Wilson Is Winner On First Test Of Currency Reform
Washington action marks the initial Senate test on the currency reform bill. A 40 to 35 vote defeated Senator Hitchcock's substitute for Section 2, backing a system of four regional banks possibly rising to eight with public ownership of regional bank stock. The result mostly ensures adoption of the Owen plan proposing eight to twelve regional banks with stock owned by national banks.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Test vote signals success for administration regional bank measure
Democratic leaders hailed the test vote on a key regional bank feature as a complete success for the administration plan. They argued the result showed broad support and momentum for the overarching policy.
Lawmakers Seek Early End to Debate on Final Vote
Efforts to set a time for final voting on the bill failed today but leaders from both chambers expressed hope for an early termination of debate and final action before week’s end.
Curley Calls for City Planning and Reform in Dorchester
At rallies in Dorchester James M. Curley blasted municipal governance and urged reforms. He urged more police, larger water mains, better sewers, and a monthly city planning conference to root out graft and improve services for Boston taxpayers. Other speakers joined in supporting reform and growth.
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United States
James M. Curley
Henry L. Pierce
Meeting House Hill
Dorchester
Curley
Massachusetts
Murray Pakulski
William P. O'Brien
Joseph J. Leonard
John R. McVey
J. J. Brennan
Daniel Chapman
Arlington Meeting Ends Without Action on High School Site
After nearly five hours of debate and pleas for action, Arlington town meeting adjourned with no plan approved. Six proposed sites were all voted down as residents lamented the lack of progress on locating a new high school. Arthur Birch, behind Plan 6, asked if anyone knew what was being discussed and received a united No in response.
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Arlington
Arthur Birch
Brazil Greets The Colonel On Parana River Visit
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt lands at Porto Martinho near the Paraguayan border aboard a Paraguayan gun boat. He is welcomed by a Brazilian commission and travels to Corumba then plans a hunting expedition. The party may split into two groups to explore interior rivers toward the Madeira and then reunite at Manaos.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Martinho
Corumba
Roosevelt
Madeira
Manaos
Old Boys Rally for New Boston Latin School Building
At the Hotel Somerset a banquet for 400 alumni marked the 278th anniversary of the Boston Latin School. Headmaster H J Pennypacker said current facilities are half adequate and urged support for a modern, larger building. Boston leaders including Dr. Charles W Eliot praised the school’s evolution and mission to educate newcomers.
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Boston Latin School
H. J. Pennypacker
George R. Nutter
William Gallagher
Thayer Academy
South Braintree
William F. Murray
J. W. Chadwick
J. K. Richardson
Charles M. Green
C. H. Slattery
G. H. Norcross
J. I. Casey
W. W. Finn
Byron Grace
Harvard
Boston
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