President Roosevelt plans southern trip with stopovers in Richmond Raleigh and Mobile
The presidential party will depart from Pennsylvania Station at 8:30 a.m. on a special train. Stops include Richmond at noon, Raleigh and Rosewell, Atlanta, Jacksonville, St Augustine, Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Tuskegee, with arrangements to address health safety against yellow fever. Return involves West Virginia and Norfolk with naval support.
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Naval orders assign officers and detachments in October
A scanned Navy list shows Commander G A Werriam and others detached from commands, with many officers ordered home on wait orders or reassigned to ships such as the Charleton, Independence, and Macdonough. Detachments include Lieutenants Moody Curtin and Fisher, Medical Inspectors, surgeons, and warrant officers, with various home or reserve statuses noted.
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Army Officers Promotions and Assignments Reflect 1905 Changes
Promotions and assignments for infantry officers dated October reveal Lieut Col William B Wheeler becoming colonel of the Twenty second and Charles St. Chubd promoted to lieutenant colonel of Bec. Capt Andrew S Rowan becomes major of the Fifteenth, with several assistant surgeons reassigned to San Francisco and Manila. Various officers receive postings to Washington Barracks, Fort Apache, Kansas City, Pisersien Academy, and Vancouver Barracks. Additionally, naval vessel movements note the cruiser squadron sailing from Newport and Key West.
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William B Wheeler Bec
Charles St . Chubd
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Sylvester C Loring
Twenty Seventh Infantry
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Fort Sheridan
Harry W Gregg
Rudolph G Mnert
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Frank F Eastman
Eli D Hoste
Charles T Meaoher
Ernest Hinds
William Lasmter
Artillery Corps
Henry W Hovey Fuenty
Ridgely Reappointed Comptroller of the Currency
President Roosevelt announced his determination to reappoint William B Ridgely as Comptroller of the Currency citing the man’s personal qualities and his fine record since taking office. The Comptroller role has grown in importance requiring high ability.
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Diinois
Roosevelt
Change urged to reestablish adjutant general department
Reports by Generals Wade and Barry on the Gulf department urge reforms in the army structure. They favor reestablishing the adjutant general's office, more frequent station changes for coast artillery, and oppose the anti canteen law as adverse to troops.
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Seacoast
Adjutant General
Mach Siste
Adjutant Generals Department
President Roosevelts 1908 civil service order
The President issued an executive order via the State Department restricting officers and employees from instructing or preparing individuals for United States Civil Service Commission exams. Any officer found involved faces removal from the service. Printed October 13 1908.
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Senator Pasco's European Tour Ends in Washington
Ex Senator Pasco of Florida, formerly Isthmian Canal Commission member, arrived in Washington from an extended tour abroad. He is staying at the Metropolitan with wife Mrs Pasco, who has been visiting relatives in Virginia Elma. The couple plan to remain a few days before returning to Monticello near Jacksonville. They visited Dutch and Flemish cities, then traveled through Germany and Austria Hungary, and visited Budapest and Italy.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
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Monticello
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Austria-Hungary
Budapest
Hungary
Italy
Roosevelt Gift Duty Case Faces Appraisers in East
The Treasury will tax Miss Alice Roosevelt’s gifts from the Orient as dutiable in a ruling prompted by the President. Appraisers in San Francisco or Georgetown will appraise trophies and jewelry received during her Asia tour, though officials warn the declared value may be far above the actual worth. Diplomats enjoy duty exemptions, but the President declined special favors.
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San Francisco
Georgetown
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Japan
China
Korea
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Diplomatic Corps
Washington
United States
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Unitedtes
Honor Miss Emily Mason Celebrates Eighty-Eighth Birthday
Emily Mason daughter of Gen John T Mason famed Confederate supporter marks eighty eighth birthday at her Georgetown home 2805 P Street amid flowers and callers. The South renowned hostess hosted guests while Georgetown University faculty joined in congratulations and gifts. Mason's life included hospital work for the Confederacy and later writings on Lee and Southern poetry.
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P Street
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Georgetown
Confederacy
Davis
Lee
France
America
Mrs Thaw Not the Bride in Pittsburg Church Rumor
In Pittsburg Pa October 16 Dr William L McEwan of the Third Presbyterian Church will marry his stenographer Eleanore Fulton Colvin next Tuesday. He is a widower with children and his eldest daughter will be a brides maid. Mrs Colvin described as a beautiful blonde and devoted to McEwan’s children. Rumor had tied McEwan to Mrs Thaw but she hosted a reception at Lyndhurst in her honor. The Third Presbyterian congregation is wealthy and prominent in the city. The wedding of Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit at Yarmouth referenced in report. Also notes birth of a son to Representative and Mrs William A Rodenberg in Washington after their Atlantic City marriage. Treasury receipts and expenditures listed: redeemable bank notes 329287 dollars, internal revenue 1243020, customs 950790, miscellaneous 223988, expenditures 2630000.
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Countess of
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Horsky-Bergere and Company
Rudolph Horsky
Roy Fairchild
Lena Bergere
Harry Davenport
Winona Winter
Ford
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Orpheum
Long Island
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Columbia Theater Hosts Primrose and Minstrels
A large crowd attended George Primrose and His Minstrels at the Columbia Theater for opening night. The program mixed old-time minstrel acts with burlesque and musical numbers, closing with scenic transformations and climactic dancing by Primrose, praised for grace and stage presence.
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Will Oakland
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The Merry Maidens Present Burlesque at Kernan's Lyceum
The Merry Maidens staged a three act burlesque The Maiden and the Mule at Kernan's Lyceum Theater this week with Billy Spencer and Sem Rice in lead comic roles. Patti Carney and Olgar Roller headlined the female cast delivering strong numbers and parodies.
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Lyceum
Kernan
Billy Spencer
Judge Grogan
Sem Rice
Moses Doughupski
Patti Carney
Olgar Roller
Charles Evans
Ferrell Brothers
Hermann Trial Next Involving Indicted Representative
Attorney Heney, prosecutor in land fraud cases, heads to Tucson to argue a civil suit, then to San Francisco and Washington, DC. He will return to Portland in November. The next high profile case likely is Representative Hermann, under indictment for conspiracy, with possible Washington trial but Oregon case expected first.
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Washington, DC
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Hermann
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Gas Explosion Destroys McHees Rocks Presbyterian Church
A noon gas leak in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church at McHees Rocks West End suburb caused a blast that demolished the building. Janitor David Skeader was badly burned but survived. the loss is about 5000 dollars.
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Overdue Columbia Steamer Reaches Moville After Mishap Report
The Anchor Life steamer Columbia from New York arrived at Moville at 7:20 p m claiming to have had machinery trouble. The report notes the vessel was overdue since October 7 and feared to have met with a mishap en route. Also listed are fourth class postmaster appointments in Maine New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and Connecticut with several named individuals.
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