Medical men adjourn congress biggest ever held
The American Medical Congress closes its seventh triennial meeting in Jamestown Exposition with sessions at the Inside Inn. Attendees from fifteen associations discuss humane treatment of the insane, with papers on mental diseases and remarks by Drs Weir Mitchell, Folin, Packard, and others. Officers for the next three years to be chosen by the executive committee.
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American Medico-Psychological Association
Jamestown
Laryngological Society
Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
Arlington Hotel
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Congress
American Dermatological Association
American Medico-Psychological Asso+igating
Inside Inn
Jamestown Exposition
Washington
Jamestown Yestery
Adolf Meyer
M. S. Gregory
B. Dunlap
New
Association of Americans
American Physiological Association
S. Weir Mitchell
William Hart
BE. P. Joslin
Otto Fotin
Arlington
Cosmos Club
Vevmont Avenue
H Streets
H. S Birkett
J. Paysonston
J. E. Hades
Chicago
James E. Newcomb
New York
J. H. Bryan
Shoreham
Willard
George Washington University
Medical Congress
Natonal Ca
MISS GILMAN TO ACT AGAIN IN OPERA CAREER
Mabelle Gilman plans a year away from public life to support charity in New York and Paris plans a small theater at the Chateau near Paris where she may perform mainly in operatic pieces. Jean de Reszke has suggested she appear with him in Carmen and the couple may establish an opera house in this city.
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Secial
the Washing Post
New York
Mabelle Gilman Steint
Wiliam E. Corey
Corer
MM ii
Mias Gilman
Bemm Gilmin
Hall of Fame
Miss Gllman
Miss Gliman
West Forty-sixth Street
Wirewound Gun Tests Announced by War Department
A War Department board led by Maj Gen John P Story will evaluate wirewound guns. Prof Philip R Alger and Capt Alston Hamilton join to compare a government Crozier ordnance gun with a private company model, amid prior testing disputes and a canceled contract.
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War Department
John P. Story
Philip R. Alger
United States Naval Academy
Alston Hiamilton
Coast Artillery
Alger
Root
Gen. Alger
Washington
Defective tubes stamp scheme eyed in Dunn Close trial
In Pittshurs Pa the United States District Court resumed the trial of J Jay Dunn and Charles Close on charges of defrauding the government by furnishing defective boiler tubes. Witnesses from Shelby Steel Tube Co testified to methods used to pass defective tubes and to stamps on pipes hidden during testing.
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Pittshurs
United States District Court
J. Jay Dunn
Charles Lt. Close
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Elmer
Mason
Frank Emmett
Emmett
Perry M. Thompson
Thompson
Enele B. Burnett
Andrew J. Dambacher
Funston Favored Junior in General Promotion
War Department released a statement addressing criticism over Brig. Gen. William S. McCaskey being promoted to major general ahead of Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston. Chief of Staff Gen. Bell quoted Gen. Funston as expressing no objection to McCaskey’s promotion due to his soldierly character and Civil War record.
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William 5. McCaskey
Frederick Funston
War Department
McCaskey
Funston
Bell
Gen. McCaskey
Appraising Board Ordered Over Pacific Mail Waos Island
Isthmian Canal Commission orders a board of appraisers to value improvements by Pacific Mail Steamship Co on Waos Island Bay of Panama. Government purchase decision to be discussed with Secretary Taft. Settlement on title with Manager Schwerin appears possible. Island to be used for quarantine and immigration once canal operates.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Waos
Bay of Panama
Taft
Schwerin
Steamship Company
Submarine Makes Record at Newport Trials
Newport May 9 Despite poor weather there were no forenoon trials of the submarine boats. The Octopus conducted a thirty mile endurance surface run to supply data for the trial board to estimate radius of action with tanks full, unofficially about 1,000 miles. The run used gasoline engines at cruising speed. A deep water submerged test is planned for May 29, now to be held off Balmy? before that date.
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Newport
Octopus
Mar
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President Regrets Inability to Attend Seattle Exposition
President Taft regrets he cannot go to Seattle in June for the Yukon-Seattle Exposition. Commissioner Ballinger of the General Land Office asked for the President to break ground on June 1. Exposition officials proposed sending a representative instead. telegrams of best wishes from the Chief Executive will be read at the ceremonies.
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Ballinger
General Land Office
Taft
Baptist Meeting Near Million Baptists to Gather in Calvary Church
Local Baptist churches plan May anniversaries for the North’s Baptists at Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets, May 1 to 2. The event marks the American Baptist Missionary Union, Publication Society, and Home Mission Society milestones and gathers over six thousand delegates from a one million white Baptist representation. sessions feature leaders, religious tract publishing, and Women’s missionary societies with multiple meetings across the program.
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Milliop Baptists
American Baptist Missionary Union
Burma
Assam
South India
Siam
China
Japan
Africa
Philippine Islands
Boston
Mass
H. A. Porter
D D
Oklahoma
American Baptist Publication Society
Philadelphia
Rev. R. & McArthur
New York
Baptist Young People's Union
American Baptist Home Mission Society
William 8. Shallenberger
North America
Women's Baptist Home Missionary Society
Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Sullivan Meets Defeat in Bid to Free Nephew at White House
John L. Sullivan, former heavyweight champion, visited the White House to plead for his nephew John Lawrence Lenn, imprisoned one year at Governors Island for desertion. Lenn left his company in Cuba, was captured and court martialed. War Department said the case would not be reopened.
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John IL. Sullivan
White House
Taft
Roosevelt
Lenn
War Department
School Festival Fights Over Dress Rehearsal Details
Boxes at school festival plan a Washington Playhouse benefit concert for the playground fund on May 18 and 19. Leaders include Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Roosevelt’s sister, Mrs. Robert Bacon, and Mrs. Anderson. A misunderstanding arose over the May 18 afternoon event labeled dress rehearsal but Chairman James E West says the show will be identical to the May 19 evening performance with the Marine Band. Prices are nominal and pupils may be excused early to reach the theater by 8.
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Washington “Playground
Naw
Cowles
Roossvelt
Robert Bacon
Mre. Anderson
Jnatice Thomas
Choir School Dedication Honors Harriet Lane Johnston Gift
The Harriet Lane Johnston Choir School for Boys in Washington was dedicated by Bishop Satterlee in a ceremony at the cathedral on Ascension Day anniversary. About 200 choir boys and city clergy attended, with Marine Band musicians and clergy from St Alban's, St Thomas', St John's, and St Mark's.
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Harriet Lane Johnston
Rt Re
Uddry Yates Satterlee
Washington
Marine Band
Bishop Satterlee
St.Alban’s
C. Ernest Smith
St. Thomas’ Church
Roland Cotton-Smith
St. John’s Church
R. McKim
W. Devyriez
St. Mark's
Satterles
Washington Cathedral
Jesus Christ
United States
Christ
Buchanan
Johnston
White House
Denby resigns clerkship to become Shanghai consul general
Charles Denby yesterday relinquished to Wilbur J. Carr the office of chief clerk of the Department of State and took the oath as American consul general at Shanghai China. He plans to sail from New York on the steamer New York June 6 and travel via the Trans-Siberian Railroad to his post arriving about August 1. Consul General Rodgers will leave Shanghai for Havana to replace Mr Steinhart as consul general.
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Charles Denby
Wilbur J. Carr
Department of State
Shanghai
China
Denby
New York
Hampurge
Rodgers
Havana
Steinhart
Morton Visits President in Washington
Paul Morton former Secretary of the Navy, visiting Washington on business with the Insurance company he heads, said there was no news about his trip and he called to pay respects. He denied saying Roosevelt should seek a third term, clarifying he believed the President would not accept renomination.
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Paul Morton
Washington
Morton
Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Jr. Jewelry Suit Settles in Supreme Court
In New York May date Justice McCall hears William Reining of Fifth Avenue Jeweler and James R. Roosevelt Jr over a diamond necklace allegedly sold to Mrs. James R. Roosevelt Jr. The trial was adjourned as the sale was settled with terms not disclosed.
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Washington, Port
New York
William Reining
Fifth Avenue
James R. Roosevelt, Jr
McCall
Supreme Court
Federal officers named in new appointments
The President announced several federal appointments including Within F. Willoughby as secretary of Porto Rico Samuel D. Gromer as Porto Rico treasurer Oliver D. Street as United States attorney for the Northern district of Alabama T. S Murphy as postmaster at Alms Alaska Det Ferguson as postmaster at Huntington and James F. Treat as postmaster at Lantershire New Jersey The Lestershire post office lies in Representative Payne's district and the White House stressed no political significance to that postmaster appointment.
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District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Samuel D. Gromer
Mimours
Oliver D. Street
United States
Alabame
T. 5. Murphy
Alms, Aiik
Det Ferguson
Huntington
James F. Treat
Poat‘ Mantér
Lantershire
Lestershire
Payne
White House
Army Orders Leaves of Absence and Assignments
Army orders list leaves of absence for several officers from the Twentieth and Fourteenth Infantry and Twelfth Cavalry, with durations from one month to two months. Includes assignments and inspections involving Captains, Lieutenants, and Majors, plus travel to Youngstown Ohio and encampment duties at Golden Colorado in July 1907.
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Felix W. Morlow
Twentieth Infantry
Clyde D. V. Hunt
Ghartermesier
Siontha
Joan ©. Maul
John R. Devereux
Jann G. Macomb
Fourteenth Infantry
John J. Ryan
Twelfth Cavalry
Marshall Childs
Hot Springs
Ark
Alfred C. Sharpe
Lawrence J. Hearn
National Guard
Golden
Gotaz
Singer Couple Reach Father in Needful Time
Mr and Mrs Charles J Singer hurried from Cannes France to Willoughby Ohio arriving May 9 to find J D Palmér Mrs Singer's father still alive. They obtained a customs suspension in New York and were ashore from the Kaiser Wilhelm in a special car. The New York Central limited waited briefly but they missed it and took a later train. Palmér's condition is described as very critical.
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Charles J. Singer
France
Willoughby
Ohio
Cannes
J. D. Palmér
Palmer
President Accepts Office As Monoraty Head Of School Hygiene
A message from Br. A y Cabot Boston states President Roosevelt agreed to head the American School Hygiene Association. The report notes discussions yesterday at the White House and mentions ongoing work and funding concerns.
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School Hygiene Association
Br. A Y, Cabot
G& Boston
White House
Roosevelt
American School Hygiene Associatio
Roving fair highlights and society notices in New York
A lively account details booths at a charity fair with famous attendees. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish hosts a yellow and white dinner at Seventy eighth Street to support the Adora ima Fat r, while Mary Barrymore and Ada Jaffray McVickar figure among the social page. A War Department investigation is ordered over Easter parade sartorial disputes at West Point involving Mrs Ayres and Commandant Howze, with Roosevelt’s oversight and ongoing cadet protests.
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Adora
Ima Fatr
Sevalitz-eighth Street
New York
Dimer
Bootha
Elizabeth Fairfax Ayres
Col. Ayres
Roosevelt
War Department
Mra
Ayres
Commandant Howze
West Point
Col. Howze
Mrs. Ayres
Academy
Col. Mills
Howze
Philippines
Commandant Howse
Scott
Col.Howze
Ayre
Reid Entreaties for Dorchester House Entertainments
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid plan a series of entertainments at Dorchester House London starting May 11 with a dinner for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Guests invited include Mr and Mrs Duglas Robinson among others meeting the royal couple.
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Dorchester House
London
Whitelaw Reid
Robinsons See Fallieres As White Hosts In Paris
In Paris on May 9 Ambassador White presented Mr and Mrs Douglas Robinson and Miss Robinson to President Fallieres at the Elysee Palace where they tea and tour. They later toured Versailles and viewed the palace private apartments. Wilam Nelson Cromwell called at the State and War departments as he represents Colombia in a US Colombia treaty negotiation but declined to discuss the mission.
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Paris
Douglas Robinson
Miss Robinson
President Fallieres
Elisee Palace
Versailles
Cromwell
State Department
Wilam Nelson Cromwell
State and War Departments
United States
Colombia
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