Navy reforms inaugurated overhaul bureau system
Washington announces sweeping changes in the navy department set to take effect December 1. Secretary Meyer will subordinate bureau chiefs and appoint four advisers for material personnel operations and inspections. New divisions cover hulls machinery and a modern kept records system. Admirals Wainwright Potter Swift Ward Nicholson named aides and chief of navigation.
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Washington
Naval
Meyer
Navy Department
Alde
Navy Yrds
Navy Yard
Bureau of
Navy
Congress Line
Richard Wain- Wright
Atlantic Fleet
W. P. Potter
Bureau of Navigation
William Swift
Kosten Navy Yard
Agron Ward
New York Harbor
Reginald F. Nicholson
Board of Inspection and Survey
Potter
Survivors of Argo Safe in Pot Port Voyage
Asteria at Manganita reports the lighthouse crew brought Captain Snyder and nine other Arce survivors to port at noon today. They had been marooned at the Columbia river mouth since Saturday morning after the steamer wrecked following starboard propeller damage.
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Asteria
Manganita
Snyder
Arce
Columbia River
Menbors
Japanese commercial commission sails for Japan
After three months touring America the Japanese commercial commission departed on the steamer Chiyo. Baroh Shibusawa, head of the commission, telegrammed President Taft expressing profound gratitude for the courtesies and unfailing hospitality shown by the American people and wishing prosperity for Taft and the United States.
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San Francisco
America
Japanese Commercial Commission
Japan
Chiyo
Baroh Shibusawa
Taft
Honorary
Commercial Commission
The
Republic
Haron Shibusawa
Rockefeller's Life 13 in Jeopardy
Eveland reports two men are sought for a plot to kidnap John D Rockefeller. Singer Smith of Minerva OhioProvided details overheard in Alliance Ohio. Police doubt the plot and guards around Rockefeller's estate remain tight.
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Rockefeller
Eveland
Kidnaup
Rockefeiller
Suclid Avetriue Baptist Church
Zelaya Appeals to Mexico for Help
Salvador December 30 report says President Zelaya of Nicaragua, amid U S respiration plans, appealed to Mexico for aid. Cables from Managua to the Italian minister in Salvador claim Zelaya offered to convene congress and abdicate by placing the presidency in its hands.
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Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Ite
Zelaya
Nicaragua
United States
Mexico
Managua
Congress
Floods Wash Away Five Steel Bridges in Skagit Area
Severe floods in Bellingham Washington region render over five steel railway bridges in danger. The Nowksack river and Skagit delta face breaching dikes with multiple tracks under water. Rail traffic is largely blocked as Northern Pacific Great Northern and local lines report washouts and undermined bridges threatening additional routes and a widening flood.
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Skagit River
Bellingham
Wash
Bellingham Bay
Britheh Coolumbin
Everson
Great Northern Railway
Ferndile
West Bellinghim
Northern Pacific
Bellington Bay
British Columbia
Nowksack Japone
Skagit
Great Northern Out of Commission
Minkler
Hamilton
Lyman
Woater
Puget Sound
Baker River
Nicaragua Denies Zelaya Appeal to Mexico Inquiry
Mexico City dispatch reports Nicaraguan Minister Francisco Castro denying any appeal by President Zelaya to Mexico. Castro said he knew nothing of such action and would have been informed if true. Mexican officials declined to comment.
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Mexico City
Francisco Castro
Moyloo
Adavia
Wicaragon
Zelaya
Mexico
Castro
Pinaldent Zelaya
Hamilton Jury Completes Embezzlement Trial Panel
Olympia Wash November 30 A night court session completed the last of 12 jurors chosen to try former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton on the first count of larceny by embezzlement. Judge John K Mitchell presided in Thurston County Superior Court.
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Hamilton
Olympia
Wash
Ortis Hamilton
John K. Mitchell
Thurston County Superior Court
Anger and tragedy as Rafferty slashes family
New York dispatch reports Patrick Rafferty enraged by alleged drink and dissipation attacked his household with a razor, killing his wife Margaret and injuring her mother and brother, then slashed his own throat and later fled. Police arrived as he cowered beside a bloodied scene, while an earlier London budget debate featured Lord Morley warning against overreach by the Lords and urging constitutional restraint.
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New York
Patrick Rafferty
Brick Liver
Carizer
Margaret
Kelly
Frank Opland
Rafferty
Kitchurn
Mr. Kelly
Oplind
Myra
Bettertyean
London
Lord Morley
Uhe
House of Lords
India
England
Durke
House Committee
Lords
Lord Lansdowne
der Morley
Lewis killed Bweesy in focal saloon probe
A report says Lewis killed Bweesy in a saloon amid an alleged intimate claim involving his daughter Ida aged ninety seven. Ida is sought by prosecutors but is believed hidden with Oregon relatives.
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Lewis
Bweesy
Focal
Ida
Oregon
Johnson Declines Fight South of Mason and Dixon Line
Savannah Ga November 20 Jack Johnson heavyweight boxer telegraphed manager Nick Aprea of the Savannah Athletic club that he would not fight James J Jeffries south of the Mason and Dixon line in response to an offer of a purse for the bout indicating his stance was firm and not negotiable
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Savannah
James J. Jeffries
Mason and Dixon
Nick Aprea
Jack Johnson
Mrs Christy Seeks Reconciliation With Howard Christy
New York November 20 Mrs Mia Christy wife of artist Howard Christy says she would forgive and forget their troubles if he agrees to a reconciliation. She wants their ten year old daughter Natalie returned and refuses to go to Zanesville to live or enter court proceedings while hoping to spend Christmas together in the East.
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New York
Howard
Mia. Howard
Hans Mer Christy
Christy
Zeneaville
Ohio
Tle
Natalie
Zanisville
Japanese steamer Kisagura Matsu sinks off Shimonsho
November 20 report from Tokto states the Japanese liner Kisagura Matsu was wrecked in a terrific gale off Shimonsho. All aboard are believed lost with twenty five bodies already washed ashore.
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Toktbo
Shimonsho
Securing Jurors for Trial of Jeff Lewis
Auburn Calif Nov. 30 Seven jurors have been seated for the trial of Jeff Lewis for the killing of Ben Sweesy. Both prosecution and defense believe the panel may be incomplete and testimony is to be taken.
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Jeff Lewis
Auburn
Calif
Ben Sweesy
Americans Not Executed Says Wireless Message
New Orleans reports that naval officers on the Atenas received a wireless claim that three Americans had not been executed in Nicaragua. Authorities and ship crew could not confirm the source or exact wording of the message, nor locate the wireless operator.
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Wireless
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Atenas
Burglar Caught While Working at Safe on Market Street
A midnight struggle on Market Street ends with Pellecwan Murphy and two officers arresting a burglar in a room containing a complete set of burglary tools. Letters, checks for 15 000 and 1 000, and an insurance policy payable to John Bonnet Rogers found. Rogers refuses to explain.
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Sant Francisco
Larry Galoon
Market Street
Jaimes Towers
Pellecwan Murphy
Murphy
Rogers
John Bonnet Rogers
First Ave
Seattle
Puget Sound
Hagem
Rain Brings Smiles as Wheat Seeding Progresses in Umatilla
With over a quarter inch rainfall and a monthly total of 3.68 inches, Umatilla County farmers cheer heavy moisture aiding early seeding. East end reports similar rain, boosting orchards and young trees, though some larger operations still seed miles more. Local buyers estimate 7 percent of fall seeding done, with hopes for 80 to 85 percent of 1909 wheat to be harvested by growers. Prices for cont a and Bluestein projection quoted, and mills may pay above the dollar mark once seed is completed.
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Umatilia
A. Pearson
Freewater
Elas
Conta
Bluestein
Roosevelt party returns from hunting trip in Inguasha plateau
Londons B EB A Nov 0 The Roosevelt party arrived today from a hunting trip in the Inguasha plateau district planned to last several weeks. The party reports abundant game and good health.
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Londians
Roosevelt
Inguasha
Bandits Escape After Bold Store Robbery Near Butte
Six bandits raided a Collings store near herd indling six clerks and customers. Four robbers guarded victims while two looted about one thousand dollars and all escaped. A search began today for the suspects.
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Butte Mont
Collings
Herd
Burlington Adopts Commission Form of Government
Burlington Iowa voters approved the commission form of city government by a vote of 2638 to 1268 on November 30. The result comes after a public ballot in Burlington with residents choosing the reform measure.
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Burlington
Commission
Hurlington
Towa
Prohibition Vote in Alabama Sees Landslide Loss
Alabama voters rejected the prohibition amendment by an estimated 16 000 to 20 000 majority led by J Lee Long in opposition. Counties including Jefferson Mobile Montgomery and Cullman voted strongly against, while Falladega Macon and Sumter towns were closer. A minister and a woman incident at polling places drew attention alongside the death of Oscar Hall after voting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J. Lee Long
Jefferson County
Mobile
Montgomery
Cullman
Falladega
Macon
Sumter
Lee
Comer
S. N. Kley
Oscar Hall
Baldwin County
Dead man drives through country for two days
In Chico California on November 30 Silas Stockwell a weed farm owner lay dead in a carriage seat for two days his horse drew the buggy around the countryside before being found. Cause of death listed as heart failure with the stiffened hands still on the reins.
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Dead Man
Chico
Calif
Silas Stockwell
Stockwell
Johnson Reverses Tables On Police
New York November 30 Magistrate Dooley lectures patrolmen after Jack Johnson, resting in a Brooklyn police court chair, berates the arresting officer. Johnson vows to fight Sam Langford within 200 days if Langford posts 1000. The magistrate rules Johnson did not violate the law and censures the arresting cop.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jack Johnson
Dooley
Johnson
Sam Langford
Langford
Gardiner
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