Senator Pritchard Demands White Postmaster for Wilson NC
Special to The New York Times. Senator Pritchard plans to press for a white successor to S. H. Vick the black postmaster at Wilson North Carolina, arguing racial conditions require a white official. The President’s likely veto would split the party in the South as Lily Whites mobilize black voters elsewhere.
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New York Times
Washington
South
Senator Pritchard
Vick
Prichard
Virginia
Pritchard
Phitchard
George H. White
The Crumpacker measure advances in Rules
Washington reports that Republican Rules Committee members favor reporting the Crumpacker resolution to create a thirteen member committee to investigate alleged denial of black suffrage in the South. Democrats call it a bloody shirt measure and no meeting has occurred yet.
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Washington
Committee On Rules
South
Crumpacker
Henderson
Dalzell
Gen. Grosvenor
Lodge Seeks Senate Support for Consular Reform Plan
Washington December 3 Senator Lodge predicts passage of an amendment to reorganize the Consular Service with a four class system and paid ranks from 1800 to 10000 dollars. The proposal may be ruled unconstitutional as it limits presidential appointment power but House opposition and a conference fight are anticipated.
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New York Times
Washington
Lodge
House
Senate
Philippine currency regulation bills proposed in Senate
Senator Lodge introduced two bills regulating Philippine currency. US dollar remains legal tender while a silver peso of 416 grains is minted and used for smaller sums. peso parity with US currency targeted at two pesos per dollar, with certificates issued on the peso. Mexican and Spanish pesos to be retired by December 1, 1903, with value fixed by the Philippines governor. Representative Cooper filed a companion bill in the House.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Senate Committee On the
United States
Philippines
Cooper
Canal Negotiations Resume Between Hay and Herran
Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran representing Colombia resumed canal treaty talks in Washington. Hay plans to keep Congress informed and seek anticipated approval before submission. Further consultations with Senators Hanna Spooner and leaders are expected before Herran is recalled to the State Department. Minister Hart in Bogota has cabl...
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Washington
Hay
Herran
Kerran
Spooner and
Hanna
Congress
Dr. Herran
State Department
Hart
Bogota
Decrees Set Congressional Election for Mid March
State Department reports a decree call for a Congressional election in mid March. A second decree pardons political prisoners and allows exiles to return. The canal treaty talks may proceed with a January meeting of Congress as Panama, Colombia, reports Concha relieved sparks optimism for broader instructions from Bogota.
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State Department
Congress
Panama
Colombia
Concha
Panama Canal
Bogota
Senate bill seeks pension inquiry commission
A joint resolution introduced in the Senate calls for a commission of two Senators and three Representatives to study pension laws. The panel would investigate extending Civil War pensions to all veterans who served ninety days or more.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Scott
West Virginia
House
Post Office classification reforms halted by appeals court
District of Appeals decisions favor or oppose the Post Office in three second class mail cases. National Railway Publication and Railway List oppose government policy. Chicago Business College upheld as advertising medium, not learning institution. All rulings await Supreme Court action.
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Washington
Post Office Department
District Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
National Railway Publication Company
Railway List Company
Chicago Business College
Congress
Congres
Senate to Resume Consideration of Reciprocity Treaties
Washington December 3 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will reopen work on the reciprocity treaties under the 1897 Dingley Tariff Act. French treaty favored with protests from New England knit goods and cheap jewelry makers. Barbados Tures and Caicos Islands and British Guiana reports favorable. Jamaica treaty reported unfavorably due to tariff rises. Argentina Bermuda Santo Domingo Nicaragua Ecuador treaties withdrawn.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
John A. Kasson
McKinley
New England
California
France
Cullom
Senate
Barbados
Tures
Caicos Islands
British Guiana
Jamaica
Argentina
Bermuda
Santo Domingo
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Senate committee backs Oklahoma statehood substitute
Washington reports the Senate Committee on Territories voted 6 to 5 to report a substitute for the three territory statehood bill. The substitute admits one state named Oklahoma from Oklahoma and Indian Territory, excluding New Mexico and Arizona. Debate is expected to be lengthy with party lines and three-state access at stake.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
House
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Quay
Senate
Sen
Veteran's reflection ties Arizona and New Mexico service
A veteran recalls his time in Cuba and notes many service members who fought alongside him hailed from Arizona and New Mexico, underscoring regional contributions to the campaign.
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Timent
Arizona
New Mexico
Cuba
Protecting the Bluejacket dispatch over canal work
Secretary Moody cites press reports from Culebra Island about North Atlantic Squadron sailors assigned to dig a canal to circulate seawater through a stagnant pond. He instructs Admiral Higginson to avoid using enlisted men if conditions are unsanitary and to employ native help if needed, noting private owners' rights and reporting estimated expenses.
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Washington
Moody
Culebra Island
North Atlantic
Higginson
Sealed in the White House Marble Casket Laid
Last evening a marble casket containing a copy of the President’s message to Congress autographs of the Roosevelt children coins and the mason’s chisel was sealed beneath the White House main corridor floor. A marble slab inscribed 1792 1902 marked the deposit with the idea originating from interior workmen and approved by the President who was absent at sealing.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Union
London Dock Bill Faces Key House Test
Washington December 3 The London Dock bill moves to the House Friday with a favorable committee report but a minority report against it. Col Hepburn chairs the committee and a strong lobby is said to oppose the measure.
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New York Times
Washington
Committee On Inter-State and Foreign Commerce
Col. Hepburn
Iowa
Sherman
New York
Congressional Notes on Land Laws and Naval Academy Age
Representative Powers of Massachusetts seeks repeal of timber and stone land sale laws the desert land law and homestead commutation provisions. Senator Hale proposes lowering Naval Academy admission age to seventeen. Senator Morgan introduces Spanish Claims Commission jurisdiction over Maine sinking injuries. Senate hovers over immigration bill without final action.
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Representative Powers
Massachusetts
Hale
Naval Academy
Morgan
Alabama
Senate
Spanish Claims Commission
Maine
Havana
Jules Hurts Lecture on The Social Question in Europe
Journalist Jules Huret lectured on The Social Question in Europe before the Alliance Francaise. He described interviews with major European financiers and socialist leaders, visits to Manchester Creuzot and Essen, and study of communal property in Russia. He argued workers mostly ignorance of true socialist notions and that socialist parties are largely anti status quo with superficial internationalism. He noted national loyalties would trump socialist unity in wartime.
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Jules Huret
Paris Figaro
Europe
Alliance Francaise
England
Austria
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Pérrére
Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Baron Hanseman
Berlin
Bank of Discounts
Prince Leichtenstein
Mgr
Ireland
Gen
Booth
Salvation Army
Stoecker
Guesde and Jaurés
France
Germany
John
Russia
Acetylene Gas Explosion Injures Two Men in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on December 3 two plumbers repairing an acetylene gas machine at 201 Market Street were injured when an explosion shattered walls and roof. Firefighters extinguished the ensuing fire as further blasts and flying glass caused injuries to John J. Gaughan and Edward Crowley.
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John J. Gaughan
Edward Crowley
Freight Rates Advance on Iron in Winter Tariff
The Iron Committee of the Central Freight Association arranged a 10 percent rate increase on iron and iron products effective immediately. Traditionally iron moved at fifth and sixth class in summer and at fourth and fifth after navigation season. the new winter rate places iron below standard fourth and fifth class levels, making a lower tariff than in years past.
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New York Times
Chicago
Central Freight Association
Coroner Jury Faults City Over Boiler Conditions
The Coroner's jury investigating the Pumping Station No 2 explosion near North Beach Queens on Sunday November 9 returned a verdict of no blame for individuals. They urged city authorities be censured for allowing boilers in the dangerous condition to remain in use but said boiler inspectors were not at fault.
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North Beach
Queens
Engineers Divided Over Metric System Debate at ASME Meeting
At the ASME annual meeting in Sturtevant House officials and editors clashed over the metric system. James H. Southard faced tough questioning while F A Halsey and F J Miller argued opposite sides. James M. Dodge was elected president as calls for a twelve-member committee to study standards continued.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sturtevant House
United States
James H. Southard
Ohio
House Committee On
New York Industrial Magazine
James Christie
Pencoyd
Penn
Engineers’ Societies
New York Board of Trade
Congress
American Society
Society of Engineers
F. A. Halsey
F. J. Miller
Flalsey
Mr. Miller
Halsey
Mr. Halsey
Central Park
House of Representatives’ Committee On Weights
Slany
Southard
Knox
Lytle
Board of Regents
New York State University
James M. Dodge
Belt Link Engineering Company
Dodge Coal Storage Company of
Philadelphia
Plan to End Rate War Across Twin Cities Territory
Chicago and St. Paul lines moved to withdraw reducing passenger rates promptly and ban ticket sales via Chicago from Twin Cities to Texas Oklahoma and Southwest routes with Wisconsin Central as the sole exception due to direct routes via St Louis or Kansas City. Reform efforts followed a stormy debate risking a Western Passenger Association collapse as two lines threatened to withdraw if not settled.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago and St. Paul
Twin Cities
Wisconsin Central
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
St. Louis
Kansas City
Western Passenger Association
Chicago-St. Paul
Muller Arrest Follows Assault at Dialogue's Ship Yard
Camden report states Morris G. Muller struck an elderly man at Dialogue's ship yard at 10 this morning. He appeared at City Hall in a brief hearing at 10:20 and received a sentence of twenty days in jail.
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Camden
N. J
Morris G. Muller
Dialogue’s
Muller
Salem
John Ryan
Cornelius Weddle
Fort Mott
Ryan
Missionary Mass at Carnegie Hall Highlights World Needs
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in aid of Episcopal missions featured Dr. McConnell and bishops from Thetford and Kyoto. McConnell urged local parishes to emphasize missions at home while praising global outreach. The event also covered auxiliary activities and parallel society meetings in church buildings and Mission House.
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Carnegie Hall
Episcopal Missions
Kyoto
8. D. McConnell
Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn
Thetford
England
Partridge
Kyote
Potter
McConnell
South Sea
Christ
Japan
Pacific
Charles Darwin
Darwin
Kioto
West Fifty-seventh Street
The
American Church Missionary Society
Church Mission House
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Loyal Legion Meets in Delmonico's Amid Sickles Debate
The New York Commandery of the Loyal Legion held a large meeting and dinner at Delmonico's with about five hundred members. Gen Daniel E Sickles faced opposition to his membership application which was reportedly withdrawn amid dissent. Notables including ex Gov Black ex District Attorney Olcott and George Gordon Battle attended, while Gen Stewart L Woodford spoke on Incidents of the Orient.
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New York
Loyal Legion
Delmonico’s
Daniel E. Sickles
Friends of
Legion
Gen
Sickles
Henry L. Burnett
United States District Attorney
E. L. Molineux
Black
Olcott
Bartow S. Weeks
George Gordon Battle
Roland B. Molineux
Stewart L. Woodford
Partridge Returns to Brooklyn Police Headquarters
Commissioner Partridge, ill but at his desk in Police Headquarters yesterday, said he came only to sign urgent official papers. He stayed briefly, then returned home and refused to see reporters.
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Partridge
Brooklyn
Election of NY Sons of the Revolution Officers at Delmonico's
At the annual meeting held last evening at Delmonico's the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution elected officers for the year. Frederick Samuel Tallmadge was named President and Alexander Ramsay Thompson Vice President. Morris Patterson Ferris became Secretary, Arthur Melvin Hatch Treasurer, Henry Phelps Johnston Register, and the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix Chaplain.
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New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Delmonico’s
Frederick Samuel Tallmadge
Alexander Ramsay Thompson
Morris Patterson Ferris
Arthur Melvin Hatch
Henry Phelps Johnston
Morgan Dix
Judge Denies Motion In Osborne Paranoiac Estate Suit
Justice Josiah T. Marean of the Supreme Court Brooklyn denied a motion to set aside a summons in Alfred Cooley as committee of Mrs. Penelope D. Osborne estate case against Victor M. Osborne. Marean suggested adding Cornelia A. Cary, a cousin of Osborne, to the committee.
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Josiah T. Maréan
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Alfred Cooley
Penelope D. Osborne
Victor M. Osborne
Osborne
Cooley
St. George Hotel
V. Lowell
M. Osborne
Marean
Cornelia A. Cary
Mrs. Osborne
Swindler Defrauds Baker in Mineola Sale
Andrew Horther, a Mineola baker, paid $112 to a stranger posing as a salesman for Austin Nichols & Co of New York. Horther, a regular customer, handed over a large order and offered to pay a balance, but the firm denied any authorization. Mrs Horther alerted the company and learned no such representative existed.
Justice-Elect Amend Dined at Alumni Dinner
The twenty-fourth annual Alumni Association dinner of the College of St. Francis Navier was held at the Catholic Club last night to honor Supreme Court Justice elect Edward B. Amend, an alumnus and association treasurer. Archbishop Farley attended along with Morgen J. O'Brien Mgr Edwards Rev Henry A Brann Rev Charles H Colton George A Gillespie Rev James N Connolly and Dr D B E McSweeney.
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College of St. Francis Navier
Catholic Club
Supreme Court
Edward B. Amend
Archbishop Farley
Morgen J. O’brien
Mgr. Edwards
Henry A. Brann
Charles H. Colton
George A. Gillespie
James N. Connolly
D. BE. McSweeney
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