Secretary Tracy Essays on Our Alleged Navy Strength
Secretary Tracy's annual report says the navy improved but remains well below European standards. He urges eight new line of battle ships and five torpedo boats, warns a defensive force is insufficient, and stresses need for armored vessels to deter rivals. He details ships under construction and calls for expanding naval forces.
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Tracy
United States Navy
United States
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Petrel
Congress
New York Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard
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Harrison Jnn
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Navy Department
Postmaster General Wanamaker Reports Postal Reach and Revenue
Wanamaker reports 59000 distinct post offices nationwide and 416159 miles of mail routes. Department gross revenue stands at 56175611. 1961080840 stamps issued, with 452782800 stamped envelopes and 886808500 postal cards. He notes Congress will act on introduced legislation and expects substantial work ahead.
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Washinaton
Dec
Wanamaker
Department
Cardan
House
Congress
Senate
Explosion floods Rankin street brewery with beer
At 2:00 p.m. an explosion at Trefz brewery on Rankin street Newark New Jersey sent beer flooding through rear windows and across Rankin street. Ammonia filled the air as pipes in the ice machine likely burst, wrecking the interior of the brick three story building. Loss is estimated at 125000 with walls still standing and danger of collapse.
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Newark
N. J
Trefz
Rankin Street
Democrats Plot to Defeat Senator Allison
A Des Moines report cites Washington sources that a prominent Iowa Democrat is in the East to raise money to defeat Senator Allison in the next senatorial election. The effort aims to ensure his defeat with no measure left untried.
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Carcago
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Allison
There Will Be Tariff Legislation This Session Says Senator Allison
Senator Allison, author of the last senate tariff bill, says there will be legislation on the tariff this session though the exact lines are unclear. He notes the house last session sent up a tariff bill but no action occurred while the treasury shows a revenue deficit and higher disbursements. The report also mentions postal savings banks, offices, and a proposed night telegraph system linked to post offices to speed messages and spur demand.
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WashingTon
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Department
Treasury
England
Report of the Past Year Office Reform and Debt Figures
The Civil Service Commission reports 28,000 classified government employees, about a fourth of total. Merit appointments have proven effective beyond experiment, with efficiency and honesty rising where law is observed. Treasury data show a net debt decrease of 4,869,672 and a treasury surplus near 40,249,187. National bank depositories hold 4,872,668 of government funds.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Dec
Treasury Department
Treasury
European reads show risk of Republican attack on Iberian states
London dispatch says Spain and Portugal tightened precautions after reliable information that Republicans plan an attack with Portugal as base. Also reports Armour testifies before Vest committee on dressed beef. refuses fees. North Dakota and Lisbon weather, prohibition notes, Cannon defeats Bazin in wrestling. Austria endures severe snowstorm disrupting rail traffic and affecting the poor.
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London
the Times
Lisbon
Spain
Portugal
Five Die in Philadelphia Bakery Fire Trap
Fire destroyed Gustave Gross bakery where he lived with the Bietner family. Upper-floor residents perished or smothered. four Bietner children and two Gross family members rescued. The dead include Gustave Gross Jr aged 11 Bruno Gross age 6 George Bietner age 9 Ida Bietner age 6 and Mrs Anna Bietner aged Ro. Several injured expected to die. others hospitalized. Additional death reported Minnie Gross in Philadelphia Episcopal hospital. Samuel Wilkeson Bea obituary noted in New York. Professor Edward Olson mourned in Vermillion.
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Philadelpala
Gustave Gross
Joseph Biebner
Bietner
Gross
Alee
Gustave Gross, Jr
Bruno Gross
George Bietner
Ida Bietner
Anna Bietner
Joseph Bietner
John Emil Cham
Hattie Gross
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