bitter feud over naval ship Relief leadership erupts
A government clash among the Navy Bureau of Navigation and the Medical Bureau escalates as the ship Relief is debated. The navigation bureau wants a line officer in command while the medical bureau pushes a surgeon with a civilian captain. Surgeon General Rixey releases a statement defending the medical side, with Roosevelt backing Rixey and Brownson exiting.
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Ad Gon
Department of the Navy
Bureau of Navigation Bureau of Medicine
Oneon
Rixey
Medical Bureau
Bureau of Navigation
Medical Board
Bureau of Medicne and Surgery
Roosevelt
Brownson
Red Blanket Joins Strongheart in Portland Role
Stuart hires Red Blanket Jr later renamed Ralph Ramsey as a valet and stage helper for the Strongheart production. The Indian youth, son of Red Blanket chief, survived uprising tensions at Fort Snelling and later studied at Carlisle before joining the cast for the big football scene.
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Portland
Stuart
Red Blanket
Gov. Mt
Pago
Minneso
Red Manket, Jr
Carlisle
Red Blanket, Jr
Ralph Ramsey
Lifelong prisoner writes poetry and stories from jail
Leonard W. Haley No. 2626 serves a life sentence for killing a police officer and has spent 13 years in Anamoosa penitentiary. While imprisoned he writes poems and stories that critics call literary gems, seeking a pardon. Prison Press editorials note his limited personal details and mysterious background.
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Star
Anamoosa
Leonard W. Haley
Sean
Haley
Room 8 Robbery at New Era Hotel
Thieves overhauled a trunk and dresser in Room 8 at the New Era hotel 2298 Latimer Avenue last night and escaped with a purse and jewelry. Wearing apparel lay scattered this morning as the proprietor inspected the damage. investigators suspect the burglars sought money or valuables but fled when frightened.
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New Era
Itla
Grabbing Birds and Cash Stolen in Early Morning
John Griffith awoke to find 15 pedigree birds and a turkey missing from his hen coop and $36.25 stolen from M. Johnsons cigar stand at First Ave and Senecast. A boy clerk reportedly hid the cash under boxes and says only he knew its location. Police are investigating the theft.
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John Griffith
Twentyninth Ord West
M. Johnson
First Av
Senecast
Attorney reports robbery and assault in Firetav area
J A Kellogg an attorney with offices in the Bailey building reported to police that he was held up and beaten last night in the Firetav area near East and Priest. He sought medical aid and described the assailants as unknown men.
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Bailey Building
Firetav
East
Divorce Defense Rally At Summerfield Church
Rev Dr W A Quayle urged divorce as a boon to women at Summerfield church in Chicago. He hailed the rising divorce rate as a hopeful sign in women’s lives saying she refuses to live with a beast.
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Chicago
W. A. Quayle
D. D
Summerfield Church
Christ Linfet Dies After Hidden Charity years Seattle Resident
Christ Linfet aged 85 died yesterday at his home 1005 Fifth Avenue West after 17 years in Seattle. He emigrated from Norway in 1866 and lived in Wisconsin and Michigan before moving to Seattle in 1899. His son Herman Linset is a known figure in the city.
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Christ Linfet
Seattle
West
America
Norway
Wisconsin
Michigan
Herman Linset
Public Market Bargains Hit Pike Place Prices
Bargain day at Pike Place Market with fru ite and vegetables selling far below recent levels. Lard three pound pails go for 30 cents. mutton stew at low cents per pound. lemons drop to 18 cents per dozen. Japanese oranges 0 cents per box. diverse produce and dairy prices listed including cheeses, eggs, poultry, meats, and fresh vegetables with multiple sale quantities. Prices cover a wide range from 10 to 50 cents and include fruits, vegetables, canned goods, and flowers.
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Pike Place
Sues
Se Sen
Tee Ee Hee
California
Brazil
Oil Stock Sale by H. M. Herrin Company
Oil stock notes show H. M. Herrin & Co offering 1,000 shares of American-Canadian Oil at 1312 cents per share. Shares trade in a 133c market listing with agricultural ties and brokerage reference.
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H. M. Herrin & Co
Revival of Our American Cousin Revives Lincoln Era at Capital
Washington report notes the Helasco theater revival of Our American Cousin on the site of Seward mansion, near Lafayette Square. Elder Sothern’s Lord Dundreary draws praise, with President Roosevelt and an official Washington audience in attendance. The play previously ran at Ford Theatre the night Lincoln was assassinated.
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Seattle Star
Washington, D. C
Washington
Ford
Lincoln
Seward
Helasco Theater
Dutch cabinet resigns after army estimates defeat
The Dutch cabinet of nine ministers has presented its resignation. It is believed parliament may be dissolved following the defeat of the army estimates in the second chamber.
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United Preas
AGUE
Council of Ministers
Retirement Navy Admiral Dies and Recovers in North City
Rear Admiral William J Thompson U A retired died at his Robinson apartment 202 Fourteenth av north from heart disease. He had been ill for days with grave fears earlier. His son Dr H Thompson, who shares the home, is well known.
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William J. Thompson
U. A
Robinson
Av. North
H. Thompson
No Staff Changes Suspected at Oregon Railway
Michael J. Muckley general superintendent says no changes of staff are contemplated in the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co departments. He was in the city yesterday with his brother Dr Daniel J Buckley.
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Oregon Railway & Navigation Co
Michael J. Muckley
Daniel J. Buckley
Antimilitary Leader Sentenced in Paris Slur Case
In Paris on December 26 Gustave Herve antimilitary leader was sentenced by the nanites court to one year in prison and a $750 fine for defaming the army and inciting troops by his writings. The paper reports a six month term and the same $750 fine in default.
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Paris
Nanites
Gustave Herve
Hie Ae
Divorce Rumor Circles Pittsburgh Millionaire Schwab
Pittsburg, Pa. December 26. Jon Schwab, brother of Chas M Schwab the stew king, is rumored to have secured a secret divorce in New York courts. The Schwabs have been separated for over a year with Jon in a bachelor apartment at the Waldorf Astoria and Esther Schwab, formerly Esther Munhall, living in an uptown apartment.
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Seattle Star
Pittsburg
Jon, Schwab
Chas
M. Schwab
Walfdork A‘toria
New York
Schwab
Pitteburg
Esther Munhall
Munhall
Joe Schwab
Counterfeit Coin Case Ends in $600 Verdict
Herman Zwicker sued the railroad for false arrest after cashiering a half dollar the conductor claimed was fake. A judge ruled the coin genuine, a Mexican half dollar not typically current in New York, and Zwicker was awarded $600.
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New York
Herman Zwicker
Zwicker
Coney Island
Washington Home Soldiers Enjoy Christmas Party
Three hundred fifty soldiers from the State Soldiers' Home in Orting Washington shared a Christmas entertainment that lifted their spirits. A separate notice appoints a general agent for the Washington Fire Insurance Company for the state of New York excluding the metropolitan district.
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Orting
Wash
State Soldiers’ Home
Washington Fire Insurance
New York
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United States
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Wilkinson
Fort Snelling
Minn
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the Grote-Rankin CO
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Morrow
Rocker
Hocker
Second Avenue
Yale
Bly
Corner Secon
Union Sv
Capital
E. H. Sothern, the Younger
Admiral Thompson III
Mrs. Jos. Schwab
Pike
Madras
Bargain Square
Bse
Melton Cloth
Windsors
Windsor
Eastman
Booke and Toys
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