Bailey Greenbacker Pushes Treasury Note Plan in Congress
Washington January 21 Democrats in Congress face greenback nostalgia as Senator Bailey of Texas publicly promotes a 500 million Treasury note substitute for the Aldrich bill. The plan would issue greenbacks to national banks backed by bonds, with security limited to collateral bonds. Democratic unity remains doubtful, as some doubt a caucus will form and others view the move as political maneuvering. The Senate Finance Committee, after hearing Treasurer Treat on parts of the issue, adjourned to reconvene Monday.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bailey
Texas
Treasury
Finance Committee
Taliaferro
United States
Charlies H. Treat
Committee On Finance
Taft modifies riding test rules for civil duty officers
Washington January 21 Secretary Taft said the President will modify riding test regulations allowing permanent staff officers with civil duties and of rank who are unlikely to be in field operations to be excused upon request. The request will count against promotion eligibility and could end service for three engineers Marshall Adams and Russell who manage river and harbor work in New York. The change follows a White House War Department conference.
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Washinton
Taft
Marshall
Adams
Russell
Engineer Corps
New York
Secretary of War
Increase in railroad slaughter shocks nation
An Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin for July September 1907 records 23 963 railroad casualties, 1 239 killed and 21 7 percent injured, up from 19% in the prior period. Four thousand two hundred seventy nine collisions and derailments caused $3 65 million in damage, with a fatal crash blamed on a dispatcher error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines to Guard Haitian Waters Amid Revolt
Washington reports dispatch of the cruiser Des Moines to Port au Prince to protect American interests as unrest continues in Haiti. The Eagle remains at St Marc to cover the coast until Des Moines arrives Feb 1. Stated aim is to prevent US bases for revolutionary aid while authorities in New York arrest a counterfeiting suspect tied to Haitian currency concerns.
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Washington
Harti
Des Moines
Islan
Eagle
Marvell
St. Marc
Haitian
Port Au Prince
Boston
New York
Regula
Worfolk
Haiti
J. M. Potts Povery
State Department
United States
Nord
State
Treasury Departments
Man Giordani
Secret Service
Hayt
Verdict in Clapp will contest case
A Probate Court jury found Captain John M. Clapp domicile legally in the District of Columbia. The oil operator died in September at Lakewood New York, leaving an estate valued at more than 2000000 to be administered in Washington if the verdict stands. His daughter Frances C. Hall of Pittsburgh contested the trust, aiming to invalidate it by New York domicile.
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Washington
Gay
John M. Clapp
Lakewood
N. Y
District of Columbia
Pittsburg
New York
Navy official defends present plans before House panel
Rear Admiral Washing ton Lee Capps, head of the bureau of construction and repair, defended U S Navy ship design and freeboard before a House naval affairs sub committee. He urged options for faster ships and improved gun handling, proposing a $750000 appropriation to overhaul ammunition hoists across major vessels.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Washington Lee Capps
Bureau of Construction and Repair
House Subcommittee On Naval Affairs
Navy
Reuterdahl
Admiral Capps
Bills Seek Marking Graves of Presidents
Washington Jan 21 Rep William Ashbrook of Ohio introduced two bills to fund marking graves of all Presidents. One proposes a congressional committee or Library Committee inquiry to identify patriotically marked burial sites and act. The other would appropriate 25000 dollars for a monument and grave improvements for President Tyler in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
United States
William Ashbrook
Ohio
Library Committee
House
Tyler
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
The Church and Prohibition In Rational Debate
At the Model License League session in Louisville the Rev. William J. Wasson of Riverhead Long Island urged church members to oppose extremism in liquor policy. He argued moderation respects individual conscience and condemned prohibitionists as puritanical and manufacturing artificial sin.
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Louieville
Model License League
Willam J. Wasson
Riverhead
Long Island
Wasson
Naturalization amendments reported to ease citizenship process
Washington jan 21 the house committee on immigration and naturalization favors amendments to the naturalization law. the changes raise court clerks fees to cover labor and grant both sides the right to appeal from naturalization decisions. the measure addresses the strain on federal courts from rising applications in states like new york where daily filings exceed court capacity. currently an alien pays 5 dollars to become a citizen.
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Washington
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
New York
United States
Labor Men and Detectives in AFL Session
Washington January 21 The AFL executive council adopted a motion asking President Gompers to discuss in the official organ the question of secret detective agencies and their use by Employers’ Association. A committee was named to investigate old age pensions and to push Rule 9 Section 6 of steam boat inspection for crew requirements. Annie Fitzgerald of Chicago was named organizer, first woman in such a post. The council aims to foster fraternal ties with farmers and to study child labor laws while pursuing federal action to regulate convict labor.
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Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Employers’ Association
O'Connell
Morrison
Annie Fitzgerald
Chicago
Legislative Committee
Federal Congress
Deficiency Bill Agreed Upon by House Subcommittee
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying 24 million dollars was agreed upon today by the sub committee on deficiencies of the House Committee on Appropriations and will be reported to the House tomorrow.
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Washington
Houses
House
Lawsuit Seeks 900000 From Chinese Railway Syndicate
Thurlow Weed Barnes sues American China Development Company and listed syndicate members for 900000 claiming he secured concessions and rights in China’s Hankow to Canton and Hankow to Peking railway projects in 1898. Defendants deny sole liability, asserting joint action of the China Railways and Concessions Company and its agents.
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Thurlow Weed Barnes
American China Development Company
T- Sandford Beaty
Chinese Railway Syndicate
China
Justice Davis
Supreme Court
Hugh J. Grant
Carnegie Steel Company
James Stillman
Thomas F. Ryan
William Barclay Parsons
Olivia Brice
Calvin S. Brice
Grant B. Schley
George R. Sheldon
Edwin J. Berwind
Anthony N. Brady
Marcellus Hartley
Levi P. Morton
Jacob H. Schiff
Thomas C. Platt
Tom L. Johnson
August Belmont
Barnes
China Railways and Concessions Project
American Development Company
Chinese Railways and Concessions Project
Imperial Government of China
Hankow
Canton
Peking
China Railways and Concessions Company
Salt bag attack leads to mental examination in village dispute
In Jefferson Market Court Magistrate Cornell ordered Mrs. Mary Kleinders of 15 Bank Street to Bellevue Hospital for five days of observation after she sent salt bags with insulting notes to neighbor Mrs. Margaret Page of 78 Perry Street. Page says the rain of salt bags and notes prompted the inquiry and Kleinders has begun a Supreme Court divorce suit naming Page as co respondent.
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Greenwich Village
Cornell
Jefferson Market Court
Mary Kleinders
Bank Street
Bellevue Hospital
Margaret Page
Page
Perry Street
Passerby Arrests Two for Murder in Brooklyn
Natale Vivano and Frank Marino were arrested for the murder of cousin Sadario Saladino of Brooklyn after being captured by James J. Armond. Saladino’s body was found in a vacant lot near 49th street and Thirteenth avenue. a revolver with three spent cartridges was recovered. The prisoners claim Saladino shot at them and died by his own action as they attempted to flee.
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Sadario Saladino
40Th Street
Brooklyn
Natale Vivano
Frank Marino
Parkville
James J. Armond
Thirteenth Avenue
Armond
Murphy
Saladino
49Th Street
James Kelly
Phenix Insurance Company Net Surplus and Assets Revealed
The fifty fifth annual statement of the Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn shows net surplus of 49173 and surplus to policyholders of 2403401. Assets include nearly a million dollars in cash 58000 real estate 545500 loans on bond and mortgage 35000 loans secured by collateral 1530810 interest and rents due and accrued 99904964 premiums in course of collection 1085005 reinsurance due from other companies on paid losses and 6512169 in stocks and bonds.
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Phenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Geographical Society elects officers at annual meeting
The American Geographical Society held its annual meeting after a lecture by Frederick Monsen on The Land of the Navajo. Archer Huntington was elected president, with Hagen and Greenough as vice presidents, Parish as treasurer, Russell as domestic secretary, and Holt Morris Von Post Barnes as councillors. New fellows Bernheimer, Phipps, Tuckerman and Rockwood were named. Membership reached 1,319, library additions totaled 4,567 volumes, and over six hundred members attended. Monsen described his Navajo pueblo visits over the past fifteen years, illustrated with colored stereo views.
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American Geographical Society
Frederick Monsen
Archer Huntington
James D. Hagen
John Greenough
Henry Parish, Jr
Archibald D. Russell
Henry Holt
Fordham Morris
Herman C. von Post
Johns. Barnes
Adolph J. Bernheimer
Henry Phipps
Bayard Tuckerman
Charles G. Rockwood
Colonel Colt Gives Up Office At Industrial Trust
Colonel Samuel Pomeroy Colt declined re election as president of the Industrial Trust Company at the annual stockholders meeting in Providence on January 21. Cyrus P. Brown, formerly treasurer, was elected to succeed him. Waldo E. Smith was elected treasurer. Colt cited ill health as the reason for his retirement.
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Providence
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
Industrial Trust Company
Cyrus P. Brown
Colt
Trust Company
Brown
Waldo E. Smith
Coit
Count Laszlo Szechenyi Drops Assault Complaint
At Yorkville police court Count Laszlo Szechenyi faced an assault complaint by newspaper photographer Edmund J. Reily. Reily abandoned the action and sent word through his counsel Maurice Cukor that he would not pursue it. Magistrate Finn ordered the case dropped and wished the count a happy honeymoon.
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Yorkville
Laszlo Szechenyi
Edmund J. Reily
Maurice Cukor
Reily
Cukor
Finn
Mr. Cukor
Dolson Named Counsel for Brooklyn Bank Receivers
Albany January 21 Charles A Dolson of Buffalo former Deputy Attorney General was designated by Supreme Court Justice Betts as counsel to Bruyn Hasbrouck and Charles M Higgins receivers for the Brooklyn Bank which closed during recent financial disturbances. The order set Dolsons fees at 2 percent up to 1500000 and 1 percent on amounts above with a 1000 monthly limit and 5000 to be retained. Higgins hinted at an appeal and concerns over Dolson’s contract arose during the proceedings.
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Albany
Charles A. Dolson
Buffalo
Supreme Court
Betts
Bruyn Hasbrouck
Charles M. Higgins
Brooklyn Bank
John B. Stanchfield
Hasbrouck
Dolson
David B. Hill
Higgins
Hill
Mr. Dolson
Justice Betts
Mr. Hasbrouck
Mr. Higgins
Jackson
Negro Captain Archibald Udall saved from potter's field
The body of Captain Archibald Udall a negro octogenarian was buried at All Saints' Cemetery Great Neck after wealthier friends intervened to rescue him from Potter's Field. He died at Jones Institute Wolves Hollow near Jericho and had been in a charitable home for about two years. Rector Kirkland Huske officiated at the grave. Udall born in the state before abolition learned to sail under Richard Udall then sailed for years, later retiring to a Manhassett farm and ended in poverty.
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Archibald Udall
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Great Neck
Potter's Field
Jones Institute
Wolves’ Hollow
Jericho
Kirkland Huske
All Saints
Udall
Richard Udall
Archibald
Manhassett
Outrage explanation sought over Philippine killings order
In Washington the House received a resolution by Mr McCall of Massachusetts asking the Secretary of War to explain outrages alleged in the Philippines. The measure cites the Manila Opinion alleging that Captain Walter A Smith ordered fire and sword around Marashh and Magtacay and requests information on legal authority and any punishment for such orders and acts.
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Washington
McCall
Massachusetts
Secretary of War
Philippines
House
Manila
Isia
Ladrones
Walter A. Smith
Constabulary
Negros
Bringlef
Marashh
Manijuia
Magtacay
Mohler
Shonts Wardrobe Probe Under Customs Scrutiny
Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts and her daughters brought a large wardrobe from Europe with duties unresolved. A search at 123 East 26th Street by three collectors is pending a full report to the Treasury Secretary. No charges against the Shonts family are currently implied, and officials will pursue the case impartially if duties were unpaid.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Marguerite
Theodora Shonts
Europe
Shonts
East 26Th Street
E. §. Fowler
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Catholic Church bars hymn Nearer My God to Thee
The Rev Thomas ODonaghue rector of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church announces that Nearer My God to Thee will never be sung there again. Cardinal Gibbons recently ordered that no non Catholic hymns be sung, per Rome.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Thomas O’donaghue
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Bank in Boise Suspends Operations After Depositor Withdrawals
The Capital State Bank of Idaho Limited in Boise failed to open this morning after directors ordered a temporary suspension following heavy deposit withdrawals. The bank’s capital is 206000 dollars, reserve 100000 dollars, and deposits at the last statement on December 22 stood at 1076722 dollars.
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Boise
Idaho
Capital State Bank of Idaho (Limited
British Ship Hertfield Sighted By Deserter Sailor
A missing British vessel Hertfield was reportedly sighted by a deserter from the Norwegian steamship Tyrea traveling Bellingham to Australia. He said Hertfield was on her beam ends with the forward ensign raised as a distress signal forty miles inside the straits east of Cape Flattery, blown to sea by northeast winds.
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Seattle
Tan
Tyrea
Bellingham
Australia
Hertfield
Straits
Cape Flattery
Fort Fortuniates Inauguration As New Jersey Governor
John Franklin Fort was inaugurated governor of New Jersey at noon in the Taylor Opera House with both legislative houses present. The ceremony included the oath by Chief Justice William S. Gummere, omitting the Bible holder, and Fort outlined proposed reforms. He urged abolishing costly state boards, civil service and utilities bills, corporate law reform, stricter excise and automobile laws enforcement, judicial simplification, and earlier retirement for judges. He also called for separation of municipal from state elections and empowering the governor to remove municipal officers.
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Trenton
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Taylor Opera House
State House
Opera House
Stokes
Mr. Fort
Hillery
State Senate
William S. Gummere
Supreme Court
Fort
Governor Guild replies to unemployed demands in Massachusetts
Boston report details Governor Curtis Guild Jr orients on the demands of a large unemployed group. It notes many measures already exist including free employment offices in Boston Springfield and Fall River. It cites improved monthly employment trends and a decrease in aid applications while warning against an agitator claiming socialist ties.
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Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
State House
Commonwealth
Springfield
Fall River
State Board of Charity
Post Office
Europe
Governor Glenn Recommends 24 Cent Mile Rate and Court Steps
Raleigh January 21 The North Carolina legislature in a special session is urged to adopt a 24 cent per mile rail rate. Governor Glenn backs a 2 1/2 cent flat rate with mileage books for firms and individuals and 60 mile family books at 2 1/2 cents intrastate. He also urges more Superior Court judges and a prohibition bill. The Seaboard Air Line seeks a 2 1/2 cent rate and cites carrier distress.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Glenn
Corporation Commission
Seaboard Air Line
Garrett
That Road
Seaboard
Attack on Ex Governor Warfield in Maryland Senate
Annapolis January 21 General Joseph B Seth president of the Maryland Senate arose during the session and assaulted ex Governor Edwin Warfield accusing him of corruption and connivance in misuse of public funds Warfield had previously hinted that useless employees were added to legislative rolls two years ago sparking the confrontation
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Tribune
Annapolis
Joseph B. Seth
Maryland Senate
Edwin Warfield
Seth
Warfield
Obituary of Anthony P. Smith Newark Manufacturer
Anthony P. Smith president of A. P. Smith Manufacturing Company died at his home in Newark. Born in Dublin sixty one years ago he lived in Newark since boyhood and worked as a patternmaker then at New Jersey Zinc Works. A Civil War veteran he formed his water works firm after inventing a pipe tapping machine. Survived by two sons and two daughters including a daughter married to Commissioner Thomas F. Halpin.
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Anthony P. Smith
A. P. Smith Manufacturing Company
Read Street
Newark
Mr. Smith
Dublin
Ireland
New Jersey Zinc Works
Water Department
Thomas G Greenleaf Former Sailors Snug Harbor Controller Dies
Thomas G Greenleaf died at his Plainfield New Jersey home in his eighty second year. Born in New York City he entered insurance at nineteen and succeeded his father as controller of Sailors Snug Harbor on Staten Island after his father died. He retired three years ago after a long tenure totaling over seventy years combined with his father. He was an elder at the First Church on Fifth Avenue and 11th Street. He leaves a wife a son and two daughters. The funeral will be held tomorrow and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas G. Greenleaf
Sailor's Snug Harbor
Staten Island
Plain
Sailors’ Home
Greenleaf
Old First
Fifth Avenue
11Th Street
Greenwood Cemetery
Sued by Negro Son-in-Law in Brooklyn Damages Case
James F Hudsom, a son-in-law, sues J T Sullivan, a Brooklyn contractor, for damages claiming alienation of his wife Gertrude Sullivan s affections. Sullivan and his wife contest the marriage to defeat Hudsons claim, while Gertrude and her parents seek an annulment in Supreme Court. The 18 year old bride taught at St Clement s Church and the ceremony was performed November 9 by Rev J S Sands at St Johns AME Church in Brooklyn.
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J. T. Sullivan
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
James F. Hudsom
Gertrude Sullivan
Hudson
J. P. Lamerdin
No. 1
Broadway
Supreme Court
Sullivans
St. Clement's Church
Liberty
Pennsylvania Avenues
Sullivan
J. S. Sands
St. John's African Methodist Church
Howard Avenue
Sutton Takes Sixth in Balkline Match Showdown
George B. Sutton of Chicago defeated George F. Siosson of the city 50 to 419 in the 18.2 balkline billiards series at Siosson's academy last night to even the match at three games each. Suttmn led early but Siosson held the opening advantage before Sutton surged in the nineteenth inning. Morningstar prepared for Sutton by winning two games at Daly's Academy, beating H. Hendrick 49 to 160 and Maurice Daly 4 to 2.
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George B. Sutton
Chicago
George F. Siosson
Academy
Siosson
Slosson
Suttmn
Eea Ey Sarees
Ora Morningstar
Sutton
Daly's Academy
H. Hendrick
Maurice Daly
Still tied in six day race at Convention Hall
Kansas City riders maintain over twenty one miles per hour in the six day bicycle race at Convention Hall with 231 miles covered. Monroe and Morgan formed a team under pairing rules and joined the lead pack, placing one lap behind the leaders.
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Kansas City
Convention Hall
Monroe
Morgan
Illustrated Egypt to Japan lecture at Auto Club
J Dunbar Wright gave an illustrated lecture to over two hundred Automobile Club of America members recounting sights from a tour from Egypt to Japan Colgate Hoyt club president announced the annual banquet to be held at the clubhouse on Saturday night
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J. Dunbar Wright
Automobile Club of America
Egypt
Japan
Colgate Hoyt
Mr. Wright
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Cruiser
Clapp
Columbia
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Capps
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Congress
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Phenix
Geographical Society
Szechenyi
Stanchfield
Captain Udall
Mr. McCall
Custom House
Idaho State Bank
Hartfield
Fort Governor
GOV
Allen
H. N. Allen
Bretton Hall
86Th St
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Hotel Majestic
Cent. Park W. Plaza
59Th St
Fifth Ave
New Netherland Hotel
St. Regis
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Manhattan
Madison Ave
Knickerbocker
Hester's
Imperial
Pennsylvania
R.R
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D. L
Auto Club
Corn Products Mfg. CO
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