Words of Praise and the Navy's War Readiness
The article reviews Secretary of the Navy's annual report praising the force's conduct in the war against Spain, highlights Dewey’s Manila victory, and notes plans to expand the Navy to 5,000 Marines plus officers. It also covers Postmaster General Smith's report on postal service growth, wartime mobilization, and reforms to postal operations, including rural delivery, money orders, and security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Manila
Santiago
Sigsboe
Maine
Dewey
Mamila
Pacific Coast
United States
Marine Corps
Long
Auxiliary Naval Force
Coast Signal Service
Charles Emory Smith
West Indies
Philippines
Smith
Pacific Railroad
Progress of Interior Affairs and pension reforms report
Washington reports Bliss reviews progress in pension Indian land patent educational and territorial affairs. Notes desert land irrigation limits and sparse forest reservations while praising Curtis Indian policy. Highlights 637000 pension claims and Spain war veterans under new rules plus calls for pension reform commission and extended board. Education gains cited with 16255093 pupils and 200 day year targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bliss
Spain
United States
Webster Davis
Pension Bureau
Board of Appeals
Davis
Big Cotton Crop Reaches History High With 11 to 12 Million Bales
The St Louis Post notes the cotton crop this year ranges from 11 to 12 million bales, the largest in industry history, despite falling prices. It credits Southern conditions and market expansion, including hoped growth from higher prices and new outlets via China ports, as crucial to sustaining demand and trade policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
China
Asia
Pittsburg and Gulf Rail Line Boss Heads to New York
Robert Gillham, general manager of the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, travels to New York to confer with President A E Stilwell about absorbing the Chicago and Alton railroad. The deal remains unsettled and is expected to be decided this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stilwell
Kansas City Star
Robert Gillham
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
New York
A. E. Stilwell
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Pittsburg & Gulf
Canal dredging to 18 feet moves forward in gulf
The Kansas City Star quotes General Manager Gillham that the remaining two miles of the canal will be dredged to eighteen feet within thirty days. Port Arthur News notes officials of the railway jubilant over a supreme court division and that work at Port Arthur will be prosecuted with redoubled energy. Kansas City visitors Mr R D Orr and Mr FP Hall enjoy a short visit, praising Port Arthur as a growing pleasure resort and healthy recreation site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Gillham
Supreme Court Division
Port Arthur
R. D. Orr
Kansas City
Pittsburg & Gulf Railway
FP. l. Hall
Kansas
Fall Planting Seeds and Goods at Roach's Depot
Public notice announces a teacher examination in Meta on December 16 1806 to ascertain qualifications of those seeking to teach in Polk county Arkansas. The notice is signed by county examiner J Estes with dated details and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Roach
Depot
Meta
Polk County
J. Estes
Ark
Department of the Interior
United States Land Ofice
Camden
Benjamin C. Pollock
Clyde C. Ballard
Traci Ag
E.H. Poe
N. P
Grannis
United States Land Office
Eeres
Prnintersi
Tegistetsi
A. Semieken
Coalted States Land Office
Zachariah R
Charley Flowman
Charles L. Plowman
James J. Hlekmatl Nye
Vandervoort
REE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary Long
Interior Affairs
Ferguson
Trenton
G. Wilson
W. T. Ferguson
Great Lake Canal
Anglo- American Commission
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Deep Waterway Commission
Congress
St. Petersburg
Volna
Kinessmna
Havana
Reina Battery
Wells
Norwich
Conn
David A. Wells
Economist
Kimball
Hollenberg Music CO
Little Rock, Ark
Goc
de Queen Street
Mena, Arkansas
Vine - Hill Nursery
Ot. Pleasant
Texas
Black Bros., Proprietors
the Gulf
Joplin, Monarch, Vane Calvert and
Mena Paint and Paper Company
Jackson Dive Co
J. B. Littlejohn & Co
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