Republicans Split Over Currency Bill Facing Roosevelt Aid
The Aldrich currency measure splits Republicans in Congress with Western senators opposing the bill as favoring Wall Street. Senator Hansbrough and Nelson lead opposition in the Senate, seeking a central bank away from New York. President Roosevelt may back the central bank idea but doubts quick passage.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Senate
Wall Street
Cannon
Cortelyeu
I Dea
Aldrich
Hale
Allison
White House
Senator Grane
Massachusetts
Efe
Jie
New York
Thies
Nelson
Clay
Committee On
Secretary of the
United States
Well known Bowery faker Schuyler Van Ness dies in Bellevue
Schuyler Van Ness a veteran and Bowery character famous for cries of well well and later cinnamon bean fakes died of nephritis at Bellevue Hospital. He had once owned Manhattan and Brooklyn real estate worth 196000, worked for Barnum and as a Bowery habitue, and left a vanished past with a troubled family. He was about 60.
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New York
Bowery
Bellevue Hospital
Schuyler van Nesser
van Ness
the Bowery
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Barker
Barnum’s Museum
Schuyler van Ness
Persia
Police
Bellevue
Wilkinson Brothers
Broome Street
T. P. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
President nominates land office official and Philippine justices
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Fred T. Dennett of North Dakota as Commissioner of the General Land Office. He also named James F. Tracey of New York to the Philippine Commission and Araneta to the Philippine Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed John G. Capers of South Carolina as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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Washington
Senate
Fred T. Dennett
North Dakota
General Land Office
James F. Tracey
New York
Philippine Commission
Finance and Justice
Araneta
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
John G. Capers
South Carolina
Internal Revenue
Suit Aimed at Harriman Roads Faces Equity Action
Washington January report says the Department of Justice plans to begin suit within thirty days against the Harriman roads over Union Pacific relations with Southern Pacific. Special counsel Severance and Kellogs were ready, Severance called abroad, expected back in ten days to two weeks to file in Salt Lake City. Suit to follow equity procedure similar to Northern Securities case.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Northern Securities
Grape-Nuts as the Nourishing Bread Substitute
The article extols Grape-Nuts food and Postum as the healthiest option, highlighting its whole grain composition and digestion benefits. It contrasts the alleged sanitary, machine-driven factories with unsanitary bake shops while urging readers to switch from white bread to these products for improved well being.
Mail college education offered to aid home students
A new mail based college program in New York and Pittsburgh offers courses in European and American history political science English literature and more. The plan charges 50 per forty week course with textbooks included and aims to be self supporting via student fees and scholarships.
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Presbyterian
Fifth Avenue
New York
Times
Pittsburg
Boston
Han Adkins Seager
Hamilton W. Mabie
Lh.d
the Outlook
John H. Pinley
The
City College
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Talcott Williams
Philadelphia Press
John .A. Brashear
Bittsburg
John C. van Dyke
L. H.D
George 3 Burton Adams
Yale
Walter [.Ewe
Wells College
Oliver E. Richards
Eee
Cornell
Jeremiah W. Jenks
Columbia
Harvard
John ¢. van Dyke
Rutters College
Edward Gaylord Bourne
Edwin Walter Kemmerer
Albert A. Giesecke
Alvin S. Johnson
Serias
University of Chicago
Theo
United States
Taft Pushes Tariff Bill For Philippines
Secretary Taft presses a Philippines tariff bill aiming for free trade on most items but restricting sugar rice and tobacco. He seeks Senate support, offers concessions on sugar and tobacco imports, and expects to move the bill soon after preliminary talks with committee leaders.
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Philippines
New York Times
Washington
Jan
Clouse
Senate
Aft
Todge
Hairman
Hairman of the Committee On
Army assigns officers and duty changes in Philippines and Georgia
Tieut. Col. Gil A. Ingards is relieved from duty in the Philippines and to report to the Adjutant General after arriving in San Francisco. Capt. Merrill to Savannah to train First Field Battery Georgia National Guard on 8 inch artillery. Leaves include Maj. Hurd for three days and A A Hickox for ten days. Navy updates include Rear Admiral Merrill on joint board duty and Commander Sherman to command Nipsic yard. Lieut. Commander Payne to Navigation Bureau. Warrant Machinist Vogt detached to Paducah then North Carolina.
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Washington
Tieut
Gil A. Ingards
Philippines
San Frintcisco
Cal
Adjutant General
Merrill
First Field
Savannah
National Guard of Georgia
W. F. Hurd
A. A. Hickox
Thirteenth Infantry
J. P. Merrill
Army and Navy’ Joint Board
FY. H. Sherman
Nipsic
Navy “Yard
Puget Sound
F. R. Payne
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
M. Vogt
Paducah
North Carolina
Naval Vessel Movements and Fleet Reassignments
Movements report ships from Bremerton San Francisco Nebraska and from San Diego to San Francisco Rocket and Choctaw from Norfolk to Washington Leonidas from Hampton Roads to Bradford Eagle from Guantanamo for survey grounds. The Stockton to detach from the third torpedo flotilla to the reserve flotilla. The Blakely to full commission at Norfolk and join the third torpedo flotilla.
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Gailed
Buffalo
Bremerton
San Francisco
California
Nebraska
San Diego
Rocket and Choctaw
Norfolk
Washington
Leonidas
Hampton Roads
Bradford
Eagle
Guantanamo
Stockton
Third Torpedo Flotilla
Blakely
Navy Yard
Suit Over Lion Brewery Estate Seeks Mother’s Removal
Pauline Schmid Murray sues her mother, Josephine Schmid, widow of August Schmid, claiming mismanagement of the Lion Brewery and vast estate. She seeks removal as executrix, appointment of a receiver, and returning her full share of an estate valued in the millions, with claims of hidden deeds and improper transfers.
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Pauline Schmid Murray
Josephine Schmid
August Schmid
Lion Brewery
Hugh A. Murray
Flower & Co
Schmid
Murray
Muray
Secretary Straus Forms Audit Committee for Commerce and Labor
Secretary Straus appoints a committee to study administration efficiency personnel economy and accounting in all bureaus of the Department of Commerce and Labor and outside offices. The panel led by Assistant Secretary Murray includes Disbursing Clerk Soleau and Harrison Nesbit and will start with the Bureau of Fisheries.
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Wastiington
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Murray
Soleau
Harrison Nesbit
Department
Bureau of Fisheries
Sewage Board Shake-Up Reorganizes Metropolitan Commission
Mayor removes Daniel Lewis O H Landreth and Andrew J Provost Jr from the Metropolitan Sewage Commission and asks Dr George A Soper and Janes Hi Fuertes to withdraw resignations. Soper and Muertes withdrawn resignations stay on. Three vacancies filled by Tr De Berkeley Parsons Charles Sooysmith and Dr Linsly Williams.
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Metropolitan Sewage Commission
Daniel Lewis
O. H. Landreth
Andrew J. Provost, Jr
George A. Soper
Janes Hi. Fuertes
Tr. de Berkeley Parsons
William Street
Charlies Sooysmith
Broadway
Linsly BR. Williams
Madison Avenue
University football captain jumps from Frazer Hall dome
Lawrence Kansas Jan 9 Urban Angney 22 captain of last year’s Kansas University football team died by suicide today by jumping from the Frazer Hall dome on campus. He left a note mentioning hearing Jesus and his life’s past and pleasures and referencing a debt owed.
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Lawrence
Kan
Urban Angney
Kansas University
Frazer Hall
University Grounds
Angney
Jesus
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