Corcoran Cadets Demonstrate Battalion Exercises Aboard Forts
Good Work by Corcoran Cadets as Col M Emmett Urell of the Second regiment commands a battle command station. Capt John B Brooks wires orders to batteries along the river while Maj Anton Stephen and Maj William Harvey serve as fire commanders. Cadets of Company E led by Capt C Eugene Edwards perform guard duty at Fort Washington and claim to mobilize the largest boat to Fort Hunt, wading through 150 feet of water and mud without a single sick report 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 From Fort Washington Afloat
Staff Correspondent reports at Fort Washington Maryland on August 7 as First Lieutenant Emory Pike and Lieutenant Torrey Maghee lead cavalry and infantry instructors in maneuvers. The story covers uniforms mixups, enlistee activities, a surgeon’s anniversary, camp concerts, and a baseball reinstatement news brief.
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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 Kills Three
A 7 ton cement wall collapses in a Brooklyn steampipe trench at St Johns Orphan Asylum killing Jon M Laughlin Thomas Roach and Edward S Timony. Fifteen rescuers plus 500 orphans witness two hour rescue as priests administer last rites and Timony dies from internal injuries. Local police fire and city workers rescue the victims and clear the debris.
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Nung
New York
St John's Orphan Asylum
St Marks Place
Albany Avenue
Brooklyn
Jon M Laughlin
No 207
Troy Avenas
Thomas Rosch
Hayward Street
Edward S Timony
Sterling Place
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 War Treasury Case
A found twenty dollar bill on an unidentified sailor washed ashore at Key West barracks Florida sparked a dispute between War and Treasury departments over ownership. Lifesavers notified the Treasury and claimed possession. The War Department argued the money belonged to the government with lengthy correspondence to resolve which department should hold the funds. Secretary of War Wright sought the lifesavers side in a letter to the Treasury secretary.
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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 case echoes power limit
Dr Ceal French fined five dollars in police court for owning a dog not muzzled. He plans to appeal, contending district commissioners exceeded authority. The case is seen as a test of muzzle regulations and legislative scope, with French citing his bond to a cherished dane and questioning the law.
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Cecil French
Aukam
French
Toy
Boswell
Tenth Precinct
Brench
Frenche
Owser
Dr French
Piney Ridge
Rock Creek
Inland waterway project eyed from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort
Special to The Washington Fest Raleigh reports a land condemnation drive to secure seven parcels for the Norfolk Beaufort inland waterway. Dockets name seven cases as federal actions begin to obtain title for canal cuts to ease hazards at Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras. First link to Cove and Adams creeks will be four miles long, cost about 650000, with total project costs estimated near 2000000 to 2500000 dollars.
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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 Enthusiast in Mountain Drive to Greenbriar Show
Taft main feature in Greenbriar county horse show at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia with a four horse turnout and a Buckboard parade. He observed jumpers at the event and attended a social evening at the Greenbriar Hotel in Southern society style. The visit included stops for lunch and a rain shower, drawing cheers from locals and a packed hotel crowd.
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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 for Unnatural Conduct
William C. O Meara dies leaving about 190000 to widow and two children and a grandchild. The will, dated 190_s, disinherits his daughters citing their conduct toward his first wife. Executors include John C. Cox without bond. The widow gains life use of the house, furniture, and certain properties in Washington D C with remainder to daughter Margaret Cox. The estate is to be divided among Cox and Irene V. Hartsfield per the will.
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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 Readied For Evening Flight At Fort Myer
A U S Army airship test at Fort Myer shows successful first flights and steady handling in light winds. Capt Baldwin and Mr Curtiss report the craft rode well, with 18 to 20 mph forward speed and precise control. Falls Church crowds cheer as the dirigible circles the village before a planned official speed trial at 5 to 7 pm weather permitting.
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Capt Baldwin
Fort Myer
Baldwin
United States Army
Waad
Falls Church
Gosh
Aj Epin
Theut Lahm
Foulois
Signal Corps
Aeronautical Division
Lieut Lahm
Board of Signal Corps
Balloon Flight Speed Trials Near Dawn At Fort Des Moines
Army observers prepare for a night speed test as Capt Baldwin and Curtiss work on a balloon craft. A new propeller shaft arrived yesterday, and officials note the project may exceed the $3,780 contract with a 15 percent bonus for each mile over 16 mph. The board, including Maj. Russell and Lieuts Lahm Foulois, will judge the sunset test over a two to five mile windward course.
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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 criminal believed to be the impersonator of naval officers was arrested in Provo Utah after a merchant fraud spree. The suspect used U S Recruiting Services stationery and claimed to be Lieut Commander Percy N Olmsted USN and possibly Rear Admiral Richardson Clover. The case surfaced via a letter and the United States attorney in Salt Lake City, with debts traced to merchants across the West.
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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 Seized After Copper Island Raid
Victoria B C August 7 seizure report from patrols at St Paul Island Bering Sea describes the Japanese sealing schooner Miye Maru captured after attempting to raid the copper island hauling grounds on June 27. Two Japanese sailors were imprisoned at Patronovlosk with a protest from Japan and a representative sent to St Petersburg.
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Victoria
B C
Copper Island
St. Paul Island
Bering Sea
Bering
Normara
Patronovlosk
Kamtchatha
St. Petersburg
Encyclical From Lambeth Bishops Sets Divorce and Race Policy
London reports an encyclical issued from Lambeth Palace detailing Lambeth conference outcomes. It covers reaffirming 1888 divorce resolutions, urging clergy to fund ministry training, condemning artificial family restrictions, and promoting unity across races and churches. It also notes socialist sympathy, missions revival, and calls for racial unity within Christ's Church.
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London
Lambeth Palace
United States
Christ's Church
East
Canterbury
London Grafters Guilty in Mile End Graft Trial
Municipal officials of Mile End parish in London were convicted tonight on graft charges after a month long trial that drew heavy interest in England. Thirty lawyers were involved and the trial cost an estimated 450,000 pounds.
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London
Mile End Parish
England
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