President Will Not Oppose Hepburn Bill Amendments
Washington reports President Roosevelt will not block amendment of the Hepburn rate bill. If Congress passes a version with changes he may veto or study further. Conference with Senators Dolliver Clapp Speaker Cannon Hepburn and Moody aimed to preserve the bill in its current form.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Dolliver
Clapp
Cannon
Hepburn
Moody
Knox
Capitol
Friends of the
England
Tak-a
John Foster
Grace
Chesley
Grace Madden
Jack
Madden
Sandy
Boston
New York Insurance Committee Releases Long Report
A legislative committee report on life insurance reform spans 319 pages detailing testimony, observations, and remedial legislation. It criticizes departmental oversight, examines Mutual Life New York Life and Equitable Life, and urges reforms on policy valuation and political contributions.
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New York
State Insurance Department
Mutual Life
New York Life
Equitable Life Companies
Insurance Department
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Hamilton
Paris
Hamilton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
James H. Hyde
Society
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Union Pacific
Harrriman
Depew
Wireless stations urged for Washington coast navigation
Seattle Feb 21. The Valencia commission led by Capt Burwell U S N will urge immediate establishment of wireless telegraph stations along the Washington coast to aid navigation. A life saving station will be placed on Wandah Island near Neah Bay. A Cape Flattery station will link Seattle with coastwise ships. Commissioners Murray Smith and Burwell return from Cape Flattery and Wandah Island after rough seas, noting urgent need for the wireless station and life saving crew.
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Seattle
Burwell
Washington
Special
Valencia Commission
Waddah Island
Neah Bay
Cape Flattery
Sound
Murray, Smith
Cape Vlattery
Tatoosh Island
Wandah Island
Valencia
Orchard Declared Spy In Colorado Mine Strike
The Times reports Harry Orchard, jailed for the Steunenberg murder and confessing to plotting dynamite attacks, was once employed as a detective by the Cripple Creek Mine Owners' Association during Colorado's strike. The piece outlines how Orchard joined the miners and later was charged in the Independence depot blast and other acts.
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Denver
the Times
Harry Orchard
Dado
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Idaho
Orchard
Miners’ Organization
Independence Depot
Social Customs of China and Everyday Curiosities
A lengthy column describes Chinese hospitality and etiquette with guest tea signaling interview endings, rules about kneeling to hosts, and polite questions on names ages and family. It contrasts Chinese home life with American views, praising contentment and traditional roles, then shifts to light anecdotes about a country boy’s farmyard impressions and postmarital social expectations.
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New York
San Francisco
T Leslie
Good Old Times and Friends in Fugitive Verse
Poem reflects nostalgia for earlier days and virtues, praising old times old friends old loves. The speaker laments modern greed and fashion while cherishing simple piety and communal spirit. Attributed to Eugene Field, it laments aging and longs for formative youthful ideals.
Improbable Suitors Clash Over Ideal Husband
In a social round, Grace and Jack debate the perfect mate with jokes on looks and brains. Grace mocks the “ugly” but energetic hero while a date unfolds with Grace and John Foster navigating a muddy Shore landing and a staged surprise.
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Owen Pines
Cap
Professional medical cards and offices listed
A roster of doctors and offices including Paul Smits M D at Aberdeen General Hospital with hours and phones, A G Kinnison at 815 Market Street with hours and phones, and others in Tacoma and surrounding blocks, plus addresses and specialties such as dermatology and genitourinary surgery.
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Vetoj Insurance
Ance Commissioners Office
Down Straits
Social Customs OF
China
New York Tribune
Fashio
Heli
Sam
Portsmouth
Wilsons
Cleyveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Leader
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Hayes & Hayes
M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
A. G. Kinnison
Market Street
Warren Brown
Pacific Ave
Tacoma
Wash
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
U. S. Land Office
Olympia
Continental Saloon
O. C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. P Street
Roslyn Coal
Aberdeen
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
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