Refuge on Destroyer One Vessel Goes to Bottom
The Trojan of the Boston and Philadelphia Line sank after a collision with the Nacoochee in Vineyard Sound amid thick fog. Twenty seven crew members were saved by the Nacoochee, with no passengers aboard the Trojan. The iron Nacoochee sustained only slight bow damage as both ships moved parallel paths. rescue lasted about thirty hours and the Trojan’s cargo and ship were insured.
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Vineyard Sound
Savannah
Boston
Philadelphia
Apt Thehl
Blasdel
Trojan
Nacoothee
Tog
Long Island Sound
Diehl
ASR
Winnington
Det
Trade totals show exports near record highs
The Department of Commerce and Labor notes U S and foreign trade for the year with December exports topping nearly 20 million dollars excluding Porto Rico Hawaii and Alaska. Earlier months surpassed 100 million, with December surpassing the prior peak by about 55 million. Also mentions motor vehicle inquiries for government use and a Philadelphia mayor meeting with President Roosevelt.
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United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Wynne’s 6 Cent Ticket Becomes Nemesis in City Hustle
The New York Times recounts ex-Postmaster General Robert J. Wynne’s comic ordeal over a 6 cent street car ticket. Lost first return to Washington, paid 6.60, then 3.20 remained when fare to Washington was 3.90, ending with a random quarter found and a last minute purchase. His Philadelphia layover and Willard Hotel return echo Colon journey, noted for his corpulence.
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New York Times
Robert J. Wynne
London
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Colon
Willard Hotel
Blue Law Order Sets Police Inspectors Up for Duty
New York police commissioner Theo A. Bingham declares inspectors must enforce all laws and hold the force to strict standards. Veteran officers warn of a citywide crackdown and potential unrest as captains and patrolmen must follow through or inspectors will be blamed. Public reaction mixes support with fear of overreach.
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Washington Post
New York
Theo. A. Bingham
Wenceforth
Academy of Music
Schwab
Felix
Waldo Named First Deputy Police Commissioner in NYC
Waldo, a former U S Army lieutenant and Philippines veteran, was appointed first deputy police commissioner under Gen Theodore A Bingham. He is described as a wealthy New Yorker from the Rhinelander family and a personal friend of the police commissioner. The notice also lists Navy promotions and ship movements, and notes a proposed $20,000 appropriation for a post range and amusement hall at the general hospital in San Francisco.
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New York
Rhinelander Waldo
New York City
Theodore A Bingham
Thirteenth Infantry
U. S. Army
Philippines
Gen
Bingham
Rhinelanders
Secretary of War
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
General Hospital
San Francisco
Town Topics executive defense frames Col Mann in court
In a court hearing the defense portrays Col Mann as a reformer behind Town Topics, denying any wrongdoing. Witnesses including James A. Burden Jr and Charles Stokes Wayne discuss subscriptions, notes, and confidential material while Justice Deuel extols Mann’s integrity and the paper’s influence.
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Col. Astor
Wooster
Jerome
Mr. Jerome
Baker
Osborne
Deuel
Justice Deuel
Commodore Gerry
Commodore
M. Ellis Wooster
Col. Mann
Col. W. D Mann
Charles Stokes Wayne
Town Topics
Shepard
Army orders and officers reassigned across forts and boards
The notice lists leaves of absence for Maj George W Melver and others, several officers relieved to report to military prisons, and assignments for officers at Fort Leavenworth Fort Assinniboine and Sandy Hook. It records a February 1906 board at Sandy Hook and an Army retiring board at the Government Hospital for the Insane. An additional item requests a $80,000 state for enlarging the Army Building on Whitehall Street New York City.
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Taples
Government Priiing
New York
George W. Melver
Fourteenth Infantry
Arthur L Dump
Eighth Infantry
Willam B Wheeler
Twenty-second Infantry
Pergan
James Sade
USA
Governor's Island
James Dreams
Twentieth Infantry
Detroit
Mich
Toledo
Ohio
Baltimore
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Elmer W Clark
Eighteenth Infantry
Gerald Co. Brant
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Assinniboine
Moat
John B McDonald
John Pope
USSA
Springfeld
Peoria
Henry
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Sandy Hook NJ
Ordnance Department
Frank Heath
Ira MacNutt
Frank Hobbs
Eugene H Wartnott
Firness F Siiter
Sandy Hool
N. J
Jobo T Thompson
Charles B Wheeler
William Peirce
Army Retiring Board
Government Hospital For the Insane
District of Columbia
George H. Roach
Twentieth Infantry Depat
Wiliam P Hall
James Allen
Signal Corps
Yortes T. Kerr
Staf
Willam H Arthur
James D
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Yice
Lawrence D. Gabell
Secretary of War
Congress
Army
Whitehall Street
New York City
Roosevelt Social Week Delays Brazil Dinner Postponed
Attendees at Washington society events include Attorney General Moody and Mrs Roosevelt with Lloyd Griscom hosting luncheons and Miss Roosevelt guests. Brazilian Ambassador’s Pan American dinner postponed after the sinking of the battleship Aquidaban. numerous Cabinet hostesses and prominent guests attended gatherings at the British Embassy, the White House, and various city homes in an active social calendar.
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Moody
Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Philadelphia
Frances Griscom
Lloyd Griscom
Stratford Bellevue
Clothier
Cannon
Hoar
Parsons
Paul Morton
Guy Norman
George Lathrop Bradley
George Howard
Thomas T. Gaff
Douglas Robinson
Charles B Wood
Fred Kepp
Oliver H Cromwell
Grace Allen
Warger
Francia Lawrence
Warren
Kean
Gillett
Crozier
William A. Day
Gifford Pinchot
Fairbanks
Root
William H. Draper
New York
Edward H. Wales
Shaw
Hill
Treat
Boutell
Yerkes
Palmer
Miss
Longworth
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Met‘ealf
Newlands
Corcoran Thom
McVeagh
McMillah
Boardman
Moss Wagner
Chabot
Maj. MacCauley
Lieut. Grant
McGist Blair
Herbert Knox Smith
Mr. Lindsay
Mme. Nabuco
Lafayette Square
Miss Crugan
Josephine Durand
Miss Wadsworth
Randolph
Bacon
Everitd Durand
F. Ht Lee
Andrews
Huidekoper
Cobb
Dana
Shackford
Mr. Pury
Dryden
Justice
Brown
Gallinger
Burrows
Cowles
Dell Ingham
Dalzell
Bates
Col Bromwell
Carow
Kuser
Col
Mrs. Bramwell
Cardinal Gibbons
Elkins
Maj
John H. Beacom
London
Washington
Shoreham
Washington social notes recall prominent guests and visits
A Washington society page lists readers and visitors including Mrs Frederick Eichelberger mourning a death, Mrs Walter Ton unable to host, and Rolla K Hart returning from Flemingsburg. It notes luncheons, studio receptions at 1528 New Hampshire avenue, a Ro chambeau luncheon for Mrs Goodpaster and guests, a New York Geographical Society honor for Dr Charles Rand, and upcoming events at the King and Reading salons, plus a confinement lightening convalescence for Maj Josiah Shaw and a Jane Rider wedding in Baltimore.
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Frederick Eichelberger
George M. Hichelberger
Walter B. H#ton
Rolla K. Hart
Flemingsburg
Hky
James A. Hughes
Hughes
the Rochambeau
Misa Frances Andrews
George McLanahan
Frederick I. Allen
New Hampshire Avenue
The
American Geographical Society
New York
Charles F Rand
F. Carl-Smith
Short Story Club Meets at WCTU Rooms
The Short Story Club held its regular monthly meeting last night at the Woman's Christian Temperance Union rooms on 622 Sixth Street Northwest. Members read original stories and acted the works, with Mrs. W W Case, Mrs M O Agnew, Mr F L Willits, Ruth M Nordcross, Mira Catherine W Dunlap, and Dr A K P Harvey taking leading roles. Piano and vocal solos were performed by Miss Eilith De Coster and Mrs D Corser, with the Thomas Mandolin Club providing music.
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Short Story Club
Woman's Christian Tem Perance Union
Sith Street
Northwest
W W. Case
M. O Agnew
F. L Willits
Misa Ruth M. Nordcross
Mira
Catherine W Dunlap
A K P. Harvey
Eilith de Coster
Mra. D. Corser
The
Thomas Mandolin Club
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America
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Europe
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Col Matin
Harry Lehr
Town Tapics
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Mrs. Roosevelt
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Clarke
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Raymond Patterson
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Foraker
Claude Swanson
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Rixey
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Richmond
Arsene P. Pujo
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Baron and Baroness Moncheur
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Legare
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Tenalley
Hooper
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Eileanor Terry
Hildegrade McKenna
John Leggett Pulz
Miss McKenna
Mrs McCammon
Anna Cockrell
Erroll Brown
John Anderson
Gulick
Jack Seibert
Wigmore
Wright
Myron B. Wright
Pennsylvania
Miss Falkenberry
Richard Sylvester
J. B. Gregg Custis
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Kate McCartney
Marguerite Evans
Elicanor Granger
Ruth Halford
Nannie Hume
Margaret Woodward
Ethelreda Elliot
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Evelyn Baring
Arthur Ramsay
Miss Steele
Fairmont Seminary
Miss Bristow
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Mississippi
Miss Lee
Tennessee
Peck
Edson Bradley
Stoneleigh Court
George Marshall
Bulmer
Reamy
Newberry
Polly Randolph
Hagner
Susan Strong
Covent Garden
Beethoven
Eriking
Dorodine
Schuman
Widor
Miss Strong
Grau Opera Company
Mendelsohn’s Hall
B. J. Warner
Borden
Erie Street
W. B. Scott
Hamilton Hotel
Helen Catherine Beatty
Alexander Beatty
John J. Albert
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Luther Frantz
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburo
Charles ©. Beatty
Adelaide Albert
Annie Goebel
Frederick W. Albert
Mortis Walmer
William Coates
Albert
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Anna Wicholson Scott
Robert N. Scott
John Alexander Clark
de Sales Street
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Wathing
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Fort Oglethorpe
William de Witt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Alexander
Buffalo
Turmer
John Paul Earnest
Goro
Eil Lending
Urbana Wine
Urbana
Philip Sborne&sco Sone
Giterer
Iat Sloan’s Art Gallery
C. G. Sloan G Co
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U. S. Treasury
Boyajian
Far East
Fifth Ave
G Street
Co. G. Sloan & Coo
George A. King
Twenty- Eighth Street
Renrock Club
Arlington
Siegfried Fant
Savannah, Ga
Royal Pointiana
Palm Beach, Fla
Mrs
Max Cohen
N Street
Josiah Shaw
Misa Jane Rider
St Paul Street
William Tipton Conn
U. S. NM
Young Women's Christian Association
W. Hamilton Bayly
Woodbury Pulsifer
Eugene Barnes
Robert I. Fleming
F. J. Barrett
Miss Barrett
William Reynolds Vance
Cumberland
Harrimson
Joseph P. Osborne
Annette J. Delaplane
Sixteenth Street
Martha &. Gielow
Southern Industrial Educational Association
BR. F. Luckett
Seward Square
Capitol Hill
Runkel
Runeel Brothers
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