Too Many in the Boat Sad End of Yachting Trip
Eight people died when a tender from the yacht Gilda foundered near Bear Deer Mouth. Survivor William H Verity recounted the panic as the boat filled and capsized after rough water, with overloading cited as the cause. Victims included DITO, O REILLY, Neetareach A MOWRY, ARTEL Chad, CHARLES HESSE, and others. The party had been en route from Nasonville, with Mrs. Verity and children among the passengers.
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Iight
N.S
Aus
Bear @deer
Neetareach
Artel Chad Charles Hesse Et
Dieby
Wiliam H. Verity
Dorsey
Woonsori
O'Reilly
New York
Tritellly
Owless
Gyera
Lin M Vedile
Dishy
Creilly
George Leach
Nasonville
Tie
Arnold
Deadly Life Preservers From Early Shipwreck Sagas
A fragmentary report details life preservers aboard a vessel wrecked near Slocum. It notes the hull salvage, belt devices, and flotation claims. The text mentions government inspection and safety concerns with preserved gear and weights around a dozen pounds.
Fortu ne Hidden and Robberies Reported in Dispatch
A suspect denies arrest by Northern Pacific detectives in a Fort Worth style hold up case and claims hidden securities were not his. Separate notes report Fort Totten land registrations near Grand Forks and a robbery of $5,500 in diamonds from Mrs Bates at The Briars in Center Harbor New Hampshire.
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Frelena
Fantanea
George Ye Limmond
Paciie
Lope
Pacite
Gale
Center Harbor
John D. Bates
Boston
Resolutions on Death of Rear Admiral H C Taylor
General Board of the Navy led by Admiral Dewey adjourns in memory of Rear Admiral H C Taylor chief of the Bureau of Navigation and a board member. Naval War College officers at Newport Rhode Island adopt a resolution praising his work, leadership, and loyalty and extend sympathy to his family.
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General Board
War College
General Board of the Navy
Dewey
H. C. Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Naval War College
Newport
R. 1
Henry ©. Taylor
Navy of
The
United States
Thas
Recruiting parties recalled by Navy Department
Naval officers on recruiting duty are not entitled to traveling expenses. Three recruiting parties operating in Central New York, Texas, and Kansas are recalled due to Comptroller of the Treasury rulings. Mileage allowances do not cover actual lying expenses, and the suspension is temporary with recruitment to resume soon.
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Navy Department
Navy
Treasafficers
Ihe Aoere
New York
Texas
Kansas
Bridge Hearing Resumes on Union Bridge Elevation
Secretary Taft resumes hearing on lifting the Stout decision to elevate the Union Railway bridge at Pittsburg. Hettlinger of Cincinnati argues against reopening. A large delegation of railroad and river interests attends. Secretary Tutt suspends the order pending full Allegheny bridge review.
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Taft
Stout
Union Railway
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburg
War Department
Hettinger
Cincinnati
Tutt
Union Bridge
Allegheny Bridges
Changes of station and duties for Public Health service officers
The list details seven days of officer movements and duty changes including Assistant Surgeon General George Purviance granted extended absence until June 20, several Passed Assistant Surgeons reassigned to New York and Fort Stanton, and numerous leave of absence orders for multiple officers with quarantine duties shifted to Delaware Breakwater and Havana. naval orders follow with assignments to Annapolis and other stations, and Des Moines assigned to European Station after trial.
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Public Health and Marine Hospital
Ige
George Purviance
Jane
TB. Banks
J. K. Sprague
G. W. Stoner
Immigration Depot
New York
Metin
J. P. C. Foster
A. Ky Stuart
Stuart
Talwerd Rogers
Troxler
Abe
Armavist
George Neves
Grantal Lave
Port Towneens
Wash
Ittheister Sorence
I. Hy Oakley
I. Patric
Thius
T. BR. Mociintic
Jowph Goldberger
W. A. Kern
Navy dispatches reveal multiple officer transfers in 194x era
Inson appointed paymaster's clerk in the 0 8 B XII for duty Chicago. A cable from Rear Admiral Stirling of the United States Asiatic Fleet on August 4 194 lists Lieut H I Cone to Monadnock and hospital duty in Yokohama Japan. Lieut G W Laws to San Francisco Midshipman E O Fitch to Oregon and C A Richter to Helena. Midshipmen J B Otterson and P P Bassett to Wisconsin Ensigns J G Church and EB Scranton move Mohican to Rainbow.
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Inson
Chicago
Stirling
United States Asiatic Fleet
H. I. Cone
Yokohama
Japan
Monadnock
G. W. Laws
San Francisco
E. 0. Fitch
Oregon
C. A. Richter
Helena
J. B. Otterson
P. P. Bassett
Wisconsin
J. G. Church
EB. B. Scranton
Mohican
Rainbow
Cup from naval officers honors Telegraph Company head
Rear Admiral Glass and the U S squadron presented a cup to James A Scrymser, president of the Central and South American Telegraph Company, for courtesies shown in Panama and Peruvian waters. A letter from Glass accompanies the cup praising the use of a cate and the comfort and satisfaction it brought to officers and their families.
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of Telegraph Company
New York
Glasar
United States Squadron
South American
James A. Scrymser
Central and South American Telegraph Company
Panama
Peruvian
Admral Glass
Army officer orders extend leave and assignments across forts
Orders detail ten day extension for Capt Frank A Wilcox Thirtieth Infantry department of the Missouri. Capt Thales L Ames Ordnance to Sandy Hook proving ground New Jersey. Lt Wilson B Burtt to teach colonization tactics at Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College. Capt William K Naylor to umpire Ohio National Guard maneuvers in Athens County August 1 to 23. Capt Tracy Dickson to Morgan Engineering Company Alliance Ohio for Ordnance inspection. Capt David M King to Fort Stevens Oregon Fort Columbia Washington and other posts for armament inspection. Capt Colden L H Ruggles to visit General Electric Company Schenectady New York for material inspection. After Ohio maneuvers, several officers to Gainesville Manassas or Thoroughfare Virginia for duty.
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Frank A. Wilcox
Benicia Arsenal
Bentert
Cal
Fort Stevens
Orey
Fort Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
Fort
European Visitors Trip Proposes Industrial Center Tour
Secretary Shaw outlines a plan for the Interparlamentary Union to tour U S industrial hubs including Pittsburgh St Louis Omaha Chicago and Ashtabula to showcase American industry Then Washington hosts the final assembly after a September arrival in New York The convention will be held in St Louis and guests will be greeted by President Roosevelt.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Congress
Washington
Vienna
United States
Shaw
New York
Pittsburg
America
St. Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Chicteo
Minnesota
Ashtabula
Ohio
Niagara Palle
Roosevelt
Ruskin on Sainte Beuve in Atlantic Letter
Letter to Charles E Norton compares Sainte Beuve and Virgil with Ruskin praising Beuve’s style but calling him shallow. He critiques Beuve’s Homer translation and notes Beuve misses the mythic feasting while lauding Virgil as having depth beneath a courtly derivative style.
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Charles E Ot Norton
Atlantic
Ste. Beuve
Virgil
Botus
Virgen
King Edward's Clocks Across Royal Palaces
From the London Mirror a survey of royal timepieces notes Henry VIII's 1540 clock at Hampton Court, Anne Boleyn’s wedding gift, Victoria’s purchase at Strawberry Hill, and a vast collection totaling around 600 clocks. It describes the Hampton Court mechanism, its three copper discs with earth moon and sun indicators, and other famed royal clocks across Windsor, Buckingham Palace, St James, and Westminster.
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London Mirror
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Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Hampton Court
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H. A
Victoria
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Mika
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Catherine Throward
Anne of Denmark
James I
Nicholas Cracker
Germany
William Iis
Daniel Quare
Windsor
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Tootman
Pitt
King's Room
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Paris
Thormire
Apollo
Lepine
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