Republicans Swarm Washington Over Health Act Activity
Washington buzzes as Republican lawmakers intensify activity around the health act. A high volume of briefings and statements signals mounting urgency in the capital.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
1
Gall Party Convention Moves to Reorganize Republicans
Washington reports a push for joint senate house caucus to rewrite the congressional campaign committee and reconcile Progressive Republicans. A five member panel will confer with leaders to plan a joint caucus and potentially a fall party convention to reorganize the party machinery and delegate selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Senate
House
Congress
National Executive Committee
Congressional Campaign Committee
Gallinger
Townsend
Clark
Wyoming
Morris
Jones
Centenary Wagner Memorial Observances Begin Across Empire
May 22 marks the birth date of Richard Wagner as centenary tributes start in cities across the empire. Berlin Bayreuth and Dresden host observances with Dresden Royal Opera staging the Ring der Nibelungen attended by European musicians. A grand monument to Wagner will be unveiled in a Dresden public park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perlin
Richard Wagner
Empire
Berlin
Bayreuth
Dresden
Arkansas Elks Hold Fifth Annual Convention at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Ark May 22 The fifth annual convention and council of the Arkansas Elks Association opened in the city with members from across the state in attendance. The two day program includes hand concerts barbecues street pageants and other entertainments. A business session to elect officers is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Blatt
Pine Bluff
Ark
Eunrol
Arkansas Elks’ Association
Indianapolis
Ind
The
King's Daughters and Sons
Central Christian Church
Margaret
Vesey
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Flynn and Coffey to clash in Madison Square Garden bout
New York May 22 The Garden Athletic Club has 44 bouts lined for boxing at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. The main event pits Jim Flynn of Pueblo against Jim Coffey the Dublin Giant in a ten round heavyweight contest, the first major heavyweight bout in the metropolis in some time.
Banker B Sanders Walker Dies After Mercury Tablet Error
B Sanders Walker a young Macon banker died after taking a bichloride of mercury tablet by mistake. He had faced death for weeks with no chance of recovery, remained conscious until yesterday, and died early this morning in Macon. Family members were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Macon
B. Sanders Walker
Fritzi Scheff Divorces John Fox Jr and Prepares Remarriage
Fritzi Scheff the prima donna divorces John Fox Jr the novelist. She is free to wed again and he is too. Rumor of a marriage to actor George Anderson fades as both parties deny plans. Detectives pursued Fox Jr in New York at the Gerard Hotel and a justice signs the divorce decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritzi Scheff
John Fox, Jr
George Anderson
Miss Scheff
Gerard Hotel
New York City
I Court
Colorado to Gulf Highway Panel Formed in Childress
A Colorado-to-the-Gulf Highway Association Panhandle Division was organized in Childress Texas with delegates from Amarillo to Fort Worth. Will H. Jones presided, Seth Holman chaired, and committees on organization and officers were created led by J. J. Aynesworth and A. W. Read. The aim is to select a feasible Colorado to Texas Gulf route with June inspection by Colorado Springs officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Txas
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Denver
Amarillo
Findal
Blke
Will H. Jones
Caildresa
Seth Holman
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Colorado Sprvnce Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Texas Gulf
Holman
Williame
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Clay County Ticed Roads Association
Tri-State Good Roads Association
Williama
Iis
J. J. Aynesworth
A. W. Read
Memphis
Colorado-to-trult
Income tax section unlikely to be amended in Senate
Washington May 22 leaders say no amendment to the income tax section of the Underwood tariff bill will be proposed by the senate finance committee or the democratic caucus. Protests fill the sub committee room but objections seem met by house amendments. Mutual insurance companies profit making loom as loudest protest. Senator Johns notes feathers importation amendments under review amid importer requests for further exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Democratic Caucus
Johns
Government to establish armor plate plant in budget bill
Washington May 22 Senator Ashurst introduced a bill to appropriate 1 600 000 dollars for a government armor plate plant. The proposal is favored by Secretary Daniels and aligns with wartime manufacturing aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ashurst
Daniels
Man Implicated Commits Suicide In Dynamite Case
In Boston on May 22 evidence linked E. W. Pittman to supplying dynamite used in the Lawrence textile strike plot. Pittman killed himself that morning before testifying to a grand jury investigating a conspiracy to plant explosives. Witness W. H. Rice said Pittman obtained dynamite for construction and delivered it to J. J. Breen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
E. W. Pittman
Lawrence
W. M Wood
American Woolen Co
Frederick Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Pilliman
W. H. Rice
Pittman
Rice
J. J. Breen
Renowned Hotel Man James Ht Swart Dies in Detroit
James Ht Swart, once a leading hotel executive at Buena Vista Colorado and a prominent figure in the hotel industry, died in Detroit on May 22. Swart was widely known for his managerial work and service to hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
James Ht. Swart
Hotel Busidess
Buena Vista
Colorado
Competitors Out of Business After Shoe Machinery Takeover
Boston May 22 Seven of nine companies acquired by United Shoe Machinery in its first year have ceased operation per government evidence in a U S court dissolution proceeding. Some were direct competitors while others pursued unrelated lines. Secretary H G Donham testified for most of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
United Shoe Machinery Company
United States
H. G. Doneham
James A Farrell Faces Tough Cross in Steel Trust Case
James A Farrell, president of United States Steel, testifies for the defense in the federal suit against the trust in Trenton New Jersey. Starting as a laborer, he rose to top earnings and will face cross examination by General Dickinson, former secretary of war, in a demanding legal confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
United States Court
Trenton
N. J
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Jie
Dickinson
Becomes Bishop of Charlottetown in Canada
In Sacred Heart Church this morning Rev Henry J O Leary pastor of the church was consecrated bishop of Charlottetown diocese by Mer Stagni Apostolic Delegate in Canada. Archbishop McCarthy Halifax and Bishop LeGlane St John assisted. Sermon by Archbishop McNeil Toronto. Bishop O Leary born in New Brunswick trained at Laval Seminary Montreal and the Canadian College in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
Bathurst
N. B
Sacred Heart Church
Mer. Stagni
Canada
Henry J. O'Leary
McCarthy
Halifax
LeGlane
St. John
McNeil
Toronto
New Brunswick
Laval Seminary
Montreal
Canadian College
Rome
Nominations for Postmasters By President Wilson
Associated Press reports in Washington on May 22 list new postmaster nominations by President Wilson including J. F. Kelley Anderson 5S D. A. H. Bule Bonnl Texas and Mark A. Skinner of Colorado Springs for the District of Colorado. In Columbus Georgia commercial travelers two states Georgia and Florida join in a joint annual gathering with R. B. Cole presiding and delivering the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
J. F. Kelley
Anderson
A. H. Bule
Bonn
Texas
District of Colorado
Mark A. Skinner
Colorado Springs
Columbus
Georgia
Florida
United Commercial
R. B. Cole
Weather Forecast Summary for Friday in Mac To TS
Weather forecast shows fair conditions for Friday. Temperature details indicate a maximum near 77 and a minimum around 4 inches? 1992 data notes include .91 and .60 readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Washington Weather Forecast Highlights Fair Friday and Saturday
Washington forecast for May 2 calls for west Texas conditions with fair skies expected Friday and Saturday. Light winds and mild temperatures anticipated as high pressure governs the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
West Texas
No decision on Mexican status delays recognition
President Wilson said the United States has made no decision on recognizing Huerta, signaling recognition would follow a general readjustment in Mexico. The White House anticipates awaiting Mexico's general elections outcome before acting. In Indianapolis the King's Daughters and Sons convened with 60 local branches represented, concluding tomorrow. The Harvard clubs met in St Louis for their seventeenth annual convention, featuring a luncheon and a banquet with speakers including President Lowell and Secretary Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Huerta
Mexico
White House
Harvard
ST. Louis
Harvard Crimson
Cambridge
Hotel
Jefferson
Lowell
Leonard Wood
H. A. Leckter
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Currency reform not favored now
The Senate approved a resolution to allow hearings on proposed currency legislation while Republicans oppose sweeping changes this session. Callinger hopes no hastily drawn reform bill is pushed this summer as tariff legislation should stay the focus, Townsend notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PD. C
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Callinger
Menthes Pristow
Conress
Townsend
Emperor of Japan illness prompts U.S. sympathy message
Associated Press reports that President Wilson and Secretary Bryan expressed concern over the Emperor of Japan's sudden illness. Charge d Affaires Blanchard in Tokyo wired a sympathy message to the Japanese government, while Wilson sent no personal dispatch to the Emperor. The illness could delay California land development negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. UC
Japan
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Prettiest Girl In California Chosen For Festival Poster
Miss Emma Develasco, stenographer for a large San Francisco lumber firm, is named prettiest girl in California by the Portola festival committee. She wins a $100 prize and becomes the festival poster girl for Oct 22 25, celebrating Balboa's Pacific discovery 400th anniversary. Develasco, 25, born in Los Angeles of Spanish extraction, moved to San Francisco in 1905 and studied at Santa Monica High School. She is noted for beauty and musical talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Develasco
San Francisco
California
Pacific Ocean
Balboa
Develeasco
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Annual report of Mission Board details deficits and growth
The 17th annual report of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions to the General Assembly shows fiscal year ending March 13, 1914 with total appropriations and disbursements of 1 952 644 dollars and total credits of 1 587 242 dollars, a deficit of 65 702 dollars. Receipts from churches and societies totaled 1 224 608 dollars, a shortfall of 45 000 dollars. Church receipts reached 706 251 dollars, higher than any prior year, with women’s societies contributing 310 108 dollars. The China Emergency Precaution authorized sending 00 missionaries and funds. the fall 1912 campaign yielded about 860 000 dollars, plus 501 182 dollars from native field sources. Investments rose to near 500 000 dollars, bringing total securities to 2 950 009 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Lod
Lair
Inet General Assembly
China
Emperor Yoshihito in Lung Inflammation Amid Fever
In Tokio on May 22 Emperor Yoshihito aged 84, previously with a cold since May 18, worsened with inflammation of the lungs and high fever. Court physicians report eight doctors in attendance and state the condition does not justify great anxiety, though the temperature remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Yoshihito
Edward Everett Hale Statue Unveiled in Public Garden
In Boston on May 22 a bronze statue of Edward Everett Hale was unveiled in the Public Garden marking the Unitarian anniversary. Former Governor John D. Long presided and ex-President Taft spoke. Bella L. Pratt designed the heroic statue showing Hale in a long frock coat with a cane and soft hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Edward Everett Hale
John D. Long
Taft
Bella L. Pratt
Dr. Hale
Guests Arrive for Royal Wedding in Berlin
Berlin buzzes with gala preparations for the May 24 marriage of Princess Victoria Louise to Prince Ernest August of Cumberland. Government officials have reclosed many top hotels as emperors kings princes and envoys arrive. The imperial palace hosts delegations bearing elaborate gifts while a gala opera performance opens the festivities tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Victoria Louise
Ernest August of Cumberland
Imperial Palace
Christian Unity Keynote of National Church Clubs Meet
The twenty first annual national conference of Church Clubs of the United States opened in Boston on May 22. Delegates from laymen clubs of the Protestant Episcopal Church across the United States attend as the event runs through the week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
Mass
Christian Unity
Church Clubs of the
United States
Boston
Eppal
United State
Negro is hanged after protest over delayed execution
Washington May 22 Nathaniel Green a convicted assailant was hanged in the District Jail for attacking Adelaide Grant an office employee last Christmas night. The delay sparked organized protests by women of Washinstor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. C
Nathaniel Green
Washinstor
Green
Adelaide BE
Grant
Three Men Die In Gun Explosion At Fort Moultrie
A breach block blew off an inch gun at Fort Moultrie across the bay from Charleston South Carolina causing three deaths and nine or more injuries. Private Christenson and Private Dalton of the Coast Artillery were killed while practicing at night. two died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
8. C
Fort Moultrie
Christenson
Dalton
Coast Artillery
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Gall Party Convention
Pacho
Gegree
Colorado-To-Gule Automobile
FORD
Panhandle Division
Gule
Associatio N
Lawrence Textile
Rad
Shoe Machinery CO
James A. Irrell
Steel Trust
Washington Forecast
Meico
Associater
Iy Associated Press
Nnual Report Mission Board
Emperor OF Japan
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