Canal Treaty Debate Drives Prompt Ratification Push
In Washington a Senate majority backs fast action on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with the Davis amendment under mixed support. Lodge and Clark favor the amendment, while Frye Cullom Foraker Wolcott oppose it. Debate centers on canal defense provisions and the Nicaragua Canal bill context.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Messrs
Frye
Cullom
Foraker
Wolc
Lodge
Clark
Wyoming
Daniel
Bacon
Money
The
Beveridge
Great Britain
Enelené
Nicaragua Canal Cost Basis Raises Congressional Surprise
Washington December special reports the Nicaragua Canal cost now stands at 200000 dollars, rising from earlier estimates. The Commission cites factors not fully explained in its preliminary report to Congress, prompting questions among members about the project’s financial outlook.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Grape-Nuts credited with restoring strength in Grinnell reader
D Hormne of Grinnell Iowa reports a dramatic recovery after using Grape-Nuts to rebuild strength and blood during a long illness. He says rest cannot restore nerves and credits food with lifting him from bed to walking and improved vitality.
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D. Hormne
Grinnell
Iowa
Wrins
Cal Peedorm
Canal project costs and route findings prompt debate
Commission members split over estimates for a canal depth and width with figures for a 35 foot deep, 100 foot wide canal at about 164000.00 dollars and a tunnel seen as necessary on the Nicaragua Panama route after Darien route studies. Explorations revealed an error in existing maps narrowing the isthmus by eleven minutes latitude.
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Chicago Drainage Canal
Isthmus
Chicago
Walker Comision
Darien
Nicaragua
Panama
Army bill progress touted amid Philippine policy clash
Washington dispatch reports rapid House progress on the army reorganization as Republicans push a permanent military establishment. Rep McCall attacks the bill and the administration’s Philippine policy, urging immediate self government for the Philippines and criticizing executive discretion on army size while leaders maneuver toward a direct Senate-House conference.
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MR. M'Call
Washington
House
Friends of
Senate
Pacific
MacArthur
Miles
Army
Hull
Military Committee
Mr. Parker
New Jersey
Messrs. Cochran
Missouri
Kleberg
Texas
McClellan
New York
Shafroth
Colorado
Cummings
Cox
Tennessee
McCall
Rep
Mass
Philippines
Valley Forge
United States
Congress
Boutelle Resigns Naval Affairs Chair in House
Washington December 5 The Speaker announced receipt of a family communication from Maine indicating Mr Boutelle has resigned as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs. The move comes as the House convened and signals a leadership change in naval oversight.
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Washington
Boutelle
Maine
Big Lace
Ataire
Senate hearing urged on African liquor control treaty
The Foreign Relations Committee in Washington granted a hearing to temperance and reform representatives supporting ratification of the Africa liquor control treaty. Bishop Hartzell urged quick ratification as vital. The committee voted to report the resolution for ratification without amendment.
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Muner
Mississippi
United States
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Ecuador
Denmark
Santa Cruz
Washington
Dec
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Temperance and Reform
Africa
Hartzell
Prince
Representative Kitchin Seeks Fifteenth Amendment Repeal
Washington news reports Rep. Kitchin of North Carolina has introduced in the House a resolution to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The move highlights ongoing debate over voting rights and constitutional amendments during the period.
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Washington
Kitchin
North Carolina
House
Frye Defends Revised Shipping Bill Before Senate
Senator Frye closed two days of talks on the Payne-Hanna Shipping bill, arguing the revised plan best restores the American merchant marine. He warned against free ship amendments amid Democratic opposition and addressed subsidies, foreign built ships, and annual cost limits.
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Washington
Frye
Maine
Senate
Republican National Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Commerce Committee
Vickers Sons & Maxim
England
Midvale Steel and Cramps
Au. Hale
Hale
United States
Foraker
Congress
New York
Paris
Europe
Teller
Mr. Frye
Platt
Rep
Conn
New Ambassador to Italy Selected by President
The President has chosen George von L. Meyer of Massachusetts as Ambassador to Italy and will send the nomination to the Senate. Meyer, a Boston businessman about forty five, Harvard graduate, former Massachusetts Speaker, and current Republican National Committeeman, will represent the United States in Rome. Also nominated today to Senate confirmation are Samuel D. Dickinson of New Jersey as Assistant Collector of Customs at Jersey City New Jersey. Roy H. Chamberlain of Iowa as Collector of Internal Revenue for Hawaii. and Benjamin F. Tatem of Montana as head of the Helena Assay Office.
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Washington
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Italy
Senate
Meyer
Boston
Harvard
Republican State Central Committee
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Rome
Samuel D. Dickinson
New Jersey
J. City
N. J
New York
John Kimberly Mumford
Detroit
William C. Whitney
James W. Ellsworth
Martin Erdman
O. E. Hill
Bill Aims to Revive Navy Vice-Admiral Grade
Washington December 5 Senatorial action moves to revive the rank of Vice-Admiral in the U S Navy. Mr Hale chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs introduced the bill today.
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Washington
Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Conference of Western Railroads Adopts Tariff Rules
The quarterly meeting of presidents and traffic managers from railroads west of the Mississippi convened in the Equitable Building. E. T. Jeffery was reelected chairman as reports on city East tariff irregularities were reviewed and pending subcommittee actions were promised for this afternoon.
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Mississippi River
Equitable
E. T. Jeffery
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Jeffery
McNicol
Canadian Pacific Road
Rock Island Road
Purdy
Johnson
Colorado Southern
Colorado Midland
Trumbull
Denver and
Rio Grande
Fish
Iowa Central
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Hawley
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Shults
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Winchell
Thayer
Knott
Soo” Line
Lowry
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Mohler
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Ives
Chicago and Alton
Felton
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Earling
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Road
Gowen
Atchison
Paul Morton
Chicago and Northwestern
McCullough
Missouri Pacific System
Warner
Smith
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
Hedge
Haile
Mexican International
Mackie
Northern Pacific
J. M. Hannaford
Burlington
Brown
Chicago Great Western
Stohr
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Clark
K . C. Lane
Hannibal and
St. Joe
Elliott
Brimsen
Rio Grande and Western
Dodge
Bein
Texas and Pacific
E. Satterlee
Union Pacific
Harriman
Munroe
Wabash
Isey
Knight
Mallory and Morgan Lines
E. Garfield
Edwin Hawley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern
Western
Special Tenement House Report Highlights City Housing Laws
The Tenement House Commission releases its third special report by secretary Lawrence Veiller, comparing housing conditions and tenement laws in the twenty seven largest American cities. It notes most cities lack New York style tenement problems and points out Buffalo and Philadelphia laws on shaft widths versus New York’s narrow slits.
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Tenement House Commission
Lawrence Veiller
Boston
Cincinnati
Jersey City
Hartford
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
Cleveland
Buffalo
San Francisco
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Detroit
Milwaukee
Washington
Mechanical Engineers' Election At Annual ASME Meet
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers held sessions at No 31 West Thirty-first Street. Robert Thurston and others spoke on papers. New officers were elected including President Samuel T Wellman and treasurer William H Wiley. Members toured the city and a reception followed at Sherry's.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
No. LA West Thirty-first-st
Robert M. Thurston
H. de B. Parsons
Reginald P. Boston
New York
Charles T. Porter
Montclair
N. J
F. W. Dean
William Sangster
Boston
E. T. Adams
Milwaukee
Samuel T. Wellman
Cleveland
Ohio
David Townsend
Philadelphia
Stevenson Taylor
Hoboken
Jesse M. Smith
Arthur M. Waitt
New York City
James M. Dodge
Ambrose Swasey
Edgar C. Felton
Harrisburg
Penn
A. M. Goodale
Thirty-first-st
Columbia University
Low
Sherry’s
Thirty-first-st. House
Libel for salvage filed over Newcastle wreck
Benjamin A. Saunders and James A. Lowe filed a libel in the U S District Court seeking salvage compensation for the Magnolia and A F Merrell crews after the Newcastle steamship stranded on Florida reefs November 1 1900. The ships valued at 180 000 with coal cargo 10 000. They claim promised 13 000 to float the vessel and have not settled.
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Benjamin A. Saunders
Magnolia
James A. Lowe
A. F. Merrell
Newcastle
Upson
United States District Court
Florida
Libellants
Deane
Mexico
Cramp Shipyard Sale Rumor Denied By Cramp Company
Rumor that Vickers Sons Maxim planned to take control of Cramp and Midvale Steel with a $7.5 million offer is denied by Cramp Company officials in Philadelphia and Washington. Henry Seligman notes talk but says no concrete information exists.
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Vickers’ Sons & Maxim (Limited
Barrow-in- Furness
England
Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company
Philadelphia
Charles H. Cramp
Cramp Company
C. P. Huntington
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim
Newport News
Midvale Steel Works
Vickers’ Sons
Henry Seligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Cramp
Midvale
Washington
Ae Ae
Charlies J. Harrah
Experiment Proposed to Unify Subway and Commuter Rails
Officials at Manhattan Railway Company considered The Tribune suggestion to use elevated tracks by New York Central suburban trains to relieve congestion at Grand Central Station. Informal talks between the two firms indicate a possible arrangement to implement the plan.
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Manhattan Railway Company
Tribune
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Nion
Ee Taceneet
Tappen Likely Re-Elected President of Union League Club
President Frederick D. Tappen is expected to be re elected as president of the Union League Club if he accepts. A nominating committee of seven is set for December 13 with Anson G. McCook William L. Pomeroy J Adriance Bush Thomas H Wood Pliny Fisk Girard C W Lowrey and Henry L Sprague named. Polls open at 4 30 pm for three hours.
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Frederick D. Tappen
Union League Club
Anson G. McCook
William L. Pomeroy
J. Adriance Bush
Thomas H. Wood
Pliny Fisk
Girard C. W. Low
Rey
Henry L. Sprague
St Pease
Tappen
A Newsboy’s Reward for Found Check
Harry Geller, a newsboy, found in Wall Street a few days ago a $500,000 check drawn by C. S. Hudson & Co. on the Gallatin National Bank to the order of the National Bank. The boy turned it in and received a $1 reward.
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Harry Geller
Wall St
Stock Exchange House
C. S. Hudson & Co
Gallatin National Bank
Oe National Bank
National Bank Ot Eee A Co
Knoedler Gallery Paintings and Prints Offer
M Knoedler and Co present a curated assortment of paintings from diverse schools along with water colors etchings and engravings at 355 Fifth Avenue inviting collectors to view and acquire fine works.
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Kentucky
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Suez Canal
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the Tribune
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Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Commerce
Fisheries Service
Mechanical Engineers
American Society
Mieserpieces
Siversmiths
Goruam Co
Gorhamm Co
Broadway
Oriental Rugs
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Hanging Fire
Midvale Steel Com
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PF. D. Tappen
M. Knoedler & Co
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Madison Square South
Joseph W. Sprague
Louisville
Thomas EF. Kirby
American Art Association
Beethoven
Gottseft
Mendelssohn
von Weber
Mozart
Chas. H. Ditson & CO
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