Navy to build an entirely new fleet within six years
President Rasgavelt and Secretary Chaos urge replacing the current 17 ship fighting fleet with an up to date navy. The report claims most vessels are out of service or obsolete, with monitors dominating and battleships described as slow and inadequate. Bonaparte presses for authority to commence construction of the largest ships for the fleet.
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Gilson Gandner
Washington, D. C
United States
Rasgavelt
Chaos
J. Botaparte
Gaza
Eettieship
Navy seeks ten new battleships and assorted warships
The secretary of the navy requests ten modern battleships at 7.5 million each, plus two armored cruisers and various torpedo boats destroyers and support craft. Between three and five years are cited for building, with funds hoped for to replace aging vessels. Additional facilities and repairs would push total beyond one hundred fifty million dollars if authorized.
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Secretary of the Navy
Janan
Oriental
Admiral Dewey advocates two 15000-ton battleships now
The article reports Admiral Dewey urging immediate authorization of at least two 15,000-ton battleships each armed with 19 1 2 inch guns. He supports submarine harbor craft tests and notes nations view battleships as future fighting instrument, combining monitor gunboat and unprotected cruiser traits. Germany advances wireless telephony with inland use and a Berlin Dresden link over 112 miles.
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Dewet Haw
Dessage
Japan
Germany
Oberechenewelée
Berlin
Dresden
Nordeich
Friste
Mining venture targets big copper deposits in Norway
A large mining project by Smith Nordtend Mining plans to develop copper deposits in Pruwell valley, Mo, Norway. The company will invest 3,000,000 Kroyer for development and expects about 1,000 workers at the site.
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Pruwel Vale
Ley In
Norway
Smith Nordtend Mining Company
Sveuid
Awakening of China ends third pro-China outlook series
Bishop J W Rashford argues China is awakening, not returning to Boxers. He cites reforms, schooling, and rising Western learning, noting viceroys promoting modern education and rapid growth in newspapers, telegraphs, and post offices. He warns against fearing a new Boxer reaction.
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Thia
J. W. Rashford
China
Smith
Centuvius
Confucius
Young Rockefeller Emerges as Standard Oil Heir in Newsroom Portrait
Amid ongoing concerns about John D. Rockefeller Jr. illness and William Rockefeller's decline, William G. Rockefeller Jr. rises as a central figure in the Standard Oil saga. The profile sketches his youth, looks, demeanor, and role as assistant treasurer of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, noting his marriage to Elsie Bullman and quiet city life.
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Warren FE. Pew
York
John DB
Willam Rockefeller
H. J. Rogers
William G. Rockefeller
Mies
4 Eelly
Hye
H. H. Roge Fer
Rockefeller
Prince
Standard Oil
Ohn D
William Rockefeller
Hadley
Standard Ql Company
New Jersey
Elsie Bullman
Pociety
Danish Syndicate Seeks 25 Year Greenland Concession
A Danish syndicate applies to the Ministry of Interior for a quarter century concession to pursue fishing whaling breeding sheep foxes and elder ducks in Greenland. In exchange the group promises to develop natural resources create a productive land provide employment and aid in civilizing the natives.
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Greenland
Ministry of Interior
Chicago club urges boys learn cooking and sewing
The Chicago common woman's club members advocate teaching boys basic cooking and sewing and having them serve at table to gain a sense of dignity and responsibility in the family, alongside the father’s role.
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Chicago Common Woman's Club
Faithful Servant Anders Matwan in Norwegian Work Life
A historical note recalls Anders Matwan as a model servant who began work in Borregened Norway at age nine. He served daily for years, remaining constant at his post without fail despite advancing age, suggesting a lifelong dedication and steady presence.
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Anders Matwan
Borregened
Norway
Clerk's dual life as parlor entertainer lures NY thieves
Special to the Sam reports John Wilmer Martine a haberdasher's worker turned thief lives a double life. He accusedly moved from shop duties to attending exclusive functions at the homes of Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and others. A Riverside Drive apartment and travels across Europe are noted while police trace his rise and fall.
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Sam
New York
John Wilmer Martine
Cale Aman
R Haberdashery
Martine
Sa.m
Marek
John D. Rockefeller
Grant B. Echles
Geo. Vanderbilt
Stuyvesant Fish
O. H. P. Belmont
England
Riverside Drive
France
Switzerland
Italy
Baltimore
Edward Harrigan
Deanuty and the Beast
Haberdasher's
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Omaha
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