Lily White issue grows as President weighs discrimination cases
The Lily White controversy spreads across the South with Texas the latest state. President Roosevelt may reappoint George G. Green a Northern District of Texas marshal after a challenge by Hetty Green’s son and ex Representative Hawley. The administration also reshuffles federal posts amid party factions.
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New York Times
Washington
South
Texas
Roosevelt
George G. Green
Culberson
Cooper
Green
Lily White
Hetty Green
Hawley
Payne
Bingham
Alabama
Pritchard
North Carolina
Mayer Hahn
D. H. Patrick
Aes White
Pimlico
Samuel Ll. Vick
Wilson, N
Bingsham
Movement to Tax Church and Charitable Property in DC
Washington notes a push to tax church and charitable property, stemming from higher DC taxes. A Northeast Citizens' Association committee sent a petition to the District Commissioners, arguing taxing exemptions could avert rate increases and citing current exemption totals and district taxable property.
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New York Times
Washington
District of Columbia
Northeast Citizens’ Association
United States
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Citizens’ Association
Hawaii sugar planters urge Chinese labor import as solution
Special to The New York Times Washington December 27. B K Blackwell of Honolulu argues admission of Chinese laborers serves Hawaii’s interests. Treasury agent T T Fortune proposes importing African Americans to work on farms, claiming it would resolve labor needs, but Blackwell opposes this and endorses Chinese coolies. He warns that Congress would need to amend exclusion acts to allow limited Chinese workers to avoid crippling sugar industry.
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New York Times
Washington
B. K. Blackwell
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
T. T. Fortune
Hawaii
Treasury Department
United States
Blackwell
Mr. Fortune
Fortune
Congress
Hawaii counties power to tax residents and property
Assistant Attorney General Vandevanter of the Interior Department rules that the act of April 30 1910 empowered Hawaii’s Legislature to authorize counties towns and city municipalities to levy taxes on residents and property within their boundaries and to provide for their collection.
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Washington
Vandevanter
Interior Department
Hawaii
Shortage of Army Surgeons Seen in 35 Vacancies
Washington December 27: there are thirty five vacancies in the grade of Assistant Surgeon in the army and little prospect of filling them. The next examination will be held in April in Washington, while an examination is already being conducted in the Philippines to fill some of the places.
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Washington
Dec
Philippines
Army Officers Approve Army Uniform Changes
Secretary Root approved the Board of Army Officers report on proposed modifications to army uniforms. The action ensures blue facings and the blue uniforms rather than white, which had been favored by many officers.
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Washington
Root
Board of Army
Army
Commissioner Yerkes rules oleomargarine peddling taxed per sale
Washington December 27 Commissioner Yerkes of the Internal Revenue ruled that no special stamp tax for peddling oleomargarine can be issued under current law. Therefore any seller of the product by peddling will be liable for the Special tax at each separate selling location.
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Washington
Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Not Go to Manila to Testify Deposition Plan
Secretary Root announced that General Chaffee General Smith and other officers will not travel to Manila to testify before the Glenn court martial. He said the investigation can be fully served by obtaining depositions from the officers.
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Manila
Washington
Root
New York
Gen. Chaffee
Gen. Smith
Glenn
Commander Howard to command new monitor Nevada
Commander Thomas B. Howard, now on duty at the Naval Academy, has been selected to command the new monitor Nevada, which is to go into commission about February 1. In sudden cases of croup and other throat and lung affections, Doctor Jayne's Expectorant is advertised as invaluable.
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Howard
Monitor
Washington
Thomas B. Howard
Naval Academy
Nevada
D. Jayne
Washington Park Plan Becomes Seattle Model
The Seattle Park Board adopts Washington commission plans to build a city park system with $100,000 in funding. Public lectures and stereopticon displays publicize the scheme as Owen Fleming of the London County Council lauds the plan, noting its alignment with L Enfant and predicting Washington’s future beauty.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Park Commission
Park Board
City of
Seattle
Washington Commission
Owen Fleming
Architectural Board
London County Council
Leming
L’enfant
Westminster
Thames Embankment
London
Deportation of Young Ames Sets Uruguayan Aid Question
Washington reports Dr. Herrera secretary of the Uruguayan legation discussed Joseph Preston Ames with the secretary of state. The Uruguayan citizen, born in Uruguay, was taken to New York by maternal cousins and sailed to Uruguay after guardianship disputes. Mrs Sparhawk sought guardianship but the boy was not in custody to be turned over.
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Washington
Dr. Herrera
Legation
Joseph Preston Ames
Sparhawk
United States
Herrera
Uruguay
Edward Larroque
New York
Rural Delivery Changes Aid Merchants
The Rural Free Delivery system ends many fourth class post offices, forcing merchants to get patron lists only from postmasters. Postmasters must post up lists of patrons along each rural route, enabling merchants to obtain names from an official source. This arrangement aims to boost mail patronage by ensuring lists reflect actual route patrons.
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New York Times
Washington
Free Rural Delivery Service
New Austrian Ambassador Presents Credentials at White House
Baron Ladislaw Hengelmuller von Hengertar, raised from minister to ambassador, today presented credentials to President in the White House Red Room. Secretary Hay and Col. Bingham witnessed the ceremony with Austrian embassy attachés in uniform. The President conveyed hearty congratulations on his elevation.
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Washington
Baron Ladislaw Hengelmuller von Hengertar
Austria-Hungary
White House
Hay
Cortelyou
Theodore Bingham
Col. Bingham
Hengelmuller
Baron Hengelmuller
New US Minister to Guatemala Plans Jan. 10 Voyage
Leslie Combs recently named United States Minister to Guatemala and Honduras met with Secretary Hay and Assistant Secretary Hill at the State Department to discuss Guatemala City, the Tiunter case, and forthcoming duties. He intends to sail from New Orleans around January 10 for Port Barrios and travel by horseback with his family through mountain trails to Guatemala City.
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Washington
Leslie Combs
United States
Guatemala
Honduras
State Department
Hay
Hill
Guatemala City
Tiunter
Government departments run on half staff at year end
Washington reports departments operate with about half their usual clerical force as many take annual and sick leaves. Clerks may choose times for leave, with many selecting Christmas, then balancing summer sick days to fit seaside vacations while keeping holidays at home.
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New York Times
Washington
Marines deployed to Philippines to relieve duty force
A detachment of 200 marines will be sent to the Philippines to relieve a unit finishing its term in the East. A 150 strong force under Major George Barnet will depart San Francisco February 1, and another 150 under Lieut. Col. Russell will sail March 1.
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Washington
Philippines
East
George Barnet
San Francisco
Col
Russell
Entomology Association Adjourns After Read Papers
The convention of the Association of Economic Entomologists adjourned today in Washington. C. L. Marlatt spoke on Economic Entomology in Japan and James Fletcher, Dominion Entomologist of Canada, discussed harmful insects in that country. Numerous other papers were read.
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Washington
The
Association of Economic Entomoloists
C. L. Marlatt
Japan
James Fletcher
Dominion
Canada
Paroled Boys Examined Mayer for Their Good Behavior
Forty one boys aged eleven to sixteen gathered at Eleventh Street and Third Avenue Children’s Court to receive praise for reform under a parole system. Clergy and civic leaders reported improvements such as school attendance work and repaying stolen money, with Justice Mayer urging continued good conduct and church involvement.
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Court of Special Sessions
Jenkins
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Sage
House of Refuge
Robinson
Catholic Protectory
Julius M. Mayer
Gaynor
Justice Mayer
PT Atto
Board of Justices
the Court of Special Sessions
Mayer
Educational Alliance
Jefferson Street
East Broadway
Axman
T. G. Patten
Wyatt
Naval Officer Disciplined Over Wife Aboard Ship
Commander John D. Roller, commander of the gunboat Monocacy on the Asiatic station, was disciplined by Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans for allowing his wife to live aboard his ship. Evans initially cautioned him but after repeated offenses ordered Roller home. Roller, now on waiting orders, is reportedly displeased alongside his wife, and regulations forbid a naval officer from letting his wife reside on his vessel.
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New York Times
Washington
John D. Roller
Robly D. Evans
Roller
Admiral Elvans
Evans
Navy Department
Department
Canal Board Salaries Stir Senate Debate
Washington December 27 strong opposition grows to Senator Morgan's plan to set Panama Canal Commissioners salaries at 5000 a year and require them to work on the Isthmus Admiral Walker is believed to be favored for head of the commission under Spooner act with seven members four engineers to be named. Congress would fix salaries for officers and engineers, shifting control away from the President amid debates over Walker commission expenditures.
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New York Times
Washington
Morgan
Walker
Congress
United States
Walker Commission
Highwaymen Hold Up Two Men Near Red Bank New Jersey
In Red Bank New Jersey on December 27 two more highwaymen attacked victims on the road. Alvin Parker, a Fair Haven fish peddler, was robbed of about $20 and beaten after two men jumped from a road warning. Edward Billings of Eatontown was robbed at the Monmouth Park race track, forced to empty his pockets, and relieved of change and a bottle of whisky.
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New York Times
Red Bank
N. J
Alvin Parker
Fair Haven
Lincroft
Hubbard's Bridge
Parker
Edward Billings
Eatontown
Monmouth Park
Billings
Teachers College to teach health arts at Columbia next year
Columbia University will offer a two year health education program in physical education. The new department will be housed in a building on One Hundred and Twentieth Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway costing about a quarter of a million dollars. Thomas Denison Wood will head the department with Dean James E. Russell assisting.
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Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Amsterdam Avenue
Broadway
Army muster and officer transfers announced for next postings
Major Reuben B Turner and First Lieut Charles R Reynolds proceed to Washington and Fort Washington with reliefs and appointments. A general court martial is set at Fort Snelling for First Lieut Neil A Campbell. Details include transfers in Field Artillery, dueling retirements, and reassignment of officers to inspect and discharge roles.
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Washington
Charles R. Reynolds
Fort Washington
Frederick F. Russell
Fort Wingate
Fort Snelling
Neil A. Campbell
Twenty-first Infantry
Owen J. Sweet
Earl D. Thomas
Thirteenth Cavalry
Henry P. Kingsbury
Third Cavalry
Zerah W. Torrey
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Hunter Liggett
George H. Morgan
Herman Hall
P. D. Lochridge
Alexander L. Dade
Irteenth Cavalry
William M. Morrow
William J. Glasgow
Thomas W. Darrah
Hamilton S. Hawkins
Charles R. Howland
Judge Advocate
James S. Pettit
San Antonio
Department of Texas
Artillery Corps
Charles L. J. Prohwitter
Field Artillery
Adam F. Casad
Elmer S. Tenney
William E. McPherson
Francis J. Pursell
United States Volunteers
E. Holland Rubottom
Ninth Cavalry
Presidio of
San Francisco
Augustine McIntyre
Frank W. Coe
Arrivals and Sailings Reported in Washington
Washington dispatch notes arrivals from San Juan and Baltimore with ships Nashville Brutus Ips om St Kitts St. Thomas and Cardiff bound for Syon and Honmtone, reflecting a reduced and unclear listing of vessels and destinations.
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Brutus
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Ips Om
St. Kitts
St. Thomas
M Cardiff
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