Vindication for Dr Stiles in hookworm eradication move
The article reports broad support for Dr Stiles role in the campaign against hookworm in the United States. It notes John D Rockefeller’s financial backing, praise from Rixty, and the United States Public Health Service's involvement. It quotes Stiles expressing no current plans while a $6,000,000 fund is organized. It highlights controversy over credit for the discovery and the impact on public health and the military.
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Charlie Wardell Stlles
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Fockefaler
Hookworm Disease Affects Enlistment Figures At Southern Stations
The text notes hookworm infection disqualified recruits and infected districts produced more rejections than acceptances at many Southern stations. It cites the challenge of measuring indirect impact and praises Dr Stiles’s education and eradication efforts funded by a generous gift, hoping for a Porto Rico-like decline after prior anemia work.
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Army
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Anaeriia Commission
Meyer Back In Capital After Boston Visit
Secretary of the Navy Meyer returned to Washington after a week at his Hamilton Mass country home. He reviewed the Swift report on navy yard reorganization and cost keeping at Charlestown. In Boston he conferred with Rear Admiral Swift and summoned Capt Puyer for board discussions. public release waits on President Taft’s return.
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Steamer Powhatan In Fatal Night Collision
Passengers, awakened in night clothes, rush on deck as Powhatan collides with barges Shenandoah near Norfolk. Barge sunk, engineer drowned. Three men rescued, others reset aboard tug International. Tow from Philadelphia bound for Boston with freight. passengers alarmed, officers calm travelers.
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Critic attacks Campbell on Syrian Armenian naturalization stance
A critic charged Richard K Campbell with endorsing naturalization for Syrians Armenians and Turks, urging Secretary Huntington Wilson to clarify U S policy. The Syrian American Club of New York pressed for an official position while State Department figures reportedly shared the same view.
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Richard K Campbell
Naturalization
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Philippine imports fall as duty changes take effect
Philippine imports declined in September the first full month under a new regime, totaling 841 055 pesos versus 11819 percent for the same month last year. Nearly all imports entered duty free except a few hundred dollars in profits from foreign countries, with no sugar produced locally imported that month. About 180 000 pounds arrived in September.
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United States
Philippine Islands
Unim
Philippines
Casualty decrease on American railroads reported
The Interstate Commerce Commission released figures for the year ending June 29 showing 279 deaths and 3920 injuries on railroads, down from 3761 deaths and 68989 injuries the prior year. The report notes a 33 percent drop in deaths from car and engine coupling incidents since 1908.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Aginst
Waltham Watches Lead Global Sales Among All Timepieces
Waltham watches rank as the top selling timepieces worldwide, intended for sale exclusively through professional jewelers. A regular jeweler understands the exclusive distribution and perceived value of these precision instruments.
Waltham Watch Buying Advice From Jewelers
The piece urges buyers to purchase Waltham watches only from a jeweler or watchmaker. It notes the importance of choosing a watch adjusted for temperature and position to ensure proper timekeeping.
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Fourteen Feet Through the Valley Deep Waterway Vision
National focus turns to a gulf to Great Lakes deep waterway from the Mississippi to Chicago. Illinois and Chicago drive onward with a 60 mile extension to Utica at over 50 million dollars, arguing the project can pay via flood control and power. Advocates cite strategic defense, regional commerce, and rail competition as justification for early action, while warning of ongoing erosion and sandbar hazards along the river.
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Treasury to Enforce Tawney Act on Bonding Rates
Acting Secretary Hilles announced enforcement of the Tawney Act, limiting bonding rates to not more than 3 percent, with a table showing average per thousand rates charged by several bonding and surety firms in 1904. The average rate will serve as the base for calculating the maximum permitted to any company by construction superintendents.
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Parkera Bug
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North Dakota A Success Big Battleship Turbines Act Splendid
The North Dakota off Cape Ged completed daytime trials at Boston area shipyards. Engineers report turbine performance over 24000 horsepower with speeds around 12 to 21 knots, noting the engine acted beautifully and the ship proved powerful after initial fouling.
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Army Orders and Leaves Of Absence Details
Army orders list leaves of absence for Way Waldn to Ayer Ninth Infantry and two months for Capt Walleca De Witt. Included are three months for Babbitt ordnance department and two months for Capt James D Watsu Coast Artillery. November 1 extended artillery duty for First Lieutenant Paul J Worton. movements include ships and vessels to Norfolk and California areas. Destroyer Flotilla commissioned at Boston, October 8.
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Berth for Naval Hero Marks New Commands
Lieut Comdr Victor Blue receives command of the gunboat Yorktown as the Ways Department assigns him to lead the vessel. Cmdr Tive is noted for sealing Spanish forces at Santiago harbor and guiding the first formation of the fleet to its canal location. F H Schofield becomes executive officer of the North Carolina while remaining in the detachment. Rear Admiral Mangey Manney retires from active duty and transfers coal station duties to San Diego. Comdr C Wo Stone is commissioned to command in July 1909 with Lieut Comdr Blue and Schofield in key staff roles.
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Pope's Diapepsin Promised Fast Digestive Relief
Advertisement claims Pope's Diapepsin relieves indigestion gas and heartburn within five minutes. It asserts the product digests all food and prevents sour risings belching and stomach discomfort, promising quick cure for dyspepsia and related stomach disorders.
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