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National Capital Notes on 1909 Slaughter Statistics and Politics
The article cites 1909 census figures showing 88,358,815 animals slaughtered in the United States with two thirds in large wholesale establishments. It discusses Congressman Bartholdi’s proposal for a National University in Washington and critiques on immigration, currency bills, and reform efforts. It mentions Senator Hitchcock’s opposition, Roosevelt’s Panama policy, and the push for federal trust investigations. It notes western states’ demand for regional banks.
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United States
Bartholdi
Housus of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Congress
Isaak Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Washington
Rodney Sacket
Sacket
Stephenson
House
Wilson
Owen
Hitchcock
House of Representatives
Interior Department
Hallinger
Taft
Newlands
Nevada
Shafroth
Colorado
Far West
Broadway
Hast
Trusts