House clears deck after long session
Washington May. House disposed of a great amount of business under pressure. Unanimous consent bills passed, conference reports agreed to, and various measures sent to the President for signature. The hall shuffled through amendments and votes, a recess set for tomorrow morning.
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Washington
House
Chaney
Indiana
District of Columbia
Porto Rican Provisional Regiment of Infantry
Dubuque
Iowa
Spokane
Alaska
New York
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Hall of Representatives
National Guard Association
Secretary of War
Commodity clause case set for June 14 in Philadelphia
The Department of Justice and coal carrying railroads agreed the constitutional challenge to the commodity clause of the Hepburn rate law will be heard before three federal judges in Philadelphia on June 14. The case will be tried on an agreed statement of facts and no prosecutions will be commenced against the railroads until a decision is reached.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
House OKs Senate Amendments on DC Child Labor Bill
Washington May 2 the House unanimously approved the Senate amendments to the bill regulating child labor in the District of Columbia. The measure now goes to the President for signature.
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Washington
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Opening of Arbitration Court at Cartago Costa Rica
Washington May 25 The Central American Court of Arbitration opens with national flags flying at legations. The Brazilian Embassy joins in the display as Honduras Salvador and Nicaragua envoys attend a luncheon. San Salvador decrees a national holiday to mark the event.
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Washington
Southern Pacific land suit seeks return of land
Washington May 3 A Department of Justice attorney will travel to Portland Oregon to file suits on behalf of the government to dispossess the Southern Pacific of land in Western Oregon valued at 35 600 dollars and obtain a decree annulling the grant and restoring the land to the public domain. The land was granted to induce railroad construction decades ago. the roads were built but the grant holders are charged with failing to meet continuing obligations to the government.
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Washington
B. D. Townsend
Department of Justice
Poortland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Senate Filibuster Drags On As Aldrich Leads Tactics
Washington May 25 The Senate spent the day in dilatory tactics led by Mr Aldrich with the aim of stalling on legislation except conference reports. The session ended with the conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill adopted after hours of reading journals and debate.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Aldrich- Hale
Smith
Michigan
Nelson
Minnesota
Depew
Commerce and Labor
Foraker
Rayner
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Commissioner of Pensions
Hale
House
Beveridge
Jed
Halecurtly
Indiana
Twain Praises Queen Victoria At New York Dinner
Mark Twain was guest of honor at the Victoria Day dinner of the British Schools and Universities Club of New York at Delmonico's. He praised Queen Victoria as a moral force and spoke of her lasting fame, while other speakers included British consul general Walter Courtenay Bennett and Rev. Dr. Parker Morgan.
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Mark Twain
British Schools and Universities Club
New York
Delmonico’s
Cub
Walter Eyre Lambert
Dr. Clemens
Dr. Lambert
Queen Victoria
America
Prince Albert
Victoria and Albert
Walter Courtenay Bennett
D. Parker Morgan
British Schools and Universities Club of
Robert P. Porter
Cohalan Elected Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall
Daniel F. Cohalan, chairman of Tammany Hall's law committee, was elected grand sachem, succeeding W. Bourke Cockran. The slim meeting approved a building committee and Fourth of July plans, as many leaders prepared for the Denver Democratic Convention.
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Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Hall
W. Bourke Cockran
Cochran
Tammany
Croker
Murphy
Cockran
Mr. Murphy
Knickerbocker Trust Company
General Ide
Sunshine in Seattle as battleship fleet tours draw crowds
Sunshine after rain attracts thousands to Seattle harbor to view the battleship fleet. Rear Admiral Sperry presides over receptions while 30,000 schoolchildren tour the ships without incident. The Ohio sails for Bremerton to load stores before returning to San Francisco. A Rainier Club banquet honors Sperry and officers. Tomorrow 6000 sailors will march with Fort Lawton artillery through the city.
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Seattle
Sperry
Admiral Sperry
Woodland Park
Ohio
Navy Yard
Bremerton
San Francisco
Rainier Club
Fort Lawton
LONG PAT CALLS ON THE MAYOR IN SESSION
Senator McCarren visited Mayor McClellan after the Monday session. He said the meeting was not merely social and noted they discussed higher thought during a talk by the park workers outside the mayor's office. Tim Sullivan joked about different kinds of higher thought and hiring someone to think for you.
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McCarren
Mayor McClellan
Albany
Tim” Sullivan
Pat
Moore bill targets abuses by laundries in capital era
Washington May 25 J Hampton Moore representative from Philadelphia complains laundries ruin his shirts and proposes a bill to tax laundries prohibit acids and violent machinery and impose inspections and penalties The congressman says a good shirt now costs more to repair than owning an automobile and the haberdashers oppose reforms
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Moore
Governor Johnson in Alabama on way to Tuscaloosa
Minnesota governor John A. Johnson arrived in Birmingham on the way to Tuscaloosa where he will speak at the State University commencement exercises Tuesday and stay until tomorrow. He called Alabama’s Democratic primaries a happy disappointment and noted receiving 30 to 40 percent of the presidential vote in a state he never visited before.
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Birmingham
Ala
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Tuscaloosa
State University
Alabama
Ethical Social League season finale at Temple Beth El
The last meeting of the Ethical Social League drew socists rabbis ministers and scholars to Temple Beth El to discuss the league s future. Notable speakers included Dr Samuel Schulman Charles Edward Russell Professor John B Clark Dr Charles E Jefferson Mrs Anna Garland Spencer Marcus A Marks Rev Thomas R Slicer Dr Joseph Silverman and Professor Charles Sprague Smith. A defence of Roosevelt anti race death by own action was urged by Dr Silverman. The league will send a seven member committee to Albany to lobby for a bill to study the city s unemployment conditions.
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Ethical- Social League
Temple Beth-El
League
Samuel Schulman
Charles Edward Russell
John B. Clark
Columbia University
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
Anna Garland Spencer
The
Ethical Culture Society
Marcus A. Marks
Thomas R
Contested Ballot Box Opening Delays Trial
Counsel for Mayor McClellan pressed to stop opening ballot boxes amid a resumed trial after a week’s recess. Arguments centered on custody and identification of the boxes, with Deputy AG Dolson insisting no law was violated and Justice Lambert insisting the boxes be produced in court. The clash included contempt accusations toward Corporation Counsel Pendleton and sharp remarks by Mr. Shearn and Mr. Richards.
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Com
McClellan
Rec
Dolson
Attorney General's Office
Richards
Hearst
Justice Lambert
Board of Elections
Pendleton
Supreme Court
Guy
John J. Dooling
Mr. Shearn
Mr. McClellan
Mr. Richards
Matricide Youth Declared Insane and Committed
Syracuse on May 2 188? W Halsted Gray eighteen year old who choked his mother to death three months ago was declared insane by a commission. He was ordered committed to Matteawan by Supreme Court Justice W S Andrews.
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Syracuse
W. Halsted Gray
Matteawan
Supreme Court
W. S. Andrews
Methodists Thank Governor For Veto Of Excise Bill
The New York Methodist Preachers Association sent a message to Governor Hughes thanking him for vetoing the Arnold excise bill. The measure would have allowed liquor traffic as close as two hundred feet to churches or schoolhouses.
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New York Methodist Preachers’ Association
Hughes
Decision for American Tobacco Company in Sherman act suit
Federal Judge Saunders ordered payment by the People's Tobacco Company in a Sherman law case. The suit claimed American Tobacco conspired to ruin the plaintiff’s business, with damages alleged at 168,?968. The decision was telegraphed to The Tribune from New Orleans on May ?.
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The
Tribune
New Orleans
Saunders
People’s Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
Prohibition Vote Anticipated in Raleigh State Election
In Raleigh the upcoming state election on prohibition is expected to be tight with a non partisan campaign. Prohibition forces estimate majorities from 19 09 to 36 00, while anti prohibitionists offer no figures but expect the plate to go wet.
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Raleigh
Patrolman ONeill to face charges over on duty conduct
Patrolman ONeill of the traffic squad is expected to be tried before Deputy Commissioner Hanson within two weeks. Although no charges have been filed yet, they have been drawn up and will be served soon. Witnesses include three reporters from an evening paper and a deputy from Hansons office, though police doubt the latter testimony.
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O'Neill
Hanson
Broad Street
Upholds Cotton Exchange Grading System Amid Criticism
The New York Cotton Exchange reports its grading and classing system remains trusted by the trade. The classification committee handled 43,280 bales for non-members with 8 percent from mills nationwide, including New Brunswick. Profit for the year fell to 7,381 from 13,967 due to legal expenses. Membership dropped to 42 from 423 a year ago.
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Board of Managers
The
New York Cotton Exchange
New Brunswick
Canada
Exchange
Shorts Push Cotton Prices Higher On Bullish News
Urgent short covering and rains in the cotton belt, plus a firm Liverpool market, pushed July options on the Cotton Exchange to a new high of 10.41 and $235 above Friday’s close. Profit takers sold at 30 to 40 points below, causing a midday dip before gains resumed in the afternoon, ending the day 4 to 5 points higher.
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Shorts
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Watchung Hunt Club Appeals to Stop Betting
The Watchung Hunt Club of Plainfield asked Sheriff Church and Prosecutor Berdine to bar bookmaking at its race meeting at the Plainfield Driving Park on Saturday. Last year a book was run and large sums were wagered, drawing unfavorable comment. The sheriff and prosecutor said betting would be prohibited on Saturday.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Watchung Hunt Club
Plainfield
Sheriff Church
Berdine
Order Protects Young McIntyre From Arrest
Thomas A. McIntyre Jr through Patton and Patton obtained a federal order from Judge Holt shielding him from arrest until McIntyre and Co bankruptcy matters conclude. The order also bars Frederick Kavanaugh of Waterford from pursuing civil claims for $30,000 in securities allegedly converted, for one year after adjudication or until discharge.
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Thomas A. McIntyre, Jr
Patton & Patton
Young McIntyre
Governor Hughes Vetoes Insurance and Election Bills in Albany
Governor Hughes issues extended memorandum explaining vetoes on Assembly Insurance Committee bill to amend Section 97 limiting life insurance commissions and on a Foley fire policy umpire proposal. He also vetoes local official salary bills, private claim and escheat measures, and two railroad charter extensions for Albany & Schoharie and New York Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Albany
Hughes
Assembly Insurance Committee
J. A. Foley
New York
Erie
Essex
Monroe
Saratoga
Delaware
Cortland
Gilchrist
Senator Grattan
Albany & Schoharie Railroad Company
Frisbie
Schenectady
New York Canadian Pacific Railway
Attack on Election Laws Sparks Senate Battle in Albany
The Independence League’s memorial charging election law violations at New York City polls triggers a fierce Senate debate. Senators Grady Raines and McCarren clash over investigation, funding, and potential reforms as the memorial is sent to the Judiciary Committee for consideration.
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Tribune
Albany
Independence League
Leary
Metropolitan Elections Bureau
Senate
Grady
William Randolph Hearst
Max Simson
Brown
New York City
New York
Judiciary Committee
Raines
McCarren
League
Constituents Protest to Wilcox in Auburn meeting
About twelve hundred members of the Federated Men's Clubs of Auburn issued a resolution protesting Senator Wilcox s vote against anti racetrack gambling bills. The document endorses Governor Hughes s stance, urges Wilcox to support the Hart Agnew bill when it returns to the Senate, and asks him to back efforts to abolish racetrack gambling.
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Auburn Club Federation
Tribune
Auburn
N. Y
Executive Council
Federated Men's Clubs of
B. M. Wilcox
Hughes
Wilcox
Senate
Ice Cream Sandwich Makers Clash With Strike Breakers
Ice cream sandwich workers who struck for higher wages and union recognition attacked strike breakers yesterday. A mob fought near Eldridge and Broome streets as strikers and allies chased several workers who fled. The State Board of Arbitration attempted settlement, but the effort failed. Employers refused to deal with those no longer employed.
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Consolidated Water Company
Eldridge
Broome
State Board of Arbitration
Gruber Attacks Patronage Split at Republicans Club
Abraham Gruber spoke to the Conse Republican Club of the 16th Assembly on Political Organizations and Uses praising Governor Hughes for honoring party lines yet noting Roosevelt’s federal appointments. He urged broader party use of patronage and praised conscientious Republican leaders, while Lemuel Ely Quigg condemned civil service as un-American and urged party control.
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Abraham Gruber
Conse Republican Club
1Éth Assembly
Mr. Gruber
Hughes
Roosevelt
Gruber
Public Service Commission
Lemuel Ely Quigg
Civil Service
Quigg
Republican Club
Harry Mack
Balloon accident prompts calls for tighter airship rules
Aero Club of America officials in Berkeley urged government approval before balloon and pilot launches, comparing U S practice to France and Germany. Critics call reckless unregulated ascensions criminal, while noting past casualties outside organized clubs and urging safer, authorized flights.
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Areng Berkeley
Calon
California
Aero Club of America
William R. Kimball
Aero Clubs
United States
Wreck of Cyclades Deemed Not Suspicious by Law Firm
Investigation into the Cyclades wrecking found no irregularities, lawyers from Wallaces Butler Brown said at their Wall Street offices. The captain and crew, along with four passengers, were questioned after being rescued from the Vigilancia. The captain reported water in the engine room hours after grounding on a reef near the Bahamas, forcing lifeboat evacuation. The Greek Consul General questioned underwriter lawyers’ conduct, while Cyclades agents said the men would soon return to Greece aboard the line’s ship.
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Cyclades
Wallaces Butler & Brown
Wall Street
Vigilancia
Bahamas
D. N. Botassi
N. A. Galanos
Broad Street
Greece
Copany
Colored Republicans Meet Tonight at Cooper Union
Colored Republicans of this city are invited to a mass meeting tonight at Cooper Union presided by Bishop W. B. Derrick. The gathering aims to affirm continued support for the Republican ticket and disavow any hostility to President Roosevelt or Secretary Tatts.
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Cooper Union
W. B. Derrick
Roosevelt
Tatts
Arrest 404 to Solve Holmes Mystery in Chicago
Police seized 44 men after the murder of Robert C. F. Holmes left his body in an alley last Thursday. Beggars, idlers, and unemployed from various backgrounds were rounded up and searched, but Hermes Jewelry was not recovered.
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Chicago
Robert C. F. Holmes
Weeld
Hermes
Three Drown After Being Swept Over Kootenai Falls
Spokane report details the drowning of John Sharpless Jon Miles and a young Englishman named Richm all of Nelson British Columbia after they were swept over the Kootenai River fall. Authorities speculate miscalculation of current or a broken oar as likely causes.
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Spokane
Wash
John Sharpless
Jon@ Miles
Richmall
Nelson
B. C
Kootenai River
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Thomas F. Smith
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