Senate Hears Portland Postmaster Nomination Update
Washington reports the senate subcommittee handling John C. Young's Portland postmaster nomination sent the matter to the full committee without recommendation. Senate action to follow after Bourne requests a report. House passes two more supply bills totals 3.59 million and notes pension and sundry civil spending with upcoming general debate. Special session to honor late Senators Allison Latimer Wiley planned.
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Senate
John C. Young
Portland
Bourne
House of Representatives
House
Hhe House
Allison
Iowa
Latimer
South Carolina
Wiley
Alabama
Senate passes army bill with Alaska road fund and gaps
Washington reports the army bill totals 106 635 050 with Alaska road funds of 350 000 and a St Louis to Jefferson Barracks road 127 000. House committee notes two disputes over secret service limits and railroad account exams under Hepburn rate law. Fortification funds for San Pedro harbor amount 260 000 for land reclamation.
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Senate
Alaska
Warren
National Cemetery
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
House
Congress
House Committee On Appropriations
Secret Service
Treasury Department
San Pedro
Cal
Post Office Bill Passes As Senate Clash Erupts
Washington February 18. An acrid exchange occurred in the Senate as La Follette criticized how the body handles appropriation bills and Penrose, chairman of the Post Offices and Postroads Committee, defended the postoffice bill which was passed with appropriations exceeding $232,000.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Penrose
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
House Clears Path to Conference on Secretary of State Pay
Washington February 18 The legislative appropriation bill and a dispute over the secretary of state salary were sent to conference the committee may cut pay from 12000 to 8000 The penal code bill passed and fortifications debated amid attacks on house rules by Hubbard and Hepburn ending with a recess until tomorrow
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Washington
Secretary of State
Knox
House of Representatives
United States
House
Hubbard
Hepburn
Naval Bill Passes After Amendments On Battleship Costs
Washington February 17 The naval bill carrying roughly 186 million dollars in total appropriations was passed after a three day debate. The measure was altered by restoring house provisions for two battleships of 26 000 tons displacement with a cost of six million dollars as amended by the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Farewell to His Church By President Roosevelt
In Grace Reformed Church Washington February 18 President Roosevelt attended the last service before leaving on his visit. Members praised the president for his regular attendance and devotion to communion during his time in the city.
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Washington
Little Grace Reformed Church
Roosevelt
Many Wires Down in East Storms Bring Weeks of Repairs
Chicago February 19. Storms last weekend left miles of wires prostrate and poles down across Indiana Ohio New York West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey and New England. Railroads report heavy cable losses and repair crews work in frozen ground. it will take weeks to restore normal service.
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Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
New York
West Virginia
Sylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Ware
New England
Persian quake devastates 50 villages in southwestern region
Burujurd officials dispatch agents to assess January tremor damage in Iran. Center of disturbance two days from Burujurd. Fifteen villages destroyed with estimates of over fifty affected. Many settlements wiped out including Bahrem and Leben. Severe shock also felt at Ispahan.
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Teheran
Burujurd
Persia
Luristan
Bahrem
Leben
Ispahan
Senate Referral Delays Mexico Arizona Statehood Bill
Washington reports the Mexico and Arizona statehood bill has been sent to the senate committee on territories after House passage. The committee meets Friday to consider it but is unlikely to report this session.
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Mexico
Arizona
House
Senate
Committee On
Territories
Roosevelt backs children’s bureau in Interior Department
Feb 15 Washington report says President Roosevelt, following the conference on dependent children held January 25, asks Congress to create a children’s bureau inside the interior department and to make its recommendations directly effective in the District of Columbia and territories.
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Washington
Conference On the Care of
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia
Territories
Senate battles over powder trust clause in naval bill
Washington February 15 The house powder clause aiming to prevent trust or monopoly payments drew sharp Senate criticism with Cummins alleging it would hoodwink the public. Senators amended a separate clerical and guard payroll provision across navy yards stations and offices. The dispute heads to conference.
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Committee On Naval
Medars
Frye, Flint
Committee On Commerce, Agriculture
Washington
House
Senate
Cummins
Navy Yards
Naval Stations
Navy Department
Arizona New Mexico Win Statehood Support in House
House of Representatives, in a rules suspension vote, unanimously passed the bill granting separate statehood to Arizona and New Mexico. Hamilton of Michigan spoke briefly in support, saying the measure goes beyond party pledges.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Hamilton
Michigan
River and harbor bill funds jetty and dredge at Columbia
The river and harbor bill allocates 500000 for continued work on the jetty at the Columbia River mouth and 200000 for repairing and operating the Chinook dredge. It also provides 100000 for advancing the Portland to sea channel along with a survey to pursue a 30 foot channel.
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Columbia
Washington
Sheree
Columbia River
Portland To
Hawley Delivers Lincoln Birthday Speech in Hawley
Native Hawley spoke on Abraham Lincoln at the Boundyrmen Methodist church in Washington. He earlier addressed the Lincoln club in Havrehurst, Massachusetts, and will speak next Thursday before the Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Baltimore on the house of representatives.
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Hawley
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Oundyrmen Methodist Church
Lincoln Club
Haverhill
Mass
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Baltimore
House of Representatives
Americans Safe After Mexican Warehouse Fire
Washington reports Consul Moorhead in Acapulco informs the State Department that no Americans were killed in the Flores emai warehouse blaze. The cable confirms no American fatalities amid the fire that engulfed the facility.
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Washington
Moorhead
Acapulco
Mexico
State Department
Von Buelow Back in Favor amid Finance Battle
Berlin reports Chancellor von Buelow, favored by the Kaiser, signals resolve to push a finance bill. The Reichstag fight over revenue grows sharper as deficits rise in peacetime, with factions split on the plan.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Reichstag
Prince von Buelow
Assembly votes against Panama Line plan in California
Sacramento February 19 43 to 30 vote in the lower house rejects references to Senator Bristows Panama Railroad report in Sanford resolution urging a government owned steamship line from California ports to Panama. Lawmakers thus oppose competing with Harriman interests.
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Panama
Sacramento
Cal
Grove L. Johnson
United States
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Panama Railroad
J. B. Sanford
Wee
California
Harriman
Angell Resigns as UM President Accepts Chancellor Post
Dr James B Angell resigns as president of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and is offered the chancellor position at 4000 dollars yearly. The regents specify duties to be defined by the new president and Angell, who just turned 80, has led the university since 1871.
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Angell
Ann Arbor
Mich
James B. Angell
University of Michigan
Forty Winks Wrecks Train
Billings Montana February 19 Alleging engineer Belsinger of the passenger train wrecked at Youngs Point on the Northern Pacific railway last September 25 sent 20 persons to death. James T Hi and Willard F itch conductors of the freight train were named in the report with flagmen attempting a signal of danger.
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Billings
Mont
Belsinger
Young’s Point
Northern Pacific Railway
James T. Hi
Willard Fitch
Tremor Shakes Porto Rico At 3 A M
A strong earthquake struck Porto Rico at 3 o clock this morning. Residents were awakened by the tremors as the island experienced widespread shaking and reports of damage circulated.
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Porto Rico
San A Echenhe
Porto
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