McCall’s Race Track Vote Stirs District Suppositions
In the Sixteenth Senate District Senator Jonn T. McCall faces heat over defying a pledge to back anti race track gambling bills. Constituents, clergy, and politicians weigh motives as McCall cites the Sept 1 timing change and cites no external pressure from Murphy or Sullivan.
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Senator Agnew
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Farley
Albany
George B. Agnew
TIMES
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McCarren
Charles F. Murphy
Jo “Big Tim” Sullivan
Senator McCall
Tammany
Tim’ Sullivan
Tammany Organization
Maurice Featherson
Twentieth Assembly
TuE_-TIMES
Cherokee Club
Fast Seventy-ninth Street
Park Row
East Seventy-eighth Street
Cassidy Denounces Pressure and Vows Independence at Race Track
Senator Owen Cassidy of Schuyler says he will oppose the Agnew Hart anti race track gambling bills again when they’re raised in the extraordinary legislative session. He arrived in town and attended Jamaica track races escorted by Andrew Miller of The Jockey Club. He spent time in the clubhouse as horses ran.
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Jamaica
Hie Times
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Owen Cassidy
Schuyler
Agnew-Hart
Jamaica Track
Andrew Miller
Jockey Club
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They Who Killed the Bills Resolutions Denounce NYC Senators
The Citizens' Union issued resolutions condemning New York City based Senators who backed age race track bills and urging voters to oppose the re election of those who opposed reforms.
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Citizens’ Union
New York City
Wood criticized over Fort William McKinley land purchase
In Washington on May 5 the House debated the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Mr. Hay moved to strike $180,000 for land buy at Fort William McKinley in the Philippines, citing Secretary Taft urging the purchase on Gen. Wood’s recommendation. Rep. Fitzgerald of New York opposed, arguing 1,800 acres already suffice. the motion to strike carried unanimously.
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Washington
Fort William McKinley
Philippine Islands
Hay
Smith
Iowa
Taft
Gen. Wood
Western Union Opposes Bill Requiring Telegram Time Stamping
George H. Fearons, Western Union general attorney, testified before the House Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Committee against a Wisconsin bill to require time of filing and time of sending for telegrams. He outlined telegram traffic by sector and estimated the extra 17.45 million ten-word messages would result from the bill on 74.8 million annual telegrams.
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Washington
George H. Fearons
Western Union Telegraphmpany
House Committee
Carey
Wisconsin
Western Union Company
De pew Introduces Pay Increase Bill for Federal Judges
Senator De pew proposes a bill to raise federal judge salaries to 10 000 dollars annually for circuit judges and 9 000 dollars for district judges. The measure aims to adjust pay in line with tenure and responsibilities as of May in Washington.
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New York Times
Washington
Depew
Exhibition of Kate Collins collection at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
Beautiful antique textiles on display in the Kate Collins collection at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. The sale starts Thursday and runs every afternoon for the week, including fine brocades velvets cloth of gold ecclesiastical embroideries and splendid Oriental pieces from China and Japan.
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Kate Collins
Fifth Avenue
Gov Harris orders troops to Ohio tobacco district brief martial law
Gov Harris ordered Troop B from Columbus to move immediately into the Ohio tobacco district and declared martial law in Brown County.
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Columis
Ohio
Admiral Evans Heads Atlantic Fleet Toward San Francisco
The Atlantic Fleet led by Admiral Evans sails toward San Francisco from Hampton Roads. The Connecticut sails ahead after fog delays while Evans boards at Monterey. San Francisco braces for the grand fleet arrival with a historic crowd anticipated and city decorations lit by thousands of lamps.
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Golden Gate
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Monterey
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Thomas
Paso Robles
Sacramento
Bay
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Defends Exiled Colonel Roosevelts banishes Stewart to Fort Grant
Senator Rayner of Maryland seeks full War Department reasons for denying a court of inquiry into Colonel William F. Stewart banishment by order of President Roosevelt. The case centers on Mrs. Stewart, niece of late Senator William Pinckney White, and the lack of detailed explanation from the War Department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Arizona
Senate
Rayner
Maryland
Stewart
William Pinckney White
Col
War Department
Limits on Barges in Tow in New York Harbor
Washington May 5 The House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries reported a bill governing sea-going barges towed by tugs in and out of New York Harbor A supervising inspector general of steamboats would sit on a board to set regulations on the number and tonnage of barges towed at once and the length of hawsers Used to reduce hazards and prevent further loss of life due to towing practices
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New York Times
Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries Today
New York Harbor
Roosevelt urges Postal Savings Bank bill passage
President Roosevelt expressed to Senator Carter his earnest desire to see a Postal Savings Bank bill become law this session. Carter told the President he thought the bill would become law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Carter
Senate’ Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Carter
Inventive genius in government not properly encouraged
Washington reports that government failure to nurture employee invention has reduced inventors in federal departments and in the military services. Of 253 inventions by government workers, 141 yielded no return to the inventors, about 78 benefited the inventors via outside patent sales, while the government enjoys free use of inventions by its employees.
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New York Times
Washington
Naval Services
Osteopaths Fight for Recognition in Death Certificate Case
Brooklyn osteopath Dr. Charles F Bandel pressed a mandamus to compel the Department of Health to accept his death certificate, arguing osteopathy is a recognized medical school. Justice Dickey reserved decision as the dispute centers on whether osteopaths are physicians under state law.
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Dickey
Brooklyn
Charles F Bandel
Department of Health
Bandel
Martin W. Littleton
Medical Society of
County of New York
Littleton
Board of Regents
Corporation
Sterling
Air, Littleton
Variderveer
Medical Society
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