President signals cautious tariff revision amid scheduling talks
Washington January 10 A state unit says the President does not seek broad tariff revision but favors examining schedules and timing a special session. He would back a report ready by Ways and Means and notes census data will aid bill prep. He aims to push interstate commerce and navy growth while resisting stand patters in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Presiget
House Committee On
Congress
Gorry
Jon
Ways and Means
McKinley
Nelson Dingrey
Ways and Means Committee
Census Bureau
Bureau of Corporations
Wariff
Mortop
House
Payne
Perkins
Douglas
Bomb Under a Statue Stirs Washington Sensation
A reported bomb near the Frederick the Great statue at the War College grounds on the Potomac caused a city sensation. Investigators say the explosive was weak and the act appears amateurish, with no clear suspect identified.
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Washington
Frederick the Great
United States
William of Germany
Arsenal
Army War College
Potomac River
Army
Navy
Arthur Carter
Pennsylvania Railroad
War College Esplanade
Hackman
Baker Belger
Ellis
Canal disputes delay canal work as court fight looms
Albany dispatch reports constitutional challenge to the 101 million dollar canal upgrade law. Governor Higgins says Attorney General decision is needed before bond sales or contracts. litigation risks suspend construction and could reach the Court of Appeals. The row centers on bid forms unit versus lump sum and potential illegality under state canal law.
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Trinexe
Albany
Court of Appeals
Capitol
Higgins
Superintendent of Public Works
Elihu Root
Mayer
Root
Bac
Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Canal Board
Plot to Kidnap Duke Leads Chicago Detectives
Chicago detectives unravel a plotted kidnapping for ransom involving Brodie L Duke and Alice Webb. The case links forged notes, alleged coercion, and a web of witnesses including bankers and a note broker Richard Kaufmann. Mrs Duke remains missing amid a sanatorium case and a contentious marriage annulment.
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Chicago
Mel
Brodie L. Duke
Alice Webb
Duke
Webb
New Jersey Legislature Opens 13th Session Amid Ceremony
In Trenton on January 10 the 13th New Jersey Legislature convened with crowded galleries and floral honors. Senator Bradley led the Senate and Senator Childs presided as temporary chair, with Cross sworn in as Senate president. In the Assembly John Boyd Avis was elected speaker, and both houses adjourned until Monday night.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Senate
Blymen Embree
Unica Uoy
A. J. Decker
Sussex County
Bradley
Camden County
Childs
Somerset
Senator Cross
Union County
President Cross
H. C. Minton
Ferrell
Gloucester County
Murphy
Assembly
Henry ©. Scovel
John Boyd Avis
Avis
Murphy’s Third Annual Message Urges Stable State Growth
Trenton January 10 Governor Murphy opens his third annual message to the legislature praising state peace and prosperity. He urges informed legislative action based on state officer reports and boards, notes a treasury balance of 24,? million, and endorses New Jersey’s corporation laws as a model amid interstate competition. He calls for careful study of railroad taxation and confirms a tax commission will report findings.
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Trenton
Murphy
New Jersey
Transit times and routes shown for multiple cities
Times indicate New York to Cleveland arrival at 7 13 pm next, Cincinnati 1 80 p, Indianapolis 3 00 Central. Names Tavis Oh Bevy Ben Fork appear as readable fragments in the schedule card.
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New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Tavis Oh Bevy Ben Fork
Morton Gift to Cathedral of St John $600000 for Choir
Ex governor Levi P Morton donated six hundred thousand dollars for the Cathedral of St John the Divine choir. The trustees accepted the offer with thanks and plan to build and furnish the choir including an altar reredos organ stalls and furnishings. Total funds toward the project stand at $1,000,000 with several amounts already pledged or in hand.
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St. John the Divine
St. John’s Day
Levi P. Morton
Cathedral House
Morton
Cathedral of
Cathedral Crossing in New York Aids by Mortons Gift
The Belmont chapel lies to the east and a great arch stands as part of a planned crossing. Three additional arches and seven chapels surrounding the choir are to be built. The cathedral will be New York’s largest church and ready in three years. The choir crossing will seat five thousand. An organ will be a joint gift of Mr and Mrs Morton in memory of their daughter who died in Paris in June.
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Vorces
Madison Square Church
Parkhurst
Sherry’s
Lord
Winton
Duke
Chicago
Flushing
Brodie L. Duke
Manhattan
Mr. Duke
Sanford Hall
Belmont Chapel
Morton
Paris
Subways Through Bronx Park Opposed by Civic Groups
Indignation meeting at the City Club condemned any railway through parks and urged opposition to elevated routes. Delegates from Mu nicipal Art Society, Citizens Union, City Club, Women's Municipal League, botanical gardens, zoos and others warned a park route would harm visitors and park use. plan referred for action by member groups.
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Bronx Park
City Club
Calvin Tomkins
Mu- Art Society
Rapid Transit Commission
Municipal Art Society
The
Citizens Union
Women’s Municipal League
North Side Board of Trade
New York Botanical Gardens
New-York Zoological Society
van Nest Property Owners’ Association
Neighborhood Workers’ Association
Lawrence Veiller
Parsons
Veiller
Nathaniel L. Britton
Botanical Gardens
Dr. Britton
Canal fight prompts warning on state business impact
Henry B. Hebert of the Canal Association of Greater New York cites risk if canal projects fail. Hebert says opponents may seek a test case to block the canal, with railroads and broader rates at stake and public excitement stirred. He notes a watchful stance and hints at railroad backing behind the scheme.
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Henry B. Hebert
Canal Association of
Greater New York
Empire State
Canal Association
Reot
Mr. Hebert
Pennsylvania Railroad Tours Advertised and Rates Noted
Advertisement notes person ally conducted tours by the Pennsylvania Railroad with January and February dates, round rates and possible departures from New York City. Mentions agency consults and an address Fun Avenue New York City.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Agen Or Co
BE. P
Fun Avenue
New York City
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Buffalo
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Richard Kaufmann
Broadway
Dukes
Charles H. Treat
Durham
J. Keufmann
Brodie
Webb-Duke
Securi Mt Becks
Kaufmann
Wes
Rex
Waco, Company of Texas
W. Thompson
Irving Place
Siddina
Fe Miss Webb
Mrrrog
Anaying
Mare
Grace Church
Huntington
Nacogdoches
Tex
National Bank
Mexico City
Iron Mountain
Hot Springs
Jersey Solons
Cross
L. P. Morton
Giver
Prinagne
Cipal
Cham
New-York
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Umm & Co
Pommery & Greno
Rurt Pere & Fils
Vveci
Louis Roederer
Roger
Bonfor 'S
H. B. Hebert
Florida
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