House Votes to Expel Rep Gethro amid bribery debate
The Massachusetts House votes to expel Representative Gethro amid a bribery scandal with Swig and Mock at center. Democrats mostly oppose expulsion. Republicans largely back it. Swig censure fight looms as tensions rise and additional accusations surface.
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Gethro Expelled After Massachusetts Debate Over Bribery Claims
The Massachusetts House expelled Representative Gethro 142 to 64 after a heated session debating bribery allegations. Testimony touched on notes to buy votes and defense of a press role, with Gethro denying guilt and calling for fair judgment based on conscience. The vote followed a roll call showing broad support for expulsion.
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Panama Canal Debate: Lock versus Sea Level Winners
Senate action backs a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama. At 46 miles, locks would be twin 738 foot long concrete chambers, 82 feet wide, lifting 30 to 32 feet. Sea level estimate tops $400 million and 20 years, while locks promise lower cost and time.
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Lesseps Project Falls Short on Suez Canal Plans
The French builder M. de Lesseps aimed to finish the Suez Canal in eight years at 166 million dollars. After ten years and 260 million spent, less than two fifths of the work was completed, exposing the impracticality of the original plan. The Panama endeavor sought to avoid Cape Horn by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Global canal gains seen beyond United States profits
The canal zone is described as world benefiting property, purchased by treaty from Panama. In wartime the United States would hold exclusive power to close the canal, a view understood by European governments, ensuring broad commerce advantages.
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Rail rate bill progress eyed as conference reports near
Washington June 21. Conferrees reach understandings on the railroad rate bill and plan to report a complete agreement tomorrow. They will meet at 10 am to draft the accord and seek House action Saturday. Key issues include sleeping car as common carriers, pipe line ownership ban, lumber ban retained, and five days notice for injunctions.
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Waltham Man Held on Nose Disorder Charge
In Waltham Court Raffael Friso was held in two thousand dollars bail after being charged with a disorderly conduct related offense. The case was presented to the grand jury.
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Mayor Keeps Boston City Hospital Leader After Talks
After a private meeting in the Mayor's office Mayor Fitzgerald and Dr. George H. Rowe discussed hospital leadership. The Mayor criticized the doctor but opted to retain Rowe, who pledged to protect patient and relative rights going forward. The controversy followed the death of Councillor Big Mike Sullivan and questions about notifying relatives.
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