Currency reform plan eyed in Nelson’s elaborate scheme
The New York Times reports on Representative Nelson of Wisconsin proposing a currency board under Treasury, with reserve and discount associations nationwide. The plan would create a Currency Board, designate reserve bodies, issue treasury notes, and enable discounting of commercial bills under strict limits and oversight.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Currency Board
Reserve and Discount Associations
Nelsom
Bank and Trust Company
Reserve Association
Treasury
Nelson bill outlines reserve and discount rules for associations
The text describes how the reserve diminishes with losses and how penalties are applied to associations that deposited with the Currency Board. It notes that other sections of the Nelson bill detail the operations and conditions for reserve and discount associations.
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Currency Board
Judge Walter C Noyes Resigns Over Federal Salary Inadequacy
Special to The New York Times Washington June 7 The resignation of Judge Walter C Noyes United States Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit highlights inadequate federal judge salaries He is under 48 and 18 years in federal and state service saying the salary cannot support his family President Wilson has not yet accepted the resignation but will within a day or two Official circles regret his stepping down due to pay inadequacy and rising education costs for his children.
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Washington
Walter C. Noyes
United States Circuit Court
Second Judicial Circuit
Owever
Congress
Noyes
United States
Wilson
Morgenthau Offered Turkey Ambassadorship
Henry Morgenthau of New York, a Wilson ally and Democratic campaign leader, was offered the post of Ambassador to Turkey. Early indications suggest he plans to decline the honor, despite initial signals from President Wilson that Morgenthau might accept. Morgenthau met the President last Monday and indicated no desire for a diplomatic posting.
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New York Times
Washington
Henry Morgenthau
New York
Wilson
White House
Morgenthau
Oregon Pupils Urge Oregon to Lead Panama Canal Parade
Thousands of Oregon school children petition the White House asking President Wilson to allow the battleship Oregon to lead the parade at the Panama Canal opening. A 60,000 pupil petition was sent to the Navy Department for consideration as plans for the canal opening take shape.
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Washington
Oregon
White House
Wilson
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Canal
Capitol phone for Wilson links president to Capitol
Washington June 7 The installation of a telephone in the President's room at the Capitol today heightened Senators awareness that Wilson could appear at any moment. On his last visit he received a key to the room allowing him to come and go without notice.
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Capitol
Wilson
Marshall at Home and Speaking Tour in Indiana
Vice President and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall return to Indiana for their first home visit since the inauguration. He notes the job is “very pleasant” despite a slight cold. He will deliver several addresses including unveiling a bronze bust of Col. Richard Owen in the State House corridor Monday, a gift from Confederate veterans at Camp Morton in 1862.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Col
Richard Owen
Camp Morton
Col. Owen
State House
Mr. Marshall
Nashville
Tenn
South African Speaker Attacks Quotation At Brooklyn Union
Mrs Morris Alexander of South Africa spoke at the opening of the Brooklyn Women's Political Union headquarters at 255 Livingston Street. She denounced a misquotation of Olive Schreiner used by Mrs Arthur Dodge and praised Schreiner as noble despite her suffering. Mrs Stanton Bilatch led the event with Miss Beatrice Brown and a strong audience response to fundraising appeals.
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Morris Alexander
South Africa
Rabbi Schieder
Brooklyn
Women's Political Union
Livingston Street
Olive Schreiner
Arthur Dodge
Dodge
Alexander
Stanton Bilatch
Uest
Beatrice Brown
Prison strike extended at Auburn Prison grounds to 50 walkouts
Two more companies, fifty men, walked out of Auburn Prison shops today over poor food. Warden F. Rattigan, in office a week, had the strikers locked in cells and began an investigation of the complaint. The rest, except a few, had returned yesterday.
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Auburn Prison
F. Rattigan
Reluctant to Lift Wilson's Lobbying Charges
Washington June 7 The senate lobby probe stalls with both parties reluctant to urge recalls or confront President Wilson The dispute centers on Townsend's claims of influence on Senators and whether the committee should compel presidential testimony The majority aims to defend the presidents tariff stance while the minority hints at a partisan report noting alleged insidious lobbying by sugar interests and grocers.
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Walsh
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Iowa
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Missouri
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Pittman
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Ransdeil and
Thornton
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Free Sugar
Frank C. Lowry
Holesale Grocers’ Committee
Louisiana Sugar Growers
Railroad weighs mails ruling sparks $30 million claims
A U.S. Court of Claims decision found the old method of weighing mail on railroad routes faulty, potentially unlocking about $30,000,000 in claims against the government. The Chicago & Alton Railroad received $82,604.84. other lines may pursue similar suits.
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Washington
United States Court of Claims
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Chicago & Alton
Tal
Secre Meyer
Congress
Alton
Meyer
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