Army report on Department of the Lakes conditions
Maj. Gen. John C. Bates reviews Army work in the Department of the Lakes. Recruits underdeveloped and baby blue infantry facings opposed. white facings and officers' blue overcoats desired. Mess system criticized. return to company mess urged. Prison needs noted. Bates favors sending offenders to military prisons away from posts. Department roster lists 172 officers and 274 enlisted. 347 enlisted faced general courts martial, 457 men convicted.
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Chicago
United States Army
Department of the Lakes
John C. Bates
Bates
Geological Survey Laboratory Burned in Washington Fire
A blaze in the United States Geological Survey laboratory on the Hope Building top floor caused extensive damage to photographic prints chemicals and topographical materials. Firemen confined the flames to the lab area despite rapid roof destruction with losses pegged near 96000 and building damage near 2000. Origin is believed to be an electrical fault. A set of St Louis exhibit maps survived with minor model damage.
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United States Geological Survey
Hope Building
F Street
Fourteenth Street
St. Louis
Insurrection Breaks Out in Great Nemequaland
Cape Town reports a general uprising among the Bondel Zewarts in Great Nemequaland, Ger Ee Southwest Africa. Rebels have gathered in the Kara mountains as the insurrection spreads across the region.
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Great Nemequaland
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Africa
Kara Mountains
Substantial Increase in Nations Commerce Yet to End Year
Washington reports eleven months of 19% year end commerce show gains across most export and import groups. Agricultural products rise $74 million with cotton powering November exports. manufacturing exports grow though iron and steel lag. Total exports for year likely exceed prior highs while imports rise beyond any previous year, hinting at a record grand total.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Fies
United States
Civil Service Examinations Show 90 Percent Pass Rate
The Civil Service Commission reports during the past year about 90 percent of those examined passed while 46 percent of passers were appointed, yielding 36 percent of all examined placed. The system emphasizes essential fitness tests and values experience, with calls to adjust clerical timing and salaries to attract technical and professional talent.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Immense Kentucky Bourbon Deal Reported in Cincinnati
Levy Brothers of Cincinnati purchased 25,000 barrels of Kentucky bourbon from the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company, a whisky trust branch, paying over $400,000. The bourbon rests in the Ripy bonded warehouse near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, with the deal valued well above a million dollars when fully secured.
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Levy Brothers
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Whisky Trust
Ripy
Lawrenceburg
New Panama Republic a Queer Contradiction Among World's Nations
The secession created seven provinces with Panama City’s municipal council acting as the sovereign authority, bypassing broader provincial consent. Emissaries push independence across isthmus while Colon and Panama largely ignore the move, and the new republic faces delays, opposition risks, and church state tensions as it seeks legitimacy and a constitutional framework.
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Colombia
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Caribbean
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Isthmus
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United States Senate
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Merrill A. Teague
Death of Zanardelli Provokes Sympathy
Rome reports the former premier Signor Zanardelli died yesterday prompting thousands of condolence telegrams. King Victor Emmanuel sent a message praising his service to Italy. The funeral at Brescia next Wednesday will be attended by Premier Giolitti, cabinet members, and the King will be represented by the Count of Turin. Zanardelli’s will leaves about $1,000 to his relatives.
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Victor Emanuel
Italy
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Brescia
Turin
Giolitti
Signor Zanardelli
Eight New Cases And One Death At Butler
Butler Pa December 27 Sunday fever record shows one death and eight new cases though count may be higher due to partial reports. Most new cases occur in families with past fever and secondary infection. sick total remains near monthly peak with several nurses assisting recovered patients and relief funds limited.
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Butler
Seawaad
Thair Homen
Railroads and world trade trends from Atlantic to Pacific
Wide testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission shows railways favoring freight to Atlantic and Pacific ports via regular steamers over tramp ships. It notes Germany, Belgium and Britain supplying rails as ballast to the Pacific coast, cutting eastern haul costs. The piece also surveys global coffee production, prices, acreage, and labor, plus effects on France, Canada, and New Zealand trade, and ends with notes on Norway’s new worker home loan bank and its terms.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Pacific
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American Shipping Trust
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Europe
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Puget Sound
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Africa
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Norwegian Workingmen's Bank
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Joan
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Comfort
An old advertisement extols Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year trusted remedy for teething pains and wind colic, claiming it soothes, eases gums, and aids bowels. Sold by druggists everywhere for five cents a bottle.
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