Admiral Dewey Dinner Recalls Manila Bay Victory
At a Washington hotel a reunion of the Society of Manila Bay officers honors Admiral Dewey and his crews. Rear Admiral Walker and Captain Ig come to recall the famed engagement as Dewey discusses Manila Bay’s outcome and the crew’s safety.
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Plamiral
George Dewey
Revenue
Ae Supply
Nantia
Bay
Arma
Dewey
Spain
Washington
Society of
Manila Bay
Aga’ “Walker
Concord
United States Navy
Admiral Dewey
Togo
Sea of
Japan
Olympia
Mrs Wilson to push reforms on Washington housing
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson plans a slum inspection tour in Washington to press housing reforms. House members introduced bills to convert Pig alley Goat alley Tin cup alley and Louse alley into interior parks and playgrounds amid plans to aid congested areas housing a large negro population in deteriorating tenements. Representatives Kahn and others backed the measure, while Wilson spoke at a National Civic Federation women’s welfare meeting and urged action.
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Woodrow Wilson
Washington
House of Representatives
Kahn
Wilson
Women's
Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
Washington Women
Audubon Society fought for bird protection law
The National Audubon Society, led by secretary T Gilbert Pearson, pushed to protect nongame and migratory birds through an Audubon backed law. It faced poachers, feather traders, resort owners, milliners, and firearms makers, and built public sentiment across states and Atlantic refuges.
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Department
of Agriculture
Atlantic
National Association of Audubon Societies
Wild Bird
Audubon
T. Gilbert Pearson
National Audubon Association
Fight For Bird’protection
Poincare Will Not Shoot Birds During Term as President
President Poincare opposes hunting birds for sport and will not hold a gun during his term, though he will not hinder others. He will be a patron of an animal protection society and may entertain royal visitors, but plans no personal animal-loving display. The stance aims to influence presidential hospitality in France.
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Batneare
M. Poincare
Hynting
Where They Send Out Seeds Note in Washington
A Washington Department of Agriculture scene shows officials critiquing tourist guides who repeat the phrase This is where they send out seeds as buses parade past the old administration building. The piece urges highlighting the department's broader work in meteorology animal husbandry plant industry forestry chemistry soils entomology and more.
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Ashington
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Johnson Nearly Had His Speech Printed in Oregon
Oregon representative Albert Johnson, once a newspaper man, tried to share 800 words of his tariff debate speech with Harry Brown of a Portland paper. Brown discovered the speech was actually 1,500 words and the telegraph tolls hit Oregon hard, with the paper dropping the full text before relay.
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Albert Johnson
Oregon
Harry ‘Brown
Washington
Congressional Record
Johnson
Portland
Harry Brown
Brown
Harry
Mr.Brown
Mr. Johnson Conti
Telegraph Company
Chicago
Americans Head to Philippines to Teach
About 85 American teachers depart for the Philippines under two year contracts. They come from Heatly and 28 states, holding degrees from top universities and prepared for agricultural, manual training, trade, and domestic science duties. The average Filipino teaching term is nearly six years, longer than in the U.S. and reflects confidence in the program's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States Civil Service Commission
Igt
Iérican
Offl- C
White marble lions guard door at 16th and P streets
In front of a yellow brick house near Foundry Church two white marble lion statues stand on a porch ledge and appear to stroll along a walkway toward the sidewalk. Both statues show similar size posture and a southeast gaze as if watching approaching traffic along a green lawn with tulip trees and a row of hedges. The scene sits amid a busy city street with thousands of cars passing daily.
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Nimal
16Th
Foundry Church
Jook
Fay
Currency Reform Sparks Wilson Drive As Campaign Prep Begins
Washington June 3 The president signals currency reform as urgent ahead of the extra session while tariff work continues. Senate probes West Virginia coal strike as Democrats plan tighter limits on the current session focusing on tariff currency and urgent appropriations with reorganizations slated for the coming campaigns.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
West Virginia
Tillman
Congress
House
Underwood
House Democrats
Democratic Congressional ‘Committee
Johnson
Kentucky
Mittée
Congressional
National Committee
C. D. Hilles
Crane
Massachusetts
Jackson
Maryland
Sanders
Tennessee
Congressional Committee
Weeks
Burker
South Dakota
Woods
Town
Fairchild
New York
Bulgarians Press Greek Fronts Near Saloniki
Greek headquarters order restraint as Bulgarians press to push Greek forces. Greek minister at Sofia protests Bulgarian provocations and disclaims responsibility for outcomes. Belgrade conference includes Servian ministers and officers with M Vanizelos as Serbian forces concentrate near the Bulgarian border at Pirot.
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Saloniki
Sofia
Belgrade
Athens
Derailment of Oriental Limited Kills Engineer French
The Great Northern Oriental Limited No 1 derailed near Moorhead Minn killing engineer Frank French aged about 40 of Barnesville Minn. Fireman Nick Becker injured and several passengers shaken up. The crash occurred at about 40 mph after the engine jumped the track due to a hot box delay.
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Becker
Frank French
Barnesville
Minn
Nick‘Becker
Moorhead Hospital
W. T
Hamilton
Havre
D. S. Ferguson
Minneapolis
A. Ewart
Chester
Mont
Judas
Greenwald
Fall City
iNéb
A. W. Wells
Sioux Pass
Lima -Randall
Fergus Falls
Great Northern
L. L. LaRue
St. Paul
French
Moorhead
Wright
Highwaymen Rob Man at Crystal Lake Avenue North
Three armed men forced Henry Conyers on Crystal Lake avenue north to surrender money and flee in his buggy. He was compelled to exit the rig as the assailants laughed and drove off. The incident occurred Sunday night in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Henry Conyers
Girard Avenue
Crystal Lake Avenue
Baseball Fatality Strikes Anacortes Teen in Game
Harris Smith an 18 year old student died after being hit on the head by a baseball during a Saturday game in Anacortes Washington. Milo Stock aged 23 was struck by a pitched ball in the same game and suffered leg and eye injuries and may die.
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Cas Baseball
Lawson Fatally Shot on Train in Oklahoma Camp
Kansas City Missouri June 3 Pat Lawson of Poteau Oklahoma 19 years old was fatally shot on a train by John Sick an express messenger Sick says he believed Lawson and his companion Albert Pruett of Poteau 20 were holdup men Arrested here as he came off the train Sick claimed he fired in self defense while duty bound to protect the car near Howe Oklahoma The incident left Lawson dead and raised questions about the attempted robbery and the security of the rail car crew.
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Sowwat
Bay
Kansas City
Pat Law
Poteau
Okla
Phot
John Sick
Express
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Mrs. Wilson
Audubon, Association
Inahaneanar
IOV
Rep. Johnson
Avi TH Telegraph Company
The
Crookston
Grand Forks
Paul
Robert’ Cooley
Mr. Lee
Arrow
Northern Pacific
Cross
Oriental Limited
Ang Ahly
St. Minies Frye Yeeey
Ditch
A, Wm
Tse
Ani Ata Ee
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