Currency clash in Senate House over Aldrich bill
Washington May 5 Senate leaders clash over currency reform as Vreeland bill dies in the Senate and a conference with the House is set to consider the Aldrich measure. Burton vows to oppose the Aldrich bill and aligns with insurgent voices while conference picks include Vreeland Burton Weeks and Lewis.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
House
Allison
Hale
Dante
Teller
Burton
Vreeland
Weeks
Lewis
Pujo
John Sharp Williams
Cannon
Fowler
Mrr. Fowler
Mr. Williams
John Sharp
Williams
Prince
Mr. Burton
Harbor garbage law passed to protect New York harbor
The House approved Greene's bill to guard New York Harbor by requiring scows to obtain permits before dumping refuse. It sets dumping limits and authorizes harbor inspectors to arrest violators without process and to inspect factories and gas and oil works for discharges into tidal waters.
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New York Times
Washington
House Today
Greene
New York
Isthmians Embrace Pie Service On Isthmus
Reports from Ashington May 15 indicate the Isthmian pie service meets demand with about 600 pies and 400 pounds of cake produced daily. Seven varieties are offered, one for each day. Pies cost 10 cents each and cakes 10 cents per pound. Attempts to bring fresh strawberries from New Orleans failed. local Norfolk area berries are now arriving.
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Ashington
Isthmet
New Orleans
Norfolk
Two Roosevelt Bills Favorably Reported By House
May 15 report shows two bills in President Roosevelt's program approved. Burton's bill would continue Inland Waterways Commission with $20,000 for expenses and expert services. Alexander's would extend injured workers pay for one year or, on death, pay a year’s wage to widow or under sixteen children.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Mr.Burton
Inland Waterways Commission
Alexander
Burton
Hearst McClellan recount hearing adjourned for jurors
The six week old recount hearing with nearly 700 witnesses, mostly police, was adjourned by Justice Lambert until a week from next Monday morning to let jurors recuperate from their labors.
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Hearst-McClellan
Lambert
Paper Makers Deny Monopoly as Tariff Kept on Pulp
In Washington on May 15 the House Select Committee heard testimony from David Cowles, president of the American Paper and Pulp Association, denying any monopoly or restraint of trade. He argued free competition exists and warned removing tariffs on wood pulp could devastate U S newsprint prices and industry. George C Sherman added cost figures showing rising production costs and losses on certain paper sales.
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New York Times
Washington
House Select Committee
David Cowles
American Paper and Pulp Association
Cowles
Mann
Congress
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Herman Ridder
Publishers’ Association
New York
Norris
United States
Mr. Mann
Sherman
Record-setting sale of Civil War and notable letters at Andersons
Autograph letters from figures such as Ulysses Grant and Lincoln drew top bids at Andersons with a Grant letter selling for 76 dollars and a Lincoln parole reaching 64. Other items included letters by Robert Browning, Daniel Webster, Chester A. Arthur, Mark Twain, George Washington, Thomas Paine, Sir Walter Scott, Oscar Wilde and financiers. prices ranged from under a dollar to over seventy dollars, reflecting strong interest in historic correspondence.
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Anderson
Sam” Ward
Peter Force
Robert Browning
Ghent
Aix
Daniel Webster
Charles Dickens
Chester A. Arthur
Sam Ward
New York
President Garfield
Madam Blavatsky
Theosophist
Bombay
W. C. Bryant
Roslyn
L. I
William Henry Harrison
Cincinnati
Louis XVI
France
Thomas Paine
George Clinton
New Rochelle
Sir Walter Scott
George Washington
Mount Vernon
John Marshall
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Oscar
Gundlach State Witness in Note Swindle Probe
Charles Barry and John Gundlach testified in the Tombs Court as part of a note swindle investigation led by the District Attorney. Gundlach described taking $108,000 in notes from Sherman & Co. of Keyport with a 50 percent split, Barry allegedly advising him and aiding note issuance. A $1,500 draft proved invalid, and Trautwin, tied to prior investigations, held some notes. The motion to dismiss was denied and the case adjourned to Tuesday. Roger Morgan of Hopper, Morgan & Co. will testify next.
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Charles Barry
John Gundlach
Tombs Court
Gundlach
Barry
Sherman & Co
Keyport
N. J
J. E. Trautwin
District Attorney's Office
Kindleberger
Trautwin
Staten Island Subways Urged Before Public Service Panel
Staten Islanders pressed for Richmond participation in new city subways, asking to extend Brooklyn Fourth Avenue line under the Narrows to the island center. They urged a four track design and single side construction to allow future expansion, led by Borough President Cromwell.
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Public Service Commission
Richmond
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue
Narrows
Island
Stret
Cromwell
Staten Island Subway
U S Court Upholds Brownsville Action on Soldier Discharge
Judge Hough sustains Government demurrer in Oscar Reid case. President's authority under Article IV of the War Powers rules discharges may be issued by the President, the Secretary of War, department heads, or a court martial. Reid seeks back pay after discharge from the Twenty fifth United States Infantry for the Brownsville riot. The ruling preserves executive discretion over enlistment and discharge. appeal to the Supreme Court noted.
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Treis
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Panama Canal
Secretary of the Treasury
United
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Oscar W. Reid
Twentyfifth
United States Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Reid
Judge Hough
Congress
Secretary of War
Eid
Urrless
Els
United States Supreme Court
Alimony Granted in Woman Doctor Divorce Suit
Supreme Court Justice ordered Herbert H Land to pay his wife Dr Margaret Holland 25 dollars weekly alimony and 150 dollars counsel fee. The case arises from her divorce suit filed in New York. Holland asserts near poverty while claiming his wife runs a profitable medical practice and potential vaudeville deals with Indian magicians. The judge noted conflicting statements in Holland's affidavit and a letter from Toronto.
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Margaret Holland
Herbert H. B. Holland
Supreme Court
Davis
Holland
Los Angeles
New York
India
Toronto
Canada
Margaret
Trans-Continental Railroad Ag
Bob
Woman Rescued From Fire Using Clothesline Rope
Mrs Nora Grimplet of 316 East Sixty second Street was lowered from the third floor to the yard on a clothesline by two boarding house residents during a morning fire. Other women fainted and were carried down fire escapes while children were rescued. Earl Sutliffe and John Ammerman escaped down the rope and fire escape after saving Mrs Grimplet.
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Nora Grimplet
East Sixty-second Street
Earl Sutliffe
John Ammerman
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