Cummins Leads Fight For Law Adoption
Senate passes modified railroad reorganization bill by near three to one margin. Republicans and Democrats largely support sending the measure to the President, with Cummins defending freight and passenger rate provisions against claims it would gouge the public. Debate centers on labor, rates, and the bill’s return to private rail ownership March 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oine
Senate
Cummins
Labor
State Commerce, Commission
Jade
Hayes denounces Cummins Esch railroad bill in telegram
Cleveland February telegram from Max Hayes national labor party chair attacks the proposed Cummins Esch railroad bill as favoring special interests. He urges a presidential veto and says the measure would burden the public with higher rail rates and increased costs. He warns of social unrest caused by a Congress serving few financial monarchies.
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Cleveland
Max
Hayes
Labor Party of the
United States
Wilson
Congress
Labor Party
Universal Training Excluded From Army Reform Bill
Associated Press reports Washington moves to bar universal military training from the house army reorganization bill. Republican leaders plan to consider the measure later this week. Military committee had endorsed universal training in principle, but efforts seek to keep it out of the bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Episcopals Raise Quota For Nationwide Fund Drive
In Boise the Ascension Episcopal church and Sunday school, with Dean Alward Chamberlain and Arch Deacon Howard Stoy, reported a campaign yielding nearly double the district goal for a nationwide Christian work fund. Special services and Eucharist marked the visit, and Bishop Touret sent a message that he hopes to visit soon to fill the church vacancy.
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Ascension ‘Episcopal
Alward Chamberlain
St. Michael's Cathedral
Boise
Howard Stoy
Pocatello
Touret
Farmers rule first farmer cabinet forms Ontario government
The Associated Press reports Toronto election results completing a farmer cabinet in Ontario. W Rainey selected as attorney general for East Wellington while all cabinet members have won seats in the legislature. They are to convene March 9.
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Associated, Press
Toronto
W. . Rainey
Farmer-Labor
East
Wellington
Study Conservation of Natural Gases in Washington
A special committee on conservation, appointed by Secretary Lane, split into three sub committees to study production, transmission, and utilization of natural gas. They seek drastic economy measures amid wasteful production and usage, with a public campaign to standardize burning appliances and urge government support to overcome industry inertia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lane
van’ H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Agnestic
Civit
Heated Meetings Mark Railroad Labor Talks Across Groups
Washington reports heated conferences among 18 railroad unions and committees over wage demands and the president's settlement proposal. Leaders warned strikes could be discussed but deemed imprudent. officials fret the Cummins- HSCH bill may derail progress and fuel public anger.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
White ‘House
Congress
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Commissioners Hope for Authority in Prohibition Case
Marquette Michigan officials express hope that United States Commissioner Hatch may issue warrants for liquor law violators directly on government agent applications. The move aims to eliminate delays from Grand Rapids and improve federal liquor enforcement in the Upper Peninsula amid ongoing Iron County tensions. Communication gaps among local state and federal officers are cited as a long standing obstacle to enforcement.
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Marquette
Mich
Ipedama
Tron County
United States
Hatch
Grand Rapids
Leo J. Grove
Snon County
Grove
Chicago
A. V.alrymple
Central Division
Iron County
Upper Michigan’ Peninsula
Robert Marsh
Peninsula
State
Lieut
Downey
Iron River
Highway District Calls for Bids on 30 Miles of Roads
The Twin Falls highway district will call for bids on 30 miles of hard surfaced roads tributary to the main highway. Bids open March 13 will be funded entirely by the district. Chairman Co B Channell, after Boise talks with state engineer Colonel Olsen, said bids proceed despite lack of federal approval delaying state action.
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Twin Falls
Highway District
Co. B. Channell
Boise
Colonel Olsen
T A Harrison Dies in San Antonio
Word reached Twin Falls of the death of T A Harrison at 8 o'clock last night in San Antonio Texas. He was formerly connected with the First National Bank and is survived by his wife and three daughters in Twin Falls and a brother C B Harrison in England. The Elks lodge in San Antonio will ship the body here for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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San Antonio
Texas
T. A. Harrison
Harrison
First National Bank
C. BE. Harrison
England
Elks Lodge
Indian guardian barred from fortune by federal court
In Muskogee Oklahoma on November 23 a federal court injunction restrains the guardian of Jackson Barnett the millionaire Indian from disposing of his fortune at the request of the National Surety Company The order limits transfers of the fortune and aims to protect the Native trust assets pending further action by federal authorities.
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Associated Press
Muskoger
Okla
Robert “Williams
Federal ‘Court Today
National Surety Company
Jackson Barnett
Federal Indian
Caucus May Be Called To Discuss Treaty Issue In Senate
Washington Feb 23 Possibilities of a break in the democratic peace treaty ranks in the senate impelled democrats to move for a caucus to discuss a possible change in party policy and revive republican hopes that the treaty might be ratified with republican reservations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Wilson
Elita
Bere Wade Akea
Ie Genle
Whiel
Saas Abe Ea
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Hines
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Hoover
N Herbert Hoover
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Horace V. Winchell
Underwood
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