Extraordinary Session Opens as Cannon Secures Speakership
The Sixty-first Congress convened with Joseph G Cannon reelected speaker by 244 votes while Champ Clark of Missouri, Cooper and Norris trailed. The House organized amid 75 new members and a heated rules debate, as the Senate welcomed the new vice president and sworn-in Wisconsin Senator Stephenson.
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Democrats Narrow Caucus Chooses Champ for Speaker
Washington March 1 The Democratic House caucus chose Champ of Missouri as speaker candidate after roll call showed 162 of 171 present. Rep Bartlett Dixon Rucker and Wilson seconded Clark’s nomination. Unarward resolution urged enlarging the rules committee and revising House rules to empower the majority and curb the speaker.
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Democratic caucus names for House organization
The text lists absent members and those expected to attend the House organization caucus. It notes opposition to Mr Underwood's resolution by Representative Livingston and Champ Clark speaks in support. It also names continuing appointees Joseph Sinnott Virginia Robert Cowart Texas and Paul Porter Mississippi as messengers.
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Strange memory loss case shocks Milwaukee report
The Chicago Milwaukee case tells of William Childs a 36 year old identified by memory after a camera click. He recalls nothing for two years since a Moody Institute meeting in Chicago and says he was once a chief clerk for Anthony Photo Supply in New York. A photographer’s picture sparked memory restoring him to a son of a Brooklyn family with ties to Seattle.
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Plume Trade in New York Faces Ban Debate
In Albany a hearing on the Francis bill amending the 1908 birds protection law will test a move to ban selling any plumage or part of any bird in New York state. Audubon leaders and feather dealers clash as officials fight over potential massive job losses and impacts on millinery interests.
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Memorial to Dr Bull Works Considered in New York
A committee of New York physicians weighs creating a major surgical research institution as a memorial to Dr William T Bull of Savannah Ga. The project would add equipment to Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, reflecting Dr Bull’s long association with the school.
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Stephens Chosen Mayor in LA Recall Crisis
W D Stephens was chosen unanimously by the Los Angeles city council to serve as mayor until the recall election on March 26. He was sworn in immediately after accepting the office amid a tense crowd as factions urged their supporters to attend the 10 o'clock meeting.
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Sousa declares ragtime funeral as fake popularity ends
John Philip Sousa, in Pinehurst, says ragtime has died after overexposure and imitators. He complains the public tires of low quality copies, noting only a few true rag composers retain merit and suggesting good ragtime can still exist with proper treatment.
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Dentist Opposes Entertainments For Charitable Purposes
Chicago March 16 Dr Hirsch condemns charity entertainments saying many donors expect a return. He argues the practice is wrong but acknowledges its necessity under current conditions and calls to end such entertainments in relief society fundraising.
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Merry baseball game ends in death
In Harlem a brick was hurled from a tenement window during a children’s game, striking Dominick Cerone who later died at Harlem Hospital. Police sought the unidentified attacker as bystanders watched in shock.
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Closing quotations of world markets drift on light offers
New York stock activity was light with early declines in Erie Railroad Preferred and Ontario & Western, MAE and Northern Pacific seeing large losses. Reading & Consolidated Gas and Peoples Gas showed strength, Sugar, Malting and American Ice moved modestly, while overall activity faded into stagnation.
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New York Stock List and Market Prices
Stock quotes for Amalgamated Copper through United States Steel, railroads, and utilities with prices. Agricultural receipts for cattle, hogs, and sheep. Kansas City and Chicago prices for cattle, hogs, and grain. Commodity quotes include wheat, corn, rye, barley, sugar, coffee, and lard with latest bids and futures.
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Wool market trends and prices in the western region
In St Louis on March 15 analysts report steady wool prices with unchanged territory and medium grades amid mixed demand. Auction details show notable figures for fine medium and Ace dial categories, reflecting steady trading activity.
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Copper Market Quiet as Sliver Prices Show Small Shifts
New York trading notes on March 15 report copper prices drifting, with quotes around $5.90 and $4.00 for mixed grades. Silver prices show minor moves near 50 and 5-5e, while lead remains subdued.
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Fourteen Thousand Attend Gypsy Smith Meeting in Denver
Denver March 15. Fourteen thousand men marched to a meeting led by Gypsy Smith the evangelist. The attendees adopted resolutions opposing Cary Wardlaw's bill before the senate, which would undermine local option in the state.
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Johnson Is Their Hero
Chicago crowds greet Jack Johnson the first colored world boxing champion at the railroad station. He appears in fashion, signs autographs, and heads to the home of J. B. Williams with his wife absent, saying he is willing to fight Jeffries with a 60 40 purse split.
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Roosevelt Vacation Hunting Grounds Declared Safe Preserve
Captain A J Smiley longtime hunter says Roosevelt plans to hunt on vast grounds that are a tame preserve with lions shot so often they are gun shy. He claims Duke of Manchester hunted there without taking game. Smiley says he wrote Roosevelt suggesting Africa for elephants but Roosevelt declined, saying the itinerary is set.
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Athletics at Columbia to form central board of control
New York March 15 Athletics at Columbia University will likely be placed under a central board of control with a general treasury. Existing athletic associations such as cricket and baseball will continue. A plan for a general athletic association has been arranged by student representatives with undergraduate support. The committee will include team managers, two graduate directors, the bursar, and the student board chairman.
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Automobile Kills Girl in Nice
An automobile owned by Mrs. Walter Watson of New York and her daughter struck and killed a girl here yesterday. The girl darted from behind a trolley car not seeing the approaching car. the chauffeur did his best to stop but the collision could not be avoided.
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