Sigsbee Defects Maine Monument Plan After Resigning
Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee announces resignation as president of the Maine Monument Association citing lack of funds and organizational strain. He urges reorganization, broader support, and continued promotion of the Maine memorial with possible new leadership and future meetings to finalize plans.
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Shipwrecked sailors home from Atlantic voyage
New York reports the crew of the Maine seagoing schooner Florence Leland, lost in October near Brunswick Bay Nova Scotia, were rescued by the Commodore, Harigan Lins, after drifting in the Gulf Stream. Captain Olden described long pumps, dives for water and provisions, and signals seen from a passing steamer before rescue.
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Sbaretti Goes to Rome as Cardinal Hopeful
Apostolic Delegate to Canada Sbaretti is named secretary of the congregation of the religious, seen as a path to the cardinalate. He replaces Abbot Tannssen, who resigned last year. The move signals secular clerics may lead the congregation.
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North Dakota Contest Narrowly Decided in Local Fight
North Dakota’s gubernatorial race ends with Gov John Burke seeking a second term facing Republican A Johnson in a personal contest. The partisan betting leans toward Helgegon and Hanna for Congress amid lack of major state issues.
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Ballinger urges Congress to settle Alaska coal policy
Secretary Ballinger blames agitation over Alaska coal withdrawals on notional conservationists and urges Congress to act. He cites pending fraud cases, calls for a clear method to acquire Alaska coal, and argues economic waste from current shipping to the Pacific. He says Congress should decide how Alaska coal is taken to Pacific markets before foreign imports prevail.
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Nicaragua Seeks U S Loan For Estrada Regime
Managua report from Nov 6 says Special US Commissioner Thomas C. Dawson signed a convention with Gen. Estrada and his ministers to back a two year presidency and obtain a US loan. The plan guarantees 60 percent of customs duties and funds debt, railways to Matagalpa and Rama, and a gold standard.
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Robbed Behind White House In Dawn Hold Up
Guy E. Harrison of 410 Third Street NW was assaulted near the White House before daylight yesterday. He was robbed of a gold watch and cash valued at unspecified amounts, knocked unconscious, then recovered with no description of the robbers available to police.
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Asylum Patient Miss Rose Carnes Located by Authorities
Authorities at the Government Hospital for the Insane located Miss Rose Carnes, a patient who escaped, at relatives’ home in the city. She may stay briefly with them before being returned to the asylum. she is described as nearly cured though suffering mental depression.
Monk murders cousin in Poland to hide jewel theft
In Czenstochowa a monk Father Damazy is accused of murdering his cousin Vaclav Macoch and stealing gems from the icon of the Virgin. The case ties to a sprawling robbery at the Pauline monastery, with wives, servants, and two other monks implicated as police probe emerges from Austria. The church faces secular oversight as pilgrims dwindle.
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Death of James Dwyer Aged 65 in Washington Bed
James Dwyer 65 a former Miles stable hand rooming at 1104 Eighteenth Street north west was found dead in bed by J H Nichols of the house. Coroner Nevitt and Detective Patrick O'Brien report asphyxiation from a wall bracket likely caused by a burning match dropped while attempting a light. Authorities note little is known of Dwyer's past, and Gen Nelson Miles is away from the city.
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Woman Favors the Lash Editor Post
Margarerite du Pont Lee of Georgetown argues in a November 6 letter to the editor that calling women foolish for using satchels promotes gendered fear. She questions the paper’s stance on handbag security and suggests harsher penalties for thieves to deter pickpockets.
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Sterrett Completes Builder's Tests On Way To Port
Boston November 6 torpedo boat destroyer Sterrett finished builder's tests with a four hour run from Rockland Maine to Boston port. She exceeded required 29 and a half knots posting speeds from 28.04 to 30.50 knots. Economy tests deemed very satisfactory and Sterrett has completed 12 hour runs at 16 and 25 knots as well as other trials since Monday with mean high speed about 31.65 knots and a record mile near 30.23 knots, close to the Perkins 27.8 knot and Paulding 30.82 knot marks.
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Senator Bradley III Admitted After Illness in Bowling Green
United States Senator W. O. Bradley was admitted to a local hospital in Bowling Green Kentucky after an attack of acute indigestion on return from Morgantown. His condition is not critical, and doctors say travel will be limited for several days. The incident followed a speech in Morgantown and a long day of services hosted at a church in the capital district.
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Big Earthquake Recorded at Georgetown Observatory
A series of heavy earthquake shocks were detected by the Georgetown University Observatory seismograph. The first disturbance occurred at 4:51 PM with two heavy shocks lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds and 20 second intervals. A subsequent trio of continuous shocks followed, durations not fully specified. Distances to Washington were not measured. shocks traveled north and south. Separately, St Louis reported shocks at its university seismograph, estimating a 4160 mile distance placing the event near the Aleutian Islands.
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Church's Pastor 21 Fears Anniversary at Temple Baptist
The Rev. Dr. J. J. Muir celebrated the twenty first anniversary of his pastorate at Temple Baptist Church. Communion was held at 11 o clock as Dr. Muir reviewed his Washington work and thanked parishioners for support. Under his leadership the Terhme Baptist congregation has grown and church departments are in excellent condition. Dr. Muir founded the...
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