Open turret favored by admiral before Navy panel
Rear Admiral Costes told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee there is no safe way to fire in battle. He defended open turrets and direct hoists, said powder magazines must be protected, and defended rapid firing as essential to reach the enemy first while noting training and armor debates within the Navy.
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William J. Cowtes
Bureau of Equipment
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Lggs
Missouri
Senator Tilman
Admiral Cowles
Hale
Navy Department
Costes
Converse
Capps
Emperor to retain Douma system amid autocracy clash
The Emperor reaffirmed his plan to keep the constitutional Douma system in place in response to an ultra loyalist address from Moscow nobles. The move is seen as a setback to the autocracy restoration campaign and a boost for representative institutions. Paul Milroukov, head of the Consu-Wized Democrats, hails the stance as a significant gain for Premier Stolypin.
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Petersburg
Moscow
Paul Milroukov
Stolypin
French President’s Russia visit to ease monarchs’ aims
Preshurz reports that President of France M Faili’s high level trip to Russia involves discussions with ministers and monarchs from Sweden and Normus, plus a planned stop in Copenhagen. King Gustaf’s trip to Russia delays until after July, escorted by a warship squadron to Cronstadt, while no confirmation on visits by King Peter of Dervis or Emperor Nich.
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Russia
M. Faili
France
Brera
Sweden
Copenhagen
Gustaf
Rossa
MM Falleres
Cronstadt
Bere
Peter of Dervis
Nichte
Wien
Lraly
Advocates of Woman Suffrage Fail in House Committee
The Tribune Bureau reports Washington March 4 that supporters of woman suffrage have made life difficult for the judiciary committees without securing the desired legislation. The House Committee decided to report adversely the Davey resolution granting women the right to vote.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Judiciary Committees
House Committee
Davey
Aldrich bill vote and debates in Senate
The Tribune reports in Washington that Senator Aldrich urged support for the Aldrich currency bill while opposing proposals to guarantee all deposits on national banks. Senator Heyburn opposed the bill, Teller and Knox debated arguments, and Tillman sought treasury loan disclosures from New York banks. News of Senator Proctor's death interrupted proceedings as Aldrich aimed for a vote next Wednesday dependent on La Follette’s recovery.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hopkins
Senate
Nelson
Heyburn
Teller
Knox
Tillman
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Aldrich
Depew
Proctor
la Follette
Attitude Of New York Congressmen On Finance Question
Washington March 4 Representative Bennet outlined the New York delegation stance in the House on financial measures. He said the group would act as a unit for full discussion and amendment opportunities and that there are no current votes for the Aldrich bill as it stands. The remarks reflected the delegation's unified position.
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Washington
New York
House
Representative Pennet
Bennet
John A. Morris
Morris Park
Court of Appeals
Fixing Army Pay Sparks Civil Liberties Debate
The Senate debated an army pay bill on March 4 with Senator Lodge charging the proposal, giving the President power to fix enlisted men’s pay, imperiling civil liberties. Senator Warren defended the measure as modeled on navy pay law, while Senators Hale Teller and others disputed the historical basis and potential overreach. Democratic lawmakers generally feared broad pay increases could centralize authority, though support noted pay would not exceed 40 percent.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Madison
Senate
Lodge
Bacon
Teller
Culberson
Colorado
Hale
Mir. Teller
Frazier
Leopold Concessions in Congo Treaty Reported
Brussels march 4 the sweeping concessions by king leopold in the new treaty provide for annexation of the congo independent state to belgium the king would rather face an international accounting than british intervention the plan shows surrender of crown revenues and budget control to belgian parliament also mentions cape ferrat properties bought from congo profits and leopolds cold reaction to american and british diplomats at a recent court ball
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Belgium
United States
Cape
France
Great Britain
America
H. L. Wilson
Edmund Phipps
Bank laws in China foster Western banking system
Peking March 4. The Throne approved laws to promote Western banking in China and opened provincial transit duty banks for the Che-Kiang Railroad plan. Currency reforms by Prince Tsai Tse were halted amid viceroy disputes. Chinese officials failed to report Pei Ho river changes after last year floods, which impoverished tens of thousands. Foreign aid funds famine relief, while the inundated Pei Ho Valley risks becoming a lake if the river is not restored.
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Peking
China
Department of Communications
Department of Finance
Prince Tsai-Tse
Pei-Ho
Tung-Chou
Tien-Tsin
Peking and
Condemns the Aldrich bill at prosperity convention
March 4 session of the prosperity convention under the Travellers and Merchants Association featured Congressman Charles N. Fowler addressing the audience. Resolutions denounced the Aldrich bill, praised a Fowler bill alternative, blamed the currency panic on bond backed money, and urged merchants and boards of trade nationwide to back Fowler’s measure.
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Prosperity Convention
Travellers and Merchants” Association
Charles N. Fowler
Baltimore
United States
Boards of Trade
RISING IN CAMEROONS FEARED
The German Colonial Secretary Herr Dernburg told the Reichstag Appropriations Committee that rubber demand has driven development in Cameroons. Natives moved from farming to rubber work as forests decline, and authorities curb traffic to protect villagers on caravan routes. He warned of possible future uprising and denied open slave trade, while promising new regulations.
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Herr Dernburg
Reichstag
Cameroons
New York
Senator Gilchrist
Mr. Brogan
Jockey Club
George M. Rommell
Bureau of Animal Industry
Germany
George F. Monroe
State Association of Town Agricultural Societies
Saratoga County Agricultural Society
Debated Gambling Bills Highlight Racing Lobby Clash
The hearing features strong volleys over the Percy Gray and Agnew Hart measures with legislators, Jockey Club officials, and state groups weighing limits on poolrooms and betting. Ex-governor Black urges regulation over abolition, urging a universal approach to gambling controls.
Honduran Congress Ratifies Washington Peace Treaties
Tegucigalpa on March 4 reports the Honduran Congress ratified without changes the treaty and conventions concluded at Washington last year by the Central American Peace Conference.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduran Congress
Washington
Six Hague Treaties Approved by Senate Committee
The Tribune reports the Senate committee on foreign relations unanimously approved six of the Hague treaties. The measures cover laws of hostilities, duties of neutral states, submarine mine warfare, and Geneva Convention principles in maritime warfare. The panel plans to report them to the Senate in an executive session, likely Friday, for consideration.
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Tribune Bureau
Secretary of State
Sullcner
Susie Department
Washington,eign Relations
Nica
Senate
Harcelona Placards Warn of Harm to King Alfonso torn down
March 4 placards in Harcelona announcing a planned attack on King Alfonso during his March 12 visit were removed by police. The incident prompted security measures as authorities investigate the threat linked to Karee.
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Jana
Harcelona
Alfonso
Karee
Interpellation Demands Russian Naval Secrets Inquiry
A motion was introduced in Jarama calling on Admiral Dikoff minister of marine to explain charges in navy circles that Russian naval secrets were shared with Vickers Sons and Mayo the English shipbuilders. The issue concerns the construction of the new Russian cruiser Rurik by this firm.
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St. Petersburg
Dikoff
Vickers’ Sons & Mexim
Rurik
Emigration to Mexico Opposed by Russian Paper
The Russia warns Russian workers against emigrating to Mexico noting scarce work and unsatisfactory wages. It details Vladivostok arrivals misled by steamship agents and facing unfortunate outcomes, urging caution before leaving for Mexico.
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St Petersburg
Russia
Mexico
Vladivostok
Insurance Law Changes Move to Amend Life Expense Rules
Albany reports a conference led by Governor Hughes and the Armstrong Insurance Investigating Committee has produced a bill by Senator Fancher and Assemblyman Hama. The measure amends Section 97 to equalize medical exam charges, allowing 18 percent net premium free from medical deducts, with loadings over 15 percent affected. It also raises commissions from 2 to 3 percent for years ten through fifteen, then from 2 to 2 percent.
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Albany
Hughes
Armstrong Insurance
Senate
Assembly
Fancher
Hama
New Assembly Bills Aim To Create State Workhouses
Albany reports Senator Agnew introduced a bill to set up four state workhouses for crime convicts and to have the State Commission of Prisons review penitentiaries in Albany Jamesville Rochester and Buffalo for potential conversion. Assemblyman Holbrook bills a motormen licensing bureau within the State Labor Department with a chief examiner and four assistants and set annual salaries.
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Albany
Agnew
State Commission of Prisons
Jamesville
Rochester
Buffalo
Assemblyman Holbrook
Kings
State Labor Department
State Commissioner of Labor
Barge Canal Work Approved by State Canal Board
Albany March 4 Plans for barge canal work involving more than $5 000 were approved by the State Canal Board. Contracts include Mohawk River dredging from Rexford Flats to Mindenville at an estimated $248 0, canal improvement in Orleans County at $1 307 000, damming the Oneida River at Caughdeney and building a lock at Baldwinsville at $125 00.
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Albany
State Canal Board
Rexford Flats
Mindenville
Orleans County
Oneida
Caughdeney
Baldwinsville
Midshipmen Graduation Move Rumored Ahead of Schedule
Telegraph dispatch from Annapolis reports the class of the Naval Academy expects to graduate in May, about two to three weeks early. Authorities have not confirmed the shift, but rumors persist that the first class may be advanced.
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Annapolis
Two Hundred Midshipmen in First Class Graduation
Over two hundred midshipmen in the first class graduate, with many to be assigned to Admiral Evans’s fleet as part of the ongoing postwar deployment plans.
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Admiral Evans
Favor Torrens System Hearings Highlight Broad Support
Telegraph report on Albany hearings where Senate and Assembly judiciary committees consider adopting the Torrens land title registration system. Speakers from law schools brokers and real estate groups praised the measure citing time and cost savings and certainty of title.
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Tribune
Albany
Senate and
Assembly
Alfred Reeves
Brooklyn
New York Law School
The
Torrens
Gustav W. Thompson
Kings County
David A Clarkson
Torrens Commission
Massachusetts
Ralph Folks
Francis FE. Ward
New York
A. W. van Thun
Brooklyn Board of Brokers
Stephen M. Hore
Staten Island
Sydney V. Lowell
Commission. Mission
Highway Department Bill Surfaces in State Hearings
The Telegraph Tribune reports that a state highways department bill prompts tacit approval from a state panel, including three governor appointees, and redirects highway supervision from the State Engineer under the .04.00 act. Opposition centers on a provision abolishing county maps and forcing construction only on maplaid routes, with Chairman Allds noting numerous bills aiming to amend those maps.
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Tribunepany
State Department of Highways
Senate and
Assembly
Allds
Hindu arrests in Victoria under exclusion act enforced
In Victoria British Columbia on March 4 fifteen Hindus were arrested by provincial police. They had been admitted by a federal inspector but were detained under the provincial exclusion act.
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Victoria
B. C
Hart McKee Divorce Suit Opens in Paris Court
Paris on March 4 saw Mrs. A Hart McKee file for divorce against her husband. the First Tribunal heard the case but did not conclude the hearing.
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Paris
A. Hart McKee
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