Names for torpedo boat destroyers and submarines announced
Washington authorized names for 10 destroyers led by Hiram Paulding and Percival Drayton and 15 new submarines including Stingray Tarpon Bonita Snapper Norwhal Grayling Salmon Carp Barracuda Pickerel Skate Skipjack Sturgeon Thrasher Tuna. Cited officers receive public commendations for Civil War and Mobile Bay service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hiram Paulding
Percival Drayton
Francis’ A. Roe
Edward Terry
George H. Perkins
Andrew Sterrett
Edward R. McCall
William Burrows
Lewis Warrington
John Mayran
China Seas
Mobile Bay
Perkins
Farragut
Adrew — Sterrett
Enterprise
Burrows
Warrington
Mayran
Wright Expected to Win War Department Test
Orville Wright’s aircraft set speed and endurance marks as 42 miles an hour potential and a 62 minute flight. Signal corps officers praise the aeroplane’s performance and express desire to ride in the machine. Wright remains modest, saying he knew the machine would do it.
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Washington
Eet
Signal Corps
Orville Wright
Caeter
War Department
Wright
Lahm
Fort Myer
Europe
Jap Seals Are Captured Off St Paul Island
The department of justice reports two Japanese vessels and 30 to 40 sailors were seized for seal poaching within three miles off St Paul Island. The Bear towed the vessels after a chase and the crew, taken to Unalaska, may be moved to Valdez for trial. Hundreds of skins were found aboard one schooner and small boats showed blood from killed seals.
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Washington
Department of Justice
St. Paul Island
Bear
Unalaska
Will Beater
Valdez
Sevral
Ex-Colonel Stewart to Face Medical Board in Washington
Washington dispatch says the war department will order Colonel W. F. Stewart of Fort Grant exile at Huachuca Arizona to appear before a retiring board for a strict medical examination. If found unfit, his retirement will be compulsory. The exam aims to determine his full physical qualification for army service.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
W. F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Huachuca
Ariz
Stewart
Two Cent Postage to Great Britain
The 2 cent rate between the United States and Great Britain will take effect October 1. After this date letters to the United Kingdom cost 2 cents instead of 5. The rate for letters mailed in the United Kingdom to the United States will be one penny per ounce or fraction thereof.
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Great Britain
Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Appeal to Supreme Court on Hepburn Act Commodities Clause
Washington September 16 United States District Attorney Bonaparte ordered that an appeal be taken to the Supreme Court from the Philadelphia Court of Appeals ruling that the commodity clause of the Hepburn act is unconstitutional The decision held the railroad bill provision requiring disposal of coal mines and other property holdings unconstitutional.
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Washington
United States
Bonaparte
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals At
Philadelphia
Postoffices Advanced to Presidential Salaries Listed
Washington report notes that on October 1 fourth class post offices will be advanced to presidential salaries. Oregon towns Arleta Freewater Weston Bend Falls City receive 1100 dollars. Washington Edmonds Starbuck Lumas Tenino 1100 dollars. Medical Lake 1200. Black Diamond 1000. Idaho St Maries 100.
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Washington
Oregon
Arleta
Freewater
Weston
Bend
Falls City
Edmonds
Starbuck
Lumas
Tenino
Medical Lake
Black Diamond
Idaho
St. Maries
Trust Busters in Conference at Sagamore Hill
President holds a conference with Herbert Knox Smith commissioner of corporations and government trust investigator, and Attorney General Bonaparte at Sagamore Hill. The subject of the meeting was not disclosed.
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Oyster Bay
L. IL
Big Stick
Sagamore Hill
Herbert Knox Smith
Bonaparte
Filibuster Expedition Leader Sentenced in Bahia Trial
Washington reports the Bahia trial of Sebastian H de Magali and seven accomplices for a 1907 filibuster. Magali received two years, George Vice was acquitted after a serious wounding, George Gordon a year, and four others jailed for one year and five months.
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Washington
State Department
Bahia
Brazil
Sebastian H. de Magali
Republic
Magali
Samuel Parker
Herbert Phannebeck
Everett Wilson
George Vice
New York
Vice
George Gordon
Boston Cruiser Put in Reserve at Puget Sound
The third class cruiser Boston once a key asset in Manila battles is docked at Bremerton harbor in Bremerton. Officials say the vessel has become obsolete due to small size and weak armament and would only serve in coast patrol duties if repaired. unless an urgent need arises, recommissioning is unlikely.
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Boston
Junk Pile
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Manilla
Bremerton Harbor
Washington
One Hunter Worth Thousands
Reports to the U S forest service show professional hunters and trappers disposing of predatory animals. Breidenstein in Boise national forest Idaho killed 249 coyotes six wildcats and one bear in the past season saving over 25 000 in stock losses at a government cost of 1195 for his salary.
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Washington
United States Forest Service
Uncle Sam
Hunter Breidenstein
Boise National Forest
Idaho
Breidenstein
Aeroplane Test Extended for Herring Demonstration
Secretary of War Wright grants A M Herring 30 days to complete and test his airship at Fort Myer Virginia. Herring sought time to set up shop tents for the new invention, signaling strong government interest in the demonstrator.
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Washington
War Wright
A. M. Herring
New York
United States
Fort Myer
Virginia
Herring
Wright
Washington Fires and Defense Communication Expansion Planned
Bids will be invited for installing fire protection systems at the mouth of the Columbia river with a budget of sixty thousand dollars. Army and naval wireless experts are coordinating on extending a northern communications system. The War Department expects completion this month of new wireless stations in Alaska.
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Washington
Columbia River
Army
Nar
War Department
Alaska
Wireless Stations Planned for Far North Operations
Army and navy wireless experts collaborate to extend communication in the far north. The War Department expects completion this month of the new Unalaska wireless station, while the Navy plans a station on Mummy Island at the mouth of Prince William Sound.
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Far North
Washington
Army
Navy
War Department
Unalaska
Navy Department
Mummy Island
Prince William Sound
Wright and Selfridge Die in Fort Myer Aerial Crash
Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge die and are injured after a propeller fails during a two man flight at Fort Myer. Wright sustains leg and rib injuries but survives. Selfridge dies. Cause attributed to defective propeller, not a defect in machinery. Military and civilian officials describe the crash and care given at the Fort Myer hospital.
French press irritated by German note on Morocco
Paris reports widespread French irritation over violent criticism of the Franco Spanish note on Morocco appearing in German newspapers. The government quotes assurances from Herr Steinrich that Germany will study the note amicably. If so, the foreign office questions how Germany can disassociate itself from other European chancelleries.
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Paris
Morocco
Germany
Herr Steinrich
Foreign Office
Europe
Can't Limit Skyscrapers
New York officials report on high building heights and fire protection. The commission says restricting height to 100 feet would not fit current development, especially on Manhattan Island.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan Island
Public Fire Protection Service
Cholera Subdued in Manila as Disease Recedes
Cholera cases fall with 25 reported and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours. Only four cases appeared this forenoon. One hundred inspectors joined the effort to stamp out the disease before the Atlantic fleet arrives, with confidence of success.
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Manila
Cholera Toll Rises in St Petersburg as Deaths Mount
In St Petersburg on Sept 18 a 24 hour tally shows 350 cholera cases and 155 deaths. Officials face sharp criticism for alleged criminal inefficiency and lack of hospital, ambulance, and sanitary preparedness.
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St. Petersburg
French Congo force routs Oudai tribe in slave trade region
Dispatches report 1600 French troops under Captain Justix routed the Oudai in the Congo center of the slave and arms trade. About 1000 tribesmen were killed or wounded. The action aims to suppress outlaw resistance and restore order.
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Congo
Paris
Justix
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