Bright Young Man Elected Chairman of House Naval Affairs
George Edmund Foss is unanimously elected chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee and has effectively held the position since Boutelle’s absence. Born in Berkshire Vermont, he is a Harvard graduate and prominent young congressman from Chicago, poised to lead for at least two more years.
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George Edmund Foss
House
Naval
Representative Boutelle
Congress
Berkshire
Harvard
Columbia Law and Political Science
New York
City
Chicago
Union College
Reed
Foss
Protest Against Taxing Savings Banks Highlighted
Albany dispatch reports State Superintendent Frederick Kilburn urging comprehensive study before taxing savings bank deposits. He argues deposits are mainly small saver funds, promoting thrift and public trust, and questions state bond finance if such banks taxed. Kilburn also calls for stricter oversight of national building and loan associations and cites 13 firms that have failed or been assigned in the state with large gains in resources.
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Albany
Dee
Frederick Kilburn
Chinese plenipotentiaries sign note amid imperial pressure
Reports from PHKING and Shanghai describe Li Hong-Chang and Prince Ching pushing to sign the preliminary joint note while seeking the best terms. The emperor reportedly aims to limit legation guards and railway army posts and to disarm forts without destruction. Li Hong-Chang’s health remains poor as he may delegate powers to Prince Ching.
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Phking
Er Hung Chang
Prince Ching Jins
Valsone
Li Hong-Chang
Prince Ching
Seno de Cologan
Li Hinighaiye
Man-wheng
Pao-ting-fu
Threat letter warns of more abductions in Cudahy case
Omaha December 31 reports a second ominous communication to B A Cudahy from ransom suspects threatening another kidnapping if the $25,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the bandits is withdrawn. Pat Crowe is identified by a witness. officials consult with Chief Donahue as police seek the kidnappers. Twelve Hoboken families flee a weekend blaze destroying two-story row houses on Fourth and Garden Streets with narrow escapes.
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Omaha
B. A. Cudahy
Packer
Scoffa
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy
EL. A. Cudahy
Sr. Pergonil
Robert’ Robinson
Schneiderwind Broom Factory
Schneiderwind
Grover Street
Eddie Cudahy
Robinson
New York
Hoboken
N. J
Fourth Street
Garden Street
Antonio Verdicns
Naval Growth and Landmarks in Wartime Efforts
The young lawmaker pursued naval expansion through study of Atlantic stations shipyards and wartime construction. He helped pass the largest naval bill after clashes with Chairman Cannon, with Roosevelt's aid, and supported a compromise clause aiding new battleships. Also notes Hungarian Gypsy reforms and bathtub sanitation tips.
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Atlantic
Roosevelt
Secon
Congress
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Naval Service
Foss
House
Senate
Iagt
Navy
Streets in Peking and Mildew Remedies in Drapery
A then-current survey describes Peking streets as filthy and waterless with dusty dry seasons and muddy wet periods. It notes lack of sewerage, water supplied by questionable wells, and night cart waste removal. It offers mildew removal tips using borax starch salt and lemon juice. It mentions Bank of England note thickness irregularities aiding counterfeits and dust accumulation on ship decks as sails act as dust collectors.
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Peking
Seaton
Bank ‘of England
England
Ashanti Rebellion Ends as Rebels Surrender
London dispatch reports Colonel Willcocks cabled that the Ashanti rebellion has ended with all rebel chiefs surrendering.
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London
Willcocks
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Committee On Naval Affaire
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Dariel
Collom
Supt. Kilburn
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
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Kwang Su
Hu Ping Chih
Shansi
Sian-fu
Kan-su
Hunan
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
Fda
Aentiman
Ballantine
Springlake RN
William
Griffin JR
St. Asbury Park
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John N. Bertis
Mattison Avenue
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N.S
Falmouth
Portland
Maine
C. A. List & CO
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