West Point Centenary Marked by Generals Addresses
West Point celebrated the academy centennial with speeches byGen Schofield Gen Miles Gen Ruger and Gen McClernand as graduates and guests filled Memorial Hall. The day featured cadet demonstrations pontoon and spar bridge work and a banquet with Army and National Guard leaders present.
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Anti-Anarchy Bill Passed in House Amid Strong Debate
In Washington the House approved a substitute anti-anarchy measure with death penalties for killing a president, foreign ambassador, or senior official. The debate featured a Tuesday vote: 175 to 38 against the recommit motion and 71 to 125 on the recommit attempt. The act tightens naturalization rules for anarchists and creates a broad presumption that officials were acting in their duties during offenses.
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DeArmond
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United States
House Debates Forest Reserve Transfer to Agriculture Dept
Lawmakers discuss a bill to move forest reserves from the Interior to the Agriculture Department and permit game and fish preserves within reserves. Supporters cite water conservation and wildlife refuges. opponents warn of policy disruption and turf battles between departments.
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Texas
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Army Officers Nominated Prompt Senate Fight Over Carter
The President sent nominations to the Senate naming John C Bates and George W Davis as major generals and detailing other promotions including Theodore J Wint Frank D Baldwin Jesse M Lee William H Carter Tasker H Bliss William H Forwood Henry Terrell and Silas A McFarland. Cadet William H Carter and Col Carter face Senate pushback amid controversy over promotions over senior officers.
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Move Hygeia Hotel at Fort Monroe to aid military sites
The Secretary of War ordered Hygeia Hotel and other private properties on Fort Monroe Virginia vacated within a reasonable time to allow land for expanded batteries and new military buildings. The action follows a board report and Judge Advocate General Davis guidance. Chamberlin Hotel remains across the street.
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Amendments to Naval Bill in Senate Action
In Washington on June 9 the Senate began consideration of the Naval Appropriation bill totaling 78,166,838 dollars. A Hale committee amendment set aside 657,000 for Charlestown Navy Yard buildings, while another provision funded a New York Navy Yard building for 185,800 dollars and Annapolis Academy work capped at 400,000 with 200,000 to start.
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Palmer Reasserts Lands Output Claims Before Cuba Relations Panel
Truman G. Palmer testified to the Senate committee on relations with Cuba under cross examination by Senator Platt. He defended prior estimates on American owned Cuban cane lands, saying he indicated capacity rather than current cultivation and avoided lands not in cultivation. Heyward Leavitt added that refiners may have held bids awaiting price relief from pending legislation as sugar in the U S grows scarcer.
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Nebraska
Plea for Nicaragua Route in Senate Debate
Senator Harris, Kansas, former Union Pacific chief engineer, urged the Nicaragua route for a canal. He argued no recorded adverse feasibility exists, cited de Lesseps, warned against Panama’s legal barriers, and explained land condemnation terms and backdated US acquisitions to 1900 to deter land speculation.
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Senator Seeks Eastern National Forest Reserve
Senator Simmons from North Carolina addressed the Senate in support of a bill to establish a National forest reserve in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. He noted ten reserves exist, all west of the Mississippi, funded from public domain, with no new jobs promised by the measure.
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Mississippi River
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads to Oyster Bay for Summer
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children left Washington on the Dolphin for Oyster Bay to spend the summer. The Dolphin will pause in New York for shopping before continuing to Oyster Bay where she will stay until after July 4 before returning to Washington.
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President Stays Cuban Relief Debate Aboard Rebates
A June Washington debate shows beet-sugar Republican Senators pushing rebate as the path to Cuban relief. They accuse Administration Senators of stalling for reciprocity while the President signals willingness to accept rebates if Congress drafts a bill. The impasse centers on relief terms and sugar differential provisions.
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Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop and Monsignor Titles
Father Pitowal of the Colorado Diocese is named auxiliary Bishop to the Archbishop of Santa Fe. Father Specht,Vicar General of the Columbus Diocese, becomes domestic prelate with the title Monsignor.
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Appraisers' Bills Upheld in Condemnation Case
Justice Blanchard preserved full compensation for Daniel OConnell J Rhine lander Dillon and Samuel Firetag, appraisers in the East One Hundred and Seventy-first Street project, rejecting reductions proposed by Corp. Counsel George L. Rives. The six commissioners billed for hearings, maps, and stenography after valuing five vacant parcels at 20 625. Rives argued numerous adjournments but the court found sworn testimony of active duty justified the charges.
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East One Hundred and Seventy-first Street
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Arthur Avenue
New York Stock Exchange Plans Celebration for New Building
At the last Governing Committee meeting a committee was formed to arrange the opening celebrations of the new NYSE building, likely next October. The group includes President Keppler and the chairmen of the standing committees.
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Men of the Chicago Return From Venice Incident
Thirteen sailors from the United States cruiser Chicago arrived aboard the Lahn after shore leave in Venice led to arrests of four crewmen. They will be paid off as enlistment terms expire, with many expected to reenlist despite the incident that saw Capt. Wynne and others imprisoned.
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Venetians call police after saloon melee injures captain
In a saloon melee at an Italian port, Captain Wynne was struck on the head with a bottle by a waiter as Venetian authorities moved quickly to control the scene. The incident reflects recurring tensions observed whenever arriving in Italian ports.
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Arrests in Kingdon Robbery at Waldorf Astoria
Central office detectives arrested two men, Nicholas Moran and John Waters alias Gibbons, in a Kingdon jewel robbery at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel a week earlier. They were remanded by Magistrate Mayo to Police Headquarters. Hotel detectives deny the men were inside the hotel beyond the door. several employees were taken for identification but could not ID the suspects.
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Norwegian seamstress jumps before Manhattan train
Kathaina Gulbandsen a 43 year old Norwegian seamstress and single woman leaped in front of a Manhattan Railway train at Columbus Avenue and Seventy second Street. The engine passed over her and she survived with a scalp wound. She lived at 230 East Seventy eighth Street and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital.
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Pelee eruption alarms Caribbean islands and ships
Detonations from Mont Pelée and Soufriere cause darkness and smoke across Martinique and nearby islands. A steamship struggles to enter Castries harbor as St Lucia skies darken three miles away. Three Americans led by Professor Jagger ascend Soufriere on May 31.
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Ascent to crater rim amid dense fog
Thursday a party climbed a steep trail to the crater edge in 3200 feet altitude. They carried an aneroid and a barometer, heard boiling depths, but fog prevented sight. The five hour ascent ended with a cautious return, as Prof Jagger warns of possible toxic gases.
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Ship Passes Mont Pelée Smoke and Fire in May
Captain Duff of the Eskdale reports passing Mont Pelée near Rio Janeiro on May 29. The volcano was erupting with smoke and molten rock, with reflections resembling a blast furnace. First Officer Adam noted periodic flare ups lighting the sea and distant thunderlike detonations. Winds were unusually strong.
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Steam Columns Rise from Mount Rainier
Steam columns rise from the Mount Rainier apex as sunlight melts snow and wind drives it skyward. Observers offer several explanations, none yet satisfactory.
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Robbery of French Barons at Manhattan Apartment
Two French noblemen Baron Mey ronnet Saint Marc and Baron André de Neuflize report thefts from their 15 West Forty-sixth Street flat. The value of stolen items is under 240 dollars, though the barons estimate losses between 3000 and 4000 dollars. Items include pearl studs gold watches Saint Mare silver arms seals and a Louis XIV arm pattern seal.
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Baron André de Neuflize
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