Economy and extravagance in Hitchcock refurnishing and clerks
Washington June 16 report on Postmaster General Hitchcock shows wasteful spending on the red and brown rooms with $7,500 spent refurnishing three rooms including $4,000 for his private office. Details include Circassian walnut furnishings, costly draperies, and no bidding. It notes rail way mail clerks overwork and false economies. The piece also critiques commissions and travel expenses and lists Senate committee appointments as unusually appropriate given connections to major business interests.
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Traverner
Washington
Hitchcock
House Committee
Treasury
Sam
Pierre- Tracy
St. Paul
Minn
A. W. Lawsbe
New Mexico
Uncle Sam
Willard
Astor
New York
Senate
DuPont
Powder Trust
Guggenheim
Philippines
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOSTER CAR
The state chamber of commerce party on a Washington bound tour is greeted by enthusiastic crowds in every city. After Columbia they faced a driver illness delay, then proceeded through Camden Batesville Darlington and Cheraw, S C, with Raleigh to arrive at noon Thursday. The Primo car continues to perform well with a perfect score.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Columbia
Camden
Batesville
Darlington
Cheraw
S. C
South Carolina
Opening of Atlantic Hotel Season at Moorehead City
Morehead City welcomes summer with the Atlantic Hotel opening on June 15. Guests booked in advance as the hotel reopens after redecorations costing over 5000 dollars. The opening ball on June 11 features a large ballroom, hotel orchestra, and moonlight sailing on Sharpers boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
N. C
North Carolina
Atlantic Hotel
Norfolk Southern R. R
Foley Kidney Pills and Crane Monopolies in Agriculture Panel
The piece discusses bills aimed at curbing the telegraph and telephone monopoly, placed in a sub committee chaired by Crane, whose vast stock holdings are noted. It also questions Sen Lorimer's appointment to the agriculture and forestry committee, suggesting conflicts with beef and lumber interests and the Chicago beef trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Senator Lorimer
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
House Committee On Agriculture
Lorimer
Chicago Beef Trust
Beef Trust
Agriculture and Forestry
Hines
Lumber Trust
River and Harbor Committee to Inspect Major Waterway Projects
Washington lawmakers plan field visits to inland waterway schemes including a Philadelphia to New York ship canal and New Jersey right of way. The project aims 125 feet wide and 24 feet deep costing about 44.5 million with 200 thousand yearly maintenance, potentially transforming New Jersey into a leading manufacturing state.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Sparkman
Rivers and Harbors Committee
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Assocation
Stephen M. Suarkman
Florida
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
New York Bay
Delaware River
New Jersey
South Amboy
Bordentown
Delaware
Col. Black
Engineer Corps
Jersey Canal
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Jersey Waterway
Ohio River
Oil City
Pittsburg
John L. Vance
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
House of Representatives
South Carolina
Ellerbe
Missouri
Kansas City
Charles F. Booker
Massive new Southern industrial list shows dozens of projects
Chattanooga dispatch outlines a broad slate of new Southern industries from Alabama to West Virginia, highlighting lumber, cement, gas, coal, fertilizer and realty ventures. Notable entries include a $100,000 Alabama bottling plant, a $500,000 Elberton railroad operation, and a $60,000 Houston lumber company among many others. The report reflects active construction materials demand and growth across the region. In later items, James B. Mershon of Newark credits Dr Kings New Discovery for his recovery from lung hemorrhages and lingering weakness, praising its efficacy for coughs and lung troubles, with a trial bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Mie South
South
James B. Mershon
Newark
N. J
Dr. King
W. J. Smith.& Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Aviation Meet at Readville Draws Curtiss Flyers
The Readville aeronautics event opens with pilots from Curtiss including Lincoln Beachey and C. C. Witmer. Races between airplanes and cars, aerial stunts, bomb dropping, sharpshooting from biplanes, and passenger carriage are planned for today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
Mase
New Eng
Readville
Lincoln Beachey
C. C. Witmer
Curtiss
Foley's Money and Tar Compound Endorsement Letter
A Pasadena druggist endorses Foley's Money and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant suitable for children. The letter from GHW Ward Drug Co compliments Foley and Co and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in a yellow package, for sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pasadena
Cal
Foley and Co
Foley
GHW
Ward Drug Co
C. L. Parsons, Sec’y and
Treas
Foley’s
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Henry Clay
New Orleans
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Mallory Shoe Company
Lanier's
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Moorehead City
W. C
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Aliceville
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Berryville
Lite Rock
Morrillton
Dutton
Tampa
Georgia
Buchanan—Realty Company
Rbutler—Bottling Works
Cedartown
Commerce
Elberton
Kentucky
Lexington
Covington
Lake Charles
Morgan City
Oil and Development Company
Port Barre
Rayne
St. Martinville
White Castle
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Charlotte
Durham
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Greensboro
High Point
Oxford
Aleigh
Roaring River
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Coweta
Muskogee
Nowata
Ryan
Tulsa
Oil and Gas Company
Allendale
Anderson
Beaufort
Charleston
Textor
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Foundry and Machine Company
Woodford
Tennessee
Greenville—Waterworks
Memphis
Bakers’ and Confectioners
Nashvillle
Texas
Bryan
Cleburne
Dallas
Electra
el Paso
Galveston
Transportation Company
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Merkle
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Reagan
Sealy
Shepherd
Sherman
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Tyler
Virginia
Abingdon
Alexandria
Byrdville
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Richmond
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Ofl and Company
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Logan
Martinsburg
Morgantown
Tractio Company
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Parkersburg
Rova
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