Corcoran Cadets Excel in Fort Washington Maneuvers
Good Work by Corcoran Cadets as Col M Emmett Urell directs Second regiment at two forts. Capt John EB Brooks wires orders to batteries while Maj Anton Stephen and Maj William Harvey command fire control. Company E led by C Eugene Edwards guards Fort Washington and claims largest boat to Fort Hunt. Observers Gen Harries and Lieut Pike watched. corps notes no illnesses this season.
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Corcoran
M. Emmett Urell
John EB. Brooks
Anton Stephen
William E. Harvey
Corcoran Cadeta
C Eugene Edwards
Fort Washington
Harriesjand
Piké
Fort Hunt
Mayer
Hazard
Corps of Cadets
Encampment Notes Highlight Dress Confusion and Visits
Fort Washington Md Aug 7 reports emphasize an infantry officer who dressed in error as cavalry at a weekend dance. Instructors Pike Maghee and Torrey B Maghee depart for Madison Barracks after aiding the militia. Community figures, including Dr Woodman of Yale and Army band director McLeod, draw praise at the encampment with forthcoming events and drills noted.
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Fort Washington
United States Army
Emory
Pike
Fifteenth Cavalry
Port Ethan Allen
Fat Washington
War Department
Bachelors’ Quarters
Leutenant
Duke
Twenty Third Infantry
Torrey B
Maghee
Twenty Fourth Infantry
Madison Barracks
Washington
District National Guard
Tragedy at Brooklyn Orphanage as Wall Crushes Workers
Three men die and a fourth is crushed in a 7 ton cement wall collapse at St John's Orphan Asylum in Brooklyn. Five hundred boys witness the disaster as rescue crews, police, and firefighters battle to lift the weight and save Timony, Roach, McLaughlin, and others amid last rites and urgent efforts.
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Nung
New York
St John's Orphan Asylum
St Marks Place
Albany Avenue
Brooklyn
Bors
McLaughlin
Roach
Yimony
Mother de Chantry
Bergen Street
Grand Avenue
Flatbush Avernué
St Johns
St Marys
Grang Engine Company
Bergen
Sammis
Sullivan
St Marys Hospitals
Timony
Timonys
Maher
Mahoney
Gallagher
de Chantry
Jovenora
Mary
Dead Man's Twenty Dollar Prize Sparks War Department Dispute
A twenty dollar found on an unidentified sailor washed ashore at Key West barracks, Florida, triggers a legal tangle between War and Treasury departments. Lifesavers notified the Treasury and laid claim by possession while the War Department argues the funds belong to the government. The judge advocate general ruled government ownership but left the credit question unresolved. Secretary of War Wright seeks Lifesavers’ view from Treasury on the case.
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Key West Barracks
Fla
Executive Departments
Treasury Department
War Department
War
Treasury Departments
Ths
Tate
Judge Advocate
Wright
Secretary of the Treasury
Muzzle order sustained in dog owner case
Dr Ceal French appeals after a police court ruling fined him five dollars for allowing a great dane to roam without a muzzle. He contends district commissioners exceeded their authority and vows to carry the case to a higher court, citing a Capitol lawmaking gap.
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Cecil French
Aukam
French
Toy
Boswell
Tenth Precinct
Brench
Frenche
Owser
Dr French
Piney Ridge
Rock Creek
Inland waterway linking Norfolk and Beaufort described
Special to The Washington Fest reports the first steps in the Norfolk Beaufort inland waterway project. Proceedings to condemn lands for canals underway, with seven cases in court. First link connects Pamlico Sound to Beaufort harbor via Cove and Adams creeks, eight four miles long, costing about 6500000. Federal judge signs orders and landowners resisting conveyance face condemnation.
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Raleigh
Norfolk
Beaufort
United States
Skinner
Capes Lookout
Hatteras
Pamlico Sound
Beaufort Harbor
Cove
Adams Creeks
Coresa
Spboiptaa
Taft Leads German He Enjoys Mountain Drive at Greenbrier
Taft toured the Blue Ridge through Virginia and West Virginia to Greenbriar County's horse show at White Sulphur Springs. He did not speak, watched jumpers, and attended an evening social at the Greenbriar Hotel amid Southern hospitality and Republican campaign events.
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White Sulphur Springs
Judge Taft
Virginia
West Virginia
Greenbriar County
Greenbriar Hotel
Taft
Hot Springs
Sterrett
W Cameron Forbes
Philippine Commission
Clarence R Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
Thomas J. O'Brien
United States
Japan
Post Wheeler
Wheeler
Charlie Taft
Hoon
J W Gaines
Horsea
Disinherits Daughters in Will Leaving Widow and Family
William C O Meara dies July 1 leaving an estate about 190000 to be shared by his widow two children and one grandchild. His widow receives life interest in a house and furnishings at 227 B street NW with remainder to daughter Margaret Cox. Son John A O Meara gets house and lot at 33 H street NW and property at 20 Illinois avenue NW to granddaughter Irene V Hartsfield. The executors will directs bank funds go to wife and remaining estate divided equally between Mrs Cox and Mrs Hi a John C Cox named executor.
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Dennis Loftus
William C. O'Meara
Sarah Ann O'Meara
Margaret V. Cox
John A O'Meara
Iosylvania Avenue
Irene V Hartsfield
Cox
Pennsylvania Avenue
Speed Trial May Be Made Late This Evening
An airship built for the U.S. Army, piloted by Capt Baldwin with Mr. Curtiss, completed a 2 mile flight into a light wind near Falls Church, reaching 18 to 20 mph. Officials expect a first official speed trial at 5 PM weather permitting, after a successful test showing calm handling and reliable propulsion.
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Capt Baldwin
Fort Myer
Baldwin
United States Army
Waad
Curtiss
Mr Curtiss
Mr. Curtiss
Signal Corps
Falls Church
Gosh
Aj Epin
Theut Lahm
Foulois
Aeronautical Division
Lieut Lahm
Board of Signal Corps
Lahm
Balloon Speed Trial in Evening Test Flight
Capt Baldwin prepares for a speed test of the new balloon craft amid overcast skies. Three official speed trials and three endurance tests are planned, with a windward return course of two to five miles. Officials praise handling and potential, noting costs and contract bonuses if speed targets are met. Curtiss awaits dawn to fine tune the motor for tonight’s test.
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Baldwin
Enits
Army
War Department
Signal Corps
Edgar Russell
George Squier
Charles Wallace
Frank P Lahm
Benjamin D Foulois
Curtiss
Bogus Officer Arrested Impersonating Naval Officers
A professional crook is jailed in Provo Utah for defrauding merchants by posing as naval officers. Authorities link him to a letter signed Percy G Olmsted recruiting officer and to earlier impersonations of Rear Admiral Richardson Clover. The Navy reports many unpaid merchant bills traced to the suspect.
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Navy Department
Provo
Utah
Percy G Olmsted
U. S .Recruiting Services
Percy N Olmsted
USN
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Salt Lake City
Richardson Clover
Board of Inspection and Survey
West
Clover
Japanese Sealing Vessel Captured After Raid on Bering Sea
Victoria Aug 7 report says the Japanese sealing schooner Miye Maru was seized while attempting to raid the copper island seal rookeries on June 27. The Miye Maru took part in the 1905 St Paul Island raid that left five Japanese dead and twelve wounded. It was captured by the Russian cruiser Commander Bering. two Japanese sailors were imprisoned at Patronovlosk on the Kamchatka coast. Protests by Japan followed, and a representative was sent to St Petersburg.
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Victoria
B C
Copper Island
St. Paul Island
Bering Sea
Bering
Normara
Patronovlosk
Kamtchatha
St. Petersburg
Lambeth Encylical Reports Bishops' Divorces and Racial Unity
London under Aug 7 reports that Lambeth palace issued an encyclical detailing Lambeth conference results. Bishops upheld 1888 divorce resolutions, urged support for ministry training, and promoted unified church by race and color, urging no separate churches by race. It also notes a revival of missionary zeal and church unity.
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London
Lambeth Palace
United States
Christ's Church
East
Canterbury
London Grafters Guilty At Mile End Parish Trial
Municipal officials of Mile End parish in London were convicted of grafting after a month long trial. Although sums involved were small, the case drew intense interest as graft trials are rare in England. About thirty lawyers participated and the trial cost an estimated 450,000.
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London
Mile End Parish
England
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