Prominent Officer Pillsbury Retires From Active Naval Service
Rear Admiral Pillsbury, aged 52, retires after a long career as a leading hydrographic and geodetic expert. He served under Lincoln era appointment, directed the Vesuvius in the Cuban campaign, and held key posts including chief of navigation, with Roosevelt extending his duty into retirement until March 4.
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John E. Pillabury
Pillebury
United States Navy
Lincoln
Charlestown Mavy Yard
Asiatie
Inz Tnt
Thetrait
Cuba
Vesuvius
Barker
Bob" Evans
Jast
General War Board
Naval Academy
Bureau of Navigation
Brownson
Pillsbury
Roosevelt
Plilsbury
Gen Young Retires After Illustrious Army Career
Gen. Young, long a top U S Army lieutenant general and former superintendent of Yellowstone Park, retires effective January 1. From private to major general, his career spans Civil War era service, Indian campaigns, the Spanish American War at Las Guasimas, the Philippines campaign, and leadership of the War College. He will reside in Washington, D C.
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M. Young
United States Army
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Gen. Young
United States
Army College
Young
Pennsylvania Volunteer
Col. Young
Las Guasimas
Cuba
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Volunteer Army
Philippines
Luzon
Phillipines
Nelson A. Miles
Root
War College
National Capital
Mayor Fern of Honolulu A Storied Hawaiian Leader
Joseph James Fern the first mayor of Honolulu hails from a vast Pennbluad Fern clan in Hawaii. He is a fourteenth child and recently fathered his fourteenth child, with a large lineage including siblings and cousins totaling 148 in the islands. Fern has long worked in steamship company paymaster roles and speaks Hawaiian English and Portuguese, campaigning in all three. He has served on the Oahu county board, bringing experience to the city and county of Honolulu now led as one entity.
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Joseph James Fern
Honolulu
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Elvis
Penn Blu
Hawaiian Islands
Jamies Fern
Wellington Thhrough
Sandwich Islands
Kamehameha the Great
Wellington
Penn
Inquist
Fern
Board of Supervisors
Oahu
Honolu
Tye Dronerly
Kaya
Sarah Badminton
Sarth
Lasselis
Lassalle
H. Nevil
Lassella
France
Nevil
Nevill
Mrs. Badminton
H. Neyil
Castro Emissaries balk at US consulate meddling in LaGuayra
Thomas P. Moffatt, a United States official in LaGuayra, resists-a long-standing Castro administration effort to treat the US consulate as a mere toy. Amid disease controls and embargo lifts, local health boards declare LaGuayra healthy while consular officials rush to endorse the plan. Moffatt refuses to sign, faces threats of exequatur cancellation, and tensions rise as authorities try to force a swift departure of a young girl from her job amid unclear action.
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Thomas’ P. Moffatt
Conan
United Etates
LaGuayra
Venezuela
Sam
Cty
Focal Board of Health
Bragent
tine _po
Agirl
Mr. Moffatt
Unclear fragmentary note on apples and a visit
Fragmentary text references a visit to the south of a country, a gentleman, a meal of apples, and mentions of speaking and dying. Details are garbled with missing words, names, and context making the incident hard to identify or date.
National Forest Creations East of Mississippi
President Roosevelt signed proclamations creating two new national forests Ocala in eastern Florida and Dakota in North Dakota, expanding the national forest system to 19 states plus Alaska. The Ocala forest faces fire risk and soil recovery efforts, while Dakota covers 14,089 acres in the Bad Lands region with plans for artificial reforestation and timber development. Gov. Burke of North Dakota backs the Dakota forest as a regional asset, and both forests will be managed by the forest service soon.
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Florida
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Ocala National Forest
Marlow Countty
Dakota National Forest
Billings Canaty
North Dakota
Scientific Forest Administration
Alaska
Arkansas
Ozark
Rocky Mountain
SS. John's
Ochluwatu
Torest
Ucala
Ocala, National Forest
Boxing Ia
Billings County
Las
Northern Pacific
Milwauken
St. Paul
Forest Service
Ttia
Tyusticut Roosevelt
Digmarek
N. D
Gov
Burke
Ocala
Marida
Dakota
Firecracker Play Turns Disturbing For Mamma And Children
A Christmas day aftermath sees Madelaine fall from a bed after Douglas shakes her, shouting his joke about a firecracker. The scene ends with a caregiver’s weary concern as a broader note reports Jewish immigrant arrivals to New York in September 1908, detailing national origins and destinations.
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Mamma
Douglas
Madelaine
Saya
Delingator
Douglak Cauloualy
Federation Review
Portat
New York
Ruwsin
Austria-Hungary
Romania
Hagland
Germany
Turkey
Sweden
Spain
Holland
Wayward Youth and Fading Rag Time in Antiquated Memoir
A satirical glossary and vignette of early 1900s social scenes. It riffs on street wars, job woes, and changing tastes, contrasting "oncle" visits with modern dating and home life. Diverse definitions lampoon editors, misused slang, and cultural shifts, including rag time, cabinet humor, and the era’s moral swing.
My Birthary and the Marriage Tales of Lassalle
A narrator recounts a year of social folly and marriage plots spanning February to next January. He details revelry, misadventures with Nevil and Lassalle, betrothal rumors, a failed first marriage, and a looming second marriage clouded by jealousy, debts, and courtship schemes.
Separation Question Poses Law Advice And Warnings
A woman asks a lawyer about separation from her husband. The lawyer responds that the request could favor Hig Tie, and the woman reveals actions taken before marriage. A warning is given to avoid separation as it may prolong distance.
Plant for Cooling Oranges in Los Angeles Test
An experimental precooling plant for oranges in cars at Los Angeles uses two 30 inch square insulated ducts from an ammonia cellroom to supply 16 to 20 tons of refrigeration in 24 hours. Cold air is forced through the car and back to the coil. tests varied entry temperatures and air volume from 4,000 to 6,000 cubic feet per minute.
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Los Angeles
Cal
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Mara
Liteta Jolsny
Wisester
Anné
Lovye
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Reylle
Imine Ofice
Teucuury
Indy
Sucylay
Nak
Mies
Bradstreet
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Lassette
Bashrew
Bethink
Ryo Vitus
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