Left Many Uniforms Ammunition Also Discarded at Brownsville
White Quartermaster Sergeant testifies before the Senate Military Affairs Committee that discarded khaki uniforms and ammunition were easy for soldiers to obtain after the Twenty-sixth Infantry left Brownsville. He states Krag cartridges were found, with limited evidence of Springfield rounds, while civilian access to debris and clothing remained possible. Discussions include Secretary Taft's role and whether cartridges could be fired in Springfield rifles, with ongoing questions about who controlled army stores and equipment.
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Twenty-sixth Infantry
Brownsville
Reoga
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Rowland Osborne
Fort Brown
For
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-fifth
Osborne
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Shelly
Ogborne
Benater Forabergout
B. J. Eager, Jr
Edwin P. Thompson
Conti Jong
Thompson
Taft
Secretary of War
Senator Foraker
Ordnance Department
Stauser
Mr. Foraker
Overman
Foraker
New Canal Assessors Appointed to Replace Former Commissioners
Montgomery Blair of the District of Columbia and Ohio man Ambler of Salem are named as assessors of fusion created by a treaty between the United States and Pan to value lands and materials for canal purposes. They fill vacancies due to retirement of C. A. L. Reed and Thomas Gat who were to preliminarily assess land values.
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Montgomery Blair
Ohio
District of Columbia
Death for Treason Only Resolution Abolishes Death Penalty
The State Department received a dispatch from John Fo oJadtson, American Minister to Grarce and Montenegro, reporting that Montenegro’s Biupahtina passed a resolution abolishing the death penalty except for high treason, moved by the minister of justice at the Prince Tapaelt’s request.
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State Department
John Fo oJadtson
Grarce
Montenegro
Biupahtina
Tapaelt
Forest guards to hunt wolves in national forests
The plan calls for experienced hunters to serve as forest guards and rangers to combat predatory wolves and coyotes. F L Brandenburg and J S Whitlock hunt wolves in Sawtooth National Forest Idaho, while William G Postel and George M Glover work in Wind River division Yellowstone Wyoming. Additional appointments will follow as needed.
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F. L. Brandenstain
J. 5. Whitlock
Sawtooth National Forest
Idaho
Wiliam G Postel
George M Glover
Wind River
Yellowstone National Forest
Wyoming
Penrose court martial hearing with new witness
Dr Sergt Thomas J Green a discharged soldier of the Twenty fifth Infantry testified at the Penrose court martial describing the first shot and follow on rounds. He saw gun flashes outside the garrison wall and recounted the inspection of guns and ammunition the morning after the shooting. He did not hear the yelling cited by other defense witnesses. The defense has no more witnesses ready and awaits several from Washington.
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San Antonio
Tex
Thomas J. Green
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Penrose
Washington
Capitol Glass Contract Costs Questioned In State Hearing
Testimony before the Capitol investigating committee reveals the state overpaid for art glass used in electric chandeliers of the new Capitol building. John H. Sanderson & Co. of Philadelphia supplied glass through a shared contract with the board of public grounds and buildings. Phoenix Glass Co. says its 211 panes differed from baccarat glass and that its bids were based on a different pricing system. The committee plans another hearing next Monday.
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Warrisburg
Mbr
Capitol
New State
John H. Sanderson & Co
Philadelphia
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Sanderson
Baccarat
Henry B. Ebberts
Pittsboro
Phoenix Glass Company
Ebberts
Pennsylvania Bronze Company
Churchmen See President In New York Religious Revival Effort
New York church leaders met with the President at the White House to discuss reviving religious interest among working men in the city. They urged aid to expand Protestant churches while noting declines and shifts in church counts. The federation pledged daily services across the city and the President expressed willingness to help.
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New
New York
Federation
Evyary Way
Posatbie
Root Presents Minister Pina to President Roosevelt
Senor Don Ramon Pina the new Spanish Minister was yesterday formally presented to President Roosevelt by Secretary of State Root. The reception given Pina by the President was cordial and the speeches expressed goodwill and hope for enduring bonds of friendship.
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Don Ramon Pina
Roosevelt
Root
Senor Pina
Soldier's Tale Says Father John’s Medicine Cured Him
Edward Carroll, Italian Quartermaster Sergeant in the American Army, recounts a severe illness after service with the Boxer conflict era troops. He credits Father John’s Medicine with his quick recovery after trying other remedies failed.
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John
Penn
Edward Carroll
Father John
Edward Carroll Talian
Ginears
C. S Army
San Francisco Board of Education Repeals Segregation Resolution
San Francisco on Mar 13 unanimously rescinded last October’s Japanese segregation in public schools and adopted a new resolution aligned with the Washington conference understanding. The board reports to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root that the action satisfies the case, with a reservation that if discretionary restrictions on Japanese immigration are not carried out, the October segregation could be readopted. The President plans to dismiss federal suits and issue an executive order requiring passports for Japanese entry.
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Education
United States
Devin Y
Lawrence FP
Walsh
Board of Education
Schmitz
Devlin
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of California
Torday
Callipetia
Oriental Public School
Clay Street
Powell and Mason
Japan Peaceful, Exclusion of Pupils Won’t Spark War
A Tokyo letter from Tadayo Ramiya to a Washington banker asserts Japan is peaceful toward the United States. Ramiya, allied with former minister Takahira, says Americans misread war talk and notes Japanese openness to foreigners in education and residency, with equal national tax treatment.
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Japan
United States
California
Tadayo Ramiya
Tokyo
Washington
Ramiya
Takahira
America
E. Brinkley
Rosseau Named to Isthmian Canal Commission
Former Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, Whela, meets Secretary Taft and signals he will take his new duties around April 4 on the Isthmian Canal, joining Henry Rosseau who will join the commission and leave the Navy Yard post to focus on canal work. Commander Richard C. Hollyday may become chef of the Bureau of Yards and Docks as Rosseau is appointed.
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Endicott
Blackburn
Kentucky
Whela
Taft
Henry Rosseau
Ieau
Navy Partment
Navy
Richard C. Hollyday
Avdt
New York
Ard
Bureau of Yards and Rocks
Rosseau
Isthmtee Cena! Commission
Philippines Assembly Election and Taft Visit Planned
Secretary Taft plans to visit the Philippines in September for the opening of the first Philippine assembly. The new body will have eighty one members with one delegate per 20 000 residents, analogous to a House of Representatives. Voting eligibility requires male Philippine citizens at least 23, with prior officeholders under Spain, real estate value 500 pesos, or annual taxes of 4 pesos, or literacy in English or Spanish. Erections are to be held July next.
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Taft
Philippines
Philippine Assembly
Islands
United Hties House of Representatives
Philippine Commission
Senate
Philippine Islands
Thosa
UrPhosa
Enforce Eight Hour Law Issued by Secretary Taft
Secretary Taft orders engineer officers of the War Department to enforce the eight hour law for public works to the letter. He acted on his own volition after review showed previous exemptions were erroneous. The measure, issued with presidential permission, will limit river and harbor work under recent Congress appropriations.
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Taft
War Department
Ruet Trial Judge Change Denied and Custody Ordered
San Francisco March 13 Judge Dunne denied the motion for a change of trial judge and ordered the trial of the People versus Abraham Ruef to begin. Prosecutor Heney sought sheriff and coroner disqualification and custody remand, while Ruef’s defense attacked the request as tyrannical and arbitrary.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dunne Todey
Abraham Ruet
Honey
Dunne
Robert Parett
F. J. McManus
Ruet
Paul Wippert
Ruef
Nippert
Heney
Eusor Elgey
JOLCROW CASE DROPPED OVER SEPARATE CAR RULE
Andrew Patterson a Jacksonville Negro failed to prosecute an appeal from the Florida Supreme Court ruling upholding a city ordinance requiring separate street cars for whites and blacks. The U S Supreme Court was thereby deprived of ruling on the Fifteenth Amendment challenge and equal protection claims. Patterson was fined for remaining in the white car and faced imprisonment. he sought federal review of the ordinance’s legality and punishment.
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Supreme Court of Florida
United States Supreme Court
Andrew Patterson
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Patterson
United States Supremé Court
Colon Citizens Petition U S on Sanitary Reforms
A Colon petition signed by influential citizens and property owners was handed to Secretary of State Aries for presentation to the United States government. It claims U S local authorities coerce landowners under precarious leases to make permanent improvements despite treaty provisions, as owners delay compliance awaiting the petition’s outcome.
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Colon
Mar
Aries
United States
Reef
Panama
Postal Army Will Profit From New Classification Law
Nearly 20,000 postal clerks and more than 24,000 city letter carriers will receive promotions effective July 1 under a new classification law. The changes, outlined by First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock, raise clerks pay across six grades from 600 to 1200 dollars, while carrier pay increases are limited by a yearly 10 percent cap. About 29,900 clerks and 24,227 carriers are slated for raises, adding roughly 4.5 million dollars yearly to federal payroll.
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Hitchcock
Roth
Doctor Praises Archie Roosevelt After Illness
Reports from Archies bedside say the Presidents young son has improved after several days of diphtheria danger. Doctors expect the critical stage to pass soon and quarantine around his quarters to be lifted. Archie has resumed normal throat condition and is gaining strength on nourishing foods. Quentin Roosevelt shows no signs of infection and plays outside while Kermit returns from Groton School.
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Archie Roosevelt
Archie
Lambert
New York
Archie Hhg
Dr. Lambert
Quentin ‘Roosevelt
White House
Kermit
Groton School
Court Rules Civil Statutes Not Applicable in Court Martial Case
Federal Judge Follick denied ex Captain George N. Kirkman’s habeas corpus petition, holding civil laws do not apply to military court sentences. Kirkman, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, contends concurrent sentences while War Department sees them as cumulative under military jurisdiction.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Follock
United States District Court
George N. Kirkman
Kirkman
Thiz
War Department
Fort Leavenworth
J. C. Pollock
Lam
Missing Comma Lets Coal Fund For White House Stand
A penny ante punctuation error nearly changed the coal appropriation for the Executive Mansion, greenhouses, and stables. A watchful clerk caught the omission before Roosevelt faced dipping into personal funds for winter fuel.
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White House
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Senate
Sugartrust Rebates Questioned In Dock Ownership Link
Testimony in a U S court disclosed that Lowell M Palmer did not profit the sugar trust from railroad rebate payments for 1902 1904 and that the Havemeyers were involved with him in Palmer's docks. Del Never denied the indictment.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Lowell M. Palmer
American Sugar Refining Company
Cal Top
Caldwell
I Roa
United States
Trunk Line Association
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Palmer
W. H. Truesdale
Truesdale
Hayemeyers
Morgan's Ship Sinks Barge Off Jersey City
Special to The Washington. New York March 13 The White Star Liner Baltic carrying J Pierpont Morgan collided with two coal barges near Jersey City while descending the North River and sank one barge. The Baltic stopped and backed, then continued after an investigation showed no damage to the liner. Morgan, seen boarding with his usual brisk step, declined further comment beyond his earlier statement praising national financial and industrial conditions.
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Washington Ros
New York
Battle
Europe
J. Pierpont Morgan
Jersey City
North River
Baltic
Morgan
Washington
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