Submarine Power Emphasized in Navy Coast Defense Plan
A naval expert praised the Presidents March 1906 message and the Coast Defense Board report for elevating submarines as the key to supplement land defenses. The note urges prioritizing submarines for coast, harbor protection, Puget Sound, San Francisco Bay, and Long Island Sound, arguing battleships remain essential for offense while subs enable cheaper, effective defense. The report and President Taft era insights anticipate a shift toward submarine deployment alongside battleships.
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Pittsburg Post Office Site Pick Sparks Local Action
Special to The Washington Post reports Pittsburg leaders oppose Secretary Shaw’s choice of Fifteenth Street and Penn Avenue for the new post office. Councilman W A Stevenson vows to appeal to President Roosevelt, arguing the site is out of the way despite Shaw’s assertion it near the Union Depot and aligned with Congressional views.
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Naval Staff Clash Deepens Over Navy Titles and Bills
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf issued a press statement warning staff officers to keep hands off the pending personnel bill in Congress while signaling support for the measure. The conflict splits the service into line and staff, with staff demanding titles and a staff board to craft recommendations. Staff officers protest, citing violations of regulations and alleged lobbying to pass the personnel bill.
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Electrification of District Railways Urged at Hearing
Commissioner Macfarland backs electric trains to cut smoke and improve safety at Washington terminal. Railroads warn electric conversion would cost tens of millions after heavy terminal investments. Business leaders and officials pressed for swift action while opponents warn of disruption and expense.
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Need of Playgrounds Defeat of Appropriation
A Washington playground movement chief argues for bigger local control, praising the playground appropriation amid opposition. He cites community funding by children, committee hearings, and the plan for a playground per district, contrasting costs with broader welfare gains.
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Race question discussed by Mrs Hale in Rogersville
Mrs Annie Riley Hale of Rogersville spoke at Confederate Veterans Hall on the race problem advocating South wide societies to fund deportation of African Americans to the North with free transport in exchange for a year’s stay north, arguing foreign workers would fill farm labor needs better.
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Mississippi Society
Confederate Veterans Hall
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Koehler Record Sent for Review in General Court Martial
The general court martial record of Capt Lewis M Koehler of the Fourth Cavalry was received by the Secretary of War and will be referred to the Judge Advocate General before going to the President. Koehler was tried at Zamboanga Mindanao for alleged critical remarks about Maj Gen Leonard Wood amid a dispute with Maj Hugh L Scott. Scrubb Co rebuilding plant in New York, gutted by fire, is rapidly being rebuilt and to be completed soon.
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Military Academy
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