Possible Elastic Currency Seen By Shaw In Chicago Banquet
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spoke at the Chicago Bankers Club banquet on Possible Financial Legislation. He urged an elastic currency with a redemption fund tax and safeguards, arguing for credit currency while stressing prompt retirement or expansion as needed to prevent inflation or stringency.
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Chicago Bankers’ Club
Kingley's
Treasury
Shaw
Congress
Do animals have servants as we do said John Lover
Philadelphia Record quotes zoo keeper John Lover arguing that wolves and foxes show master servant roles in animal society. He describes six wolves in a cage with one acting as a seeming master who commands others and a thirsty servant who yields water and meat, suggesting masters and servants among animals and humans.
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Philadelphia
John Lover
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Coal Commission Adjourns To Meet In Philadelphia Jan 6
The anthracite coal commission rested, adjourning to Philadelphia January 6 for further testimony in nonunion miners’ case. Witnesses from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties described violence, boycotts, and intimidation to end work. Rhoda Snyder cried recounting her burned home and abuse amid the strike.
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Luzerne
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Illiam Allen
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Coal production rise at Reading mines noted
Reading Pa reports a weekly total of 268 750 tons of anthracite coal hauled from mines. Col lieries are being worked to their utmost as the week ends this evening.
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Reading Company
Led by Negroes. Ladrones in Command of Blacks Discharged
Dispatches from Manila report ladrones harassing Philippine rural areas are often led by black ex soldiers. A band of 500 led by an American negro plots to drive out constabulary in Bulacan and four miles from Calocan four American blacks drill and train highwaymen. Growing activity prompts fear as troops withdraw. Rizal reports bold, numerous gangs and provincial leaders seek relief from Adjutant General and Governor Taft.
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Roosevelt Leaves Washington for Rapidan Visit
President Roosevelt with Mrs Roosevelt and four children departed Washington at 12 46 p m for Rapidan Virginia to spend Sunday with Joseph Wilmer and family. The trip, kept secret until last night, was made on a two car Southern Railway special train. The president intends to return Monday morning for rest after a period of heavy duties amid Venezuelan crisis deliberations. Assistant Secretary Loeb accompanies the party to stay in telegraphic touch with the White House.
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Ethel
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Joseph Wilmer
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Hay
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Southern Railway
President Roosevelt Guests at Rapidan Estate Overnight
President Roosevelt and family stay with Joseph Wilmer at a colonial Rapidan mansion two miles from Rapidan station. They arrived by train, toured the countryside, and plan quiet visits at the 600 acre plantation with divine service and possible wild turkey hunting Monday morning.
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President Roosevelt
Joseph Wilmer
Rapidan Station
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Wilmer
Bishop Wilmer
Daniel
Virginia
Rapidantecopal Church
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Lkely
Washington
Theodore, Jr
Congress Takes a Rest in Short Senate Session
The Senate adjourned until January 5 after a session under three hours. Senator Morgan urged resuming negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica to use the Nicaraguan route for a canal. Bills passed included funding for the anthracite strike commission and a proposed tariff adjustment on coal. Senator Jones of Arkansas sought to compel the attorney general to transmit evidence on a railroad coal monopoly, but the motion stalled until after holidays. The eight hour bill, similar to the House version, was reported from the education and labor committee with a defense of federation and state enactments.
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Canada
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Therin
Petiton
District of
New York
Department of Justice
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Committee On Education and Labor
Purity’s Interest in Roosevelt and Love and Life Controversy
The Chicago Post story criticizes President Roosevelt for reviving Watts’s painting Love and Life in the White House, praising Mrs. Emily D. Martin of the purity movement for opposing it. It mocks gallery access and laments moral danger to children, urging censors to banish the artwork to obscurity and warn against its influence on youth.
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Chicago Post
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Roosevelt
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Chaffee to Succeed Young as Army Lieutenant General
War Department records indicate General Chaffee will become lieutenant general upon General Youngs retirement, with Young succeeding General Miles. The move follows prior talk and is the first definite information received. Chaffee declined further comment.
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Miles
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Balensa
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Hanauer
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Saxony
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Kentucky
Smuggling Arrests Taint Porto Rico Navy Navy Club Links
Benjamin Butler supervisor of Elections Capt G W Mentz of the United States Marine Corps and James Brennan Country Club employee were arrested in San Juan Porto Rico on information from customs for smuggling two lots of wine and liquors from St Thomas aboard the steamship Uncas and lighthouse tender Laurel. They were bound over on $2,000 bail and face preliminary examination. Authorities say supplies for the Country Club were smuggled through naval and army channels and that other prominent persons may be implicated as the long-running scheme allegedly continues at the naval station.
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Wealthy banker ponders life at a newsstand
In a reflective remark about earning a humble living, a wealthy banker says he would choose to keep a newsstand. He notes the appeal of weeklies and monthlies, the fragile fate of publications, and his sentimental attraction to browsing wares and talking with a newsstand keeper. The passage ends mid thought.
Humbert Family Arrested by Madrid Police in Paris Fraud Case
Madame Humbert and husband with Eva and the three D Auri gnacs were captured in Madrid living since May 9 at a Calle Ferray house. Police found jewels worth about 2000 dollars and 115 dollars in cash and seized the premises. The arrests followed a police search after a sighting of Romain D Auri gnac entering the building. The group denied guilt and said they were victims of infamous proceedings. The prefect of police informed King Alfonso, who praised the police. Paris correspondents report the family insisting on returning to France for trial and pleading innocence.
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Eva
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Fraud Scandal of Humbert Fortune In France
In the eighties Therese d Aurignac claimed a $20 000 000 Crawford inheritance linked to M Humbert. Two wills surfaced, securities were pledged without check, and a twenty year court fight ensued. Ten participants died by their own hand and a leading French lawyer wasinduced into the scheme before the safe was opened revealing only $1 200 in securities.
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Height limits on Paris houses and New York library risk
Jean Schopfer argues that Paris street width governs building height for hygiene and aesthetic harmony. He warns that New York's planned grand library amid a garden setting could be overwhelmed by rising surrounding skyscrapers within ten years. He notes strict Paris fronts and uniform facades on Rue de Rivoli and Place Vendome, praising symmetry and picturesque value.
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Umbrellas For Gentlemen And Ladies A Features
A garish listing of umbrellas in various sizes focusing on splendor and quality. Gentlemen models highlight ta f fet a silk coverings and sterling trim with eight ribbed frames. Ladies models emphasize all silk with tassels and nonrustable frames.
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