Navy Battle Fleet Voyage to the Pacific Advocated
The Pacific coast is part of the United States as the Atlantic coast and the upcoming battle fleet cruise to the Pacific will train officers and sailors under varied conditions. The voyage will reveal ship weaknesses and needed improvements while proving naval readiness and the value of peace time drills.
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Battle Fleet
The
Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Naval
Admiral Evans
Department
Washington
Pacific Coast
The Physiology and Social Side of Fat Formation
Obesity arises from fat overgrowth and natural body build. Fat is formed from starches and sugars, not fat itself. Excess weight stems from lifestyle and diet, with lean individuals often healthier and more resilient.
Prophetic Call for Rivers Reform by Dr McGee
Dr W J McGee, ethnologist and geologist, head of Inland waterways commission, predicts a revolution within years if railways seize riparian rights. He argues river fronts must be redeemed to fund river improvements via waste water power. An Iowa native born 1863, he is linked to major societies and notable explorations.
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W J McGee
Ethnologiat
Inland Waterways Commission
McGee
Vicksburg
St. Paul
New Orleans
Bureau of Ethnology
American Anthropological Society
National Geographical Society
Iowa
America
New Mayor of Rome Ernest Nathan Elected
Ernest Nathan, newly elected mayor of Rome, is of Jewish faith and Freemason affiliation. An Israelite by descent and educated in England and Italy, he supports Italian unity and has advised the king on taxation and southern agriculture. His election, 60 to 12 by aldermen, contradicts Vatican views and faces opposition from Osservatore Romano.
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Ernest Nathan
Rome
Italy
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Nathan
Massini
England
Oxford University
Devere
Fights Bloodless Duel Ends Hungarian Political Dispute
Dr. Alexander Wekerle, Hungarys premier, sought Imperial leave to duel Polonyi after a parliament battle over alleged political dishonesty. The Protestant, plebeian, non Magyar leader used a bloodless duel to prove the case, amid a Magyar clash with Francis Joseph over language and supplies.
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Alexander Wekerle
Hungary
Polonyi
American Congress
Wekerle
Francis Joseph
Dr. Wekerle
Andrassy
Kossuth
Duelling Advocate Professor With Scarred Cheek
Prof C L de Muralt of the electrical engineering department discusses duelling as a germ of collegiate education. Born in Brooklyn and educated at Munich and Zurich, he worked on U S power projects and navy yard plants. He fought three duels in one week leaving three scars across his left cheek.
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C. L. de Muralt
Electrical Engineering Department
The
Ereter Chargierter
Polytechnic
Munich
Brooklyn
Zurich Polytechnic
America
United States
Navy Yards
Soo
Muralthaa
Great Western railroad placed in receivership in Minnesota
St Paul judge Walter J. Sanborn appointed A B Stickney and Charlies H F Smith as receivers for the Chicago Great Western railroad. Kellogg & Severance of St Paul named attorneys. Loss from a boiler makers strike and $15,000,000 spent on reconstruction over ten years cited. Petition filed by stockholders and finance committee led by John A Humberg, George Meyer, Ward Cummings, and Alexander Wallace.
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St. Paul
Walter J. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
A. B. Stickney
Charlies H. F. Smith
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Road
Kellogg & Severance
John A. Humberg
Minnesota
George Meyer
New York
Ward Cummings
Alexander Wallace
Great Britain
Labor Leaders Oppose Taft in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire executive committee of the American Federation of Labor declares unwavering opposition to William H. Taft's presidential nomination. It denounces his anti labor stance and injunctions, branding him enemy of organized labor and instrument of capital. The statement emphasizes firm, persistent resistance to his candidacy.
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Concord
N. H
William H. Taft
American Federation of Labor
New Hampshire
Carpenters May Strike Over Wage Cuts Open Shop Rule
Goldfield New The carpenters union protests wage scale reductions by the Mine Operators association and objects to the open shop clause. The central labor body representing carpenters and electricians urges Governor Sparks to enact compulsory arbitration of wage disputes.
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Goldfield
New
Carpenters’ Union
Mine Operators’ Association
Central Labor Body
Carpenters and Electricians
Sparks
Robbers bust Safe in Searchlight Store Theft
Caught in the act of blowing open the Brown Gosney store safe at 2:30 AM Wednesday, William McVey Thomas Nolan and William Kellogg two Goldfield miners fired on Deputy Otto Bodie and John Conault as they fled to a lodging house where they were cornered and wounded. Most of the money was recovered.
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Brown, Gosney Company
William McVey
Thomas Nolan
William Kellogg
Goldfield
Otto Bodie
John Conault
Nurse Desmond Dies After Surviving Needle Ordeal
New York Mrs Mollie Desmond who swallowed 144 needles in 1906 and survived twenty five operations died on Monday. Her act, prompted by domestic troubles, led physicians to remove all but about a dozen needles over eighteen months, ending in her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mollie Desmond
San Francisco Welcomes New City Government Leader
The last remnants of the Schmitz administration were cleaned out as the elected mayor took charge. Mayor Taylor addressed the board of supervisors urging an auxiliary water system, rapid street improvements, and swift rehabilitation of public buildings.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Publicity Policy at American Sugar Refining Debated
W B Thomas acting president announced at the annual stockholders meeting that publicity will be the company policy. The point has seen several contests by stockholders as Claud A Spreckles asserts the need to map the company's property and distinguish property from Havemeyer estate.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
W. B. Thomas
Claug A. Spreckles
H. O. Havemeyer
No Rascals in Colorado
Washington Letter from Speaker Cane and Congress members cites Colorado land law prosecutions as unjust. Congressman George W. Cook of Colorado denounces indictments and praises Judge Robert B. Lewis for quashing charges against about thirty citizens.
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Washington
Dent
Canenon
Congress
Supreme Court
George W. Cook
Colorado
Cook
Robert B Lewis
Danver
Colorado quadruple murder case shocks Florence suspects named
River and police traces link Ercole Buffett Dominick Mintchiello Joseph Mintchiello and Mrs Frank Palmetto to a brutal killing spree in Florence Colorado. Anton Bavaria is charged with the murders and is said to have killed for money after failing to win Mrs Palmetto. Bavari held $350 at arrest and bodies were disposed in parts with lungs and tongue found in the Arkansas River.
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Florence
Colo
Ercole Buffetti
Dominick Mintchiello
Joseph Mintchiello
Frank Palmetto
Arkansas
Anton Bavaria
Minichiello Brothers
Bavari
Buffett
Jury Selected to Try Thaw for Stanford White Killings
The second jury for Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White murder case was completed Saturday with five jurors sworn. The panel is described as an intelligent mix of middle aged men. After delays and 40 challenges, Thaw and Mrs. Thaw expressed satisfaction with the twelve jurors chosen.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Ewitt
Rival Sultans Raise Uproar in Morocco
Fez erupts as Mulai Hafid is proclaimed sultan in Fez while Abd el Aziz’s sultanate is deposed. Couriers rush from Morocco City to summon Hafid, with reports of potential outbreaks. People demand tax abolition and end to European ties.
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Tangier
Mulal Hafid
Morocco
Abd el Aziz
Fes
Fez
Abyssinian Massacre Reported Near Lugh
Rome News records serious trouble on the east coast of Africa with Italian forces clashing with Abyssinians near Lugh. A 2000 strong Abyssinian raid robbed killed and imprisoned merchants while a 125 man garrison under Captain Hongiovanni defended Lugh. The siege and ensuing engagements caused heavy losses on both sides.
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Rome
Africa
Lugh
Loughie
Hongiovanni
American leaders uneasy over exclusion bill sentiment
Incoming telegrams indicate broad American support for an exclusion bill, unsettling leaders across political lines who fear it misreads the public will and harms Japan relations while ignoring the dignity of the Japanese government.
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Tokio
America
Will Fight Organization of State Militia in Nevada
Carson Nevada session expected as radicals in the legislature oppose any bill authorizing a state militia or constabulary. Proponents say if blocked, lawmakers may seek congressional action to establish a permanent military organization in Nevada.
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Carson
Nevada
Congress
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Great Western
Aalroad
Rose Wan Una
Ita
Taft
Carpenters
Rocco
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