Cummins Defies President On Rail Bill In Senate Speech
Iowa Senator Cummins declares he will oppose the administration railroad bill even if it costs him party support. He criticizes executive influence, recalls past presidents, and warns against presuming Congress must follow the president’s exact terms.
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Wade Ellis Under Fire in House Debate Over Justice Payroll
In Washington on March 15 the House debated Wade H. Ellis and his link to the Department of Justice and the Ohio campaign. Members pressed whether Ellis had ceased drawing a government salary, while others defended his ongoing payroll status and questioned the use of confidential information for campaign work.
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Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Department of Justice
Ohio
House
Champ Clark
Ellis
Tawney
Witzgerald
New York
Wade Ellis
Weisse
Wisconsin
New England Prosperity Promoted by Merchants Club
Members heard optimistic talks on New England prosperity and San Francisco history. Edwin Holman of the Argonaut spoke on San Francisco while General C H Taylor of the Boston Globe urged pride in New England and Boston’s strength, wealth, and industry. Lucius Tuttle cited immigration data and asserted New England’s continued growth and contributions to national industry.
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New England
San Francisco
Edwin Holman
New
St. Louis
America
New England Shipbuilding Company
Argentina
Europe
States
Alaska
Golden Shore
Pacific
Pacific States
Lucius Tuttle
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Tuttle
Mellen as Taxpayer Indignant at Grand Trunk Entry
Providence Rhode Island March 15 The New York New Haven Hartford line opposes Grand Trunk entry into Rhode Island and President Charles S Mellen addressed a House committee on corporations. He called the Grand Trunk an impecunious lot and accused its entry bid of insincerity and of leveraging the New Haven system if chartered.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Grand Trunk Railroad
Rhode Island
Edward G. Buckland
New Haven Road
Charles S. Mellen
House Committee On Corporations
Grand Trunk
Mellen
New Haven
Mellen Opposes Grand Trunk Entry and Crossings Plan
President Mellen argued the Grand Trunk should not enter the state via another road's tracks and condemned a charter clause allowing grade crossings. He noted the railroad as the state's largest taxpayer would bear the cost of any such crossings and questioned subsidies claimed for Providence port development.
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Montreal
Dr Edward S Cowles arraigned for illegal practice of medicine
Dr Edward S Cowles of the Back Bay was arraigned in Superior Court on an indictment in two counts charging illegal practice of medicine. The case stems from a navy court martial involving Paymaster George P Auld and Assistant Surgeon Rusey H Robnett and related to a photograph of Dorothy Hesler. Cowles pleaded not guilty and posted a 500 dollar bond after leaving five one hundred dollar bills at the courthouse.
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Back Bay
George P. Auld
Rusey H. Robnett
Charlestown Navy Yard
Dorothy Hesler
Chicago
Robnett
Cowles
State Board of Registration In Medicine
May Close Library in West Somerville
The West Somerville branch of the Somerville public library may shut down unless the city increases appropriation beyond 3000 dollars. The Carnegie funded library required an annual 2500 dollar city contribution to keep operating.
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Somerville Public Library
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