Royalty Rival Opera Guests Honor Fallieres At Covent Garden
Covent Garden glowed with gala decor as King Edward and President Fallieres attended a royal opera night. Melba and Tetrazzini performed while crowds cheered, a banquet at the foreign office followed, and diplomatic entourage filled the house with banners and diamonds. Fallieres appeared fatigued but endured the evening amid ovations and state ceremonies.
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London
Covent Garden
Ecora
England
France
Melba
Tetrazzini
Edward Grey
M. Falleres
Foreign Office
Prince of Wales
Fod Quer
Prince and Princess of Wales
M. Fallieres
King Edward
Alexandra
Fallieres
President Fallieres
Audiene
Ambassador Reid
Mra. Reid
Bown
John Javob Aster
Craven
Willoughby
Paget
Lew Harcourt
Pat Palmer
John W. Macow
Frank J. Mackay
Fallleres
Guild Hall
Efis
Fire on Paris Cherbourg train car wreck near Evreux
In May near Evreux France a White Star Line train bound Paris to Cherbourg caught fire inside a tunnel. One passenger was injured as two first class cars, attached to the Teutonic special, were destroyed after the cars separated and moved to a side track. The fire likely stemmed from gas or sparks. the Teutonic passengers, including Theodore F. Shonts, were onboard the burning cars. The Kronprinzess party followed but faced delays.
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Evereux
France
White Star
Paris
Cherbourg
Poe
Teutonic
Pdesiis
Tounnel
Evreux
Lloyd, Special
Theodore
F. Shonts
New York
Kronprinzess
Cecelie
Teutonic Special
Grand Cross for Dr Hill Receives Dutch Queen’s Honor
The Hague May 27 American Minister David Jayne Hill will meet Queen Wilhelmina on June 1 to present his recall letters. The queen plans to confer the Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau when he appears next Monday. Hill departs for Berlin later next week after a banduet hosted by the foreign affairs minister.
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the Hague
David Jayne Hi
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Hill
Order of Orange-Nassau
Hil
Berlin
Will contest seeks court to interpret Gilmour will
The Morton Trust Company of New York filed an equity suit in the District Supreme Court to construe Allan Gilmour's will after his February 26 death. Heirs are defendants. Gilmour left an estate valued at $00,000. Trustees named in the will renounced their role, the Morton Trust was appointed substitute trustee, and the company asks whether it should also serve as executor due to absence of a designated executor.
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Morton Trust Company of
New York
District Supreme Court
Allan Gilmour
Gilmour
Trust Company
Sued for Engineer Death in Virginia Wreck Case
The Southern Railway Company faces a $100 damages suit in District Supreme Court over engineer William Ballard's death in a Shipman Virginia wreck on July 27. James A. Duffey, administrator of Ballard's estate, alleges track neglect and absent danger signals. Ballard leaves a wife Lula Ballard and two daughters Anos and Kreye Ballard.
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The
Southern Railway Company
District Supreme Court
William ©. Ballard
Shipman
James A. Duffey
Ballard
Lula Ballard
Misses Anos and
Kreye Ballard
Crowninshield dies after long illness at Philadelphia hospital
Rear Admiral Arent Crowninshield died at Episcopal Hospital Philadelphia after a month’s illness and nose operation. The funeral was held in Philadelphia with Bishop Mackay-Smith officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. Crowninshield, born 1843 in New York, served from the Civil War to the Spanish American War and commanded the Maine. His wife, Mary Bradford Crowninshield, was a noted author.
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Philadelphia
A. 5
Crowninshield
U- 5
Episcopal Hospital
Admilral
Crewninshield
Mackay-Smith
Washington
Episcopal
Pennsylvania
Arlington Cemetery
Arent Schuyler CrownInshield
New York
Jacob and
Mary Miller Séhuyléry Crowninshield
Benjamin Willams Crowninshield
Navy
Madison
President Monroe
Jacob Crowninshield
Jefferson
Schuyler
Leuntenant
Maine
Bigsbee
Bureau of Navigation
Spain
Naval Board of Strategy
Crowninshiela
Mary Bradford
Massachusetts
Gov. Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Navy tests prove armor withstands heavy shells on Arkansas Florida
naval observers gather at Norfolk as Arkansas and Florida endure simulated hits. the mo nitor Florida fires 12 inch projectiles and a 6 inch mast shot, the turret shows cracks yet remains operable, the mast towers withstands weight tests, bulkhead torpedo trials planned at navy yard. many admirals and army officers witness the experiment and commend the design.
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Florida
Jackies
Franklin
John G. Quimby
Joseph K. Taussy
Arkansas
Movements of Naval Vessels Reported
Ships arrive and sail from multiple ports including Paducah Guantanamo Dubuque Port au France Justin San Francisco Miarour Mare Island North Carolina Norfolk New York Morrix Chesapeake Bay Preble Perry Davis Fox Farragut Seusalite Eureka Mara Island Philadelphia Washington Marietta Port au Prince Guantanamo Yorktown Mard Taland Ax ortiz Key West Guanten- Ero with several vessels listed by route and destination remarks.
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Paducah
Guantanamo
Dubuque
Port Au France
Justin
San Francisco
Miarour
Mare Island
North Carolina
Norfolk
New York
Morrix
Chesapeake Bay
Preble
Perry
Davis
Fox
Farragut
Seusalite
Eureka
Mara Island
Dolphin
Philadelphia
Washington
Marietta
Port Au Prince
Yorktown
Mard Taland
Axortiz
Biresinghar
Key West
Guanten- Ero
Itinerary Plan for Maine and Alabama Battleships
A Navy Department itinerary outlines the voyage of the battleships Maine and Alabama, detached from the Atlantic fleet. They depart San Francisco June 8, visit Honolulu, Guam, Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Aden, Naples, Gibraltar, Horta, and Hampton Roads, arriving about four months earlier than the home fleet. Each port is allotted several days for calls while the ships sail via the Pacific, Suez, and Mediterranean routes.
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Maine
Alabama
Navy Department
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Suez Canal
Honolulu
Guama
Manila
Singapore
Colombo
Adém
Suez
IsmaNa
Naples
Gibraltar
Horta
Hampton Roads
Army Orders Report to General for Instructions and Transfers
Military notices detail Lieut. Col. Betlinger reporting for instruction, a four month leave for Capt. William M. Swaine, and numerous Medical Corps chiefs assigned to camp posts such as Atascadero Beach, American Lake, Pine Camp, Chickamauga, Fort Harrison, and Fort Riley. Several officers are slated for reassignment to the Missouri, Columbia, and Texas Departments. naval officers receive postings to Buffalo, New Jersey ordnance, South Dakota navigators, and Newport conference duties. Details include retirements, professorship at the University of Illinois, and various Navy assignments with dates in 1908.
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Navy Department
Florida
Newton E. Mason
W. L. Chambers
Richard Clover
Board of Inspection
Gurvey
W. L. Capps
Raymond P. Rogers
George B. Bradshaw
R. H. Robinson
Connecticut
Philip R. Alger
Board of
Naval Ordnance
Taft
Army
Hermann W. Echull
Arthur Murray
William Crozier
Oninancs
W. W. Withesspoon
Jeet
A. R. Couden
Naval Examining and Retiring Boards
W. P. Cowles
Bureau of Equipment
Sydney A. Staunton
Frank F. Fletcher
General Board
Reynolds
Norfolk Navy Yard
J. Straus
Indian Head
George B. Price
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Henry B. Price
Bureau of Ordnance
R. D. White
Maj. Dunn
Ordnance Artillery Board
Richard Davis
Capta
Henry Hatch
Claudes Seaman
Austin Hamilton
Halsey
Dunwoody
Fort Monroe
Ridgeway
School of Instruction
Betlinger
Department of California
William M. Swaine
First Infantry
Atascrtero Beach
Cal
Department of the Columbia
American Lake
Wash
Department of Texas
Leon Springs
Tex
Banister
John D. Kerr
United States Army
Fort Riley
Kans
Appel
Department of the
Hannibal
Quincy
Blondsville
Congress
Edmond G. Feoher
Uniead States Army
University of Sinais
Urbana
Ill
Lake Effort
Alfred T. Clifton
Signal Corps
Will Proceeol
Fort Omaha
Nebr
Meek
Winslow
Hampshire
F. M. Boatwink
Buffalo
H. R. Usher
Bureau of Navigation
Wacington, I
F. L. Sawyer
New Jersey
F. EB. Upham
South Dakota
Houston
Charleston
W. EM. Wartman
Naval
Cincinnati
Chile
B. Y. Rhoades
Navy
Livat
W. W. Smyth
Liew
LE. A. Cotten
Naval War College
Newport
G. M. Mayers
United States Naval Hospital
Mare Island
A. Reed
Navy Yard
Mare Istana
D. H. Castro
Naval Son
Guam
La 1
C. R. Munger
Maine
J. Holeman
Charlaston
Sergeon E. H. H
Washington, D C
H. B. McMurdo
Naval Training Station
San Francisco
H. A. Dent
Navy Pay and Personnel Changes Across Fleets in 1903 1908
A condensed notice lists paymaster and clerk appointments and withdrawals across the U S Pacific Atlantic and marine corps establishments including W I McGowan H E Collins D Foley and R M Thompson. It notes transfers to duty in Connecticut West Virginia and Bath Iron Works and mentions the 1908 changes plus a Navy rifle team selection for Camp Perry and a reconsidered consent for Atlantic fleet members to join the match.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Virginia
D. Ryen
P Watt
McGowan
Connecticut
L. ©. Reynolds
U. S. Pacific
Boatawain
F. Carali
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Boatawaln K
Rundg' St
Panther
Prairie
Baitalo
Boatswain
T. Hurdle
Hoatawaln F. Hindrelet
West Virginia
Conneticut
W. A. Settle
R. M. ‘Thompson
Banker
M C
Axjals
Marine Corps
CR Sanderson
Naval
Metcalf
Bes
Navy
Camp Perry
Ghia
Codicil to Stevens Will Among Probate Filings
A codicil dated in Seoul on December 8 97 alters the Stevens will. Steven s sister Katherine D Stevens receives the bulk of the estate while 2500 yen is sent to Robert W Irwin in Tokyo. The Davisson will directs monthly income to daughter Lea Davisson and, after Lea s death, a nephew Davieson Fort receives 1000 with remainder to other heirs.
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Durham W. Sevens
San Francisco
Katherine D. Stevens
Ie Will
Mr. Stevens
Seoul
Korea
Robert W. Irwin
Tokyo
Japan
Stevens
Barriet H. Davisson
Department of Commerce and Labor
Yesterda
Lea Davisson
Davieson Fort
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Morton Trust Company
Southern Railroad
W. G. Ballard
Billy
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Philadelphia Hospital
Theodore Whitmore
Lena
Frederick W. Elliott
Auburndale
Mass
Whitmore
Swayze
Harry Hendrickson
Siegel
Hendrickson
I Whitmore
Brosight
Arlington
Wiltmore
Femal
Scoegiat
Raux
Capes
Monitor
Walter M. Falconer
H D.’ White
Mason
Ordeles
Steven
R. W. Irwin
Lily
Ireland
Scotland
the Thistle
U.S
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Michigan
Widiaa Gora
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