Louisiana parish goblets form ten thousand dollar service
Governor Blanchard presented a $10,000 silver punch service to the battleship Louisiana aboard the ship in the Mississippi River. The set includes fifty-eight goblets, each labeled with a Louisiana parish, matching the state’s counties. The work aims to be the finest in American, British, or French navies. A banquet honored J. T. Harahan, president of the Illinois Central railroad.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Blanchard
J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Montana Launch Rates 58 Percent Complete At Newport News
The United States armored cruiser Montana was launched at Newport News shipyard in front of a large crowd. Miss Minnie Conrad christened the ship, daughter of W O Conrad of Montana, with Governor Toole’s delegate Martin Maginnis attending along with Senator Carter and Representative Dixon. The navy gave no official representation and the sponsor’s party had breakfast after the ceremony. Montana, sister ship to the North Carolina, is contractually aimed for twenty two knots.
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Newport News
United States
Montana
Minnie Conrad
W. O. Conrad
Toole
Martin Maginnis
Territorial
Congress
Carter
Dixon
Navy
North Carolina
Rush of Troops Reported Over Lanai Crisis
Honolulu dispatch says two regiments to Lanai to avert Japanese action. Officials refuse details but imply the island, private property near Honolulu, could serve as a naval base. Also, Attorney Gear blocked sale of Lanai to a syndicate in injunction against Governor Carter and the Land Commissioner Pratt.
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Japan
Lanai
San Francisco
Honolulu
Lani
United States
D. Gear
Carter
Pratt
High Schools Open Japanese Children Barred in Primary Grades
San Francisco report states Japanese students who finish the grammar grade may attend high schools, with no bar after completing Oriental schooling. The board cites no restriction beyond grammar and primary grades where opposition is strongest.
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San Francisco
Altmann
Board of Education
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