Navy Medical and Yard Reforms Stir Naval Dispute
Debates over hospital ships and yard management dominate a clash between Rear Admiral Brownson and Surgeon General Rixey. Congress and President Roosevelt weigh reforms affecting the medical, naval, and construction bureaus as figures discuss control of hospital ships and civilian crews.
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I BM
D. C
Hospital Department
Admiral Drow Pg
Wson
Bureau
Gressman
A. F. Dawson
House
Comon Naval Affairs
Eset
Rixey
Admiral Brownson
Tarkington in Beaucaire role bests policemen
Indianapolis on Christmas morning Booth Tarkington acting as Monsieur Beaucaire clashed with two city police officers, suffered minor injuries, and was jailed briefly. He fled custody promising to return to court where resisting an officer charges awaited. Detectives Manning and Samuels reported their bruises and prepared testimony for the next hearing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Monsieur Beaucaire
Booth Tarkington
Guardians of the Peace
Indiana
Manning
Samuels
Man charged in Dedham murder of estranged wife
Dr Walter Raleigh Amesbury pleaded not guilty in Hyde Park court to the murder of his wife Anna Rees Amesbury a Salem Virginia music teacher. He had been estranged and after pleading to reconcile shot her as two grown sons wrestled him and held him for police.
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Dedham
Mass
Walter Raleigh Amesbury
Hyde Park
Anna Rees Amesbury
Roanoke College
Salem
Amesbury
Love Leads to Death in Philadelphia Double Tragedy
George A. Green aged 35 shot Miss Edith Wonderly 22 then wounded himself after leaving a note claiming they died for love. Green, married but separated, wrote to Philadelphia papers blaming his wife and stating Edith was his only true love and that they could not live apart.
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Philadelphia
George A. Green
Edith Wonderly
Green
Roosevelt Family Leaves Washington for Pine Knot Holiday
President Roosevelt and family departed Washington for Pine Knot Virginia the country home of Mrs. Roosevelt. They will stay until Monday afternoon next. The trip was made in the Twilight car attached to the Southern Railway train.
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Washington
Roosevelt
D. C
Pine Knot
Washington State College Beats St. Louis in Football
Spokane report notes Washington State College defeated St. Louis University 11 to 9 in a second half scoring game. The Missouri Valley champions were unable to score until the final period while Washington State struck twice after intermission.
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Washington State College
Spokane
Wash
St. Louis University
Washington
St. Louis
Promoters Sentenced In Lost Spanish Bullion Mines Case
Eleven promoters mining engineers and others were convicted of using the mails to defraud in the sale of stock in the Lost Spanish Bullion Mines Company. They were sentenced by federal Judge Lewis to fines from 50 to 1000 dollars and to 15 to 30 days in jail.
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Denver
Colo
Lewis
Fire wipes out block in Frisco caused heavy loss
San Francisco on December 26 reports a major blaze that destroyed almost a full block bounded by Mission Jessie First and Second streets. Several factories and stores burned with losses over 200000, mainly from stock. Most structures were temporary.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mission, Jessie
Clara Barton Celebrates 86th Birthday in Washington
Clara Barton, longtime head of the American Red Cross, marked her eighty sixth birthday yesterday. She lives quietly at Glen Echo near Washington, D. C., and remains active in body and mind with cheerful optimism.
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American Red Cross Society
Washington, D. C
Clara Barton
Glen Echo
Aoki Sails for Home January 7
Japanese Ambassador Viscount Aoki will sail from San Francisco on the Manchuria January 7 in response to a government summons. He is to discuss conditions in the United States affecting Japanese interests with officials in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Viscount Aoki
Manchuria
San Francisco
America
Military leaders approve joint health recommendation
Medical officers report a recommendation that was approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy in general orders. The notice notes the cross service endorsement and official authority behind the decision.
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Secretary of War
Scretary
Navy
Admiral Dewey Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Washington
Admiral George Dewey is seventy years old today and in splendid health. Numerous officials from the navy and army and other friends called at his offices and home in Washington to offer congratulations and good wishes.
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Washington, D. C
George Dewey
Navy
Army
New York State Banks Report Strong Reserves
Reports from twenty nine state banks as of December nineteen show readjusted loans and deposits due to financial stringency, with smaller than expected cash reserve shrinkage. Most banks hold ample reserves and several exceed legal requirements.
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New York
N. Y
Fortune Teller Estella Long Dies in Self Immolation
The body of Estella Long a 35 year old clairvoyant was found burned in her third floor room in the Boston block Sioux City Iowa. Coroner J H Robbins suspects death by own action after viewing the burnt remains. Long refused beds and slept in a chair. despondent she lit a kerosene soaked stocking over her head.
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Sioux City
Estella Long
Boston
J. H. Robbins
Walsh Appleton case urged to be taken from jury
Attorneys for John R. Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank moved before Judge Anderson to remove the case from the jury arguing the government failed to prove financial losses or any intent to defraud from Walsh’s transactions. An extended argument followed.
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Chicago
Ill
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Band
Anderson
Walsh
Trinity College Receives $2 Million Gift Upon Lady Pierce’s Death
London December 26 Trinity College Cambridge benefits to the extent of 2 million dollars from the will of Lady Pierce who died yesterday. Her husband Sir William George Pierce, chairman of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, died November 2 last. The fortune is bequeathed to Trinity upon her death.
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London
Trinity College
Cambridge
Pierce
William George Pierce
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
New England Cotton Mills Agree to 25 Percent Cut
At a Boston meeting of leading New England cotton manufacturers managers representing over eighty percent of spindles announced a production curtailment equal to 25 percent of total output.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Train Collision Kills Fireman and Wounds Several
A Lake Shore passenger train on the Franklin branch collided with a light freight engine two miles north of Franklin, Pennsylvania, derailing the passenger train. Fireman William J. Daly was killed. Conductor William Milees and engineers H. C. Tombes and T. E. Evans of Ashtabula were injured. many passengers hurt. Seventeen more injured in a separate Denver trolley car crash on the city tramway line.
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Ashtabula, O
Franklin Branch
Lake Shore Road
Franklin
Penn
William J. Daly
William Milees
H. C. Tombes
T. E. Evans
Ashtabula
Denver
Colo
Denver Tramway Company
Advanced TB cases may enter new Iowa sanitarium
Iowa City December 26. Dr H E Kirscher, superintendent, says the law requiring admission of only incipient TB cases may be interpreted loosely for a time at the new hospital near the city. He notes advanced cases can do well in a sanitarium, while early incidents may fail. Two pavilions with forty beds each are ready, with expansion planned.
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Iowa City
H. E. Kirscher
New York
Kirscher
Turkey famine sufferer in interior reports aid needed
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions received reports from inland Turkey detailing severe famine conditions. The British consul at Bitlis cites several hundred people in Moush Plain and Bularik at imminent risk of starvation unless relief arrives before winter ends.
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Boston
Mass
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Turkey
Bitlis
Moush Plain
Bularik
Shah Ily Oath Postponed Amid Illness In Tehran
The shah is indisposed and postponed the oath of allegiance ceremony planned for Thursday. A diplomatic corps meeting at the French legation discussed possible foreign intervention in Iran.
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Persia
Teheran
Cable petition to Stolypin seeks leniency for revolutionists
Prominent Americans unite in a cable to Premier Stolypin of Russia urging mercy for Nicholas Tchaikovsky and Mme Catherine Breshkovskaya after their arrest in St Petersburg for alleged revolutionary activity.
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New York
Stolypin
Russia
Nicholas Tchaikovsky
Mme
Catherine Breshkovskaya
St. Petersburg
Sultan Again Wins as Forces of Abu El Aziz Triumph
Morocco City, Dec. 26. Recent fighting in the area yields two victories for Abu El Aziz the sultan of Morocco. The followers of Mulai Hafid the Southern Sultan suffer heavy losses in engagements near the city.
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Morocco City
Abu el Aziz
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Republican Love Feast Highlights Beveridge Speech in Indianapolis
United States Senator Beveridge spoke at the biennial Republican love feast in Indianapolis on December 26. He outlined future party action and reaffirmed Indiana’s solid support for the nomination of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks at the next national convention.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Beveridge
Indiana
Chas. W. Fairbanks
Animal trainer dies in Kansas City
William Bell, noted animal trainer, collapsed and died of heart disease in Kansas City, Missouri. Bell was famed for handling Rajah the legendary man killing elephant and was respected by circus men nationwide.
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Kansas City
William Bell
Bell
Fire at Currier store kills two residents in Ohio
A fire in North Dover Ohio gutted the general store and apartment of J B Currier. Michael Veltrie 50 lived above the store and his son Joseph 13 died in the blaze. Mrs Veltrie leaped from a ladder and suffered internal injuries.
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North Dover
Ohio
J. B. Currier
Michael Veltrie
Joseph
Woes End in Death of J. C. Lyons official
New York, Dec 26 Ernest G. Stedman, vice president and director of the J. C. Lyons Building and Operating Company, facing bankruptcy proceedings, killed himself by stepping before a subway train. His death caused a panic among waiting passengers and required subway police intervention.
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New York
N. Y
Ernest G. Stedman
J. C. Lyons Building and Operating Company
Warner Dies. Syracuse Businessman William H. H. Warner
William H. H. Warner, a prominent Syracuse business leader, died today at age 67. He was well known in local commerce and community affairs.
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W. H. H. Warner
Syracuse
N. Y
William H. H. Warner
Ice Gorge Threatens Clinton Riverfront Structures
Reports from Clinton describe an ice gorge on the Mississippi opposite the city that may undermine the Northwestern Railroad Bridge. Flooding endangers Willow Island and Little Rock Island while dynamite is used to keep the gorge in check every fifteen minutes.
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Davenport
Clinton
Mississippi
Little Rock Isla
Willow Island
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