Strides in Gunnery Show Naval Efficiency Rise
Navy yard experts from the four named analysts report dramatic gains in artillery speed and accuracy, with fourfold fire rate and tenfold hit rate at quadruple range. They praise the Atlantic fleet practice seen aboard the Mayflower and note improved coaling, machinery, and self-repair, while preparing a broader efficiency report for Secretary Meyer.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Meyer
Atlantic
Frederick W. Taylor
Henry L. Gantt
Charles P. Day
Harrington Emerson
Navy Yard
Santiago
Secretary of the Navy
Army and Navy to be Cut to Save Costs in Congress
Rep James Hay of Virginia introduced a bill to decrease expenses and boost efficiency of the Army staff by consolidating the quartermaster, subsistence and pay departments into a bureau of supplies led by a major general and two brigadier generals. The plan aims to save about $500,000 yearly, reduce majors by 11 and captains by 31, while meeting opposition from officers of the three departments. President Taft's economy and efficiency board is pursuing similar reforms, suggesting measurable fiscal gains.
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Army
Navy
James Hay
Virginia
Hay
Bureau of Supplies
Taft
Holmes urges measures to prevent mine disasters at Banner and Throop
Dr Joseph A Holmes head of the bureau of mines, after investigating Banner Alabama and Throop Pennsylvania accidents, urges strong safety measures to prevent repeats and save lives.
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Cherry Hill
Ives
Pancoast
Throop
Holmes
Banner
Ala
Joseph A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Humor in the Senate Faze Members Over a New Greenback
Senators shared a light moment when Maryland’s Rayner used a brand-new $65 bill as a prop during a request for cigars. As Overman and Bacon teased the scene, Clark quipped the bill might not pass, prompting laughter on the Democratic side. Rayner finally handed the bill to the page, unaware of the joke.
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United States Senate
Rayner
Maryland
Senator Overman
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Clark
Arkansas
Overman
Wilkie
MacVeagh plan to break up large greenbacks
The 1893 gold drain prompting reform leads Secretary MacVeagh to split outstanding large greenbacks into smaller notes as they enter the treasury. The program aims to prevent a treasury blockage and may release long-held $1000 and $10000 notes from banks with support from national bank chambers.
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Treasury
Cleveland
MacVeagh
Students of Finance
National Bank
Push for Wireless Regulation Bill in Congress
Washington pressure mounts from wireless telegraph companies to back Representative Roberts’s bill creating a seven member expert board to investigate existing regulations and propose a cooperative plan to regulate wireless telegraphy. They prefer Roberts over Greene’s prior proposal, arguing it would yield more effective results than department of commerce and labor control.
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Washington
Representative Roberts
Roberts
Congress
Representative Greene
Notable first for Democrats in House committees
The article notes that among 227 Democrats in the House, none served as committee chair. Only three Democrats ever held House leadership roles: Speaker Champ Clark, W. A. Jones of Virginia, and J. G. Talbot of Maryland. Talbot first joined Congress in 1881, predating all other Democrats, and served two terms under Speaker Randall before retiring briefly.
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House
Champ Clark
W. A. Jones
Virginia
J. G. Talbot
Maryland
Samuel J. Randall
Talbot
Clark
Chaplain Prayers to Be Printed Daily in Record
Speaker Clark orders daily printed prayers from Chaplain Couden in the Congressional Record. Representative Ashbrook of Ohio urged the move. The change allows representatives to be late without missing prayers.
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House of Representatives
Couden
Clark
Congressional Record
Ashbrook
Ohio
Girl Students Smarter Than Men Says Vassar Head
Dr James M Taylor president of Vassar College in Chicago argues women outperform men in college due to conscientious study and pride in achievement. He cites higher diploma rates among women and notes social behavior and suffrage topics as outside the scope of intellect. He says Vassar is a regular college with top talent and acknowledges evolving East West social differences.
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James M. Taylor
Vassar College
Chicago
Taylor
Vassar
Vasdar
New England
Public health talk condemns common disease spreaders
Dr. Ethan A. Gray warned Chicago Medical Society listeners that the drinking cup, house fly, and feather duster are major tuberculosis disseminators. He urged replacing the feather duster with a rag, abolishing cup use in schools, and wiping dust with a rag to curb germs.
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Chicago
Ethan A. Gray
Chicago Medical Society
Rare operation saves Mount Vernon policeman
Patrolman Pasquale J. Buffalo, shot through the spine in a saloon brawl three months ago, has been discharged fully recovered after an unusual operation. Surgeons stitched two thirds of his severed spinal cord and sewed the cord’s envelop. Doctors marveled at his recovery from paralysis and presumed fatal injuries.
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Mount Vernon
Pasquale J. Buffalo
Woman Whips Two Tramps in Wisconsin Residence
Neenah Wisconsin report says two intruders attempted to break into Mrs. James O'Brien's home. The woman, described as weighing nearly 360 pounds, restrained them with a horse whip and commanded them to stand still and saw wood as she prepared to discipline them. The assailants complied without resistance.
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Neenah
Wis
James O’brien
Timber Cut Drops In New York State Timber Output
New York timber production fell by 1 billion board feet in the last year, Albany reports. The state forest commission notes a yearly decline since 1907 and expects continued shrinkage for many years.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
State Forest Commission
Decline of Tasty Terrapin in Markets
Philadelphia notes warn Baltimore readers that a surge of terrapin supply is temporary due to a new river and sound dredging method. A Yankee rake gathers terrapins. experts fear three seasons of harvesting will wipe out the species. The piece recalls Maryland slave era laws limiting terrapin meals to four times weekly and ponders changing tastes and prices.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryland
Hena Lay 1226 Eggs in March for Glenville Hen Flock
Henry Johnson of Glenville reports his 60 hens laid 1226 eggs in March, surpassing February’s 1036. Dr N H Freeland claims 14 hens produced 19 eggs daily, while Alderman Irving Defevere of Tarrytown notes an Andalusian hen laying two eggs daily, morning and evening.
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New York
Henry Johnson
Glenville
Johnson
N. H. Freeland
Irving Defevere
Tarrytown
Tales of War Scenes From the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
In winter 1863 at Bolivar Heights near Harpers Ferry the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry guarded spies and conducted daring scouting. It recalls an English Confederate spy hanged near Frederick, plus the exploits of scouts Smitley Wilshide Markins Watts Batley Lock Sharer Shirley Gaddis Mooney Saylor and the tale of Belle Boyd on parole. Jim White’s disguise helped avert traps, and Moorefield raids yielded silent captures.
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Pennsylvania
Bolivar Heights
Harpers Ferry
James F. Hays
Washington Star
Gettysburg
Frederick City
Army of the
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Averill
West Virginia
Smitley
Wilshide
Markins
Watts
Batley
Lock
Sharer
Shirley
Gaddis
Mooney
Saylor
Belle Boyd
Huntsville
Salem
Echols
Imboden
Beverly
Leutenant
Greeny Brier River
Jim” White
Maryland
Winchester
James White
Virginia
McCausland
Johnson
Moorefield
Jim White
Kerr
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