Sperry to command Admiral Evans quits May 8
Navy headlines announce Admiral Evans to resign May 8 with Thomas succeeding temporarily as fleet commander. Schroeder and Wainwright to be promoted to rear admirals on July 11. The article notes family ties and prior service in the Santiago battle, praising Admiral Sperry’s long career and roles at the War College and Hague conference.
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New York Navy Yard
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Europe
South America
New Orleans
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War College
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Hague
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Ad Tural Linus
Spear Undertaker and Embalmer Public Notice
Public obituary notice lists undertakers and embalmers with addresses and contact details. Names include Geo P Zurhorst and J William Lee among others, noting common funeral service offerings and modest prices.
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Speare
F Street
Inov
Vedaon Ein Gems
Sardo & CO
FEY
Sergeo
Costello
RAND
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Zurhorst
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William Lee
Voern Ordnatarjnio
Alana Oy Telephone Main
Praises Magdalena Bay as Emory's Flagship Receives Commendation
A historic scene unfolds as the Georgia, Emory's flagship, earns high praise for precise maneuvering near Magdalena Bay. Mexican gunboat joins the fleet, and naval officers note the Georgia's skilled handling during target practice and ceremonial entries. Mexican and U.S. officials arrive aboard the Tampico for fleet ceremonies.
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Emory
Georgia
Licensing to Marry in Wisconsin Names Read at Baraboo
Fragments list possible marriage intentions and names from Wisconsin records. Individuals include Wallace Rad A and Guesie E Murhs among others. references to Baraboo WI and readings of names suggest a public marriage license notice with multiple applicants and dates.
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Frauk
Wallace Rad
Guesie
Samania Charle Fo
Wat Baraboo
Wis
Sud Anss
Fey Alton Bane
Annie
Velalart
Walter Jeferson
Elzebeth
Fanny Tee
Milam
Celemin
Yeney Linze
le Tank
Ahen Steert
Ison
Sarah Gordon
Aramirta Jack
Wiliam J Howard
Blanche Wills
Tean Na
Mary E Summers
Health Office Deaths Report With Incomplete Local Listings
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages and partial locations from area entries. Names include Keb C Martin 41 and Philip Bammel 200 G Lown with various ages. remaining lines are garbled but indicate local senior and infant mentions and a note on a Brewers count and a Laura Wakefield entry.
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Cleveland
Virginia
Martin
Seare
Seam Philip
Bammel
Seart
Yank
Sears Cholee
Merriam
Seniol Brewers Cout
Linger
Laura Wakefield
International Congress Aims For Parenthood Education In Schools
Resolutions from the first International Congress on the Welfare of the Child urge cooperation between parents and teachers to add preparation for parenthood to school curricula. The gathering at Metropolitan Methodist Church also backs a single standard of purity, industrial training, and aiding immigrant families to understand American life.
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International Congress
Metropolitan Methodist Church
National Congress of Mothers
Roosevelt
Department of State
International Congress On
Beheft
How the Python Kills and Other Tales from India
A fragmented reminiscence describes a large python in India swallowing prey, scenes of a constricting snake with a cat, and a postscript about a divorce suit in the District Supreme Court. The narrative mentions a family member and a cavalry unit at Benares, then shifts to public notices about placing ads near O'Donnell's Pharmacy.
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India
London
Willy
Benares
Fighting Pastor Repents At Westminster College Scuffle
The Westminster College registrar Rev Vesey publicly asked for pardon from the Allegheny Presbytery after admitting he struck a student during a campus dispute. A special committee was appointed to investigate and granted no immediate pardon.
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Pittsburg
Win Reyv
J. H Vesey
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Allegheny Presbytery
United Presbyterian Church
Presbytery
Vevey
Vesey
Ideal site for aeronautic tests at Fort Myer grounds
A government and civilian party urged using Fort Myer as a testing ground for aeroplanes and airships. They praised the level, obstructionfree space, accessibility from Washington, and the need for a shed and minor improvements to attract dozens of aeronauts and potentially host memorial and navigation experiments.
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Cort Myer
Offents
Ciizens
United States
Navy
Charles de I Chandler
Aero Club of
Amerca
United
Charles C Miller
War Department
Senal Corba
Termauta
Barr Myer
Agreement With Japan on Immigration Pleasing to Tokyo
The United States reached a practical immigration accord with Japan. The final reply approved Japan's proposed passport rules to curb Japanese laborers leaving Japan, with Hawaii matching restrictions. Japan has already restricted emigration except for those who have settled in Hawaii and plans more regulations in coming months. The U S reply was reported as pleasing to Tokyo.
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United States
Tokyo
Japan
Hawaii
Change in Post Office Supervisory Roles in City Service
Within the city post office FE Haycock was named superintendent of the city delivery division yesterday morning succeeding Henry L Johnson, who moved to the money order division. Johnson was formerly assistant superintendent, and Haycock is expected to implement the Washington office model linked to Mrs Tise Devises Estate. The will of Sarah Catharine Tise, dated May 31 1892 with a codicil of January 27 1909, has been filed for probate naming Charles D Washburn and George Tise as executors.
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Withim FE Haycock
Henry L Johnson
Ree Dellers
Gener
Haycock
Washington
Tise
Sarah Catharine Tise
Charles D Washburn
George Tise
Washburn
George Tisé
Charles LL. D Washburn
Argentina Dinner Honoring American Delegates Impresses Guests
A high level dinner hosted by Argentine Minister Don Epifanio Portela honored American and Latin American dignitaries including Secretary of State Root. Portela praised U.S. friendly ties with South American republics while Root recalled prior Buenos Aires reception, urging enduring cordial relations between nations. Notable attendees included Andrew Carnegie, Speaker of the House, and other top political figures. event held at Rauscher in Washington with elaborate floral decor and keepsakes.
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Root
Don Epifanio Portela
Roots
Senor
Joaquin Nabuco
Commerce and Labor
Straus
Garfield
Buenos Aires
Lassenger
South American
Republis
Tnea
Unites States
Don Portela
Argentina
Briitlan
Lallow
Rauscher Connecticcut Avenue
K Street
Dr Fisher Ends Hanover College Presidency and Moves to Washington
Dr Fisher who served twenty eight years as president of Hanover College and left last August has arrived in Washington to make it his permanent home. Mr Fisher also returned from abroad with their son Dr Howard Tisher and they are residing at the Mendota.
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Hanover
Ind ) College
Washington
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The
Mendota
Howard Tisher
Gold Medal Flour Wins Grand Prize at St Louis Exposition
At the St Louis Exposition Gold Medal Flour from Washburn Crosby earned the grand prize, touted as the flour of flours and the truly best.
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St. Louis Exposition
Washburn- Crosby’s
Explosions Kill Three Workmen at Coalmont Mills
In Linton Indiana on March 37 three United States Powder Company workers were killed and six injured when a Frese mill at Coalmont exploded. The blast damaged windows and buildings as the press mill section collapsed. Names of the victims include George Gorebut Credé Simmons Son Smith. A fatally injured survivor was Charles Myers. Nearby Crandon Wisconsin also reported three workers killed when a planing unit of George Kemp exploded and burned, cause unknown.
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Linton Ind
Frese
United States Powder Company
Coalmont
George Gorebut
Crede Simmons Son Smith
Charles Myers
Crandon
Wis
George Kemp
Rio Conference outlines work products of four treaties
The Rio Conference produced four treaties and fourteen resolutions. Secretary of State Hay selected thirteen men for the Pan American committee to advance the suggestions. Andrew Carnegie accepted vice chairmanship but refused to head the committee, citing absence from the country.
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United States
Andrew Carnegie
America
State Department
Hoot
Pan American Committee
Reo
Femeines
Wall
Senate
Bureau of American Republic
Buenos Aires
Lanitation Intercontinental Reflwax
Narth
South America
New York City
Stephen B Elkins
West Virginia
Charles R Gandia
India
James Stevben
Texas
Robert Bacon
Alfred A
Benjamin Tde Wheeler Tanersity
California
Edmund J James
McCreary
Reverend Ralph Pierce Dies After Half Century in Ministry
Reverend Ralph Pierce D D died yesterday at his residence. Born April 11 1826 in Moriah New York he graduated at Dickinson College and entered the Methodist ministry. He spent years in India as a missionary 1857 to 1862 and later served in Holston and Central Tennessee conferences. He moved to Washington in 1906 and married Marilla Peck then Sera White. Surviving are eight children. Funeral services will be held at 10 20 o'clock Thursday morning.
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India
Ralph Pierce
Steeat
Wisness
Dr Pierce
Moriah
Dickinson College
Tennessee
Holston
Chattanooga
Tulla Yhoma
Nashville
Washington
Resolution endorses M Grant Lucas as supervising principal
The Northeast Washington Citizens Association forwarded a resolution to the board of education endorsing M Grant Lucas as supervising principal of the Twelfth division of Washington public schools. Adopted at a Monday night meeting held at Calvary Episcopal Church, Lucas had served four years as Lovejoy School supervising principal and was deemed competent for the new post.
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M Grant Lucas
Washington Public Schools
Board of Education
Northeast Washington Citizens Association
Calvary Episcopal Church
Lucas
Lovejoy
Irish Flag Raised Over British Ship In Galveston
In Galveston on March 1, Captain Moore of the British steamship Howth headed Belfast hoisted the Irish flag above the American flag in defiance of U S display rules at a U S port. A government inspector demanded compliance and the revenue cutter stood ready to act. The skipper finally lowered the American flag and raised the green flag.
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Moore
Belfast
Ireland
St Patrick
Andy
United States
Revenue Cutter
Murderer goes insane after boy burns death in hospital
A convicted murderer awaiting death, Peter Var, becomes insane in Northumberland jail, imagining his rope. He urges haste of execution. Judge O Buchanan dies from a bullet wound on a Southern Railway coach in Augusta Georgia.
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Northumberland County
Augusta Ga
Judge O ' Buchanan
Wiile
Southern Railway
Theodore Jr Visitor Says President Idol of the West
Col Dick Plunkett, famed marshal and Indian friend, spent the day at Harvard as a guest of Theodore Roosevelt and R Bacon. He was summoned to Washington for talks but visited Harvard first, meeting President Eliot and many undergraduates. He praised Harvard and joked about Westerners’ opinions.
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Rosedale
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Plunket
Plunkett
Oklahoma
McHinie
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Bacon Plunkett
Presdent Roosevelt
Washington
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White House
Eliot
Harvards
Rescuers Save Marooned Dog Off White Lake Harbor
Charles Snyder Sprigg and Robert Jervies risked their lives to reach a collie stranded a mile from shore in Lake Michigan. After an eight hour, grim effort through ice cakes, they freed the frostbitten dog whose feet were swollen and fur worn to a skeleton, the dog barking as rescuers appeared.
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Charles Snyder
Edward ‘Sprigg
Robert Jervies
Whitehell
Lake Michigan
White Lake Harbor
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