New Torpedo Tested At Newport Station This Month
A new self propelled torpedo built from Whitehead parts and novel steel is to be tested at the Newport torpedo station this month. Commander Tavie reports a six inch shell with high explosive, muzzle velocity unknown, delivered via a smokeless propellant. The device aims to pierce hull armor and trigger an interior explosion. The report follows Roosevelt's defense of omitting In God We Trust from coins and notes.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Loeb Remains With Chief In Roosevelt’s Name Reappointment Signaled
William Loeb Jr still leads White House affairs as President Roosevelt contemplates renomination. Rumors say Loeb’s reconsideration of a Washington Railway role hints he plans to stay beside the President, with gossip suggesting he may seek another four year term if Roosevelt runs again.
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Washington Railway and Electce Company
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Shan
Hox
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Favors Postal Banks May Relax Money Tightness
Discussion cites President Roosevelt backing postal savings banks to curb hoarding. Meyer advocates government backed deposits with 2 percent interest, while Postmaster General emphasizes separate public and private banking roles. Students, public funds, and wartime economics noted as factors shaping reforms.
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Meyer
Pika Bundinds
Milan
Maston
United Fates
Posta Sax
Stagsteks
Aenea Ie
Draft of River Reform in Utopic National Plan
Fragmented text shows a debate on river management and congressional action. Mentions Lake Providents and a volunteer suite in recurring issues. References pending approvals and national river creation, with unclear context and garbled names.
OIL MEN AT WHITE HOUSE DISCUSSION ON REGULATIONS
A three way meeting at the White House brought together a midcontinent oil group led by N. V. Franellit to press for nouvelles on investment access and West Texas regulation. The delegation urged careful approval of sanctions while warning federal limits may affect key players in Indian Territory and beyond.
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Hoge Statini
Roosevelt Invited to Attend Tech Conference
Commis sioner of Internal Revenue confirms Roosevelt invited to address the upcoming tech conference in June. Delegates and pres visitors expected. Columbia notables to meet the President. Brownsville issue noted but support remains strong for Roosevelt among state blacks. Griscom to Italy did not call on the President yesterday. he sails Saturday.
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Roosevelt
Gineys
Carroll
Columbia
Central American Conference Opens With President’s Luncheon
Delegates to the Central American Conference meet in Washington with Luis Anderson favored as permanent president. A White House luncheon honored the delegates, with many foreign ministers and officials present or noted as absent. Preliminary arrangements include rules for deliberations and the selection of permanent officers, while Root and Ignacio Marisen are considered for advisory leadership.
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White House
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Luis Anderson
Costa Rica
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Guatemala
Br Pulitaren Bonilla
Hondurs
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Victory for Steam as Locomotive Surpasses Electric Power
A Pennsylvania Railroads test near Clayton New Jersey shows steam locomotives surpassing electric rivals by reaching 69 to 85 miles per hour on a seven mile trial. Experts predict heavier electric engines may soon approach 100 miles an hour as devices measure speed and wheel force on the track.
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Outlaws Will Yield in Cherokee Statehood Celebration
Cherokees Wyckliffe brothers, the Outlaws who killed a deputy marshal, will surrender voluntarily in Tahlequah on Saturday as part of the Oklahoma statehood celebration. Negotiations with Cherokee County officials have arranged bond and possible release without jail.
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Top Prices for Americana Library of WP Robinson Sold in Boston
Boston sale of WP Robinson library shows high prices with a full set of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register selling for 25 dollars. Cotton Mather’s Magisalia Christi Americana and Maud Gondwin’s Dolly Madison also drew bids. other items included The Jackmann Epoch and Dibain’s Bibliographical Dictionary and Durrow reprints of the Jesuit Relations.
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Dibain
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Clergy Debate Over Motto On New U S Coin
In New York City the Episcopal Diocese convention debated removing In God We Trust from a new gold coin. Dr W M Grosvenor of the Church of the Incarnation led a lengthy resolution opposing removal and urging the Treasury to restore the legend. After tense sessions the Grosvenor motion passed narrowly by division amid applause.
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Designer left out motto in Saint-Gaudens ten piece design
Boston Nov 1 Henry Mitchell Boston expert seal engraver and coin postal dies specialist says Saint-Gaudens may have omitted the motto In God We Trust from the new ten gold pieces to keep the design simple and suitable for modern mint machinery Mitchell argues the artist preferred ancientGreco style with rough edges but redesigned for circular modern coins and abraded surface removal to suit mint limits he believes SaintGaudens had a free hand but stripped the motto to achieve simplicity.
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Lumbermen Charge Rate Conspiracy Before Interstate Board
Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association sues Union Pacific and other Western lines at the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging price fixing and suppression of competition for forest products. Complaint claims rates were raised 6 to 20 cents per hundred pounds, harming Pacific Northwest lumber. accuses excessive stock and debt levels. Also notes California forest reserve expansion and public land sales aiding reclamation irrigation gains.
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Pacific Northwest
Harvard Professor Opposes Federal Inheritance Tax Plan
Prof Charles J Bullock of Harvard attacks the President's proposed federal inheritance tax as ineffective, urging stronger state and local reforms including conspiracy and theft laws. He argues wealth concentration is best addressed by corporate reform and existing tax tools rather than a nationwide estate levy.
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Harvard
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Harvard University
National Conference On Taxation
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French to honor Taft with Berlin England visit planned
Paris reports the French government welcomes Secretary Taft’s planned stop on the way home from the Far East. A dinner in Paris with President Fallieres is likely, and Emperor William may invite Taft to visit England after Vladivostok. Ambassador Tower expects Taft to attend a Berlin dinner and meet German officials.
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Guiteau's Lawyer Dead In Germantown
Harman Amerling, 71, longtime Guiteau defense attorney, dies at his Germantown home. Born in Baltimore and raised in Blairsville, he served as circuit judge in Stephenson County, Illinois, before moving East. He believed Guiteau was insane and that hanging the President’s killer was unnecessary.
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Prof Koch Honored by Kaiser for Sleeping Sickness Work
May 14 Kaiser confers title of excellence on Prof Robert Koch for discovering origin and treatment of sleeping sickness. Report outlines extended field investigations in Victoria Nyansa region and compares low death rates in treated sleepers to higher deaths at mission stations. Koch notes glossinia pathology in blood of crocodiles and suggests a bounty on crocodile eyes to curb disease.
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Canada Envoy in Tokyo Seeks Stable Immigration Plan
Rudolph Lemieux, Canada’s postmaster general and labor minister, arrives in Tokyo to discuss immigration matters with Japan. The Japanese government indicates satisfaction with its current policy and expects no material changes. Ottawa reports final damage settlements to Japanese rioting claims in Vancouver, totaling $00,105 on 56 claims.
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Emperor plans large scale army maneuvers in Japan
Tokyo reports the emperor will observe a major military exercise on 35 miles of the Kino River near Niitko. About 42,000 personnel from all branches participate with pontoons and saps, directed by a light corps. Commanders include Gen. Prince Fushimia and Viscount Kamamura, with Gen. Pershing among foreign observers.
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Unrest in China After Dowager Empress Death
New York reports serious turmoil in China following the Empress Dowager’s death. Seraphin Molinatte, chief engineer of the Imperial Bridge, predicts unrest across the nation as factions consider Yuan-Shih-kai to lead amid a political crisis. He notes opposition to continuing the Mangchu dynasty and cites military influence under Yuan’s rise.
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Wellman Sails For Home From Cherbourg
Paris reports Walter Wellman, leader of the Wellman Arctic expedition, sailed from Cherbourg on the White Star Majestic for New York to confer with supporters and decide next year’s program. The Arctic airship, car, and machinery arrived from Norway in excellent condition.
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French course approved after deputies vote to back Moroccan policy
Paris November 1 The Chamber of Deputies rejected a socialist resolution demanding full internationalization of Franco Spanish action in Morocco and condemning the Casablanca bombardment as unjust. The 400 to 1 vote supported the government, affirming confidence that France will respect its rights in Morocco and honor its engagements with other powers.
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Steamers Crash In French Roadstead Collision reported
During a gale at Havre on November 4 the steamer Ville de Tarfagelte collided with Susanne. Ville de Tarfagelte sank in five minutes but the crew were saved. Virginie from New Orleans to Bordeaux struck the breakwater but was not badly damaged.
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State Senate Passes Reform Bill Limiting Federal Court Appeals
Beton Rouge La November State Senate approved a bill barring foreign corporations from filing cases in Federal courts, risking disbarment from the State for violations. The lone dissent came from one senator as the first concrete reform proposed for the extra session.
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Battle ships for Spain under navy appropriation
The navy reform commission has recommended a total appropriation of 32.70.90 for the navy including funds for three 15,000 ton battleships, three torpedo boat destroyers, one submarine boat, twenty four torpedo boats, and several service ships.
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