Plattsburg Camp Moves to Mudless Ground
Plattsburg New York June 12 rookies settle into a mudless camp after moving their tents and equipment before 7 a.m. sun shines for first time, drills start, packs weigh 35 pounds, new instructors arrive from West Point including Stilwell Marshburn and Kalloch, Major Hartman leads signal unit amid wireless station setup. Rhinelander Waldo joins as private. Howard Acton injured in auto accident remains hospitalized.
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Platteburg
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New York
West Point
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Alfred B. Johnson
Benjamin C. Locwood, Jr
Twentyeed Infantry
George M. Russell
Cavalry
William H. Wilbur
Infantry
Hartman
Signal Corps
Governors Island
Howard Acton
Washington
Aid for Plattsburg Camps Outlined by Enrollment Committee
The Military Training Camps Association Enrollment Committee issued a notice to Plattsburg enrollees detailing the Army Reorganization Act of June 3 1916. It explains that the Secretary of War may fund transportation subsistence and uniforms, with uniforms sold to participants at cost plus 10 percent, and that the government foresees an appropriation enabling thousands to join.
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Plattsburg
Secretary of War
United States
Secreta of War
House Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Enrollment numbers rise for Plattsburg camps in 191?
An enrollment note from the Eastern Department Enrollment Committee reports 10 543 at Plattsburg by June 1 and about 15 000 for all camps. It urges rapid recruiting and dissemination of the news that the Government will remit approved expenses and funds if Congress provides them.
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Wilson Endorses Navy Training Cruise for Civilians
President Wilson writes to the Civilian Committee approving a civilian training cruise start August 15 at 84 Pine Street. He urges a trained reserve for the navy and hopes this summer voyage, under Rear Admiral John M. Helm, will prove a model for future coastal and inland programs. The cruise lasts four months.
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Pennsylvania Commissioned At Norfolk Navy Yard
The new super dreadnought Pennsylvania arrived at the Norfolk Navy Yard from Newport News and was commissioned in the U S Navy with Captain H B Wilson in command. Next week she goes to Philadelphia for a silver service. The vessel displaces 32 000 tons, 008 feet long and achieved a little over twenty one knots on speed trials.
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Newport News
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347 Policemen Begin Two Week Drill at Fort Wadsworth
Three hundred forty seven policemen arrived at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island for a two week drill under army officers. An equal number returned to the city after sixteen days of training and will be commanded by army personnel while remaining under Inspector Cahalane.
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Supreme Court Faces Reduced Bench as Hughes Departure Totals Seven
Washington June 12 The retirement of Charles E. Hughes and Justice Day’s ongoing absence leaves seven justices to meet at noon for final decisions before adjournment. Brandeis shifts to the rightmost seat and presides over the Second Judicial Circuit. Wilson seeks Hughes’ successor within two weeks. John W. Davis is favored though past conflicts may bar involvement in pending cases.
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Virginia Must Wait Supreme Court Denies Immediate Sale
The Supreme Court denied Virginia's petition for an order directing the court's Marshal to sell West Virginia property to satisfy the $12,000,000 debt judgment. The decision rested on West Virginia's legislature not convening since the judgment was entered.
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Washington
Commonwealth of Virginia
Thompson Takes Up Railway Land Deal In White Plains
Thompson legislative committee opens inquiry into city purchase of twenty nine parcels from New York Westchester and Boston Railroad for subway expansion. City valued land at 76 thousand in 1911 but railroad asked 613 thousand. condemnation set at 404 thousand. court appeals proceed. Senators pressed on embankment issue and railroad value claims. A second note covers kosher meat advertising crackdown with 250 rabbis aiding watch.
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White Plains Avenue
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Solid Trainload of Cantaloupes from Imperial Valley
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe office announced yesterday the dispatch of the first solid trainload of cantaloupes from a single California grower. Thirty refrigerator cars are on the special train, all bound for Chicago, with no expectation of reaching the seaboard.
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Imperial Valley
California
Chicago
Seaboard
Fireman Captain Unveils Steam Aero Engine for Navy
Captain Hugh T. Dunn of the New York Fire Department declares a new steam and gasoline adaptable engine for aeroplanes and submarines. He claims a durable high speed, two ignition systems, and 1,000 horsepower potential, with safety due to independent operation of engine parts. Dunn’s past work includes an automatic hydrant and early electric devices.
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Million Dollar Breach Suit Brings Nixon Law Battle
Henry G. Layng of New York sues Lewis Nixon in New Brunswick claiming a fifty fifty partnership failed after Nixon offered to share profits on the Parlin powder plant. Nixon contends a later contract binds him. The Circuit Court case sits before Judge Frank T. Lloyd with Robert H. McCarter as Nixon’s attorney.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
Henry G. Layng
New York
Lewis Nixon
Layng
du Pont
Nixon
Parlin
Frank T. Lloyd
Robert H. McCarter
New Jersey
Keeping graves records proves difficult for wrongful burial suits
William H. Guilfoy of the Bureau of Records cautions that moving a buried body or burying in the wrong grave is rare, requiring cemetery permits and authority from relatives or plot owners. He notes funds affect Morgue to Potter's Field transfers, while civil suits seek burial rights and grave alterations.
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