Attack on Cortelyou in Senate Deliberations
The Senate session focuses on probing Secretary Cortelyou's administration of finances. Democrats press for data on securities, deposits, and canal bonds while Aldrich and Tillman push for timely reports and definitions of reporting requirements.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Culberson
Finance Committee
Treasury
Aldrich
Clay
Bailey
Tillman
Treasury Department
Committee On Finance
George H. Kroebers
Wilmington
Del
Panama
J. H. Edwards
Kloebers
Augusta
New York
Criticise Fowler Bill Raised in Senate Finance Hearing
Informal discussion in the Senate Finance Committee room on the Fowler bill questioned its credit currency component. Critics warned the measure would undermine government bond circulation, raise government fees, and force securities onto the market. They argued it would hinder borrowing at low rates and inflate costs for Panama Canal financing.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fowler
Senate Committee On Finance
Prosler
New York City
Panama Canal
Fowler Mim
Treasury
Cyclone Devastates Macao, Says Secolo Report
The Secolo reports a cyclone has devastated Macao, the Portuguese port near Canton. Macao lies on a peninsula at the entrance to the Canton River, about seventy miles from Canton, with a population around sixty thousand. It is a bishop's see and was settled by the Portuguese in the late 1500s, with full title acquired recently.
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Lisbon
Secolo
Macao
China
Canton
Blackmar Confirmed as Brooklyn Justice of the Supreme Court
The Albany press reports that Abel E. Blackmar of Brooklyn was confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court in the 2d District to replace Willard Bartlett who moved to the Court of Appeals. Democratic support aided the nomination amid partisan debate.
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Tribune
Albany
Senate
Hughes
Abel E. Blackmar
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Willard Bartlett
Court of Appeals
Blackmar
Fuller
Judiciary Committee
McCarren
President to push new employers liability law via special message
The President plans to send a special message to Congress urging enactment of another employers liability law after the Supreme Court struck down the previous measure. Senators La Follette and Knox lead the drafting, with Knox having spoken with the President and the timing likely for the end of the week or early next week.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Knox
House
la Follette
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Mining Camp El Oro in Mexico Destroyed by Fire
A telegram from Mexico City reports El Oro, a major gold mining camp, engulfed in flames. Principal hotels and key business buildings have burned, with the entire town reportedly threatened and communication cut off. no further details available tonight.
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Mexico City
el Oro
Republic
Port Chester Rail Line Push After Legal Clears
Albany reports William C. Trull counsel for the New York and Port Chester Railroad says work will be actively pushed once legal complications are cleared. He notes non-operating status delayed reports under old law and cites a $300,000 outlay surpassing 10 percent of capitalization. Allan Wardwell represented NYNH&HRR and allied interests.
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The
Tribune
Albany
New York & Port Chester
William C. Trull
Upstate Public Service Commission
Trull
Boston & Westchester
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Port Chester
Allan Wardwell
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Dowry Tax Proposal Aims to Halt Foreign Marriages
Washington report notes Rep Adolph Sabath introduces House bill to tax dowries, gifts, and settlements in marriages between US citizens and foreigners. 5 percent on dowries, Treasury rules to be issued. Hull support seeks to tax upon divorce or desertion. Sabath cites 240 million dollars claimed as dowries in ten years. Florida train timetable snippet follows.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Adolph J. Sabath
Chicago
House
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Sarath
Hull
Iowa
Battleships Reach Rio for Welcome Week in Brazil
American battleships arrived off Rio de Janeiro after a 3000 mile run from Trinidad and settled at anchor under the hills near Mount Corcovado. A hearty welcome awaited the fleet with entertainments planned, though Admiral Evans is sick with rheumatism. Rear Admirals Emory Thomas and Sperry and ship captains met Brazilian officials as Petropolis events and receptions for the diplomats proceeded. The Culgoa and Glacier followed the fleet to Rio late yesterday.
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Trinidad
Rio
Mount Corcovado
Evans
Emory
Thomas and
Sperry
Marine
Alencarr
Journal of Commerce
New York
United States
Hague
Torpedo Boats Leave Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro
The torpedo boat flotilla sailed from Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro. Shore authorities gave officers of the flotilla full attention during their stay. Edward Grey, a sailor on the Lawrence, who drowned on Saturday, was buried yesterday.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Edward Grey
Taft Wins Back Erie Indorsement In Ohio Rally
In Sandusky Ohio on January 13 Taft supporters reenacted the previous coup by Erie County Republican Central Committee by restoring the original Taft resolution and reinstating chairman Carl D Clark and secretary Joseph Gibbs who were ousted last week. Sixteen members attended with one proxy.
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Tribune
Sandusky
Ohio
Foraker
Erie County Republican Central Committee
Taft
Carl D. Clark
Joseph Gibbs
Austrian Man Sues For 250000 Over Alienation Claim
Richard Goebel a young Austrian who eloped with Marion Dougherty sues D Webster Dougherty and Anna Wilcox Dougherty in Philadelphia seeking 250000 for alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. He says after a civil and religious marriage in London he was deprived of the right to see her in Dresden on June 6 and has since had no contact. He worked as a chauffeur in the city and followed his wife here.
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Philadelphia
Richard Goebel
Marion
D. Webster Dougherty
Europe
Mr. Dougherty
Anna Wilcox Dougherty
Charles B. Hughes
State League
Republican Party
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Democracy
Hearst
Bryan
Hughes League of the
League
Republic
Mrs W Gould Brokaw Ill In North Carolina Typhoid
Advices from Archdale report W Gould Brokaw confined at his hunting preserve by typhoid fever. His wife Mrs Brokaw is ill, and Dr S Westray Battle of Asheville was summoned after Mrs Brokaw’s illness. Trained nurses have been ordered to Archdale.
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Tribune
High Point
Archdale
W. Gould Brokaw
Brokaw
S. Westray Battle
Asheville
Dr. Battle
Glendoon Sets Record for Capetown to New York Voyage
The British steamship Glendoon under Captain Robinson arrived in port after a 36 day run from Capetown to New York covering about ten thousand miles. It previously left New York September 1 for Capetown, returning to New York to complete a 122 day round trip, a speed record for the route.
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Glendoon
Robinson
Capetown
Africa
New York
Bill Would Bar Women From Smoking In PublicS
Albany January 13 Assemblyman McCue introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor to let women smoke in hotels restaurants or saloons. The measure carries a ten dollar fine or up to six months imprisonment or both.
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Tribune
Albany
McCue
Moving Picture Theatre Fire Kills 100 in Rhoades Opera House
A moving picture machine exploded at Rhoades Opera House in Boyertown causing a blaze that trapped hundreds. About 150 people crowded the building as panic spread, many suffocated or burned. most victims were women and children. The event was a benefit titled The Reformation.
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the Tribune
Boyertown
Penn
Rhoades Opera House
Flames engulf Boyertown opera house killing and injuring many
A January fire at the St. John’s Lutheran benefit in Boyertown Pennsylvania started by overturned coal oil footlights trapped seven hundred patrons. The blaze and stampede caused multiple deaths and injuries with efforts by Reading and Pottstown hospitals and trains delivering nurses and doctors.
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Associated Press
Boyertown
Penn
Opera House
St. John’s Hool
Reading
Pottstown
Iroquois Theatre Fire Recalls Historic Disaster
A compilation recalls major theater fires including the Iroquois Theatre tragedy in Chicago on December 20, 1908 where 600 deaths occurred from gas, smoke, and trampling. It notes Eddie Foy warning, asbestos curtain failure, and later fires in Brooklyn Vienna Paris and Barnsley with lessons on panic and safety.
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Iroquois Theatre
Chicago
Mr. Bluebeard
Eddie Foy
United States
Conway
Brooklyn
Kate Claxton
H. S. Murdoch
Claude Burroughs
Vienna
ISI
Ring
Comédie Francaise
Paris
Mile
Henriot
Abbey’s Park Theatre
England
Barnsley
Panic Averted at Nixon Theatre Fire Alarm
A smoke-filled stage at the Nixon Theatre in Pittsburg during a Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin performance triggered a near stampede. House detective Frank Mogan quickly intervened to calm the crowd and contain the incident.
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Pittsburg
Nixon Theatre
Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin
Frank Mogan
Record tobacco trade fuels Lexington market surge
Lexington Kentucky January 13 1900 six hundred thousand pounds of white burney tobacco sold on the warehouse floor breaking all records. Wagons arrive from across the tobacco district since Saturday night. Warehouses guarded against night riders by officers and a Gatling gun squad with soldiers. Surrounding towns kept under nightly guard.
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Lexington
Paris Art Collector M Grout Dies in Paris Gallery
M Grout owner of a top art collection valued at four million dollars died tonight. His gallery includes Turner Constable and Gainsborough works and notable eighteenth century French pieces such as Watteau. Speculation centers on the collection's fate with reports that most of it will go to the Louvre.
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Paris
M. Grout
Turner
Constable
Gainsborough
Watteau
Louvre
Dutch Troops Capture Flores Rebel Stronghold
Dispatches from The Hague report Dutch troops after a severe fight on Flores in the Malay Archipelago captured the rebel stronghold. About 130 natives were killed and most chiefs surrendered with insignificant Dutch losses.
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Hague
Flores
Malay Archipelago
Hughes League aims to back Governor Hughes for President
A New York State Hughes League was formed with Ex Senator Edgar Brackett as president and established a campaign HQ in Manhattan. The group includes Sen Hinman Rep Waldo Gen Tremain and many GOP names, aiming to mobilize delegates to back Governor Charles E Hughes while opposing rival endorsements.
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New York State Hides League
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Yemeterday
Bristol Building
Fifth Avennus
League
Harry W. Mack
Hughes
Govevernor Hughes
New York State
New York
State League
Saratoga County
John A. Sleicher
Albany County
Harvey D. Hinman
Broome County
William ©. Warren
Erie County
Luther W. Mott
Oswego
Darwin BR. James
K. Kings County
George W. Aldridge
Morroe
Edward Lauterbach
M. E. Tremain
New York County
John F Montignant
Allegany County
G. HM
A McWain
Jefferson County
George W. Cole
Kings County
Henry Batterman
George D. Beattys
J. H. Burroughs
W. C. W. Child
Horace E. Dresser
David & Kemlo
A R. Larson
E. P. Lyon
Ludwig Nissen
Edwin Packard
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