Washington Washington News Summary of Congressional and World Events
Congress sits 148 days enacting one major bill the Children’s Bureau. J Bruce Ismay testifies on ocean liner reforms post Titanic. House backs rural free delivery subsidies 16 to 18 million dollars first year. Sherman act suit seeks dissolution of International Harvester with receivership discussed. Senate arrest of B J Bunn over names of Western Union employee in Titanic leak inquiry.
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Washington
Congress
J. Bruce Ismay
Senate
House
St. Paul
International Harvester Company
Former Chief Justice James Beavis Dies in Seattle Asylum
James Beavis 64 longtime chief justice of the Supreme Court dies at the Washington State Asylum for the Insane in Seattle. The report notes prior roles as district attorney and involvement in aiding New York in the Thaw case release. Nearby, Ross Winans of Baltimore disinherited his son and left 500000 to Miss Dorothy Bateman of Newport.
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James
Bradley Beavis
Supreme Court
Washington State Asylum
Seattle
Jerome
New York State
Harry K. Thaw
Ross Winans
Baltimore
Dorothy Bateman
Newport
J. J. Astor
J. B. Ismay
Washington
New York
Bennet van Syckel
Trenton
Baseball notes and Olympic age rule details
An array of baseball tidbits notes Hemphill hitting .400 in the Southern League and Kilhullen's discovery by the Orioles. It mentions Wagner's three runners advancing on a long sacrifice fly, Milwaukee asking waivers on George Stone, and St. Louis Browns catchers. It also cites an Olympic rule barring entrants under 17 unless a doctor certifies fitness.
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Hemphill
Connie Mack
Kilhullen
Orioles
The
Athletics
Pittsburgh
Wagner
Milwaukee
George Stone
St. Louis Browns
Krichell
Stevens
Behn and Fajaide chosen Taft delegates in Chicago
Porto Rico Republicans elect Sosthenes Behn and Mateo Fajaide as Taft delegates to the national convention in Chicago. The Senate panel ends its inquiry into Tyeannee officers. they may return home. Morton parachutes from 2600 feet near Venice California. Attorney General directs suit to dissolve International Harvester in Minnesota. IC C rules tap lines are not common carriers. Thomas Mulligan dies in Mobile Alabama from tetanus after ankle injury in Milwaukee ended by porch accident.
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Porto Rico
Sosthenes Behn
Mateo Fajaide
Taft
Chicago
Senate
W. M. Morton
Venice
Los_Angeles
Cal
Morton
Phil Parmalee
Wickersham
United States District Court
Minnesota
International Harvester Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Thomas Mulligan
Milwaukee
Mobile
Ala
Seafaring men urge restraint on private signals at sea
Refugees report murder by guerillas in Mexico and a heart sent to a Mexican town. Anne Morgan transfers control of the Brooklyn Navy Yard restaurant to 1,200 workers who will run it cooperatively, with a $1,000 emergency gift. News notes cover crimes, wills, church building, politics, and labor actions.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
Anne Morgan
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Albert de Brahms
New York
Eliza Ann Scott
Somerville
N. J
Col. Goshen
P.T Barnum
El-Bethel
Harrisburg
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
White Star Company
George W. Perkins
McKinley
Harvester Trust
National Executive Committee
United Mine-Wokers of America
Tidianapolis
Wilkes-Barre
Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Muriel
London
Vincent
Massachusetts
Boston
Memorial services for Titanic victims held in Halifax
Across New Jersey and beyond many items note the Titanic disaster and related events. Halifax memorials honor victims while military and political moves unfold elsewhere including Orozco advancing, Greece pledging stability, and a Titan ic inquiry yielding no new findings.
Newark Chauffeur Arrested Under Auto Law for Smoke
Al fred Bakley 23 of Newark a chauffeur was arrested by Policeman Baumann for allowing his engine to smoke. He was fined $5 in what is claimed to be Newark’s first such arrest under the new automobile law. The Water Supply Commission is urged to push its investigation of state ownership. Mayor McBride of Paterson has asked for information on actions taken.
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Rimbault
Paris
London
Lord Mayor's Fund
W. T. Stead
Samuel Burhans
Westfield Board of Tax Assessors
Lloyd Thompson
Westfield
Mountainside
Mr. Burhans
John M. C. Marsh
Alfred Bakley
Newark
Baumann
State Water Supply Commission
McBride
Paterson
Worldly amusements eyed by Methodist bishops
The Board of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church recommended rescinding the rule against worldly amusements. In Lynn Massachusetts George E Marsh a beap ma manufacturer tied to murder charities in and around Lynn. Refugees arriving at San Francisco told of the brutal murder of an American citizen by outlaws.
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Board of Bishops
The
Methodist-Episcopal _Church
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Mass
Detroit
Council of Ministers
Constantinople
L. O. Martin
Columbus
Archipelago’ American Steamship Company
Texas
Gulf of Smyrna
Knox
Washington
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Reichstag
Buford
San Francisco
Mexico
Flood Devastates Southern Louisiana Towns and Crops
In southern Louisiana the Mississippi and Red Rivers flood crevasse near Torras La. 250000 people rendered homeless as crops valued at 10000000 are wiped out. Government engineers withdraw efforts to close the break as the riverine surge continues. War Department boats aid relief. $250000 in rations already distributed and 100000 spent on forage tents and quarters.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Red
Torras
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago
Sugar Bowl
America
Gulf Coast
War Department
Postal Service Bill Clears House With 237 Million Pact
The House passed a Post Office appropriation bill for fiscal year starting July 1, totaling just over 237 million dollars. A major item funds rural free delivery expansion, and it authorizes rural routes parcels post. The bill requires weekly publication lists of owners publishers editors and stockholders of newspapers and other periodicals.
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House
Washington
Post Office
Miners Reject Compromise Over Anthracite Wage Talks
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania miners reject a tentative pact with operators. The miners demand union recognition a union check off an eight hour day larger wage increase and a shorter contract. The three district board refused to sanction the agreement fueling jubilation among miners.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Tri-District Board
Homer Davenport Dead Cartoonist Succumbs to Pneumonia
Homer Calvin Davenport famed cartoonist and public figure died of pneumonia after a short illness in New York. Born March 8, 1867 in Silverton Oregon, he rose as a leading successor to Tom Nast and gained prominence during the 1896 Presidential campaign.
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New York
Homer Calvin Davenport
Tom Nast
Davenport
Silverton
Ore
Lesson on the Law of Love from the Sermon on the Mount
The lesson summaries Jesus teaching on loving enemies and returning good for curses, contrasting Christian behavior with natural desires. It notes Judas among listeners who did not hear, emphasizes the Golden Rule, and cites Paul's reinforcement that love fulfills the commandments. It calls for practicing love and mercy beyond words.
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Jesus
Judas
Pauli
Paul
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George’s Road
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Belleville Turnpike
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St. Peter, Minn
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