Roosevelt letters to be forced out in Senate clash
Senate debate sharpens over Roosevelt’s letters about the Brownsville affair. Foraker warns he will expose communications with Senators Smith, Rayner, and Stewart, arguing the White House rejects Congress orders. Critics cite maudlin sympathy with murderers in Roosevelt’s letter to Stewart.
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New York Times
Washington
Foraker
Senate
Browns-ville
Smith
Michigan
Rayner
Stewart
Congress
Freraker
Roosevelt
Col. W. F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Arizona
Virginia
White House
United States
Harrison
F.C. Ainsworth
Pension Bureau
Gen. Ainsworth
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Ideal Melodiste Playerpiano Promises Lifetime Service
A local firm urges thorough evaluation before buying the Ideal Melodiste Playerpiano, stressing that appearances can mislead and a poor purchase is costly. They tout future referrals from satisfied customers and invite visitors to Recitals Day to hear demonstrations. A small initial payment can place the instrument in a home with flexible terms.
Bank defalcation tied to Allegheny National Bank in Pittsburg
Washington reports growing interest in the $469000 cashiers theft at Allegheny National Bank. The missing funds are linked to the Quay and Penrose political factions with claims the bank funded campaigns for local option and assembly candidates. Acheson peers blame politics and banking, urging a full OCC report while offering no action.
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New Yorkk Times
Washington
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
Quay Organization
Penrose
E. F. Acheson
Montgomery
Twenty-fourth
Tener
Assembly
Allegheny National
Senate Defers Mothers Day Resolution Amid Witty Debates
The Senate refused to advance Senator Burkett’s resolution to set aside Mothers Day for tomorrow. Debate featured sallies and sharp remarks as others proposed alternatives like Grandmothers Day. The measure, backed by the SoM. Co. A, would have Senators and staff wear white flowers in honor of the observance.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Burkett
Committee On Judiciary
S<ean
Fulton
Som. Co. A
District of Columbia child labor bill passes House
The House, under suspension of the rules, unanimously approved a DC child labor act. It bars work for anyone under 14 during public school hours and outside 6 AM to 8 PM, limits 14 to 16 year olds to schooling certificates, caps work at eight hours a day and forty eight hours a week for under 18, and requires permits and badges for youths under 16 in selling papers or street vending. No dissenting vote was recorded.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Fowler
Committee On Banking and Currency
District of Columbia
Wilkes
Olcott
Governors Meet at the White House for Conservation Talks
President Roosevelt to preside over a three day Governors conference at the White House to discuss federal state cooperation in natural resources. A grand East Room display, two maps of resources, and glass transparencies will accompany addresses by delegates and notable guests noted alongside social events and a garden party.
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Roosevelt
White House
United States
Supreme Court
Wilson
Garfield
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Mem
Inland Waterways Commission
William Jennings Bryan
James J. Hill
Andrew Carnegie
John Mitchell
Cleveland
Post Office Bill Sets Morality Rules on Anarchist Papers
Senate Post Offices committee adopted amendments to the Post Office Appropriation bill endorsing Roosevelt’s action to bar an alleged anarchist publication from second class mail. The measure adds that immoral material includes inciting arson murder or assassination and authorizes excluding such publications. Also set salaries for Philadelphia and Boston postmasters and rent for New York station.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paterson
N. J
Senate Committee On
Philadelphia
Boston
New York Post Office
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Senator to push re-enlistment bill for 25th Regiment soldiers
Washington May 9 A senator stated he would ask the Senate on Monday to consider a bill providing for the re-enlistment of the Negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Regiment who were discharged without honor by order of the President.
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Washington
Jaker
Senate
National Commission of Co operative Service Proposed
Senator Hansbrough through McCumber introduces a bill for a National Commission of Co operative Service to recognize growing cooperatives. Five members with President chosen in, others elected by major agricultural groups. Commission to gather data, aid with audits, and assist cooperatives, with a $50,000 annual appropriation.
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New York
Washington
Hansbrough
McCumber
National
Commmission of Co-operative Service
American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
The
American Breeders' Association
National Farmers’ Congress
Panama declares rat and mouse ban to curb plague
In the Panama Canal Zone a ban on rats and mice is ordered to prevent bubonic plague. Fleas spread the disease from rodents to humans, and exterminating the pests aims to remove flea bites as a plague risk. Canal employees are instructed to kill all rats and mice.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Amalgamation of Philippine and Spanish War Veterans Forms Union
The Veteran Army of the Philippines joins the United Spanish War Veterans in a conference headline by Walter Scott Hale and Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz. The merger adds 1,300 members to the Spanish War Veterans, bringing total membership to over 60,000.
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Washington
Veteran Army of the Philippines
United Spanish War Veterans
Walter Scott Hale
Boston
Spanish War Veterans
H. H .Bandholtz
Philippine Veteran Army
Philippine Constabulary
Spanish War Veterans’ Organization
Navy Pay Increases Set By Conference Bill
Conferees on the Naval Appropriation bill reached agreement on pay scales for officers and enlisted men to align Navy pay with Army grades. The plan sets officer ranks from Cadet to General levels with specific salaries and caps for senior ranks, plus 10 to 15 percent for enlisted Navy personnel to equalize with the Army.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Army
Navy
Medals For Canal Workers Honor Two Years Service
President Roosevelt endorses medals for Isthmian Canal employees with two years of service. Each medallion bears a Roosevelt head on one side and the Canal Zone seal on the other. Tokens are dollar-sized, bronze or composition, made from old French canal scrap, and eligible recipients are American citizens only.
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Roosevelt
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