Efficiency and Science In the American Navy
The article discusses how the U S Navy adopted scientific management after the Santiago battle. It details three efficiency aims: gun crew, ship unit, and fleet division. It cites low hit rates at Santiago and shows improvements through standardized drills, individualized training, and competitive practice across ships, culminating in coordinated salvo fire and fleet-wide unit control.
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Associated Press
New York
Santiago
Spain
Weller & Tardy
Tardy
United States Navy
New Hampshire
Texas
Michigan
Secretary of the Navy
New York Economic Club
Navy
Harvard
Yale
Washington Notes on Senate Leadership and State Department Irregularities
Washington Times report dated June 22 notes a shift in leadership among Democrats and Republicans amid Senate changes. It cites State Department expenditures irregularities with a voucher for 2450 dollars for an artist painting Secretary Day, while the artist was paid 850 dollars, and witnesses have not resolved questions of mis spending or irregularities.
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Washington Times
Senate
Gore
Martin
Williams
LaFollette
Cummins
State Department
Interesting developments loom in auditor fraud case
Oklaona City June 3 A statewide check by the state examining and inspection board probes fraudulent warrants alleged to have been issued by a former attache of the state auditor's office in paying claims against A M college. Attorney General West awaits findings while Leo Meyer says the matter is being fully reviewed.
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Okinaona City
State Auditor's Office
A. & M College
State Examining and Inspection Board
West
Leo Meyer
Muskogee
Largest Cotton Yield Expected in U S History
Official estimates for 1911 place the national cotton crop at about 14 426 000 bales of five hundred pounds each, the largest on record and nearly one million bales above the 1904 peak. The report from Washington notes state and regional variations but confirms the unprecedented total.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Board Orders Nationwide Express Sweep
Washington July 1 Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a sweeping inquiry into all express companies nationwide to enforce interstate commerce laws. The action, taken on its own motion, aims to examine compliance and regulatory adherence across the sector.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warvard Yale Rowing Contests at New London
Harvard and Yale renew the Thames river clash in New London with freshman, fours, and four mile varsity races. Yale trails 23-21 in prior meetings, Harvard boasting recent strong showings while Yale shows late-season improvement. outcome may yield key lessons for both programs amid long intercollegiate rivalry. Diegle Found Guilty in Ohio bribery case.
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Harvard-Yale
Thames River
Crimson
Navy Yard
Harvard
Red Top
Yale
Yale Harvard Thames
Clude
Lake Winnipesaukee
Connecticut River
Springfield
Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester
Lake Saltonstall
New Haven
Poughkeepsie
Cornell
Blue
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Ithaca
Thames
Metcalf
Withington
Strong
Newton
Cutler
Stratton
Goodale
Frost
Ex Governor's Daughter Weds Cincinnati Man in Muskogee
Miss Jane Haskell, youngest daughter of former Governor and Mrs. Haskell, married Joseph Lloyd Hall in Grace Episcopal church Muskogee. The ceremony linked a stage career plan to a two month honeymoon trip to the northern lakes before settling in Cincinnati. Mrs. Hall supports the suffragist cause.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Jane Haskell
Haskell
Joseph
Lloyd Hall
Cincinnati
Hall
Grace Episcopal Church
Turner Hotel
Lakes
Mra. Hall
Fairland Prepares for Big Fourth Celebrations
Fairland readies a July Fourth with a rain gauge reading three and a half inches. Uncle George Holt reports 42 bushels of 61 pound wheat per acre, a better yield than expected. The Mrs Hamilton hotel nears completion at 50 by 80 feet fronting Main, and Prof. Jackson of Big Cabin becomes Fairland High principal. A boxing bout at the Air Dome is set, and the town boasts a strong home talent band. Farmers anticipate two thirds of a good corn crop, while W T Mabrey advertises a $1500 auto for land showings.
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Fairland
George Holt
Fairland High School
Ab Harlin
Main Street
Airdome
Fairland Athletic Association
Oklahoma
Hittie
W. T. Mabrey
Eleven Aviators Fly Across English Channel
Dover, England. Eleven aviators, part of the European circuit race, completed a cross channel flight today and landed with ease. One aviator carried a passenger while army officers watched, noting potential for area planes to threaten British shores if events progress.
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English Channel
Associated Press
Dover
England
Taft Calls for Safer Fourth of July Observance
President Taft addressed thousands from a train platform in Cleveland urging local ordinances to ban cannon crackers toy pistols and other devices that threaten children. He cited past dangers and urged mothers be relieved of anxiety by stricter laws as he travels toward Indianapolis.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
O. July
Taft
Indianapolis
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Empire Block
Theo, D. B. Frear
R. L. Mitchell
F. L. Hughson
Delaware
Cherokee
William T. Rye
Scott
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Wimer
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H. C. Holderman
International Land Investment Co
Gulf Coast Lands Vinita
A. W. Herron
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Parker
James
Davenport
New Halsell Bldg
W. H. McCann Notary Public
Kinison and Hollow
W. B. Depue
Vinita Oklahoma
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Joe Davis
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Morris and Company
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