American battleship fleet anchors at Magdalena Bay for three week target practice
Sixteen ships of the Atlantic fleet enter Magdalena Bay at dawn after a ceremonial welcome by Governor Sanguinez. Admiral Evans notes readiness for immediate action and target shooting, with Admiral Thomas denying any transfer of command. The fleet, including Kansas Kentucky Vermont, prepares for three weeks of target practice, with drills planned to run into spring.
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Mandalena Bar
Lower California
Buffalo
San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
Sanguinez
Ust
Hitesai
Magdalena
Jenna Evans
Connecticut
Bay
Admiral Evans
California
Maddalens
Minnesota
Diaz
Admiral Thomas
Thomas
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hampton Roads
Magdalene Bay
Australia prepared to welcome American battleship visit
Melbourne in March reports preparations for the American battleship’s next summer visit with a royal reception assured. Expressions of satisfaction come from across the commonwealth as the Lord Mayor promises a memorable occasion and ministers plan entertainments. Hobart notes the Tasmanian Legislative Council urging invitation of the fleet to West Tasmania.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Hobart
Tasmania
Legislative Council
Hax
New Zealand Invites the Atlantic Fleet Visit
Westington March 16 The people of New Zealand warmly welcome the Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evans to visit the island.
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Westington
New Zealand
Evans
New Zealand Premier Extends Naval Route Invitation
An invitation from the Premier of New Zealand reached the State Department. It suggests a possible detour from the battleships’ direct voyage from Pago Pago to Sydney or Melbourne toward Auckland. The Navy Department will decide whether to take the diversion.
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New Zealand
State Department
Pago Pago
Sydney
Melbourne
Auckland
Navy Department
Plans of the Fleet Set for Three-Week Target Practice
Washington March 16 The big sixteen under Admiral Evans began record target practice at Magdalena Bay yesterday and will continue about three weeks. Senator Flint of California asked Secretary Metcalf to divide the fleet into four squadrons for visits to Santa Monica Venice Redondo and Long Beach if anchorage facilities allow. Torpedo boats Farragut Davis and Fox ordered into commission at Mare Island and will participate in the San Francisco review in May. Rowan torpedo boat to be commissioned at Puget Sound. Admiral Evans telegram to Secretary Metcalf expresses thanks and hopes for continued approval.
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Washington
Admiral Evans
Magdalena Bay
Navy Department
Metcalf
Senator Flint
California
Los Angeles
San Fedro
Santa Monica
Venice
Redondo
Long Beach
Admiral Pillsbury
Navigation Bureau
Farragut
Davis
Evans
Secretary of the Navy
Paid Newspaper Men At Center Of Lilley Probe
Washington March 12. Admission was made before the special House committee that the Electric Boat Company paid newspaper men to prepare and distribute news on submarines. Charles McNeir testified the payments covered two writers and were for articles not printed during Congress. Other witnesses denied broader press activity and the committee adjourned to hear Lawrence Spear and expect further company officials next week.
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Special
House
Lilley
Connecticut
Electric Boat Company
Charles 3. McNeir
McNeir
Electric Company
Coness
Butler
South Carolina
Frank B. Lord
Angus Erly
Erly
Lord
Arthur Johnson
Littleton
McNeil
Lord and Erly
Congress
M. C. Butler
Marion Butler
North Carolina
E. W. Creecy
F. P. B. Sands
Lawrence Spear
Hobson
Speaker Cannon
Naval Committee
President Rice
Urges Jail Sentence for Harper
Washington March 16 The President urged that Robert N Harper head of the Washington Chamber of Commerce be sent to jail after conviction for violating the pure food and drug act He headed several national institutions and was the first offender convicted under the new law The jury found him guilty after a sixteen day trial Judge Kimball faces sentencing with a voluminous appeal awaiting decision Roosevelt believes imprisonment would have a stronger corrective effect than a fine
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Robert N. Harper
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Harper
American National Bank
National Capital
Kimball
High court upholds rebate fines in railroad cases
The Supreme Court affirms an Eighth Circuit ruling fining the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railway and Kansas City packers for granting and accepting rebates on export shipments. Justices Day Harlan White McKenna Holmes concurred. Chief Justice and Justices Brewer and Peckham dissented. Additional notes recount Elkins act intent and related fines for Armour Swift Morris Cudahy groups and tax jail terms for broker Thomas and clerk Taggart.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Circuit
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company
Kansas City
Kan
Justice Day
Harlan
White
McKenna
Holmes
Brewer
Peckham
Congress
Kansas City, Mo
Armour Packing Company
Swift &Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
United States District Court
Smith McPherson
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
George L. Thomas
New York
L. B. Taggart
Thomas
Taggart
McPherson
Restoring the motto In God We Trust to U S coins
The House approved a bill by 235 to 9 to restore the motto In God We Trust on gold and silver coins. Debate highlighted religious and constitutional concerns with critics calling the move hypocritical while supporters urged tradition and reverence.
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House
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Carlin
Virginia
Roosevelt
Ollie James
Kentucky
Kustermann
Wisconsin
Gordon
Tennessee
Messrs. Moore
Pennsylvania
Shepard
Texas
Edwards
Georgia
Ellerbe
South Carolina
Gardner
Michigan
Move Nude Washington Statute to Smithsonian Interior
Washington March 16. The Greenough statue of George Washington, long exposed on the Capitol east front plaza, is likely to be moved inside the Smithsonian Institution. House Library Committee Chairman McCall reports the semi nude figure provokes pity and incongruity, urging relocation to a warmer interior setting.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Greenough
George Washington
Capitol
Smithsonian Institution
House Library Committee
House
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Library Committee
Bills to Amend Election Laws
Three bills for election law amendments were introduced by Assemblyman B R Robinson of New York. They respond to the New York County Republican Committee special committee on election frauds and have county committee support. The measures tighten lodger guest identification at boarding houses and hotels to curb the floater issue, and cut election district size from five hundred to four hundred voters.
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Tribune
Albany
B. R. Robinson
New York
New York County Republican Committee
Tillman assails Roosevelt and claims federal patronage rules Congress
In a heated exchange with Senate colleagues, Mr. Tillman accuses the Executive of dominating Congress through patronage and demands accountability for Wall Street dealings and railroad rebates. Senator Beveridge defends Roosevelt and rebukes Tillman for deriding the public, while Senators debate remedies and probe Chicago banking cases.
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Tillman
Mr. Tillman
House
Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Santa Fé Railroad
Messrs
Judson and
Harmon
Wall Street
Beveridge
Senator Hale
Congress
Johnson
Stevens Praises Canal Progress at Havana
John F. Stevens former Panama Canal chief engineer praised Governor Magoon and Lieutenant Colonel Goethals for rapid work on the canal. He projected completion by 1914 or earlier and estimated total cost near 300 million dollars, with possible 250 million including the French concession. He questioned military value and commercial payback, and defended current management.
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Havana
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
Magoon
Goethals
United States
Liquor Measures Unconstitutional Says Senate Subcommittee
Washington reports a 2 to 2 vote by the Senate Judiciary sub-committee declaring unconstitutional all bills to remove federal barriers to state police regulation of liquor traffic. Long hearings preceded the decision, backed by supporters from prohibition strongholds. Sub-committee members are Senators Knox Nelson Fulton Bacon and Rayner.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Knox
Nelson
Fulton
Bacon
Rayner
Special view of Yamanaka art collection at American Art Galleries
A special view of the Yamanaka art collection will be held at the American Art Galleries late this week. The public sale of the collection will occur at the galleries on Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoons at 2 40 o clock.
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Yamanaka
Toq
Bank Robbery Reported Stolen Funds Located in Mexico
A telegram from Juan A Creel manager of Banco Minero Chihuahua to El Paso says robbers who stole 95000 from the bank have been arrested and the money located but not yet recovered.
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el Paso
Tex
Juan A. Creel
Banco Minero
Chihuahua
Mex
Subways Accelerated by Transit Act Amendments
Albany reports amendments to the rapid transit act align with Brooklyn League and Allied Real Estate aims. Aimed at speeding private capital entry while preserving city option to purchase subways after up to 25 years, with public auction of franchises for 35 years and pipeline galleries funded by the city.
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Tribune
Albany
Brooklyn League
Travis
B. R. Robinson
New York Considers Buying Steinway Tunnel At Cost
Senator Harte introduces a bill to let New York City acquire the Steinway tunnel for 3 million instead of 7 million. The plan fixes labor and material costs at market values and requires condemnation for needed real estate, with sale proceeds offsetting cost. Public Service Commission approval is required.
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Tribune
Albany
Belmont
Harte
Long Island City
City of
New York
Public Service Commission
Blackwell’s Island
Race track betting bills move toward final passage
Reporting from Albany on March 16, Assembly Codes chairman Murphy formally reported anti racetrack gambling bills. They will advance to third reading midweek and aim for final passage a week later. Senate action unlikely until Wednesday when Senator Agnew may push to restore the code amendment to its original form.
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The
Tribune
Albany
Assemblyman
Murphy
Assembly Codes
Senate
Agnew
Oppose Murphy Gilchrist bills on ballot column limit
City Club of New York opposes bills to force a single ballot entry per candidate and curb independent voting. It argues restrictions would limit citizen choice and re election prospects, favoring entrenched candidates despite public service merit. NEW STEEPLECHASE PARK OPEN SOON
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Murphy-Gilchrist
City Club
City Club of New York
Albany Sees Sharp Drop in Special Legislation This Year
Albany reports a major shift in lawmaking with far fewer local and special bills and a rise in general measures. Governors veto power and banking reforms cut local salaries and signatures. Fourteen anti gambling bills exist, while bank related measures surge amid financial unrest. Constitutional amendments total forty five as Sunday observance bills fade. Escheat measures fall from twenty five to eight as state land control shifts.
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Albany
Hughes
Furters
Cummon Council
New York City
T.say
Addiiton
State Land Board
Jackson Opposes Special Counsel in State Legal Fight
Attorney General Jackson argues the state lacks constitutional power to hire special counsel for state commissions and sends Deputy William F Mackey to Albany to appeal a key ruling. The Santa Barbara Lumber Company case questions AG authority over the Forest Fish and Game Commission and its contract with counsel.
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Jackson
William F Mackey
Albany
Appellate Division
Santa Barbara Lumber Company
Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Te Commission
John K. Ward
Ward
Professor Griggs Lectures on Amiel at Hudson Theatre
Professor Griggs will lecture this afternoon in the Hudson Theatre as part of the Great Autobiographies course. He calls Amiel a modern Hamlet in personal life and treats him as a key figure in biography.
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Griggs
Hudson Theatre
Amiel
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