Currency Bill Passes Senate in 11 to 34 Vote
Washington December 20 The administration currency bill, an Owen subcommittee measure, passed the Senate 11 to 34 and goes to conference. President Wilson and his advisers hailed the victory as a step toward reform and urged immediate organization and implementation.
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Washington
Owen
Senate
Wilson
Jones
Norris
Perkins
Sterling
Weeks
Poindexter
Senator Jines
Nebraska
Oklahoma Solon Robert M Owen Piloted Currency Bill
Oklahoma Senator Robert M Owen, a key advocate, steered a currency reform bill through the Senate. The measure aimed to reshape financial policy and strengthen federal control over coinage and banking. Owen played a pivotal role in advancing the legislation amid debates and committee scrutiny.
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Oklahoma
Solon
Senate
Ohio banks must keep 3 percent reserve under Thomas act
The Ohio supreme court refused to review a Franklin county ruling that banks existing before the Thomas banking act must maintain a 16 percent reserve. The decision preserves the act’s regulatory aims and supports the state banking department’s safety goals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Banking Act
Supreme Court
HaAmerican Trust 4 Savings Company
Zanesville
Franklin County Court of Appeals
Bull Moose Balks Bends Letter to Chairman Brown
Thomas W. Latham of Monroeville rejects a Bull Moose invitation to a Columbus conference. He tells Progressive state secretary Thurber and Chairman Walter Brown he opposes a proposition that aids the Democratic administration. He urges Republicans and Progressives to unite to advance shared principles.
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Brown
Progressive Party
Norwalk
Thomas W. Latham
Monroeville
Ohio
Charles L. Thurber
Columbus
Thurber
Walter Brown
Latham
Diary Evidence Sparks Testimony In Federal Case
Attorneys sought to admit the deceased mother’s diary in a case against the defendant’s estate. Judge McPherson allowed potential use of the diary to illustrate hard winter hardships on the farm. The diary entry cited a November 27 ground frame note as part of explaining Bil Leveridge’s rent and finances.
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Smith McPherson
Iown
McPheron
Bil Leveridge
Wealthiest Mexican Fugitive Threatens Capital and Rebels
City of Mexico reports Zapatista rebels closing on the capital. Lack of artillery hinders assault while simultaneous Federal incursions cause heavy losses. Milpa Alta town taken in a sharp clash. 100 troops and seventeen miles from the capital. Twenty-first Cavalry involvement noted.
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City
Mexico
Zapatista
Sim
Filipe Tijera
Milpa Alta
Byers
Twenty-first Cavalry
Oil Inspector Law Attacked In Court In Cleveland Case
Charles J. Castle president of the Cleveland Commercial company sues William Mason state oil inspector alleging the 1908 law creating the oil inspector office is not a valid police power act but a mere revenue measure. Also note: C J Moban 87 of Chicago struck by a train at Sandusky depot after alighting from a train.
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Cleveland, C
General Assembly
Charles J. Castle
Cleveland Commercial Company
William #. Mason
Castle
Sandusky, C
C. J. Moban
Chicago
Lake Shore
Postmasters Exempted from Civil Service Under Bill
Washington reports all assistant postmasters will be exempted from the civil service by the post office appropriation bill filed after the holidays. Democrats on the committee approved a provision similar to the sundry civil bill shielding deputy collectors and deputy marshals. The measure totals about 303 million dollars, down roughly three million from post office estimates, with 200 New York customs house positions slated for abolition. Transatlantic travelers would probably like to do the plucking.
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Brandegee
Connecticut
Federal Reserve Board
Aitchcock
Thomas
Tane
Muartshall
Washington
Post Office
Post Office Department
New York Custom House
Union's Fate At Stake Dividing Potters' Defense Fund
East Liverpool Ohio December 20 1913 the question of dividing a 500000 defense fund among 66 local affiliates of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters was submitted to a referendum vote of about 7000 members on petition of five locals. The vote closes January 24 1914. The issue affects potters nationwide with President Edward Menge warning it could destroy the brotherhood.
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East Liverpool
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
United States
Edward Menge
Brotherhood
Death of Hal Scroggins Follows 12 Year Old Football Injury
In Kenes City Missouri Dee 24, Hal C Scroggins aged 80 died after injuries from a 12 year old football game. He was hurt in a 1971 Ned school match and after multiple operations his leg was amputated.
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Keness City
Dee
Ife
Hal C. Scrogelna
Scroggins
Marshall to Lecture Across Midwest Cities
Chicago Dec 20 The Lyceum Bureau announced Vice President Thomas R Marshall has signed to lecture for at least four weeks after Congress adjourns. He will be paid 300 dollars per lecture and his tour will cover cities in the middle west.
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Chicago
Lyceum
Thomas R. Marshall
Congress
Middle West
Harvard and Chilean university mull professor student exchange
Harvard University and the National University of Chile discuss a swap: one professor and two students would exchange starting next academic year and continue thereafter.
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Washington
Harvard University
National University of Chile
Taft Lectures on Philippine Policy at New York Dinner
Ex President Taft as toastmaster pressed the Philippines policy at a Plaza dinner honoring W Cameron Forbes. He warned Filipinos are not ready for self rule and would turn on each other if American protection ends. Worcester and Forbes weighed pacification and governance path amid ongoing land and political shifts.
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Profem
Arte
W. Cameron Forbes
Plaza
The
Philippines
Taft
Lyman Abbott
Charles Francis J Adams
Senator Root
Nicholas Murray Butler
Norman Hapgood
George B. Harvey
America
Dean
Worcester
Forbes
Ilands
Sleeper
Carpenter
Bell Company
Roll Company
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Coast
Department
Wilson to Take Three Weeks Rest After Currency Bill
President Wilson plans a three week vacation immediately after signing the currency bill expected Monday or Tuesday. He and his family will choose a spot on the Gulf coast near New Orleans. The trip marks his longest absence from Washington since inauguration and follows a bout with grip. The physician urged rest after a year of continuous work. Zelaya to sail for Spain aboard La Touraine on Monday with a return voyage planned on the same liner. The move appears linked to State Department hints that he should depart soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Telephone Giant to Dismantle Stock Ties and Aid Independents
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company avoids a Sherman antitrust suit by agreeing to divest about 20 million dollars of Western Union stock and to stop acquiring rivals. It will also provide toll service to independents linked with Bell lines under limits, signaling a cooperative shift with big business under the Wilson administration.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Toll Svice
Bell Lines
Washington
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Department of Justice
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bellines
G. C. Todd
Combine
Wilson
Mel Reynolds
Burleson
Traveling Man Charged With False Pretenses
F E Thomas of Bedford was indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses while recovering in Fremont hospital after being struck by a Lake Shore electric car. The grand jury returned the indictment months ago, but his whereabouts were unknown until the accident.
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Fremont
Lake Shore
F. E. Thomas
Bedford
Thombas
Mothers guard Lakewood crossings after child death
In Cleveland area on December 20 mothers of Lakewood children organize to guard street crossings until railroad yards install safeguards. The drive follows the death of Walter Wieber a seven year old struck by a train on his way home from school. Mothers demand gates and watchmen at crossings.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
Walter Wieber
Mercado in Bad Commander Recalled at Ojinaga
General Mercado, commander of the federal army in Ojinaga, is to be removed within two hours. General Qrozco will succeed him. The move follows Mercado's withdrawal from Chihuahua without halting Pancha Ville’s southward march, according to a reliable source.
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Burleson
Washington
Ojinaga
Presidio
Tex
Mercado
Qrozco
Chih Huatga
Pancha Ville
Jnares
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