Fitzgerald denounces 1915 government expense estimates
Representative Fitzgerald of New York, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued a statement calling the administration's 1915 expense estimates misleading. He argues figures show less than 750,000, but actual costs exceed a billion, and says the claims of reducing public expenditures are shocking.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
Dem
N. Y
House Committee On Appropriations
Wickersham Improves After Cabinet Illness
Attorney General Wickersham, who fell ill at a cabinet meeting, showed marked improvement today though he remains at home.
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Washington
Wickersham
Illinois to Halt Immigration Tide
Springfield reports the Illinois State Federation of Labor urges Washington to curb immigration to Illinois for two to three years. President Edwin R. Wright cites tight labor markets with 75,000 unemployed and congested districts as reasons to reduce influx from foreign-born workers.
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Springfield
Washington
Illinois
Illinois State Federation of Laborage
Edwin R. Wright
Immigration Bureau
Would Col Watterson House Chickens in His Henry
The question humorously speculates whether Col Watterson would keep chickens in his Henry washing vessel. It imagines a peculiar use of a household item tied to a local figure.
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Col. Watterson
Henry
Taft’s Foreign Relations Address to Congress
President Taft outlines progress in international arbitration and relations with Chile, Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Far East. He notes arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France, the Chile dispute settled, and U S efforts on Mexico border tensions. He discusses Peru, Panama Canal, and the Hukuang rail loans with China and calls for a neutral financial advisor.
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