Busy Week Ahead for Both Houses
Washington May 8 Congress will be busy this week with many items on the calendar. The senate finance committee will take up the Canadian reciprocity bill with hearings expected to run all week. In the house tariff debates pause as the Ways and Means Committee works on the Payne Aldrich bill focusing on the wool schedule. Key issues include the election of a new president pro tempore and possible Lorimer investigation. The house contemplates statehood for Arizona and New Mexico and investigations into U S Steel, sugar refineries, and the American Woolen company. A wool schedule revision is anticipated, with Democratic leaders aiming to draft a bill acceptable to the party. In Methodism unification talks begin among the three branches in Chattanooga.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Waya and Means Committee
Payne-Aldrich
Senate
Succes
Frye
Lorimer
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Clapp
Minnesota
LaFollette
Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
United States Steel Corporation
Sugar
American Woolen Company
Ways and Means
Underwood
Francis
Ohio
Eladers
Committee On Routes
Cunningham Coal Claims Follow Ballinger-Pinchot Inquiry
In Washington DC May hearings on the Cunningham Alaska coal claims before Interior Secretary Fisher and Land Commissioner Bennet proceed as counsel for the claimants presents arguments. Bennet sits on the Land Office law review board. The hearing was expected to close tomorrow.
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Washington, DC
Cunningham Alaska Coal Claims
Ballinger-Pinchot
Cunningham
Referendum Vote Filed on Prohibition Amendments in OKC
Oklahoma City action filed by J M Hayes seeks to refer amendments to the prohibition law. Petitions to be gathered under the Murray act would suspend enforcement until a vote, likely in November 1912, requiring about 12 000 to 13 000 signatures. The measure would abolish the state and local dispensaries and the state enforcement attorney, revise penalties to one to five years, and empower the governor to appoint enforcement officers with sheriff powers.
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Oklahoma City
Ben H. Harrison
J. M. Hayes
East Villas Street
Guthrie
Murray
Oklahoma Geologist Studies Six Thousand Roads
The Oklahoma geological survey, led by L. Solder and James Voshell, advances a comprehensive road study across the state. Bulletin No. outlines roadbed materials, construction suitability, and county differences, with rock samples tested and a sand clay road proposal highlighted for durability and cost.
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Oklahoma
James’ Kk Voshell
L. Solder
Trklahoni Geological Survey
Voshell
Snider
Davenport Introduces Bill for Building Here
Washington D C May 6 Congressman Davenport Friday afternoon introduced public building bills appropriating 150 000 each for sites and buildings at Wagoner Vinita Bartlesville and Sapulpa and not to exceed 500 000 for a federal building at Tulsa He also introduced a bill providing for an appropriation of 500 000 to deepen the channel and remove obstructions on the Arkansas river near Muskogee He also introduced a bill appropriating 20 000 for the construction of a military road to the UC cemetery at Pt Gibson and a bill granting a pension of 24 monthly to widows and minor children of U S Marshals and deputies whose husbands and fathers were killed in discharge of official duties.
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Washington, D. C
Davenport
Wagoner, Vinita
Bartlinsville
Sapulpa
Tulsa
Arkansas River
Muskogee
UC. 8
Pt. Gibson
U. S
Car Riots Over Street Car Company Fight
A riot grew as more than 1,000 spectators challenged street cars on Grand Avenue and Main Street. Three men were injured and one shot in the hand during clashes involving police, union workers, and company guards. Chief Hubatka and others were harmed as a car plowed through the crowd. Police and deputies cleared the street while tensions over wage talks and terminations remained unresolved.
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Grand Avenue
Main Street
Hubtuka
Joan Egbert
Washington Avenue
bin” Grace
Pottawatotile County
Car Company
Tom” Davis
California Street
Oklahoma City
Wag
Oklahoma Street Railway Company
Car
C. C. Zeigier
State Federation of Labor
Ben” Commons
New Orleans
International Street and Electric Rail Waymen's Association
Mamont R. Powell
Central Trades Council
E. J. Gildings
J. Luther Langston
Board of Arbitration
State Board of Arbitration
Spain
Hubatka
Sherif Grace
Egbert
George Miller
Miller
Albritton
Davis
Plans for Patrols by Girl Guides of America Worldwide
Spokane mission leader Rev. David W Ferry outlines organizing patrols in thousands of U S and Canadian towns within six months to train girls ages 11 to 18 in home duties, refinement, and emergency readiness under the motto Be prepared The guide laws emphasize duty, helpfulness, respectability, modest dress, obedience to parents and teachers, and daily exercise Patrols consist of six to eight girls led by a 15 year old or older, with troops formed by two patrols under a captain aged over 21 through official appointment
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Spokane
Wash
David W. Ferry
Emanuel Presbyterian Church of
Girl Guides of America
United States
Canada
Ferry
Boy Scouts
Eigct
Girl Guides Structure and Aims Outlined by Mr Ferry
The article details national headquarters setup with a captain appointing a lieutenant over 18, a council of company leaders, and a court of honor. It lists three Guide classes with tests, obligations, and savings accounts, plus the sailor uniform and patrol names. Mr Ferry argues for equal but distinct women's roles and praises the Girl Guides of America as guides to high ideals.
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Cmpany
Court of Honor
Capain
Girl Guide
Girl Guide Society
Girl Guides of
America
Wichita Vinegar Works Condemned for Preservative Violations
Oklahoma retail grocers warned as Wichita Vinegar Works of Wichita Kansas faces condemnation of products sold in the state for exceeding preservative limits. A United States inspector flagged altered labels changing benzoate of soda content from 1-10 to 2-10 of 1 per cent. State health officials are removing illegal stock without grocer losses.
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T Rade
Oklahoma
Wichita Vinegar Works
Wichita
Kans
United States Food
State Department
State Board of Health Bulletin
Oklahoma Bank Dept Information on Stock Offers
To the People of Oklahoma the state banking department announces a bureau to provide information on the financial standing of companies offering stock to residents. If offered stock, write the department for obtainable data before investing. The notice urges caution and requests written inquiry.
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State Banking Department
Diaz Retirement Rumors Sweep Washington and Border Towns
Washington reports confirmation of President Diaz's intention to retire once stability is assured, while El Paso and Juarez see renewed gunfire and armistice talks. Maderos rebels press near Juarez as officials assess peace talks and potential resignation timelines amid volatile border clashes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Diaz
Lene Zamacona
Fores
de la Barra
el Paso
Tex
Madero
Luis Hernandez
Fron
Juarez
Antoni Garcia
United States
Bartlesville designated for postal savings bank
Washington, D. C., May 8. Post master General Hitchcock designated thirty six additional post offices as postal savings depositories. Including those previously chosen, 129 will be established since January 1. Deposits to begin June 1. Target is a postal savings bank in every money order office. Offices named include Bartlesville Oklahoma, Douglas Arizona, Eureka California, Twin Falls Idaho, Belleville Illinois, Independence Kansas, Brookings South Dakota, St. Charles Missouri, Miles City Montana, North Platte Nebraska, Goldfield Nevada, Tucumcari New Mexico, Dickinson North Dakota, LeGrande Oregon, Logan Utah, Sheridan Wyoming, Vancouver Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
United States
Douglas, Ariz
Eureka
Cal
Trinidad Cal
Twin Falls
Idaho
Belleville
Albia
Independence
Kans
Brookings
M. D
St. Charles
Miles City
Mont
North Platte
Neb
Goldfield
Nev
Tucumcari
N.M
Dickinson
N. D
Bartlesville
Okla
LeGrande
Ore
Logan
Utah
Sheridan
Wyo
Vancouver, Wash
Judge rules not to force inspection of Tilden accounts
In Chicago on May 6 Associated Press reports Circuit Court Judge Pettit declined to compel an inspection of accounts tied to Edward Tilden. The writs upheld by Tilden and partners were at issue after arrests on charges related to the state senate, with the aim to present the accounts to the committee handling the case.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Pettit
Circuit Court
Tey
Tminols
Edward Tilden
Tilden
Www
Dict
W. C. Cummings
State Senate
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Unification For
Methodism
Chattanooga
Tenn
May
Methodist Protestant
Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Episcopal Church
South, F
Bill
Zeigler
Zelgger
Wnfon
Sharter
Street Car Company
Carmen
Oklahoma Railway Company
Belle Ise
Sixteenth
Classen
Wichita Vinegar Company
Snow Posses
Navarro
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Francisco Carbaja
Postal Savings Bank
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