Saint Gaudens Praised by Roosevelt at Corcoran Exhibit
President Roosevelt lauded Augustus Saint Gaudens as a great sculptor whose work elevates American art and national achievement. Ambassadors from Britain France and Brazil and other dignitaries attended the Corcoran Gallery exhibition highlighting his coins and statues including Sherman Lincoln Farragut and Adams grave works.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Roosevelt
Saint-Gaudens
Corcoran Gallery of Art
American Institute of Architects
T Gaudens
Fresent
Saint Gaudens
Gen. Sherman
Tecumseh Sherman
Louis XIV
Farragut
Lincoln
Saint- Gaudens
Greece
Joaquim Nabuco
James Bryce
Ireland
British Isles
America
Government study doubts feasibility of pneumatic tubes
A Post Office commission reports that government purchase and operation of pneumatic tubes is not feasible or desirable now. It recommends further study in five to six years and notes current use in New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago St Louis and Brooklyn with praise for its speed and service but acknowledgment of experimental status.
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Congress
Meyer
Campbell
Chicago
Mansfield
Boston
Roberts
Brooklyn
Wyman
St. Louis
Postal Service
Mr. Ingalls
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Belmont
Civic Federation
Timothy L. Woodruff
F. A. Acland
Department of Labor of Canada
W. C. Brown
W. D. Ryan
Nathan Bijur
John A. Moffitt
A. C
Alfred Bedford
Lewis B. Gantry
R. W. Hebberd
John D. Crimmins
Frank B. Kellogg
Samuel Untermyer
Milo R. Malbie
William McCarroll
Edward E. Wise
John H. Finley
A. de Lime
Holt
Charles A. Conant
John N. Bogart
W. Carroll Low
R. M. Easley
W. Everit Macy
Frederick D. Underwood
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Marcellus Hartley Dodge
W. Morawetz
James Speyer
Henry W. Taft
George W
Amen Corner to Inaugurate Taft at Annual Dinner
The Amen Corner will inaugurate William Howard Taft as president and convene a special session of Congress on February 27. It will hold its annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, with the proceedings and inaugural procession to be observed.
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William Howard Taft
United States
Congress
Waldorf-As- Sea
Gompers Voices Labor Reform At Civic Federation
Leaders including Samuel Gompers and Henry Taft ally on labor liability and old age pension themes at Civic Federation talks. Discussions cover employer liability acts, postal savings depositories, and industrial insurance, with calls to curb ambulance chasers and expand shareholding for workers.
Commissioners Move to Punish Traction Firms for Missing Reports
The Public Service Commission authorized its counsel to begin penalties against officials and receivers of Metropolitan Street Railway subsidiaries. Suits target Bronx Traction East Broadway and Battery Railroad Whitridge receiverships and others for failing to file annual reports. Penalties may total over 500000, with potential criminal charges for responsible heads.
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Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway
Third Avenue System
Staten Island Traction Companies
Bronx Traction Company
W. G. McAdoo
The Garden for Labor at National Civic Federation
The National Civic Federation devoted its final day to worker welfare measures. Speakers urged postal savings banks, expanded protection of earnings, illness and injury support, and saving habits for families.
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National Civic Federation
Marcus M. Marks
The
Civic Federation
Merchants’ Association of New York
William J. Moran
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Mrs Taft Elected To Civic Federation Board
The Civic Federation Woman's Department held a closing meeting at the Hotel Astor with executive session over a camera incident. Officers elected include Honorary Chairman Mrs William H Taft and Chairman Mrs Horace Brock with six vice chairmen: Mrs J B Harriman, Mrs Joseph Medill McCormick, Mrs John K Ottley, Mrs William H Crocker, Mrs B Frank Mebane, and Mrs Eva McDonald Valesh. Also named are Treasurer Mrs Mary Hatch Williard and Iain Marcus M Marks for Newark.
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New York City
Madison Square Garden
National Civic Federation
Willcox
Marks
United States
Middle States
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
California
Woman's Department of the Civic Federation
Hotel Astor
William H. Taft
Horace Brock
Lebanon
Penn
J. Borden
Harriman
Joseph Medill McCormick
Chicago
John K. Ottley
Atlanta
William H. Crocker
Burlingame
Cal
B. Frank Mebane
Spray
N. C
Eva McDonald Valesh
Minnesota
Mary Hatch Williard
Iain Marcus M. Marks
Newark
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Clares
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Sage Foundation
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Siegel- Cooper Company
Frank H. Tucker
Provident Loan Society
Seth Low
J. H. Sullivan
Nual
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Civic Federation Meeting
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Honore
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