Optimistic for South Urges Shipping Facilities
In Salisbury North Carolina President Fintey of the Southern Railway speaks to farmers stressing continued rural and industrial growth. He highlights agricultural gains in the South including grains fruits livestock and dairy and notes transportation improvements are essential to expand markets for Southern crops and products.
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Prescent
Southern
Salisbury
Washington Pool
North Carolina
United States
McKinley
Sonthil
Spo To Go To Nicaragua Project on Acreage
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a plan to relocate or settle a group on land in Nicaragua. Mentions acres, government action, and external support from unnamed parties. Ambiguous details prevent a clear report of who, what, where, or when.
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Nicaragua
Cuagus
Fire drives out Gen Grant at Dearborn Avenue home
General Frederic Dent Grant, commander of the department of the lakes, and his wife escaped a basement fire at 1406 Dearborn avenue Chicago. Firemen aided servants down ladders as Mrs Grant avoided burns by fleeing a stairway. Personal papers and a dressing room pocket pack were recovered. furniture valued at 5000 dollars damaged. The general's first concern was preserving relics of his father.
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Mumlander
Department of Lakes
Chicago
Msj
Frederice Dent Grant
Department of the Lakes
Dearborn Avenue
Grant
Gen Grant
Tlyaseph Grant
Belasco to Stage King of Cadoma in Metro Debut
Belasco presents the Engieb musical comedy King of Cadoma at the metropolitan theater with William Norris leading a large cast. Sidney Jones wrote the music, Frederick Lonsdale the book, and the plot follows two men forced into kingship. Clara Palmer and Gertrude Darrell headline alongside Melville Stewart, Albert Bran, and Mabel Weeks.
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Belasco
Clara Palmer
Gertrude Darrell
Melville Stewart
Albert Bran
Mabel Weeks
Five Billion Bond Talks And A Campus Comedy
A long article reviews bonding costs for government officers and the Treasury rules on bonds, plus a campus comedy titled The Brand of a Thief at Academy, with details on cast and show dates, and notices of burlesques and theater attractions at Gayety and Sage theaters and related musical events in Washington and Baltimore.
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Congressional Joint Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Congressional Commission
Lester Shaw
Treausry Department
Loten
Postoffice Department
No More Last Look at Dead Collected by Washington Post
Members of the Ministerial Association voted to discourage exposing corpses to public view at funerals. The move aims to curb unwholesome effects and protect attendees from distress.
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Washington Post
Wilkes Barre Pa Noy
Ministerial “Association
American War Dept Unveils Gun to Destroy Airships
The War Department announced development of a specialized 3 inch rifle designed to hit airships from half a mile away. Built for elevated firing and minimal carriage shock, the device uses a revolving steel table to track targets, with Congress expected to fund production at Sandy Hook after summer experiments.
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War Department
Germany
The
Department
Sandy Hook
Navy
Fortifications planned to guard canal to cost eleven million
Brig Gen Thomas Wo Barry arrived from Panama after preliminary inspections of sites from Por to Bello and La Boza Balboa. U S War Department surveys for starting construction begin soon with expected spring work. Pacific side fortifications will be largest and heaviest in U S history apart from Manila Bay.
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Thomas Wo Barry
Panama
Canal
Porto Bello
Torre Point
Atlantic
la Boce
Balboa
Pacific Terminal
Wac Department
United States
Manila Bay
Pacific
Port Arthur
Tanama
Sosa
San Juan
Maller
Army Orders on Promotions and Retirements
Army orders list officers promoted or to retire, with medical boards and retirements noted. Names include Eben Swith, Thomas Musgrave, Walter Fet, William Anderson, Murray Baldwin, Charles Dwyer, Edward Guyla, and Henry Ro Norras, among others, with postings to cavalry, infantry, and medical corps and references to retirement boards and hospital exams in Washington and Denver.
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Viaj Stepten
Stocum Se
William J Anderson
Eben Swith
Cavalry
Thomas
Musgrave Seventeenth Infantry
Josanh Rose Andrews
Twelfth Cavalry
Walter Tfet
First Cavalry
Wiliam T Anderson
Hia
Gory Tee
Murray Beldwin
Plahth Infantry
Waller Feed General Hospital
District of Columbia
Medical Corp
Oon
William
Arthur
Henry
Birmingha
D Crushy
Aj Fredericc
Russell
Gharles
Craig Will
Walter Raed General Hospital
Columbie
Bix
Edward F Guyla
Earl D ‘Thomas
USA
Denver
Cole
Beara
Menry
Norras
Vancouver
Navy Officers Appointments and Assignments Noted
The Navy announces several commissioned officers with dates and ranks including Rear Admiral CP Reese, Commander stations for Jety 11009 Camdri, Lot Liegt WF Talvey, Ensign Barker, Paymaster SE Harber, Passed Assistant Paymaster L N Wertenbaker, and Engineer L Mt Cor. Movements of vessels bound for Manzanillo and Charleston noted from Wallagton DC.
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CP Reese
Hive
Jety
Camdri
Chandler
Talvey
Cave
Woc Barker
Swankee
Harber
L N Wertenbaker
Desertions Hit US Army As Enlistment Drops In Great Year
Report by Adjt Gen Armsworth shows 4993 desertions from regulars in the last Great year. He cites abolition of the canteen and broader prosperity as factors, notes white troops desert at higher rates, and records overall strength down from 78196 to 1798 vacancies by October 1. The analysis urges strict penalties to curb “French leave” and describes peace-time enlistment as a factor.
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United States Army
Adjt
Amsworth
Regula Army
Armsworth
Philppine
West Point Cadet Appointments Face Three-Year Cycle
Col Scott urges a law allowing cadet nominations every three years at the United States Military Academy West Point to counter vacancies and prepare candidates for exams. He notes annual graduations fall short of required strength, hazing persists despite reforms, and athletics provide discipline and cohesion amid a demanding program. Post Want Ads Are Free.
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West Point
Scott
Col Scotts
Corps of Cadets
Government Carries Out Plan to Evacuate Artillery Post
Government pacifies Tampa Bay by evacuating the coast artillery post. The garrison at Key West and Fort Screven will be reduced and remaining troops reassigned to Fort Dade and Screven later.
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Tampa
Governor Frear Heads to Coast for Hawaiian Affairs Talks
Governor Frear sails from Hawaii to consult with San Francisco and Seattle officials on Hawaiian affairs. He will meet with department leaders to discuss pending matters, including actions related to Andrew Carn and York, with plans to visit Washington.
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San Franfce
Ft Washington
Gill Irtte Battiger
Andrew Carn
York
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