Veterans eligible for state jobs spark reform debate
Albany March 29. Civil Service reformers oppose Cobb Fowler plan to grant veterans of the Spanish American War and later conflicts a 10 percent boost in examination scores for all state and municipal classified positions. Proponents argue it would fill vacancies. opponents warn it would overtake merit and harm the service.
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Tribun
Albany
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Reform Association
Citizens Union
New York City
Acva
Opposition Rises Over Census Bill and Competitive Exams
The National Civil Service Reform League plans a strong pamphlet opposing the Crumpacker bill for the thirteenth and later decennial censuses. It calls for competitive examinations for the extra Washington force, opposed to the noncompetitive method Roosevelt criticized for 1910.
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National Civil Service Reform League
League
Roosevelt
Congress
Ceass
Washington
Right Food How the Bay Was Saved
A mother recalls her infant’s desperate illness and failed feeding attempts before a recommendation to use Grape Nuts. After switching to the cereal with warm water, the child improved quickly, gaining strength and mobility, and grew into a healthy two year old. The note cites a doctor’s advice and a local setting in Weststate.
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Making
Krow
Paulin
Wellsville
MG & Leusou
Temporary Census Appointments Heated Debate In Congress
The discussion centers on executive orders granting heads power to remove temporary Census Office staff. Proponents say appointments are temporary. critics call provisions unjustified and seek more patronage. A league resolution asks business groups nationwide to back the amendment.
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League
Atlantic Fleet Gunnery Trials Near Finishing Stage
March records indicate the sixteen Atlantic fleet battleships and armored cruisers face final target practice by April 1 at Magdalena Bay. The Kansas Vermont and Virginia lead the closing rounds under record conditions with 3 inch to 19 inch guns. After ranges, crews will coal clean and paint ahead of California ports and a April 2 Tampico banquet hosted by Governor Sanguinez with Rath Admiral Thomas and Captain Schroeder among speakers.
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Point Loma
Cal
Virginia
Kansas
Vermont
Pacific
California
Hampton Roads
Sanguinez
Lower California
Admiral Evans
Diaz
Mexico
Tampico
C. M. Thomas
Evans
Eaton Schroeder
Connecticut sets new record with 12 inch guns
The naval tug Navajo arrived from Magdalena Bay with mail advices as the battleship Connecticut finished its record target practice last Thursday night. Sailors on the Navajo say the flagship likely broke all previous records with its 12 inch guns, though the report remains unofficial.
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San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
Connecticut
Obituary for Frank S Halliday longtime Arbuckle executive
Frank Scholes Halliday born 1841 in New York City died Saturday night at 68 Hicks Street Brooklyn from pneumonia. Son of Rev Samuel B R Halliday assistant pastor at Plymouth Church during Beecher era. He served as captain in the 24 Rhode Island Regiment in the Civil War earning brevet major. For thirty years with Arbuckle Brothers he belonged to the First Presbyterian Church Loyal Legion and Society of the Army of the Potomac where he was treasurer. Wife Sarah A Lawson survives with two sons and three daughters.
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Samuel BR. Halliday
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Hicks Street
New York City
Providence
Rhode Island Regiment of Volunteers
Arbuckle Brothers
First Presbyterian Church
the Loyal Legion
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Sarah A. Lawson
Charles Seymour Husted Dies After Illness in Paris
Charles Seymour Husted, born in Brooklyn in 1844, died in Paris after a three month illness. A prominent banker and director at Brooklyn City Railroad and National City Bank, he led Husted Realty and served as trustee of Long Island Loan and Trust. He belonged to several yacht clubs and American Geographical Society, leaving a brother and three sisters. funeral arrangements pending.
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Seymour L. Husted
Paris
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Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute
Husted
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
National City Bank
Husted Realty Company
Long Islnd Loan and Trust Company
New York
Atlantic
The
Lambs
Larchment
Country Clues
American Geographical Society
Mrs Eliza Trask Hill Dies After Long Illness in Somerville
Heston March 29 Mrs Eliza Trask Hill a longtime figure in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and auditor of Kina's Daughters Sovlets died at her Somerville home after months of illness. She was sixty eight and active in suffrage and prison reform committees.
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Heston
Eliza Trask Hill
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Kina
Somerville
Obituary Notes Frederick Wood Meeker Dies at Rye Home
Frederick Wood Meeker president of the Composite Coal Company died suddenly at his Rye home. He was a Colonial Club and St. Nicholas Society member. Funeral services will be held at his home Wednesday at 1 a.m. Colonel Maurice S Langhorne aged thirty five, who commanded the 9th Virginia Regiment during the Civil War, died at Lanchburg Virginia after weeks of illness.
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Frederick Wood Meeker
Composite Coal Company
Rye
Meeker
Colonial Club
St. Nicholas Society
Maurice S. Langhorne
Hth Virsonia
Lanchburg
Indiana Republican convention to nominate state ticket
The Indiana Republican state convention will meet in Tomlinson Hall on Wednesday and Thursday to adopt a platform select four delegates at large to the national convention and nominate a state ticket. It will also instruct the delegates to back Vice President James Warren Fairbanks for the presidential nomination though Fairbanks will not attend. The gubernatorial race features Rep James E Watson of Rushville former Attorney General Charles Miller of Gooden former Attorney General William L Taylor of Indianapolis and Lt. Gov Hugh T Miller of Columbus. Jesse Overstreet of Indianapolis is named temporary chairman.
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Indianapolis
James Warren Fairbanks
Wairbanks
James E Watson
Rushville
Charles Miller
Gooden
William L. Taylor
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
Jesse Overstreet
World Cruise for Scouts and Park Guard Increases
The Salem and its sister cruisers Birmingham and Chester may join the fleet by sailing to Australia or Mediterranean depending on readiness. The Navy seeks endurance data from the long voyage under Admiral Sperry, while two additional cavalry troops will guard Yellowstone Park with permanent stone and concrete quarters under army quarters.
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Washington
Salem
Quincy
Mass
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Birmingham
Chester
Australian
Admiral Sperry
Suez
Australia
Mediterranean
Army to send troops to Yellowstone for summer camp
A plan to deploy additional federal troops to Yellowstone National Park this summer includes temporary camps pending new quarters and barracks, with a contract to supply the quarters soon after bids. The move aims to protect natural wonders and manage growing tourist traffic, under Lt. Gen. S. R. M. Young.
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Yellowstone
National Park
5. R. M. Young
Yellowstone Park
Free Webster Dictionary Atlas Offer For Tribune Readers
Tribune readers are urged to notice a free offer from G and Merriam Company publishers of Webster International. The advertisement promises a free 1058 New Modern Atlas of the World to 1000 readers who submit their name and address with the coupon. The deal combines a five dictionary and atlas set at a low price with easy terms.
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New-York Tribune
Merriam Company
St Tomary
Vest
James- Louis
Big Town
Merriam Com- Mesa
Post Office Interest in New York Highway Improvements
Washington reports the Post Office Department backs New York State highway improvement funded by a 9,000 60 bond issue. With 41,116 miles of roads used daily by 1,783 rural carriers, federal costs rise, prompting cooperation since July 19 to ensure roads enable reliable rural mail delivery and boost farm values through rural service expansion.
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Postoffice Department
State of
New York
General Assembly
Sculpture Exhibit Opens Outside New York for First Time in Baltimore
The National Sculpture Society stages its first show outside New York at Baltimore's Sth Regiment Armory. About 100 artists display roughly 400 works including marbles and 200 bronzes from American foundries. Women contribute significant works as the society plans further tours to cities like Chicago. A dinner precedes the opening with Attorney General Bonaparte presiding and the French Ambassador Jusserand invited. Maryland Horticultural Society decorates the armory for the event.
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Baltimore
National Sculpture Society
New York City
Sth Regiment Armory
Chicago
Armory
Bonaparte
M. Jusserand
Maryland Horticultural Society
Reform Club presses for city built subways plan
Through its president Calvin Tomkins the Reform Club asks William Willcox of the Public Service Commission if the Travis Robinson subway bill is approved. Willcox says the commission has approved the bill, reflecting its annual report recommendations. Tomkins acknowledged the commission's approval.
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Calvin Tomkins
Reform Club
Hes
William KR. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Willcox
Tomkins
Not Blamed for Deficit in Rural Postal Service Costs
Washington March 29 postal clerks dispute the claim that rural delivery expenses caused deficits. Records show deficits fell as rural delivery rose, with savings from closing offices and star routes. The report notes rising rural routes in the West and ongoing petitions for service growth despite tighter funding.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Emall
Near Ready for Gun Tests on the Florida Monitor
Washington March 29 The firing test of 2 inch guns on the Florida’s turret will occur within about two weeks. Tests aim to verify armor bolts rivets gun sights and plate integrity and whether the vessel could endure future use. The Florida carries armor belts decks turrets two 12 inch guns and torpedo tubes, with a Whitehead torpedo planned to be fired.
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Washington
Florida
Navy Department
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