Coast Defence Rules for Militia Manœuvres Issued
War Department orders militia coast artillery to be brought up to regular army standards. Militia must pass fitness checks, use mosquito nets where needed, and water must be sterilized. Camps to have rations, fuel, proper disposal, and restricted visitor times. Instructors from regular army arrive early, lectures held nightly, wax bullets used, and reports of daily drills required. No fatigue work beyond camp setup. Infantry instruction limited to armories. New facilities planned. transport arranged for timely arrivals. No subsistence to militia officers. officers may buy post-sale goods. Sick personnel sent home or to post hospitals.
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Coast Artillery Corps
War Department
Coast Artillery
Department of the East
United States
Fie
Uplifts Turbines Voice From Creole Engine Debate
Charles G Curtis argues the Creole's turbine replacement does not indict turbines. He says coal consumption flaws point to boilers or engines, not turbines, and notes Navy plans for turbines in North Dakota and Salem repairs pending better tests.
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Charles G. Curtis
Southern Pacific Steam Ship Company
Curtis
Southern Pacific Company
Navy Department
North Dakota
Salem
Military Mass Tops St Luke's Anniversary in Baltimore
Baltimore June 6 a military mass described as the first celebrated south of the Brooklyn Navy Yard highlighted the twenty first anniversary celebration of St Luke's Roman Catholic Church according to local dispatches.
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Baltimore
Brooklyn Navy Yard
St. Luke's
Church Ceremony at Sperrows Point Attended by Gibbons Officials
Notable attendance marked a ceremony at Sperrows Point with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. Officers and men from Fort McHenry, Fort Howard garrisons, and the Hibernian Rifles joined the event.
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Hurch
Sperrows Point
Cardinal Gibbons
McHenry and
Howard
Hibernian Rifles
Drydock Construction in Brooklyn Faces Recurrent Setbacks
Contractors working on Dry dock 4 at the Brooklyn navy yard contend with shifting earth and quicksand as excavations move and a new concrete bed is required. A 125 foot long hole deepened by clay removal has caused the site to tilt toward the east, forcing extra sheet piling and cement to stabilize the trench while crews race to reseat a solid base for ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
West Bank
Torpedo boat Winslow towed into Beaufort after boiler trouble
The Winslow, a torpedo boat manned by naval reserves from New Bedford, reported disabled boilers after being towed eastward of Frying Pan Shoals into Beaufort, N C. It was bound from Charleston to Norfolk and was expected to resume steaming northward tomorrow. The incident involves Navy personnel and the Massachusetts naval militia on summer practice.
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Beaufort
N. C
United States Revenue
Seminole
Frying Pan Shoals
Winslow
New Bedford
Charleston
Norfolk
United States Navy
Scout cruiser Salem sails for Azores to meet Chester and Birmingham
Newport R I June 6 The scout cruiser Salem arrived from Boston and will load 1200 tons of coal before sailing to the Azores to join her sister ships Chester and Birmingham returning from Liberia with the American commissioners. The Salem’s turbine engines were recently overhauled and a twenty four hour full speed test is planned on the final leg of the voyage, following previous engine troubles in trials.
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Newport
Salem
Boston
Azores
Chester
Birmingham
Liberia
Szores
Red Duffy Must Serve Term After Appellate Denial
Ezra P. Prentice said Judge Bartlett refused a certificate of reasonable doubt for Frank Duffy alias Red, convicted of illegal registration. Duffy, once a Democratic captain in the 17th Assembly District, faced four years and three months. appeal to Appellate Division upheld conviction, stay sought pending doubt certificate.
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Ezra P. Prentice
Bartlett
Court of Appeals
Frank Duffy
Red
Duffy
Rosalsky
Supreme Court
Governor Harmon Likely To Remain Railroad Head
Cincinnati June 6. Rumor says Governor Judson Harmon will stay as head of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Railroad for several months. The belief is shared by most litigants in the federal court suit over the railroad's claims worth several million dollars. Testimony in the case is to resume tomorrow before Commissioner Frank Loveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Frank ©. Loveland
Young Divorced Couple Remarry
Boston reports on Burt Briggs and Mamie Briggs of Northfield Falls Vermont who married at nineteen divorced at twenty three and remarried at twenty five. Their six year old son drew them back together after a two year separation and they vow to stay together. Briggs notes he stopped drinking two years ago and credits maturity and shared history for their renewed union.
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the Tribune
Boston
New England
Burt Briggs
Northfield Falls
Mamie
Briggs
Militia
Fight Follows Excise Arrest in New Saloon
Two Long Island City policemen on excise duty were assaulted in a saloon while arresting proprietor Joseph Grabarker of 4 Bradley Avenue. Grabarker allegedly threw money at them and attacked one officer after detention. A melee followed as Milker and Phillips defended themselves. Grabarker was arrested.
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Long Island City
Benjamin Milker
Edward Phillips
Joseph Grabarker
Bradley Avenue
Grabarker
Phillips
Milker
Navy line and staff fray misnamed in general view
Washington reports that naval officers see the line and staff fight misapplied to many navy disputes not connected to the historic clash. The Newberry orders and midnight orders are cited as cases where lines were blurred, while engineers and staff titles sparked the core friction.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Annapolis
Newberry
Navy
Staff Corps
Service Engineers
Roosevelt
Engineer Corps
Naval Engineers
Mother Attacks Husband Over Stepchildren Delusion
Mrs. Peter Klein, 36, of 361 Flushing Avenue, Williamsburg, attacked her husband with a carving knife believing he planned to dispose of her four stepchildren. He blocked the attack, she was restrained, and she was committed to the Eastern District Hospital after disarming by Patrolman Sheridan. She previously spent ten days at King’s Park asylum before being discharged as cured.
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Peter Klein
Flushing Avenue
Williamsburg
Eastern District Hospital
Klein
King’s Park
Long Island
Patreman Sheridan
Lee Avenue
Pittsburg Charities Split Amid Scandal Fallout
The Associated Charities of Pittsburg, including the Society for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor started by Mrs. Mary Thaw and others, have disbanded. Fifty plus bodies withdrew as investigations reported neglect of the poor and a cover up. Charities will be dispensed by separate societies in the old fashioned way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Pittsburg
Society For the Improvement of
Mary Thaw
Kingsley House Association
Associated Charities
Memorial service marks Calvin birth quadricentennial
In Rochester on June 6 a memorial service held at Brick Presbyterian Church celebrated the approaching quadricentennial of John Calvin's birth. Speakers were Rev. Dr. David Burrell of Marble Collegiate Church New York and Rev. Dr. J Preston Searle of New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Delegates to the General Synod preached in city churches today.
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Rochester
General Synod of the Reformed Church of America
John Calvin
Brick Presbyterian Church
David 2. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Church
New York
J. Preston Searle
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Taft as a Golfer: A Trained Eighteenth Tee View
Walter J. Travis in The American Golfer analyzes President Taft's golf for the first time from a trained golfer's lens. He rejects bumble-puppy claims, praising Taft's solid form, noting long drives at Chevy Chase, some bad holes, and weak short game especially putting, based on a four-ball match with General Edwards and Captain Butt.
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Walter J. Travis
Taft
Travis
Mr. Travis
Chevy Chase
Chevy Hase
Mr. Taft
General Edwards
Captain Butt
Teachers Salaries Discussed Findings On Gender Gap
Washington June 6 Men have less education for teaching in U S secondary schools and stay longer in the field than women The study by Edward J Thorndike of Teachers College Columbia University notes salary averages are distorted by top salaries paid to department heads Most typical male salaries are about 23 2 percent higher than female salaries The report suggests paying teachers to sustain living standards rather than just efficiency and argues family size should be considered in advancement decisions.
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Washington
United States
Edward J. Thorndike
Teachers College
Columbia University
United States Bureau of
Jion
Professor Thorndike
Thorndike
Magistrate Barlow Loses Milk In The Night
Three men, Thomas Fitzpatrick John McLaughlin and John Tenner, were arraigned before Magistrate Barlow in Yorkville court after being found by Patrolman Sullivan at Third Ave and 29th Street near a milk wagon. They admitted taking a bottle each from the wagon and faced ten dollars or ten days in the city workhouse. The magistrate noted his own milk had been stolen that morning.
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Barlow
Yorkville
Sullivan
East 35Th Street
Thomas Fitzpatrick
John McLaughlin
John Tenner
Third Avenue
29Th Street
Mr. Barlow
Silver Jubilee Celebrated for Rev Thomas P McLaughlin in New Rochelle
The silver jubilee of Rev Thomas P McLaughlin rector of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New Rochelle began yesterday with about one hundred priests attending a solemn high mass. A public meeting tonight at the New Rochelle Theatre will be presided by Mayor Raymond with speakers Justice Martin J Keogh Fordham College's Dr Conda Ballon Rev Daniel J Quinn and Rev Benjamin T Marshall. A purse of $3000 will be presented to Father McLaughlin during the proceedings.
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Thomas P. McLaughlin
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
New Rochelle
Father McLaughlin
New Rochelle Theatre
Raymond
Martin J. Keogh
Supreme Court
Conda Ballon
Daniel J. Quinn
Fordham College
Benjamin T. Marshall
First Presbyterian Church
Appeal for Charity From Destitute New York Family
A Charity Organization Society appeal seeks a $175 pension for a father mother and six children living at one address for twenty three years. Tuberculosis has claimed the eldest son, the father is crippled by rheumatism, and the only income comes from a younger son. A second appeal asks $230 for a widow and her three children with relatives in Washington unable to finance transport. The society lists past contributions from individuals and Montclair donors and notes that relocation may save the first family.
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Charity Organization Society
East 22d Street
Harold H. Fries
Montclair
Women's Tan Linen Suits at $8.50
The Taft Rose blossom decorates Grand Salon displays on the Second floor. A fine group of natural tan linen suits with single-breasted coats and gored skirts is offered for $8.50, reduced from $15, in the Old Building's Second floor. The sale highlights summer wear, with corsets and Parisian dresses also featured.
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Taft
L. A
Paris
Fifth Avenue
Cotton Concourse at Wanamaker’s Inspires Bride’s Wardrobe
In the Cotton Concourse at Wanamaker’s a shopper finds a vast display of summer fabrics. Silk and cotton poplin and linen frocks fill the space with colors and patterns. Lingerie robes and embroidered luster pieces tempt buyers from eight to twenty five dollars per yard. Khaki remains a popular shade for walking suits. First floor Old Building offers many economical options for a trousseau with next winter’s gowns in view.
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Wanamaker’s
Wanamaker Concourse
France
Versailles
Switzerland
Paris
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Mancafres
C. G. Curtis
James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
Neam “.Kren Stezet
Piall Oréeis
Sendier Catalogue
Harmon
Hamilton & Dayton
Pittsburg Charities AT Odds
Association of Eighty Organizations
Mr. Thorndike
Father M’laughlin
Stewart
Wanamaker
Ciear
Wanamaker's
Gaul
Holy City
Arthur Depew
Hiawatha
New Building
Ffracanfi
Firat Hing
Bigelow Axminster
Bigelow
John Wanamaker
A. T. Stewart & Co
Broadway
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Street
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