Congress Starts Second Session Eyeing Money Bills
Washington lawmakers open the second session of the sixtieth Congress with little business. Senators Cummins and Page take oaths, new House members are sworn in, and committees note readiness to proceed. Leaders aim to limit action to appropriations totaling about 1.9 billion while probing river and harbor improvements and census funding, with bills on labor, trusts, and interstate commerce likely to follow.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Allison
Carroll S. Page
Vermont
Stewart
Henry A. Barnhart
Mr. Rick
Indiana
Albert Estopinal
Mr. Meyer
Louisiana
Otto G. Foelker
Dunwell
New York
Frank B. Guensey
Mr. Powers
Fourth Line
Eben M. Masters
Reublican
Mr. Parker
Reiblican
South Dakota
O. C. Wilty
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
John P. Swasey
Littlefield
Maine
House
Sesson
Messrs
Parker
Wiley
Powers
House Committee On Appropriations
Alreay
Hoose
Foraker
Brownsville
Beveridge
Carter
Arizona
New Mexico
Colossal Corner at Chicago Wheat Ring Tops Past Deals
Chicago broker Patten with partners Bartlett and Frazer hold 20,000,000 bushels in a world scale wheat operation. The group aims to profit from expected rise to about $1.38 to $1.40 as world conditions push prices, denying any artificial market manipulation.
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Chicago
James A. Patten
Board of Trade
Mr. Patten
William H. Bartlett
George W. Patten
Frank B. Frazer
Joe Lester
John W. Gates
Plans for Battleships Reviewed by Admiral Capps
Admiral W L Capps submits his annual report in Washington reviewing navy plans for the North Dakota and Delaware battleships. He counters Newport conference criticisms as minor details and notes inadequate repair facilities at many navy yards hinder prompt economical ship work.
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Admiral Capps
Washington, D. C
W. L. Capps
Navy
North Dakota
Delaware
Congress
Election Frauds in Chicago Report Details Ballot Stuffing
Chicago officials face grand jury findings accusing widespread fraud in last August’s primary. Repeaters used ballots from absentees and the dead, with clerks and judges allegedly complicit, leading to numerous indictments against politicians and others after weeks of investigation.
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Chicago
Special Grand Jury
Secre
Honor Memory of Cleveland Opens Life Insurance Presidents Session
In New York City the Association of Life Insurance Presidents held an opening session in memory of Grover Cleveland who had chaired the group. Paul Morton and Dr. John H. Finley spoke, and letters from Stevens, Hoke Smith, and Hilary A. Herbert were read. Also noted is a Newfoundland storm that has claimed seventeen lives and left ten fishing vessels wrecked along the coast.
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Association of Life Insurance
New York City
Grover Cleveland
United States
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
Stevens
Hoke Smith
Hilary A. Herbert
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Devastating Typhoon Wrecks Japanese Fleet
A typhoon off Hatsu Island in Kawatsu Bay wrecks 35 Japanese fishing boats. Reports say 850 fishermen died in the disaster, highlighting a catastrophic maritime tragedy.
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Tokio
Japan
Hatsu Island
Kawatsu Bay
Glad Treaty Signed In Japan United States Accord
Tokio reports the signing of the American Japanese agreement with Root and Takahira signing. Crowds gather at bulletin boards as news spreads with cheers. In San Francisco Mrs Wardell Dea dies, widow of General Wardell, noted for his devotion amid exile and leprosy.
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Tokio
Japan
Root
Takahira
Wardell Dea
San Francisco
Cal
Wardell
Arizona
President on Suffrage Roosevelt Sees Women Vote Quietly
Roosevelt says he personally supports woman suffrage but is not an enthusiastic advocate. In a 1908 letter read at a meeting, he argues equality of rights without claiming identity of function, stressing women's vital role as mothers and home managers within the family and state.
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New York City
Roosevelt
Hildy Root
National League For the Civic Eduction of Women
Lyman Abbott
Outlook
West
Theodore Roost
Liquor to Dry Territory Ruling by Supreme Court
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upholds the State Corporation Commission ruling in Portner Brewing Co v Southern Express Co. Common carriers must accept shipments to dry territory, but wholesalers brewers distillers and manufacturers cannot rely on this. Allowing them would risk aiding illegal sale of liquor in large quantities.
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Common Garriers
Richmond
Supreme Court For Appeals
State Corporation Commission
Portner Brewing Company
Southern Express Company
Inland Waterway Route Planned From Rio Grande to Mississippi
In New Orleans the fourth annual Interstate Waterways League convention gathers two to three hundred delegates to promote an inland waterway from the Rio Grande to the Mississippi. The proposal covers dredging and linking waterways from Brownsville Texas to Donaldsonville Louisiana, with partial federal funding already spent and new funding sought from Congress.
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New Orleans
Interstate Waterways League
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Brownsville
Donaldsonville
Congress
Night Riders Granted Bail In Davidson Habeas Case
Judge T E Matthews rules on eight alleged night riders habeas corpus petitions in Davidson county jail granting release on bail. Four prisoners set bail at $10,000 each and four at $5,000 each. Sheriff ordered to transfer prisoners to Obion county and release when sufficient bond is posted.
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Nashville
Tenn
T. E. Matthews
Davidson County
Obion County
Mada
Postal law revision would reorganize U S Post Office
Washington. D C. The joint postal investigation committee proposes abolishing four assistant postmaster general offices, creating a director of posts with seven assistants and fifteen district superintendents, all under a revised set of postal laws aimed at policy continuity and improved accounting. The commission includes Senators Penrose Colliver and Clay and Representatives Overstreet Gardner and Moon.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Service
United States
Joint Postal Investigation Committee of Congress
Congress
Commission
Meyer
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Colliver
Iowa
Clay
Georgia
Overstreet
Indiana
Gardner
New Jersey
Moon
Tennessee
Government testing station dedicates Pittsburg coal lab
Officials from coal operators to state and federal agencies gather in Pittsburg for the American Mining Congress ceremony that formally dedicates a new federal laboratory and testing center. Demonstrations include explosions in a simulated mine and oxygen rescue gear, with experts maneuvering in gas-filled galleries.
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Pittsburg
Penn
American Mining Congress
Sofia
Draeger
Marianna
Detectives Trigger Riot at Perth Amboy Strike
In Perth Amboy New Jersey detectives hired to guard strikebreakers at the National Fire Proofing plant fired over a crowd at the stockade. Rumors of murder spread and a riot ensued with flying bricks and clubs causing injuries, though no gunshot wounds were reported.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
National Fire Proofing Company
Emperor Pu Yi Crowned in Pekin Palace
The 83 year old Pu Yi was crowned emperor of China at the imperial palace succeeding Kuang Hsu. He took the regnal name Hsu En Tung and became the new ruler.
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Pekin
China
Kuang Hsu
Imperial Palace
Hsuen Tung
Bridges destroyed by dynamite threaten Cleveland area
Twenty four bridges built or under construction by the National Erectors' Association, called the bridge trust, have been blown up by dynamite in the last year. The group vows to locate and punish the dynamiters and offers a $1,000 reward.
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Cleveland, O
National Erectors’ Association
The
Bridge Trust
Coopers Case Delayed To January Term
On defense motion the trial of Colonel Dun can Cooper Robin Cooper and ex Sheriff John D Sharp for the murder of former Senator W Carmack is postponed until the January term of court in Nashville Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
United States
W. Carmack
Nord Alexis Deposed as Haiti Turmoil Seethes in Port-au-Prince
President Nord Alexis flees aboard the French warship Duguay Trouin as rebels under General Antoine Simon seize Port au Prince. General Legitime proclaims a new government while crowds clash with troops and foreign observers urge calm amid fears of annexation and foreign intervention. The U S cruisers Tacoma and Des Moines are expected to restore order as General Canal leads stabilizing efforts.
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Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Nord Alexis
Port-au- Prince
Antoine Simon
Legitime
Alexis
M. Carteron
H. W. Furniss
United States
Tacoma
Des Moines
General Canal
China Thanks United States for Indemnity Remission
A letter from the late Chinese emperor to President Roosevelt thanks the United States for remission of 14 million dollars of indemnity tied to Boxer Rebellion damages. Ambassador Tan Shou Yi presented the communication in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
China
Roosevelt
Tan Shou Yi
United States
Millions Paid By Us For Franked Mail
The fiscal year ended June 30 1908 saw government costs of 42 644 047 dollars for free franked matter transmitted through the mails. This includes post office department and postal service obligations. An additional 67 000 000 dollars covered uncompensated handling and transport of second class matter for publishers.
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Washington
D. C
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Socialists Seek Limits on Kaiser Power in Germany
Berlin reports three proposals to curb the Kaiser and define a constitutional framework. The Socialists want the Kaiser to need consent from the federal council and reichstag to declare war and call the chancellor liable in criminal courts if duties are neglected or the Kaiser is allowed to involve Germany in conflict.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Federal Council
Three men rob a Third Avenue surface car in New York
Three armed men held up a Third Avenue surface car in New York City. A motorman was forced to move the car while another pair seized the conductor and compelled him to surrender his money. They fled after the theft.
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Third Avenue
New York City
Theonductor
San Francisco
Japan
Honolulu
Trade
Chicago
Robinson Crusoe
Mattagorda Island
Gulf of Mexico
Billy
Berlin
Germany
B. H. Hardaway
Columbus
Southern Power Company
Charlotte
N. C
Broad River
Blacksburg
S. C
Hardaway
South Carolina
North Carolina Industries
United States
Black Warrior
Alabama
Roosevelt
Brockton
Mass
Washington
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Ars and Means
Cleveland
Glad
Inland Waterway Route
Emperor of China
Arma
Coopers
France
Kaiser William
Philippine Islands
Southern Railway
Wilson
Maryland
Michigan
Herbert L. Satterlee
Newberry
White House
Metcalf
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