Miles Would Name Officers If Root Bill Passes
Lieut Gen Miles testifies before the Senate military affairs committee that if the army reorganization bill becomes law he must resign and he could name officers likely to fill new positions. He asserts the bill would enlarge civilian control and threaten the military establishment. The hearing raised friction with Secretary Root and the President, with Miles arguing the measure would create confusion and reward favorites. Also reported: The People's Bank of Americas, Ga., closes after a quiet run. Harry Barber dies in a Mo. house fire. two Barber brothers seriously burned.
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
War Root
War Department
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Root
Moosevelt
Gen. Miles
Santiago
Shafrer
Tampa
Shaffer
Shafter
Gen
Washington
Millen
Schley
Philippines
Senate Committee
Georgia Henk
Deere
People’s Bank of Americas
Simmons
Harry Barber
Mt. Zion
Clinton, Mo
Neil
Carl Barber
Pythian Jubilee Draws Knights From Eleven States in Chicago
Knights of Pythias from eleven states gathered in Chicago for a Jubilee at the Coliseum. About 40,000 knights including Gov. La Follette and two Chicago aldermen attended, with initiations, speeches by officials, and a grand lodge atmosphere. The event showcased elaborate decorations, uniformed knights in streets and hotels, and a crowded Coliseum with 13,000 capacity.
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Thoncasd Pythians Free
Mic.en Stites
Knights of ‘Fythias
Chicago
Coliseum
Gov. la Follette
Wisconsin
Frank T. Fowler
Milton J. Foreman
Charles H. Cushing
Timois
Gov
la Follette
Garfield Lodge
Milwaukee
Fowler
Indianapolis
Foreman
Iola Men
Dayton
Ohio
Page
Enquire
Knights
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
Texas
New Mexico
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Henry Clay Berry
Uni
Load of Maniac Soldiers From the Philippines
A convoy of eighteen insane soldiers from the Philippines passed through Chicago en route to a Washington hospital. Guards in the coach restrained violent captives with clubs as observers recoiled at the monsters like faces and snarling voices. Most wore leg irons, some straitjackets, and all suffered incurable mental disorders, reportedly linked to climate or local liquor.
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Philippines
Chicago
Soldiers
Washington
Cuba Post Office Embezzlers Sentenced to Ten Years Each
In Havana three officials Rathbone Neely and Reeves were found guilty of embezzling Cuban post office funds. Each received ten years imprisonment and heavy fines Neely 56701 Reeves 35516 Rathbone 35824. The fraud involved destroyed surcharged stamps duplicate warrants and misused salaries with a total misappropriated sum running into millions. Reeves testified helping convict all three.
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Cuba
Rathbone
Neely
Reeves
C. F. W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Stathbone
Cuban Post Office Department
United States
Spain
Short
E. G. Rathbone
Washington
Maain
Postoffice Finance Bureau
Rochester
N. Y
Mystery of Ely Rogers Disappearance Shocks Evanston
A 14 year old Frank Rogers and his aunt Miss Morence Ely vanished July 13 from Evanston Illinois. Despite private investigators and police in many cities, no trace has surfaced. James C Rogers offers a reward and asks for information to locate them, with letters and photos available on request.
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Ely-Rogers
Frank Ely Rogers
Evanston
Hil
Morence Ely
Miss Ely
James C. Rogers
Rogers
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Chicago
Irank
Frank
Ely
Tare Cogien
Ion" Owal
Crenye A. Ely
Frank Ppedred Frem
Hinmansvenue
Ill
Frank E. Rogers
Hinman Avenuee
Ili
Why Phonetic Spelling Falls Short in The World
A critique of proposed phonetic spelling schemes notes their impracticality without universal pronunciation standards. It cites Russian Czech and Hungarian systems with accents, questions how to spell common words, and suggests sticking to traditional English while musing on etymology and historic spelling. It ends with a tale of the Afghan Amir declining war over a small strip of land, favoring prudence over conflict.
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Scribner's
Hetty Green's Husband Dies in Bellows Falls Vermont
Edward H. Green, husband of Hetty R. Green the wealthiest American, died at their Bellows Falls home after months of illness. Born in Vermont he made a fortune in Manila then on Wall Street. He and Hetty Green, once youthful social figures, wed after an ante nuptial pact protecting her fortune. The British government later raised private soldier pay to two cents daily for two year enlistments and thirty seven cents daily for eight years service.
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Philippines
Edward H. Green
Hetty R. Green
America
Bellows Falls
Green
Bellows. Falls
Sylvia Green
Mr. Green
Vermont
Manila
New York
Wall Street
Hetty Greens
Harriet BR. Robinson
London
Frank W. Cottle
Bank of Elkhart
Elkhart
Cottle
England
United States
First National Bank
John D. Gillett
Geronimo the Apache to be freed and seek citizenship
Geronimo the Apache chief, once called the human tiger by Gen Miles, is to be released from Fort Sill at eighty and may become a citizen with approval from Gen Frank Armstrong. He has lived largely free for years, farms a small plot, and receives $35 a month as a government scout while under surveillance.
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Geronimo
Miles
Fort Sill
O. T
Washington
Frank Armstrong
Regular Army
Silent Bolivian Cart Encounter Amid Andes Heat
A traveler recalls a midday moment in the Bolivian Andes where two taciturn cart drivers meet in silence. They exchange no news and show mutual satisfaction without words, the first civilized vehicle seen on their passage, then continue on their ways.
A Grand Boest Center Shows New York Hotel Boom
New York is hailed as the world’s greatest hotel center with more hotels than London Paris and Berlin combined. The text argues private houses will become novelties as fifty families share one roof with single facilities, claiming cheaper, better living. It notes rapid hotel expansion, doubling in a year, with hotels being built by the dozens and hundreds.
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New York
London
Paris
Berlin
Kew Umbrellas in Peru Remark Stirs Local Talk
A curious note from Payta Peru describes scarce umbrellas in the port town during an odd interval. The piece hints at public commentary and social scrutiny amidst unusual weather and cultural impressions.
Inventor of the marvels and a coast to coast tale
A fragmented notice runs through a string of names and events. Thomas W McCue, a Stark County Ohio investor, touts his electrical machine amid brief biographical notes on Edison era inventors. The column mentions N Dwisht Harris, Mics Fessie Howes Hetherington, George Gower Robinson, Maj Waller and Lieut Day, and Justice John Marshall Harris, linking disparate stories of trial, divorce, court martial, and financial scandal across cities from Akron to Chicago to Elkhart.
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Thomas W. McCue
Stark County
Ohio
Thomas Edison
Mr. McCue
California
McDuck
Akron
Wilmington
Del
Mics Fessie Howes
Hetherington
He Marion
Yokohama
Japan
George Gower Robinson
L. Ww. T. Waller
United States Marines
Day
Samar
Brienda
Waller
Cuba
Tien Tsin
China
United States
Miners Endorse Immediate Eight Hour Day Strike
The national congress of French miners passed a resolution by a vote of 106 to 0 urging an immediate general strike to win an eight hour day with no further government negotiation.
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National Congress of
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