New Navy Chief Bonaparte Takes Cabinet Post
The Ashton Gazette reports Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore sworn in as Secretary of the Navy, succeeding Paul Morton. Morton spends Friday at the Navy Department and briefs Bonaparte on pending affairs while bureau chiefs bid farewell. Bonaparte greets each chief and plans to pursue best efforts, noting letters from inventors praising various devices. A later item mentions a gas leak igniting a Notre Dame building, threatening destruction.
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Paul Morton
Notre Dame University
Navy
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Mr. Morton
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Mr. Bonaparte
Morton
Department
Fire and flood rapae ds shine in Northern fires
The Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame near South Bend saved its building worth $80,000 after students formed a fire brigade and fought the blaze. In Brooklyn a four story tenement fire killed three while attempting to rescue children. A Tex cloudburst near Las Vacas claimed eighteen lives and caused heavy property damage. Chicago labor troubles lead to 51 indictments for corruption. The US treasury shows a $24 million deficit. US Steel pools with foreign railmakers to divide world markets. A Mexico cloudburst reportedly killed thousands. Kansas City hangings target Frank Hottman and Mrs Myers as final appeals loom. Sebastopol mutinous Black Sea fleet cripples. Chicago packing houses face indictments by a special grand jury.
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Holy Cross Seminary
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Cave in Just Misses Train Near Ironton Ohio
A tunnel on Detroit Southern railway near Ironton Ohio collapsed trapping thousands of tons of earth. A fast passenger train had just passed through, avoiding disaster. The event follows reports of mishaps and political and civic items in the era.
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Ironton
Detroit Southern Railway
Ironton, O
NZW Navy Rules Adopted General Board Prominence
The General Board receives a prominent role in new naval regulations approved by President Roosevelt. The seven member body, led by the Admiral of the Navy, will devise fleet preparation plans, submit campaign schemes to the Secretary of the Navy, advise on ships, stations, reserves, and ordnance, and coordinate the naval war college intelligence office and inspection and survey board.
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Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Naval War College
Office of Naval Intelligence
Board of Inspection and Survey
Decrease in Track Laying Amid 7000 Miles Under Construction
The Railway Age reports the first half of this year saw only 1,284 miles of track laid on 122 lines across 36 states and territories, the lowest for a similar period since 1898 despite more than 7,000 miles of new railroad under construction in the United States. The year’s total is expected to compare favorably with recent years.
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Railway Age
United States
Grant Gillette Pays Debts After Mexican Mine Fortune
Cattle king Grant G Gillette who fled Woodbine Kansas in 1899 paid Denver creditors 150000 in full and had earlier satisfied Kansas City claims. He is said to have earned seven million dollars from Parral district mines in Chihuahua during eight years in hiding in Mexico.
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Grant G. Gillette
Woodbine
Kan
Denver
Kansas City
Mexico
Gillette
Parral
Chihuahua
Man to be Immortal Says Professor
University of Chicago physiologist Dr. Albert P. Mathews argues in his article What Is Death that humans can live forever on earth once science perfects a diet supplying all bodily needs and nothing more. He says immortality hinges on discovering such a diet.
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University of Chicago
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New York Sun
Senator Hoar
Senate
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Lakeview Cemetery
Nanna
Cleveland Plaiz
Troy
N. H
Hanna
Murder Trial Sparks Trail by Dayton Bloodhounds
A Chicago man, Benjamin Dickerson, is jailed on charges of murdering Mrs. Bijmon Hughes near a Cosbocten farm. Bloodhounds traced a scent from the body to his home, then to his bedroom, suggesting a family feud or jealousy as motive.
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Benjamin Dickerson
Coop
Cosbocten
Bijmon Hughes
Dickerson
Dayton
New Panama Canal Chief Engineer Named
John F. Stevens of Chicago chosen to succeed John F. Wallace as chief engineer of the Panama canal and director of the great engineering project. Stevens, a railroad expert, will earn 80000 dollars yearly and has been in government service since June 1 as a railway expert to the Philippine commission. He and his wife reside at 67 Lake Shore drive.
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John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Taft
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Chicago
John F. Stevens
Mr. Wallace
Lake Shore Drive
Rock Island Railroad
Stevens
Washington
Philippine Commission
Manila
Hailstorm wrecks town in Grand Forks N C
Terrific hailstorms struck Grand Forks North Carolina causing widespread damage to windows, shade trees, and gardens. A circus parade was interrupted as hail filled streets with ice chunks and the storm lasted ten to fifteen minutes followed by additional hail and rain.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Tomsly
Engineer Wallace Resigns Panama Canal Posts for New York Job
Wallace resigns as chief of the Panama Canal Construction Force to take a $60,000 position with a New York subway project. He objects to the minor officials, contends politics hinder progress, and warns the canal may not be completed this century. May figures suggest exponential cost rises and century-long completion. The yellow fever outbreak worsens, prompting actions by Gov. Mo, Major Gorgas, and the President to curb disease.
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John F. Wallace
Anama Canal
New York
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Secretary of War
War Department
Washington
Panama
Metropolitan Railway Company
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York City
Washton
Secretary Hay Dies After Sudden Pulmonary Embolism
Secretary of State John Hay, a confidant of Lincoln and McKinley, died at 12:25 AM at his Sunapee Lake summer home Newbury New Hampshire after months of illness. He collapsed at New York dock while returning from Europe. His career spanned diplomacy, journalism, and a pivotal role in China open door policy and Venezuela questions.
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John Hay
Lake Sunpee
United States
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Newbury
N. H
Hay
Europe
New York
Salem
Ind
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Brown University
Milton Hay
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
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White House
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Madrid
America
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Tribune
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McKinley
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England
Judge Day
Venezuela
International Court of the Hague
Alaska
Asia
Germany
Russia
China
France
Italy
Japan
Pekin
Tts
Crop advance reports show uneven conditions nationwide
The weekly weather bureau summary notes insufficient heat and sun in the upper Midwest and Pacific coast regions, heavy rains in the central and west Gulf areas, drought in parts of the South Atlantic States and central Missouri, and general progress in corn, wheat, and oats with regional variances. The Hansen, a Russian embassy secretary, is an accomplished pianist who gives charity concerts.
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Weather Bureau
Upper Lakes
North Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Central
West Gulf Districts
Missouri and
Ohio Valleys
One Lake Region
New England
Kile Belis
South Atlantic States
Missouri
Gulf States
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
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Oho Valley
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Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
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Kentucky
Dakotas
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North
Pacific
Th Hansen
Washington, D. C
Fire damages Cooper Wholesale Grocery in Waco Texas
Fire and water damaged the Cooper Wholesale Grocery Company in Waco, Texas, with losses near 75000 dollars. The Union Pacific roundhouse in Evanston Wyoming burned, about 75000 dollars in losses, five locomotives destroyed. Prospectors near Bullfrog Nevada report two men wandering in Death Valley beyond Funeral Range. their condition described as black and swollen.
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Biid
Cooper Wholesale Grocery Company
Waco
Texas
Union Pacific
Evanston
Wyo
Nev
Death Valley
Funeral Range
Postum Faithful Case From Colons Town
Enthusiastic letter from Cartersville about Postum Food Coffee relieving indigestion and nervous trouble after abandoning traditional coffee. Narrator credits improved sleep, health, and long use of Postum, praising its flavor, cream addition, and overall wellbeing. Signed by Postum Company, Battle Creek Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville in each package.
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Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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