Taft approves plan to train diplomats promote secretaries
President Taft approves an executive order to rehearse the foreign service career path. An examining board will rate applicants for secretary posts while outsiders are limited to higher posts. The system grades secretaryships by difficulty and requires exams and language tests.
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Taft
Knox
State Department
Abassy
Jpse
Legation
Bate
Department of State
Warships in Port Sunday at Norfolk Virginia
Nine battleships from the Virate fleet anchored off Old Point, Norfolk, for a weekend. The fleet, refreshed and improved, will sail south and return to New York later for evolutions and maneuvers in the Atlantic. Personnel changes are noted due to constant drills and redeployments.
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Norfolk Va
Virate
Navy
Virginia
Animal Schroeders
Wy York
Washington
Fatally Scalded at 107 Aged Russian Dies in New York
Aged Russian resident Samuel Epstein, born in Russia seven years ago, died tonight at Brooklyn Hospital from severe burns after an upsetting incident with hot soup. Authorities report the fatal scalding occurred in a domestic accident.
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Burns
New York
Samuel Epstein Orn
Russia
Frooklyn Hogptal
Watches and the value of genuine craftsmanship
A brief note asserts the importance of purchasing a timepiece from a trusted jeweler and highlights the superiority of a well made Waltham watch as a benchmark of quality. The remark elevates authentic sourcing and durable construction.
Waltham Watches Advice From WW. B
When buying two Waltham watches, ask your jeweler for a model adjusted to temperature and position. This guidance comes from WW. B, emphasizing precision and reliability in timepieces.
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Waltham
Pay-as-You-Enter Car Door Injures Potts Committeeman
Potts, a Republican State Clubs committee member and AA government accountants official, breaks leg when a pay as you enter car door swings shut on the Fourteenth street line near Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue. He was hospitalized at George Washington Hospital after an emergency transfer and operation. Fractures in both bones of the leg required over two hours of surgery.
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Carl Potts
Association of American Government Accountants
George Washington Hospital
Cara
Fourteenth Street
Potts
Pitteenth
Penneylvanie Avenue
Suffrage Rally At New York Hippodrome Draws Wide Crowd
A large turnout fills the Hippodrome for a suffrage and labor rights gathering led by Mrs Oliver Belmont and the Shirt Waist Makers Union. Speakers include Dr Anna Shaw and numerous union and civic leaders urging women gain the same deal as men and self-help. Strong attendance and boisterous support mark the event.
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Square
Anna Shaw
Washington Post
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Hippodrome
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Rangetikel
New Zealand
Julius Hopp
Coddington School of Art and Drama
Alexander Irvine
Belmont
Political Equality Association
Union Laborites
Rowe Pastor Stokes
Bill Coakley
Mgr
M J Lavelle
St. Patricks Cathedral
Heman
Frederick Nathan
Consumers League
Irs ‘Rangetikel
Maxwell
Public
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Political Education League
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Civic Forum
Caroline Dexter
Schneiderman
Womens Trade Union League
Anita Bloch
Simon Potlait
Russian Defence League
Albert Abrams
Central Federated Union
Meyer Landon Lennora O Rely
National Association For Womens Suffrage
Wales in His Sleep Ends Beside Street Tryst
Samuel Finley a carpenter living at 623 Elliott Street NE was found sleepwalking and briefly stripped on Elliott Street. A policeman stopped him, took him to Casualty Hospital where doctors diagnosed him as sleepwalker. Finley wished to return home before his family arrival. A friend offered to fetch his clothes.
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Roosevelt Hunt in Africa Ends Briefly, Elephants Trophies Claimed
Ex president Roosevelt and R J Cuninghame travel to Naivasha after a long African hunt. Roosevelt reports pride in elephants taken unaccompanied, with porters carrying gear. The party moves toward Londiani and Nairobi, with plans for further hunts and travels to Uganda and the Nile, amid governor Sir Percy Girouard’s respects and bustling station crowds.
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British East Africa
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aMciais
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Lord Dilamere
Njoro
Young Woman Quizzes Residency Claim at Docks in New York
A blond young woman named Mina Terradell faced an inquiry into her claim of foreign residence after arriving on the Hamburg American liner Amerika with trunks and gowns. An inspector warned of perjury if an affidavit falsely stated two years abroad, while shipmate Elliott Shepard vouched she had not been in the United States for two years. She sailed from New York on the Deutsch lant in July of last year and was scheduled to appear before Deputy Surveyor Smythe with Mr Shepard to clarify her status. The case touches on immigration procedures and the personal background of Shepard, son of the late Cal Elliott F Shepard.
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Taft
Foreign Service
Gt le
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New York
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Amerika
WS Conrow
Eliett F Shepard
Miso Terradell
Shepard
Conrow
Mina Terradell
Miss Terradall
Deutschlant
Trenit
Misa Tarradell
Smythe
Sam
Col. Shepard
Elliott ’ Shepard
Cal Elliott F Shepard
Vanderbit Hea
Curt 1 Gruner
Norwalk
Conn
House
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
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Otis
Boston
de Witt Clinton
New York City
David Stuart
Tir Senate
Senate Laberal
Fragmentary report on Brescia Shepard and divorce case
Incomplete chronicle mentions Brescia Shepard suffering a broken collarbone after a river incident during a race and a marriage to Mrs Alfred Potter of Philadelphia. Mira Shepard pursued divorce in 1002 but later dropped the action.
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Brescia
Triduum at St Dominic's Begins for Immaculate Conception
A triduum prepared for the Immaculate Conception began last evening at St Dominic's Church under the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Dr D J Kennedy of the Catholic University preached the opening sermon and will continue today and tomorrow, with the exercises closing on the feast day with a general communion.
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Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St Dominic's Church
D J Kennedy
O P
Catholic ‘University
Wardlaw murder case amid insurance scheme hints
Police probe ties Ming Virginia Wardlaw to a NJ murder linked to life policies. Papers show transfer of insurance rights from Fletcher Snead to his grandmother, suggesting motive. A pending Maryland or New Jersey hearing date is postponed as investigators review more documents and stomach contents analysis will take weeks.
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New York
Essex County
Ming Virginia Wardlaw
Bavex County
Dcay W M. Snead
Fletcher Snead
Snead
ME Whidlaw
Dilrd Avenue
Princeton
Miss Wardlaw
Oesy Wardlaw
Martin Snead
Martha Elizabeth
Werdlaw
Wardlaw
Ocey Wardlaw Martin Snead
New York Life Insurance Company
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Eclet
Norman R. Haskell
Nett
Virginia Ward
McKensie
Newark
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Wilhelm
Nashville
Tenn
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Mra Ocey
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
Fragmented OCR list of names and places in a quirky notice
Readable snippets show a long sequence of personal names vendors and places interspersed with odd phrases. The text reads like a disordered roster or event entry with many proper nouns including locations and individuals. It lacks a coherent narrative or dates.
Governor Appeals to Taft for Prohibition Enforcement Cooperation
Governor WR Stubbs sent appeals to governors nationwide urging united action to compel the internal revenue department to adopt and enforce regulations halting illegal liquor dealing in prohibition and local option states. He also appeared to present Taft with the case.
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Apedal
Washington
Topeka
Kana
Dec
WR Stubbs
Internal Revenue Department
Taft
Trade and shipping urged to lift US foreign markets
James Franida Burke urged vigorous action to expand American foreign trade at a Manufacturers' Association banquet in York Pennsylvania. He urged a larger fleet of American built and manned merchant vessels, expanded banking and warehousing, and American ships to open world markets. He warned that without broader markets, overproduction and wage pressures would harm the economy.
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York
James Franida Burke
Manufacturers’ Association of
Thin City
Burke
Burks
England
France
Germany
Japan
Far Haat
South America
United States
Lawly
Panama Canal
Apf
Stats
The Senate and House: differences in procedures and power
A historical look at Senate rules and practice contrasts with the House, noting long terms, unlimited debate, cloture attempts, and the Senate’s respect for minority rights. It discusses quorum rules, presiding officers, revenue origins, appropriations, openness, and evolving norms shaping lawmaking.
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Senate
Henry Clay
Stepuen A. Douglas
Hannibal Hamlin
Henry A Wheeler
Allison
House
Tne
Congress
Virginia Attorney General Requisition Sought by West Virginia
Special to The Washington Post Charleston W Va Dec 5 Prosecuting Attorney Robert Smith of McDowell county asks Gov Glasscock to requisition Virginia Attorney General elect Samuel Wallume now under indictment in McDowell county for felonious assault. Wallume allegedly struck Judge Joseph Sanders with a pink well during a Welch trial Glasscock has taken no action on the request.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Washington
Charleston
Hl Glasscock
Robert Smith
McDowell County
Samuel Wallume
Welch
Wall Fama
Joseph ‘M Sanders
Glaasrock
Roanoke Man Acts as Best Man and Ring Bearer
Mr Herbert Jonson of Roanoke served as best man and ring bearer for a wedding. The groom's brother acted in a title role, and Miss Barbera Dixon of Washington Dower was the bridesmaid. Mr Johnson is the sales agent for Lynetburg Fountry Company of Lynebbare.
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Herbert Jonson
Roanoke
Blawerth Manr
Barbera Dixon
Wastington
Johnson
Lynetburg Fountry Company
Lynebbare
Marriage Secret Well Kept in Boston Ceremony
Washington Post special report from Cumberland Maryland describes the marriage of Mr David Habbittated attorney for Allegany county and Miss Ranch Stallings on March 8 in Boston Mass. The ceremony was at Brookfield Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev George F Durgin. couple now resides in New York. The bride’s father Harvey Stallings of Ellerslie County assisted, and the report notes a nurse-to-be background.
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Washington Post
Cumberland Md. Des
David
READY TO BAIL COLLIER Policeman Convicted of Manslaughter
Jobe W Colter, a policeman convicted Saturday night of killing Capt W H Mathews of the police department last March, may be released on a $1000 bond. His attorneys will seek a new trial on appeal. James Cotton of Empire Laundry offered to provide bond security of 310900, with preparations completed.
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W H Mathews
Police Department
Collier
James Cotton
Empire Laundry Company
France buys aeroplanes from several makers
The Washington Post reports a government purchase of aviation machines from multiple suppliers. The Matin notes four Farman biplanes one Bleriot and one An toinette ordered by the ministry of war while Le Figaro cites a Wright Par mans and a Bleriot aeroplane bought by the ministry of war.
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Figaro
Ministry of Yer
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