Newport Forts Guard the Atlantic Door to New York
Newport becomes a major fortified hub with a naval torpedo school station and Naval War College. Colonels and officers outline extensive coast defenses, mortar batteries, and a large camp plan for 500000 men, while the area hosts key naval training and research facilities.
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Narragansett Bay
New York
York
Atlantic
Army
Navy
Newport
Atlantic Seaboard
Naval Training Station
Naval War College
Col
Walter Howe
Fort Adams
Warregansett District
Port Arthur
Atlantic Coast
Sound
Brooklyn
Soland
Rhode Island
Fort Mansfield
Watch Hill
New London
War Department
Department of the East
Ocean Avenue
Washington
New England
Spain
Cervera
Santiago
Seaboard
Not A Cure For Snake Bites Baruch Warns Whisky Is Not Help
EE Baruch a snake expert debunks whisky as a snake bite remedy and warns that alcohol merely spreads venom. The article profiles Baruch's work in Kansas City and notes his snake skin novelties business and talks on venom, rattlesnake oil, and mounting skulls.
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T. Baruch
Baruch
Kansas City
Kansas City Times
Park Avenue
Skaleton
No Press Agent Now at the White House
The article notes a shift in White House press relations under Taft, moving away from informal access and allowing interviews only by appointment with stated topics. Taft maintains intimate ties with Washington reporters but restricts casual discourse to protect the dignity of his office.
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Adams and
Greble
White House
Ashington
Roosevelt
Taft
General Corbin Delivers Taft Cow to White House
Maj. Gen. Henry C. G. Corbin arranged delivery of a Jersey cow named Bossy to the White House back fence. Mrs. Taft and the president sampled the milk, and Bossy settled into the Chevy Chase bred routine amid curious letters from housewives and cattle breeders.
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White House
Taft
Henry CG. Corbin
Corbin
Chevy Chase
Washington
Bossy
Mrs Champ Clark and her role in Congress social life
The article profiles Mrs Champ Clark wife of the House minority leader detailing her influence in congressional circles since the extraordinary session. It notes her domestic yet intelligent stance on public affairs and her active support of husband John Sharp Williams Jr. in social and political duties within the Congressional Club.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Champ Clark
John Sharp Williams
Clark
Congress
Congressional Club
Congressional
Size of Families Shrinking Since 1790 Census
A Washington census bureau study traces the drop in average family size from 5.8 in 1790 to 4.6 in 1900. It notes fewer families with small sizes and changes in children per family, with 1790 white families averaging 2.8 children under 16 and 1900 down to 1.5. The piece lists leading white surnames in 1790, noting the nine names account for about four percent of the white population.
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United States
Census Bureau
Washington
Owa
Smiths
Brown
Davis
Jones
Johnson
Clark
Willams
Miller
Wilson
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America
Wetherill
Adams
Getty
Phil Kearney
Newport Littoral
United States Navy
Port Getty
Ern
Sonenen
Phil ' the
Naval Establishment
Sampson
Cuban
John P. Merrell
U.S. N
Raymond Perry Rodgers
Naval Intelligence
Orcer
Fort Greble
West Passage
Saunderstown
Army Engineers’ Office
Fort Getty
Fox HM
Rose Island
Torpedo Station
Bristol
Navy Yard
Pressi
Gen. Corbin
Mrs. Taft
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