Young Officers to be Chosen Earlier in Military Rise
Policy advocates in War and Navy Departments push for a system used in Britain to retire older officers and promote by selection. They seek to place younger leaders in charge of battleships and regiments, with plans to pass legislation before adjournment. Proponents argue early command accelerates talent development, while critics warn of risks to experience.
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Dickinson
Meyer
War
Navy Departments
House
Senate
Dhee
Taft
Nerrelury Meyer
Wat
Hewlish
Secre‘acy
Botheir
Army
Navy
United States
Hickinson
Systér
Cure for Skin Torture Babies by Cuticura
A woman recalls using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat her two year old daughter’s severe eczema on the face. After starting the treatments the sores improved quickly, and by age four the child showed no signs of the condition. The ad notes repeated use of the products and dates back to 1908.
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Kathryn Rishel
GoHoo Days and Death Machines in Modern Battles
The text discusses training and preparation in warfare, urging parents to teach daily safety to children. It notes many officers in the army and navy are over 41, and claims that today’s age of combat demands exceed those during Napoleon’s era, suggesting a harsher modern era.
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Battfiés
Army
Navy
Elder Cleric Bidwell Marks Century of Life in Vermont
Rutland Vermont December 6 Reverend Sedgewick W Bidwell age 100 observed a two minute sermon at East Mindlebury village Methodist Church celebrating his birthday. He claims to be the oldest clergyman and long service across 23 towns with 10 000 sermons and 240 marriages. He walks three miles daily, reads and writes well, and keeps up with current events though retired from active pastoral work. A separate note reports John Kipp inmate of Warren county almshouse celebrated his 1034th birthday with peppermint candy and a memory described as clear despite age. Samuel Epstein 107 died in Brooklyn from burns after a kettle of soup toppled.
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Washington Post
Rutland
Sedgewick W. Bidwell
East Mindlebury
Vilage Methodist Church
Bidwell
Vermont
New York
Fea
Pidttsburg
Tafay
Wansmngwan
Tebdeco
Arin
John ‘Kipp
Warren County
Almghowse
Mr. Bino
Brooklys
Waolet
Samuel Epstein
Russia
Brooklyn Hospital
Civil War Laborers' Union Plans White House Appeal
The Civil War Laborers' Union met at 41 N Street NW to push H R bill plan for refunding wages withheld during service in the commissary quartermaster and ordnance branches. They seek repayment of $5.25 and other sums, request President Taft lay the claim before Congress, and will present details to Senate and House committees on claims. Willard Richardson was endorsed for the vacant commissionership. M J Tenell chaired. Rev Richard H Cooper spoke as chaplain.
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Navy
Union
Taft
Congress
Dickinson
Corarhites
Orgtnsattion
Lathe
Senate
House
Willard Richardson
Regdfulion
M. J. Tenell
Rbv
Richard H. Cooper
Learned Woman and Sgt Husband In Alleged Murder Plot
A Lancaster newspaper profile fragment describes Mrs Beeyai Gates and Mrs Gates involved in a case where a husband suspects infidelity. The piece notes the alleged murder plot, a suicide claim, and police inquiries led by Justice Hunshker after Gates and Williams reported a death. The text is garbled and partial but centers on a crime rumor surrounding a soldier and his wife.
Widow of Carl Schulz Secures Estate Trusts Abroad
The widow Mrs Carl Schulz Schultz or Baroness von Stevers arranges an estate settlement involving trusteeship of the late Carl Schulz’s New York holdings. The German baron Baron von Stevers, consul to South America in Montevideo, accompanies her. Nine children survive, with income rights and residences across New Jersey, New York, and Florida.
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Washington
New York
Jarl Herman, Schwltz
Nigeral Water Oqneern
Bearkig
Eturne
Germany
Boikdy
Herin
Jamies
Echuléz
New York County
Tikin
Ita
Schasts
John
Grigas
London
R. Newton Crane
Richard Watson Gitder
Baria DaWline
Westminster
Aalda
Sehtilty Eatafd
Schultz
Nie
Carl Schulz
New Jersey
Murray HM
Baron Vom Slevers
Débior
Cannibal Island Rescue Efforts Reported
Special to The Lakton Post outlines a perilous tale from Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. Eight Arizona explorers and sixty Mexican soldiers are reportedly missing after contact with cannibal tribes believed to inhabit the isle. News notes mining rumors, prior killings, and a planned rescue by Mexican forces under Governor Torres, with Bisbee residents preparing to assist.
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Hi Pano
Tex
Tiburon
Californis
Tom Grindéll
Istena
Maidland
Bisbee
Nogales
Gov. Torres
Seuc
Minister to Persia Here in Washington
John B. Jackson, United States resident minister to Persia, arrived in Washington and met at the State Department. He is on leave and will return to his post after the first of the year. Persia’s affairs remain unsettled after the recent upheavals. Gen. Morteza Khan’s household goods were auctioned and he has left for Persia as the United States ambassador is currently represented by Belgium’s Consul de Buissere. Return timing for Mobteza is uncertain.
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Stwh
Cneuge Weans
United States Army
Navy
X Naval Aus
United States
Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
Meehan
Mrak Dowel Abd
Berry
Milus
Lawrence
Thorarial
Paul Jones
Decatur
Washington
Napoleon
John B. Jackson
Persia
State Department
Jackson
New York
Sid
Mie
Aitaia
Parsia
Ostrgu
R. Ddeksdn Fa
Albay
Metropoliten Club
Shahi
Perdia
Morteza Khan
Ife
Blate Deent
Petia
Cousit de Buiseerét
Mobteza
Tailor for Army Horses and Saddles of War
The War Department Bureau of Ordnance weighs humane saddle designs for U S army horses. Officials consider standardizing horse tack with practical field gear over dress coats and frock styles. Possible future saddles favor walking and work styles. ornate uniforms are unlikely for mounted beasts.
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Bureau
Ordnané
War Department
United States Army
Yorkie Wei
Cow's Fall Gave Girl Home and Harsh Past
Ethel Evans, 16, crippled after a cow accident near Mount Carmel, was reportedly kidnapped as a baby by her father. The cow plunged from a bluff into the Wabash River, injuring her and leading to a long family dispute. Surgeons plan to straighten her body.
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Mount Carmel
Hthel Hvans
Ethel
Cestorél Ta
F. A. Maines
Chicago
Tithel
Cate
Mystery of Drowning Man Near Potomac Bridge
Edward Armiger, a stationary engineer for Schiltz Brewing at Boidn Jon plant, is found dead in 2 feet of water near the George Town channel of the Potomac River. Police say drowning occurred hours before discovery. unclear if fall from the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge or self harm. Armiger leaves a wife and two children. wife recently discharged from hospital.
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Edward ‘le Aiitiger
Told Street
Raddolph Plice
Hoatiig
Tie Gébrge
Tie
Potomac River
le Armiger
Tha Sehlitz Brewing Company
Boidn Jon
Wes
Penneylvania
Railroad
Tutte George C. Aukani
Fred Heneball
Cutts
Hatst
Louisiana Avenua
George W Ellis
T F Street
Sts
Theo Wbler
Lé Armiger
Mereue
Heenery
Boty Ag
Pennyvania
E'Oth Jing
Plot to Kill Former Official unfolds in Dis until stop
A terse report notes a plot against a former official identified as Fore, with authorities in Dis taking action to thwart the danger. The incident prompts heightened security and an ongoing investigation by local agencies.
Fragmented breakfast table chatter from daily routine
A terse fragment notes morning habits about breakfast and the routine of getting to the office. The text echoes casual ritual, mentioning breakfast table and daily commute concepts in a muffled way.
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