District Bills Behind Over Track Extension to Union Station
District legislative gridlock on street railway expansion to Union Station and anti-betting measures delays persist. Conferees report failure to agree, House and Senate clash on transfers and supervision, while school reorganization and liquor repeal plans inch forward amid cautious optimism for action soon.
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Union Station
Congress
House
Senate
Liniver
Senate District Committee
Resatar Burkett
Aldrich
Burkett
Sensice
Finfax
Migente Lima Mill
Mineral lands at stake in Montana mining inquiry
The Washington Post reports President Roosevelt has been urged by the Montana Mine Workers Association to probe alleged fraud by a federal commission tied to McKinley era policies. J A Rowland says Secretary Garfield promised a summer investigation as evidence of numerous frauds surfaces. The dispute centers on vast mineral lands valued near millions of acres claimed by Northern Pacific.
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Washington Post
Helen Mont
Roosevelt
Montana
Worl Association
McKinley
Northern Pacific Mineral Lands
Kor Garfield
J. A. Rowland
White House
Garfield
Cy Insinness
Helena Rowlad
Nortern Pacific
Questio
At the Hotels Baltimore Highlights Guests List
The crowded hotel ledger lists numerous travelers from Raleigh to San Francisco staying at various properties including St James New Willard Shoreham and Metropolitan. Names appear with affiliations and cities such as W S Hussar Raleigh J Brown and family James Horry A Stapan Raleigh and many others across Maryland Georgia New York Ohio and beyond.
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Baltimore
W. S Hussar
Raleigh
Ton—Wham J. Brown
B. Ross
St James
Ar. Almelair
Mary M. Hates
Misa Jair
Malcolm Bates
George Parkilard
Chirgo
Buidle
J. WL Hall
Larenza M. Johnson
A, Allen
Newport
Woogombery Dalrymple
A. Halpin
James Horry
A. Stapaon
John Suaffer
E. P. Merritt
St. James
D. Hermann
Mo Reikin
National
Henry L. Var
Alapama
Wood and Wide
Montgomery
Nationa Calitorn
H. OR. Seckman
San Francisco
Jum McC
Neuver
Los Angeles
James YW. Wamhetl
Pasatena
New Willard
Atwater Ant Wits
New Haven
Chains
Goodwin
George BR. Goodwin
Missy Goodwinn
Hartford
Florida
F. Brown Paterson
Key West
Georgia
G OR. Brow
Maryland
W. Broadbend
Annapolis
Massachusetts
James J. Shafter
Springfeld
Haleleh
Hart
Lynn
G. P. Low
Lawrence
E. .P. Thompson
Pittsfield
Shoreham
Louise M. Chamberlin
Milas Marian A. Dogberty
Cambridge
Arlington
Minnesnota
J._ Jaalin
Mankato
O'Brien
St. Paul
Missouri
John Hochstrasse
Kansas City
al Brush
New Willard Srebraska
John Hockstrasser
Omaha
Woolruff Rail
Valentina
Ebbitt
New Jersey
John 0. Wilson
Cam- Gen
Richard Barnett
Fellsade
Riggs
Pruden
Ruth Pruden
Orange
New York State
E. W. Reinke
Rochester
George Palmerton
W. A. Kemper
Mattheson
Chabour
Ogdenburg
Oath Carolina
James G. Doe
Durham
Ohio
Charles L. Blatz
Sandusky
Guy W. Mallon
Cincinnati
Henry W. Cornin
Mary’ Corning
Warren Corning
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
W. J. Whitehouse
Walton Westley
Pottsville
H. A. Causon
Charles B Causon
Charles B. Causon
Serantoh
Metropolitan
Sarah EB
Burlington
Post Office Aids New York Highway Improvements
Since June 1906 the Office of the Assistant-Postmaster General has cooperated with New York officials to systematize and improve public highways. Postmasters and rural carriers are authorized to supply data to the State engineer and surveyor on request, aiding a vast state highway program affecting 70,000 miles of roads and 1,793 rural routes at a federal cost of $1,549,000 annually.
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New York
Enorth
Post Office Department
Staff Titles Upheld in Navy Title Debate
A letter to The Post argues that naval staff officers deserve to be addressed by their rank rather than office names. It contends that line officers rely on constructors engineers surgeons and paymasters, and cites Congressional acts and the 1809 personnel act to support proper titles. Washington readers see a dispute over ranks and respect within military nomenclature.
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Congress
Eit
Coast Artillery
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Naval Academy
United States
Staff of the Navy
Staff Pro Aequitas
Washington
Banker Hepburn to Address House Banking Committee
A. Barton Hepburn president of Chase National Bank and chairman of the American Bankers Association currency commission will testify before the House Committee on Banking and Currency in Washington on April 15. He has convened the currency commission for April 14 in Washington to refine their remarks.
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New York
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Washington
Hepburn
Filibuster Tactics Spark House Political Clash
Democrats accuse Republicans of stalling with drastic rules while John Sharp Williams leads minority tactics to force the President's proposed reforms. Whips urge attendance as debates shift to naval and employers liability bills amid looming votes and potential retaliatory moves.
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House
John Sharp Williams
John Sharp Wiliams
Williams
Navy
Tawney
Free Island
Pensions Inquiries From Solai and Others Regarding Widows and Minor Children
A citizen asks if minor children of a deceased pensioner can obtain a pension from the date of their mother’s death until age sixteen. Officials note eligibility depends on service-related death proof and the act of June 27 1890. Cases from Gettysburg and Mare Island illustrate back pay and reimbursement rules for widows and orphans under general and special pension laws.
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Anacostia
D.C
Persion
Phenelon
Lucy LW
Gettysburg
Mare Island Navy Yard
Hare
Commission of Pensions
Irwin
Crippla
Mary Tod
Commissioner of Pensions
Philadelphia
James P. W
Pension Bureau
Fear Our Aggression and Distrust Amid Mexican Tensions
State Department officials report rising public distrust of Americans in Mexico due to irresponsible newspaper gossip about Magdalena Bay and river boundary concerns. They stress the issue stems from sensationalist reporting, not policy, and warn of serious consequences if unchecked.
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State Department
Southern
Republic
Magdalena Bay
United States
Mexico
American State Department
Colorado River
St. Louis
Dayton
Ohio
Kate L. Sh
Guty
Mexican Gambling King Dead In Monterey
Special to The Washington Post reports the death of Juan C. Gomez, a noted Mexican gambling house proprietor who owned nearly all northern Mexico establishments. The fiscal year 1907 saw 23 military bounty land warrants issued, granting 3,250 acres of land. Also noted are Boston educational picture promotions and Governor Guild Jr.’s improving health.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Monterey
Juan C. Gomez
Hillionaire
Mexico
Henry 7
Pensions Bureau
Boston
Revival Prospects Seen for Southern Business World
W. W. Finley, president of the Southern Railway, reports cautious optimism for an early revival in the South. He cites sound banks and credit access, prosperous farmers, and active retail trade, while noting slower retail demand in cotton mill areas and conservative purchasing by dealers and jobbers contributing to industrial mood. He urges a constructive sentiment to sustain hope and growth.
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Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway Company
Mr. Winley
Olombians in Jurado Oppose Colombia Treaty
A strong sentiment in Jurado opposes signing any treaty with Colombia. A prominent Papanian states we gain nothing from such a treaty and notes many Colombians are already in the area. He urges the U S to press Colombians to meet canal treaty provisions and complains Panama sacrifices for the canal.
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Colombia
United States
Panama
Peril in Vivisection Sparks Debate on Animal Suffering
Paris savant Dr Boucher, vice president of the Union Internationale Contre la Vivisection, charges vivisection spreads diseases and brutalizes mankind. He argues deductions from animal experiments mislead searchers for truth, citing Pasteur’s work and rising hydrophobia deaths in France and Italy since 1830.
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Savant
New York
Boucher
Union Internationale Contre
Paris
Pasteur
Alexander
Hippocrates
Claude Bernard
Bernard
France
Italy
University of
Perugia
San Francisco to Build Largest Chinese Theater
San Francisco announces plans for the biggest Chinese theater in the United States with a 3,000 seat capacity and an estimated cost of 500000 dollars. The granite reinforced concrete building will feature unique architecture and a dramatic three gallery swing as a promised surprise.
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San Francisco
Washburn Crosby Mills Use Steel Rolls for Even Flour Grinds
At Washburn Crosby mills twenty steel roll sets grind Gold Medal Flour to uniform particle size. The slow even grinding ensures dough and batter mix evenly for consistent, high quality baking results.
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House Committee
W. B. Moses & Sons
F Street
Corner 13Th
Henry
Padgett
House Committee On the Judiciary
Slde
Littlefield
Maine
Madrid
Almeria
Solai
Chicago
Scranton
Matilda
Gomez
Gov. Guild
Curtis Guild, Jr
Olombians
Jurado
Washburn- Crosby
Waswaunn-cnoset
Sin Mepar
Grand Opera
Mntirg ‘Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Taperex Conried
National Theater
Bonclscotti
Puccinis Opera Barocch
Beeus
Cafriche
Teconi
Nevarini
Attaltes
Bodo
Aptern
Farrar
Bones
Begus
Mignon
Mtaltan
Boul Ik
Mes
Forata
Jacoby
Mascegni
MM. Martin
Gevalieria Rusticans Beracefari
Leoncavalyrme
Dereyne
Ca Jove
Opes
Juso
Scott Rela
Sarto
Pag
Lanston, Monotype Machine Company
Caliowhill Street
Phiadelphia
Lanston Monotype Machine Company
Fleischmann
Alexandria
Tha. m
W. Arthur Sellman
Matast
Little Hungary
Tel G St. Berenice
Frank P. Milburn & Co.,architegts
Washington, D. C
Fran Dalndind
Laliqely
McGill G Wallace
E Street
N. W
Bronmchitts
Signora
Annie Fazzi
al BE
Capitol
Lincoln
North
Orchestra AT
Liberty
Chris Arining
W. A. Fry
Merkel
Harry F. Seamark
St. N. W
Baum
Ave
Koueeblaty
11Th and
H Sts
7Th St. N. W
Gr. White
Fulton’s
Ninth Street N. W
Ernest FE. Leigh
Washington Institute of Music
Post
The
Keeley Institute
Capitol Street
Washington, D
Iso
Colum Oi
JPOST
Columbia
Lyman H. Howe
Belasco
I.P
SAT
Liebier & Go
Richard Bennett
George Marion
James E. Sullivan
Srrm
Howard Estabrook
Gretchen Dale
Paul Armstrong
Rex Beach
George Marion Eak
James T. Powers
Monsen
Breesh Stevens
California
Jean
Stara
Charles Frohman Presen
Marie
Doro
Fm Weg. Lucer
Marcus
Bye
Wm. H. Thompson and Company
Clay Greene
Eugene Jepson & Co
George Ade
Ant Tae
Stuart Barnes
Mile
Marguerite
Vitagrar
Imrace Ginidin
Maud Hart
Macy & Ca
Fagan
Igren
Lage Chote
HEW Academy Ano Au Weee
MATS
Chas. FO Turney Trenents
Harry Clay Blaney
Lewin Tye Ag
Boy Detective
ANC
Molly Haw
Gayety Theater
Wr' Il Wafek
Lazel PS Company
PIACE
Rick & Barton'ring
Lyceum
Matiner Daily
John Grieves
Pat Wots
Aldurqn Society
Richard Kearton
A. Columbia
Mir
Leslie Harris
Mme, Lillian Walter Nordica Damrosgh Yorkey Manosy Orchestry
Tery Ew Hacking
14Th St
Luna Park
C. L. Evans
Pa. Ave
Robert L. Taylor
T. Arthur. Smith
Eye At
Miss Chamberlain
Cobb
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