Walcott elected Smithsonian secretary and USGS chief
At the Smithsonian annual meeting the Board of Regents chose Charles D. Walcott director of the United States Geological Survey as secretary of the Smithsonian to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Langley. Walcott, longtime Smithsonian associate and former acting secretary, is praised for expanding the Geological Survey and advancing national science.
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Board of Regents
Langley
United States Geological Survey
Charles Daghitle Walcott
Enid
Smithsonian Institution
Samuel Pierport Langley
Regents
Institution
Walcott
National Museum
Capitol
Y Board
Jan
Offiglad Noice
Theig
Judge Gray
George Gray
Delaware
Representatne Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Hitt
Udneis
Mary Bates Cowes
Eilat Cowes
Secretary Rathbun on National Museum and Schaus Gift
Acting Secretary Richard Rathbun reports the year’s work and funding for the institution. The permanent fund stands at 979000 dollars with 7850 dollars in U.S. bonds from Thomas Hodeking’s residual legacy. Congress appropriated 925980 dollars for 1906 1907, about 600000 dollars for actual work. The major scientific gain was 73001 Lepidoptera specimens donated by William Schaus. About 20000 duplicates were formed into 260 sets for education. The National Museum building progress is slow, likely four and a half to five years total. The National Zoological Park houses 122 animals and plans a hospital quarantine building and laboratory facilities.
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Congress
National Museum
Scientife
North
National Zoological Park Row
Suspect Japanese Trick In Landing At San Francisco
Investigation into the Alameda voyage seeks evidence that U S residents import Japanese workers in breach of contract-labor laws. Immigration Commissioner North to report. Officials note arrivals from Hawaii to the Pacific Coast, with Honolulu stops and immediate mainland shipment, aiming to uncover reasons for the heavy influx of Japanese.
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San Francisco
Alameda
United States
North
Pacific
Honolulu
Meinland
Hawaii
Japan
Pacific Coast
Hawai
California
President to Write Letter Counts as Shot School League Prize
At the White House on Saturday the President, honorary vice president of the Public Schools Athletic League, praised progress and agreed to back interschool rifle matches. Gen. Wingate plans a prize of a personal letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the top shooter, with the President authorizing announcement of the winner’s name.
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White House
Board of Education
Hartford
New York Nautical School
Peesident
Public Schools Athletics League
George W. Wingate
Wingate
League
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Protests Confront Dupont Powder Trust Over Navy Contracts
A delegation of about thirty-two independent powder concerns from Pennsylvania urged the president to intervene against the Dupont International Smokeless Powder Company. They accused the trust of monopolizing government powder supply and profiting from high bids while licenses allowed government use. The president advised consulting Navy and War Department officials, with Attorney General Bonaparte to be asked to seek a court action.
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Dupont International Smokeless Powder Company
Pennsylvania
Navy
Powder Trust
War Department
Bonaparte
United States
Shonts Resigns Canal Commission Amid Turmoil
Former Navy secretary Paul Morton informs President Roosevelt of Interborough plans as Theodore P. Shonts resigns from the Panama Canal Commission. The Walker commission is reduced, Magoon Wallace and others depart, and Taft criticizes Wallace's sudden retirement amid reorganizing efforts on the Isthmus.
Excellent Home Treatment for Consumption and Throat Troubles
A Philadelphia specialist promotes pine forest camps for tuberculosis as a cure for lung diseases. He describes Concentrated pine oil with glycerin and whiskey, to be taken by tablespoon four times daily, claimed to bring forest camp benefits at home and aid most curable coughs depending on proper pine oil quality.
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Maine
Philadelphia
New York
Pine Forest
Shonts Denies Order On Canal Commission Shipments
The Isthmian Canal Commission office issued a statement denying a Washington Post claim that Chairman Shonts ordered all Canal Commission materials to be gathered in New York. It asserts Shonts directed bidding to be equal across ports Colon, La Boca, and New Orleans, with most shipments from Gat and New Orleans ports. It notes United Fruit has weekly New Orleans to Colon sailings and New Orleans shipments comprise about 10 percent, while a Panama Railroad request to divert ships is deemed impracticable.
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Wallace
Commission
New York
Shonts
Canal Commission
Monmouth
Damon and Pythias
Isthman Canal Commission
Washington
Colon
Atlantic
la Boca
Pacific
United Fruit Company
New Orleana
Gat
South Atlantic
New Orleans
Panama Railroad Steamship Line
New York-Colon
Shonts Succeeds Belmont as Transit Chief in New York
Theodore F. Shonts elected president of the Interborough Metropolitan Company controlling rapid transit lines. August Belmont becomes chairman of the boards. John B McDonald named vice president and superintendent of construction. P Bryan named president of Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Shonts to assume full duties March 4 after Roosevelt consent and Canal Commission release.
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New York
Theodore F. Shonts
Interborough-Metropolitan Company
August Belmont
Big Transit
Mr. Shonts
Rapid Transit Combine
John B McDonald
Interbrough-Metropolitan
P. Bryan
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan Island
Interborough-Metropolitan
Shonts
Roosevelt
Canal Commission
Theodore P. Shonts
Belmont
New Douma Elections Ordered by Imperial Ukase
The State Department reports an Imperial ukase published in December fixes Douma elections for February 19. The document, issued by Tsar Nicholas II, directs provincial election meetings in the Bon region and Polish provinces to hold the vote on February 6, with Senate instructions forthcoming.
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State Department
Meier
Russia
Empire
Council of Ministers
Bon
Kingdom of
Poland
Nicholas
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Cures Lung Trouble Sufferer
A Grand Rapids man once given up as incurable by doctors reports dramatic recovery after three months on Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. He weighed 86 pounds with night sweats and chills, and now weighs 100, claims the medicine removed the illness and chills.
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John Bently
Grand Rapids
Mich
Duffy
Bently
Ling
Mow
Grand Rapids, Mich
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted as Health Tonic
An advertisement extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a pure stimulant and tonic for the heart brain and muscles. It claims digestion improves and nourishment is drawn from food. It targets workers and the ill with a claim of longevity and universal family use, urging buyers to seek the Old Chemist trademark and unbroken cork seal. The maker lists Rochester New York and N H Shea 332 Pennsylvania Ave NW as sellers at $1.00 per bottle.
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Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. H.shea
Pennsylvania Avenue
Admiral Dewey Objects to Sending Hartford to Militia
Admiral Dewey protests the transfer of Farragut’s flagship Hartford to the New York Naval Militia. He urges the vessel be kept at the Naval Academy as a sacred relic of Civil War hero Admiral Farragut. Secretary Metcalf supports Dewey and Roosevelt guidance is pending.
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Admiral Dewey
New York
Hartford
Farragut
Nautical School
Ong
Mississippi
Bastford
Naval Academy
Red Cross Sends 5000 to Shanghai for Chinese Famine
The Red Cross cables a draft for 5000 to American Consul General Rogers in Shanghai for relief of famine sufferers in China. Famine conditions worsen as officials coerce refugees home. smallpox is prevalent and wheat for spring planting is in short supply. The relief effort includes flour already sent and a planned further wheat shipment to aid replanting.
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Red Cross
Shanghai
Rogers
State Department
Red Cross Relief Movement
China
Merchants Protest Free Freight Delivery Campaign
Washington merchants held a special Business Men's Association committee meeting at 1214 Street to press against railroads abolishing free home delivery of freight. Chairman Witton J. Lambert reported merchant support, with Trades League in Philadelphia raising the issue to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Next Monday's follow up was authorized as merchants plan to send representatives. Semmes Kelly secretary, attendees included Dulin Martin, Kann Sons, Palais Royal, and others.
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Business Men's Association
Washington
Witton J. Lambert
Trades League
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis P. Shoemaker
Lambert
Charles W Semmes
Semmes-Kelly Company
W. H. Martin
Dulin- Martin Company
George H. de Neal
3. Kann, Sons & Co
Wister M. Balderson
Palais Royal
Woman Maccabees Install Officers at National Event
Melva J. Caswell and DC district leaders officiated the initiation of new officers for National Hive No. 4 of the Ladies of the Maccabees at the Pyiwan Temple 1012 Ninth Street NW. Officers named include Mary J. Dunn lieutenant commander Tila A. Dean record keeper Luin Hammond finance keeper Fannie A. Walters chaplain and Dr P R Norrie physician with other posts. Dorothy Dolan sang solos and the Imperial orchestra performed. Retiring commander Lola M. Fuqan received a china closet from associates.
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Ladies of the Maccabees of the World
Pyiwan Temple
Ninth Street
Melva J. Caswell
District of Columbia
Mary ‘J. Dunn
Tila A. Dean
Luin
Hammond
Annie C. Lyles
Fannie A. Walters
P. R. Norrie
Mary
Sarah J. Rippan
Bertha Brommvell
Margaret Draley
Annie M. Hober
Clara Dowling
Mary Silers
Florence Sprague
Mary A.lowenstein
Dorothy Dolan
Imperial Orchestra
Lola M. Fuuan
Cascarets Purity by Process Highlighted as Key to Quality
The advertisement extols Cascarets as produced by a pure process ensuring equal tablets. It notes nearly one hundred million boxes sold in eleven years and claims Purity, Quality, and Medicinal Merit are identical across all tablets. It cites 1896 origins, Pure Drugs Act alignment, and urges readers to buy a 10 cent box from their druggist today.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Tive
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Tenderson
Alexander Graham Bell
Richard Rathbon
Andrew D. White
Richard Olney
Waleait
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J Wo Powel
Fohn Wo Powell
Mr Walcott
Geologial Survey
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Old West
Smithsonian
Ah Walett
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Washington Academy of Aviences
Hangdion College
University of Chicago
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University of Pennsylvania
Bigsby
Geological Society of London
Haxden
Philadelphia Academy of Sciences
Charles D. Walcott
After the Powder Trust
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Fr. Shonts
Senate
Taft
Walker
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Walker Commission
Charles Magoon
John F. Wallace
M. T. Endicott
P. C. Haing
0. M. Ernst
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Tait
Panama
Mr Taft
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Isthmnos
Isthmus
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Leon Pepperman
Shonta
Kansas City
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Interborough- Metropolitan Company
Duffy’s Pure
National Hive
Cascarets
Washington Post
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Clever Post
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Sorrenk
Washington, D. C
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Atlante
Robert & C
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C. O. McC
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C. C. McC
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