Neck and Neck Finish Louisiana and Connecticut
A lengthy report outlines the open race between the battleships Connecticut and Louisiana. Through late summer, gains swung back and forth with each vessel leading at times. September figures show Louisiana ahead at 46% completed against Connecticut at 61.5% with monthly progress swapping leads, highlighting private vs government yard contest and potential labor and cost implications.
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Connecticut
Louisiana
New York Navy
Newport Newa
Navy Department
Congress
Uveowiltel
Enpur
News Company
Bureau of Construction and Hepair
Sorfalh Navy Yard
May abandon Alcatraz as military post and prison
San Francisco officials consider abandoning Alcatraz Island as a military post and repurposing it solely for prisonneeds. General Tavita leads a fact finding mission amid overcrowded facilities, with new buildings planned but potential insufficiency cited.
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San Francisco
George B. Tavita
Alcatraz Island
San Frantisco Bay
San Francisco Siles
Golden Gate
Alcatraz
Tromen Davi
Unsafe Ammuntion Destroyed by Naval Magazine Report
Fragmented wartime notice describes destruction of unsafe small arms ammunition dumped overboard by a naval unit. References to Admiral Harrington and movements of vessels near Mare Island, New York, and Newport surface amid Civil War naval record updates. Issuance of advance sheets from Volume XIX of the War Between the States collection is noted.
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Harrington
New Fork
Oregon
Chefon
Sale
Mare Island
NC Ta
Flort
Newport Fur
Fanthe
Baltimore
Lambert Pulat
The
Union
Con.federatie Niwas
War of the Retepilicom
Gust Bean
Late to the operations of the West Gulf squadron
The military secretary is advised of the death from general peritonitis of First Lieutenant Robert B. McConnel Ninth Infantry at Camp Wilhelm Philippine Islands. McConnel enlisted May 1 1898 in the First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry and rose from private to second lieutenant before leaving service in 1901. He later served in the Thirty-ninth United States Volunteers and Twenty-fourth Regular Infantry with further promotions before muster out.
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Philippines
Peritonitis
Robert B. McConnel
Ninth Infantry
Camp Wilhelm
Philippine Islands
McConnel
First
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Ele
Thirty-ninth Infantry
United States Volunteers
Twenty-fourth Regular Infantry
Winth Infantry
James H. Bell
Charles & Elbourne
Artillery Corps
Liew
Edward Po Nones
Artillery
Cora
John J Reiily
Governors Island
Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
Fieet Lisut Wilford J. Hawkins
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Sandy Wook
N. J
Springfield
Mass
Lewis A O'Donnell
Tenth Cavalry
Giorga J. Barney
John §S Switzer
Fourth Infantry
Presidio of
Fred W. Hereller
Fourth Cavalry
Ernest LD. Scott
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Arthur 8. Cowan
Fourteenth Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Lawrence D. Cabell
Beverly W. Dunn
Sandy Hook
Indian Head Proving Ground
Indian Head
Henry C Whitehead
Quartermaster General of the Army
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Robinson
Samual Hof
Ormnanca Department
Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Mateal
Frank Chunker
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Fort Jay
N. Y
Eduard E Drago
Department of the Eset
Manila
al Abiel L. Smith
Roy Kirtland
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Tacoma Shelt
United States
Charles Richard
William H Whlson
George H Crabtree
Hirst
Arthur T Dalentine
Aiden F Brewster
John A Berry
Edward H de Armond
Claude E Brigham
Sedgwick Pratt
Robert H Patterson
William Stephenson
Edward T Brown
Frederick F Russell
Raymond W Briggs
William E Blirhimer
Fort Monroe
Poymoid & Pratt
Alfred A Mavis Mondas
Henrys H Sheen
John W Gulich
Gordon Robinson
Richart Furcival
Walliam Tidball
James Prentice
William WW
Reno
Fort Myer
Fort Riley
Kans
Charles Billingslea
Billingslea
Powell
Fauntleroy
Madison Barracks
Fort Porter
Harry Mo Hallock
Hallock
Keng
Wii
N.Y
Monroa
Wiliam E Birthimer
Mel Ogden Parfitt
William Rafferty
Frencis N. Cooke
Charles Stearns
Frank EB. Harris
Artilery Corps
Naval Show in Honolulu Prompts Pacific Fleet Target Practice Plan
Hawaii promotion committee urged Secretary Bonaparte to assemble Pacific and Asiatic squadrons at Honolulu for target practice and fleet evolutions. The letter cites positive testimony from visiting fleet commanders about benefits of their Hawaii cruises, while the lengthy dispatch lists numerous officer leaves, reassignments, examinations, and board appointments across the Army and Navy, from Governors Island to Fort Sill and Fort Monroe.
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Hawaii
Territory of Hawaii
Women Led in Games Tomorrow Closes Season
Bernard J. Wefers commends playground instructors for surprising results despite no prior training. Public playgrounds close tomorrow as summer work ends. Notable directors Miss M H Erskine Miss Ella Price and Mr Mabel Vs Towner overcame obstacles. North Capitol grounds shown strong. Wefers praises Miss Price for training girls. aims for congressional aid to establish a permanent public playground.
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Bernard J. Wefers
Mabel Vs. Towner
M. H. Erskine
Ludlow School
Ella Price
North Capitol Street
Oliseum
Ludlow
Miss Price
Maygrounds
Bernard J. Weters
North Capitol
Oldest Chicago Tailor Isaac Leonard Dies at 102
Isaac Leonard, said to be Chicago’s oldest man, died last night at 102 from paralysis. Born in Germany October 14, 1808, he began tailoring in Chicago at 52 and worked for the grandfather of the Russian emperor. He fathered eleven children, and credited his long life to wise living, early rising, healthy food, and exercise.
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Chicago
Isaac Leonard
Mastodon Exhibit Highlights Michigan Find at Museum
The National Museum has placed on display a large mastodon skeleton from a peat bog in Michigan. A Moa collection from New Zealand, including two complete skeletons and feathers, joins the exhibit along with a papier mache Triceratops restoration. The Triceratops appears hopping but was actually a slow-moving creature. two giant skulls are also shown with fossil cases.
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The
National Museum
Michigan
New Zealand
Mechanics End Sessions at United Order Convention
The annual convention of the United Order of American Mechanics closed yesterday afternoon with officer installation by retiring national councilor William T. Mitchell of Wheeling West Virginia. The program featured patriotic speeches marking the ninety first anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner and the sole business was adopting a motion to petition Congress to curb immigration of undesirable classes. The petition will be prepared by the board of officers consisting of the national councilor vice councilor junior ex councilor secretary and treasurer.
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the United Order of American Mechanics
National
Congress
Pastor Greene Home Again After Summer Vacation
Dr Samuel N Greene pastor of Calvary Baptist Church returned from a nine week family vacation at Troy Vermont and Thousand Islands. He addressed a welcoming congregation at his church last night with an impromptu ovation and thanked Dr Hobart of Crozer Seminary for maintaining duties in his absence.
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Samuel N. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
Samuel H. Greene, Jr
Samuel Ho Greene
Fray
Montreal
Thousand Islands
Washington
Sam
Hobart
Crozer Seminary
Senator Burton trial underway in St Louis
Col D P Dyer of St Louis met with Assistant Attorney General Robb at the justice department to discuss the Burton case set for October 3 in federal court. Robb will aid in prosecutions. Dyer also talked with post office officials about the matter. Burton was convicted of violating a federal statute barring congressional members from appearing before a government department for pay when the government is involved. He won a new trial from the Supreme Court.
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Col
D. P. Dyer
St. Louis
Robb
United States
Department of Justice
J. R. Burton
Kansas
Burton
Col. Dyer
Post Office Department
Congress
Government Department
Supreme Court
Conference Postponed Ahead Of President Roosevelt Reception
Public matters delayed a planned conference among Commissioner West W W Cox and James F Oyster about a reception to President Roosevelt. They will meet soon to set steps for the event. Also highlighted is Imperial Tailors displaying new fall woolens at 936 I street NW with introductions and prices.
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Commissioner West
W. W. Cox
Board of Trade
James F. Oyster
Business Men's Association
Stoosevelt
Washington
Imperial Tailors Co
I Street
Colored Masons Parade in Washington Today
The thirty seventh annual session of the United Supreme Council of Colored Masons of the United States holds a 2 30 o clock parade today in Washington to celebrate the session. An evening reception follows at Masonic Temple on Ninth Street NW. Earlier, Mount Vernon Place M Es Church South began its season with a Tuesday meeting led by President George M Mibore and a brief business session followed by a musical program.
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United Supreme Council of Colored Masons of the
United States
Washington
Masonic Temple
Ninth Street
Men's Society of
Mount Vernon Place
Es Church
Trains Return to Washington Crowded Baggage Chaos Repeats
Returning vacationers fill Washington streets as trains from the north and mountains bring home seekers. Baggage masters report heavy loads with trunks carrying preserves, nuts, sea shells, and even whisky in a leaking bottle. Porters cope with crowded depots as officials plan a new union station with a separate baggage room to ease handling.
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Washington
Virginia
Potomac
Colonial Beach
Jersey
Walnot
Traffec
Union Station
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Farmers protest Argentine tariff on machinery parts
U S farming equipment makers protest a new or reinterpreted Argentine duty on agricultural machine parts. The State Department has received telegraph and mail from several U S manufacturers, noting low machine prices but profits from parts. Ambassador Beaupre at Buenos Aires was asked to report facts and advise next steps.
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Argentina
State Department
Beaupre
Buenos Ayres
Christian Endeavor Reports Global Growth and Silver Anniversary Plans
Boston Sept 14 Rev Francis D B Clark reports the Christian Endeavor movement has 67003 affiliated societies, up 231 since Baltimore July. An international committee will plan the silver anniversary with a fund to extend work worldwide and an international headquarters building. Dr Samuel B Capen of Boston chairs. members include John L Bates Henry B F Macfarland John Walls Brer and over fifty others.
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Boston
Christian Endeavor Movement
Francis DB. Clark
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Baltimore
Board of Trustees of
The
United Society
Clark
Samuel B. Capen
John L. Bates
Massachusetts
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Washington, D. C
John Walls Brer
New York
Boycott Stagnates Trade Market Overstocks American Goods
The State Department received a report from Shanghai Consul General Rodgers detailing a severe commercial stagnation caused by the Chinese boycott. Warehouses hold about 149000 bales of American piece goods worth nearly 8 million gold, with Manchuria closed amplifying financial strain on Chinese merchants and foreign importers.
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State Department
Rodgers
Shanghai
Manchuria
Ghanghal
Sammons
Niuchwang
China
Panama Gets New Police Chief From New York Force
Police chief for Panama named George Jiminez from Madison Street station in New York. Appointed by Dr. R. A. Amador with Police Commissioner McAdoo backing. Two year leave of absence granted. to reorganize Panama police at $3,000 yearly. Spaniard, sails after arranging affairs. second McAdoo pick after Davis who died of yellow fever.
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New York
Washington Post
George Jiminez
Madison Street
Panama
R. A. Amador
McAdoo
Jiminez
Mr. McAdoo
Republic of Panama
Sergei Samuel Davis
Isthmus
Probing Life Secrets Loeb Links Artificial Vitality
Chicago report from San Francisco notes Prof. Jacques Loeb of the University of California reveals a step in creating life by artful means. He identifies fertilization membrane formation as triggered by active elements expelling substances that prevent fertilization, lifting the membrane from the egg surface and enabling artificial life.
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Loeb
Chicago
The
Tribune
San Francisco
Jacques Loeb
University of California
Russian Consul Arrested For Speed Law Violation
Prince Nicholas Engalitcheff, Russia's Chicago vice consul, was in Police Court on charges of violating the city speed ordinance for automobiles. He was arrested last night and, despite claims of diplomatic immunity, posted a $15 cash bond and secured a continuance until September 28 with his attorney present.
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Chicago
Prince Nicholas Engalitcheff
Russia
Indian lands taxed as regular property in US court decision
Judge Munger ruled that Indian trust funds and heirship lands granted regular title by Congress are taxable like any citizen property. The decision impacts extensive holdings nationwide, with taxes on about $75,000 in assets credited to Omaha and Winnebago Indians.
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Omaha
Near
Munger
United States Court
Postmasters Appointed Across States
The fourth class postmasters were named yesterday in Maryland Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Virginia. Appointments include Cornelius J byport Valeria D Grove Frank B Johnson Daniel Schwineart Mel ger John C Blesecker Oteo Mle Wickhaven Frank C Balen Aspen Wall Wiliam M Peak Romeo BR Randolph Thompson Sel.
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Maryland
Cloppers
Cornelius J. Byport
Valeria D. Grove
Massachusetts
Templeton
Frank B. Johnson
Penneylvania
Mabel
Daniel Schwineart
Melger
Mathian Melzer
Milwaukee
John C. Blesecker
Tivoli
Oteo Mle
Wickhaven
Frank C. Balen Une
Virginia
Aspen Wall
Wiliam M. Peak
Indian Fresh
Romeo BR
Randolph
Georgia appoints new chief justice and associate justice
Atlanta September 4 Governor Terrell appointed Associate Justice William H. Fish of the Supreme Court to succeed the late Thomas J. Simmons as chief justice. Judge Marcus W. Beck of Griffin was named to fill the unexpired term created by Fish’s promotion.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Gov. Terrell
William H. Fish
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Simmons
Marcus W. Beck
Griffin
Justice Fish
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