Protest Over Lumber Shipment For Panama Canal Disputed
Washington press notes protest by Representatives Humphrey and Jones over sending 3,000,000 feet of Puget Sound lumber to the canal zone in German vessels. Forty American ships idle in Puget Sound while Cosmos Line ships haul cargo to Panama. calls for American-vessel preference and full cargoes. Admiral Walker later says canal commission's contract covers canal strip delivery only and has no role in Puget Sound shipping.
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Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Humphrey and
Jones
Washington
White House
Puget Sound Territory
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Commission
Canal Strip
Puget Sound
Humphrey
Merchant Marine Commission
Panama
Cosmos Steamship Line
Admiral Walker
Barlington Bay Lumber Company
Commission
Bids Opened For Army Ammunition Lots In Richmond
The ordnance department opened bids for a large lot of shells. The Tredegar Company of Richmond submitted bids for 1,000 12 inch mortar shells at 28 dollars each and 500 10 inch shells at 1 700 dollars each. Richmond Iron Works offered 600 17 9 inch shells at 2.78 dollars each to be delivered in four months. United States Rapid-fire Company bid a higher total with six months delivery. Richmond Iron Works also bid 6,500 18 pound shells at 1.53 dollars each. James W. Carr of Richmond bid 8 inch rifle shells at 9.19 dollars each. Phenix Iron Works offered 300 12 inch shells at 24.94 dollars. Cawdrey Machine Works of Pittsburg Massachusetts bid 6,000 3 inch shells at 1.48 dollars each and 2,500 6 pound shells at 0.48 dollars each.
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Ordnance Department of the Army
Department
Tredegar Company
Rishmond
Richmond Iron Works
United States Rapid-fre Company
James W. Carr
Richmond
Hells
Phenix Iron Works
Cawdrey Machine Works
Pittsburg
Mass
Special orders reach through December 8 1904
War Department issues varied moves including revoking First Ltout Covington orders and sending Capt Irn L Fredendall to supervise shoes contracts from Boston to Millis Massachusetts. Promotions retirement and transfers set for December 16 with multiple infantry officers moving between units and further naval appointments and examinations scheduled.
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William A. Covington
Signal Corps
Irn L. Fredendall
Quartermaster
Boston
Millis
Mass
Quartermaster's Department
Signal Corpa
Wilmington
Bel
Delaware
Fort Monroe
Lorenzo P. Davison
Fifth Infantry
Frank Baker
Ordnance Department
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Mans
Archibald Wheel Company
Lawrence
Willian H. Patterson
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Alexander M. Hall
Hall
Fiest
Walter G. Penfield
Ordnanee
Maye
Builders‘ Iron Foundry
Providence
R. 1
Wiliam C Borden
Army Medical Museum
Washington
George W. Mathews
Wilfrid Turnbull
Sulphur in Health and Disease via Stuart's Calcium Wafers
An old-fashioned view of sulphur as a blood purifier is updated to endorse Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a concentrated, palatable sulphur source. Claims include liver and kidney support, blood purification, constipation relief, and skin benefits, with Dr. R M Wilkins attesting to superior results from calcium-derived sulphur.
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Stuart
R. M. Wilkins
Jave
Vote to Increase Stock at The Washington Terminal Co
The Washington Terminal Company filed with the recorder of deeds a certificate showing a majority of directors voted to raise capital by 20,000 shares at 100 each. The stock, fully paid in cash, now totals 2,500,000 and 25,000 shares, per the December 14 directors meeting and stockholders approval.
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Washington Terminal Company
Union Station
A. J. Cassatt
Warship Awards to Newport News and New York Shipyards
Secretary Morton approved naval board recommendations for armoured cruisers Montana and North Carolina to Newport News Shipbuilding Co at 3 575 000 each and battleship New Hampshire to New York Shipbuilding Co at 3 748 000.
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Newport News Co
New York
Morton
Naval Board
Montana
North Carolina
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
New Hampshire
New York Shipbuilding Company
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