldon
Mr. Bryan
Ancient Indian Odes Remnant of Seneca Band in Kansas
A fragmentary account describes a small Seneca group in a northeast Kansas reservation. It details an old order called The Wood Face with wooden masks used to ward off evil spirits at sickness, its ritual chants, and secret signs likened to Masonry, noting centuries of tradition and fraternal ties.
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Muskogee
Kansas City “Pines
New Tingland
Finn 109
Lord
Roll
Kiel
Puiny
Pork bill passes with Uray appropriation at Billings
Washington dispatch notes the pork bill carries Uray of SIA ray's funding for a public building at Billings. Also reports John G. Liens named postmaster at Forest Grove Fergus county replacing D. Bean who resigned.
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Standard
Washington
May W
Uray
SIA Ray
Billings
Tal
Suumaboard
John G. Liens
Ait Forest Grove
Fergus County
D. Bean
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