Roosevelt Defends Reinstatement in Brownsville Case
President Roosevelt pushes Congress to authorize reinstatement of soldiers from the Isth Infantry amid Brownsville shootings. Senate reports dispute guilt, with Foraker and Warren backing restoration and new law to extend reinstatement timing. Debate centers on presidential authority and congressional action.
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Brownsville
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Scott
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Ssth Infantry
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Warren
Lodge
Warner
du Pont
Renater Warner
Sven
Grape-Nuts Breakfast Advice Cites Brain Nourishment
A reader advised to skip unhealthy meals for several days and adopt a breakfast of Grape-Nuts with cream to sustain energy through forenoon work. The pamphlet explains Grape-Nuts, made from wheat and barley, supply phosphates needed for rebuilding brain and nerve cells, promoting Nature food over drugs with a stated slogan There’s a Reason.
Senate to Ratify Arbitration Treaty Addendum
The Senate voted to ratify the pending Hacue treaty with a proviso requiring all issues for arbitration to be separately submitted to the Senate. Favorable reports were ordered on treaties governing rules of war on land and banning projectiles from balloons.
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Senate
President seeks federal action to curb bucket shops and stock gambling
The President referred a New York Merchants' Association bill to abolish bucket shops plus a set of gambling control recommendations to Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith. He seeks a thorough federal investigation and a practical, enforceable plan, noting bucket shops are a lesser evil than stock gambling and hints at a possible bill draft for future consideration.
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Washington
New York Merchants’ Association
Smith
Congress
Praise for Naval Gunnery at Senate Hearing
Washington March 11 Commander A L Key former naval aid to the President testifies before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. He compares American ships with British vessels since 1899 and argues for fuller bunkers and sea fighting drafts. He criticizes armor, freeboard, turrets and hoists while praising American gunners and drills. President Roosevelt receives Wu Ting-fang Chinese Minister at the White House in a formal ceremony.
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Wu Ting-fang
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Roosevelt questioned over authority to govern Panama Canal Zone
In Washington on March 11 the Bath Congress expired and Representative Harrison of New York introduced a House resolution asking by what authority President Roosevelt has exercised the functions of government in the Panama Canal Zone since that expiry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
Bath
Harrison
New York
MRS ROOSEVELTS PLANS FOR CHARTERED TRIP
Birmingham March 11 arrangements were made to transport Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and a party of friends on the Alabama Great Southern railway on March 27. They are expected to reach Chattanooga this evening and pass through Birmingham shortly after, with the yacht awaiting arrival at Wickman ent pure.
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Ala
Theodore Roosevelt
Alabama Great Southern
Chattanooga
Will of Leonard J Busby Filed for Probate in Brooklyn
The will of Leonard J Busby who died in Manhattan on February is filed in the County Clerk's Office Brooklyn. He owned a house at No Montgomery Mice Brooklyn and a country place at Glen Cove Long Island. The estate is valued at several hundred thousand dollars with annuity to a beneficiary, shares to beneficiaries, and specific bequests to the widow and two daughters along with interests in the residuary estate.
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Langham Stote
Manhattan
Brooklin
Busby
Montgomery Mice
Brooklyn
Hetsins
Glen Cove
Tumg Island
Beides
Bieberland land frauds in Capitol debate and inquiry
Washington lawmakers probe Bieber land deals amid claims the 1907 public buildings bill opened a path to secret land transfers. Senators weigh responsibility, while Taft and the War Department sought to avoid enforcement as investigators consider a Senate committee to uncover how States and contractors shaped the land exchange and riparian rights near the Anacostia River in Washington.
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Washington
Bieberland
Bieber
Carter
Bartheldi
Secretary of War
United States
Square 13
Anacostia River
Treasury
Taft
Senate District Committee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senator Carter
Navy Yard
War Department
Congress
House Committee On
Automobile Men Hear Interstate Vehicle Bill in Washington
In Washington on March 11 Representatives of the American Automobile Association met ahead of tomorrow's Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill to regulate identify and register motor vehicles in interstate travel. Delegates from twelve states including New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania attended with committee members Cox Moon Maltby and Alexander present. Lead advocates will be William Hotchkiss and Charles T Terry. The AAA claims over eighteen thousand members with twenty two state associations and WA clubs.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
House Committee On the Judiciary
New York
New Jersey
Conncticut
Hlinets
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Massachusetts
Ohio
Virgina
West Virginia
Michigan
Cox
Moon
Senator Heyburn seeks AG opinion on Northern Pacific charter
Senator Heyburn introduced a resolution asking the Attorney General whether the Northern Pacific Railroad has ceased the functions of its charter and if its federal charter should be repealed. The company operates as Northern Pacific Railway Company under reorganization, not government chartered, with land grants reportedly surrendered to the new company.
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Senate
Bieber
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Bartholdi
Washington
Heyburn
Attorney General
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Postoffice appropriation bill advances in House
In Washington on March 1, persistent pushes in the House boosted the Postoffice appropriation bill. An amendment by Goebel of Ohio grants letter carriers a $1,200 salary, with clerks in third class offices receiving $5.40 more and $15,000 extra for contract stations. Houston of Tennessee adds a provision against mailing intoxicants, later expanded to cover cocaine. The total appropriations rise by $1,225,000 as debate ends for now.
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Mareh Il
House
Overstreet
Goebel
Ohio
Houston
Tennessee
Favors Fowler Bill in Currency Reform Dialogue
Washington notes Rep Fowler, chair of Banking and Currency, endorses the Fowler bill as a major reform. Horace White endorses a gradual approach, praising gold as the currency base and supporting central redemption, bank supervision, and a common fund to insure deposits and notes. He cautions against soft money props and highlights mutual bank examinations as preferable to after-the-fact oversight.
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Congress
American Bankers' Association
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Merchants’ Association of New York
Hill
Clarke Opposes Aldrich and Ratley Currency Bills
Senator Clarke of Arkansas argued in the Senate that no currency legislation should pass until an inquiry into the recent financial disturbances is completed. He opposed both the Aldrich currency bill and the Ratley bill, as voting on Aldrich has been delayed by scheduled speeches next week by Tillman on Monday and La Follette on Tuesday.
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Washington
Senator Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Tillman
la Follette
English Sculptor Sails to Attend Queen Alexandra Statue Unveiling
English sculptor George E. Wade sailed from the United States aboard the Oceanic for Southampton to attend London's Queen Alexandra statue unveiling at Bomba. Wade praised American artists and urged the U S to assert artistic individuality away from French influence.
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Southampton
Oceanic
Queen Alexandra
London
Bomba
Wade
America
Porto Rican Citizens Bill Reported by House Insular Affairs
The House Insular Affairs Committee reports a bill to grant U.S. citizenship to Porto Rico residents and their descendants as of April 1, 1896. It argues Porto Ricans are law abiding and valuable, with trade and strategic importance post Panama Canal. The measure would naturalize inhabitants then residing on the island and their children alongside U.S. citizens living there.
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Porto Rico
House Committee On Insular Affairs
House
Cooper
Wisconsin
United States
Hawai
Spain
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Spanish Cortes
Congress
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Contemptible mollusk moll? in Jersey City divorce case
Mrs Lilhanm B. Asklunrd called her husband Charles A Asklund a contemptible mollockody in court while he sues for divorce. She defended herself in Supreme Court with alimony and counsel fee requests. They wed December 3 18% in Jersey City. he accuses her of improper conduct while she cites his drunken cruelty.
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Charles A Asklund
Lilhanm B. Asklunrd
Mollvcoddie
Askland
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Charles E. Fiske
Jersey City
Tobacco Warehouses Burned in Kentucky
Marechal Night riders burned the tobacco warehouses of John Garvey of New Liberty and Dave Snell near Owenton early today. The Garvey warehouse held 10.0 pounds of prized tobacco and Snell’s 35.9 pounds of loose product, all owned by independent buyers. Circuit Judge Cammack today impaneled a special grand jury to investigate the destruction. Owners of pooled tobacco have hired guards to protect their warehouses until calm returns.
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Marechal
John Garvey
New Liberty
Dave” Snell
Owenton
Circuit Fudge Cammack
Real estate loan desk seeks NYC property applicants
Money lenders invite quick review of applications for loans on improved property in New York City. Bring your paperwork and apply now for prompt handling.
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