Senate Politics Drowns Legislation In New England Buzz
In Washington on January 21 The Tribone Bureau notes the Senate debates politics over the presidents actions and regional plots. New England governors push stories about Mansfield and the Postmaster General while New Hampshire and Vermont discuss pension agent posts and endorsements. Democrats cheer the friction as Republicans split over Roosevelt era ethics and Taft's rise. Enduring questions about nominations and Senate power ignite cloakroom chatter and potential clashes in the clerk rooms.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
Taft
New England
E. C. Mansfield
Boston
Mansfield
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Charles Fairbanks
Vermont
Messrs
Proctor and
Dillingham
White House
Wanmaker
Port of
New York
House
Gardner
Congress
Roosevelt
Chamber
Willem J. Bryan
Renat Ld
Bryan
Fire on African Prince ship causes cargo loss
A blaze in the forward hold of the Steamship African Prince at Push Docks Bay Ridge, likely smoldering days, prompted fireboats Seth Lew and Abram S Hewitt and engines to attack with fourteen hose lines. The ship suffered slight damage but about 314009 worth of cargo, including jute and burlap, was destroyed. The vessel had arrived from Calcutta carrying Norton Co consignments for the Predues Exchange. Built five years ago for Knox Steamship Co of Liverpool.
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Push Docks
Bay Ridge
Andrew Anderson
Seth Lew
Abram S. Hewitt
Calcutta
Norton & Co
Predues Exchange
Knox Steamship Company
Liverpac
Diamond output cut signals market relief
Lemion January 21 Premier Diamond Mining Company lowers monthly output further to speed absorption of stocks. The diamond syndicate that controls about 49 million carats yearly supports the market with no price cuts, noting slack in American demand may revive soon and signaling tentative business recovery.
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Lemion
Italpad
Busi
Shaw resigns as Carnegie Trust Company president
Leslie M. Shaw ex Secretary of the Treasury confirms he has resigned the presidency of the Carnegie Trust Company. He says the resignation was to be kept secret until March and cites small differences with principal owner Charles C. Dickinson. Shaw mentions future plans and a possible return to politics.
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Carnegie Trust Company
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Castor
Shaw
Charles C. Dickinson
Dog Saves 150 Lives at Knickerbocker Hotel Bomb Plot
Teddy the bulldog stopped an Italian bomber in the Knickerbocker Hotel boiler room on Pittsburgh North Side. The blast would have endangered 150 prominent social figures at a late midnight lunch near the Allegheny police station. The Italian fled after clashing with the dog and igniting a seven foot fuse. police recovered the bomb and investigation continues.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Teddy
Knickerbocker
Allegheny
Allegheny Central
Joseph Castro
Black Hand
John Jason
Jason
Girll
Big Kirby Suit Settled In Houston Talks
Houston advices report a $38,506,000 suit by Maryland Trust Company against Kirby Lumber Company over a timber contract. Settlement reached in Patrick Calhoun's office. Kirby to pay five-eighths of the remaining $38,256,000. Kirby president and counsel declined comment at The Hermitage.
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Tex
Maryland Trust Company of
Baltimore
Houston Ol Company of
Texas
Kirby Lumber Company
Patrick Calhoun
No. 30
Broad Street
Kirby Company
Houston Company
Houston Oil Company
Maryland Trust Company
Lumber Company
Kirby
Thomas Ball
Hermitage
Seventh Avenue
42D Street
Titus presses wells on Fourth Avenue to back subway
Silas W. Titus, a Jameco pump owner, has begun sinking wells along Fourth Avenue Brooklyn as part of a water supply contract. The Public Service Commission seeks to revoke Titus rights, fearing obstructions to the subway route and potential city damages. officials note the contract may complicate removal and potential damages.
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Silas W. Titus
Jameco
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Public Service Commission
Titus
Department of Water Supply
Coler
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
John W. Mackay
Water Department
Mr. McKay
Bassett
Strike Threatened on the Tyne Shipyards
London January 21 reports a large scale strike threatened in the Tyne shipbuilding trades against wage reductions employers say are needed due to weak industry demand. Several thousand workers would be affected by the action.
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London
Tyne
Nine 12th Regiment Officers Resign Opposed to Dyer
Nine officers of the 12th Regiment resign in a mass action citing expiration of service and opposition to Colonel Dyer. Majors Robb and Benkard, Captains Morgan Parker Benkard and others, plus Lieutenants Lackland Mills Lord Kip resign, while some say they still support Dyer’s removal. Lieutenant Colonel Huston says duties continue with vacancies filled promptly.
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Dyer
J. Philip Benkard
N. Thayer Robb
W. Forbes Morgan
H. S. Dudley
Robert M. Parker
H. S. Kip
James G. Benkard
Philip O. Mills
James C. Lord
E. C. Lackland
H. H. Rogers, Jr
Thomas W. Huston
Europe
Huston
Benkard
7Th Regiment
Parker
New Jersey National Guard
12Th
Morgan
Kip
Robb
Boston Cadets
Mills, Lackland and
Lord
Betts Academy Destroyed By Fire In Stamford
Stamford Conn Jan 22 Betts Academy one of the nation s oldest preparatory schools was destroyed by fire this morning The loss is estimated at 100 000 to 150 000 The blaze started in the boiler room and was first discovered by Sheldon Cross of Fonda New York one of the fifty six students who gave the alarm to principal W J Betts Great Bear Spring water Its purity has made it famous.
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Stamford
Conn
Morris K. Jesup Dies at 78 in New York Home
Morris K. Jesup died at 2 10 AM at his Madison Avenue home from heart disease after two weeks in bed. Mrs. Jesup and relatives were at his side. He had resigned as Chamber of Commerce president a year earlier and had directed affairs from his home office since retirement.
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Nue
Jesup
Chamber of Commerce
Rapid
Flotilla Sails For Buenos Aires From Rio de Janeiro
The torpedo flotilla sailed from Rio de Janeiro at 9 o'clock tonight bound for Buenos Ayres, signaling a wartime movement by sea.
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Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
Census of Industries Begins in Britain
The British Board of Trade starts a national census of productive power from a steamship to a loaf of bread, excluding agriculture. Returns from employers cover last year to show the country's output, with months of analysis ahead and expert advisers for iron and steel and for cotton.
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London
British Board of Trade
Board of Agriculture
Hugh Bell
Iron and Steel
Charles Wright Macara
International Federation of Master Spinners
Hughes Addresses Editors at Upstate Press Banquet
Albany January 21 Governor Hughes spoke informally to the Associated Dailies at their annual banquet praising the press for truthfulness while lamenting distortions for politics. He urged the press to disseminate correct notions and warned that sane public thought would curb malefactors and protect financial prosperity.
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Albany
Hughes
Associated Dailies
Kansas Declares for Taft as State Legislature Backs President
In Topeka on January 2, both houses of the Kansas Legislature adopted resolutions declaring Secretary Taft the choice of Kansas for President of the United States. The telegram dispatch notes swift action by state lawmakers affirming Taft amid national campaigns.
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Yue Tuttene
Topeka
Kan
Taft
Kansas
United States
Governor Hughes Open to Presidential Nomination
Governor Hughes declares willingness to accept the Republican nomination for president in a letter to James S. Lehmaier. He states he will be content with whatever the party decides and will refrain from influencing delegates while hoping for party harmony and clear expression of will.
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Albany
Hughes
James S. Lehmaier
Republican Club Committee
Republican Club
Waring
Hughes State League
League
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