Governor Rodman Named Naval Governor of Midway Island
Lieutenant Commander Hugh Rodman U S N has been appointed naval governor of Midway Island, the first American to hold the post. There are no inhabitants currently, but a population is expected aboard the Grace Dollar steam schooner from San Francisco to supply a cable station and buildings. Rodman, a Kentucky native, entered the Naval Academy in 1876 and has spent 18 years at sea and six in scientific work, recently commanding the steamer Iroquois at Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Whiting
Adam
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Eve
Tide of Immigration Increases Pressure on Sicilian Role
A New York Herald analysis warns that Italian and Sicilian immigration grows rapidly, with 91,666 arrivals in March and 30,765 Italians overall, dominated by southern Italy and Sicily. Officials fear Mafia influence and rising U.S. population from ongoing influx, noting 21 million immigrants since 1920 and projecting further gains.
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New York Herald
Lady Thaw Adopts London Accent On Visit to England
Has Lost American Accent. The new Lady Yarmouth now en route to England carries an accent altered under Lord Thaw’s tutelage. The former Miss Thaw, born in Pittsburgh, previously spoke with a western style but now imitates the London drawing room tone, so her American origins will be only occasionally recalled.
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England
Miss Thaw
Pittsburg
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Middle West
Thaw Haa
London
Ground Hog Study Delays Jury Service in Va
Col Wamsley of Randolph County Virginia was drawn for jury duty but excused with an original excuse. He keeps a ground hog and tests its reliability as a weather prophet, arguing science would lose more by interruption than justice would gain.
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Bilking
New Cure for Drunkenness by Hypnotic Suggestion
Dr Forbes Winslow advocates a cure for inebriety by hypnosis and cold water. The drunkard is placed in a hypnotic state and told he is drinking whiskey, creating a suggestion that eventually makes spring water preferable to beer. The method acts on the subconscious and can become part of the patient’s nature, though hysterical individuals and those with severe brain diseases may not respond.
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Forbes Winslow
Reverend Rosedale Challenges Ten Language Debate
Made an effective answer notes that Rev. Dr. James Rosedale of Syracuse lectured on the Bible with broad view. Prof. I J Poritz of Syracuse University calls the lecture unlettered and un scholarly. The doctor replies by challenging a debate in eleven languages: Greek German French Spanish Italian Polish Russian Turkish Arabic Hebrew and English.
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James Rosedale
Syracuse
N. Y
I. J. Porltz
Syracuse University
Rosedale
Peritz
Irving M Scott dead the man who built the Oregon
Irving M Scott vice president and general manager of Union Iron Works died in San Francisco last week. A famed shipbuilder and political figure, he helped build the Oregon and Olympia among others, and his death is seen as a blow to California industry and state leadership. He leaves a widow, two children, and his brother Henry T Scott who heads the Union Iron Works.
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Col
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Comstock
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Donahue
Chicago
Henry T. Scott
GIVES UP PALATIAL ESTATE SHADOWBROOK ABANDONED
Anson Phelps Stokes discontinues use of Shadowbrook farm in Berkshire hills Massachusetts after investing about 650000 to restore the lands. The vast residence is unsuitable for a hotel and no buyer has taken up the property, leaving it unoccupied for the next season.
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Shadowbrook Farm
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
Shadowbrook
The Bishop's Witty Reproof of a Young Clergy Man
New York laughs at Bishop Potter rebuking a young clergyman who preached at a small rural church. After a service the preacher complained his salary was meager, claiming his sermon was worth six dollars. The bishop responded that he would not have preached that sermon for six hundred dollars indicating the value of the work and the clergyman’s overreach.
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New York
Mrs Harrison May Sell Berkeley Lodge in the Adirondacks
Mrs. Harrison widow of the late president considers selling Berkeley lodge in the Adirondacks to Mr. Ingersoll the millionaire bachelor. The home held tender associations as she and the general planned it after their marriage and spent summers there, but a tempting offer is under review.
JOE CANNON'S CAUSTIC WIT AT HOTEL MEAL
The anecdote portrays Illinois statesman Joe Cannon responding to a landlady's snooty remark about coffee stains. He quips that the coffee was too weak and suggests using more beans to stain the tablecloth, illustrating his rugged wit.
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Joe” Cannon
Illinois
Uncle Jon
Chicago woman in mail case prompts secretary advice
Washington report cites a Chicago woman using the mails improperly. Postmaster General Payne ordered letters barred, she sought a personal hearing, requesting Elihu Root’s view. Root joked, and Payne replied with a quip about risking one eye.
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Chicago
Payne
Fair Chicagoan
Mgr. Payne
Secretary of War
Elihu Root
Dynamite Riots in Salonica and Balkan Turmoil
May 4 dispatches report that Bulgarians suffered heavy casualties in riots, a bomb plant was found behind a shoemaker's shop with an underground passage to the Ottoman bank, and revolutions aimed to blast major districts. Turkish and Bulgarian authorities trade blame as violence and arrests mount across Salonica, Sofia, and surrounding regions.
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Austria
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A Living Bouquet in Paris Ball Quadrille
A flower and vegetable quadrille wowed a Paris ball as men acted as everyday vegetables and women as blossoms. Notable costumes included a pink satin rose with a butterfly headpiece, heartsease with violet hood, fly with an Arum blossom headwear and leaf fan, and a sunflower with a sun dial bodice. The ensemble rolled into the ballroom in a large wheelbarrow drawn by two gardeners.
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Disaster at Frank Alberta Mines Leaves Town Wiped Out
In Franklin Alberta a massive rockfall from Turtle mountain destroyed the mining town of Frank on April 29. Fifty six residents were killed as crevasse opened and hundreds of feet of rock buried the mines. Only nineteen bodies recovered. direct damage exceeds 1.6 million dollars. Henry L. Frank, founder of Frank, a Montanan political figure, is noted.
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Turtle Mountain
French Canadian Coal Company
Russian Demands on Manchuria Heralded by Times Dispatch
London reports the Times prints the Peking summary of Russia's Manchuria demands. It notes Russia justifies actions to protect borders, proposes returning Mukden and Kirin and the New Chwang port with pledges, and insists only Russians be employed in North China. Also: Princess Louise of Saxony bears a daughter in Lindau, and Berlin plans near-stand telephone lines at cab stands.
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