Admiral Thomas Succeeds Barry in Pacific Fleet Command
San Francisco January 17 Rear Admiral Barry leaves command after requesting retirement amid gossip about his moral character. Rear Admiral Thomas takes over as commander in chief of the Pacific fleet aboard the California. Barry declines further service saying retirement could quell the scandal and protect the Navy.
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San Francisco
Barry
West Virginia
Thomas
Pacific Fleet
California
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Palace Hotel
New York
Mare Island
Admiral Barry
Naval
Washington
Navy chief seeks report on Barry charges
Secretary of the Navy Meyer requests a full report from Rear Admiral Charles J. Thomas on charges against Rear Admiral E. B. Barry, formerly commander in chief of the Pacific fleet. The department has no information on Barry's conduct and will take no action until the report arrives.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Charles J. Thomas
Pacific Fleet
E. B. Barry
Barry
Department
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warning
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments urges prescription use only. It highlights Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with price.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Ezra P. Prentice Resigns as New York State Chairman
Ezra P. Prentice has resigned from his role as New York state chairman in the interest of harmony within the party. The move aims to ease internal tensions and foster unity ahead of upcoming campaigns. No successor named yet.
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N.Y
Harmony
Foley Kidney Pills Proclaimed Tonic for Kidney Ailments
Mary C Abbott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire reports dramatic relief from rheumatic pains after three days on Foley Kidney Pills. She says uric acid buildup and kidney failure to clear blood caused her lameness in feet joints and back. Pharmacy outlets Lemmon's and McElhinney Drug Co. supplied the remedy.
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Mary C. Abbott
Wolfeboro
N. H
Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Iowa Faces Senate Deadlock and Printer Binder Reform
Des Moines reports the Iowa General Assembly opens amid a deadlock for Dolliver vacancy with Porter Young Kenyon and others leading. Hammill introduces a bill to abolish state printer and binder offices and shift to a contract system with a printing council. Oregon primary bill advances as Republicans back direct nomination measures.
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Lafayette Young
Claude R. Porter
Hammill
Oregon
Des Moines
General Assembly
United States
Young
Dolliver
Claude Porter
Dan Hamilton
Mr. Porter
Hamilton
Lon
Carroll
Judge Kenyon
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Warren Garst
H. W.byers
Carl Franke
Guy Feeley
Porter
Senator Young
Kenyon
Funk
Garst
Byers
Feeley
Franke
Joint Assembly
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Congress
Washington
John Hammill
Hancock County
Wisconsin
E. D. Chassell
Emory H. English
Executive Council
Smith
Cass County
Gilliland
Senate
Mitchell County
Klay
Sioux County
House
Representative O'Connor
Chickasaw
Vo Connor
Secretary of State
Pmce
Congress of the United States
O'Connor
Harding
Woodbury
United States Senate
Merchant William Bremelkool Files Bankruptcy in District Court
William J. Bremelkool of Pella files a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. He lists liabilities at 4035 dollars and assets at 2000 dollars.
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William J. Bremelkool
Pella
United States District Court
Lynching by Masked Mob Near Shelbyville Ky
A mob of about twenty masked men forced entry to the jail, hanged three imprisoned Black men, and raided a blacksmith shop for tools. Eugene Marshall Wade Patterson and James West were executed on a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad bridge after pleading for life. Patterson and West were shot as they fled. West’s body was not recovered.
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Shelbyville
Edward Thompson
Haig
Chesapeake and Ohio
Eugene Marshall
Elf Nesro
Wade Patterson
Elizabeth Reben
James West
Mary Coley
Patterson
West
Leaps to His Death in Eighth Story Fall at Marquette Hotel
Henry Roger Whitmore aged 68 a former assistant Secretary of the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange leaped from the eighth floor of the Marquette hotel to the Washington avenue pavement and was killed instantly. He left a note requesting notification of Clarence L rue and Dr. John Rule and cited impending paralysis and bedridden life. His nephew Charles E Whitmore handled the body.
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St. Louis
Henry Roger Whitmore
Kensington Avenue
Church for Hungarians Inaugurated in Rockefeller Church
In Tarrytown New York on January 16 a Hungarian service opened at the First Baptist Church founded by John D Rockefeller. Pastor Rev Arthur T Brooks initiated the service which featured a Hungarian preacher. Many Hungarians work on Rockefeller’s estate and the gatherings are expected to draw large crowds.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
First Baptist
Arthur T. Brooks
Pearl Necklace Stolen From Hotel Excelsior
Mrs. Mary Frey of New York reports a pearl necklace missing from a drawer beside her bed at the Hotel Excelsior in Rome. Police suspect a German thief already in custody. the necklace seized in Genoa is being brought to Rome and may yield the prize lace.
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Rome
Mary Frey
New York
Excelsior
Genoa
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