Irwin Loses Seat Over Snoozing in Congress
In Kentucky fifth district voters ousted Representative H. S. Irwin after opponents spread a tale he slept in the House. Swager Sherley wins on a platform pledging wakefulness, faces a daunting term required to stay alert through long debates and speeches.
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Commonwealths
Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Irwin
Kentucky
H. S. Irwin
Swager Sherley
Swager
Sherley
Annapolis graduates as naval officers attacked in editorial
The Chicago Chronicle denounces Annapolis as a self centered naval aristocracy. It argues course shortening mocks merit, calls for appointing capable civilians to merchant marine posts, and for warrant officers and enlisted men to be eligible for commissions. It condemns the notion that only Annapolis graduates are fit for command.
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National Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy Department
Navy
Naval
National Academy
United States Navy
Republic
National Military Academy
West Point
Gunner Morgan
Merchant Marine
Army
Chicago I Chronicle
The X Ray In Dentistry Aiding Second Teeth
The X-ray is used by dentists with success to detect unerupted second teeth. It helps locate teeth still in the gum and explains delays in eruption. An operation recently performed on a tile of 30
Gen James F Smith Named to Philippine Commission
Gen James F. Smith of California is appointed a member of the Philippine commission to succeed Bernard Moses who retires. Smith previously served as collector of customs in the islands and later as associate justice of the supreme court. He is a Catholic. he accompanied Gov Taft to the Vatican and is held in high regard by Filipinos for his views on education and industrial opportunity.
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James F. Smith
California
Philippine Commission
Bernard Moses
Gen. Smith
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Ppine Islands
Smith
Gov. Taft
Vatican
Rome
Guv. Taft
Supreme Bench
Jilted King of Servia Sparks Royal Scandal
Princess Xenia of Montenegro refused to marry King Alexander of Servia after a dramatic meeting in Belgrade. The 18 year old heiress ended the alliance with a sharp rebuff, calling the king impossible. The episode highlights royal marriage pressures and personal choice within European dynasties.
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Xenia
Montenegro
Grand Duke
Hesse
Alexander of
Servia
Chicago
Europe
Russia
Alexander
Nicholas of
Balkan
Belgrade
Cettinje
Xenia OF
Unique Buddhist Cremation for Siamese King’s Physician
Dr. Peter Gowan, physician to the king of Siam and later a Buddhist monk, was cremated in a grand ceremony at the temple. The king sent a gilded state barque drawn by black horses, ministers and European and Siamese friends attended. The chief temple officiant delivered a Siamese sermon, then the lighting of the pyre and sandalwood offerings followed by fireworks.
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Peter Gowan
Siam
Gowan
Reed Smoot's Mormon candidacy stirs Utah politics
Reed Smoot, a Mormon apostle, seems headed for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah after a vigorous campaign. He is a wealthy banker and manufacturer, supported by church officials and Senator Thomas Kearns, while his bid divides the Republican party and strains cross‑confessional lines with Democratic candidates.
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Reed Smoot
Mormon Church
United States Senate
Utah
Plains
Brigham Young
Provo
Has New President Promises For Brazil Inauguration
Dr Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, elected president of Brazil last March, was inaugurated November 14 in Rio de Janeiro. The ceremony coincided with the republic’s anniversary, and the piece details his career, the structure of Brazil’s government, and church state relations, noting parliamentary composition and recent senatorial inductions. It also includes brief anecdotes and cultural notes such as a Philadelphia schoolhead’s tale about Atlas and a Maori kissing custom.
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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
United States of Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Republican Party
Federal Party
Guaretingueta
Sao Paulo
Dom Pedro I
College of
Nostate
Treasury
Peixoto
Senate
de Moraes
Alves
Minas Geraes
Dom Pedro
Portugal
Republic
The New Army Rifle and Its Red Bayonet Feature
Gen William Crozier reports an improved musket that is lighter and faster than German and Mauser rifles. The red bayonet replaces bayonet and scabbard, enabling trenching tools to be carried. 3,000 muskets authorized for manufacture with a three ocheg caliber and 15 pound projectile at 1700 fps.
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William Crozier
Bureau of Ordnance
Secretary of War
Crozier
Board of Ordnance and Fortification
Ordnance Department
Testa
Charles B. Wheeler
Princess Waldemar's Bank Venture Linked to Danish West Indies
Reports credit Princess Waldemar of Denmark with securing defeat in the lands treaty and leading a bankers syndicate aimed at exploiting the Danish West Indies. The plan includes establishing a bank, farming, and steamship service, following prior real estate ventures in Copenhagen. Also notes balloon costs and alternative remedies for tuberculosis.
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Waldemar
Denmark
Danish West Indies
United States
Copenhagen
Asia
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Vait
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Harvey
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Naval Academy
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Linton Remote
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Bolivia
Jones
Mormo
Republic of Brazil
Belonge
Eam Party
Edward Brooks
Philadelphia
Atlas
Dr. Brooks
New Zealand
Francisco Alves
Tegicprsuis
Etepubic of Brasil
United States Army
Princess Waldemar of
W. C. Ainehin
Kells
Ireland
Princess Waldemar
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