Wright Appointed Secretary of War
General Luke E. Wright of Tennessee, a Civil War veteran and former Democratic figure, to succeed William Howard Taft as Secretary of War. Taft resignation effective June 30. Wright chosen for his education and experience, signaling national unity beyond sectional lines.
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Washington, D. C
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
William Howard Taft
White House
Taft
South
Wright
War Department
Philippines
Roosevelt
General Wright
Philippine Commission
Islands
Sherman A Sherman Leader In House And Parliamentarian
James Schoolcraft Sherman born 1855 in Utica New York, long time U S representative since 1886 with a brief 1890 92 gap. He led the Republican National Committee in 1906 and served as Utica banker lawyer manufacturer and political leader. He is famed for exceptional parliamentarian work and turbulent House battles.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
Utica
N. Y
National House of Representatives
Republican National Congressional Committee
Utica Trust & Deposit Company
Sherman
Utica Academy
Hamilton College
Congress
David B. Henderson
House
New York
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Atlantic fleet assembles in San Francisco for world voyage
The Atlantic fleet of 16 warships and six auxiliaries gathers in San Francisco harbor for a July 7 start on a voyage around two thirds of the world. Seven battleships including the flagship Connecticut, plus supply and refrigerator ships, prepare for the journey with July 4 events and a Honolulu departure planned. The Pacific fleet under Admiral Swinburne will cruise to Samoa and the Philippines beginning August 5, towing the torpedo flotillas.
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San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Charles 8. Sperry
Connecticut
Culgoa
Glacier
Pacific
Honolulu
Islands
Swinburne
Admiral Dayton
Samoa
Philippines
Hyde and Schneider Found Guilty in West Lands Conspiracy
A Washington jury found F A Hyde and J H Schneider guilty of conspiracy to defraud the states of large western land tracts. Benson and Diamond were acquitted. Indicted over four years ago, the case drew wide attention with mass land office records from Oregon Washington and California as key evidence.
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Washington, D. C
F. A. Hyde
J. A. Benson
J. H. Schneider
Henry P. Diamond
Hyde Schneider
Benson
Diamond
Oregon
Washington
California
Fragmented salon scene in a diplomatic intrigue
In 1908 Henry Savage narrative, Nish and a slender youth enter a deserted salon seeking a fan hinting at a coded message. Natalie and Mme Sadona search rooms while Sonia and Cassada interact, as Danilo of Marsovia arrives and a marriage proposal unfolds.
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Sonia
Cascada
Mme
Sadona
Natalie
Prince Danilo and Sonia in Paris Romance
Nish assists the prince as Danilo naps on a couch while Sonia and Cascada scheme in Paris. Danilo awakes to Sonia, denying love while she probes his heart, and Popoff reveals a plan to marry Sonia to save his country from financial ruin.
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Prince Danilo of
Marsovia
Marsovian Legation
Paris
Maxim’s
Cascada
Danilo
Sonia
Marquis
Popoff
Mme
Sonia Sadowa
Placer and Quartz Blanks at The Echo Office
Placer and Quartz executives clash at The Echo Office over a disputed filing. The confrontation prompted immediate security intervention as both sides insisted on control of the workspace. Local authorities monitored the scene and collected witness statements.
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Echo
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Confederate—Forsook
Benson and Diamond Free
The
Merry Widow
Henry W. Savage
Nish
Jolidon
Popot
Prince Danilo
Eagle Dale Orchard Homes
Acre
Leavenworth
A. L. Mitchell
Leavenworth, Washington
Emil Frank
Prop
Tumwater Light and Water CO
Columbia Valley Edison Phonograh CO
Columbia Valley Bank
Louis Michel
Mgr
Wenatchee, Wash
Edison Phonograph Goods
Edison
Springdale Orchards
Ss. P. Beecher Peshast
L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
PINE
C. R. Lamb
Minneapolis, Minn
G. E. Lamb
P. Davis Treas
Leavenworth, Wa
Big Rock
Meisner & Roach
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