Schiff Replies to Shaw on Elastic Currency Plan
Secretary Shaw responds to Jacob H Schiff noting wide disagreement on currency reform. He cites New York Chamber of Commerce report and endorses Germany’s elastic currency model as best, though not the only workable option, urging further discussion and caution on how to adjust national bank note redemption and circulation to restore normal rates.
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Shaw
Jacob H Schiff
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Schiff
New York Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
National Banks
National Birk Deuta
Possaile Co
Rapeuarioe
Ehiumbers
Reece Cary Bfine
Conuritues
Stan Reese
Shambker
Weiler Ene Corth
New York City
United States
National Bank
Boor & Ceni
Unis
Pcster
Germany
L Thin
The Value of Charcoal for Health and Beauty
Charcoal is presented as a safe, non drug remedy that absorbs internal gases, cleanses the stomach and bowels, freshens breath, and improves complexion. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are promoted as best value, made from willow charcoal with honey, costing 25 cents a box. A Buffalo speaker endorses their digestive and liver benefits and broader breath and skin improvements.
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Stuart
Buffalo
More Navy Yard Employes Dropped At Portsmouth
Under Secretary Bonaparte deficiency order, about sixty skilled workers were furloughed at Portsmouth Navy Yard, bringing total layoffs to over two hundred across departments. Urgent work on Charlester and Olympia and torpedo flotilla fittings could not be delayed, and army circles fear crippled skilled staff amid funding shortfalls, with further congressional action sought.
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Bonaparte
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Charlester
Olympia
Philippines
Dismissed from Naval Academy for hazing
Annapolis Feb 7 Midshipman Laurens De Saussaure of Charleston and George H Melvin of Genessee were formally dismissed from the Naval Academy at noon and given until 6 pm to leave the government reservation. Both third class members were convicted by a court martial ongoing for over a month for hazing fourth class men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Vich
Laurens, de Saussaure
Charleston
S. C
George H. Melvin
Genes
Naval Academy
May Pardon Meriwether Sought By Navy Officials
Secretary Bonaparte recommended clemency for Midshipman Meriwether who killed another midshipman in a fight, arguing the hazing offenses were mild and in line with past cases. The Navy awaits pardon action, noting parallels with the Miller case and seeking President’s approval.
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Meriwether, Jr
Branch
Naval Academy
Bonaparte
John Paul Miller
Meriwether
Stems
Department of Justices
Wekon
Nere
Legal battle for body over cremation rights
Dr N T Tanski freethinker leader died last December leaving instructions for no funeral services and cremation by Mrs J K P Bigger. His daughter Paul Brad dock Mild of a wife divorced year s due to custody seeks the body. courts heard suits in justices and common pleas. Judge Smith dismissed an injunction finding the decedent could not will a body to next of kin. Amended petition filed. fight continues.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
N. T. Tanski
J. K. P. Bigger
Tanskis
Braddock
Paul
Justices
Common Pleas
Smith
DOJ to Probe Pennsylvania Railroad for Restraint of Trade
Aver s merger exists and the Department of Justice plans to bring proceedings against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for alleged combination in restraint of trade. Townsend of Michigan backs a prima facie case, urging judicial inquiry, with support from Red Rock Coal Company’s Logan Bullitt.
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Department of Justice
Raiiiroad Company
Coal Man
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gillespie
Townsend
Michigan
Congress
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Worfolk
Western
Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Company
Logan M. Bullitt
Red Rock Coal Company
Philadelphia
Bullitt
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Army Orders and Promotions Board Actions 1906 1908
Army orders list leaves of absence for several officers, second lieutenants reassigned to regiments from January 2, 1908 and 1906, a board of officers appointed for inspections and examinations, officers moving to Fort Riley and Vancouver Barracks for duty or examination, retirements and promotions announced, and naval vessel movements with ships arriving at various ports. The document names many officers, their ranks, units, and assignment details across multiple items.
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D. N. Bertolette
J. E. Gardner
H. G. Beyer
GL. Angeny
F. I. Benton
M. de Vaila
Marena
Loz
W. M. Garten
Navy
F. M. Furlong
J A. Guthrie
J. Boberg
R. T. Orvis
F. =. McCulough
J. C. Thompson
R. FE. Hort
T. P. Batlenger
BR. J. Jonnsen
T. Fexwell
L G. Haugtey
J. EL McDonald
E G. Mersell
EH. van Patten
Cabre
J Train
Ss. Asiatic Fleet
Cavite
Lneut
G. W. Williams
Wisconsin
Oregon
F. L. Finne
J. C. Townsend
Arayat
Ogon
K. B. Crittenden
Monadnock
Gregan
C. S. Kerrick
Payagua
Midsipman
A. K. Shoup
Concord
Arayas
H. Lawton, Jr
Ohio
Paragua
James T. Kerr
Clyde D. W. Hunt
John van R. Hoff
William 2D. Beach
William A. Mann
Cal
William H,orbuster
Dgar J. Treacy
Fifth Cavalry
Edward J. Cullen
Seventeenth Infantry
Reynold F. Migdalski
Twelfth Cavalry
Henry B. Smalley
Fourteenth Cavalry
John P. Adams
Twenty-second Infantry
James P. Wayland
Third Cavalry
Ira Longanecker
Secon Infantry
Philip J. Golden
Eleventh Infantry
William ©. Whitener
Eighth Infantry
William R. McCleary
Robert Blaine
Tenth Cavalry
Luther Felker
Frederick J. Ostermann
Highteenth Infantry
Murray Blight Rush
William J. Conmolly
Everett D. Barlow, Jr
Thirteenth Infantry
Lawrence B. Hohl
Nineteenth Infantry
James G. Boswell
Robert H. Clarke
Twenty-third Infantry
John 8. Mallory
Joseph YT. Dickman
Harry C. Hale
Subsistence Department
Fort Riley
Kansas
School of Application For Cavalry
Charles €. Clark
Arthur M. Edwards
Frank H. Lawton
Lawrence B. Simonds
Louis
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Richard T. Yeatman
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Alfred E. Bradley
Jonas A. Emery
Thomas W. Darrah
William H. Richardson
United States Army
George C. Shaw
John L. DeWitt
Twenty-first Infantry
Aid-De-Camp
John J. Fulmer
Kelton L. Pepper
Frederick SL
Price
Fourteenth Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Samuel 8. Sumner
U.S. A
Frank Heath
Ordnance Department
Washington, D. C
Arthur W. Morse
Frank C. Baker
Henry 8. Kiersted
Cary A. Sneddy
Fort Barrancas
Frs
Lloyd L. Smith
Ensistant
Eurgson
San Francisco
Army Transport Service
Fort Lawton
Henry 8. Moon
Tenth Infantry
Louis T.hen
Alleged Lynchers Go Free in South Carolina
In Barnwell, seven prominent white men including farmers merchants and two state constables were released after a magistrate ruled there was insufficient evidence to hold them for the lynching of John and Frank Deloach. More than twenty witnesses were examined as the decision drew cheers from a large crowd.
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South Carolina
Barnwell
8. C
John
Frank Deloach
C. W. Moody
A Perfect Food Emulsion Builds Flesh and Strength
Scott's Emulsion uses pure Norwegian cod liver oil hypo phosphites of lime and soda and glycerine. Physicians confirm its nourishment value and correct proportions. The advertisement claims it stops wasting, builds flesh, and supplies strength. Scott & Browne, Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
Count Boni Castellane and Monaco Title Dispute
The article recalls Boni de Castellane’s marriage to Anna Gould and the contested Castellane titles. It notes genealogists say the family line is extinct, many Castellanes adopted titles in the 19th century, and Boni’s lineage is questioned. It also covers Lord Caithness’s US visit, the Sinclair earls, and a Prussian belief that only silver or gold bullets can harm monarchs.
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Boni de Castellane
Monaco
Duke of
Valentinois
Mazarin
Mayenne
Estouteville
Boni de Castelane
Boni de Castellano
Gould
Anna Gould
de Castellane
France
Marquis de Castellane
Count de Grigap
Mme. de Sevigne
Toulouse
Castellane
Provence
Toulouse Castellanes
Napoleon
Esparron
Hippolyte de Castellane
Magastrea
Mile
Blanche de Caastellane
Jules de Castellane
Bragle
Sabran
de la Rochefoucauld
Taleyrand
Hani
de Juigne
Boni
Prussia
Frederick the Great
Frederick William III
L Leipsig
William
Terlin
Baden, &c
Austria
Isd
Nobiling
Walser
Marquish DE Fonthnoy
Robert Loraine to star in Man and Superman in Washington
Washington theaters announce Robert Loraine will appear in Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman at the National Theatre next week marking his first Washington star engagement. The piece has been a New York sensation, filling the Hudson Theatre since last summer, with Shaw’s satire on truth and convention intact. May Irwin, De Wolf Hopper, Marguerite Clark, and others are also featured in varied programs at nearby venues with multiple matinees and reduced Belasco pricing.
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Washington
Robert Loraine
National Theater
Bernard Shaw
Hudson Theater
New York
May Irwin
Columbia Theater
Mrs. Black
George W. Hobart
Columbia
Miss Irwin
United States
Hobart
Irwin
May Trrwin
de Wolf Hopper
Belasco
de Koven
Rob Roy
Frederic Ranken
Hopper
Minette
Academy
Lincoln J. Carter
Moon Dog
Custer
Carlisle
Eagle
Black Eagle
Col. Fremont
Mary
Leutenant
George
Honeyboy" Evans
Runaways
Majestic
Evans
Mona Carrington
Charlie Cox
Carolyn Walker
Henry Taylor
Margaret Sutherland
J. M. Bowman
Blanche Barnes
W. T. Bowman
Harry Smith
Clare Calhoun
Thomas Brooks
Blanche Leste
Lyceum Theater
W. Dinkins
Madden
Jess
Larry Smith
Mane Champion
Stanley
Scanlon
Victor Milo
Robusto
Ile West
Minstrels
Irving
Notable stage lineup and local crime note from Manassas area
The program features a distinguished romantic actor with his own company in Just Dorothy, plus Julian Eltinge, noted impersonator, and others including the Fighe Phebianis and George Wilson. In Manassas, the Frank Burns bank robbery case was sent to a jury after a day of deliberation. In Harpers Ferry, Jennie Chambers suffered a serious apoplexy and faces poor recovery prospects.
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Dorothy
Mr. Kent
Frohman Forces
Nat Goodwin
Bob
Fighe Phebianis
London
Julian Eltinge
Eltinge
Harvard
Boston Cadets
R. A. Barnet
George Wilson
Rose Wentworth
Violet Dale
Washington Post
Manassas
Frank Burns
National Bank of
Veterans Renewed Health By Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
William H McCormick, Civil War veteran aged 75 of Kalamazoo Michigan, reports renewed vigor and improved health after using Duffy's Malt Whiskey. He cites battle injuries including a hip wound, spine and kidney issues, bronchitis and asthma, praising the stimulant as a cure and strength builder.
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Wm. H. McCormick
Duffy
Stern Hiver
Luffy
William
Dufty's Pure Malt Whiskey Ad Warning
An advertisement warns that Dufty's Pure Malt Whiskey is the only government-recognized medicinal whiskey and cautions against imitations by unscrupulous sellers. It urges buyers to seek the genuine bottle in sealed packaging with the Old Chemist trademark, priced at $1.00, with medical advice and booklet available.
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Druffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
N. EA Shea
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Schiff
Plan of New York Bankers
L. M. Shaw
Portsmouth Navy Yard
de Saussaure
Melvin
Pennsy
Dalzell and
Stirley
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Col. Hepburn
Busine
ARMY
Lebanon
Delaware Breakwater
Chicago
Heston
Perry
San Diego
Marblehead
Santa Barbara
E. P. Phillips
A. Smyth
St. James
B. W. Burch
Raleigh
Boston
J. L. Colby
Arlington
Faunce
Hicago
C. W. Johnson
H. RB. McCullough
W. Gardner
M. M. Mantzell
Shoreham
G. A. Knight
W. R. Robertson
Higgs
B. Durend
New Willard
A. D. Lord
B. F. Hirsch
National
J. Flint
R. A. Janney
RF. O'Leary
R. F. Palmer
J. W. Wheeler
R P. Staunton
B. Watts
W. A. Stephens
H. C. Jeffrey
G. H. Morris
W. J. Lane
F. Wf. Hall
W. D. Stewart
H. Rine
W. V. Gould
A. W. Lublin
M. A. Morrow
R. L Baker
L. Skinner
R. J. Maitland
G. W. Wagner
G. J. Brooke
W. A. McLong
BM. de Mott
D. M. Mock
G. Abrams
L. V. Benson
F. H. Miller
T. Mitchell
Leyland
F. M. Ambrose
James
H. Harris
D. A. Kemp
W J. Gunnst
M. Wilson
Edelberg
J. Nahen
G. L. Saunders
J. C. Baker
Sehoenagle
L. Crowell
V. C. Cramer
B. M. Cory
Ebbitt
H. J. Holtenberg
R. M
W. G Porn
F. B. Ruth
M. C. Robinson
W. Lieberman
N. J
M. E. Stevenson
Mary S. Murdock
Elizabeth E. Murdock
Adama H. Muridoc Raleigh
Richmond
H.C. Stuart
Pp. Gilifina
California
RIBEL
Colorado
C. Danteler
Denver
L. N. Hart
Pueblo
Connecticut
M. Hurlbutt
Wilmington
Ebwaite
Florida
Clarke
van A. Rokum
Fort Reed
G. B. Beadle
Anita Beadle
la Fayette
Pickens
Indianapolis
Kentucky
G. M. Harrington
Louisville
Massachusetts
Northampton
Colonial
W. M. Fairbaonk
Warren
H. W. Kenway
Newton
C. R. Strndlevant
Fortemouth
Riggs
D. M. White
Peterboro
New Jersey
J. J. Gerrell
Atlantic City
W. W. Conover
Asbury Park
A. Hassell
Jeremy City
G. W. Putben
Trenton
Collins
Newark
K. Gale
K. G
Providence
C. B. Champlin
Rigas
Texas
H. Guthrie
Dallas
Vermont
G. G. Benedict
Burlington
H. Carleton
Montpelier
Virginia
L. & McConnell
Norfolk
G. E. Kick
Milwaukee
J. G. Hooper
Oshkosh
Ret
Count Boni
Lord Caithness
England
Earl
North Dakota
Sinclair
Jeabel Sinclair
Countess of Sutherland
James Buchanan
Craigend
Murray MacGregor
Caithness
Jungfrau
Alps
Dwight L. Elmendorf
Basle
Berne
Interlaken
Boston Symphony Orchestra
H. Bauer
Goethe
Egmont
Francesca
Rimini
Dante
Werold Bauer
Beethoven Schubert Schumann
Tasia
Kalkawsky
Homer Davenport
Bee
Davenport
Chase's
Miter Kent
Anargyros
Fifth Avenu
Dr. Lyon
Jennie Chambers
Harpers
Nsylvania Avenue
Nieve
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