How They Spiked the Cannon and Other Washington Notes
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES from Washington recounts an old tale of Speaker Cannon playfully outwitting Cox over debate time, plus updates on ancient Syria's adoption of American reapers, a potential Colombian minister Herran, Medford rum anecdotes, Carter Glass's unopposed record, cabinet jokes on bear hunting and a risqué art-model request prompting Hitchcock to quip about the exterior.
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Hitchcock
Interior
President signs bill funding Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Washington reports the House approved a $50,000 appropriation to cover expenses of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and adjourned until Friday to take up the London Dock Charge bill. Debate praised the President's creation of the commission, with Benton arguing authority questions. amendments on salaries and compensation were rejected.
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Washington
London
Benton
Secor Claim Adversely Reported by Senate Panel
Washington December 3 Senator Warren as chairman of the Committee on Claims reported adversely on Senator Thomas C Platt s bill for paying the claim of Secor Co as executors of Zeno Secor for the construction of Civil War monitors Tecumseh Mahopac and Manhattan and the double ended steamer in the Civil War Secor alleges he never was Senator Dapen introduced a bill for the relief of William Leest an Ogdensburg customs inspector Work on appropriation bills has begun Sub committees of the Appropriations Committee met to handle the Legislative Executive and Judicial and Pension bills with Librarian of Congress Putnam and Pension Commissioner Ware appearing before them.
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Tribune
Washington
Warren
Committee On Claims
Thomas C. Platt
Secor & Co
Zeno Secor
Tecumseh
Mahopac
Manhattan
Secor
Dapen
Wilam Leest
Ogdensburg
Appropriations Committee
Putnam
Librarian of
Congress
Ware
THE
Philippine Commission
United States
Commission
Secretary of War
Charles A. Conant
J. W. Jenks
Orient
Wright
Philippines
Senate
House
Taft
War Department
Lodge
Arthur W. Fergusson
Hong Kong
Dingley
Cooper
Wisconsin
Philippine Constabulary
Cullom to Press Reciprocity Treaties in Senate Action
Senator Cullom, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, says he will press consideration of reciprocity treaties, focusing on the French agreement. He aims for a Senate vote but not sure when time can be found. Treaties with the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Ecuador were withdrawn. those with Argentina and Britain for Bermuda have lapsed.
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Washington
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Argentina
Great Britain
Bermuda
Senator Hale Proposes Naval Academy Admission Age Bill
Washington December 3 Senator Hale today introduced a bill to fix the Naval Academy admission age between seventeen and twenty years the current limit being fifteen to twenty one years The proposal seeks to adjust entry age requirements for future cadets and aligns with modern age standards.
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Washington
Hale
Naval Academy
Senate bill to hear Maine wreck claims in Havana
Washington December 3 Mr Morgan of Alabama introduced a bill in the Senate authorizing the Spanish Claims Commission to take cognizance of claims arising from injuries caused by the destruction of the Maine in Havana harbor.
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Washington
Morgan
Alabama
Senate
Spanish Claims Commission
Maine
Havana
Michigan Rep presents info request on Fitzgerald shooting
Washington report says Representative William Allen Smith of Michigan introduced a resolution in the House asking the Secretary of State for details on the shooting of William Fitzgerald by Godfrey Hunter Jr in Guatemala City Chicago. A New Orleans dispatch notes a letter from Henri Barthels implying Hunter is involved and that the coroner ruled Fitzgerald’s death an assassination from behind.
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Washington
William Allen Smith
Michigan
Secretary of State
William Fitzgerald
Godfrey Hunter
Hunter
Guatemala City
Chicago
New Orleans
the Record-Herald
J. A. Snyder
Henri Barthels
Snyder & Barthels
Central American Improvement Company
William A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Lawmakers Seek End to Public Land Opening Laws
Representative Powers of Massachusetts introduced a bill in the House to repeal the sale provisions for desert and certain public lands and the homestead commutation rules. Senator Quarles of Wisconsin followed with a companion measure in the Senate urging repeal of laws opening public lands except the Homestead Act to curb alleged abuses and keep lands for actual settlers.
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Washington
Representative Powers
Massachusetts
House
Quarles
Wisconsin
Senate
Senate resolution seeks pension law commission in Washington
A joint resolution introduced by Senator Scott of West Virginia proposes a commission to study Civil War pension laws. The panel would include two Senators and three House members to evaluate a pension provision for all veterans who served ninety days or more.
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Washington
Senate
Scott
West Virginia
House
Representative Dick Talks Militia Bill With President
Representative Dick of Ohio, on the Military Affairs Committee and National Guard Association president, conferred with the President about the Militia bill now pending in the Senate. The measure, passed by the House last session, has the President's backing.
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Washington
Ohio
House
National Guard Association
Senate
District Judge Needed for Southern District
Washington reports petitions from the New-York Board of Trade and Transportation and the Merchants and Manufacturers' Board of Trade urging the appointment of an additional United States judge for the Southern District. They say the labor is too heavy for one judge and request immediate action.
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Tribune
Washington
Frye
Senate
New-York Board of Trade and Transportation
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Board of Trade
United States
Lorenz Arrives in Washington for Hip Dislocation Study
Dr Adolph Lorenz and Dr Friedrich Muller arrived in Washington for hip dislocation treatment work. At Cornell Clinic many crippled children were examined by Dr Shaffer and assistants, with over a hundred cases selected for Lorenz operations. Funds and time constrain care for the unchosen cases and the exact arrival date remains uncertain.
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Washington
Adolph Lorenz
Friedrich Muller
Vienna
Lorenz
Cornell University Medical
Shaffer
Anti trust bills discussed by House sub committee
Washington December 3 a House Judiciary sub committee session focused on anti trust measures including an amendment to the Sherman act and a publicity bill requiring interstate corporations to file returns on finances and unpaid capital stock taxes progress noted but no final conclusions reached before the holiday recess.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Littlefield
Maine
Thomas
Iowa
Clayton
Alabama
Sale of Benguiat Collection at American Art Galleries
The Benguiat collection of tapestry and art drapings sold at auction after noon at No 6 Hast Twenty third Street. Prices were far below real value with Renaissance tapestries and embroidered pictures going cheap. A rare French tapestry panneau brought 160 dollars a Persian red mosque carpet 975 dollars. The sale previously held in January. The most valuable items remain to go and are expected to bring low prices.
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Benguiat
Dor
Philippine legislation seen bright for action this session
Washington dispatch reports optimism for Philippine policy this session. Key aims include financial reform and tariff relief, with support for a gold standard, a silver peso, and phased withdrawal of old pesos. Legislation also seeks to ease imports, expand investment, and bolster the Philippine economy through tariff reductions and currency stabilization.
Death of former Judge Robert Earl noted by Court of Appeals
Albany December 3 Chief Judge Alton B Parker announced the death of former Judge Robert Earl who died yesterday at his Herkimer home The court would skip Thursday sessions to attend his funeral Parker paid tribute to Earl describing him as having the longest service on the Court of Appeals bench dating from 1869 to the present and lauded his character and career
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Alton B. Parker
Robert Earl
Herkimer
Parker
Earl
Mexico Considers Gold Basis Policy Move
George D. Cooke, a Chicago New York banker, holds audiences with Mexican officials and reportedly urged New York bankers to back a gold standard. A Mexico City decree orders customs duties calculated on the gold basis, a first step toward the single gold standard, with duties reduced then converted using mid month exchange rates not below 2 percent.
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City of
Mexico
George D. Cooke
Chicago
New York
New- York
Boston
Payment asked in Pious Fund case by Mexico
City of Mexico reports Secretary Limantour has asked Congress to authorize a payment of 1 420 682 Mexican currency to the United States plus 43 050 interest as per The Hague award. About 73 000 in expenses already paid for national honor and decorum.
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City of
Mexico
Sefior Limantour
the Treasury
Congress
United States
Hague Arbitration
Julian Ralph In Critical Condition From Hemorrhage
New York war correspondent Julian Ralph lies in critical condition at the Southern Hotel in St. Louis after a sudden hemorrhage. Mrs. Ralph has been summoned from New York as doctors attend him.
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St. Louis
Julian Ralph
New-York
Southern Hotel
Ralph
Concha Breaks Silence On Panama Canal Dispute
Colombia's Jose Vicente Concha, in a signed statement from the Hotel Endicott, asserts that the United States proposal on Article XXIII would strip Colombia of sovereignty over the Isthmus of Panama. He says he has not resigned, but will not sign any treaty that understates Colombia's sovereignty, and he criticizes U.S. offers as inadequate compared with railway and canal revenues.
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Thomas Herran
Legation
Lester Concha
Colombia
Herran
United States
Medellin
Panama
Canal
Washington
José Vicente Concha
Endicott
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bogota
Hay
United States Department of State
J. W. Concha
Negotiations Resume On Canal Treaty With Colombia
Washington reports Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran of Colombia resumed canal treaty talks and a treaty is expected before Christmas. Hay will seek Senate and House input and may convene further discussions with Spooner Hanna and others before formal submission. Hart in Bogota says a new Congress election is planned for mid March.
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Washington
Hay
Herran
State Department
Hart
Bogota
Congress
Panama Seeks Faster Canal Negotiations After Minister Relief
Panama reports Minister Concha relieved, signaling quicker canal talks. Bogota to send broader instructions while Gen Salazar moves to interior provinces to reorganize administration and prepare for Congress elections, likely after May. Gunboat Bogota with Generals Salazar and Herrera anchored at Taboga Island to seize revolutionaries’ arms per peace treaty terms.
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Concha
Panama Canal
Bogota
Salazar
Interior Provinces
Congress
Mey
Herrera
Taboga Island
Not Guilty Of Bribery In Suburban Bill Case
Henry Nicolaus, millionaire brewer and Suburban Street Railway Company director, was acquitted on bribery charges related to passage of the Suburban bill in the City Council. Judge Ryan sustained a defence demurrer after the State rested, ruling no proof of knowledge or intent, while Circuit Attorney Folk argued Nicolaus signed notes for 135000 dollars without knowing the use of the funds.
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St. Louis
Henry Nicolaus
Suburban Street Railway Company
Ryan
Circuit
Folk
Nicolaus
Park Theatre to Change Hands in December
Rich and Harris and Charles Frohman will control the Park Theatre after December 15, taking over from Corse Payton who resigns his lease. Payton’s stock company performs last on December 13. The new lease runs for years and aims to mirror Hollis Street and Colonial Theatre attractions with a December 22 reopening featuring Everyman by Frohman and his company.
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Boston
Charles Frohman
Everyman
General Wager Swayne Confined by Severe Cold
General Wager Swayne is bedridden in his Hotel Renaissance apartments at No 2 West Forty third street with a severe cold. Dr A H Smith said last night he is not seriously ill but cannot leave his bed or rooms for several days.
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Wager Swayne
Hotel Renaissance
West Forty-third-st
A. H. Smith
General Swayne
Correction of the interview regarding Mr Jones audit findings
Millville December 3 auditing committee of Millville Building and Loan Association reports secretary R L Howell misused or misappropriated funds totaling 16000 over the last fifteen years. The committee asked the county prosecutor to arrest Howell. authorities plan to detain him in New York tomorrow.
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Tribune
United States Circuit Court
Edward K. Jones
David M. Neuberger
New York
Neuberger
Jones
Millville
Millville Building and Loan Association
R. L. Howell
Howell
Larchmont Residents Plan Modern Firehouse Replacement
Wealthy Larchmont residents, many volunteers in the village fire department, decide to replace the firehouse destroyed by fire with a modern new building. The project aims for up-to-date facilities and improved safety for the community.
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Larchmont
Volunteer Fire Department
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