Sperry to Head Fleet Evans to Be Relieved
Washington March 17 Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry named commander in chief of the Argentine battleship fleet to sail from San Francisco in July circling the globe. Admiral Evans to retire after naval review. Thomas Jones to command Puget Sound visit then homeward voyage. Promotions planned for Seaton Schroeder and Richard Wainwright.
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Evans Tours Magdalena Bay and praising base in de tzil
Rear Admiral Evans inspected Magdalena Bay from the Connecticut as his fleet trains for a base with deep water and surrounding hills. A Mexican gunboat Tampico arrived to anchor near the flagship, while provisions and coal for the voyage were carefully accounted for, with press dispatch limits and official duties shaping fleet communications.
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Appetite for Grape-Nuts Cited in Appendicitis Recovery Tale
An Indian patient credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength after a doctor advised prolonged fasting for appendicitis. He describes two weeks without food, followed by gradual recovery after starting Grape-Nuts alongside fruit and milk. He reports regained strength, muscle firmness, mental clarity, and a return to work. There’s a broader note on starch fermentation as a potential cause and cautious feeding.
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Hobson Story Denied Before House Subcommittee
Washington reports that Lawrence Spear contradicted Hobson’s claim of being approached by an Electric Boat representative to influence Speaker Cannon for a spot on the Naval Affairs Committee. Spear said no promises were made and he knew no speaker. Other witnesses Erly and Lord denied paid ties to Electric Boat, though they admitted paid marine feature work. The panel adjourned until Thursday.
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German View of the Voyage
Count Ernst Reventlow argues in the Tagliche Rundschau that Washington should keep the American battleship fleet in the Pacific until the Panama Canal is completed. He notes Australia as a future protector against Japan and praises Rear Admiral Evans for bringing the ships to Magdalena Bay in good order, despite expectations of damage or towing.
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Pan-American Committee Formed by United States Leaders
Washington on March 17 saw the Pan-American Committee of the United States organized to implement Rio de Janeiro conference suggestions. W S Buchanan of Buffalo was named chairman, Andrew Carnegie vice-chairman, John Barrett secretary, with an executive panel including L Rowe as chairman. A further meeting is set within a month.
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Congressmen Wore the Green in Shamrock Tribute
Washington March 17 Visitors to the House gallery wore green shamrocks as decorations amid discussions of Ireland. Clerks distributed clover leaves from the Capitol lawn. Georgia's Mr Edwards introduced a resolution sympathetic to lovers of freedom and home rule in Ireland, referred to the Library Committee.
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N H Convention Date Set For April Delegates
Concord N H March 17 At a Republican State Committee meeting the plan was approved to hold the state convention for delegates to the Chicago convention at the Opera House in Concord on Tuesday April 21 at 1 a m The committee also named a chairman and platform committee Ex Governor John McLane of Milford will chair the convention and resolutions will be drawn by Henry B Quimby Omar A Towne and Willis McDuffee from Lakeport Franklin and Rochester respectively
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Chicago
Opera House
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Staten Island Knights of St Patrick Dinner
More than four hundred persons attended the annual dinner of the Knights of St Patrick of Staten Island at Hugot's Hotel St George Staten Island. Joseph H Malloy president of the organization was toastmaster with speakers John Purvey Mitchel Commissioner of Accounts Controller Metz Lewis Nixon John J Kenny the Rev Charles A Cassidy John T Burke and the Rev James T Howard
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James T. Howard
Senator Whyte Dead in Baltimore at Age
United States Senator William Pinkney Whyte died at his Baltimore home after illness from erysipelas. He had fallen ill in Washington last Thursday and returned home, with physicians issuing cautious notes before his death at 7 5 p.m. The long-time public figure, affectionately called Governor by many, had served in public life for years.
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William Pinkney Whyte
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Senator Whyte Dies After Long Maryland Career
William Pinkney Whyte, prominent Maryland lawyer and politician, died yesterday. Born August 9, 1824, in Baltimore, he held many offices including Governor of Maryland, U S Senator, Mayor of Baltimore, and Attorney General. He helped frame Baltimore’s charter and served in Congress and the Senate, with revered ties to the District of Columbia governance.
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Harvard
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Great Britain
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Arthur P. Gorman
Gorman
United States Senate
District of Columbia
Whyte
Henry G. Davis
Senate
West Virginia
WILL EXONERATE JUDGE WILFLEY
Washington reports that a sub committee of the Public Judiciary Committee will exonerate Judge Wilfley and drop the charges. The full committee will review the testimony and likely adopt the same recommendation for House action. Wilfley expects the inquiry to end in his favor and will stay in Washington briefly after the decision before resuming duties.
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Capitol
Public Judiciary Committee
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Root
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Brownsville Case Resolution by 2nd Assembly District Club
The 2nd Assembly District Republican Club at 101 West 12th Street approved a resolution praising President Roosevelt for friendship to colored people and urging Congress to legislate for the reinstatement of any innocent member of the 26th Infantry discharged battalion without losing rights or privileges. Copies will go to Congress.
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Republican Club
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Aldrich bill amended to strike railway bonds provision
Washington March 17 Senator Aldrich announced the Finance Committee adopted amendments to the Aldrich bill removing railway bonds from the measure and capping currency backed by bonds at par. The Tillman amendment allows at most 9 million national bank notes retired monthly. La Follette speaks to defend the bill as banking safeguards.
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Committee On Finance
Senate Today
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Senate
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Wisconsin
Morocco at The Hague decision on Moroccan reforms
The Gaulois reports that France will renounce the Algeciras act on Moroccan reforms and ask powers to summon a new conference or take the Moroccan question to the Hague tribunal. The first move is a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Algeciras
Morocco
Hague Tribunal
Chamber of Deputies
Trouble Feared in Berlin as Socialists Plan Demonstrations
Berlin reports anxiety over planned Socialist suffrage demonstrations tomorrow. Prussian Interior Minister Frederick von Moltke urged calm as the revolution anniversary of 1848 nears. Notices warn workers at factories they will be locked out after hours, and many troops may stay confined.
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Frederick von Moltke
Diet
Diamond War Declared Over Premier Output Plans
London reports Premier Diamond Mining Company will market its own output after ending its agreement with the diamond syndicate. The move could spark a conflict with De Beers as the syndicate controlled global diamond supply, worth about 50,000,000 annually. Separate items note American firms winning War Office cartridge tests and Deutsche Bank pulling from Bolivian rail financing.
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Transvaal
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King Seen in London Rumor Arises
Cardeato F. King, the financial agent who recently disappeared, is reported to be in London. He was recognized in a second rate London hotel by a Boston businessman once associated with him. Police here were informed and will act to bring King back.
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St Patrick's Day dinner in London leaders call for Ireland nation
John E Redmond presided at a St Patrick's Day dinner in London saying Ireland a Nation. He criticized Dublin Castle for promises not fulfilled and noted the Irish movement's strength. In Rome also, Americans and Irishmen marked St Patrick's birth with service at the Irish Francincon Church led by Archbishop Seton and sermon by Dr Robert Condon.
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Rome
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Newark
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la Crosse
Reich Appropriations Committee Debates War Treasure Use
Berlin March 11. The Reichstag Appropriations Committee urged government consent to use 50,000 dollars from the Julius Tower gold reserve in Potsdam for current empire needs. Treasury officials resisted, stressing the treasure's role in preparedness, while the panel, after discussion, did not press the issue and approved borrowing 85,000 dollars and increasing treasury bills to 57,500,000.
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Kerr Twele
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Minister Sorsby Leaves La Paz for Coast
William B. Sorsby the American Minister to Bolivia who was stricken with paralysis in January has improved and left La Paz today for the coast.
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LA Paz
Wiliam B. Sorsby
Bolivia
Duke Francis Joseph Wins Damages Case Against Peasants
Munich court finds in favor of Duke Francis Joseph of Bavaria in a suit over damages from his motor car. One peasant gets two months, another four months, and two others three months and six weeks each.
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Francis Joseph
Bavaria
Japanese Crown Prince to Tour America and Europe
Report from Honolulu on March 17 says the Crown Prince of Japan plans a long contemplated summer trip to the United States and Europe, signaling a major diplomatic and cultural visit with potential broad international impact.
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Japan
America
Europe
Prince Joachim Albrecht Resigns From Prussian Army
Berlin report Prince Joachim Albrecht son of the late Brunswick regent and cousin of Emperor William resigns from the army where he held major rank and will not wear the German uniform again. The resignation of the prince is noted in dispatches from Berlin dated March 17.
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