Negro Troops May Enlist After Brownsville Inquiry
Senate reports on the Brownsville Texas incident review the discharge without honor of three Negro Army companies from the Twenty Infantry. President Roosevelt supports the action and proposes lightened terms for possible re enlistment for those not implicated. A bill would allow re enlistment within a year for men cleared of involvement.
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Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Brownsville
Texas
Tweneth Infantry
Megro
Warren
Lodge
Warner
DuPont
Taliaferro
Foster
Overman
Frazier
McCreary
Foraker
Poot
Bulkely
Hemenway
Hich
Roosevelt
Fort Brown
Senator Foraker
Congress
Agriculture appropriation bill reported to House
The agricultural appropriation bill was reported to the House on Wednesday with total funding of 11,431,346, about 1.42 million below the department of agriculture request. The weather bureau receives a 248,720 increase for a total of 1,662,260, largely for new weather buildings including one at Richmond Virginia and restoration of Mount Weather buildings burned last October.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Mount Weather
Banker Anders Indicted for Embezzling 25000 At Mississippi Bank
N. T. Anders, president of the Commercial Bank at Jackson and former head of the Central Bank of Mississippi, faces a Hinds county grand jury indictment for embezzling 25000 from the Central Bank. He posted bond as the Central Bank was recently placed into receivership.
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Funda
N. T. Anders
Commercial Bank At
Jackson
Central Bank of Mississippi
Hinds County
Mississippi
Anders
Slayer of Priest Sentenced to Death in Denver
Giuseppe Alia, an Italian anarchist, was found guilty of first degree murder for fatally shooting Rev. Leo Heinrichs at the church altar while administering the sacrament. The jury fixed his sentence at death, spoken through an interpreter as Alia asked if there was any appeal. The crime occurred eighteen days after the shooting.
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Giuseppe Alia
Denver
Leo Heinrichs
Italy
White House discusses Sherman anti trust law overhaul
A late night conference at the White House on amendments to the Sherman anti trust law was continued Thursday. Participants included President, Root, Garfield, Bona parte, Smith, Low, Gompers, Morawetz, Stetson, and others. No agreement, but aim to draft a bill this session. labor seeks exemption for conspiracies in restraint of trade. Some fear constitutional issues if current proposal becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Civic Federation
Chicago
Congress
Root
Garfield
Bonaparte
Herbert Knox Smith
Seth Low
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Victor Morawetz
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Francis Lynde Stetson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Ex-Bankers Plead Not Guilty In High Profile Case
Charles W. Morse former banker and Alfred H. Curtis ex president of the National Bank of North America pleaded not guilty in U S circuit court New York to a 29 count indictment. Eleven conspiracy and eighteen false entries counts. Bail set at 30000 for Morse and 10000 for Curtis. They were held in custody of counsel to secure bail and three weeks to reconsider plea. Morse initially demurred and commented I suppose I am the float as usual.
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Morse
Curtis
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States
New York
Taft Favored by Oklahoma Delegates to Chicago
Oklahoma Republicans at Oklahoma City elected delegates-at-large to the Chicago convention while endorsing Roosevelt’s administration and condemning the state Democratic regime. They urged support for any proposition aiding Taft’s presidential candidacy and called for reducing congressional and electoral representation of disfranchising statutes. A resolution to resume prohibition discussions was decisively defeated.
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William H. Taft
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Edorse
Rosevelt
Congress
Mail Clerks Gain Funds In Postoffice Bill Debate
House resumes postoffice appropriation discussion with heated lines over clerks in contract stations. An additional 15000 dollars is allotted to expand set stations. Clerk hire in third class offices sees a 25000 dollar increase via Mr Fintey amendment.
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House of Representatives
Fintey
South Carolina
State Treasurer Park Reports Growth and Checks on Treasury
The annual report of Georgia Treasurer R. B. Park is placed before Governor Smith. It notes long term growth with a fixed office staff since 1789, discusses pensions and tax changes, bank supervision, and calls for higher salaries and a larger treasury force. It also covers Neal Bank failure and supports deposit insurance.
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R. B. Park
Smith
State Treasury Department
Treasurer Park
Treasury
Captain Park
Washington
Georgia
Treasury Department
Senate
House
General Assembly
Department
Treasury Departments
Fourth National Bank
Southern Railway
Neal Bank
Neal
Neal Denk
Atlanta
Banking Bureau
State Bank
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Great Banking Corporation
Park
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Priest
Alia
Taft
Oklahoma
Happu
State Treasury
Clearing House Banks of
Governor's Mansion
Commonwealth
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