WANG WIT TERE The Decent Wreck of the Magazine at care Island Demonstrates
Navy smokeless powder tests show keeping qualities but investigators at Mare Island study a recent magazine wreck to determine causes. Explosions at Indian Head, Mare Island, Dupont, and Laflin & Rand lack established causes. Tests involve heat exposure that can trigger decomposition and nitrous vapors, raising danger in magazines under certain conditions.
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Care Island
New York
Navy
Naval Ordnance
Mare Island
Washington
Herald
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Mare Band
Dupont Powder Works
Laffin & Rand
Bureau of Ordnance
Explosion mystery tied to naval test claims
Tear Admiral ONeil states that the force of the explosion frequently destroys the canister and, as in the Indian Head proving ground case, a reason for the blast could not be established.
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O'Neil
Indian Head Proving Ground
Trio of murder suspects plead not guilty in Rahney case
In Pittsburgh a trio led by Walter Dorman alias K D Wilcox pleaded not guilty to the murder of grocer Thomas D Rahney and detective Patrick Fitzgerald. The Biddies and Dorman are tied to burglaries and robberies terrorizing the city last April. Wives of Edward Biddle and Walter Dorman face charges of receiving stolen goods. trials ordered separately with John Biddle’s case called first.
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Edward Biddle
Walter Dorman
K. D. Wilcox
Thomas D. Rahney
Patrick Fitzgerald
Biddies
Dorman
Kuhney
Fitzgerald
John Biddle
Unique California excursion to Pan American in 1916
A party of four Californians bound for Buffalo travels under the Los Angeles Times auspices. Departed June 4 with stops at Grand Canyon, Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and visits Philadelphia and New York en route. Homeward route includes Detroit, Colorado Springs, Denver, Salt Lake City, Monterey, and Los Angeles arrival July 4.
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Grandanyon
Kansas City
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York City
Buffalo
Detroit
Colorado Springs
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Monterey
Los Angeles
Times
Irving TK. Smith
Eliza A
Value of the Philippines. Grant on strategic and commercial value
Gen Frederick D Grant argues in Leslie's Weekly that the Philippines cannot be overestimated in value to the United States. He cites commercial potential and a key role as a strategic base in wartime, noting room for growth, broader Asian trade, and the island's capacity to support more people with improved transport.
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Fred D. Grant
The
Philippines
New York
Jane 11
Leslie’ Weekly
Frederick
Grant
United States
Hame
Asia
Burma
No News of Meeting Between Generals in Europe War Talk
Dispatches from The Hague and London discuss efforts to end the South African war. Reports claim no meeting occurred between Gen Kitchener and Gen Botha near Standerton, while rumors of peace persist amid royal and diplomatic activity. The Hague court may study terms, but Britain denies seeking intervention.
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Mothn
Krager End Leyde
Hague
Berlin
Kleines Journal
Wilhelmioa
William
Haye Arbitration Court
Foreign Office
Count Buelow
Great Britain
Prience
Rusela
Germany
Geremany
Kroger
Europe
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Hague Arbitration Court
Standerton
New York
Tribune
London
War Office
Kitchener
Botha
Blood
Transvaal
Ermelo
Amsterdam
Bey
Test of Big Guns At New York Harbor Fire Control Test
War department launches a summer test in New York harbor to evaluate fire control across fortifications from 12 inch guns to rapid fire. Navy co operation will attempt a blank cartridge entry by ships under searchlights to simulate night assault. High profile officials may attend as the board of ordnance and fortifications directs demonstrations. A separate report notes a suicide attempt in Philadelphia and Senator Pew’s wedding plans in Washington.
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War Department
New York Harbor
New York
Narrows
Narragansett Bay
Congress
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Board of Ordnance and
Fortifics Non
Portrait of President McKinley by Lilian Thomas
Columbus artist Lilian Thomas rose to prominence after publishing that she is painting a portrait of President McKinley. The president posed for her in Washington, impressed by his changed character over recent years, with a study planned to resemble a previous photograph. Thomas trained in Columbus and other cities, and now markets her work amid local acclaim.
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Lilian Thomas
Columbus
McKinley
Washington
Sam
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