Post Office Bill Faces Rough Sailing in House
Washington March 12 The post office appropriation bill faced stern amendments and lively debate in the house with changes to pneumatic tube service and a plan to withhold railroads pay until a correct mail weighing system is adopted. Debate touched on navy pay and banking inquiries as well as Hague treaty ratifications.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Post Office
House of Representatives
My Goebel
Ohio
Ty Dock
Kansas
House
Dawes Bid Fails in Military Affairs Committee
Washington reports the Dawes bid to create a volunteer retired list with pay failed in the House Military Affairs Committee. Bradley bill also stalled, proposing $30 monthly pay to all surviving veterans in lieu of pensions. War Department estimates first year costs around 11 million for Dawes and 89 million for Bradley, with possible 120 million annually thereafter.
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DAWES
Washington
House Committee On
War Department
Kentucky Senators Clash Over Currency Bill and Night Riders
Washington March 12 Senator Lodge of Maine-endet endorsed the pending currency bill saying it would serve as an emergency measure and not block a future central bank backed general currency law. Senator Paynter of Kentucky opposed the bill and opposed bank deposit insurance. Both Paynter and Metroury condemned night riders and barn burning in Kentucky. The Panama Canal supply bill was discussed but adjourned at 4 15 p m.
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Kentucky
Washington
Lodge
Paynter
Metroury
Saci
Kentucky Senator McCreary Denounces Trusts in Senate Debate
Kentucky Senator McCreary criticized Benator Depew of New York for references to night riders and tobacco barn burnings. He urged repeal of the six cent tobacco tax to aid farmers, named the Standard Oil, Armour, and American Tobacco trusts as burdens, and urged action against stock gambling and lawlessness in New York and Kentucky.
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Wasiudion. Bd. Co
Merek
Enautor McCreary
Senate
Benator Depew
New York
Tobacco Trust
McCreary
Standard Oil
John
Rockefeller
Armours
American Tobacco Trust
Duke
Benns Lodge Speaks to Senate on Aldrich Currency Plan
Washington March 12 Benns Lodge addresses the senate in support of the Aldrich currency plan but regrets opposing the Boston chamber of commerce He says the panic was not caused by currency but by lack of confidence.
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Washington
Benns Lodge
Senate
Naval Pay Bill Aims to Equalize Across Services
The House Naval Affairs Committee reports favorably a Poss bill to standardize navy and marine corps pay with army ranks. It raises midshipmen and certain officers by 25 percent and sets after graduation midshipmen pay equal to army second lieutenants, unmounted.
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Washington, Db
House Committee On Naval Affairs Today
Representative Poss
Illinois
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Senatorial Inquiry Witness Defends Navy Structure
Commander Key, a principal witness before the senate naval affairs committee, says he did not criticize the general board and notes it is advisory. He blames the board of construction and bureau chiefs for failing to implement Walker board armor belt recommendations and urges higher technical supervision above them.
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Washington
Key
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
General Board
Board of Construction
Walker Board
Bureau Chiefs
Tillman seeks investigation into national banks questions
Senator Tillman introduced a resolution asking the Senate Finance Committee to probe financial legislation. The inquiry targets whether national banks in New York and other cities operate under the guise of commerce and raises pointed questions about bank practices.
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National Bank of North America
New York
C. W. Morse
Othr
Congress
Comptroller
Treasury
Tillman
Washington, D
Senate Committee On Hrance
Pesner
Ciites
Com
Amendment to Aldrich currency bill opposition by Sen Nelson
Senator Nelson of Minnesota opposes the Aldrich currency bill. He argues for a reform plan requiring national banks to pay 2 percent interest on weekly government deposits. The motion to amend aims to influence the bill’s direction and banking policy.
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Abbie Hin
Washington
Astor Boosts Oxford Endowment With New Offer
London March 12 William Waldorf Astor increases Oxford university endowment drive by pledging 106600 dollars when the fund reaches that level, joining the earlier 50000 dollar pledge. The fund now stands at 375000 dollars and was started under Lord Curzon after his election as chancellor.
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Astor
London
Willam Waldorf Astor
Oxford University
Lord Curzon
Lazarus Averbuch Exhumed for Burial Transfer
The body of Lazarus Averbuch was moved from Potter's Field at Dunning to a northwest city cemetery today. The Jewish Free Burial society oversaw the transfer while Olga Averbuch, the deceased’s sister, was not present at the exhumation.
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Lazarus
Chicago
Lazarus Averbuch
Shippy
Potter's Field
Dunning
Jewish Free Burial Society
Olga Averbuch
Bell Aeroplane Makes Successful Trial Trip
Frantic test flight of Bell's Redwing over Lake Keoka ends with 319 feet flight at 25 to 26 mph before tail failure requires repairs. Aircraft weighs about 560 pounds with 453 square feet wing area. Experimental results deemed highly satisfactory despite minor tail damage.
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Lake Keoka
Hammondsport
Alexander Graham Bell
F. Baldwin
Aerial Experiment Association
Thomas Zelfridge
United States Army
Lee
Government sues Begesx and bond company over school kitchen contract
In Los Angeles on March 12 the government filed a federal suit against Augustus W. Begesx, a contractor, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co of Baltimore as surety. They seek 16126 plus 15000 damages for alleged failure to complete a stone mess kitchen at Rice Station Indian School in Arizona.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Santa Fe
N. M
J. M. Luna
Los Lunas
Beatriz L. de Sedillo
Ponifacio Sedillo
Vis. Estantala Do Otero
Peralta
Guillermo Orona
Aniceto Aragon Y Garcia
Bernardino Sedillo
Interior Department
Manuel RO Otero
Los Angeles
Cal
Augustus W. Begesx
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Arizona
Morning Journal Classified Want Ad Teases Housework Help
A brief classifieds tease invites readers to place a want ad for a girl for general housework in the Morning Journal. The note suggests quick results from the newspaper’s classified columns, highlighting the practical use of the ad section.
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Morning Journal
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New Mexico
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