Uncle Sam's annual vacations cost big sums
The article notes about 3,000,000 yearly in Washington for 30 days of leave for 31,000 federal employees with over one thousand dollars per worker in leave funds. It tracks past changes expanding sick leave and hints at reform aims while outlining a policy shift on women clerks as private secretaries.
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Ashington
Sam
Washington
Navy Yard
Government Printing Office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Departments
Congress
Keep Commission
Cone
Uncle Sam
Wilson bars women as private secretaries for chiefs
The secretary bars women from private secretary roles to bureau chiefs arguing they must not be required to work after hours or at homes. He allows stenographers to take dictation but rejects promotions or long duties that extend beyond office time, following past scandals and broad male opposition among chiefs.
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Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Flag That Inspired The Star Spangled Banner On View
The 28 by 30 foot flag from Fort McHenry, which inspired Francis Scott Key, is on display in the Smithsonian Hall of History after being loaned by Eben Appleton of New York for two years. Col Armstead’s family connection and the flag’s late ownership are noted as it is prepared to hang on a wall for clearer viewing. The exhibit marks a rare public viewing of the historic ensign.
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Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Hall of History
Smithsonian Institution
Eben Appleton
New York
Charles D. Walcott
Admiral Preble
Boston Navy Yard
J. B. Taylor
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Col. Armstead
Mr. Taylor
Appletons
Boston
Walcott
Export value critique of German tariff agreement sparks protest
The Textile Importers' association denounces the export value clause in the German pact claiming it allows foreigners to set values on invoices to dodge tariffs. They urge President Roosevelt and Secretary Root to reconsider, arguing the move harms American workers, manufacturers, and treasury while aiding foreign producers.
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United States
Dicker
Secretary of the Treasury
Textile Importers’ Association
Roosevelt
Root
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Germany
Congress
State Department
House Committee On Ways and Means
Treasury
Customs Administration Service
What Is a Republican According to The Boston Herald
The Boston Herald ponders the meaning of a Republican amid tariff debates and state politics. The piece questions whether a Republican supports Cummins and Guild or Draper and Clarke, suggesting a process of elimination to resolve the riddle.
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The
Boston Herald
Gov. Cummins
Allison
Herald
Cummins, Fos and
Guild
Cortelyou to reconcile protection and revenue reform
The piece compares Secretary Cortelyou favorably with his predecessor Secretary Shaw, noting Shaw's resignation over revenue and customs issues. It predicts Cortelyou will simultaneously preserve protection, raise revenue, curb fraud, and end graft, calling him a likely great man if he succeeds.
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Cortelyou
N. Y. Mail
Treasury Department
Shaw
Protest of Textile Importers Against German Export Price
The Textile Importers Association argues Germany has an unfair edge under the export price system. They contend German consignments and the export price allow price manipulation, eroding American advantages. They cite 1906 German imports at 136 million dollars and warn a 10 percent cut would erase U S benefits.
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Germany
State Department
Bad Leaders Denounce Free Trade Threat to Prosperity
Boone Missouri Republican warns Republican leaders abandoning McKinley and Dingley era policies toward free trade would erase decades of prosperity. It laments parties drifting toward 1893 calamity and democracy, urging adherence to established Republican principles to avoid economic decline.
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McKinley
Dingley
United States
Republican Party
Buchanan
Cleveland
Boone
Germany to fix own export values under new tariff plan
The Nyack Star reports Germany may set values for goods shipped to the United States and American consuls would accept these appraisals. This could let Germans pay lower duties, saving millions annually, with France England and others possibly adopting similar arrangements, reducing tariff significance to revenue only by treaty.
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United States
France
England
Nyack Star
Long Life Predicted For John D Rockefeller
Cleveland physician Dr H F Biggar says oil magnate John D Rockefeller will live beyond 94. He praises Rockefeller as an exceptionally trained athlete in his sixty year era and notes his remarkable vitality and continued physical growth from Forest Hill workouts and golf.
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Cleveland, O
John D. Rockefeller
H. F. Biggar
Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Governor Harris Stricken by Pneumonia in Ohio
Gov Andrew L Harris, attending the state encampment of the U S W V, fell ill at the Crosby hotel in Defiance Ohio. Doctors say pneumonia threatens him though his condition is not yet critical. Rain at Put in Bay and a rough lake crossing worsened a severe cold that has settled in his lungs.
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Andrew L. Harris
Crosby Hotel
Putin Bay
Bank Robbery Suspect Proctor Wounded in Strongville
Cleveland police identify robber Charles Proctor as an old Considine gang associate after a failed Farmers and Merchants bank heist in Strongville. Proctor bears over 100 buckshot wounds to the back but is expected to recover barring blood poisoning. Other robbers remain at large.
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Cleveland, O
Kohler
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Strongville
Charles Proctor
Considine
Proctor
A CHARMED LIFE BEFALLS Newark BOY THOMAS O DELL
Newark Ohio reports 11 year old Thomas O Dell fell from a tree and suffered multiple fractures. In two years he has been rescued from drowning three times run over twice by wagons lost eyesight to exploding powder and bitten by a bulldog. He may recover from the latest accident.
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Newark
Thomas O'Dell
Elder Amos Yoder Farm Option Faces Church Protest
In Bellefontaine Ohio Amos Yoder an Amish elder granted an option on his farm. Church elders protested the deal calling it frivolous for a country club. Elder King tried to withdraw but the committee of purchase insists the contract stands and plans to enforce it.
Judge Finds No Grounds in Rosie Siegel Abuse Charges
Probate Judge Griffiths concludes Rosie Siegel’s abuse claims against the Columbus home for the feeble minded management are unfounded. The alleged mistreatment is dismissed and the girl will be returned to the institution.
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Youngstown, O
Rosie Siegel
Columbus
Griffiths
Attempted wreck on Pittsburg Flyer No 23 near Hiram
Nighttime obstruction on the Erie railroad halted Pittsburg Flyer No 23 between Hiram and Garrettsville. A tree trunk was dragged onto the track and chained down. section men found the obstruction and had the train stopped at Garrettsville until the debris was removed.
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Hiram, O
Pittsburg
Erie
Garrettsville
Photographers of America Conclude Convention Adjourning
Dayton Ohio reports the Photographers of America finished their convention with adjournment until next year in Detroit Michigan. A committee recommended a badge of merit and a national academy of photography but the report was tabled.
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Dayton, O
The
Photographers of America
Detroit
Mich
National Academy of Photography
Defiance youths drown racing canoes on Maumee River
Karl Krotz aged 23 and Victor Mansfield aged 19, sons of Charles W. Krotz and FP W. Mansfield, respectively, drowned while racing canoes on the Maumee River off Island Park. Their bodies have been recovered.
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Defiance
Karl Krotz
Charles W. Krotz
Victor Mansfield
FP. W. Mansfield
Maumee River
Island Park
Rail worker struck by train but escapes with minor injuries
John Stimings a section hand on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad was struck by a passenger train at Maryaville Ohio. He was hurled about 50 feet but escaped with a broken arm and wrist and a few minor bruises.
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Maryaville
John Stimings
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Crop expert Edward Loewner dies at 36 in Columbus
Edward Loewner crop statistician for the state board of public works died suddenly at his home in Columbus. He was 36 and had worked with the department for about ten years.
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Columbus
Edward Loewner
State Board of Public Works
New Pastor Attacked in Youngstown Church Changeover
In Brier Hill a mob of Italian workers challenged the installation of Rev. Emanuel Stabile at St. Anthony's. He was struck by a woman with a club as Detective James Kane was also assaulted. Police reserves halted potential riot while the congregation split, forming an independent Catholic church though the new pastor finally took possession of the church property.
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Youngstown, O
Emanuel Stabile
St. Anthony's Church
Brier Hill
James Kane
Horstmann
Louis Lops
Sudden Awake in Dayton After Gas Attack at Home
Dayton scene reports an attempted murder at the Hickory Street residence of Awoke Sudden ly Dayton. Preteken awoke to escaping gas and found his wife nearly unconscious and their adopted son near death. Eight gas jets were found turned on. Police sought to arrest Mrs Pretken on lunacy charges, but she had already left.
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Dayton, D
Preteken
Hickory Street
Mrs. Pretken
Canton Merchant Arrested on Housebreaking Charge
Canton Ohio J E Finerfrock of Finefrock Bros is jailed on housebreaking allegations filed by Mrs Lella Corbett. She says he entered her home during absence and took items mortgaged by him, including a carpet not his property.
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Canton
J. E. Finerfrock
Canal Fulton
Finefrock Bros
Lella Corbett
Finefrock
Bert Stone Arrest Warrant Follows Attempted Shooting
Marysville report states Bert Stone of Powell allegedly attempted to shoot Rosa Cline at her Richwood home. Her screams drew her parents. Stone fled. A warrant for his arrest has been issued.
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Marysvile
Rosa Cline
Grant Cline
Richwood
Bert Stone
Powell
Stone
Slain by Young Son In Chillicothe
Wm. Umblebee aged 47 died from a Groin wound inflicted by his ten year old son last Sunday. The mother as sole witness says the shooting was accidental. The boy had been allowed to carry the revolver and authorities are investigating.
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Chillicothe, CO
Wm. Umblebee
Parish farmer of Hancock dies at infirmary
A J Parish of Findlay Ohio aged 83 long a leading Hancock county farmer died in the county infirmary where he had resided only a month. He once faced business reverses in speculation and left ten children.
Woman Attacked Tied to Tree Near Wadsworth
Annie Kiel, 2%, daughter of a prominent local farmer, was attacked on the way to a street car line by an unknown man. She was terribly bruised and found tied to a tree several hours later by a passerby.
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Wadsworth
Annie Kiel
Here
Photographers Meet Opens At Dayton Convention
The Photographers' Association of America gathered for its 27th annual convention in Dayton as Mayor Calvin D. Wright announced he heads the Dayton police department and urged delegates to enjoy the event without restraint.
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Dayton
Photographers’ Association of America
Calvin D. Wright
Miller Sues for Divorce Custody in Indiana Case
Clarence Miller files for divorce from Pearl Miller of Spencerville. The co respondent is his uncle Robert Sutton GX. He alleges resided in Indiana and seeks custody of one of their two children.
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Lima
Clarence Miller
Pearl
Spencerville
Robert Sutton
Indiana
Death Likely For Clyde Insurance Man Lama
Fremont Ohio reports W D Lama a Clyde insurance man is dying from injuries and has chosen his cemetery plot and arranged funeral rites with a preacher to conduct the services.
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Fremont
W. D. Lama
Clyde
Steamer Kanawha Runs Aground in Fog at Baker Island
The steamer Kanawha with 140 passengers ran out of the channel in fog at Baker Island during the night and was stranded. Passengers and crew faced several hours of dire peril before rescue.
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Gallipolis
Kanawha
Baker Island
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