Washington Navy Moyer reports 41 battleships and fleet
The annual report by Secretary of the Navy Moyer notes a U S fleet of 41 battleships and many vessels in proportion. Taft cites strong business prospects as prosperity looms. Congress passes Adamson bill empowering ICC to study interstate carrier finance without asset valuation.
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Moyer
United States
Taft
Congress
Sone
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Governors conference chaos and race tensions in Richmond
Amid a governor conference in Richmond Virginia attendees left in panic as Governor Cold to Bleaze of South Carolina defended lynching of accused black attackers shouting To dwith the Constitution. State Senator George I Cetone of Dayton Ohio was found guilty of bribery after a short deliberation and a sentence was deferred.
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Richmond
Cold
South Carolina
George I Cetone
Dayton
Ohio
Papke challenges Bernard for Paris middleweight title belt
Sporting Billy Papke, the American fighter, declared George Bernard a French middleweight in Paris for the middleweight championship, a large purse and an ivory belt designed for the occasion. In New York at the Garden Athletic Club, Wddle McGoorty of Osikesh Wisconsin edged Mike Gib Bons of St. Paul by a small margin in a ten round bout marked by clever boxing and sharp blocking.
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Billy Papke
George Bernard
Paris
Wddle McGoorty
Osikesh
Wla
Mike , Gibbons
St. Paul
Titanic survivor Archibald Gracie dies in New York
Archibald Gracie US Army veteran and one of the two men who fell into the Titanic's vortex last April died at his New York home. Reports say he credited his survival to a miracle. Other items note the Federated Democratic Clubs meeting in Washington and the Belmonts' hotel room distress. A road builders' convention convened in Cincinnati and a Mexican train attack near Jaarez left several federal guards dead and passengers overwhelmed.
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Gol. Archibald Gracie
New York City
Ethel Loraine Belmont
Raymond Belmont
Gosford
New York
West Thirty-fifth Street
Raymond
Morgan
Lawrences MccCreery
Freemont
Mahaska County
Henry McBerney
F. J. Schlotfeldt
de Witt
S. R. McClosky
Fort Madison
Thomas Brown
Webster City
Fort Dodge
S.M. Frohm
Council Bluffs
Terresa Carrigan
Ayrshire
Clarke to Make Broad Iowa Appointment Mix
Governor elect George W. Clarke will overhaul state offices naming a private secretary, confidential clerk, stenographers, a Messenger and guards for the governor's office. He will also appoint a custodian janitors and staff for the state house along with adjutant general labor dairy commissioners and others to fill state commissions. A Belle Plaine brick plant adds a crusher to size damaged brick and tile for sale at 50 cents per yard. Beet growers in the Waverly area to receive over 250000 dollars in payments this year with Iowa aiming to rise in sugar beet rankings. The Iowa State Sheep Breeders association meeting in Ottumwa features Dr. Cline of Ames College with lectures on diseases and feeding.
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Carroll
Clarke
State House
Reliance Brick and Tile Company
Belle Plaine
Waverly
Iowa
California
Colorado
Iowa State Sheep Breeders’ & Wool Growers’ Association
Ottumwa
Cline
Ames
College
H. P. Dowling
Thomas N. Franklin
F. WF. Wunder
W. EB. Cooper
Harlan
Mercy Hospital
Keokuk
Enoch Hawkins
Frank Lewis
Hawkins
T. W. Hansen
Walnut
Rock Island
Horges
J. L. Zink
Fort Dodge
Farmers' Elevator Company
Otho
Clyde Cloud
Montrose
Lee Cannary
Glenwood Park
Oskaloosa
A. J. Howe
Hin * Pharmacy
Glenwood
Clifford Tischer
Fenton
Jake Schwartz
Progseman
National League For Medical, Freedom
New Moines
George J. Delmege
City
A. B Doane
Boston
Mase
National League
Adolph Schelde
Sheldon
Charles Swanson
Eighth Street
Mr. Schelde
Swanson
Jon Thomas
Overlook
Bronson
C. DE. McCaffree
Lake Mills
Forest City
Wiliam Bowers
Bowers
Carl Brokke
Juno
Britt
J. H. McLeod
Business Men's Temperance Association of Waterloo
Denison
Murray
Druggists' Mutual Insurance Association
Arton
Harald
J. W. Tafferty
Rhodes
South Carolinan Defies Conference After Lynch Law Debate
Governors convened in Colorado Springs for the annual meeting debating a resolution censuring South Carolina Governor Blease for his advocacy of lynch law and remarks about the state constitution. Deliberations featured threats against Governor Elam and heated exchanges as governors split on the measure, with Blease declining to vote. The conference adjourned to meet again in Colorado Springs next August.
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Richmond
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Colo
O'Neal
Bledwe
South Carolina
Hall
Alabama
Gilchrist
Donaghy
Kitchin
Elensa
Nfe
United States Senate
Virginia
Governor Mann
Blease
Jack Johnson
Chicago
Baldwin
Hawley
U S Will Arm Americans on Border Amid Mexican Turmoil
The War Department authorized General Steever to send carbines and ammunition to American ranchers and miners in Hermosillo Sonora and Durango after the Mexican government showed an inability to protect Americans there. Also reports rebel outrages in Mexico including a Zapatista attack on Valle de Bravo.
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Mexico
War Department
Steever
Hermosillo
Sonora
Durango
Mexico City
Valle de Bravo
State of
Vessel Goes on Rocks Near Rose Island
Newport Dec reports the steam Beaver Tall of the Jamestown and Newport Ferry grounded on rocks off Rose Island on Friday. Fifty passengers and crew were rescued by launches.
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Beaver Tall
Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company
Rose Island
Thief Overlooks Vast Jewels at Iselin Home
A bogus telephone inspector stole three diamond pins and a watch valued at $000 and fled with jewels totaling about $190,000 from Arthur Iselin’s East Sixty Ninth Street residence. The incident occurred Friday, as police investigate.
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New York
Arthur Iselin
East Sixty Ninth Street
What He Thought. Wayback Doctor Study Debate
A fragmentary dialogue riffs on city life and ambition with a character stating he is studying for a doctor while another questions the effort and diligence. The tone hints at old time speech and a humorous exchange about self-study.
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Wayback
They Presented Arma
Two charming young ladies chat on a tramcar about a camp visit. They discuss soldiers arms, and one wonders about firing. The other explains arms are worn, not fired, and are "pit them round you" making it pleasant.
Explaining What a Snob Really Is
Uncle Roy explains to Eddie that a snob is someone who inherits wealth, travels abroad, buys a veneer of culture, returns home, pretends to be a connoisseur, and disparages poorer relatives as parvenus. Addis asks why the question.
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Roy
Eddie
Addis
Donald
The World of Elagancs Excerpt Exchange
A playful exchange in a humorous shop scene where a reader questions the high prices and long admiration for display dummies. Edward remarks that studying the dummies teaches manners and social behavior in a light, ironic tone.
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Edward
A Doctor's Sleep Warns Off Coffee and Tea
A newspaper ad promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative to coffee and tea for insomnia from dyspepsia. It cites a doctor from Georgia and a remedy for nervous troubles, touting Instant Postum as convenient, with pricing and a mail order trial offer.
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Postum
Westvilia
Fostum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Crank, Mich
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