Favors Bill for Department of Commerce and Census Bureau
Senate commerce committee favors Nelson bill to create a permanent Department of Commerce. Senate census committee backs Hale bill to establish a permanent Census Bureau. Merriam testimony credits improved efficiency and economy with permanence. Post offices committee approves Hans H Payne nomination as postmaster general.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Nelson
Department of Commerce
Senate Committee On Census
Hale
Merriam
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Hans H. ©. Payne
Debaters Push Hepburn Canal Bill Amid Clash Over Cost
Washington witnesses a packed floor as House members press for the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill. Adamson and Wooten urge passage without amendments while Cannon attacks the measure’s terms and pricing. Hepburn closes with sharp replies highlighting disputed value and government funding.
Identified Robber Harvey Logan in Knoxville Case
General Manager D S Elliott and Messenger C H Smith of the Great Northern Express company along with Fireman F W O Neil on the train robbed at Wagner Manitoba July 3 have positively identified the man under arrest as Harvey Logan one of the bandits who robbed the express car of Montana bank bills and other valuables.
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Harvey Logan
Knoxville
Tenn
D. S. Elliott
C. H. Smith
Great Northern Express Company
F. W. O’neil
Wagner
Man
Ontana
Bitter attack by German chancellor stirs Anglo German tensions
Berlin and London are shaken as Chancellor von Buelow's attack on Mr Chamberlain in the reichstag over Edinburgh remarks draws sharp criticism from The St James Gazette Pall Mall Gazette and The Globe. The newspapers accuse Germany of pandering to ill informed opinion and inflaming anti British sentiment ahead of the Prince of Wales visit.
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London
von Buelow
Europe
Great Britain
Pall Mall Gazette
England
Globe
Germany
William
Prince of Wales
Edward
Grain freight rates cut to Atlantic seaboard questioned
The report notes a move to amend a charge alleging reduction of freight rates on grain and grain products from Western points to the Atlantic seaboard violating the tariffs. The measure was read for amendment under a five minute rule.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Former South Carolina Governor Sentenced for Larceny
Franklin J. Moses, once governor of South Carolina, admitted his photo in the rogues gallery and years of opium-house familiarity, then pleaded for mercy as he was sentenced to four months in jail for stealing an overcoat.
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South Carolina
Loston
Rogues
New York
Franklin J. Moses
Copper litigation forces Amalgamated directors to testify
Judge La Combe ordered Amalgamated Copper directors to appear for testimony in Montana Ore Purchasing Company cases. Subpoenas target William Rogers Anson Flower William G Rockefeller James Stillman Leonard Lewison Robert Bacon and P J McIntosh. Witnesses reside over 100 miles from Butte Montana and cannot be subpoenaed locally.
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New York
la Combe
United States Court
Amalgamated Copper Company
William Klein
Montana
William Rogers
Anson R. Flower
William G. Rockefeller
James Stillman
Leonard Lewison
Robert Bacon
P. J. McIntosh
Franklin Bien
Butte
Mon
The Scales on the Hair
The text explains that a hair is covered by overlapping scales. It compares human, hog, and sheep hair scales, noting hair direction can be judged by the scale edges as a boy rolls the hair between fingers.
Endorse von Buelow in Reichstag debate on Chamberlain
Berlin January 10 members of the Reichstag used the debate on estimates to express support for Chancellor von Buelow's stance on Mr Chamberlain's utterance. Herr Richter for the Liberal People's party backed the chancellor's rebuke and said the incident showed Germans unite on national questions. He claimed the army is known and urged moving to more important matters.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Mr. Chamberlain
Liberal People’s Party
Herr Richter
Chamberlain
Canada Banking Business Moves Across Provinces
Canada’s banking system operates differently from that country. Headquarters for most banks are in Ontario cities Hamilton Kingston or Toronto. Each bank maintains a central office in one of these cities and runs branches across Canada, some as far as Dawson.
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Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Hamilton
Kingston
Toronto
Dawson
Investigation of Eastbound Grain Rates Begins
The Interstate Commerce Commission opens a new inquiry in Kansas City into eastbound grain rates. Last summer’s hearing collapsed as witnesses claimed ignorance of illegal rate cutting, but this session aims to reveal full details and may implicate railroad officials seeking to limit liability.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Mistaken Identities End in Heated Hotel Confrontation
At a hotel register Gabriel Plunkett of Squibnocket Massachusetts and Israel Snodgrass of Snohomish Washington enter as rivals. The clerk reveals they are who they claim, separating the men as they apologize and vow to treat each other.
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Gabriel Plunkett
Squibnocket, Mass
Israel Snodgrass
Snohomish
Wash
Biff
Chicago Tribune
France weighing Venezuela coercion as civil war unfolds
Paris reports say France is urged by citizens to press Venezuela for compensation but the government remains undecided. It has informally consulted Washington on U S policy and will act independently of Germany, seeking only satisfaction for material injuries to French interests.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Venezuela
Washington
United States
Germany
Claim the Crown Lands
Prince David Kawananakoa and relatives head to Washington to press Roosevelt and Congress for the Hawaiian crown lands valued in the millions. They seek a large portion of their late domain and plan to present a formal petition.
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Chicago
Prince David Kawananakoa
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hawaii
French Minister Refuses Credentials Amid China Demands
In Peking on January 11, French minister Beau refuses to present credentials until China meets French government demands. A joint audience with foreign and Chinese ministers is postponed due to Beau actions. Colleagues debate backing him. Report of Tung-Fuh-Sian arrest is denied. The dowager empress sent thanks for palace care and foreigners reception.
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Peking
M. Beau
China
Tung-Fuh-Sian
Kan-Su
Canal bill defeat leads to Hepburn Nicaragua bill passage
Washington January 11 The plan by Congressman Morris to give the president power to buy the Panama canal for 40000000 was defeated The Hepburn Nicaragua bill passed unamended by a near unanimous vote Only two members opposed Fletcher Minnesota Tassiter Virginia and the final passage vote was not recorded for most rounds
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Washington
Adamson
Wooten
Tex
Davis
Fla
Sparkman
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Hepburn
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Maritime Canal Company
Iowa
Morris
Minnesota
Panama Canal
Messrs. Fletcher
Tassiter
Virginia
Nicefs
House Naval Affairs Seeks Standard Schley Review
Washington January 11 The House committee on naval affairs rejected Rep Rixeys proposal to refer Schley measures to a sub committee and voted to take the usual course. Ten measures and bills on the Schley case will be handled by the regular sub committee on organization rank and pay led by Watson Dayton Cousins Taylor Meyer Cummins and Wheeler.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Rixey
Virginia
Admiral Schley
Schley
Watson
Dayton
Cousins
Taylor
Meyer
Cummins
Wheeler
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Introduced
MR. Nelson
Census Bureau
Rex
America
Fron
Illinois
John H. King
John
H. King
Frank 8. Browne
Class Insurance Company
The
Hanover Insurance Company
the Fireman’s Fund
Cunard
Ameri
Can, Red Star, and
International Steamship Lines
Huron
Sun Insurance Company
Est Insurance Company
Terness
Cord
Sapolio
Mesaba Range
Geological Survey
Lake Superior
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mesaba
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Arizona
Amalgamated
Endorse von Buelow
Reichstag
Rooseveltt
Parker
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
Nese
Naval Committee
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