Japan Demands Protection After San Francisco Streetcar Riot
The State Department, urged by Ambassador Wright and Viscount Aoki, ordered prompt federal investigation into Japanese mistreatment in San Francisco after mobs demolished a Japanese restaurant and bath house amid streetcar labor unrest. Secretary Root urged Governor Gillett to ensure California enforces treaty guarantees protecting Japanese lives and property while weighing federal steps, including possible injunctions, to uphold protections.
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Japan
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Louisiana
Italy
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters renewed claim of cures for 53 years
An old advertisement asserts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has cured ailments for over five decades, listing conditions like indigestion dyspepsia heartburn and malaria-related issues and promising relief through its tonic.
State aims to speed up Japanese matter after Italy concern
The State Department seeks swift resolution of the Japanese issue despite the Italian case easing. Damages were paid due to Louisiana's failure to honor a U S agreement with Jaly. The note cautions that no Japanese have been killed, but schooling tensions add urgency to a quick settlement.
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United States
Jaly
State Department
Indignation in Tokyo sparks U S note on unrest in San Francisco
A consular report from San Francisco notes indignant public reaction in Tokyo to attacks on Japanese restaurant keepers in San Francisco. The disturbance began with expulsion of two white men from a Japanese restaurant on Eighth street, then a mob wrecked a second establishment on Folsom street as police were redeployed due to a carmen strike.
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San Francisco
Washington
Folsom Street
Eighth Street
Saw Wolf Killing Horse and a Roosevelt Controversy
Special to The Washington Post reports Dr Willam J Gong asserting an affidavit from a Sioux Indian and Rev Dr Ryder supporting his story of a white wolf killing a caribou by a chest bite. He expects Roosevelt to admit the tale true or false, vowing further affidavits and publicity to prove his claim.
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Stamford Conn
Willam J Gong
Long
Roosevelt
Dr. Long
Charles J. Ryder
American Missionary Association
New York
Stamford
Ryder
President Roosevelt Avoids Responding to Naturalist Letter
President Roosevelt will not enter controversy with Rev William Long of Stamford over the president's critique of Dr Long as a nature taker. A letter from Dr Long notifying a response has been received but will not be answered or acknowledged at the White House. The magazine piece containing the criticism was prepared as an authorized interview with the president by Edward B Clark, Washington correspondent of a Chicago evening newspaper.
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White House
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Stamford
Dr Long
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Edward B Clark
Clark
Washington
Chicago
COL. DAVIS NAMED BRIGADIER IN COAST ARTILLERY
President Roosevelt appoints Col John M Davis of the Coast Artillery as brigadier general to fill the vacancy from Gen Constant Williams retirement. Davis, born January 31, 1814 in DC, graduated 1863 Military Academy, served in First Artillery then Spanish War, later Fifth Artillery, promoted to colonel in 1903. Includes other brief items on departmental commands, a McKinley memorial fund letter, a divorce decree in Maryland, and Taft’s day outing to Leesburg Virginia.
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Earl D Thomas
Department of the Missouri
Department of the Colorado
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President Plays Tennis Amid Rainy Day White House Outing
The President and family spent a strenuous open air afternoon on the White House court despite clouds and a sprinkle. Lawrence O. Murray partnered the President against M. Jusserand and James R. Garfield as Mrs. Roosevelt and friends picnic on the rocks at Great Falls. Diplomats called to pay respects, including Baron Hengelmuller and Senor Obaldia, with other political discussions circling Tennessee internal revenue and future visits.
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Fitzhugh Lee
Long
Great Falls
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Vienna
Senor Obaldia
Republic of Panama
Baron Askell
Bryce
Perks
BM. Jysserand
Porter Presses for Sanders City Appointment
Representative Porter of New York spoke with the President about naming a successor to Archie D Sanders as Rochester district internal revenue collector. Porter has a candidate but could not say when the appointment would be made, and the President was not in a hurry to act.
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West Virgina
Internal Revenue
John W. Yerkes
Pearl Wight
New Orleans
Wight
Representative Porter
New York
Archie D Sanders
Rochester
Porter
Sanders
Cail
Badger to Head Naval Academy on Sands’ Retirement
Commander Charles J. Badger, recently named Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, will become superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis when Rear Admiral James H. Sands retires next July. Badger, from Maryland, entered the navy in 1869 and has served as commandant of cadets at Annapolis. He will be promoted to captain in a few months after commanding the cruiser Chicago on the Pacific Station.
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Pacific
Octopus Deep Sea Test Postponed By Weather
The deep sea trial of the submarine boat Octopus off Boston Lightship was postponed today due to unfavorable weather. The test, one of the final government service trials, will be sealed and submerged to 200 feet with no crew aboard, planned for tomorrow or Monday.
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Octopus
Army Orders Show Broad Departures and Assignments
A long list of leaves of absence and duty changes across multiple units. Capt Lewy S Ryan and Lt Col Charles Ayers receive extended or new terms. several officers move between forts, depots, and theaters including Philippine Islands, Fort Walla Walla, and Fort Mackenzie. Continental commands readjust as Maj Ernest Hinds and Lt Col Willem Mann shift duties, with staff moves at Naval War College and Fort Logan. The Saratoga nautical school ship is condemned at Philadelphia.
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Fourteenth Cavalry
Willem A. Mann
Sixth Infantry
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Seventh Cavalry
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Fred T Koyie
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Roak
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Thirtieth Infantry
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Frank A Grant
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Ohio
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Twelfth Infantry
General Hospital
Washington Barracks
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Vessel deemed not worth repair and to be sold
A survey concludes the vessel cannot justify the expenditure to restore her for continued service and an order will likely be issued to sell the ship to the highest bidder.
America to Send Ships to Bordeaux Exposition
The United States will send a special naval squadron to Bordeaux for the closing ceremonies of the International Maritime Exposition. The force includes armored cruisers Tennessee and Washington, commanded by Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton with Tennessee as flagship. They sail from New York about June 12 and aim to return in August. French President expected to review the ships.
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United States Navy
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French Republic
Tennessee
Washington
New York Navy Yard
Charles H. Stockton
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