Fort Henry Cape Henry Fortifications Altered to Cape Henry
Army War College reports changes to Chesapeake Bay fortifications abandoning artificial island plan. Fort Henry will host eight 42 inch mortars four 12 inch rifles and four 6 inch rifles with mining and fire control costs totaling 1 801 700 dollars plus 300 000 dollars for Fort Monroe quarters and 30 000 dollars for armament transfer. Total project cost 23 024 700 dollars and potential abandonment of Potomac River garrisons and nearby Baltimore fortifications.
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Army War College
Baltimore
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Henry
Pitt
Fort Monroe
Potomac
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Stamps Scrapped Over Mislabeling Error
Twenty three million two cent stamps depicting Pedro Miguel Locks were scrapped after a label read Gatun Locks, misidentification that occurred before line plates were made. Loss to government under two thousand dollars. a new issue with Panama Canal inscription will be issued promptly.
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Panama Canal
Pedro Miguel
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Gatun Locks
Panama
Noma
Auto hike plan for soldiers by Col Glenn at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Col B F Glenn of the Twenty third Infantry proposes an automobile hike to the Pacific coast and back. The project would need at least 140 motor trucks and an estimated 450000 dollars if approved by the War Department and Congress. The regiment could move 60 miles per day with cars, far faster than marching or cavalry pace, and posts could mobilize in an hour with motor transport.
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B. F. Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Inc
Pacific Coast
War Department
Glenn
Congress
Election of grand council for Sons of Jonadab held in Northeast Temple
The annual election of the grand council of the Independent Order of the Sons of Jonadab is set for Wednesday evening at Northeast Temple, Twelfth and H streets NE. Delegates elected by John Dailey Council No 3 include LeStrange Rolls Moore Dewey Golden Bangs Clarke Condell and Mitchell. A jeweler member offered a cold medal for bringing in the most members by July 1 next.
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Grand Council
The
Independent Order of the Sons of Jonadad
Northeast Temple
Twelfth
H. Streets
John
Dailey Council
William H. LeStrange
James T. Rolls
John C. Moore
P. B. Dewey
William T. Golden
J. Howard Bangs
Thomas J. Clarke
W. W. Condell
J. Walter Mitchell
Bring- Jie
Miss Regina Lawn Dead in Washington D C
Regina Lawn of 1741 U street northwest died Saturday morning from pneumonia after about two weeks illness. Funeral at 2 pm today from family home. Rev Mackin of St Pauls to officiate. interment Mt Olivet Cemetery. Survived by sisters Katherine Lawn Laura Lawn and Mrs Edward Anderson of Rockville Md Benign notices follow including local ads and business mentions.
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Miss Regina Lawn
Mira Regina Lawn
U Street Northwest
Mer. Mackin
St. Paul's
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Miss Lawn
Katherine
Laura Lawn
Washington
Edward Anderson
Rockville
Church Has Authority Over Education and Morals, Says Woodrow
Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Woodrow, pastor of the First Congregational Church and head of the Congregational Home Missionary Society, told a YMCA Sunday assembly that the church should run the nation’s educational system and supervise public amusements. He argued there are few new ideas since Plato and asserted it is impossible to separate church and state. The church must hold supreme importance in every nation to fulfill its mission.
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S. H. Woodrow
Samuel H. Woodrow
First Congregational Church
Congregatonal Home Missionary Society
Insurance Quiz Delay Bears Near Close
Insurance inquiry in the House was postponed as Rep Ben Johnson of Kentucky, ill, is expected to resume duties tomorrow. Other members George of New York and Berger of Wisconsin remain absent. Redfield and Prouty continue as the remaining quorom. The probe nears completion with likely two reports by mid February.
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Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Capitol
House Insurance Investigating Committee
Johnson
Pone
George
New York
Mediterranean
Berger
Wisconsin
Redfield
Banesentative Prouty
Memory leads to arrest in trunk theft and horse theft case
Detectives used Detective Sergeant Kelly’s sharp memory to identify Joe Verin, an Italian, as the man wanted in Virginia for horse theft and as the trunk robber at the Chavy Chase Club. Verin confessed to both crimes, traced movements from Cincinnati to Charlottesville, and was taken to the First precinct for possible Virginia custody.
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Kelly
Sergt
Howard J. Kelly
Virginia
Central Office
Springman and
Vermillion
Joe Verin
Leon Quenrudon
Chavy Chase Club
Verin
Ebbitt House
Sergt. Kelly
Springman
Quenudon
Charlottesville
W. B. Allwood
Quemudon
Cincinnati
Hinton
W. Va
Lynchburg
Prott. Allwood
Giliberts
Orange
Firet
Police raid nets 14 arrests for whisky sale in home
Capt John Daley of the Ninth precinct led a raid on 187 Wylie Court Northeast, arresting James Green and Rebecca Lyles for unlicensed liquor sale. Four men and ten women were found in a room. witnesses summoned to police court as whisky and glassware were seized.
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James Green
Rebecca Lyles
John Daley
Ninth Precinct
Sergt. Davis
Wylie Court
Daley
Green
Lyles
Columbus Saint Debate Sparks Denunciations at Secular League
A Secular League gathering denounced Christopher Columbus as a thief, adventurer, pirate, and gold lover. Admiral George W. Baird contends Columbus was Hebrew by birth and belief, while Knights of Columbus push for sainthood. Suffrage leaders plan next Sunday address with senators and spouses present.
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Explorer
George W. Baird
Secular League
Christopher Columbus
America
Pythian Temple
Ninth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Baird
Columbus
United States
Admiral Baird
Hyland
Kirk
College of Cardinals
Rome
Coluambua
Porto Santo
Pontevedra
Spain
Christo Colon
A. W. Thomas
Knights of Labor
Columbua
John D. Bradley
League
J. O. Stevens
Suffrage League
Record of 1912 Catholic donations in the United States
A published tally shows the Catholic Church in the United States receiving personal contributions totaling 500 million dollars in 1912. Donations come from Protestants, Hebrews, and prominent figures including J J Hill and Miss Clara Hil. Notable gifts include 100 000 from Archibald Hill, 1 000 000 for St. Jean Baptiste, and 250 000 for the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus property.
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United States
Hebrew Church
Max Pam
Notre Dame University
Indiana
Catholic University
Philander C. Knox
St. Regis
Pittsburgh
Ireland
Catholic Church
Church of St. Jean Baptiste
Michel Cudahy
Apostolic Mission House
Taft approves Rostron medal for Titanic hero
President Taft approves a Congress medal for Capt Arthur Henry Rostron master of the Carpathia who first heard the Titanic distress signal. The medal will be struck at once with Rostron to receive it at the White House possibly in late February or early March depending on sailing dates. The inscription will honor Rostron for saving 74 Titanic passengers and will read Congress thanks.
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Taft
Congress
Arthur Henry Rostron
Rostron
Washington
White House
Ambassador Bryde
Arthur Henry Restron
Harris Leaves Congress Secretary Post for Insurance Field
Miss Eliza peth Harris resigns as secretary to her father Congressman Robert C. Harris of Massachusetts. She plans to work in Boston insuring theft and burglary, seeking a broader career beyond politics. Her Washington acquaintances note her ability to realize this plan, sparked by a remark about the neglected insurance niche.
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Elizapeth Harris
Robert C. Harris
Massachusetts
Boston
Miss Harris
Washington
Truth Shall Make You Free Sermon at Union Station Doors
Pastor Charles T. Russell told the Washington Temple congregation that equality is the greatest truth and that the Bible declares humanity’s path to freedom. He referenced the Union Station inscription The Truth Shall Make You Free as his sermon text yesterday afternoon at the new Masonic Temple.
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Charles T. Russell
Washington Temple
New Masonic Temple
Union Station
March Concert Program Highlights at Starke
An orchestral program lists works including With Sword and Lance, The Beautiful Galatea, Supper Berenads Russe No 1, Rubinstein Watts Gypsy Love, Lehar Excerpts from The Rose Maid, Granich two movements for strings, Old Folks at Home, Forest Me Not, Egyptian Ballet Suite with three movements Allegro non troppo, Allegro, Andante espressivo.
Flood Suits Near End Against Levees Damaged Land
Test cases over federal liability for Mississippi flood losses hinge on levee construction near Vicksburg. Two Mississippi women, Mrs. Mattie J. Jackson and Mrs. Mary E. Hughes, lead claims affecting about 100 plantation owners. Government argues levee closed a flood crevasse. Court of Claims rulings favored the government in related cases.
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Mississippi River
Supreme Court of the
United States
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Mise Ii Ja
Mattie J. Jackson
Mary E. Hughes
Court of Claims
Jackson
Hughes
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