Shaw's Report to Congress on Treasury Finances and Reforms
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw releases the 1903 report noting higher cash balances and gold holdings and reduced surplus. Recommendations cover assay offices at New Orleans and New York improvements to revenue collection and a larger, faster revenue cutter fleet. Also discusses trust funds, foreign holdings, and national bank relation to redemptions. The article also notes Standard Oil Company defying a Department inquiry and potential court action to compel disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Treasury
Congress
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
United States
Unil
National Bank
New Orleans
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Puget Sound
Army Guard for Panama Amid Colombia Threat
U S forces prepare to defend the Panama Isthmus against a potential Colombian invasion with 3000 troops ready to land on short notice. Warships patrol both sides as Cauca and Solonia troops reportedly move toward Panama. Gen Revea’s Washington mission prompts Chief of Staff Gen Young to say the army stands ready for any outbreak connected with the isthmus unrest. Japanese residents in Makiko, Korea back the city broker jailed over a tax dispute, attacking prison officials in protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Panama
United States
Department of Cauca
Solonhia
Revea
Washington
Young
Makiko
Corea
Thi
Etting
Soffel Freed from Prison in Pittsburg Affair
Mrs Katherine Soffel wife of a jail den owner in Allegheny County Pittsburg was freed after twenty months for her role in the Biddle brothers escape. She declined stage offers and plans to retire to her father's home. The Panhandle Flyer wreck near New Cumberland Junction left fifteen injured and one dead. Elizabeth Gillispie a rising society woman in Rising Run Ind was fatally shot and the assassin remains unknown. Louis Clum hanged himself after urging his wife to watch. Eugene Crofutt starved to death with $50 000 beside him. An explosion at Port Royal’s Eureka mine killed Milton Millan and injured others. Alien Brown sentenced to 1000 years for attempted criminal assault in Cherokee County after lynching fears. A University of Michigan student Russell H McWilliams died by suicide. Temple Theatre announced Coming Attractions including Thou Shalt Not Kill, Carmen, and The New Dominion. Postmaster Dawes nominated for Cleveland. Fire at John A Dann chairs factory caused $125,000 loss. Brooks sawmill circular incident noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des. Soffel
Katherine Soffel
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
Biddle Brothers
Western Penitentiary
Itla
Elizabeth Gillispie
Rising Run
Ind
District Court of
Cherokee County
Brown
Ann Arbor
Tussell H. McWilliams
Kansas City
University of Michigan
Mich
Temple Theatre
Fort
Carmen
Ciny Clement
Domion
Congress Ends Special Session With Cuban Bill Debate
The Senate closed the extraordinary session at noon and began regular duties. The Cuban reciprocity bill faced discussion as the Panama Canal treaty moved to the Senate but received no executive session. House members introduced measures on public moneys, postal currency, a national holiday, and postal reform. The chamber adjourned briefly in memory of Henry Burk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Amir
Prince
Ilinois
Secretary of the Treasury
Dwight
New York
W. A. Smith
Michigan
Melkinley
P’ost
Gorman
Lodge
Teller
Wood
Clapp
Hour
Republic of Colombia
Colon
Erye
Philippine Archipelago
United States
Howe
Judiciary Commtee
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Hepburn
Tre
Vell
Massachusetts
Morgan
Mer. Payne
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Payne
Republic
Hobson
Mersinne
Inez
Gardner
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Senate and
Houre
Epidemic halts schools and meetings in Goodland Kansas
An outbreak of smallpox forces school closures and bans public gatherings in Goodland Kansas. In Holton a bond election asking 66000 for water works and sewers was defeated in a special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kan
Holton
United States
Bi Peen
Eroire
Lionolula
Philippines
Africa
Emporium
John Marve
H. Cruisbank
State Court
St. Louis
Mysenburg
Supreme Court
Bers
Canal Issue Dominates Roosevelt’s Annual Message
Washington correspondence notes President Roosevelt’s annual message to Congress covers canal policy, labor and trust issues, and the nation’s role on the Isthmus. He defends treaty obligations, argues the United States is a world trustee, and endorses arbitration and new economic oversight while urging measured legislation and a strengthened army and postal fraud response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
Vrnama
Lay
New Grenada
Isthmus
Ceat
Northern Securities Company
Iast Congress
Supreme Court
Government Printing Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lnw
Bristow
Measra
Bonaparte
Conrad
Protecting Liberty and Rule of Law in Government
The message asserts individual liberty and property rights, denounces arbitrary interference, and challenges government overreach. It emphasizes maintaining currency integrity, restricting immigration to the right kinds, and upholding citizenship standards. It condemns bribery as a grave crime and champions exposing corruption as an honor to the nation. It defends U S actions in the Philippines and warns against imperial misuse of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong Na
Army In Good Shape Secretary Reot’s Annual Report Com mendas General Stat
Secretary Reot devotes his annual War Department report to the general staff, civilian control through a single military expert, and a joint army and navy board. He notes harmonious staff relations, cites strength on Oct 15, 1908, with 3,681 officers, 35,600 enlisted, and regional detachments. discusses militia efficiency, organized mobilization totals, costs by category, and future barracks progress while urging patience before further Philippine reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reot
War Department
Tie
General Staff
Army
Secretaries of War
Navy
Army and Navy Board
Cied
Regular Army
Philippines
Porto Rico
Philippine Scouts
Ayailalda
New York
Poonsylvania
Illinois
United States
Department
Gacol
Water does not feed fire says Scientific American rebuttal
A Scientific American correspondent argues water cannot feed a flame and must break into oxygen and hydrogen at high temperatures. the editor notes water cannot dissociate in open air, as temperatures needed are unattainable, making it unlikely water fuels fires. The piece also reports on cheap baking powders containing alum and sulfuric acid, urging use of cream of tartar powders for safety and better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flas
Scientific American
Diagnosis from a Portrait Reveals Hidden Health Facts
A portrait described by a physician in a current newspaper tale shows a sitter whose outer features supposedly reflect inner health. The dialogue questions whether the man is dead and notes heart disease as the cause of death, implying the portrait predicted his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet
John Sargent
Theatrical Tea And Remedial Pills In One Page
The page blends a playful theater quip about keeping audiences seated with anecdotes of remedies. Mrs Matilda M Loucher credits Dodds Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills for health after dizziness, sciatica, and repeated ailments. The report notes popularity of Dodds Kidney Pills in Barnes County and includes light humor about diplomacy and Eve with the apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
N- Dak
Matilda M. Loucher
Dodd
Dod
Barnes County
Secretary Shaw Recommends 624 Million for Next Year
Secretary Shaw submits a 1905 book of estimates to Congress detailing appropriations totaling 624,502,146 dollars, up from 589,189,112. Increases cover public works river and harbor improvements and higher foreign service allowances. Notable rises occur in Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, and Justice with major boosts for public works and military establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
UK House
State Department
Treasury Dept
War Department
Navy Department
Interior Dept
Posteiiler Dept. OY
Dept. of Agricul
Lab
Dept. of Justice
Treasury
Department—Public Works
Istrict of Columbia
Assault on Consul Sparks Turkish Diplomacy Break
The American consul at Alexandretta W. B. Davis left the post for Beirut after a Turkish police incident. An Armenian naturalized American, Attourian, was arrested and reportedly insulted Davis and his guards. Davis cut relations, placed the consulate under the vice consul, and a Moslem mob gathered outside. The State Department ordered a full investigation from Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alexandretta
Asiatie
Durkey
W. BR. Davis
Beirut
Berinus
Davis
Ohannea Atturian
Atborian
Aleppo
Sitirian Pe
Sion
State Department
Whallington
Leisioan
Constantinople
Major October Earnings Highlight New York Central Record
October earnings for the New York Central set a record for the system. Other notes include a gauge change completion on the National Railroad of Mexico, Missouri Pacific line progress, Louisiana rail mileage figures, Rice pricing policy in Texas, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern bonds under contract, Grand Trunk alliances with Burlington and Northern Pacific, tourist sleeping car rate changes, and through tariff adjustments by the Trunk Line import committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
National Railroad of Mexico
Missouri Pacific
Carbage
Arkansas State Line
Louisiana
Texas Railroad Commission
Galveston
Port Arthur
Lake Shore Anh Michigan Southern Railroad
Mesara
J. P. Morgan & Co
Montreal
Grand Wrunk
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Tacoma
Orient
Chicago
Pullman Company
Trunk Line Import Committee
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Shaw's
James A. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce
Trusta
Standard Oil Company
Commissionrfield
Unis A
John D. Rockefeller
United States District Court
Linge Ue
New Cumberland Junction
Sterbenville
Ohio
Amoker
Frank A. la Salle
Indianapolis
J. M. Fisher
Lina, Ohio
Husband Haug
Louis Clum
Irving
Lima
Ile
Ameell
Clum
Eugene Crofutt
Tuntington
Conn
Crofutt
Eureka
Pittsburg Coal Company
Port Royal
Milton Sir
Millan
West Newton
Cleveland
Charles C. Dawes
John A. Dann
Boston
Mass
Cate Man
Brooks
Capital and Labor
Pralea
Nnion
Isthmaa
Cincinnati Thins-Star
Eve
Cleveland Plein Dealer
Will
Shaw Ask
BIG Sum
Naval Establishment
Department of Justee—Public Works
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