Taft Nominates Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds
Washington centers on foreign affairs as Taft names Captain Alfred Reynolds to rear admiral. Anglo American and Franco American arbitration treaties signed in the White House while the House approves a cotton tariff reduction of 21.06 percent. Secretary Wilson speech evidence links Remsen Pure Food Board to aiding manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Alfred Reynolds
White House
House
Wilson
Remsen Pure Food Board
German Empress Stricken. Divorce Suit In New York
Wilhelmshoe dispatch reports the German empress has a slight heart ailment. Russell G. Colt faces absolute divorce. wife Ethel Barrymore seeks custody with no alimony. Trial set in New York. Mrs Waldorf Astor wins Irish MPs by hosting picnicking visitors at Cliveden and discussing Virginia politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmshoe
Russell G. Colt
Ethel Barrymore
New York
Waldorf Astor
M. P.s
Cliveden
England
Virginia
Notable Baseball and Aeronautic Feats Highlight Period Sports
Sporting Joe Jackson emerges as a hard hitting fast man and quick thinker on the ball field. Lincoln Beachey returns from Philadelphia to thrill audiences at Nassau Boulevard aerodrome. Rube Marquard’s rising fame lands him on an all National League team once compared with an all American League lineup. Lee Tannehill posts strong showing in six games at American League Park with 49 chances and 48 putouts. Ty Cobb’s bid for 300 hits seems unlikely as he nets 164 in 102 games, averaging 1.41 hits per game, projecting toward 247 if continued.
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Joe Jackson
Lincoln Beachey
Philadelphia
Nassau Boulevard
Rube Marquard
Lee Tannehill
New York
Ty Cobb
General Cotton Prices Rise Across Markets
General cotton prices climbed sharply as buying spread from Liverpool to American markets. The bark gunboat Alliance was stricken from the navy list and condemned with an appraisal of 4975 dollars. A Michigan College of Mines paper by George W. Perkins attacked Congress and the Anti-Trust law, urging nationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Alliance
Navy
George W. Perkins
Michigan College of Mines
Congress
Reports from 1920s era news items and incidents
North Adams counterfeit certificates circulate. Lt. Brillhart shoots self in Hotel Astor. Senate delays arbitration treaties due to absentees. Ex Senator Edward Murphy Jr. dies in Elberon. Dr Flexner cites no cure for infantile paralysis. Insurgents and Democrats push House cotton bill through Senate Finance. Dr Woodson sells Missouri orchard for 100000 with 260 acres and 10200 trees. McCabe testifies in Wiley case. Headless woman found in Cincinnati sewer. mystery unsolved. Day portrait inquiry moves in Washington. Admiral Togo honors George Washington at Mount Vernon. New York clergymen denounce betraying parish secrets. Sammy Nassenfeld sails as stowaway to New York. Atlantic City parachute failure leads to near-escape. Pallegrine Scaglish Wass arrested in St. Louis linked to Cardi nal shootings. scarred face clues detectives.
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North Adams
Mass
Charles E. Brillhart
Hotel Astor
New York
Senate
United States
Edward Murphy, Jr
Elberon
N. J
Simon Flexner
Albany
N. Y
Senate Committee On Finance
C. D. Woodson
Agency
Missouri
George B. McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Washington
Cincinnati
State Department
Admiral Togo
George Washington
Mount Vernon
A. J. Vandenheuvel
Sammy Nassenfeld
Kaiser Wilhelm III
New York Bay
Atlantic City
Howard Bennett
Pallegrine Scaglish Wass
St. Louis
Cardinals
Scaglis
Notable World Flows and Incidents Mixed from War Era News
Reports from France, Haiti and Britain recount a woman aviator’s minor crash near St. Etienne, mutiny arrests at Cherbourg, German activities in Agardic, and a royal yacht dinner aboard with Vanderbilt guests. Also noted are cholera spread in Italy, Haiti political shifts, a Kiel review of 140 vessels, a long Journeys by air, and parliamentary censure at Westminster.
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Marving
St. Etienne
France
Cherbourg
Torpedo Flotilla
Cowes
Kiel
Saint Cyr
Chartres
Renoux
Simon of Hayti
Jamaica
Port-au- Prince
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Italy
General Leconte
Haiti
Revolutionary Army
Firmin
Bobo
Lord Morley
Chihuahua
Mexico
Madrid
Morocco
Frye of Maine Dies. Democrat Likely Succeeds him
Maine loses senior Senator William P Frye died at his daughter's home in Lewiston after long illness. His death shifts Senate balance to 49 Republicans 41 Democrats with vacancies in two Democratic states. Governor Plaisted may appoint Obadiah Gardner during recess.
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Maine
Lewiston
William P. Frye
Helen White
Wiliam Pierce Frye
Joseph Frye
Revolutionary Army
Frye
Congress
Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
William B. Allison
Town
Washington
Senate
Colorado
Georgia
Frvé
Bacon
Maine Congress
Plaisted
Obadiah Gardner
Secretary to King George Knollys Nearing Retirement
Forty years in one job marks Lord Knollys as King George's private secretary as retirement nears. He began with the late king and served his successor, handling about 500 letters daily and guiding royal engagements, travel, and daily news, while also serving as a trusted confidant and friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Knollys
George
Prince of Wales
Sir Arthur Bigge
Millionaire's Wife in Paris Unable to Leave Apartment
Mrs Theodore Shonts wife of an American millionaire and mother of a duchess lies in Paris unable to vacate her rented Avenue Foch apartment due to lack of funds. Her husband Theodore Shonts stopped remittances prompting rent and damage charges to go unpaid, attorney H G Archibald advanced funds and seeks reimbursement.
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Theodore Perry Shonts
Paris
Scouts
Avenue Hocse
America
Shante Fruind Harealf Wivhawse Macnn
Sso Awuu Wiee
Wiluuul Luuueyy
H. G. Archibald
A wiry ambassador James Bryce in Washington
James Bryce the British ambassador to the United States is described as one of the youngest old men in official circles. At over 70 he remains physically active and mentally sharp, briskly walking Connecticut Avenue in winter and handling duties with cool ease during high heat. He stays engaged in wide topics and has a vast store of information on many subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bryce
Great Britain
United States
Washington
Ambassador Bryce
Connecticut Avenue
Knox
State Department
Mr. Bryce
French Naval Execution at Toulon
At daybreak two marines who murdered a comrade were shot in Toulon in the presence of the garrison as the naval execution was carried out for the first time since 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
France
John W Gates Dies in Paris After Long Fight
John Warne Gates American financier and speculator died in Paris surrounded by wife Delora and son Charles Gilbert. Despite iron constitution and medical aid the end came peacefully as he seemed to sleep after a plucky battle against great odds. Gates was born May 18 1835 near Turner Junction Illinois and married at nineteen.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Gates
John Warne Gates
Turner Junction
Ill
West Chicago
Delora R. Baker
St. Charles
Charles Gilbert Gates
New York
Recall of Judges Stays In Arizona Constitution
Washington reports the Flood resolution to admit Arizona and New Mexico as states passed the Senate 56 to 18. An amendment by Senator Nelson to strike the recall of judges in the Arizona Constitution failed 46 to 2.
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United States Senate
Arizona
Washington
House
New Mexico
Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Chosen Ruler of the Elks John P Sullivan Named Grand Exalted Ruler
John P Sullivan of New Orleans was chosen grand exalted ruler of the Order of Elks at Atlantic City. He led New Orleans lodge No 30 from a broke start to a thriving home with large membership and once served as lieutenant colonel of the Washington Field Artillery before returning to law practice.
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Lexington
Bell
Whiteley
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
Atlantic City
Denver
Buffalo
Jones
Andrew S. Draper
Albany
New York City
William Jennings, Bryan
Chicago
Underwood
Congress
John Duffy
Brooklyn
Robert Stephenson
John P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Order of Elks
N. J
Sullivan
Bryant
West Point
Military
Washington Field Artillery
Hig
Colony House for Chickens in 100 by 12 Foot Frame
An illustrated colony house measures 100 by 12 feet and holds 25 to 30 old fowls or 20 to 300 young chicks depending on brood. It uses 3x6 runners, No. 1 matched siding, level floor, top-inclined ventilating windows with poultry wire, vertical light distribution, and a hinged door mastic window. Nesting and roost areas can be placed at the rear for old hens with end hoppers and water pans at the ends.
Poultry Care Tips From Farm Advice Column
Overcrowding and overfeeding are cautioned as crimes while keeping poultry, rats and pests in check. Emphasis on cool storage for eggs, proper grit, exercise for hens, and proper breeding, feeding, and processing practices for a profitable poultry yard.
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Raeeee
Madisonville
Hudson
Irvington
Annie Eileen
House of Commons
A. B. Aylesworth
Cornwall
Cape Sable Ledges
Clarke
Halifax
Senator Frye
Portland
U. S.senate
King George
Keody
Wall Street
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