What It Has Cost Coal 365000 Tons Food About 35 Cents
A brief wartime panel lists costs of war effort with coal at 365000 tons and food at about 35 cents per man per day, noting casualties in the context of total expense.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
7
What the Fleet Really Accomplished
The passage lauds the global voyage of an American fleet, highlighting strengthened US Latin American ties, Monroe Doctrine credibility, and world-record target practice. It credits the voyage with boosting international goodwill toward the United States, showcasing naval prowess and self-reliant repair capabilities, and noting a shortage of American colliers to support the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
World Warship Cruise Ends With Hampton Roads Return
The 16 United States battleships complete a 42,900 mile world cruise returning to Hampton Roads at the mouth of the James River. The voyage showcased endurance, long-distance speed, and battle-readiness under real conditions, with the fleet receiving high praise from President Roosevelt and marking a historic display of naval power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hampton Roads
James River
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Fort Monroe
Newport News
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Monitor
Merrimac
Admiralty
South America
Straits of Magellan
Magdalena Bay
California
Uncle Sam
Fleet Returns Home After Global Voyage of Great Feats
The fleet completed a round-the-world voyage with record gunfire and remarkable shipwork at Magdalena Bay and Japan. President Roosevelt will greet officers aboard Mayflower near Cape Henry, with multiple receptions planned at the Chamberlain and a welcoming line in Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Bay
Australia
Philippines
Manila Bay
Japan
T. E. Gladden
Minnesota
Vermont
Gladden
Yokohama
Inaugural Fleet Review Schedule at Hampton Roads
The flagship Connecticut opens a ceremonial review with the Mayflower and five divisions at Hampton Roads. President and admiral staff tour each vessel, visiting the Louisiana Georgia Wisconsin and other ships before returning to Washington. Several battleships stay for an inaugural parade and others head to home yards for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Louisiana
Georgia
Wisconsin
Washington
Hampton Roads
Vermont
Illinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Hains to Face Early Trial for 1908 Bayside Yacht Club Killing
District Attorney Frederick S. De Witt of Queens said he will ask Justice Garretson to set an early date for Captain Peter C. Hains U. S. A. to stand trial for the murder of William Ke Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club on August 15, 1908. He noted a possible defense motion for a lunacy examination may delay the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick S. de Witt
Queens County
Garretson
Supreme Court
Peter C. Hains
William KE. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
de Witt
Autopsy Finds Natural Death in Winthrop Man
James S. Doherty was found dead Saturday at North Grove Street morgue. Medical Examiner McGrath ruled death by natural causes from heart dilation, noting facial bruises likely from struggles in darkness. Doherty formerly lived at 202 Friend Street and was brother of Dorchester liquor dealer John S. Doherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Doherty
Winthrop
North Grove Street
McGrath
Mr. Doherty
Lved
Friend Street
John S. Doherty
Dorchester
Fleet Returns to Hampton Roads Under Sperry Command
A naval roster lists Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry and Captains Osterhaus Vreeland Hubbard Fletcher Murdock, with divisions and flagship assignments across First, Second, Third, and Fourth Squadrons. The document names leaders and ships representing Connecticut Kansas Minnesota Vermont Georgia Nebraska New Jersey Rhode Island Louisiana Missouri Ohio Virginia Kentucky Illinois and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Robley Dpd
Evans
W. H. Emory
Charles M. Thomas
Charles 8. Sperry
Navy
Hampton Roads
Kansas
Vermont
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
Maine
Alabama
Illinois
Kearsarge
Nebraska
Kentucky
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
Manila
Suez Canal
Wisconsin
Admiral Evans
Mayflower
Pacific
Robley D. Evans
Tlugo Osterhaus
Ansas
Charles E. Vreeland
Louisiana
Richard Wainwright
William P. Potter
William H. Emory
Henry McCrea
W. H. H. Sutherland
James B. Murdock
Seaton Schroeder
C. M. Thomas
John Hubbard
Charles W. Bartlett
Greenlief A. Merriam
Giles B. Harber
Charles S. Sperry
Hugo Osterhaus
Frank I. Fletcher
G. W. Kline
Reginald I. Nicholson
Joseph B. Murdock
Kossuth Niles
Robert M. Doyle
Thomas B. Howard
Alexander Sharp
Il’. B. Potter
Frank E. Beatty
Lacias
John M. Bowyer
Hamilton Hutchins
W. G Cowles
Land contest in Watertown pits cemetery trustees against town
Watertown authorities clash with Mt. Auburn cemetery trustees over use of the Joseph C. Stone estate for burial. Trustees offer 7500 while selectmen seek 12000 and voters face a potential 17000 offer. A previous failed sale to straighten Mt. Auburn street informs the dispute with a likely heated meeting tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Josph C. Stone
Mt. Auburn Street
Arctic Explorer Stefansson Narrowly Escapes Starvation
Dr. Herman C. Bumpus reports letters from Stefansson and Dr. R. M. Anderson describing a near-starvation ordeal in Alaska. They endured shortages of tea tobacco and matches, traveled in a whaleboat toward Cape Smith, and were aided by a whaling station headed by Charles Brower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman C. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
V. Stefansson
Stefansson
R. M. Anderson
Herschel Island
Alaska
Mackenzie River
Point Barrow
Anderson
Cape Smith
Charles Brower
Also Mentioned on This Page
Total Senor
Trlert Leavine
OCLAN
Ceylon
Otsar
Yokohaita
Guam
Samoa
Hawatel
Magdalen
Piu Se Ocean
Acapulch
United
Valparis
Gulf OF
Callao
Mexico
Caribbean
America
Cuba
Jamaica
NAITL
Trinioag
Montevide SF
DE Vahelag
Trinidad
Rio de Janeiro
Punta Arenas
Honolulu
Auckland
Sidney
Sydney
Melbourne
Albany
Amoy
Singapore
Colombo
Suez
Gibraltar
Hampton
Miles Senrene
U. S
Tongland
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
Key
West
Germany
Black Sea
France
Mediterranean
Russia
Rojesventsky
Mikado
Roosevelt
Great Gun Records
Globe-Girdling
Far East
Toosevelt
Indian
Atlantic
South Pacific
New
Imperial Palace
Red Sea
Messina
Qualtrough
North Atlantic
Mississippi
Idaho
New Hampshire
Montana
North Carolina
Chester
Salem
Conway Arnold
Newberry
Admiral Sperry
Chamberlain
Navy League
C. S. Sperry
T. E. de W. Veeder
William C. Cowles
Glacier
Culgoa
Panther
Yankton
W. S. Hogg
J. B. Patton
W. S. Nelson
W. R. Gherardi
Selectmen
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