Health of Jap army talk to military surgeons
At the fourteenth convention of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Maj J R Kean won the Seaman prize for 1905 with a paper urging the reestablishment of the army canteen. Dr Charles F Stokes challenged Maj Seaman’s statistics on disease and battle casualties in the Russo Japanese and Spanish American wars, citing beri beri and high sick lists in the Japanese armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
J. R. Kean
Washington, D. C
Detroit
Much
Charles F Stokes
United States Navy
Louis L. Seaman
New York
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Stokes
Seaman
Secretary of War
Dr. Stokes
Okus
Beri-beri
House of Representatives
First
Beriberi
Nogt
Port Armur
Walter Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Association
A. M Briggs
Buffalo
May J . Pitcher
Carlisle
Legislation Committee
Jefferson Randolph Kean
U. A
Maj Kean
G Coates
Pennsylvania National Guard
Alejandro Ross
Archieut Wow
Reno U SA
Reforms in Hospitals Urges Trimmed Equipment Costs
Sir Henry C Burdett of London told the seventh annual conference of the Association of Hospital Superintendents of the United States at the Hotel Vendome that hospital efficiency must rise with less excess in equipment and that care for the poor should be ensured. He urged medical schools to change the notion that expensive facilities equal better care and to stop training students in marble halls while neglecting practical access to operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Burdett
Boston
Association of Hospital Superintendents of the
United States
Hotel Vendome
Sir Henry, C Burdett
London
Pollution of Shellfish at Public Health Meeting
At the American Public Health Association annual session in Boston on September 26, the disposal of sewage and its impact on shellfish safety was debated. Marshall O Leighton urged study of recovery by products from industrial wastes, while George A Sopher urged stricter sanitary controls on shellfish handling to prevent typhoid and other diseases. Additional papers discussed water quality with contributors from the U S Geological Survey and Dr. Moor Stokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Public Health Association
Marshall O Leighton
United States Geological Survey
George A Sopher
New York
Publisher declines Kirkman book on army scandals
Franklin Hudson of Hudson Publishing says he did not read the manuscript by Capt. George W. Kirkman and declined it. The book, written while Kirkman was under arrest at Fort Niobrara and now at Fort Leavenworth for breach of good conduct, purportedly exposed the dark side of army life and court martial scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washington Post
Franklin Hudson
Hudson Publishing Company
Mast
George W. Kirkman
Capt. Kirkman
Ikman
G W. Kirkman
Fort Niobrara
Fort Leavenworth
Diphtheria at Annapolis Restricts Midshipmen Movement
Special to The Washington Post from Annapolis dated Sept 26 reports quarantine orders at the Naval Academy restricting midshipmen leave due to diphtheria cases both at the academy and in the city. Most cases are within the academy with several fourth class midshipmen ill. Four midshipmen are convalescing from typhoid fever. Restrictions cover only certain buildings and remain until further notice. Upperclassmen back for football practice stay in the city. arrangements may allow practice elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Remsin
Mystery Watch Theft at Fort Adams Case Plea
Private Tom Dorris of the Ninety-seventh Coast Artillery pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch and chain from Lieut Commander W R Rush at Fort Adams. The case, shrouded in mystery, yielded a sixty day sentence after a plea in federal precincts. The watch and chain were found in a pawnshop and police withheld robbery timing. The Navy Department may investigate the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport
R. I
Forest T. Dorris
United States Coast Artillery
Fort Adams
W R. Rush
Crawley
Franklin
Navy Department
Galveston Makes Fast Trip Between Santo Domingo and Hampton Roads
Naval officials announced the Galveston completed a West Indies tour, covering 4846 miles from Hampton Roads to Santo Domingo and back. It logged 12 knots average on the Santo Domingo to Hampton Roads leg over 140 miles, and 15 knots on the reverse run, with a claimed potential of 16 knots in fair weather for longer distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Galveston
West Indies
Unti
Santo Donungo City
Department
Army Orders Seethe with Transfers and Assignments
The Army issues orders moving Contract Surgeon George S Wallace from Waynesburg Pennsylvania to Cayey Puerto Rico and sending Sergeant Edgar Hodgin to Frankford Arsenal. Several officers are reassigned or placed on duty at Fort Omaha Chicago and other posts with promotions and leaves noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S Wallace
U .A
Waynesburg
Cayey
Edgar Hodgin
Rock Yeland Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
Stanley H Ford
Columbus Barracks
Ghia
Michael Doran
Signal Corps
Fort Omaha
Nebr
George H. Snelling
Fort Wood
Coast Artillery
James N Allison
St Paul
Cornelius C Smith
Fourteenth Cavalry
James A. Logan, Jr
Willis T May
Fifteenth Infantry
Charles R Reynolds
William H Arthur
Army Medical Museum
Washington, D. C
Alvarado M Fuller
Ninth Cavalry
Knoxville
Tenn
Johnson City
Bush Bedford
Washington Barracks
Henry A Reed
Leutenant
David Eh
Mefor
Field Artillery
William H. Monroe
Firet Leutenant
104Th Company
Richard T. Bills
George H. Torney
United States Army General Hospital
Presidio of
San Francisco
Cal
Frank C Baker
William EB. Vase
Frank T.woodbury
Broderick
Praise for President Roosevelt by Manua Chiefs
A Manua letter from Tau dated July 24 1906 expresses gratitude to President Roosevelt for U S supervision of the Samoan islands and presents watches and medals sent by Capt B F Tilley. It lauds US governance, mentions the 1900 arrangement, and notes local obedience to laws since then. Additional Navy Department orders list assignments of officers and units across Washington and abroad as of September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
United States
Manuan
Samoan Islands
Manua
Navy Department
Taimanua
I Tau
Theodore Roosevelt
United States of America
Tulmana
Manuva
B. T. Moore
Tasmania
Manua Islands
B F Tilley
Alberanda
Unito Wa
Hagland
Cereny
Capts
Tilley
Sebree
Underwood
Moore
B T Moore
Taimant
United States Naval Station
Pago Pago
Tutuila
Government House
Menus Islands
Samoa
H . Pendleton
Navy Yard
Naval Gun Factory
Washington, D
EH. ©. Leutze
Board of Inspection and Survey
Washington, DC
Washington
Navy Yari
New York
N. Y
BD Bierer
Illinois
Webster
H. Klyce
Paducah
E J. King
Steamers to be inspected under METCALF order
Secretary Metcalf ordered a nationwide reinspection of all steamers in the United States. He directed George Uhler, supervising inspector general, to mobilize district inspectors to assess life preservers fire gear and fire drills and report any vessels below required standards. The order follows May rule revisions tied to the General Slocum disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metcalf
Uhier
United States
Department of Commerce
Arbor
George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
New York
Uhler
Trig
Ealf
Rapid Rise of Mr Wang Diplomat Honored at King Edward Coronation
Notice details Mr Wang Te Hsin of the Chinese Embassy promoted to Chinese Minister to Great Britain. Born 1859 in Chekiang, he joined service in 1895 and quickly rose. He has served at Peking London Tokyo and now succeeds Mr Chang as Minister in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang Te Hsin
Great Britain
Wang
Chekiang
Edward
Peking
London
Tokyo
Chang
Chentung Liang-Cheng
Stingcapore
Suez
Gibraltar
May Adjust Tibet Treaty Conference in Calcutta
A Calcutta conference will address the China England Tibet treaty dispute. China will send Minister Chang Ta Yen, with the English viceroy as likely British envoy. China rejected the Younghusband treaty and protested after the Lhasa mission. Talks stalled after a first negotiation with Lord Durgon, to resume in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
China
England
Tibet
London
Chang Ta
Yen
Col. Younghusbang
Minster
Lassa
Lord Durgon
Impersonator Charged In Pension Fraud Case In Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a man calling himself Charles Lewellen was arrested on September 14 for impersonating a special Pension Office examiner and soliciting money for imagined pension boosts. He faced U S Commissioner Gillmer in Warren and was jailed on $600 bond awaiting grand jury action. The case ties to a fugitive Dr Charles Herman with prior indictments in New York and Maryland. The report also notes Yukon mail transport arrangements between U S and Canada with a tri weekly service from October 1 and an expanded list of permissible mail items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Charles Lewellen
United States
Gillmer
Warren
Charles Herman
Jamestown
N. Y
Baltimore
Havre de Grace
Rochester
N Y
Himira
New York
Pension Office
Yukon
Canada
White Horse
Dawson
Yuton
Postmasters Appoint and Convention Representatives
W W J Vickery chief post office inspector and W E B Cochran purchasing agent named representatives of the Post Office Department at the National Association of First class Postmasters convention opening today in Dayton. The President appointed David B Wilson postmaster at Corning Ohio and four fourth class postmasters yesterday including Archie FL Risley at New York Natural Dam Pesanie and William H Lenkert at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. J. Vickery
W. E B. Cochran
Post-Office Department
National Association of First-class Postmasters
Dayton
David B. Wilson
Corning
Ohio
New York
Archie FL Risley
Pesanie
William H. Lenkert
Creed of Senator Hoar Shapes Wright Address
Carroll D Wright president of the National Conference of the Unitarian Church spoke in Atlantic City on September 28 on Religion of George Frisbie Hoar. He cited Hoars 1899 Washington speech rejecting fatalism and upholding a living God and American self salvation through obedience to God. Wright said Hoars humanitarian doctrine guided his stance on Chinese exclusion and he praised Hoars courage on the Philippines likening Aguinaldo to a new George Washington. P Ramanathan of Ceylon appeared in native dress delivering greetings alongside other clergy and delegates from Boston New York and Swarthmore College and Billerica Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll BD. Wright
Conference of Unitarian Church
Atlantic City
N. J
Carroll D. Wright
National Conference of the Unitarian Church
George Frisbie Hoar
Senator’s
Washington
Wright
Hoar
Aguinaldo
George Washington
P. Ramanathan
Ceylon
George Batchelor
Eli. A. Horton
Boston
Emma, Low
New York
F. O. Hall
Edgar &. Weirs
Billerica
Mass
Dc. P. Dole
Jamaica’ Plain
Elizabeth P. Bond
Swarthmore College
Census Bulletin details private and municipal electric stations 1902
The Census Bureau bulletin reports 3 620 stations in the United States for the year ended June 30 1902 with construction and equipment costs totaling 504 740 35 percent. Salaried officials and clerks numbered 6 996 with 5 662 580 in salaries while wage earners were 23 330 paid 14 983 112. Gross income reached 85 700 605, with 484 186 605 from current sales and 1 514 000 from other sources. Total expenses were 68 081 375. Total output in kilowatt hours was 2 507 051 115. Arc lamps numbered 385 698 and incandescent lamps 18 194 044. Private stations were the larger group, over 7 percent of all stations in 1902, with current sales about 79 735 500 or 92 percent of gross income. Operating expenses, wages, and employment similarly skewed toward private stations. Primary plant equipment comprised one percent of total horsepower, while generating equipment accounted for about 91 percent of total dynamo horsepower. Private stations generated 92 percent of total kilowatt hours. Private plants are much larger than municipal ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Central Electric Light
United States
Bonaparte to Auctioneer at Mount Airy Book Sale
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte will auction books at Arundel Hall Baltimore on November 2 and 3 for a sanitarium for consumptives at Mount Airy. The sale, under the Quarter Club, features signed volumes across novels biographies histories essays poems and children's books. Amy P. Miller oversees catalogues. Quarter Club, started in 1902, funds cottages and tents for Mount Airy with support from Towson Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrehington
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Mount Airy
Quarter Club
Arundel Hall
Amy P. Miller
Arundel Club
Towson Hospital
Knox Taylor
Ella Shuglieff
Eila T. Reeves
Mary P. B. Findlay
Ethel Miller
Eleanor D Hunter
Esther Robinson
Amy F
Albany to Crack Down on Bucket Shops Under Tax Law
The Washington Jam reports Albany announces five new confidential inspectors under the state comptroller to enforce the stock transfer tax law against bucket shop operators. The move aims to curb unlawful brokerage activity and boost stamp tax receipts. In Ohio, T S Hunsicker becomes receiver for Smithville Banking Co as Dalton National Bank cannot meet obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albany
N. Y
New York
Kelsey
Stock Exchange
State Civil Service Commission
State Comptroller
Wooster
Ohio
Hunsicker
Dalton
Dalton National Bank
Smithville
The Post's Legal Record Accuracy Questioned
A note underscores lawyers' reliance on the Post's court records for accuracy, stressing the need for precise reporting in legal matters and potential consequences of errors in published records.
Indian Territory School Funds Run Dry March Fourth
Indian Territory faces a school funding crisis as tribal relations end March 4 under the Curtis Act. About 15 000 Indian children may lose access to tribal schools unless Congress or the territory provides funds, with Interior officials warning no offset source exists after dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes
Congress
Interior Department
India
Hitchcock
Department
House
Senate
Indian Bureau
Five Tribes
Oklahoma
John B. Benedict
Indiana
Eitchegole
Netter
Ideal freight rate debated by rail chief in ICC hearing
Chicago September 24 A B Stickney president of the Chicago Great Western Rail way testifed before the Interstate Commerce Com mission on livestock freight from Missouri River points to Chicago He defined a reasonable rate as one that maximizes railroad profit while delivering shipper value and movement across all merchandised goods The best rate offers advantage to shippers and maintains railroad margins influencing the movement of merchandise and products
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Stickney
St Andrews Brotherhood Banquet Closes Chicago Convention
The closing banquet of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew convention was held at the Hamilton Club in Chicago with 225 banqueters. Robert H. Gardiner opened with a toast to Chicago University and the city, followed by Mahlon N. Kline and speakers including Bishop Edsall Rev. Guerry Bishop Anderson and James L. Houghteling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Hamilton Club
Belasco Theater Opening Set With La Motte Stay
Arrangements finalized for Lafayette Theater to open as Belasco on October 23 with Blanche Bates in The Girl of the Golden West. J J Shubert and Benjamin Roeder surveyed the site, minor improvements planned, $50,000 slated for next season. Ira J La Motte remains manager, a veteran of 16 theater years. Mme. Bernhardt slated for early season attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. J. la Motte
Lafayette Theater
Belasco- Shubert Alliance
J. J. Shubert
Ben-jamin Roeder
David Belasco
Washington
The
Belasco
Blanche Bates
Mr. Belasco
Lafayette
Ira J. la Motte
Mr. la Motte
Jefferson Theater
Portland
Auditorium Theater
Chicago
Schiller Theater
Shubert Brothers
Shubert
W Whitman Osgood
Chases Theater
Belasco Theater
Mme. Bernhardt
River Menaces Settlers In Imperial Valley Water Crisis
Detroit engineer George Y Wisner warned at a September Detroit Engineering Society meeting that poor planning on Imperial Valley irrigation could flood the valley as the Colorado River diverts into a canal. Geological Survey officials backed the concern, fearing an inland sea within twenty years unless the river is redirected back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Engineering Society
Detroit
Mich
George Y. Wisner
International Waterways Commission
California
Imprial
Califora
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
Irrigation Division
The
Geological Survey
F. H. Newell
Wisner
Newell
Detroit Engineers
Colorado
Brawley Imperial
Southern Pacific Railway
Girl Imagined Attack Turns Out to Be Hallucinations
New York police and a physician ruled fifteen year old Christine Grossman suffered mental hallucinations after being found unconscious in her home amid robber attack rumors. A demand for 800 dollars on her mother's picture and 200 dollars on her own picture were traced to Christine through handwriting comparison with her school copybook. The cause of her being found by her brother remains unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Grossman
New York
Christine
Lottery Agents Plead Guilty in Pennsylvania Case
Four Pennsylvania agents of the Montana Mining Loan and Investment Company of Butte Montana pleaded guilty in U S District Court to violating the lottery law Judge Holland imposed fines of 150 500 150 and 500 on B F Dennis Harry M Smith E Fry and George W Jacobs respectively Smith named as the general Eastern agent of the Montana concern in official government reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pen Vania
Montana Mining, Loan and Investment Company
Butte
Mont
Holland
United States District Court
B. F. Dennis
Columbia
Harry M. Smith
E. Fry
Norristown
George W. Jacobs
Smith
Krupp Villages Housing for Workers Visited by U S Consul
A U S consular report on Friedrich Krupp’s Essen housing colonies for labor notes 1,000 two room and 1,869 three room dwellings housing 8,212 workers and 18,466 dependents. It cites affordable beds and board at 37 cents daily, with meals of beef, pork, and sausage. The study compares American and German living costs and wages, and contrasts English housing efforts addressing slums and worker cottages under municipal housing schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ernest L Harris
Chemnitz
Harris
Friedrich Krupp
Essen
America
Bchederhof
Grupp
England
Consul Harris
London
Home Secretary
Scotia
Ireland
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Annnapolis
Rush
ARMY
President Roosevelt
Engineers
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Twelfth Cavalry
Ort Oglethorpe, Ga
Lowell Moss
MR. Wang
Postmasters’ Convention
Senator Hoar
Ohio Bank
Commerce Commission
Werner Sombart
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Empire
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San Francsco
Kosmos Steamship Company
Valparaien
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