Secretary of the Navy urges build up to defend the nation
Secretary Meyer urges Congress to fund a large naval build up including four battleships, two battle cruisers, sixteen destroyers, submarines, gun boats, and a fleet of auxiliaries. He argues that a strong navy is essential for peace and to deter aggression, noting the Panama Canal will not double the fleet and emphasizing battleships as the core defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Meyer
Ware
United States
Japan
European
France
Naval Reserve
Sands Seeks Purchases With Cheerful Claims
An advertisement touts seasonal goods and remedies with bold claims. It urges buying here for satisfaction, suggests products like cherry cough syrup and chest protectors, and emphasizes low prices as a defense against poor quality. It contrasts snow activities and a child’s ailments with promotional lines.
Navy Yards to Deepen Channels Along Eastern Coast
After the Panama Canal opens the navy yards on the eastern coast will downshift due to work shortages. The first-class yards will follow the general board’s guidance to dredge channels to at least forty feet depth and seven hundred fifty feet width.
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Panafia
General Board
Millikens Millions Saved Patrick From the Electric Chair
Millionaire Milliken spent vast sums to save Patrick from execution after a murder case. He funded expert testimony to challenge Jones’s confession and the use of chlorform, raised doubts about the trial, and influenced clemency, leading to Patrick’s sentence being reduced and a final pardon.
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Milliken
Jones
Rice
Ofee
America
Europe
Patrick
Higgins
Dix
Campaign Aims to Free Patrick with 250000 Signatures
Milliken declares readiness to aid Patrick's innocence defense and to fight his electric chair fate. He recalls funding scientific data to sway public opinion and reports more than 250000 petition signatures for clemency collected over years of imprisonment.
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Milliken
Patrick
Nordica and Bispham Concert Plans Circulate in Cheyenne
Frederick Shipman directs advance efforts for David Bispham and Lillian Nordica tours with concert dates set for mid winter. Nordica, born Lillian Norton of Warmington Maine, rose from adversity to fame and is celebrated as a premier American soprano.
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Frederick Shipman
David Biepham
Lilian Nordica
Mr. Shipman
Blepham
Madame Nordica
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Schumann-Heink
Biepham
David Bispham
Nordica
George Meredith
America
Lillian
Warmington
Lillian Norton
Nevada Attorney General Dies After Dream Incident
Cleveland H. Baker, attorney general of Nevada, died at his Carson City home from an internal hemorrhage said to be triggered by a vivid dream. He reportedly woke to recount a confrontation with a wealthy mining figure, then died while dressing as physicians cited stress from the dream as the cause.
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Reno
Pec
Cleveland H. Baker
Nevada
Carson City
Telephone rates cut by 20 percent for four states
Denver dispatch reports Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company reduced telephone rates by 20 percent for Wyoming Utah Montana and Idaho effective today. The move lowers costs for residents and businesses across the four western states.
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Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Democrats Elect New Officers for Organization
Perry Belmont of New York was elected president of the League of Democratic Clubs at the annual meeting in Washington. William C. Sillis will expand the league into new states as secretary and organizer. Honorary advisers include Wilson Marshall Bryan and Adlai Stevenson. New vice presidents are Hoke Smith Frederick B Lynch Frederick Plaisted John Lentz and Charles Heigner. Laference leads the executive committee with many Democratic governors and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Perry Belmont
New York
League of Democratic Clubs
William C. Sillis
League
Belmont
Wilson
Marshall
Bryan
Clark
Underwood
Kern
Adlai
Stevenson
Hoke Smith
Frederick B. Lynch
Minnesota
Frederick Plaisted
Maine
John J. Lentz
Ohio
Charles G. Heigner
Laference
D. C
Congress
Cox and Martin Named to League Posts in Democratic Conventions
Dr. John W. Cox of New York is treasurer and Colonel John I. Martin sergeant-at-arms of all recent Democratic conventions, given the same position in the league. Subscription for the Weekly State Tender is $1.00 per year.
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John W. Cox
New York
John I. Martin
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Sands
Eiese
Postal Clerks’ Dance Parish House
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Postal Clerks and Friends
By Winsor McCay
St. Louis County
Patrick Case
Cheyenne
Arty
Westinghouse Electric Company
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power CO
Carey
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