Debate in Congress expands committee powers through resolution
The House debates amends and adopts a combination resolution granting the committee broad authority. The move aims to empower committee actions, prompting discussion on limits and oversight across sessions.
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Hoar Seeks Local Rate Of Interest In Deficiency Bill
Washington Jan 25 Senate debate over the deficiency bill included Evarts NY amendment to strike 3 percent interest on duties refunds, opposing 6 percent. Hoar argued for local state rates as constitutional protection, then rejected the amendment. Evarts won a substitute protecting existing suits. Mason urged tariff reform to curb trusts, while Nelson and Brumm pressed tariff relevance. The session raised questions on trusts, tariffs, and industrial monopolies and whether suspending tariffs might better restrain trusts.
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Senate Passes Amended Chandler Resolution and Deficiency Bill
In Washington on January 25 the Senate amended Mr Chandler’s resolution to cover all contracts by himself as Navy Secretary and adopted it. Debate focused on a Hawley amendment funding the three steel cruisers Chicago Boston and Atlanta. An Evarts proviso on 3 percent interest was debated and narrowed. the bill then passed. Executive business followed with several diplomatic and consular nominations confirmed.
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Consuls Named for Stuttgart Duties in Europe
White of New Hampshire and E P Crane of New Jersey serve as United States consuls at Stuttgart and Sherbrook respectively, reflecting ongoing diplomatic postings in Europe.
Bills Extend Recognition and Expand Monopolies Inquiry
In Congress on January 25, bills were introduced to extend humane recognition to Japanese crewmen of the American bark Cashmere and to revise internal revenue laws. A broad committee inquiry into trusts and combines was approved, aiming to examine names, methods, effects on prices, and tariff interaction, with powers to subpoena and compel testimony.
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Hearing resumes on carload laws at ICC session in Washington
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard testimony in Washington Jan 25 on carload and less than carload classifications. F B Harber of New York described rate effects on staples, noting declines in sugar, molasses, coffee, and prunes for Western trunk-line customers. Judge Logan for Pennsylvania Railroad explained the 1887 unified classification aimed at enforcing the interstate act and reducing conflicting schemes, outlining higher handling costs for less than carload shipments.
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Crapo Faces Massachusetts Gubernatorial Bid in 1900s
William Wallace Crapo of New Bedford emerges as a potential Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts this fall though no formal announcement has been made. Party leaders weigh multiple contenders including General William Draper of Hopedale and Congressman W. W. Drapo of New Bedford while others like Whiting and Haile loom as possible second choices in a crowded winter political process.
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Holyoke
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Washington
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Boston theater listings mixed with stray text
A garbled page shows theater notices and showtimes with actors Henry Irving Sol Smith Russell Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and others, but the fragmentary OCR yields unreadable lines and scattered times for venues like Park Theatre and Hollis Street Theatre, lacking coherent event details.
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Park Theatre
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Skyll
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New York
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Hollis Street
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Marblehead and Wellington Marriage Notices
Marblehead January 28 ceremony for Alba E Chamberlin and Carrie L Webster performed by Rev Cutler at Dr W B Laskey’s residence in Alba. Wellington January 24 marriage of Luther W Glover to Mabel M Marks by Rev H C De Long. Lexington January 18 marriage of Frederick Marlborough Williams of Boston to Minnie Campbell Thayer.
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Deaths and funeral notices from January records
Obituaries list Francis T Bemis 52 and Louisa Brown 84 with funeral at 22 Newbury Street. Includes Joseph Willard Baldwin 17, Charlotte E F Bullard 34, Adeline J Callender not 20s, Henry J Gardner 40, Henry A Osgood 77, Arabella W Perry 87, Mary Swan 86, Sarah C Haskell 63, Annie E Thomas 2? years 56 months 5 days, Frederick C Van Voorhis pneumonia, Francis H Whittemore 69. Notice: funeral later.
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Sherborn
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Dorchester
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Charlestown
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Roslindale
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Harvard
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Worcester
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Stoughton
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Smith
North Brookfield
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East Somerville
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