Evans Talks Of Japan Navy Superior To U S Navy
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans on the retired list after 48 years service says the U S Navy is superior to Japan's and that no war between the two nations is likely now. He argues better gunnery due to greater target practice spending and praises Japanese courage while noting open door in China and the need for a large navy. He discusses shipbuilding, speed, and desertion trends as he recuperates at Lake Mohonk Mountain House.
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Sherman Address Noted At Utica Yesterday
Senator Burrows reads his speech while facing James S. Sherman in a Utica event yesterday. Photograph credit given to Brown Brothers.
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Miss Annie S. Peck Missing on Mount Huascaran
Alarm grips Lima as Annie S. Peck of Providence along with two Alpine guides is unaccounted after signaling arrival at 25 000 feet on Mount Huascaran Friday. News of her unprecedented climb sparked astonishment while expeditions race to locate her and confirm safety.
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Vanderbilt Race Ban Sparks International Motorsport Break
The Automobile Club of America banned European clubs from the Vanderbilt Cup race in Long Island on October 24 and barred any participant in non sanctioned international events from future American races. The ban signals a rift with the International Association of Recognized Automobil Clubs and foreshadows a broader conflict. H. C. Pierson of the Massachusetts Automobile Club attended the meeting, hinting at strains with MAAC.
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Five Years for Panama Canal Completion Seen
Colonel George W. Goethals reports that the Panama Canal can be finished in five years at lower cost than expected. He plans a September trip to Washington to discuss canal zone estimates with Secretary Wright, and may visit Oyster Bay to brief the President before Congress committees assess the work in November.
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Arrest Insurance Head In Charter Violation Probe
Pittsburg August 18. Police raided the Gibraltar Beneficial Society offices accusing operation without a state charter. John S Fouse, president, was arrested. warrants issued for William Fouse and Charles Sumner but not served. Fouse has not yet posted a $5000 bond. The company lists over ten thousand policyholders, largely ignorant negroes and poorer whites.
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Death Penalty for Bigamy Under Maryland Law
Baltimore August 15 Deputy State's Attorney Raymond Williams notes an old English law dating to 164 that survives in Maryland statutes making death the sole penalty for bigamy. He cites the case against a local bigamist awaiting trial and says the law remains in force, barring alternative punishment.
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Hughes Renomination Support Grows At Greene County Fair
Governor Hughes drew a record crowd at the Greene County Fair as he defended anti gambling laws and pledged strong election machinery. Local leaders voiced confidence he will be renominated, noting wide support across Greene and neighboring counties despite some anti Hughes sentiment among a minority of politicians and voters.
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Petition Seeks Removal of Albany Sheriff Besch
Albany August 18 A Civic League of Albany executive committee files a petition with Governor Hughes seeking the removal of Albany County Sheriff Joseph Besch on neglect of duty for permitting gambling. Affidavits accuse betting on policy and horseraces at rear rooms of saloons cigar stores and other sites in Albany Watervliet and Colonie. Letters to Besch from Civic League members and a request for action accompany the charges. The Civic League opposed William Barnes Jr in a fusion bid against the regular Republicans last year. Governor Hughes says the charges will be served tomorrow and Besch will be summoned to the executive chamber Saturday at 10 a.m. to answer.
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Schurman to Hear Bradley Case Hearings Named
Albany Aug. 18 Governor Hughes appointed George W Schurman of New York to take testimony on charges against Sheriff John Bradley Jr of Saratoga County for alleged failure to suppress public betting at Saratoga during the recent race meeting Schurman is brother of Cornell president and former law associate of Hughes
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Seventy Men Entombed In Maypole Mine Disaster
An explosion at the Maypole coal mine in Wigan England wrecked headgear and ventilation, leaving about seventy miners entombed. Rescue parties descended but were blocked by wreckage and gases. Three dead miners and one badly injured were found. four miners escaped. Several rescuers were overcome by fumes as relatives gathered at the pit mouth.
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Severe on E. R. Thomas in Newark club action
Joseph H. Wood of the New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club said a board meeting within a week or two will decide on expelling E. R. Thomas for speeding after a Long Branch wreck. The club aims to have the state motor vehicle and driver licenses revoked as part of the disciplinary move. Thomas, hospitalized at Memorial Hospital, faced three failed escape attempts as detectives monitor his condition.
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Sherman Tells Utica Voters He Is a Protectionist
Vice presidential hopeful Sherman addressed Utica supporters praising Roosevelt and his own protectionist platform. He urged early tariff revision to balance duties for workers and producers, defended party unity, and urged nationwide respect for labor, capital, and all citizens, warning against revenue-only tariffs.
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