Plan to Build Giant Warship Faces Funding Hurdles
A 3,000 ton battleship design with eight inch guns was outlined by the navy bureau. Congress may consider funding a larger ship, with discussions noting possible need for year’s appropriation. Admiral Capps described plans and a Senate inquiry reviewed potential costs and propulsion, while lawmakers weigh the feasibility and necessity of such a vessel.
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Navy
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Admiral Capps
Department
Congress
Sinois
Naval Affairs Committee
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Fasteen
Imiral
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Aue
Iber
Navy test to affect all officers and naval provisions
A garbled report discusses a presidential order affecting Navy officers and active duty provisions. It mentions exemptions for some officers, a proposed horseback event, and potential changes to requirements, with references to the Army and national staff.
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NAVY
Retired Captain Webb Named in Naval Board Report
The article reports CAPT Webb’s retirement after a medical examination by the board of medical officers found him fit for duty only in a disabled status. He retires with the rank of captain, having previously served as an assistant in the regular service since October. He also held a leadership role in the volunteer army and was stationed at the Arms Medical.
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Ma Ba Pronotha
Norime Wiht
Ron
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Presiaua Te Ptrum
Armey Durin
Arms Medical
Doaheh Winn
Protesting Official Questions Cholera Report Findings
Former Philippine Health Director files protest alleging inaccuracies in the cholera report. The Interior Secretary and Insular government officials dispute the accusations while awaiting the return of a key official to Manila. Public text of the protest will be released later.
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Iactr
Heart
Morester
Manila
Fleet medals ordered for Roosevelt departure from Hampton Roads
Bronze medals commemorating the fleet departure from Hampton Roads have been approved by the President. One hundred so far ordered by the Philadelphia mint will be ready in a week or ten days, with more if demand continues. Each medal costs 1 and proceeds go to the Treasury. The obverse features President Roosevelt, designed by Head Engraver Baker. the reverse shows Columbia and three ships by Assistant Engraver Morgan.
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Hampton Roads
Philadelphia
General Fund of the Treasury
Ana Ste
Roosevelt
Baker
Mint
Columbia
Morgan
President appoints Naval Academy board of visitors members
The President appointed H Murfee of Marion Alabama Rst P Lowry of Erie Pennsylvania Albert T Francher of Salamanca New York Samuel Mather of Cleveland Ohio JW Bostick of New Orleans Louisiana and George A Sanderson of Chicago as board of visitors members. Three members will be named by the Speaker from the House and two by the Vice President from the Senate.
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Vistors
United States Naval Academy
H . Murfee
Marion
Ala
Rst
P Lowry
Erie
Albert T Francher
Salamanca
Samuel Mather
Cleveland
Ohio
JW Bostick
New Orleans
George A Sanderson
Chicago
House
Fairbanks
Senate
Wireless bids postponed for naval wireless tower project
Contractors balked at the navy bureau plan to build a long range wireless telegraph tower at Waslington. Few bids were ready, delaying the bid opening from yesterday to January 15. Several bids already arrived.
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Waslington
Soldiers Back From Cuba Return to Newport News
Speral reports soldiers of the Cuban army of pacification arrived aboard the transport McClellan Luna with a freight train following. The Twenty eighth infantry, 40 officers, five officer families, and no enlisted men accompanied the shipment. President Roosevelt announced Annapolis appointments for 198 Stephen Hillett, George M Tisdale, and Stewart B Whitney.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Jane
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fort Snelling
Minn
Army of Pacullation
McClellan Lune
McClellan
Twenty Eighth Infantry
Roosevelt
Annapolis Naval Academy
Stephen Hillett
Charles P BlHott
Army
George M Tisdale
Taent
R D Tisdale
Navy
Stewart B Whitney
M Whitney
Army Orders Include Numerous Officer Leave Approvals
The document lists leave of absence approvals for several officers across corpses including Lieut HM Chittenden six months and Capt Wo 3 Taylor five days. It notes assignments and transports to the Philippines and California, with reporting directives to the chief of staff and commanding general.
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Chittenden Corps of Engineers
Taylor Coast Artillery Corps
Stark Medical Corps
FW Hinrichs
Ordnance Department
Hawking
Twenty Seventh Infantry
Avid L Rescoe
Staf
Crty
Robert M Campbell
Jain
Eit
Stat
Heath William A Nichole
Iantry
York Leavenford
Walter B Eimott
Leo I Sarouetsan
Storkmar Bendel
John & Franklin
Franco
Walter B McCarkey
Peekskill
Robert A .Brown
Buffalo
John T Thompson
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock
Movements of Naval Vessels Across Global Ports
A compiled list shows multiple ships and routes: Ariivad Scorpion near Messina and Naples Prai rie at Philadelphia. Hist at Manzanillo. Salem and Birmingham at Newport. Dubuato at Key Wentworth. Carolina at Norfolk. Connecticut Kansas Minnesota Vermont at Port Said. Brutus Newport News. Balled Scorpion from Mensina to Naples and Naples to Messina. Dolphin from Curacao to La Guaira. Cheyenne from San Franches to Santa Barbara. Yankton from Port Said to Messina. North Carolina from Hampton Roads to Norfolk. Macdonough, Da Long Thornton Vinge and Wires from Rensuepla to Bt Josepha Bay. Louisiana Virginia Ohio Missouri Kentucky from Suez to Port Salt. Brivus from Norfolk for Newvert News.
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Ariivad
Scorpion
Messina
Naples
Prairie
Philadelphia
Manzanillo
Salem Ant
Birmingham
Newport Dubuato
Key Wentworth Carolina
Norfolk
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Port Said
Brutus
Newport News
Mensina
Dolphin
Curacao
la Guaira
Cheyenne
San Franches
Santa Barbara
Yankton
North Carolina
Hampton Roads
Macdonough da Long Thornton
Rensuepla
Bt Josepha Bay
Louisiana
Virginia
Ohio
Missouri
Kentucky
Suez
Port Salt Brivusrom Norfol
Newvert News
Naval officers orders and postings in early 19th century notes
Orders to naval officers list Midshipmen Ab NeNeill and A T Oxbourn with postings to Philadelphia Naval Hospital and the Mississippi region, respectively, along with Midshipman D McCormick assigned to Toledo and Asst Surg W J Zatecky at New Orleans. Assistant Surgeon FE. Sellers ordered to the New Orleans recruiting station on January 15. Ast Surgeon Hayden to home awaiting further orders.
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NeNeill
United States Naval Hospital
Philadelpnia Pa
T Oxbourn
Mississippi
McCormick
Toledo
J Zatecky
New Orleans
Sellers
Navy
Hayden
Oridera
Boston Symphony Gives Strauss and Elman Washington Debut
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s third Washington concert featured Mischa Elman in Tschaikowsky’s Violin Concerto and a Strauss program including Death and Transfiguration. Critics hailed Strauss’s tone poems as a test of music’s expressive power and praised Elman as a worthy soloist in a richly textured program.
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National Theater
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Tschaikowsky
Weber
Mischa Elman
Washington
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Acty
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Liszt
Schumann
Beethoven
Edward MacDowell
America
Wagner Strauss
Porson
Alexander Petchnikef
Elman
Bhrenice Thompson
Wright Unmoved by Threatening Letters over Bucks Stove Ruling
Justice Daniel Thew Wright says he will not seek action by the U S district attorney regarding a flood of threatening letters criticizing his Bucks Stove and Range Co ruling. He calls the letters mostly amusing and dismisses any fear, noting he can still go home in the dark.
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Daniel Thew Wright
United States District Attorneys Office
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Judge Wright
Ghost burglars haunt Ashville resident seeks protection
Reben Baldwin, a South Biltmore resident, appeared before county commissioners claiming white clad intruders in masks terrorize his home. He says barricades fail, shots do nothing, and the beings leave only after they see him. Police puzzled by alleged ghost burglars and past nearby incident.
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Washington Post
Ashville
Reben Baldwin
South Biltmore
Baldwin
Sheriffs Office
Philadelphia socialite breaching engagement suit
Special to The Washington Post reports Thornton W Shelmerdine a Philadelphia stock exchange member and son of a Rapid Transit director faced breach of promise charges from Miss Martha Rock Hall. Judge Holland set bail at 2500 and a men s ball punishment followed. Miss Rock Hall cites loss of a world trip and community scrutiny as main grounds for the claim while detailing the social pressures of breaking an announced engagement.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Thornton W Shelmerdine
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
William H Shelmerdine
Rapid Transit Company
Martha
Rock
Merdine
Mrs Croxton Seeks Divorce From Jealous Husband
Mrs Warner W Croxton wife of the former Norfolk Southern passenger agent now in Baltimore seeks an annulment on grounds of infancy at marriage and jealous temper. She says he awakened her at 2 am to recount words said by men while she danced and notes recent consent for her married sister to appear on stage as rehearsals proceed in a Broadway theater in New York.
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Oki Pont
New York
Virginia Briefs: Cement Plant Restart and Local Accidents
Virginia briefs report Fordwich Portland Cement plant near reopening with a small crew, a kerosene stove explosion injuring J Atwell Parker’s daughter Beulah, and Benjamin P Gilbert’s murder case moving toward life imprisonment. Also noted: a $5,000 Rapidan Bridge project expected via county subscriptions, a Presbyterian mission boat gift, Roanoke officials’ pay hikes, Judge Henson’s resignation to practice in Roanoke, and Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs opening as a sanatorium.
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J Atwell Parker
Frederick
Winchester
Beulah
Benjamin +P Gilbert
Amanda Morse
Noble
Norfolk
Richmond
Hankel
Commonwealth S
Hilton
Guv Swanson
Gilber
Lfe
Christian Congress Coming Inaugural Session Held Here
The National Christian Congress Association led by Rev R B Robinson will hold its fourth annual session in this city for three days during inaugural week. Originating at Miles Chapel four years ago to educate the power classes along mural and industrial lines, the group has grown to several hundred members. A large local representation is expected, with the inauguration highlighted as an extra feature. Secretary Prof W C Payne will announce the meeting place and full program.
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National Christan Congress
Robinson
Miles Chapel
Pouier
Ita
W C Payne
SICK HEADACHE RELIEF CLAIM BY MRS LOUISE LEWELLYN
Mrs Louise Lewellyn of Powell reports rapid relief from a long sufferer of sick headaches after using Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills during an attack. The ad explains headaches arise from nerves at the brain base and claims the pills soothe irritated brain nerves removing pain with a money back promise.
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Miles
Louise Lewellyn
Powell
Bond Issue Stirs Voters In Winchester Virginia
A campaign to approve a 55,500 bond to meter Winchester's sewer system gains momentum. About 1,000 campaign circulars have been distributed and a brief speeches set to persuade voters ahead of a Thursday poll. Odds favor the bond, with strong council support and organized opposition.
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Washinton
Winchester
Feelimg
Berrai
Ie Ote Council
Train Wreck Kills Two Near Caperton West Virginia
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train from Hinton West Virginia ran into an open switch at Caperton thirty miles west of work, killing Engineer Thomas Edwards and Fireman Peter Trent both Huntington residents, injuring Express Messenger W L Crenshaw slightly, with several passengers cut and burned.
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Shelbyville, Ky
A C Miller
Kimberton
Ind
Paul Dean
Graham to Be Speaker by North Carolina Democrats
Augustus W Graham son of the late William A Graham was chosen by the North Carolina Democratic caucus as speaker of the house. The chamber includes 30 Republicans and 3 Democrats in the senate, with 21 house members and 7 senators from the prior legislature remaining.
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North Carolina
Washington Post
Raleigh
Augustus W Graham
William A Graham
United States
Renewal feud flares as Sumner fires at train near Limestone
In Asheville North Carolina a long running feud between the Sumner and Frady families in Limestone township escalates with Price Sumner firing at a train carrying James Drady. A deputy sheriff was shot and a crowd intervened as Sumner fled to the mountains.
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Washington Post
Asheville
Jane
Sumner
Frady
Limestone Township
Price Sumner
James Drady
Parris Sumner Prices
Prise Summer
Shor Sered Sumner
Magistrate Asked to Resign Over Bribe Case
Baltimore January 6 News reports Crothers urged the resignation of Police Justice William J Garland a Democrat from the Third ward known as King BW. Garland admitted accepting 40 from a saloonkeeper to drop a liquor law violation case. The grand jury informed the governor and Garland planned to submit his resignation tomorrow. He was appointed magistrate by Gov Smith, later reappointed after Warfield’s initial denial amid protests.
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Sneusl
Washington Post
Baltimore
Ge. Crothers
William J Garland
Third Ward
King
Garland
Goy Smith
Goy Warfield
Goy Crother
Don't Blame Your Stomach Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
An advertisement urges readers to avoid stomach complaints by using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims the tablets aid digestion, improve breath, and restore natural conditions after meals, offering a free trial package and mailing details from F A Stuart Co in Marshal Michigan.
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Stuart
Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshal, Mich
Man Killed By Freight Train Near Mount Vernon Ave Crossing
A man believed to be E Warren Orrison of Arco Loudoun county Va was struck and killed by an eastbound Southern Railway freight train on the Bluemont division near Mount Vernon avenue in Alexandria county. Dr S T Ashton coroner notified an inquest set for 11 o clock this morning. The victim, about 50 years old, was well dressed. letters on the body suggest he was a country merchant.
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Washington Post
EW Orrison
Warren Orrigan
Road Open to Roanoke From Norfolk to Deepwater
The first Virginian Railroad train over the Roanoke line reached Roanoke this afternoon. The Roanoke River bridge 27 miles east was finished this morning. The road now runs 243 miles from Roanoke to Norfolk and 77 miles to Rich Creek at the west. The New River bridge should be done within two weeks enabling Norfolk to Deepwater service, and 46 miles to the western terminus.
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Roanoke
Maryland Happenings and Local Notices
Maryland Happenings notes Dr William Rosenau of Kutaw Place Temple Baltimore declines Temple Emmanuel of San Francisco call. Arthur Rosenau faces voluntary bankruptcy in U S district court. Mor e news covers a miner’s fatal accident at Lonaconing and local marriages, indictments, insurance law reform, and a Cumberland printer’s death.
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William Rosenau
Kutaw Place Temple
Baltimore
Johns Hopking Universty
Temple Emmanuel of
San Franscisco
Gatholig University Wins Court of Appeals Ruling
The Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling directing a verdict against Gatholig University in the Waggaman bankruptcy case. The university sought to recover funds from John F Waggaman tied to promissory notes dating 1867 to 1902. The decision orders a new inquiry with potential implications for the university’s finances.
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Catholic University of America
Thomas F Wagga
John F Waggaman
Thomas E Waggaman
Alderson
Washington Post
Waggaman
Raleleh
Jan O
Court of Ap Today
Tim Heiderticht
Figar
Verdict for him A new trial is ordered
A court orders a new trial as the jury will act as the judges of facts in the case. The ruling directs that evidence be reconsidered and a fresh jury determine guilt or innocence on the disputed issues.
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