Naval bill in house praised by lawmakers in debate
In Washington April 10 the House debated the President's naval program. Representative Foss praised the Navy as the finest fighting force. Padgett defended limited ship numbers while Favrot Bartholdt and others urged enlarging the fleet. Hobson claimed enough votes to push an amendment. Debate noted submarine costs and strategic distribution amid general support for a stronger navy. The session recessed at 5 p.m. until tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Representative Foss
Naval Affairs Committee
Representative Padgett
Tennessee
Favrer
Louisiana
McKinlay and Knowland
California
Hobson
Foss
Navy Department
Converse
Naval Committee
Padgett
Lilley
Henry
Connecticut
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Pellel
Favrot
United States
Bartholdt
Webb
North Carolina
Perkins
New York
Kurstermann
Wisconsin
Aiken
South Carolina
House panel debates anti trust bill to exempt unions
Washington April 10 a bill to exempt labor unions from the federal anti trust law as interpreted by the supreme court in the danbury hatters case was introduced in the house today.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Danbury Hatters
House
Undefined constitutional clause shields certain agricultural groups
The text quotes a provision stating that nothing in the act is to be enforced against non profit organizations without capital stock nor to members of such groups or to arrangements among individuals in agriculture or horticulture aimed at raising their own product prices.
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Wilson
Pennsylvania
McKim Mead & White Win $8 Million New York Post Office
Secretary Cortelyou announced that McKim Mead & White will design the $8,000,000 post office on Eighth Avenue between 31st and 33d Streets. Eight firms were invited. the winning plan was sealed and revealed by Assistant Secretary Winthrop. Site purchase from the Pennsylvania Railroad Co cost $1,660,540.14. Congress has funded planning at $19,000 and foundation work will begin after an additional appropriation. Cortelyou seeks $200,000 to start construction and expects quick passage.
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Washington
Cortelyou
McKim, Mead & White
Eighth Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
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Corlelyou
Congress
Addi- Sap
Britain invites maritime powers to form prize court conference
Washington April 10 Great Britain calls an informal London conference with major powers to settle principles of maritime international law for a proposed prize court. The United States will attend. Objections to Article VII and potential conflicts between Continental and Anglo American law loom large. Some predict governments will not ratify the Hague treaty.
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London
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Japan
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Hague
United States Senate
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New Piccadilly Hotel Opens in London Twentieth Century Palace
The completed Piccadilly Hotel in London is named the Twentieth Century Palace. It lies on a historic site near Piccadilly and Regent Street in Westminster. The ground floor houses a restaurant and baths, the second floor a terrace, and floors three to eight hold suites. The ninth floor houses staff.
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Regent Street
Westminster
Palace
Oppose Aldrich bill at hearing in Washington
Horace White of New York condemned the Aldrich currency plan as worsening the system and urged the Fowler measure as a safer elastic currency. He urged a nonpartisan six by six currency commission to draft reform for next winter. Connecticut bankers also adopted resolutions opposing the bill in its amended form.
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Washington
Aldrich
Horace White
New York
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
Victor Morawetz
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Emory W. Clark
Congress
White
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New Haven
Connecticut Bankers’ Association
Lusitania Crosses Atlantic In High Speed Run
The Cunard liner Lusitania arrived in good time after a 2489 mile transatlantic crossing averaging 34.08 knots. The ship set a 62 knots day during tuning in drydock months earlier and logged strong speed from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday with excellent weather. A previous docking at Liverpool had damaged the stern propeller two blades, repaired in nineteen hours, and the starboard anchor was deployed to hold position against heavy wind.
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Lusitania
Atlantic
Liverpool
New York
Naval Yard Dog Attack Spurs Roundup of Strays
W. J. Baxter, a naval constructor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was bitten on the leg by the tug Nina’s mascot on Thursday. The dog was killed after wounds were cauterized and the head sent to the Pasteur Institute for hydrophobia testing. The commandant ordered all stray dogs in the yard to be killed.
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W. J. Baxter
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nina
Navy Yard
Pasteur Institute
Army and Navy News From The Thoune Bureau
Washington April 16 The War Department plans to concentrate field exercises in the East at Felt’s Mills near Watertown New York. Maryland and the District of Columbia may host separate camps, but one encampment at Felt’s Mills will suffice for New England and mid Atlantic troops. Moves depend on a 1.9 million appropriation for maneuvers. Orders issued include transfers to hospitals and proving grounds.
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WAR Department
Fell's Mills
Watertown
N.Y
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
District of Columbia
Felt’s Mills
New England
Middle Atlantic States
House
Senate
Prizes Awarded to Army Officers by Military Service Institute
The Military Service Institution awarded its first prize a gold medal $100 and Life membership to Captain A W Bjornstad 28th US Infantry for The Military Necessities of the United States and the Best Provisions for Meeting Them. Second prize a silver medal $50 and honorable mention goes to Major W E Ellis coast artillery. The Santiago prize for 1907 $50 has been awarded to Major A M Edwards subsistence department.
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Military Service Institution of the United States
A. W. Biornstad
28Th
United States Infantry
United States
W. E. Ellis
Coast Artillery
Santiago
A. M. Edwards
Farewell for Waldron and Sticht with Regiment Transfer Talks
About fifty members of Company I gathered in Braun's Hall to bid farewell to Captain John W. Waldron and A. W. Sticht who have left the regiment. The meeting denounced Colonel Elmore F Austin of the &th for his Spanish-American War record. Reports stated forty men of Company II sought transfers and ten planned resignations.
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Braun's
Third Avenue
John W. Waldron
A. W. Sticht
Elmore F Austin
Company II
Prohibiting Political Activity for Civil Service
Army orders prohibit political activity by classified Civil Service employees and any campaign fund contribution or solicitation. The rule follows a presidential directive to Secretary Taft and Civil Service Commission regulations. Violators face removal, and the Supreme Court clarifies solicitation includes mailings to federal employees at work.
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Army
Civil Service
Taft
Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate panel backs anti-betting bill for Benning racetrack
A sub-committee of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia favorably reports the House measure to prohibit betting at the Benning racetrack. Chairman Carter will present the bill to the full Senate on Monday.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
District of Columbia
Benning Racetrack
Carter
Senate
Pension Bill Proposes Widow Pensions For Civil War Indian Wars
A House bill by Mr Loudenslager of New Jersey aims to grant a blanket 144 dollar monthly pension to widows of officers and enlisted who died from wounds or service related causes in Indian wars the Mexican War or the Civil War if married before or during service. A 12 dollar monthly pension applies if marriage occurred after service. Additional 10 dollar pensions are planned for certain widows with specific service durations and honorably discharged status with no need to prove death due to service.
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Washington
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Army
Navy
Mexico
New Philippines Public Printer Named in Manila
James A. Hoggsette chosen to succeed John S. Leech as public printer of the Philippine Islands. He will assume duties when Leech leaves Manila for Washington. Hoggsette, a Nebraska native about 32, has been connected with the Manila office for some time.
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James A. Hoggsette
John S. Leech
Philippine Islands
Hogssette
Leech
Manila
Mr. Hoggsette
Nebraska
Grocer Held for Larceny in Queens Real Estate Case
Henry Spreckles, a Brooklyn grocer, was held for the grand jury by Magistrate Tighe on larceny charges connected to real estate dealings of Henry Warneke. Dr. Augustus Cordes loaned 1350 dollars on a first mortgage on 82 Drew Avenue, Queens, which Cordes says proved worthless as Spreckles did not own the house.
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Henry Warneke
Tighe
Adams Street Court
Brooklyn
Augustus FE. Cordes
Graham Avenue
Drew Avenue
Queens
Spreckles
Corey Backs Taft as National League Mobilizes
George J. Corey, longtime organizer of political groups, campaigns for Taft with the National Commercial and Industrial League. From an office at 11 Broadway he distributes unsigned voter postal cards and urges signatures to support Taft.
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George J. Corey
National Commercial and Industrial League
No. 11
Broadway
Mr. Corey
Taft
Appellate Court Reverses Ruling in PSC Railcase
The Appellate Division votes three to two to overturn a lower court ruling and grant a new trial in the Public Service Commission suit seeking to restrain the Interborough Rapid Transit Company from selling electricity through subway ducts leased from the city. The PSC may appeal to the Court of Appeals.
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Court of Appeals
New York City
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Ingraham
Houghton
Clarke
Scott
Coney Island Fare Debate Before Public Service Board
The Public Service Commission heard that a 10 cent Sunday fare to Coney Island loses money per through passenger. Scott MacReynolds urged a five cent fare, while company officials cited dwindling second fares and reserves for renewals. Commissioner Bassett adjourned for two weeks for expert analysis.
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Public Service Commission
Coney Island
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
Scott MacReynolds
William N. Dykman
Frank R. Ford
Park Row
Chicago
Pittsburg
Million for New Bridge Approach in Williamsburg
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved opening and extending Roebling Street from Broadway to Division Avenue to form a new approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. The improvement costs about 1 million dollars, with a quarter levied on nearby property owners. Mrs W B Parkinson of 144 Taylor Street opposed, fearing relocation from her longstanding home.
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Roebling Street
Williamsburg
Broadway
Division Avenue
Williamsburg Bridge
W. B. Parkinson
No. 144
Taylor Street
Wife wins right to block husband from examining friend witness
Kath erine Clemmons Gould secures Appellate Division ruling sparing her from having her husband Howard Gould examine Helen Mar as a witness in the separation suit. The court rejected an ex parte order and vacate motion, upholding the protective stance in favor of Mrs Gould.
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Howard Gould
Helen Mar
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Miss Mar
Mrs. Gould
Brooklyn Lawyer Murphey Found Dead in Astor House
Charles A. Murphey formerly of Murphey and Metcalf was found dead in room 163 at the Astor House. A note to his wife hinted the act was deliberate after a series of financial losses and a failed deal. He was fifty-one, survived by his wife five children and was connected to Brooklyn real estate and utilities ventures.
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Murphey & Metcalf
Wall Street
Astor House
Murphey
Brooklyn
Underwood
Church Street
Acritelli
Frank Bailey
Title Guarantees and Trust Company
Brooklyn Heights
Key West
Mr. Murphey
Lancaster
Wis
Columbia
Marie Louise Lambert
Lambert
Samuel G. Metcalf
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