House Votes Against Four Battleships in Naval Debate
In Washington on April 15 the House rejected the President’s four battleships. An amendment to raise to four ships failed 184 to 83. another to cut to one failed 200 to 60. Goldfogle won an addition requiring at least one ship built in a government yard, driving the Brooklyn Navy Yard work.
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House
Representative Hobson
Naval Committee
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Burton
Ohio
Hobson
Great Britain
Venezuela
Roosevelt
China
Rourke Cochran
Congress
Senate approves bison range for Flathead Reservation
A Senate bill creates a permanent National bison range of 12 800 acres on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. It will be enclosed and serve as the home of the largest bison herd in existence.
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Washington
Senate
Flathead Indian Reservation
Mont
Foster files Venezuela brief in asphalt controversy
ex Secretary of State John W Foster petitions the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on behalf of unnamed clients in the Venezuela New York and Bermudez asphalt dispute. He questions government support for Venezuelan claims and outlines cases about foreign contracts and arbitration, while withholding client identities.
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New York Times
Washington
John W. Foster
Venezuela
Senate Committee On Foreign
New York
Bermudez
Might and Main
United States
Venézuela
Foster
New York and
Bermudez Company
Matos
Barber
Navy Demonstrates Steel Net to Stop Torpedoes
Exhaustive tests in Narragansett Bay show a resistible steel net defense against torpedo attacks. The device will be fitted to ships soon. A 25 by 25 foot net was held by two naval launches as the torpedo boat Morris fired a Whitehead torpedo at 25 to 28 knots, hitting the net center and rebounding.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Narrangansett Bay
Morris
Urbach Denied Bail in Ongoing Diamond Case
Solomon Urbach, Maiden Lane diamond merchant, who claimed $40,000 worth of gems were stolen on the Sept 10 midnight train between New York and Baltimore, made another failed attempt to leave Ludlow Street Jail where he has been held five months for contempt of court over turning over diamonds to creditors.
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Solomon Urbach
Maiden Lane
Baltimore
Ludlow Street
Policeman jailed for contempt given temporary release
Judge Malone fined Policeman Thomas Gilbert $50 for contempt of court after leaving the witness room when ordered to stay. Unable to pay, he was initially sent to the Tombs until friends raised funds. A man claiming to be John Lane, later identified as ex-policeman John Lape, faced $1,500 bail on burglary charges in Harlem Court for rug theft from 161 East 123d Street.
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Malone
Thomas Gilbert
Union Market Station
Gilbert
John Lane
East 186Th Street
John Lape
Kernochan
Harlem Court
East 123d Street
Roosevelt faces uphill fight on Sherman trust repeal plan
Washington April 15 President Roosevelt’s legislative push falters as leaders in Congress rebuff key aims. Aimed bills include child labor in DC, Employers’ Liability, and a currency measure. no chance for a Sherman anti trust amendment. Appalachian White Mountain land purchase bill faces judicial review and possible setback.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
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House
White House
Cannon
District of Columbia
la ‘Follette
Senate
Jenkins
House Judiciary Committees
Littlefield
Maine
Brantley
Georgia
United States
Appalachian
White Mountain
Hibernians Fight Treaty Opposition From Irish-American Leaders
National President Cummings and a Jersey City man Patrick O Mara with P J Conway and Martin J Sheridan of New York spoke to Congress and President Roosevelt in New York about the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Sheridan was warmly welcomed by the President.
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Washington
Cummings
Ancient Order of Hibernians
New York
New Jersey
Patrick O'Mara
Jersey City
P. J. Conway
Martin J. Sheridan
New York City
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Sheridan
Miller Denies Extortion Claims in Wall Street Swindle Trial
Hugh Gordon Miller for Thomas O Connor and Frances McLain questions detective Nelson about alleged extortion and payments. Nelson testified he lent O Connor $20 after arrest to gain information on Western thieves, while denying any “shakedown” or picture removal offers. Government seeks to link defendants to McIntyre & Co., John O Connor & Brother, and Evans & Co. through bank clerks and carriers.
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Hugh Gordon Miller
Thomas O’connor
Frances McLain
United States
Wall Street
Nelson
O'Connor
Seville
Mr. Miller
O’connor
Rogues’ Gallery
Post Office Department
United States District Attorney
Bird
Theodore Horner
Phoebus
Horner
Miss McLain
Y William H. McIntyre & Co
John O'Connor & Brother
G. W.evans & Co
Injunction Bars Sale of Trust Stocks by Carnegie Trust
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick issued an injunction on the application of the Oriental Bank restraining the Carnegie Trust Company as trustee from selling stocks and bonds now held as collateral for notes of Alexander McDonald and FEF. K. Stallo.
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Supreme Court
Hendrick
Oriental Bank
Carnegie Trust Company
Trust Company
Alexander Mcc Donald
Fef. K. Stallo
United Service Reports Army Assignments and Leaves
Acting Quartermaster Dengler to report to Army Transport Service in San Francisco for assignment to a Sheridan waders revoked. Promotions include Muir to Major in Twenty-third Infantry and Freeman to Captain Second Infantry. Various officers assigned or relieved at Fort Thomas Cuba Fort Leavenworth and other posts. leaves granted for Chamberlain and Freeman.
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Dengler
Coast Artillery Corps
Army Transport Service
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Sheridan
Waders
C. €. Smith
Bawtoons Cavalry
Co. H. Muir
Twenty-third Infantry
Huntington
West Va
Olive HH
Webbville
J. R. Ames
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Jefferson Barracks
G. Dany
Philippine Scouts
Department of California
Manila
K. Walker
Kansas City
A. Mitchell
Fifth Infantry
Plattsburg Barracks
Cuba
A. M. Whaley
Jackson Barracks
W. P. Chanverlain
W. FP. Chamberlain
G. D.freeman, Jr
Second Infantry
Navy officers assigned positions at Washington and League Island
Capt. R. R. Ingersoll to duty as member General Board in Washington D C Ensign A G Stirling appointed an ensign from February WW Boatswain F D Blakely assigned to Navy Yard League Island Penn
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Washington, D. C
A. G.stirling
Boatswain F
D. Blakely
Navy Yard
League Island
Penn
Navigation fragment lists ships and origins across ports
Arrived and sailed notices list several ships and origins including Maine Vermont Virginia New Jersey Rhode Island Ohio California Illinois Kentucky and ships like Paduca Marietta Nina Plinger sailing from Port au Prince to Guantanamo and Seattle to Tacoma.
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Navajo
Mare Island
Coneut
Kansas
Vermont
Tiuisiana
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
Kesota
Ohio
Missouri
Maine
Jaba Ilinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Ula
San Diego
Concord
Helena
Viengapo
Paduca
Marietta
Port Au Prince
Guantanamo
Wasag
Seattle
Tacoma
Nina
Plinger
Newport
Navy Yard
New York
Wilmington
Samar
Cavite
Hongkong
Cavite Fur
Olongapo
Bicycle Racer Killed by Trolley in Newark
August Speckerman a 25 year old renowned racing cyclist was struck and ground to death by a trolley car near his home at 89 Fourteenth Avenue Newark witnesses say the car was traveling at high speed as he tried to dismount at the curb. Jacob Shunk and George Ward the motor man and conductor were arrested in connection with the fatal accident.
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Newark
Fourteenth Avenue
Speckerman
Long Island
Merrick Road
Irvington- Millburn
Jacob Shunk
George
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