Navy Yard Management Trial and Cabinet Reshuffles
Secretary Meyers orders Norfolk navy yard management test as part of reforms. Navy secretary returns to Washington and reports New York yard satisfactory. Jasper Wilson resigns as private secretary to the agriculture secretary to pursue West business. R M Reece named successor. State Department notes Pakmetieff as new Russian ambassador to the United States and Beaupre to leave as minister to Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Meyers
Washington
Meyer
New York Navy Yard
Jasper Wilson
United States
Aaron Rosen
Arthur M. Beaupre
Netherlands
Beaupre
State
Havana
Cuba
Personal Alfred Tennyson Dickens Tours America
Alfred Tennyson Dickens son of Charles Dickens arrived in America for a lecture tour. Theodore Roosevelt defends Panama Canal actions in The Outlook, saying he did his duty to the people. Senator Hepburn in Milwaukee says lack of details doubts conduct in Stephenson election and places burden of proof on the accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Charles Dickens
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook
Panama Canal
United States
Senator Hepburn
Stephenson
Milwaukee
Balloon race to crown Bennett trophy and Lahm cup
Joe Jeannette and Sam Langford, two noted fighters, are slated for a twenty round heavyweight bout in Los Angeles in November while eight balloons depart Kansas City for an international Bennett trophy and Lahm cup competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Joe Jeannette
Union Hill
N. J
Sam Langford
Boston
Wealth shrinks from 50 million to 500 thousand estate
A sprawling 50 million dollar estate once tied to Alexander Mc Doxrald and owned by the Stallo sisters has dwindled to about 500 thousand. Various public figures travel and speak on peace and politics as events unfold from Taft in Washington to arrivals in New Orleans and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander McDoxrald
Stallo
Taft
Virgin Forest
Mount Rainier
Puyallup
Calbraith P. Rodgers
Chicago
New York
Bernardo Reyes
New Orleans
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Salt Lake City
Henry M. Whitney
Massachusetts
Louis A. Frothingham
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
A. B. Simpson
Frederick Allen
Conquest
N. Y
James Deavy
Adirondacks
Brooks
New York City
Lake Moxie
McCabe
Department of Agriculture
F. L. Dunlap
Harvey W. Wiley
Wilson
Pure Food and Drug Board
Pp. C. Rosel
West
San Francisco
Multiple Far Reaches of News From A Turbulent Day
A compilation notes rapid events: torpedo boat Mayrant logged 212 knots for four hours in a Newport gale. Justice Hughes faces a new $100,000 residence on a street lined entirely with Black residents. Taft advocates leasing public lands with coal and phosphate, opposing Public Lands Convention resolutions. Peter C Hains Jr pardoned and visited Washington after a Sing Sing trip with family. Governor Tener orders investigation into the Austin dam disaster where 38 bodies recovered. Tobacco Trust dissolution aims to keep insiders with over $100,000. New Jersey Democratic and Republican Conventions convened under the German law in Trenton. I F Wolters announces Houston candidacy to succeed Bailey, now four in the field. Father Vaughan stirs suffrage talk aboard ship. Archbishop Farley backs electing a Catholic governor in New York. Huppuch and seven wallpaper-industry men indicted for anti trust in Cleveland. Fourth Judicial District Republicans nominate Whitmeyer for Supreme Court after long ballot. An insane patient at Middletown identified in World photo as Mrs Davis or Dore. Platinum prices hit record highs in Maiden Lane with $47.50 hard and $45 soft per ounce.
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Mayrant
Newport
Justice Hughes
Taft
Denver
Public Lands Convention
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Dix
Teft Sing Sing
Washington
Tener
Austin
Tobacco Trust
New Jersey
Trenton
I. F. Wolters
Houston
Tex
United States
Bailey
Vaughan
New York
Minnetonka
Archbishop Farley
Dongan
Winfield A. Huppuch
Cleveland
Fourth Judicial District
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Edward C. Whitmeyer
Schenectady
Supreme Court
State Hospital For the Insane
Middletown
E. L. Davis
Dore
Thomas T. Eckhart
Western Telegraph Company
Y Maiden Vane
Foreign Charles M Schwab arrives in Pek ing for Chinese navy work
Reports say Charles M Schwab arrived in Peking to assist the development of the Chinese navy. Other items note Nicaragua approves a loan negotiations with American bankers, Laurier Cabinet resignations in Ottawa, and wireless submarine control trials in Portsmouth. News from Vienna, Tripoli, Constantinople, and Rome covers war and finance developments.
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Charles M. Schwab
Peking
Nicaragua
Laurier
Ottawa
Portsmouth
Eng
eHichsrath
Vienna
Tripolio
Aegean Sea
Dardenelles
Suez Canal Company
Paris
Schley
Santiago
Havana Harbor
Wilson Deetly Evades A Trap At First Convention
Trenton reports the first Geran law era Democratic convention, with about seventy delegates, adjourned after a resolution to endorse Governor Wilson for the Presidency was laid on the table. Wilson outwitted Smith Nugent delegates by delaying the action, avoiding internal party criticism. The platform urged reforms in juries selection, tax changes, corporate regulation, and other progressive measures while omitting initiative recall and referendum. The day also noted a quiet convention scene, a failed peace conference with rail officials, and local incidents including a transfer of governor voting venue and a Polish woman acquitted for assault kissing her counsel. Freight traffic was halted by a freight wreck at Monmouth Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Wilson
Smith-Nugent
Smith Nugent
Essex
Kinkead
Charles—Egan
Hudson
Charles O’conor Hennessy
Bergen County Assembly
New Jersey
Central Board of Control
House of Representatives
Re Public Utilities Commission
Bridgeton Gains City Site for High School by Academy Sale
West Jersey Academy trustees agreed to sell the property west of Bridgeton for 10 000 dollars to the city. The site will host a new high school, while the existing building becomes a manual training school. The academy has long been funded by the West Jersey Presbytery but has not operated for two years due to finances. The trustees preferred education over a higher commercial offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Jersey Academy
Bridgeton
South Jersey
West Jersey Presbytery
Banker Bankruptcy Suit for Alienation of Wife
Dr. Henry W. Thayer sues David W. Cook president of Citizens National Bank of Netcong for 25000 damages claiming alienation of his wife's affections. Thayer created a sensation by attacking the banker on a station platform, revealing his view of Cook as the cause of his domestic unhappiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Thayer
David W. Cook
Citizen’s’ National Bank of
Netcong
Thayer
Doctor and Wife Celebrate Golden Jubilee
Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Currie of Beverly marked fifty years of marriage at home. About a hundred guests from Beverly Columbus Norristown Mantua Philadelphia Mt Holly and Camden attended. The couple have two children William H Currie and Ida Currie and several grandchildren. Dr. Currie, born in Mantua, has practiced forty five years and graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Currie
Beverly
Columbus
Norristown
Mantua
Philadelphia
Mt. Holly
Camden
William H.currie
Ida “G.currie
Currie
Homeophatic Medical College
Probe into Pennsylvania Railroad wreck indictment urged
Chief Justice Trenchard opened the Warren County Court in Belvidere and urged the grand jury to fully investigate the April 29 Martin's Creek wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad where Utica teachers died. He directed an indictment for manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County Court
Belvidere
Trenchard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Martin's Creek
Utica
Ujry
Bad Weather Hits Cranberry Growers Hard This September
Cranberry growers report a disastrous September with constant rain keeping bogs underwater and berries remaining white and green rather than ripening to red and black. Poor weather compounds losses from August fires and pests, plus a shortage of harvest pickers.
Navy Yard Book Inventory Reveals 3 Million Discrepancy
Washington officials disclose a $3.29 million gap between material on hand and book records at the Washington Navy Yard. Secretary Meyer notes long-standing lax bookkeeping and missing invoices for ordnance moved between yards during the Spanish-American War. No criminal wrongdoing or theft is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Yard
Meyer
Navy
Department
Washington Navy Yard
Cavalry Officer Marries at Dawn Then Ends His Life
Lieutenant John R. Lynch of the Third Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston killed himself six hours after marrying Gladys Caruthers of San Antonio at 1 AM. The bride refused to discuss the tragedy, noting she was not with him at the time. Lynch, 25, was born in Missouri and rose from the ranks. his parents live in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antantea
Tex
Gladys Caruthers
John R. Lynch
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Lynch
Los Angeles
Missouri
Cornelius N Bliss Dies at 78 in New York
Cornelius N Bliss merchant and former Secretary of the Interior in McKinley’s administration died at his home 29 East Thirty-seventh Street of heart disease linked to advanced age. He was 78 and his health declined over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Interior
McKinley
Republican National Committee
East Thirty-seventh Street
Hel
Mr. Bliss
Pick Cotton by Moonlight in Georgia Fields
Georgia cotton picking by moonlight has started as September brings full plant development. The state is flush with harvest. workers struggle to gather the yield as prices rise from 40–50 cents per hundredweight to 1.00–1.25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Savannah
Dix to hunt deer during Adirondack stay
Governor Dix plans a deer hunt during his month in the Adirondacks at McKeever. He notes the dangers from careless hunting and jokes that he will wear a red sweater for visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Dix
McKeever
Farmers Pushing Work Across New Jersey News
Monte highlights show Cumberland County farmers getting record prices for produce including sweet potatoes and apples. Fishers near Beverly haul over 1000 pounds of carp. A savings depository designation for Beverly post office set for October 12. Parish notes report church and camp meeting developments. Other items note a failed commission form election in Rahway, a new volunteer fire company in Williamstown, and several local trials and sentences.
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Frank J. Gould
St. Louiis Southwestern Railway
Holland
Alfonso
Spain
Infanta
Aria Therese
Louis Ferdinand of
Bavaria
Oporto
Portugal
Lewis T. Bryant
William H. Truesdale
Lackawanna Railroad
Truesdale
Mercer County Court House
Gnichtel
Mercer County
Agata Ulimska
Harvey T. Satterthwait
Henry W. Wittstein
Pennsylvania—_Railroad
Monmouth Junction
Academy For High School
Ellis P. Earle
Nipissing Mines Company
Montclair
Recorder Post
William Pullen
Gllagher
R. H. Adams
Orange Road
Pullen
Forester
C. W. Anderson
Montclair Shade Tree Commission
Henry A. Bush
White House
Phillipsburg
Delaware River
Joseph
Delaware Bridge
Atlantic City
GOV. DIX
Cumberland County
Thomas Anthony
Burlington
M. E. Church
Millville
John R. Mason
Wesley Grove Camp Meeting Association
Groveville
Gloucester—County
Jonathan Cline
Williamstown
Point Pleasant
Charles Cook
Board of Registry
Joseph and
Daniel van Sciver
George W. Preston
Burlington News
James M. Laugham
Notristown
Charles H. Gallagher
Relief
Raritan Canal
Rahway
Dunlevy Loughlin
L. W. Harper
Louis R. DeHart
Noran Callahan
Albert Weed
Pendergast
Newfield
Peterburg
Rose Hill
Edward Kirby
Mullica Hill
Hightstown
Wyckoff-Davis
Madison Avenue
Morristown
William Salomon
John Ryan
William Person
Mays Landing
Higbee
Ray Violet Miller
Pleasantville
James Lee
Stephen Pierson
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