Hitchcock Named Secretary of the Interior in Washington
President nominates Ethan A. Hitchcock of Missouri to be secretary of the interior, now ambassador to Russia, with St. Louis as his home and a lawyer by trade. Senate confirms, Bailey resolution to probe war service in House advances, adjournment set for Jan 4.
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Washington
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Interior
Bliss
Hitchcock
Russia
St. Louis
Ethan Allen
Ticoneroga
Senate
House
Henderson
Iowa
Committee On
Rules
Bailey
Judiciary Committee
Immed
Wheeler
Alabama
Colson
Kentucky
Robbs
Pennsylvania
Campbell
Illinois
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Electrician Dies After Wire Contact in Chicago
An electrician, Erick Chisholm, dies after touching live wires about 20 feet above ground at Forty-fifth and State streets. The crowd of several hundred watched workers attempt to free him as ladders were raised and crews fought to reach him. The incident occurred while Commonwealth Electric Co crews were stringing wires on State street.
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Chicago
Erick Chisholm
Forty-fifth
State Streets
Chisholm
Onisworm
Massachusetts battleship damaged cradle repair at navy yard
On the New York navy yard big dry dock the battleship Massachusetts lies in 20 feet of water. Divers work to build a cradle to support the ship’s bottom, with supports extended to midship and frame No 16. Naval Constructor Bowles awaiting full pumping out before final report, expected days.
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Massachusetts
New York
Navy Yard
Naval
Bowles
Interfering in Samoa King Election Prompts Tense Crisis
Reports from Samoa indicate potential tribal conflict as Mataafa backers grow warlike and German Consul is accused of backing Mataafa despite an agreed neutral stance. Foreign agents fear naval protection may be needed as Chief Justice decision nears year end.
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Samoa
Auckland
N. Z
Simoa
Dace
Des. 14
Malietoa
Mataafa
Rst
Aents
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