Navy expands fleet with two battleships and more vessels
Secretary Bonaparte urges Congress to authorize two 16,000 ton battleships two scout cruisers four destroyers two submarines or submersibles one Helena type gunboat and two river gun boats for Asiatic service totaling 23.3 million dollars. He proposes replacing obsolete ships and reorganizing naval staffing and engineering while noting current funding exceeds prior appropriations.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Monaparte
Bonaparte
Congress
Asiatie
General Board
Board of Construction
Navy
Board On Construction
South Carolina
Michigan
Bonaparte Save
Department
cruBer
Tronaparte
St Ton
Solomons Islad
Chesapeake Bay
Great Britain
France
Gerany
Boniwarte
Leutenant
Mr. Bonaparte
M- Cera
Navy Department
Bonaparte W Ats
Secretary of the Navy
Filipino policeman shot after lamp incident in Cebu
Charles Pendleton, a former sergeant from the Seventy-first New York Regiment, is held for murder after shooting a constable during a lamp-lighting stop in Cebu. Pendleton, around 25, had been drinking. soldiers with him corroborated his escape with the body until they broke down. His prominent Atlanta family ties are noted, with history ending in New York City. He served in the Spanish-American War and later joined the regular army.
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Cebu
P. 1
Der
Via
Manila
Charles Pendieton
Constabulary
Pendleton
Dew
Inter
Hth
Atlanta
Seventy-fist
New York
Charles
New York City
Atanta
Pan | Heton
Georgia
Americans Withdrawn Over Manila School Murders
Amid Manila turmoil following the murder of Clarence Allen, principal of a public school, American teachers withdraw from the city. Intermediate schools are suspended while primary schools operate with native teachers, and local papers urge corporal punishment as a discipline measure. The native press condemns the crime but cites the youth of the assailant.
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Washington
Manila
Clarence Allen
Primcipal
Rmuc
Allen
Tere
Aurde
Alaska Needs Roads to Develop Vast Resources
United States Geological Survey informs that Alaska’s mineral riches cannot be fully exploited without better transport. The government surveys offer data for road and railroad planning and note current Alaska routes are sparse. A planned rail line from Fulton placer fields could open up tidewater access with government guidance on routing.
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United States Geological Survey
Alaska
Ecogomeetty
Tidewater
Fulton Placer Fields
Borax Output in United States Rises in 1904
A United States Geological Survey report by Charles G Yale notes California supplies most borax, mainly from San Bernardino County. The 1904 raw borax output reached 45,617 tons valued at 699,810 dollars, up from 1903. Also in 1904 the U S imported 163,952 pounds borax valued at 310,568 dollars and boric acid 108,815 pounds valued at 27,153 dollars.
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United States Geological Survey
Charles G Yale
United States
California
San Bernardino County
Yale
Railroads Win Point Officials Not to Suffer Contempt
Judge John F. Phillips held the Western Missouri district lacked jurisdiction to hear federal charges against the Missouri Pacific Santa Fe and others over rebates on salt and coal. The railroads' motion to quash was granted, with reasoning tracing to Missouri Pacific v United States and the Elkins Act.
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Kansas City
John F. Phillips
United States District Court
Western District of Missouri
Missouri Profile
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Kansas
Colorado
Washington
Phillips
Missouri Pacific
Chinage and Alton
Burlington
Rock Island
M. D. Purdy
Iattorney Gener
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Arga of Missouri Pacific Railway Company
United States Circuit Court For
Congress
United States District Attorney
Elkin Baet
Tulroad Company
Hutchinson
Kans
United States Circuit Court of
United States ‘District
Railroads and shippers clash over rebates and contempt ruling
A court critique describes the government using contempt to punish a railroad for alleged rebates to Colorado Fuel and Iron. It notes the need to target both shipper and railroad to end rebate abuses and urges railroads to cooperate in uncovering facts. The judge states the power to sentence in contempt lies outside this proceeding and admonishes that the case falls under other federal courts.
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Paul Morton
Hutchinson (Kans
Congress
Salt Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Weather Bureau Report on Mount Weather Observatory Advances
The annual Weather Bureau report describes Mount Weather observatory aims to raise meteorology science using balloons and kites to study high altitude temperature and moisture. It outlines instruments like pyrheliometer actinometer bolometer and polariscope for solar absorption and light dissipation.
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Willis. . Moore
Weather Bureau
Mount Weather Research Observatory
Mount Weather
Tne
Pension roll shorter shows October pensions decline
The October monthly report from the Commissioner of Pensions notes a drop of 4,629 pensions. Deaths total 4,704, remarriage 74, minor limitations 89, unclaimed 22, other causes 40, summing 4,939. Several individuals across District of Columbia Maryland Virginia West Virginia receive new pensions with varied amounts.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Lythe District of Columbia
Herbert A. Emery
Frederick A. Wilker
Charles J. McCorey
Mary J. West
Maryland
Moses Jennings
Bezi
M. Powwil
George W. Lull
George W. Maynard
Virginia
M. ¢. Mitchell
Isese Asfuck
Michael Karachner
T. Hamidon
Weat Virginia
George Shuter
William McKinney
Harvey Mount
William Sigman
Thomas W. Flower
Satina A. Waymer
Lane to Succeed Fifer for Interstate Commerce Post
Franklin K. Lane of San Francisco to be named member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, succeeding Joseph W. Fifer who retires January 1. Lane, a Democrat, would give the party a majority on the commission and has served as city and county attorney of San Francisco. He was a former gubernatorial and mayoral candidate and was recommended for the post by University of California president Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
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Franklin K. Lane
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph W. Fifer
Ilinois
Lane
California
National Tax Ruling Upholds Federal Revenue Over South Carolina Dispensaries
The U S Supreme Court held that the national government may tax state liquor dispensary operations, ruling state agencies in private business are taxable. Justice Brewer wrote that federal license taxes apply where states engage in private business, not purely governmental functions, warning broad limits would cripple federal revenue. Justices White, Peckham, and McKenna dissented. A Philippine case involving police officers in Bulacan upheld, denying double jeopardy claims.
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Supreme Court of the United States
South Carolina
Justin Brewer
United States
South Carolna
Court of Claims
Naional
Justice Brewer
Brewer
Justice Krewer
Sestrox
White, Peckham
McKenna
Court rules liquor sales on ferries taxed locally after interstate commerce dispute
The Supreme Court sustains a South Carolina dam case against Ward & Co and upholds state taxation. It also rules a ferry boat liquor seller in Tennessee cannot claim exemption via interstate commerce, in Fopiano v Speed. Justice Peckham writes the opinion.
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Harlan, White
McKenna
United States Circuit Court For
District of South Carolina
Arthur Manigault
8 M. Ward & Co
Demurrer
Ward & Co
Kinloch Creek
Georgetown County
3. C
James Fopiano
Robert A. Speed
Shelby County
Tenn
Justice Peckham
Fopiano
Memphis
West
Missisnippi River
Arkansas
Foplano
Students Continue Strike At State College
Bellefontaine Pa December 4 1910 The students strike at State College will continue indefinitely after a mass meeting of 518 students votes 501 to 17 to persist. Seniors and juniors split among the dissenters as the faculty prepares a final action likely within 36 hours and may appeal to parents.
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Pennsylvania State College
William A. Buckhout
Atherton
Cal
John A- Woodward
Board of Trustees
Board of Trusters
Wynne as a Witness in Crawford Conspiracy Trial
Robert J. Wynne former Postmaster General testified in Criminal Court No 1 detailing how the Postal Service awarded contracts for supplies and identified warrants paid to Crawford's company. Questions on Machen initials and signatures raised doubts about document authenticity as Wynne noted clerks sometimes signed for him. Other officials linked to the contracts testified while prosecutors weigh calling George Lorenz from prison to testify. Wynne's testimony continued forthcoming session.
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Phe
Willum G. Crawford
Robert J. Wynne
Appy
London
Crawford
Méteriale
A. 5
Machen
Andrew McBath
Pay Ol
Baker
Holres Conrad
George E. Lorenz
Wynne
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New York Times’ Sunday Review
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New York Globe
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