Navy Friction Over Relief Hospital Ship Dispute
Surgeon General Rixey blames bureau of navigation for meddling in hospital ship Relief command amid Brownson resignation turmoil. He notes hospital ships are medical ships under medical department, and calls for medical officers to command such vessels. The issue centers on authority between navigation and medicine bureaus and affects the fleet's future assignments.
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Washington
Risey
Navy
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Relief
Surgeon General
Medical Department of the Navy
Pacific
Bureau of Medicine of
Rixer
Rixey
Army
Army and Navy Board of Medical Officers
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Magdalena Bay
Admiral Brownson
Piso's Cure for Coughs and Colds Relief Claim
Advertises Piso's Cure as a permanent cure for coughing spells with rapid relief. Claims to target the throat and lungs, restore health, and contain no opiates. Offered by druggists for 25 cents.
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Piso
Hospital ship Eels Tf to be placed in commission
A San Francisco based hospital ship, the Eels tf, is being hurried into service with about twenty doctors and thirty nurses aboard. After completion in about thirty days, it will sail south along the coast to meet Admiral Evans’ Pacific coast plan, aiming for a top capacity hospital aboard. Secrecy surrounds the project, fueling much gossip.
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Weselnessdeal
San Francisco
United States
Eels
Admiral Evans
Pacific Coast
Muich
Pacific Coast Unequipped Against 20000-Strong Invasion
In Seattle on December 28 Colonel T C Woodbury acting commander of the Department of the Columbia USAS warned that the Pacific coast would be helpless if the navy cannot prevent a landing of 20000 Japanese or foreign troops at unprotected bases. He noted under 2000 regulars on the coast and said 14000 infantry are needed.
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Seattle
Wash
T. C. Woodbury
Department of the Columbia Usas
Pacific
General shake up urged for navy department
Washington awaits congress action as Rear Admiral Brownson resigns from the bureau of navigation. Observers say a broad overhaul is needed to end inter bureau friction and curb waste. Lawmakers are expected to consider a full investigation upon return.
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Washington
Congress
Navy Department
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Department
Navy
Foley’s Hoary and Tar cure for coughs and colds
An old advertisement warns against unknown remedies for coughs and colds and promotes Foley’s Hoary and Tar with a genuine four yellow package. The copy mentions substitutes and attributes the line to O. D. Knoefel.
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Foley
Mounta
Kennae Aubstitutes
O. D. Knoefel
Mexico City Uncovers Pike Documents in Historic Find
American historian Dr. Herbert E. Belton uncovers eighteen of twenty one documents taken from Lt Zebulon M Pike by Spanish soldiers during his 1806 expedition. The discovery, made under the Carnegie Institute of Washington, marks a major historical breakthrough with three documents still unlocated.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Herbert E. Belton
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Zebulon M. Pike
United States Army
Arkansas
Missouri
James Wilkinson
Louisiana
Goldfield Mine Owners Seek Federal Injunction to Dissolve Union
The Goldfield Consolidated Mine Company files a Nevada circuit court suit seeking an injunction against the Goldfield miners' union and the Western Federation of Miners and for the permanent dissolution of the union. The complaint accuses the union of intimidation, property destruction, and a reign of terror in Goldfield, and requests federal court enforcement and guardianship for on-site operations.
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Goldfield, Nev
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Circuit Court of
District of Nevada
Goldfield Miners’ Union
Goldfield Consolidated Mine Company
Goldfield Miners
Western Federation of Miners
Charles A. McKinnon
Industrial Workers of the World
Ita
Goldfield
Goldfield Union
Consolidated Mines Company
George Wingfield
Ward
Roosevelt
Christmas Regatta Delights U S Navy at Port of Spain
The American battleship fleet celebrated Christmas with a grand regatta in Port of Spain as 6 000 to 7 000 sailors visited shore. Coaling resumed after the holiday, with ships back to full bunkers in preparation for sailing.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Admiral Evans
Gulf
Whispering Larry Delmour Dies at 69 in New York
Lawrence Delmour, once a prominent Tammany Hall figure and confidant of Richard Croker, dies at age sixty nine after a bout with the grippe. Known for his natural reserve, he earned the nickname whispering Larry.
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New York
Lawrence Delmour
Tammany Hall
Delmour
Richard Croker
Larry
Electric Bitters Bless Cedar Grove Resident
A Cedar Grove man reports relief from liver and kidney problems after using Electric Bitters. He credits the first bottle with relief and says three bottles completed his cure, praising the product as guaranteed for stomach liver and kidney troubles.
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Geo. H. Parris
Cedar Grove
O. D. Knoefel
Deuggins
Exodus of Negroes Out of Henrietta After Lynching
In Muskogee Oklahoma on December 26 the town Henrietta saw a rapid departure of Black residents after the Tuesday night lynching of James Graden a Black man. Officials ordered the Black population to leave within forty eight hours.
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Muskogee
Okla
Henrietta
James Graden
Dyspepsia relief with Stuart's Tablets promised
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for various stomach ailments including indigestion loss of appetite and gas. It claims one tablet can digest large amounts of food and urges readers to send name and address to receive a free sample by mail from Stuart O 160 Stuart Bldg Marshall Michigan. The product is sold at drug stores for 50 cents a box.
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Stuart
Stuart O
Mareball Mich
Young Lawyer Bryan Named U S Senator from Florida
Governor Broward appointed William James Bryan of Jacksonville to fill the United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending March 4, 1909, succession of the late Stephen Mallory. Bryan, 31, a prominent attorney and Duval county solicitor, is active in politics and serves on the Democratic state executive committee.
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High Place
Jacksonville
Fla
Broward
William James Bryan
United States
Stephen R. Mallory
Bryan
Duval
Democratic State Executive Committee
Mystery of Charred Body in Macon Homicide Case
The charred body of Mrs. John Watts was found on the Ocmulgee riverbank in Macon. Authorities say she died before being burned, and her husband John Watts was jailed as an accessory after the coroner's jury linked the homicide to his alleged involvement after reports of a dispute with another man.
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Macon
John Watts
Ocmulgee
Watts
A Green Christmas in New England
Boston reports a green Christmas with no snow except in northern Maine and New Hampshire woods as the day resembles Indian summer.
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Boston
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Fedora Tenn Resident Credits Dr King’s New Discovery
A Fedora Tennessee resident recounts severe lung and throat hemorrhages eased after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The patient reports instant relief from coughing and rapid cessation of bleeding, enabling a return to work in three weeks. Trial bottle offered free by D Knepfel’s drug store.
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Fedora
Tenn
Dr. Pepper
Doutors
D. Knepfel
Courts dispute over post office thief custody in Indiana
Stanislaw Putz confessed breaking into the Kiel post office substation and stealing stamps. In St Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Funk sentenced him to two to fourteen years, then suspended, as federal officials sought custody. Sheriff Schafer refused to surrender him, citing duty to send Putz to Jeffersonville reformatory.
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South Bend
Ind
Stanislaw Putz
Kiel
Putz
Punk
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Post Office
A. R. Burr
Ft. Wayne
United States
Boyd
Indianapolis
Thad M. Talcott, Jr
Funk
Schafer
Jeffersonville
Grand Jury
Burglars Raid Mt. Summit In New Castle Area
Mt. Summit Indiana six miles north of Newcastle was hit by burglars during the night. A safe at Guy West’s general store was blown with nitroglycerin and $152 in cash taken. The post office lost over $10 in stamps and money. Thieves fled with a horse and buggy from Win Cloud’s home after a barn explosion heard by Cloud. A sheriff’s posse pursued but the robbers remained at large near Whertyv. Cloud’s horse was later abandoned and another substituted. Surrounding towns were notified and a capture hoped for.
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Newcastle
Ind
Dee
Mt. Summit
Guy West
Win Cloud
Cloud
Whertyv
Mt Liberty
Brakeman Shot and Killed Near Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana December 26 brakeman William L Ralston of Hig Four railroad was shot in the head while coupling gravel cars north of the city A drunken Hungarian camp celebration led to a search finding a rifle four suspects were arrested and jailed Ralston recently from New York had been with the company briefly bullets also struck the caboose during the incident
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Terre Haute
Ind
William L. Ralston
Hig
Ralston
New York
South Bend Declares Emergency To Combat Crime Surge
South Bend Indiana city council declares an emergency and orders twenty plainclothes officers to assist regular police amid a three week spree of burglaries highway robberies and property losses totaling about 15000.
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South Bend
Ind
Board of Public Safety
Quartet Ends In Flight After Saloon Card Game
Jonas Uzzle and Will Howe, both African American men, quarrelled over a card game at Ben Murray's saloon in Terre Haute. They adjourned and later met outside. Uzzle shot Howe in the abdomen and fled to avoid arrest. Howe was taken to the hospital. authorities expect him to stay.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jonas Uzzle
Will Howe
Ben Murray
Thirteenth Street
Uzzle
Howe
Rabbits suffer winter shortage in Morocco Indiana
Rabbits that many residents depend on for pocket money are scarce this winter due to a disease that killed many rabbits last fall. Farmers report a large number found dead, causing the decline in the rabbit population locally.
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Morocco
Ind
Roya
Geing After the Wolves
Morocco Ind December 26 arrangements are being made for the largest wolf hunt in Newtom county within ten days. The drive will cover four northern townships and about 600 men and boys are expected to participate as wolves increase in the county.
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Morocco
Ind
Newtom County
Fights in Congress Spark Turbulent Debates in 19th Century
The article recalls Edwards and fellow lawmakers in Congress, recounting clashes and repartee among members. It notes Edwards defending Georgia’s Savannah district, Porter’s political isolation, Cushman’s repartee tales, a Williams vs De Armond incident, and old time habits like Major Martin’s gas lighter memory and a Bedford ring anecdote.
Stock to Move to Other Store From Morgan’s Sale
Bargain hunters urged to act as final opportunity lasts while large clothing stock moves to John J Morgan’s other Pear Street store between Market and Spring. Sale continues there until all stock is sold. big store opens tonight and promises greater savings. Roosevelt plans Pine Knot vacation through New Year with family, returning to Washington for New Year’s reception.
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John J. Morgan
John J Morgan
Pear
Market
Spring Streets
Pine Knot
Washington
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Virginia Hills
Beck
White House
World Record Mount Newcastle Pao Charles Quimby
A chaotic OCR fragment mentions a horse named Col Bebo two years old owned by Fd Alves running six furlongs in 1 1734 at Los Angeles. It then shifts to a list of violent incidents including a wife attacked and husband’s suicide, riots in New Boston near Portsmouth, a U S senator appointment in Florida, and a Chicago building project. The text also notes a Christmas dinner shooting in Roanoke college and a drug-laced laxative ad.
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Col Bebo
Fd Alves
Os Angeles
Editor’s Privilege From Discovering New Talent
A writer reflects on the thrill of discovering a fresh manuscript and the joy of working with a young author. The editor praises the sense of being part of artistic creation and the privilege of shaping new talent.
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Tilly
Dead nebula observed in Taurus by Barnard
A recent Barnard photograph shows a long, masking nebula in Taurus with stars scattered around its edges. The object appears largely dead or nonluminous, with a fading luminous portion suggesting a large, darkened region obscuring background stars.
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B. B. Barnard
Taurus
Umits
Powers trial day features Day and Collier testimony
In Georgetown Kentucky on December 26 the Caleb Powers trial heard W. R. Day ex state treasurer and the deposition of Charles Finley followed by testimony from the late General Dan R Collier. The defense aims to close and the Commonwealth plans rebuttal while Henry Youtsey may be brought back to counter Powers. Collier denies knowing Goebel room details and recalls a code telegram arrangement with Colonel Gray. Judge Morton testified about the Goebel shooting moment and described views from the window as officers rushed in and the courtroom emptied. Charles Kerr testified about a game of mis impression and the man he saw was not Howard or Moward.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Gull
W. R. Day
Charles Finley
Dem B R. Collier
Commonwealth
Henry Youtsey
Powers
Jere R. Morton
Lexington
Court of Appeals
Goebel
Morten
Captain Sharpass
Iskers
Youtsey
James B. Hoowsad
Merton
Charles Kerr
Suisance
Moward
Too Many Firearms in Easter Tennessee Week
A string of violent incidents across Newport Del Rio Strah Isabella and Harris reports of shootings and deaths including a special policeman mortally wounding a drunken man, two brothers in law shooting each other, a husband firing at his wife’s visitor, and a man killing a prominent Holston Valley figure after a post office break in. Also Charles E Lovelace a former Hoosier editor faces embezzlement charges in California with bond set at 4068 dollars.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Newport
Robert Knowles
Allen
Knowles
del Rio
Isaac Murray
Luke Norton
Norton
Murray
Strah
Alex Wright
Missouri
Arenis
Tom Church
Jealkousy
Wright
Isabella
Polk
John Hail
William Crowder
Luther Wallace
Lee Eldridge
Holstong Valley
Wallace
Harris
White
Eldridge
Arabs Brought to Time. Paris. Dec. 26. French Columns Demonstrate
Official advices from General Katney report two French columns moving in Algeria to deter disturbances on the frontier. Commanders describe turbe tribes as greatly unsettled by the display of French force and ready to respond to the military presence along the frontier.
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Paris
Katney
Mander
Imgeria
Lallaghnia
Mystery in Erie as bottle test found in gas machine mailed to city
Chief of Wagner tests a mysterious bottle found in a gas machine mailed to Arekh in this city. The solution flagged as dangerous. Carr, with three children, saved as far as he knows, but remains unclear if he is involved or at risk.
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Erie
Wagner
Arekh
Carr
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Milford
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