Army and Navy News Update on Coastal Artillery Reforms
Washington reports trials of geo company pairing for coast artillery near New York. Proposals seek one company per mortar battery to increase force deployment and efficiency, with broader hurdles in training and readiness. Naval academy midshipmen face term based grading reforms to curb last term padding. Officers detailed and movements of ships listed, including arrivals at Norfolk and Guantanamo, plus retirement and transfers within the Navy and Army.
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New York
Geo
Coast Artillery
Colden
Ruggles
Ordnance Department
Etailec
Edward F
James B Allison
7Th Infantry
Camp Emmet Crawford
Signal Camps
Arthur
Cowan
2D Infantry
Detsliee Signal Corps
Fes
George A. Wieczorer
Fisnal Core
Signal Corps
Fort Wood
John D. Long
12Th Cavalry
Edward H. DE Armond
6Th Field Artillery
Innis FP. Swift
Adma R. Chafee
15Th Cavalry
Allan MM Pope
Mounted Service School
Fort Riley
Gecomé
John ©. Pegram
1St Cavalry
Francis A. Ruggles
7Th Cavalry
Joseph Pinquard
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Leavenworth
JAM@E BOURKE
Medical Corps
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Mrs Choate Testifies In Habeas Corpus Case For Daughter
Mrs Ione Choate testified for three hours in Des Moines in a habeas corpus hearing over custody of five year old Mery Choate. She detailed her marriage to Fred M Choate, alleged abuse and neglect, and said her father supplied funds. The cross examination touched on her life, past names, and a proposed divorce later delayed by non residence.
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Bes Moines
Iowa
Ione Choate
Fred M. Choate
New York
Miter
Mery
Cheste
Choate
Ion
Mstaurant
Sinels
Wes
Gay
Miller
Lambert
Mrs. Lambert
Vari
South Jersey farmers reach out in huge July shipments
July marked a record month for South Jersey produce shipped to New England, the Midwest, and Canada via the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Values reached 1,178.00 from the southern counties, a rise of 746,500 from July 1907. The effort included 2.94 freight cars and special schedules, boosting through train service and market reach for Southern New Jersey.
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South Jersey
New England
Middle West
Canada
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware River
Ares
Pure Food Cause Gains At National Pure Food Meet
Washington Aug 11 Dr Harvey Wiley head of the bureau of chemistry reports the pure food cause is advancing and adulterations will end in years. A commission to draft a uniform model pure food law was appointed by delegates including Dr Pearson A C Bird Dr Faust and Dr Bigelow. The body will study state conditions and draft a concise statute to be enacted by Congress. The association opposes chemical preservatives and seeks stronger federal state cooperation.
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Washington
Harvey Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Association of State and National Pure Food Departments
R. M. Allen
Wiley
Pearson
New York
A. C. Bird
Michigan
James Faust
Pennsylvania
W. G. Bigelow
Joint Standards Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Renater Beveridge
Representative Mann
Child Reunites With Mother After Name Change Debacle
Three year old Albert Peterson of Copenhagen failed to recognize his mother on Ellis Island after she changed her surname to Kreutzkampfe. The boy clung to Walter Jacobson, the pier supervisor, until Frau Kreutzkampfe wooed him with pears and American flags. The reunion ended with the mother and stepfather taking Albert to Brooklyn home.
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Gobbo
Venice
Ellis Island
Albert Peterson
Copenhagen
Romeo
House of Capulet
Albert
Petersen
Kreutzkampfe
Mamma
United States
Walter Jacobson
Feterson
Nassau Avenue
Brooklyn
Jacobson
Wife charges cruelty in separation suit
Mrs Minnie F Heminway, suing Louis M Heminway, won $50 a week alimony and $2 counsel fee from Justice Pound in the Special Term while pursuing separation. She alleged cruel treatment starting two weeks after their December 21 1905 Jersey City marriage, including attempted strangulation and a shooting attempt. Heminway denied the claims, claiming she was not his wife and a former chorus girl.
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Minnie F. P Heminway
Justice Pound
Supreme Court
Louis M. Heminway
Herman T. Roth
No. 142
Broadway
Heminway
Jersey City
M. Heminway & Sons Company
Waterbury, Conn
Spool Silk Manufacturers
American Brass Company
Waterbury
Waterbury National Bank
New York
Connecticut
McCabe, Davis & Kernan
No. 60
Wall Street
Boy with Imaginary Shot Hint Sparks City Inquiry
Fifteen year old Lester I. Marie claimed a detective chase after a nearby shooting. Police learned the wound was self inflicted in the neck while he was playing with a bullet from a toy pistol, not a serious injury. Separately, Emma Louise Burnham Dresser won a divorce decree and moved to discontinue a four year old separation suit against Daniel Le Roy Dresser.
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Lester I. Marie
East 119Th Street
Tenderloin
J. Leffingwell Hatch
West 37Th Street
West 4Th Street
le Marte
Emma Louise Burnham Dresser
Sioux Fells
Daniel le Roy Dresser
Dresser
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Of Interest to Women Education Dances at New York University
A report on Gilbert dances taught by Miss Susan H Gilman at NYU summer session highlights education through movement. Students train every muscle, improve breathing, increase grace, and express refinement as they perform fancy dances to waltz and schottische rhythms. The piece notes dancing as art, feminine in origin, and a wholesome substitute for heavy gym work and corseted constraints.
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Gilbert
Susan H. Gilman
New York University
Miss Gilman
Summers on the veranda supper menu ideas
Delightful summer meals on vineclad verandas need only one warm dish from a chafing dish and cool salads. Use chilled soup jelly, aspic styles, or cold meat with spiced fruit sauces, plus vegetables like peas beans and beets. Garnish with cheese and cress for a refreshing balanced meal.
Gleanings on Philanthropy and Labor Fatalities
The note surveys 1907 giving over 20 million dollars by women to charity with Mrs Russell Gaze as the top contributor after John D Rockefeller. It cites daily fatal accidents among U S workers totaling about one hundred and compares deaths to Spanish and Civil War eras. It mentions Prof Charles Dueblin speaking for the Onset Equal Suffrage League on Woman Suffrage Day in Onset Massachusetts on August.
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Russell Gaze
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Charles @ueblin
Onset
Equal Suffrage League
Mass
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