Senate Deliberations on Post Office Patronage and Reforms
In a heated session Senators debated patronage and postmaster appointments. Ohio’s nominees faced resistance as Democrats pressed for reforms while Republicans argued changes should target the bill itself. Amendments sought to curb bribes and conflicts of interest among public officers.
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Portmouth flood defense plan cited by official
Mr Bannon notes an appropriation of 10000 dollars and cites Ports mouth city proof that levees can shield towns from floods like those that devastated the Ohio valley in January and March. He argues the Ohio River remains under federal protection duties and that the plan is wholly or partly flawed or incomplete.
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Reward for Cortelyou la Offered Presidency of Knickerbocker
News from New York on January 16 reports that Knickerbocker Trust reorganization interests have named Secretary Cortelyou as a possible president. Indications suggest a firm tender of the presidency may have been conveyed to Cortelyou in recent days.
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Thaw insanity defense questioned at inquest
In New York the Thaw case sees testimony on insanity as a defense. Witnesses describe Alfred Lee Thaw’s erratic behavior and nervous fits before the June 25, 1906 shooting. Details from household staff and associates illuminate a family history of mental illness and the defendant’s troubled life. Two men were later found dead near a New Brunswick railroad track.
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Volunteers Sought as 116 Bodies Identified in Opera House Fire
In Boyertown the Nhoads Opera House disaster left 170 dead including one fireman and Jacob Johnson. The collapsed theater and nearby buildings were used as morgues with bodies identified by relatives and triage. Coroner Strasser opened a bureau for death certificates and insurance claims while volunteers assist in digging graves and gathering remains.
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Untitled Funeral Scene Shrugs Off Gas Tragedy Details
Coroner Strasser notes only about twenty five identified heads among bodies removed from the theater fire. Many trunks may never be identified amid wandering witnesses. Reading's Heckman recalls attendees overcome by fumes as flames surged, doors opened, and injured pressed to exit.
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