Roosevelt Honored by Auckland as U S Fleet Arrives
Crowds greet Admiral Sperry and officers as the U S Atlantic fleet lands in Auckland New Zealand August 11. Prime Minister Ward and New Zealand leaders welcome the visitors with praise for President Roosevelt and the friendship between Britain and America amid Pacific tensions with Japan.
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Adruran Sperry
Joseph George Ward
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Sydney
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White House notes Brown Shoe Co growth in 1908
The Brown Shoe Company headquarters in St Louis promotes a new flagship building described as the finest equipped for distributing shoes with rapid service. July orders reached 145,084 60, year over year growth signals optimism as 1908 profits are forecast to outpace 1907. A 106 member sales force will start August with annual coronation and plans to expand market presence nationwide.
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Baltimore engineer found with revolver in Langdon ditch
Albert Copley a Baltimore and Ohio engineer was found in a Langdon ditch by Fifteenth Street and Rhode Island Avenue next to a large army revolver after firing it three times. He was moved to Dr Daugherty's home after suffering non fatal injuries. Police confiscated the revolver and considered possible action. Local ambulance and precinct officers responded to the scene shortly after 1 AM.
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Freya Sinks Gloucester Schooner inFog Collision
The German steamer Freya collided with the Gloucester fishing schooner Maggie and May off Halifax on May six in dense fog, sinking the Mag gie and May. Capt Erick McCathran and eight crew drowned. three survivors were picked up as the Freya searched for more. Freya remained in the area then headed to Halifax. the Mag gie was 116 tons and registered Miss, owned by George Definis.
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Wyman court martial over single status misbelief
New York August 10 special to The Washington Post Lieut Wyman of the Eleventh United States Cavalry faced a court martial for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman after answering single when asked if he was married. He believed his Tennessee wife had divorced him in 1903. The case centers on whether he acted on the belief of a divorce when reporting his marital status to Taft.
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Bigamist Norman Hays Arrested After Army Enlistment
Norman E Hays alias John L Sanford a 23 year old private in the Forty seventh United States coast artillery stationed at Fort Hunt Virginia was arrested by Central Office Detectives on a warrant charging bigamy. He admits two marriages and says he would rather live with his second wife. He is in police custody awaiting a hearing.
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United States Coast Artilery
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Not Such a Call to Farms in North Dakota Harvest Plan
Labor Commissioner Williams of Minnesota denounced a plan to send 15 000 to 20 000 harvest workers to North Dakota and Minnesota. He said only about 1 000 could be found work and called the request criminal for flooding the Northwest with unemployed men needing municipal care. He made the remarks after a visit to North Dakota and talks with Governor Burke and other state officials in Minnesota.
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Northwest
Harriman May Get Road Extension Across Sierra Madre
Special to The Washington Port Mexico City Aug 10 reports an application soon to be filed with the Mexican government to transfer the concession for an extension of the Rio Grande Sierra Madre and Pacific Railroad to Harriman and associates. H R Nickerson, president, says financial arrangements are in place for early construction. The project aims to connect with the Cananea Yaqui River line near Tonicho Sonora to provide an eastern outlet to the United States via El Paso. Estimated cost is 5 million dollars gold, setting Harriman lines against the KC M O in the same western Mexico corridor.
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Mexico City
Col W . Greene
Rio Grande Sierra Madre and Pacific Railroad
B H Hartiman
H R Nickerson
New York
Col Greene
Warpmea
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el Paso
Mexico
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Cananea
Pacific
Tonicho
Sonora
Bride From Hospital Ties Knot Despite Fever
Miss Mayme Hulen of Lancaster Missouri married F C Hoover of Memphis Missouri at a Des Moines hospital while critically ill with typhoid fever. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Dr Mendenhall with a physician and nurse present. The bride will likely remain hospitalized for another week.
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Lancaster
F C Hoover
Memphis
Mendenhall
West Point Cadets’ Fate Soon to Be Announced
Secretary Wright said he would within a day or two issue a formal order to the superintendent of the Military Academy disposing of the eight cadets recommended for dismissal. He declined to discuss details and said the matter would be handled in a formal order. Wright’s Oyster Bay talks also covered Cuban and Panamanian administration questions with President Roosevelt, not political issues.
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Gunboats Shifting Relief for Marietta and Paducah
Navy department moves to bring the gunboats Marietta and Paducah from Honduran waters and Port au Prince north for repairs and crew climate relief. Scorpion replaces Marietta at Porto Cortez and heads south via Norfolk for ammunition while Tacoma relieves Paducah en route to Ceiba with supply cargo.
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Guantanamo
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Ceiba Honduras
Brooklyn Fireman Kills Woman Then Wounds Baby Aboard
Ernest Seltz a hospital fireman shot and killed Mrs Bertha Hood and seriously wounded her infant daughter in Brooklyn last night before shooting himself when cornered by police in a cellar. Hood had separated from her husband after childbirth and had taken in Seltz among boarders. his conduct led to her leaving the house. Seitz remains unconscious at Brooklyn Hospital with uncertain recovery prospects.
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Roeser
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Unmoved by sight of body in morgue
Chicago reports Hassin Nemmer, suspect in the Tuffa Shashem murder case, gazed unmoved at the mutilated Syrian lad in the morgue. Deputies sought a reaction to spur an admission, but Nemmer denied recognition and remained silent as he was returned to his cell.
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Hassin Nemmer
Tuffa Shashem
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Nemmer
Awards for supplying cotton khaki in Philadelphia awarded
Awards by the War Department were announced for supplying venuny yards of cotton khaki in Philadelphia. Two New York firms bid July 1, but neither fully satisfied the department. The John H Meyer Company won the contract for 375000 yards at 25 cents a yard, and the Otto Goetze Company received 250000 yards at one dollar and 125000 yards at 252 cents a yard.
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War Department
New York
Department
John H Meyer Company
Otto Goetze Company
Death of machinist aboard battleship Missouri reported
The Navy Department notified Tay ty cae Admiral Sperry of the death on August 10 of Paul A Gentil a first class machinist aboard the battleship Missouri Injuries sustained on duty led to his demise Gentil of Sag Harbor NY father of the deceased has been informed Medical Director Harmon now on duty at the naval hospital New York has been ordered to command the US Naval Medical School Hospital in New York City relieving Medical Director d who will continue in his post
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Feet
Paul A Gentil
Missouri
Naval Hospital
Harmon
Naval Hospital, New York
US Naval Medical School Hospital
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Biena
The Post Leading Newspaper Nation’s Capital Markets
The Post is described as the leading newspaper in the capital, gathering financial news from all sections and presenting full market reports. It serves merchants and financiers with an accurate business status, guides farmers on produce sales, and offers leisure readers diverse columns and reading material.
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Post
The Washington Post Praised as Superior Sunday Feature
The Post’s illustrated magazine and fiction pages are curated by prominent writers. Foreign news is carefully selected with timely illustrations. The Sunday Post is described as a superior weekly visitor to households.
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Sunday Post
The Sporting Department of Tue Post Pink Sheet
The section promises comprehensive coverage of all sports from baseball to yacht contests with results and full current standings. It notes four Sunday pages printed on pink paper and claims extensive, accurate reporting across outdoor and indoor sports worldwide.
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