Banks Bid to Print Stamps Sparks Government Debate
The American Bank Note Company underbids the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for four year stamp contracts. Bids show the bank note firm at 0.65 per thousand for ordinary stamps versus 0.57 from the bureau, and 0.10 versus 0.156 cents for special delivery. A committee will report to the Postmaster General, with engraving to indicate office names on stamps to curb robberies. The bureau has supplied stamps for twelve years, preceded by the Bank Note Company.
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American Bank Note Company
Stam
Itaeli
New York
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post-office Department
Post-officee Department
Bank Note Company
Dollera
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Postaxe
New York Concern
Joseph J Johnson
New Orleans
W. C Fitch
W. Plantzinger
W .E Cochran
National Rivers and Harbors Congress Set for December Meet
A national convention in Washington December 6 and 7 at the Arlington Hotel aims to urge growth in river and harbor revenues. Harvey D Goulder of Cleveland is president, W H Love of Baltimore secretary, and E A Sparwood of Philadelphia treasurer. The group seeks to elevate river and harbor funding to a level comparable with other government appropriations, arguing transport is central to national prosperity and that the United States holds unmatched water routes and harbors.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Arlington Hotel
Association
United States
National Rivers and Harbor Congress
Harvey D Goulder
Cleveland
Ohio
W H Love
Baltimore
E A. Sparwood
Philadelphia
May lower tube bids by post office department talks
A conference at the Post Office Department between W E Diliway of Beaton Pneumatic Tube Co and Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger discussed extending pneumatic tube service in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and other cities. No action taken yet as bids appeared excessive and bidders are expected to lower prices to fit the available appropriations.
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Post Office Department
W E Diliway
Beaton Pneumatic Tube Company
Shallenberger
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
President Roosevelt Expresses Sympathy With Southern Immigration Convent
The president telegrammed Mayor Behrman at Nashville. He says he sympathizes with the Southern Convention on Immigration and Quarantine goals but cannot attend. He offers to help the Southern States in the matter as possible.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt
Behrman
Nashville
Alaska Seal Island Landing Attempt Report
A recent report notes an unnamed party attempted to land on the seal islands of Alaska and then escaped to avoid capture. Authorities tightened patrols to monitor coastal access and preserve wildlife habitats. The incident remains under investigation with no injuries reported.
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Seal Islands
Alaska
Prospective Department Heads and Navy Reorganization
The article outlines anticipated cabinet changes after Congress resumes, including Moody to Supreme Court, Bonaparte moving to Justice, Metcalf to Navy, and Oscar Straus becoming Secretary of Commerce and Labor. It notes transfers from Commerce and Labor and the Treasury timeline, with likely appointments to follow in December and March. Names and towns listed with various officials and locations accompany the cabinet shuffle.
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Metentz
Department of Commerce and Labor
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Congress
Moody
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Bonaparte
Navy
Metcalf
Commerce and Labor
Oscar 9 Straus
New York
Midshipmen Reach 75 Percent Benchmark for Three Years
The report notes that midshipmen have sustained a 75 percent rate for three consecutive years. Officials cite consistency in performance and training outcomes. The article discusses implications for naval education standards and student assessments.
Five Sailors Rescued After Hurricane Off Florida
Survivors from houseboat No. 4 of the Florida East Coast Railway viaduct project were rescued after the October hurricane. Capt John Grieves of the Heatherpool saved six men, later joined by five more as they were landed at Norfolk City Mission for care. Names include Frank Revely, Gus Johnson, Benjamin Clarke, Abner Bell, and John Campbell.
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New Orleans
Rotterdam
Frank Revely
Foreman
Marianna
Fla
Gus Johnson
Brooklyn
Benjamin Clarke
Somerville
Mass
Abner Bell
Kissimea
John Campbell
Philadelphia
Florida East Coast Railway
Florigda Keys
Grieves
Harton Village
South Shields
England
Norfolk City
France seeks Japan US ties amid war scare
Paris officials and diplomats discuss Japan United States relations amid war talk and the resignation of Midahipman Kitagaki from Annapolis. French lawmakers weigh Japan’s loan power and England’s influence as they monitor possible conflict in the East and Pacific.
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Washington Post
Paris
Japan
United States
Midahipman Kitagaki
Annapolis
France
England
Caution Is Japan's Motto Says Takahashi In Interview
Mr Takahashi, a special financial agent of the Japanese government, discusses Japan's internal finances and foreign capital. He says caution governs the nation, aims to consolidate existing interests, and avoid large capital ventures. He notes high bank rates abroad push funds home and a shift to direct dealings with foreign firms reducing merchant commissions. He observes similar changes in China with Manchurian traders ordering directly, increasing this tendency.
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London
Takahashi
Japan
China
New York
Niu Chwang
Shanghai
War ship Minnesota sets endurance trail off New England coast
Boston reports the new Minnesota battleship, built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co, completed a four hour endurance test off the New England coast at an average 18.861 knots. Despite heavy head seas from Monhegan to Cape Ann, engines ran smoothly producing 28,000 horsepower with propellers at 122.98 RPM. After dropping the trial board on a tug in Massachusetts Bay, she passed Highland Light before dark and is expected to reach Newport by Saturday.
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Boston
Minnesota
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drk Dock Company
New England
Penobscot Bay
Monhegan
Cape Ann
Massachusetts Bay
Highland Light
Newport
New Record for Torpedo Boats in Newport Waters
A flotilla of torpedo boats from Newport set a new mark in torpedo target practice. Destroyers Hopkins Jewrence Mac donough Truxtun Whipple Worden, led by Lieut Commander Edwid Anderson, fired ten torpedoes at moving targets and averaged eight hits. The official report goes to the Navy Department at quarter's end. The flotilla had sailed from Newport to the Norfolk Navy Yard for light repairs.
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Newport Waters
Hopkins
Jewrence
Macdonough
Truxtun
Whipple
Worden
Edwid Anderson
Navy Department
Newport
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy and Army Officers Registered. Navy Yard and War Department Lists
Yesterday at the Navy Department lient Commander Emil Reiss Ensign Richard Wainwright and others were registered. At the War Department Lieut Col G H Touch retired Capt Frank A Barton and Capt Henry Narcette were registered. Annapolis report notes Noel Construction Company of Baltimore awarded a 123 300 contract to convert part of the new boathouse at the Naval Academy into a modern gym for midshipmen.
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Navy Department
Annapolis
Noel Construction Company
Baltimore
Naval Academy
Vallejo Mayor Pledges Reform Under Navy Pressure
Mayor Madigan of Vallejo California will work to improve social conditions after a Navy Department dispatch. Secretary Bonaparte told the mayor he would take immediate steps, citing complaints from Mare Island Navy Yard workers and similar issues in Bremerton Washington. The Navy signaled it may withhold ship repairs if conditions do not improve, though no threat was made to Mare Island use.
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Madigan
Vallejo
Cal
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
California
Satoona
Mare Island Navy Yard
Bonaparts
Mare Island
Bremerton
Triumph for Wireless From Pensacola Station
The Navy Department reports a Pensacola wireless plant kept constant contact with the United Fruit Company steamer Preston from New York to Honduras. The line also received messages as Preston entered New York Harbor. Remarkably, similar success was not achieved with other steamers despite similar plants and networks.
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Navy Department
Pensacola
United Fruit Company
Preston
New York
Honduras
New York Harbor
United Nets
Prominent Baltimore Officials Highlight Coal and Coke Railroad
A fragmented OCR lists figures including Gen John Gill president of a merchants bank and Charles Cra Tormers of Continental Trust, with Maryland officials Sen Sproul and Rep Dawes named among Coal and Coke Railroad leadership and executives.
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Freig
Howards
Davis Warfield
Jool
Continental Trust
John Gill
Rchants’ National Bank
Charles I
Tormers
Merchante Newal DS
WH Thompson
Send National Bank
Wilson-Colston Company
Maryland Life Insurance Company
Charles D Fisher
Gustav Over
Baltimore
Birking
Sproul
Pennsylvania
William Pinckney Whyte
Maryland
Thomas B Daws
Keyser
Arthur Lee
W. H. Bower
I . K. Dye
The
Coal and Coke Railroad
Girl Changes Mind Refuses to Testify in Trial
Eddie Coxen of Manchester was held for the grand jury by the mayor on a serious charge after Miss Mary Chalkley and her mother swore out a warrant. They later refused to testify, with Miss Chalkley saying she would go to jail rather than testify against Coxen.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Eddie O Coxen
Manchester
Wos
Maurice
Mary
Chalkley
Coxen
Son and Daughter Grieve Missing Warrant Machinist
Charlotte Steele of 415 Q Street Northwest seeks news of her father Warrant Machinist P Correyés Steele who vanished after leaving Bremerton for Mare Island Hospital and then Seattle. Aboard the cruiser Chicago he enlisted from Washington twenty one years ago. Secret Service and Navy detectives pursue leads but no word as of last night.
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P Correyés Steele
Charlotte W. Steele
Washington
Miss Steele
Q Street
Chicago
San Francisco
Robert D Steele
Steele
Bremerton
Mare Island Hospital
Seattle
Japan Assures No School Child Discrimination
Tokyo confirms in a cable through Viscount Aoki that San Francisco school exclusions are a local matter and the US pledges no discrimination between Japanese and other foreign children. Ambassador Wright seeks to protect Japanese interests as Baron Kaneko notes Japan’s pain at the action amid US electoral tensions.
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London
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
Viscount Sluzo Aoki
Washington
San Francisco
Japan
Lake E Wright
United States
Kentaro Kaneko
Privy Council
Richards Trial Nearing End in Floyd Virginia
In Floyd Virginia Oct trial in Roanoke murder case against Jol Richards proceeds with defense witnesses Pearlig Pott Na Poff and Minnie Pollard testifying as before. Defense likely ends tomorrow and a jury verdict is expected Saturday in the Common wealth case over Maurice Francis murder.
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Rose Floyd
Commonwealth
Jol Richards
Maurice Trancis
Roanoke
Pearlig Pott
Na Poff
Minnie Pollard
General Wint Relieved at Newport News Camp Embarkation
Brig Gen Theodore J. Wint, in command of the embarkation camp at Newport News, is ordered to relieve his staff and proceed to Washington. Capt C A Martin will remain in charge of the commissary and quartermasters depot, with a civilian guard replacing the coast artillery provost guard from Old Point.
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Newport News
C. A. Martin
Washington Post
Theodore J. Win
Washington
Wint
Cart . Martin
Coast Artillery
Old Point
Fort Monroe
Martin
Earthquake Relief Report by Gen Greely Made Public
The War Department released Maj. Gen Greelys account of relief operations after the San Francisco earthquake and fire. It includes Brig Gen Funstons report and numerous illustrations showing relief work in progress and reef stations around the city.
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Greely
Frisco
San Francisco
Funston
Government Answer Over Fort Caswell Suit in Wilmington
Government pleads statute of limitations in a suit by F M Thompson of Southport seeking 300 acres of Fort Caswell land. Government claims possession since 1825 with Civil War interruption and maintains valid title from 1825 purchase.
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Fort Caswell
Washington Post
Wilmington
F Harmon
F M Thompson
Southport
United States
Maj Harmon
Terrill Visits White House Over Cuban Financial Audit
J D Terrill, directed to conduct a thorough audit of Cuba's finances during its intervention, met at the White House. Former Cuba auditor, he plans a Cuba mission with Treasury Comptroller experts aboard.
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J.D Terrill
White House
Terrill
Cuba
Comptroller of the Treasury
Case Postponed in Clarksburg on Coal Car Dispute
In Clarksburg West Virginia the B and O Railroad faces an interstate commerce law case over coal car allotments to mines on the Grafton and Belington branch. Judge Nathan Goff delayed the trial to January to avoid interfering with the United States Circuit Court term in Richmond next month.
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Clarksburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton
Belington
Nathan Goff
United States Circuit Court
Richmond
Baltimore and Ohio
Swanson Urges Lamp Special Co At Richmond Va
Swanson issues call to voters in Richmond urging support for Lamp in the upcoming election. The statement targets Democratic committee members and voters, stressing a focus on House of Representatives outcomes and party alignment amid local political activity in Virginia.
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Swanson
Lamp
Richmond
Ort
James Bod
Erty Osnie
City
Democrat
Snac
Rich
Lamb
House of Repres
Army Orders Leaves of Absence and Assignments
Leaves of absence listed for several officers across infantry cavalry and artillery. Promotions exams set for Presidio of Monterey. Observations and treatments ordered for officers at Fort Sam Houston Fort Wayne and Fort Riley. Assignment and retirement actions noted for Signal Corps and a post commissary sergeant.
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Jams Hosea
Fourteenth Infantry
Frank E Davis
Eighth Cavalry
Reynolds J Powers
Jobo E Hemphill
Signal Corpa Wrs
Harry ( Mitchel
Washington Barracks
District of Columbia
Paul H Clarke
Twenty Fitth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Board of Oficers
Presidio of
Monterey
California
William J. Lawrence
First Infantry
Michigan National Guard
Garrison School
Fort Wayne
Michiean
Sloan Smpson
Fourth Infantry
Texas National Guard
Warren D Dixon
Signal Corpa
Sergi Oscar Ball
Gunner Connell Under Arrest in Norfolk Navy Yard
Newport News Va Oct 25 Gunner B H Connell USN is under arrest at the Norfolk Navy Yard charged with deserting from the navy and faces a further grave charge. Arrest ordered by Rear Admiral Berry after action by Haraptan. Columbia Goes to Cuba to relieve Brooklyn leaving New York for Havana. six ships to comprise the force in Cuban waters including Des Moles Tacoma Cleveland Prairie Celtoe.
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Wasaingwe
Newport News
B H Connell
USN
Norfolk Navy Yard
Haraptan
Berry
Cruser Columbia
Cuba
Columbia
New York
Havana
Brooklyn
Cuban
Column Des
Norfolk detective files bankruptcy petition in U S court
J H Burgess, a Norfolk detective and hotel man, today filed a bankrupt petition in the United States court. The petition shows liabilities around 477 with no assets. Notes due to several jewelry houses and other creditors appear, with scattered amounts and details unreadable in part.
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Washington
Norfolk
J H Burgess
United States
Sven Ails
Cy Vo
Bombay
Temperance meetings begin with lectures and slides
Two hundred persons attended the fall and winter temperance meetings at 10 Pennsylvania Avenue under Washington Council No 1 Fraternal Sons of Jonadep. William F Downey opened with a temperance lecture and Capt James Campbell showed stereopticon views including the Arctic, the Spanish American War, and scenes of intemperance. A separate incident at Schleuter Bottling Co. works, 1601 Fifth Street NW, left John Carter, 21, cut in the left side and arm by a penknife during a quarrel with Leroy Allen, 20. Carter was taken to Freddens Hospital, not seriously hurt. Carter resided at 9 Florida Avenue NE, Allen at 1632 Fifth Street NW.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Council
No 1
Fraternol Sons of Jonadep
William F Downey
Good Samaritan Home
James Campbell
Arctic
Schleuter Bottling Company
Fifth Street
Tohn
Carter
Leroy Allen
Freadmen’s Hospital
Hera
Florida Avenue
Allen
Tennessee Sheriff Recovers Youth Prisoner From Washington
Sheriff and prisoner depart Washington after securing return of Richard Lloyd the youth charged with robbing the Western Union Telegraph Company of fifty dollars. Lloyd was brought to Washington yesterday by Sheng spp, or vaadenooga Jenn to fulfill transfer.
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Sheng Spp
Vaadenooga, Jenn
Washington
Richard Lloyd
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bartender killed in Norfolk bar fight over discharge
Norfolk Virginia October 21 Robert F Morgan bartender shot and killed by J I Jones in the rear of a saloon after Morgan, recently discharged, allegedly threatened Jones Self defense claimed by Jones with inquest set for tomorrow Also note a separate incident detailing a canal towpath bank break along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Sharpsburg Maryland halting traffic for repairs
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Forter
Norfolk
Washington Post
Robert F. Morgan
J 1 Jones
Jones
Morgan
Bia
Munyon Rheumatism Cure Praised By Patient
Mrs L messusr of Poughkeepsie recalls seven years of rheumatism with stiff swollen fingers and ankles. After three vials of Munyon Rheumatism Cure she could walk and work and is reportedly free of symptoms. The ad also touts Munyon Kidney Cure and relief for back joint pains and kidney disease.
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L. Messusr
Main Street
Poughkeepsie
Munyen
Cuban Yellow Fever Outbreak Zeals Army Doctors
Army medical officers warn that yellow fever in Cuba has subsided but remains a concern with outbreaks at scattered points. They expect substantial funding and hard work to sanitize Havana, though no broader epidemic is foreseen.
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Cuba
Havana
The Sunday Post history of twenty four hours
The Sunday Post offers a complete history of twenty four hours in black and white. It is edited during the night and printed swiftly, delivering what the world and its people have been doing by breakfast time.
Sunday Post promises varied reading and special articles
The Sunday Post advertises an assortment of reading matter for all readers with special articles by familiar writers designed to instruct or amuse. It invites every man, woman, and child to find topics of interest throughout the paper.
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Sunday Post
Loomis on sight seeing at Stratford upon Avon
Charles Battell Loomis, famed humorist with genuine sympathy, reflects on sight seeing as practiced by habitual travelers. He recalls his visit to Stratford on Avon, famed for Shakespeare and Marie Corelli, and shares his thoughts stirred by that experience.
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Mr. Loomis
Stratford-on- Avon
Marie Corelli
Shakespeare
Portraits of James B. Morrow Cover Nicholas Longworth
In a series of graphic character studies for The Sunday Post, James B. Morrow profiles Nicholas Longworth as the subject for the coming Sunday. The interview with the Ohio Representative prompted Longworth to blush, a reaction tied to the article’s forthcoming details.
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Morrow
Sunday Post
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Longworth
The Davis Elopement Story Ahead in The Sunday Post
A note teases readers about Jefferson Davis eloping with Sarah Taylor, daughter of a prominent political figure, and urges purchasing The Sunday Post to learn the full tale. The fragment hints at a sensational historical romance likely to attract curiosity.
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Jefferson Davis
Sarah Taylor
The
United States
Sunday Post
Do You Like Sardines Or Detest Them In Brittany
The Sunday Post reports trouble for Brittany fishers as sardine catches decline or suffer conditions. Fisher folk face hardship as stocks dwindle, impacting local industry and livelihoods along the Breton coast.
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Maine
Brittany
The
Sunday Post
Plenty of Mirrors and Furs in The Sunday Post
A humorous note on vanity reports that five mirrors are now fashionable in a male barber cubby. It also mentions that furs will be more severe and promises other thrilling dress-related items for earnest readers in The Sunday Post.
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Sunday Post
Poker yarn sits in Sunday Post for curious readers
A tale about poker appears in The Sunday Post to entertain devotees and even casual readers. The story invites those who know the game and those who do not to peek and see what it is all about.
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Sunday Post
Washington women riders in Illustrated Magazine of Sunday Post
Eight pictures depict Washington women enthusiastic riders sourced from photographs taken in the saddle. Scenes show apple pickers at Winchester Virginia during the harvest mish. The drill team of the Washington Maccabees and navy yard views appear as other features. Another Anna Katherine Green detective story advances to an exciting narrative point.
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Illustrated Magazine
Sunday Post
Washington
Winchester
Washington Maccabees
Navy Yard
Anna Katherine Green
The Sunday Post Promises Abundant Goods for Purchase
The note assures readers that the rest of The Sunday Post offers abundant items and can be obtained easily by purchasing. It emphasizes ease of access and generous offerings without detailing specific products or prices.
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Sunday Post
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