More Men for the Navy Seek Bigger Cruisers Crew levels rise
Washington Aug 6 Special A Navy staffing problem limits the outfitting of new cruisers. The law caps the active complement at 7500, with crews already needed for yards receiving ships coast vessels and training ships. Captain Schley urged increasing to 10000, but Congress balked. Secretary Tracy favors keeping all ships active and will press Congress for more boats.
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Trials of the finished cruisers at Newport
Commodore J F Walker chief of the Bureau of Navigation and acting secretary of the navy after Tracy returns to Washington praises the cruiser trials at Newport. He notes the board will continue for about three weeks with some delays. The Yorktown is fouled and Boston’s damage appears limited. Petrel meets all requirements per official report.
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English Glass Blowers Enter United States Under Contract
United States Attorney Lyons reports to the Treasury that twenty five English glass blowers from Sunderland who landed in Boston and worked at Jeanette Pennsylvania were contracted labor under the alien contract labor law. The inquiry, begun after Homer L. McGaw's complaint, concludes they came under contract and violated the law. No action yet, but steps are expected to compel return to England or punish those responsible by fine or imprisonment.
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Give the Veteran the Preference Policy
A Civil Service guidance letter states when three names are certified for a job and one is a discharged sailor or soldier, the latter must be selected if all else is equal. The appointing power retains fitness judgment, but the ex soldier should be appointed when possible. The Attorney General confirms the view and circulates the correspondence for department guidance.
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Secretary Noble Rejects Morgan Inquiry Report
Secretary Noble says there is no truth to the report that he is investigating Indian Commissioner Morgan's army record. He read General Morgan's 1864 court martial statement, then concluded no inquiry was needed and expressed confidence in Senate confirmation.
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Pensacola Chosen for Officer Transit Mission
The Navy Depart ment substitutes Pensacola for Baltimore to send officers and instruments to St Paul de Loando to observe the sun transit on December 22. The Baltimore's trial trip is delayed till September. Pensacola, refitting at Norfolk, will head as flagship of the Asiatic squadron, directly in her path.
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Electric light for the Navy Yard bid opened in Washington
The Navy Department opened bids for an electric light plant at the Washington Navy Yard. The Schnyier Electric Company of Middletown Connecticut submitted the lowest bid at 13750 dollars.
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Professor Brooks Observes Bright New Comet
In Geneva New York on August 6 Professor Brooks observed his newly identified comet brighter with a longer tail. A brilliant telescopic meteor passed directly over the head of the comet leaving a sparkling trail lasting several seconds. The comet’s position is right ascension six minutes twenty seconds and declination south six degrees forty eight minutes.
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Farm Mortgages Offered by Fargo Bank and Investment Company
The Mortgage Bank and Investment Company of Fargo North Dakota announces farm mortgages at 9 percent. Loans are secured by first mortgages on prime Dakota real estate outside the Red River Valley. The enterprise appears promising and worth consideration.
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Progressive Japan seeks parliament in future empire
Kentaro Kaneko and four aides tour the United States United Kingdom and Europe to study parliamentary systems. They aim to help establish a Japanese Parliament with a House of Peers and a elective House of Representatives. The visit includes Boston Washington and New York before heading to Europe for further study. The new constitution draws on US English and German models.
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Market Summary From Stra ws On State Street
The New York market opened strong then turned dull after midday with little trading. Rumors buoyed shares such as sugar and Atchison while Mexican Central and Bay State Gas showed muted moves. London reopened after a holiday and the NYSE official sheet regained its normal look as Charles F. Adams toured Alaska and Monterey.
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Confidence in Reading stock rise hints at value
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes growing confidence in Reading prospects as stock prices drift with talk of higher values. It cites depressed bond prices, limited bank surplus in Boston, and shrinking country bank deposits, signaling a conservative money market with higher rates and cautious terms for top rated paper.
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Singular craft bound for Boston attracts harbor crowd
A 35 foot cedar three masted rocker-keeled boat named Liberdad sails toward Boston. Its owner Captain Slocum and his wife, who arrived here after a wreck at Parauguilla in August 1886, are aboard.
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Salt Lake Gentile Victory Touches City Government
Salt Lake City voters favored Gentile candidates by a 41 vote margin in yesterday’s election, a result hailed by the Gentile community as assuring a Gentile city government when the new council takes power in February.
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Chil dren's Festival at Point of Pines Showcase
The Point of Pines hosts a weekly Children's Festival with free entertainments for children. Each afternoon and evening features The Apaches, a large outdoor spectacle with horses and pantomimists.
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Meehan leads alleged independent Democratic movement in Boston politics
A Quincy House meeting reportedly gathered former Democrats led by Michael Meehan to discuss an independent party, amid claims of opposition to Democratic leaders. Meehan, ex-superintendent of streets under Mayors Hart and O'Brien, framed plans for a free ballot and fair caucus, while rivals dismissed the effort as a Hart-backed ploy with little actual force.
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Marriages Demuth Liscomb Mortensen Schaefer Pool Loraine
In this city on August 3 and August 5 two weddings were conducted by different ministers. Frank W F Demuth wed Eva A Liscomb, Bernhard Mortensen married Helene Marie Schaefer, both of Boston, and John T Pool married Maude Loraine on July 30.
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Obituary notices list deaths across Massachusetts area
In this city and nearby towns several residents died in early August. Names include Richard Blaikie 81, Edward Burgess 45, Lucy Conant 87, Amelia Shaylor Chaffee 73, Mary Dowd 53, Gertrude Dinn infant, Mary McNulty 63, Patrick McFeeley 23, Herbert Osborne Port de Paix Haiti, Julia Colburn Richards widow, N Randolph Shedd 63, Frances Smith 12, Cynthia Southern 42, Annie Treanor, Jane Williams 64, Elizabeth Watson 25.
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Second Corps of Cadets at Camp Essex Salem
At Camp Essex Salem on Aug 6 the Second Corps of Cadets conducted routine duty with Colonel Sampson inspecting. Strength totaled 16 officers and 164 men across four companies, plus band. Afternoon battalion drill and dress parade followed by a Missud Cadet Band concert. Tomorrow Salem city government will visit the camp.
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New French Nationality Law Alters Citizenship Status
Washington reports a newly gazetted French law changing citizenship rules for those born in France or of French origin. It makes many born in France French by default, restricts domicile rights, and requires foreign-born residents to secure government authorization for naturalization abroad to avoid compulsory military service.
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Chief Gall Signs as Sioux Reservation Opens
Chief Gall signed the treaty opening the great Sioux reservation amid mixed reactions from factions led by Sitting Bull. 11,000,000 acres are to be opened to white settlers, with John Grass and other leaders accepting terms after legal assurances. Settlers rush to the Missouri bank as officials plan a formal opening, while tension over boundaries and Sitting Bull’s influence remains.
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What Liebig Says of Mattoni Water in Boston Sale
Professor Liebig endorses Mattoni's Giesshuebler Water as a mild pure alkaline acidulous spring drink that gently stimulates the nervous system and increases digestion. Mattoni's Giesshuebler is offered for sale by S. Pierce & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts.
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