Debate Over District Reform Schools Under Commissioners Control
Lively Board of Trade session at the New Willard debated merging the District reform schools for boys and girls into the District Commissioners. After lengthy discussion the motion to transfer control failed 45 to 25, with deferral to the next meeting.
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Board of Trade
New Willard
Reform School
District of Columbia
Committee On Charities and Ccorretions
3 Reform School
Girls’ Reform School
B. H. Warner
Walter (. Clephaune
Lephane
United States
Amfoo
Department of Justce Ht
Clenhane
George Truesdell
Charles 1 Neill
Board of Charities
Curriden
St. John I
Cromwell
Samuel W. Curriden
Midhivel
Weller
uCkt
W. W. Cox
Lincoln
Wilson
Byron
Adams
Waghingdon Typothetae
Apolumbia Typographical Union
Board of Jade
Typothetae
Alsc
M. I Weller
Warner
Mrs Swann Stricken in Street in Sudden Paralysis
Mrs Josephine Ward Swann widow of a former Maryland governor, was stricken with paralysis in the street yesterday. She failed to regain consciousness and remains in precarious condition. Mrs Swann resides on Fifteenth Street near McPherson Square.
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Maryland
Josephine Ward Swann
Thamesan
Swarn
Fifteenth Street
Mur McPherson Suvare
Miss Carrington Sets Speed Typing World Record
The Washington past note reports Miss Carrington, a typewriter expert, broke the world's speed-typing record at Howard Street Armors. In thirty minutes she copied 243 words, averaging over 78 words per minute, surpassing a prior mark set in Madison Square Garden by Paul Man Carrington and using Kenny Ware Beecher’s Liver pool speech as a guide.
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Miss Mayington
Howard Street
Wlindford
Miss Carrington
Madison Square Garden
Paul Man
Carrington
Liverpool
Kenny Ware Beecher
Fleeing Negro Shot to Death in Shaw Mississippi
An unknown negro attacked a white woman in Shaw and was shot dead by Dr E B Grice after a mob of field hands pursued him. Grice joined the chase and killed the assailant. A Salvation Army officer, Charles R Gray, claimed a woman pretends to be a captain and is being sought by police.
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Shaw
Miss
B. Grice
Salvation Army
Charles R. Gray
Satevation Army Barracks
Pennsylvania Avenue
Shreveport
Geleman
Leesville
Kangaroo and Monkey Cubs Born at National Zoo
The National Zoo welcomed a new baby kangaroo and a baby Javan pig tail monkey, boosting the count of births to two monkeys and seven kangaroos since opening. The joey will stay with its mother for weeks, while the monkey is a sturdy Javan species.
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Sam
National Zoo
New Embassy Home Plans Promised by Japan
Elaborate plans are under way for a new Japanese Embassy building in the United States. The site remains unannounced but officials say it will be the finest embassy in the world and surpass all foreign government structures in the country. Speculation surrounds the future ambassador as diplomatic changes unfold.
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United States
Washington
Japan
Hioki
Takahiri
Takahira
River Regulation Debate at St Louis Dinner Sparks Drive for Deep Waterway
Members of Congress gathered at the New Willard Hotel for a Business Men's League dinner in Washington. The Missouri delegation urged stronger river improvements and a Lakes to Gulf deep waterway, arguing not only for Mississippi needs but that river regulation equals rail rate control. Senator Stone urged practical funding, stressing year-round navigability and broader Midwest development.
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Business Men’s League
Mound City
Washington
Congress
Stone
New Willard Hotel
Business Men
Llague
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Warner
Missouri
Anutther
T. E. Burton
Howse Rivers and Harbors Committee
Senator Stone
House
Mr. Welborn
William @. Rodenberg
George W. Smith
Southern
Mitnoi
J Smith
Business Men's League
Harry B. Hawes
St Louis
Hawes
Mississippi
Congressmen
League
Central West
Lakes
Gulf
Chicago
Lakea
Representa
Bartholdt
DeArmond
Redenbergis
Shartel
Clark
T. C. Powell
The
Southern Railway
Powell
New Orleans
Rivers and Harbors Congress seeks 58 million yearly funds
Representative Bansdell of Louisiana, as chair of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress executive committee, urged waterway associations and firms to join in pushing for higher annual river improvement appropriations. He noted current bills come every three years with about 19 dollars per year, calling for an annual 50 million plus budget to align with war costs and major defense expenses.
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Rivers and Harbors Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Bansdet
Louisiana
Waterway Association
Congress
Ransdell
Catarrh Described as Debilitating Across Body
Catarrh affects nose throat stomach and bowels and is a discharge from mucous membranes kept inflamed by impure blood. The text warns of enduring debility and links the condition to scrofulous blood and general illness.
Winslow torpedo boat towed after engine failures
The torpedo boat Winslow, en route from New York to Norfolk, suffered three engine breakdowns. With engines completely disabled, she drifted toward Cape Henry and was towed to a mooring at the Norfolk Navy Yard by the naval tug Mohawk after being reported in distress ten miles southeast of Cape Henry. Commander Lieut. James A. Schofield oversaw interim repairs at Delaware Breakwater before renewed voyage.
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Norfolk
Winslow
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mohawk
New York
Cape Henry
Leader
Navy Yard
James A. Schofield
Delaware
Cape Charles
Chesapeake
Hazing Hearings At Naval Academy Continue
Annapolis February hazing hearings before a Congressional committee include Lieut. Commanders B C Decker and A Wiley, Medical Director James Byrnes, and midshipmen Archibald Douglas and Luther Welsh. Byrnes testifies on injuries from hazing while discipline officers discuss related matters. Chairman Vreeland says adjournment will occur tomorrow and unlikely further meetings occur here. Naval officers favor dismissal for proven hazing.
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Annapolis
Congressional Committee
Naval Academy
B.C. Decker
A. Wiley
Department of Discipline
Academy
James ©. Byrnes
Archibald H. Douglas
Luther Welsh
Sirector
Byrnes
Midshipmen
Vreeland
Dry Dock Dewey Sails into Repairs at Palmas Harbor
The U S dry dock Dewey was signaled off Palmas Canary Islands on February 23. It reported heavy seas near Bermuda causing strains and will remain for about a fortnight for overhauling and repairs.
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Palmas
Canary Islands
United States
Dewey
Bermuda
Army Orders and Changes in Naval Ranks and Duties
A roundup of Army assignments and transfers lists Edward Bailey on four months leave of absence, Maj. Lewis H. Strother relieved from duty at the Virginia Military Institute to rejoin his regiment, Second Lieut. Deas Archer and Second Lieut. Harry S. Malone ordered to reporting boards for promotion fitness, and Capt. Courtland Nixon temporarily relieved as commissary of the transport Logan for the next voyage to the Philippines. Also noted are Maj. S. Strong and Maj. Warren P. Newcomb assignments, Lieut. Bankhead relieved from recruiting duty, and various ship movements and transfers of naval personnel including apprentices to Newport and the cruiser Columbia, with a note on Rear Admiral Chester’s successor at the Naval Observatory.
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Lewis H. Strother
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Virginia Military Institute
Deas Archer
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kang
Harry 5. Malone
Fort Sim Houston
Tex
Courtland Nixon
Wendell J. Simpson
Logan
Philippines
Rederieck S. Strong
Artillery Corps
Fort Monroe
Warren P. Newcomb
Henry M. Bankhead
Wilbur BE. Dove
Veterans Soundtaps Received By Dames Of 1846
Sixty battle scarred Mexican War veterans gathered at the National Hotel for the thirty third annual convention of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans. Camp Contreras Dames of 1846 hosted the reception with Marine Band music and refreshments. Fifty states were represented, and leaders including Lee Beeler and Mrs Moore Murdock were re elected. The group planned next year with pension advocacy and visits to Roosevelt Capitol and White House with officials.
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Scott
Taylor
Buena Vista
Monterey
Camp Contreras
National Hotel
National Association of
Minutemen of the Revolution
Wgre
George B. Davis
Representative Garrett
Tennessee
Lee T. Beeler
Baltimore
Moore Murdock
Dallas
Murdock
Congress
Roosevelt
Mexico
Union
White House
Capitol
Fairbanks
Cannon
Boy May Solve Mystery in Dr Brooks Robbery Case
The police hold the boy who carried water and a diamond ring to Dr Philip Browne Brooks home as key to identifying the man who paid him 25 cents and gave directions. Dr Brooks and Edna Russell were released after investigations. the boy is expected to help close the case. Mansfield plans three more seasons before retiring in 1909.
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Philip Browne Brooks
Brooks
Boardman
Amos
Edna Russell
D Street Northwest
Higher pay for police before House committee Washington
Commissioner West Maj Sylvester testified before a House District subcommittee on police pay and rapid promotions for Washington police. The bill options differ on start date and court appeal reach. West noted current finances hinder immediate raises while supporting long service recognition. Clinton? no. Pursuit of sidewalk project in Eckington area also reported.
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Commissioner West
Maj. Sylvester
House District Committee
Washington
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Cooper
Babcock
Mr. West
Union Station
Police
Army
Police Trial Board
Trial Board
West
Sylvester
Flood Recedes in Platte River Near Fremont
The Platte River in Fremont Nebraska is receding after last night’s overflow caused by ice jams. The rise in the Loup River could keep danger present. A bridge on the new Great Northern line was damaged and remains unusable.
Ex Police Captain Sentenced in Extortion Case
Former Allegheny police captain James Wilson received six months in the workhouse and a $100 fine plus costs after a conviction for extortion related to the reform crusade. The superior court sustained the conviction. Oscar Ball, once postmaster at Fremont, Ohio, died by poisoning in a South End lodging house aged sixty six. William Cotton and Park Wright pleaded guilty to dynamiting the reservoir bulkhead gates at Wapakoneta, Ohio.
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Pittsburg
James Wilson
Allegheny
Ohio
Boston
Oscar Ball
Freemont
South End
Ball
Wapakoneta
Wiliam Cotton
Park Wright
Jath S
Weather conditions and forecasts in major regions 1906
The Weather Bureau reports unsettled conditions with cloudy skies across most regions. Thunderstorms in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas. showers in Illinois and Indiana. snow and rain west of the Rockies. Temperatures rise in the Lower Lake region and Dakotas, fall in Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys. Saturday rain chances in Ohio, Upper Mississippi, Lower Lake, and Middle Atlantic. continued rain and snow in Northern Plateau and North Pacific. Fair in South, Southwest, Central West. high pressure likely in British Northwest bringing cooler temps. Winds vary by coast. steamers to Europe expect fresh easterly to southeasterly winds and fair weather. Local report lists midnights and daily highs and lows. rainfall 0.00 and sunshine hours 1.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic
Gulf States
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Illinoie
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Lower
Lake Region
Ohia
Dakotas
Mississippi
WEA
Ohio
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Upper Lake
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic States
New England
Plateau
North Pacific States
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Lake
British Northwest
Upper Lake Region
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Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
Tresti Asst
East Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
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