District Bills Behind Over Street Rail and Anti-betting Law
District legislators face deadlock on the street railway bill to Union Station as conferees fail to agree. Congress action lags on school reorganization and an anti-betting measure, with hearings planned and prospects uncertain for passage in coming days. District committees schedule further hearings on prohibition and gas company capital stock increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Congress
House
Senate
Liniver
Senate District Committee
Resatar Burkett
Aldrich
Burkett
Sensice
Finfax
Migente Lima Mill
Mineral lands at stake in Roosevelt inquiry
The Washington Post reports Montana Mine Workers Association charges fraud in the McKinley era mining commission. Secretary Garfield to appoint a summer investigation into alleged federal fraud as J A Rowland cites twenty cases. Northern Pacific mineral lands valued at millions of acres are debated amid the inquiry.
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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 Listing Guests by City
A fragmented hotel guest list from multiple cities is presented, naming individuals and couples staying at venues in Washington and surrounding areas. The roster includes entries from Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and beyond, with several named properties such as St James New Willard Shoreham and Metropolitan. The list features numerous personal names and residences, suggesting a society-wide hotel register segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
W. Broadbend
Annapolis
St. James
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
New Willard
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
Raleigh
Ohio
Charles L. Blatz
Sandusky
Guy W. Mallon
Cincinnati
Henry W. Cornin
Mary’ Corning
Warren Corning
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
W. J. Whitehouse
Walton Westley
Pottsville
National
H. A. Causon
Charles B Causon
Charles B. Causon
Serantoh
Metropolitan
Sarah EB
Burlington
Post Office Aids New York Highway Improvement
Since June 1906 the Office of the Assistant Postmaster General has cooperated with New York officials to promote systematic public highway improvements. Postmasters and rural carriers were directed to assist the State engineer with data and information. The effort aligns with broad highway plans, noting that 70,000 miles of state roads see 55 percent daily use by 1,793 rural carriers at a federal cost of $1,549,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enorth
Post Office Department
Staff Titles Upheld in Navy Address in Post Letter
Washington April 2 staff officers of the army and navy press for proper ranks not office names. The Post letter argues line officers cannot run the navy alone and urges Congress to enforce correct titles as conferred by the personnel act of 1809.
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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 A Barton Hepburn to address banking committee
New York April 5 A Barton Hepburn president of the Chase National Bank and chairman of the currency commission of the American Bankers Association will appear before the House Committee on Banking and Currency in Washington on April 15. He has called a currency commission meeting in Washington on April 14 to present a refined form of the association ideas.
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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 A Vote Bid Aims at Republicans
Democrats vow to depict Republicans as hypocrites before the nation and force them to polls with a cloud over their heads. Williams leads minority tactics in the House urging attendance, filibuster play, and retaliation if measures are blocked. Naval and employers liability bills loom, with debate over constitutional concerns and committee actions shaping the week. Embezzler flees Madrid after allegedly stealing 400000 in public funds.
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House
John Sharp Williams
Washington Post
Henry
Padgett
John Sharp Wiliams
Williams
Navy
Tawney
Free Island
Roosevelt
House Committee On the Judiciary
Slde
Littlefield
Maine
Senate
Pensions and Widow’s Claims Raise Hard Questions
A letter column from Solai and Anacostia discusses minors’ and widows’ pensions, advising on eligibility, back pay, and the need to prove service-connected death. It covers cases from Gettysburg to Mare Island, Maryland to Maine, detailing how guardianship and court evidence can redirect funds to or through guardians when widows abandon children or are unsuitable caretakers.
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Anacostia
D.C
Persion
Phenelon
Lucy LW
Gettysburg
Mare Island Navy Yard
Hare
Commission of Pensions
Commissioner of Pensions
Fear Our Aggression and Mexican Distrust in Press
State Department officials warn of rising Mexican public distrust toward Americans sparked by irresponsible newspaper gossip. They cite sensational pieces on Magdalena Bay and river boundary tensions, while noting that U S papers in the South and West exacerbate the issue. Officials urge counter narratives to curb a potentially disastrous bilateral strain.
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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 notices
Special to The Washington Post reports the death of Juan C. Gomez a prominent Mexican gambling house proprietor who owned nearly all gambling establishments in Northern Mexico. In fiscal year 1907 twenty three military bounty land warrants were issued granting 3250 acres of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Mexico City
Monterey
Juan C. Gomez
Hillionaire
Mexico
Henry 7
Pensions Bureau
Boston
Revival Outlined by Southern Railway President
W. W. Finley, president of the Southern Railway Company, urges constructive sentiment to revive prosperity in the South. He reports sound banks and credit, prosperous farmers, and active retail trade despite some declines in areas with heavy mill employment, and calls for confidence as the key to renewed growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway Company
Mr. Winley
Olombians in Jurado Debate Treaty with Colombia
A strong sentiment in Jurado opposes signing any treaty with Colombia. A prominent Papanean figure said the U.S. should press Colombians to honor canal treaty provisions, arguing Panama bears sacrifices of the canal without reciprocal gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
United States
Panama
Peril in Vivisection Debate Prompts Versus Science Voice
Paris savant Dr Boucher argues vivisection spreads hydrophobia smallpox and tuberculosis and misleads researchers. He contrasts vivisection with observation, cites Pasteur and Bernard errors, and notes rising hydrophobia deaths in France and Italy since 1830s Pasteur era.
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New York
Boucher
Union Internationale Contre
Paris
Pasteur
Alexander
Hippocrates
Claude Bernard
Bernard
France
Italy
University of
Perugia
Largest Chinese theater planned for San Francisco
San Francisco announces the city will boast the largest Chinese theater in the United States. It will seat 3,000, cost about 500000, and be built of granite and reinforced concrete. The design promises unique architecture with three galleries that will be swung as a surprise.
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San Francisco
Washburn Crosby Mills Grind to Even Flour Texture
Twenty sets of steel rolls at Washburn Crosby mills grind Gold Medal Flour slowly and evenly. Each roll reduces flour particles to uniform size, ensuring consistent dough and batter for perfect baking.
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Baltimore
W. S Hussar
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
D. Hermann
Mo Reikin
Henry L. Var
Alapama
Wood and Wide
Montgomery
Nationa Calitorn
H. OR. Seckman
Jum McC
Neuver
Los Angeles
James YW. Wamhetl
Pasatena
Atwater Ant Wits
New Haven
Chains
Goodwin
George BR. Goodwin
Missy Goodwinn
Hartford
Florida
F. Brown Paterson
Key West
Georgia
G OR. Brow
House Committee
W. B. Moses & Sons
F Street
Corner 13Th
Madrid
Almeria
Solai
Irwin
Crippla
Mary Tod
Philadelphia
James P. W
Pension Bureau
Chicago
Scranton
Matilda
Gomez
Gov. Guild
Curtis Guild, Jr
Olombians
Jurado
Savant
Washburn- Crosby
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
Nownexs
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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