Secretary Root Outlines Plans for New War College
Secretary Root sends detailed instructions to the board forming and organizing a Washington based war college. The college would elevate professional military education, supervise service schools and coordinate Army and Navy cooperation for wartime operations. Gen. Ludlow named president of the board.
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Root
War College
Army
Washington
War Department
Army College
United States
Surprise Browning Reunion Returns to Venetian Palace
Society discusses the reconciliation of Robert Browning of Venice and his wife Miss Fannie Coddington of New York after a chance abroad meeting. Rumor says they will resume life together in the artist’s Venetian palace, a family legacy filled with elder Browning memories.
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Society
Robert Barrett Browning
Venice
Fannie Coddington
New York City
Brownings
Mr. Browning
Secretary of War weighs war state and soldier discharges
The War Department faces a tough decision on whether the United States is at war. In peace, soldiers may buy discharge under rules. over twenty applications are pending. A peace finding could slash wages for troops in the Philippines, while a wartime finding brings other dangers. War department officials regret needing a decision now.
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Secretary of War
United States
Department
Philippines
War Department
Relatives To Be Notified Under War Regulations Change
Direction of the secretary of war amendments modify Army Regulation 126 to require the immediate commander to secure a soldier’s effects, prepare a standard inventory, and notify the nearest relative of death. Duplicates with final statements go to the adjutant general. Previously there was no notification requirement.
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Secretary of War
Army
Adjutant General of the Army
Primitive Weapons at Hastings Battle
At Hastings the combat used swords and battleaxes with 800 fatally wounded per 1,000 soldiers, marking a brutal casualty rate in the historic engagement.
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Hastings
Northwestern prank ends with pepper raid and cloakroom theft
Sophomores at Northwestern University Evans ton Illinois disrupted a freshman social at Connor's hall on Davis Street. They peppered the floor causing sneezing and delayed events. The group then seized refreshments and wrapped coats into a robe, with a local student named Nusbaum linked to the prank. Outside Manila a U.S. officer reports friendly natives but notes local shoemaking center prosperity and a late Star Spangled Banner performance.
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Evanston
Ill
Connor's Hall
Davis Street
J. C. Nusbaum
Nusbaum
E. 8
Wartshorn
Twentyseventh Regiment
Mariquina
Manila
United States
Leutenant
Black Flag Over South Bend High School Protest
Rebellion erupts among South Bend high school students over Saturday makeup sessions ordered by Superintendent Calvin Moon. A black skull and crossbones flag flew from the roof to protest the compulsory Saturday classes, with entry gained via back window and roof access using a jiminy tool.
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South Bend
Nd.) High School
Calvin Moon
Lawyer Burdett wins suit over hotel money in Paris
Poston lawyer Burdett sues Grand Hotel Paris after finding 5000 dollars in a hotel closet. The manager refunded 200 dollars as a claimed reward while the owner remained unfound. The court ordered payment of the remaining sum to Burdett.
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Poston
Burdett
Paris
Burett
Postal Receipts Rose Across 50 Largest Offices in February 1900
A post office department statement shows February 1900 receipts for 50 large offices at 3,562,547 dollars, up 279,409 dollars or percent over February 1899. Principal offices include New York Chicago Philadelphia and Boston with notable city gains led by Buffalo Richmond Los Angeles and Dallas.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Richmond
Los Angeles
Dallas
Tex
Cleveland
Dayton
Joseph
SINGER MACDONALD ILL WITH JAW PARALYSIS IN SF
William MacDonald a leading basso with the Bostonians in San Francisco is seriously ill with jaw paralysis. He developed a cold in Portland that worsened after dental extraction, and doctors fear gangrene if untreated. Once a Redwood City blacksmith, his voice earned him opera managers' attention and two seasons with the troupe.
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William MacDonald
Bostonians
San Francisco
Sann Francisco
Dinsmore
MacDonald
Portland
Ore
Redwood City
Growth of Athletics Provokes Faculty Body Debate
University of Chicago professors opposed to broad athletic interest plan to bring the issue to the Congregation, the largest faculty body, for discussion next month. The advisory sessions, held in secret, will consider whether the growing athletics interest is desirable. A separate proposal would extend BA degrees to all undergraduates regardless of Latin or Greek study.
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University of Chicago
Georgia firm to build model town from charity housing plans
A Georgia manufacturer copies and studies model house plans shown at Sherry's ballroom New York City by the tenement house committee of the Charity Organization Society. The Georgian plans to develop a model town as a business venture.
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Sherry
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
New York City
Charity Organization Society
Actress Mrs. Fiske Avoids Automobiles After Street Snafu
An inexperienced chauffeur caused a chaotic motor ride in front of Chicago’s Auditorium Annex as Mrs. Fiske, her German maid, and her poodle rode the errant cab. The car zigzagged and hit the curb before the armature burned out, prompting her to demand a horse-drawn taxi and retreat to the hotel.
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Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Auditorium Anes
Power shift in Philippines ends priestly control
The new Philippine commission plans a registration law to curb priestly powers over births deaths and marriages. It cites a 1570 Spanish law later revised in 1870 giving justices of the peace and clerks authority to register vital events, funded by collected fees.
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Philippine Commission
Philippines
Spain
Eect
Justices of the Peace
Philippine Commssion
A Physician Endorsement for a Digestion Remedy
Dr W W Bruce endorses a dyspepsia remedy prepared by Casey during his time as a druggist in Casey HE from August to September 1897. He notes the formula and preparation improved and warrants it a safe valuable remedy in all forms of indigestion based on his practice and observed successes. Ward Jemison.
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Casey
W. W. Bruce
M.D. Ward Jemison
Tornado Losses and Army Officers Discussed
The St. Louis Star suggests the British army might be more effective due to class origins. It notes the US army has 900 officers promoted from the ranks and reports Missouri’s ten year tornado losses at 15 million dollars since 1690.
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St. Louis Star
Missouri
Capital City Dentists Visit McFarlan Hotel Thursdays
The Capital City Dentists visit the McFarlan Hotel on Thursdays drawing strong patronage from locals who seek their services reflected in steady crowds.
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Capital City
McFarlan Hotel
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