Delaware Officers Debate Target Practice At National Guard Meet
The Interstate National Guard Association adjourned in St Paul after officers were elected. Delaware proposed to beat Washington in target practice at the next meet in January. Fuller outlined new arm patterns including an unfold gun and a four gun battery. He noted Japanese weapons were superior to Russians, and the US plans to resume bayonet use. A paper on signaling systems and another on army sanitary conditions were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Dram
Col. Ewing
Delaware
Washington
Capt. Fuller
St Paul
Interstate National Guard Association
Charles Dick
Ohio
Ger G. Moulton
D Bwars
Nebraska
John D Frost
South Carolina
Henry
New York
F J Stewart
Pennsylvania
Wiliam Stopford
Massachusetts
C. BR. Foster
Virginia
L. Riggs
Merynd
Armsfield
North Carolina
James
Col Ewing
Maj Draa
Vol Ewing
Lor Fuller
United Bates
Pullee
East
Saltuman
United States Signal Corps
California
Signal Corps
W. C Borden
Medical Department
Chicago
Pennsylva
St. Paul
Omaha
York
Iines
No Cruelty at Barbecue Buffalo Slaughter Advertising Claim
Reports of buffalo slaughter at the Fox Ranch were for advertising, not cruelty. Guy Ferguson of Oklahoma questioned Secretary Hircbcock about an event at the 101 ranch in the Territory and urged an investigation to determine if any law was violated. The governor says talk of killing a herd and scalping Geronimo was all for publicity.
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Guy Ferguson
Oklahoma
Hircbcock
Meny
National Guard
Hainas
Geronimo
Walter Mainwaring
Tellowa
Walter
Hugh Mainwaring
la Grange
Fair Oaks
Ralph Mainwaring
Mr. Thornton
Mise Carleton
Africa
MsinwWarings
Harold Mainwaring
Mainwaring
Mr. Whitney
Hugh
Edith Thornton
Cupid
Psyche
Edith
Miss Carleton
Harry Scott
Finn
Siiss Carleton
Merrick
Cockrell to Study Rates in Southwest Trip
Ex Senator Cockrell now Interstate commerce commissioner will join a colleague in July for a thorough study of transportation rates. They will travel to St Louis and the Southwest to examine private car lines and other rate issues raised by fruit growers. Cockrell’s knowledge of the region and industrial conditions aims to yield authoritative findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Commission
Cockrell
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
St Louis
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hood
Metropolitan Life Tower Could Eclipse Washington Monument
New York plans a 640 foot Met Life tower to rise 70 feet square atop the company home building. Architects Napoleon Le Brun & Gon study artistic integration with the existing block, weighing aesthetic impact against wind loads and foundations.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Washington Monument
Washington Post
New York
Taney
Madison Avenue
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth Streets
Fourth Avenue
Aide Land
Metropolitan
Twenty-fourth Street
Washington
Napoleon le Brun & Gon
City Hall
Philadelphia
Cologne
Hamburg
Strasbourg
Rouen
Taceaim
Andio
America
Madison Square Tower
Competl
Mainwaring Aff air Secrets Surface in Lake Discovery
Scott and Merrick probe Hugh Mainwaring murder case amid estate intrigue. In a Sunday morning search of the lake and stables, a drag reveals a rusty revolver and a jewel box. The box holds handkerchiefs with HM initials and missing keys, tying to a hidden will and old theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Mr. Merrick
Scott
Licely
Merrick
Matthews
H.M
Costly Clerical Error Triggers July Meeting
A clerical slip in the steamboat regulations prompts the General Board of Steamboat Inspectors to call an executive committee meeting in July. The mix up involved whether lifeboat marks should read stem or stern, with potential $100,000 impact to vessel owners. The committee will decide whether to place the mark on the stem again and will also endorse six fire extinguishers meeting standards after complaints of costly changes.
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General Board of Steamboat Inspectors
Steamboat Inspection Service
General Board
Board of Supervising Inspectors
Executive Committee
Scott
Mr. Whitney
Fair Oaks
Katie
Walter
Mr. Walter
Hardy
Walter la Grange
Hugh Mainwaring
Purchasing Agents Appointed in Four Cities for Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission chief Shonts announced four assistant purchasing agents: Alfred H. Anderson in New York, E. Redfern in New Orleans, Maj. Carol A. Devol in San Francisco, and H. Haraden in Tacoma. Each will visit neighboring cities as needed, with nationwide advertising to avoid regional bias.
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Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Alfred H. Anderson
New York
E. Redfern
New Orleans
Carol A. Devol
San Francisco
H. Haraden
Tacoma
Citles
Bida
Shouts
Cpnear
Wallace Plans Unknown Return Forces Taft Talk
Dispatch from the Isthmus notes Wallace left Panama for personal business, leaving Secretary Taft uninformed about any resignation plans. The isthmian commission shows Mageon as the sole executive member, with Shonts delaying his sailing to await Wallace. Two more yellow fever cases and a death at Colon are reported amid a broader scramble of political and personal tensions.
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Taft
Hnginser Wallace
Isthmian Canal Commission
Wallace
United States
Isthmus
Canal Commission
Gov
Mageon
Roosevelt
Panama
Theodore FP. Shonts
Philippines
Magoon
Frank J. Sanborn
Josefa Albarrie
Cochran
Colon
Mainwaring heirs and a social veterans meeting in Maryland
The Maryland Division of the Sepi at Veterans discusses sick benefits and an expanded organizer plan, plus annual dues rise and officer reports at the Hall of Loyal Women. A Woman's Relief Corps ward meets, and drama unfolds about Hugh Mainwaring family intrigue at Fair Oaks with heirs, lovers, and a looming continuation.
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Maryland
Sepi
Veterans, U. S A
the Legion of Loyal Women
Tenth Street
Woman's Relief Corps
Ninth Street
Sons
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
Francia E. Cross
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Committee On
Per Capita Tax Raised at Greetings Post Assembly
Division Commander Frank P. Genlieu chaired the session with Post Commanders Druid H. Evans Robert B. Toyle C Davis and Frank J. Beech. The tax was raised from 3 cents to $1 and a division organizer was authorized to boost member interest. A social session with the Woman's Relief Corps followed. Elections and next meeting place, likely Wilmington Del, were planned for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
Ninth Street
Wilmington
Del
Booming Flynn for Cabinet in Interior Seat Talk
Rumors revive a possible replacement for Secretary Hitchcock with Dennis Flynn from Oklahoma. Washington reports hint Hitchcock may retire, citing Flynn as a successor. debates note territorial precedent and questions remain about a cabinet seat for a non state territory.
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Hitchcock
Dennis Flynn
Oklahoma
Southwest
Albuquerque
Washington
Dennis T Flynn
Territories
Firmatot
House
Congress
Oregon
Fiyan
Ceftixen
Lewis Dees
Michigan
John Hay
Cftisen
District of Columbia
Log Raft to Cross Pacific Spurs Fearful Seafaring Men
A log raft carrying 10,000,000 feet of spars and piling is to be towed to Shanghai this summer by a British Columbia backed firm linked to a San Francisco raft operation. Officials caution the massive raft could threaten ships, with fears rising after initial buoyant runs ended safely. Forestville Bank Closes Amid Fredonia Fallout. A bank closure stems from the Fredonia National Bank failure, with Henry G Allen as cashier and Fred R Green among founders.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific
Shanghai
British Columbia
Forestville W. Y
Dunkirk
State Bank
Forestville
Fredonia National Bank
Henry G Allen
Fred R. Green
Forestville Institution
Angora Goat Bulletin Provokes Presidential Jibe
A New Hampshire farmer writes to President Roosevelt lampooning a Department of Agriculture Angora goat bulletin. He cites illustrations titled Before Goating, One Year After Goating, and Two Years After Goating, complaining goats neglect their kids, trespass on his garden, and outwit fences. He mocks the Bureau and notes possible industry trusts and requests relief or terms for the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regeevelt
Han James Wilson
Angola
New Hampshire
Bureau of Agriculture
Togo
Tha
American Steel and ‘Wire Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Murderer Killed by Posse Near Mine Sixty Six
Bevier Missouri June 20 John Plummer shot and instantly killed L Dale assistant mine foreman near Mine Sixty six after renewing an old quarrel Plummer refused to surrender and was fatally wounded by a posse member.
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Posse
Bevier
John Plummer
L Dale
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