Battleship funding fight shakes Congress over two vs four ships
Congress debated military expansion as Hobson pressed four battleships, citing the President's letter. Republic and Democratic factions clashed on naval policy, budgets, and shipyard construction while Tawney and Longworth argued for restraint and caution. Amendments moved to require one ship built in a navy yard and two fleet colliers were adopted, with costs and strategic implications debated amid race and power concerns.
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Cannon
Hobson
Navy Yards
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yard
Tsan
Wr Burton
Ohio
I Hobson
Burton
China
Hig
Congress
Pourke Coockran
Cockran
San Francisco
Pacific
United States
Wiliams Decisies
Willams
Goc
DB Wiliats
Vr Hobson
Ochran
T. Williams
Presiderfs
England
Germany
France
Tawney
Bngland
Mr Tawney
Legislative Department
Humphrey
Washington
Fassett
New York
Hayes
California
Rocky Mountains
Slayden
Japan
America
Parker
New Jersey
Alaska
Willett
House
White House
Wilsett
Landis
Indiana
Longworth
Cléveland
Cube
Foss
Committee On Naval Affairs
Goldfogle
Loud
Michigan
Maynard
Virginia
Relief Work for March aided 524 families reports acting secretary
The Associated Charities board reported March activity including 1,486 applications for aid representing 868 families. Material relief totaling 142,733 was spent on food fuel clothing and necessities for 524 families, with many widows and sick or deserted households aided. The acting secretary Ida A Green announced plans to attend the Richmond conference May 6 to 13.
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Associated Charities
Society
Conference of Charities and Correction
Richmond
Board of Childrens Guardians
David J Brewer
Willam C Rives
George M Robher
Florence’ P Spofford
George
Wilson
W Ss Small
John van Schaick
Wilam H
Haldwin
Charles E Guthrie
Charlies F Weiler
Ida A Green
Mr Wick
Charity Organization Society of Youngstown Unio
Aged War Department Clerk George B Rowan Dies
George B Rowan a veteran War Department employee, aged about 81, died of apoplexy while delivering a message in the State War and Navy Building. Born in Ireland and long a New York resident, he served from 1853 in the Fourth United States Artillery and later in the ordnance and general staff. He retired as a messenger in the adjutant general‘s office in 1904 and left a widowed life with his daughter, Mrs Agnes Coffin, at 808 New Hampshire Avenue NW.
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George B. Rowan
War Department
George B Rowan
State War
Navy
Rowan
Maj Straub
Medical Department of the Army
Mr Rowan
Ireland
New York City
Fourth
United States Artillery
Ordnance Department
Giatlionea
Fort Monroe
Grocers Celebrate Sixth Anniversary in Washington Hall
More than one hundred members of the Retail Grocers' Protective Association gathered at 983 D Street NW to celebrate six years of the group. President H I Meader spoke of achievements, music from the Rebew Orchestra and Aeolan Mandolin Club followed. Delegates were elected to the Boston convention, with South and West delegations planned to stop in Washington. In a separate incident, H Strasburger reported three silver watches stolen from his 43 Pennsylvania Avenue NW shop.
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H L Meader
R J Bterberech
C. B Wallace
H. S Meader
A H Gregory
Washington Association
Boston
South
Washington
Harper Fined 700 For Mislabeled Drug Case in Police Court
Robert N Harper a Washington banker and drug maker was fined 500 for one count and 200 for another under the pure food and drugs act after conviction for manufacturing and selling a mislabeled headache remedy. District Attorney Baker sought the maximum penalty as a deterrent. Harper and his attorneys filed a bill of exceptions and appealed to the District Court of Appeals after Judge Kimball imposed the monetary penalty.
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Robert N. Harper
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Americana National Bank
Kimball
Baker
Harper
Roosevelt
White House
District Court of Appeals
Chemist Wise
Department of Agriculture
Harpers
Montha
Far East Civilizations and the North South Divide
Alleyne Ireland argues in a Cosmos Club lecture that civilization in the Far East is divided by north south lines, not East West. He notes Europeans mistake nonwhite peoples for men of Kansas City types and cites colonial reports from years of field study in Asia and the Philippines.
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Kansas City
Alleyne Ireland
Washington Economic Society
Cosmos Club
Ireland
Yfar East
Far East
Europe
North America
Apollo Orchestra Concert at McKendree Church
The Apollo Orchestra of McKendree Sunday school gave a benefit concert at McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church led by Albert P Johnston. Soloists included Hilma Muller and George Moskey with Beethoven and Raff pieces and a recitation by Charles A Johnson. Mr Richard Kearton’s Belasco Lecture offers Washington audiences a final chance to see his bird film before travels.
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Apollo Orchestra
McKendree
McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert P Johnston
Gurhtts
Beethoven
H C Winfield
George Muller
Hilima Muller
Raff
Hillma Muller
Bayard K. Gibgon
Tz A Muller Charles A Johnson
Kate Bowbeer
Kearton
Richard Kearton
Belasco
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Chicago
England
Idaho Sails From League Island for Engine Testing
Philadelphia April 15 The battleship Idaho sailed from League Island Navy Yard to Hampton Roads and will proceed to Panama to give the engines a thorough trial.
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Idaho
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Panama
Hood's Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier Claim Card
Historic advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the one great blood purifier and strength builder. It promises cures for blood diseases stomach liver and kidney troubles and run-down conditions, available from druggists in liquid or Sarsatabs chocolate coated form.
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Hood
Labels on coffee labeled Mocha under federal board review
The Food and Drug Inspection Board of the Department of Agriculture met to define which coffees may bear the Mocha label. It has already ruled Java produced in the Dutch West Indies must be labeled accordingly. The act prohibits labeling a product with a country it does not come from, and the board will set the territory allowed for Mocha. Consultations with US consuls and domestic importers inform the decision on Abyssinian coffee and long usage of the Mocha name.
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Food and Drug Inspection Board
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Dutch West Indies
Java
Abyssinia
United States
Labor conditions improving nationwide says official
T V Powderly chief of information for the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization reports labor mood across the country is normalizing. He notes increased farm labor requests as farmers expect a prosperous year and anticipates rising demand for industrial labor. Also reports a Mayflower Descendants meeting with Gen A Doggett recounting relief of Fekimg and a Washington Change Club Stringed Quartet performance.
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T. V Powderly
Division of Information
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Mr Powderly
Society of Mayflower Descendents
EB Southard Parker
Connecticut Avenue Northwest
George L. Raymont
Society
A . Dogsetto
S. A
Fekimg
Washington Cange Cinh
Washington Board of Trade to host May conference banquet
The Washington Board of Trade raises funds for a May 12 to 15 conservation conference featuring a banquet for the President Cabinet members visiting governors and lawmakers. Gov Broward leads National Drainage Association efforts urging state governor delegations. the event may be in the New Willard ballroom with Taft Garfield Wilson and Bryan invited.
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National Drainage Congress
Washington
Broward
Florida
National Drainage Association
Congress
New Willard Ballroom
Taft
Garfield
Wilson
Willara J Bryan
Banquet to Honor Fleet Visit Planned on May 2
The California State Association and the Oregon Association plan a concert and banquet at the Ebbitt House on May 2 to honor the Atlantic fleet’s visit to the Pacific coast. The event aims to express patriotism and appreciation for the fleet’s presence.
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Fleet
California State Association
Oregon Association
Succegz
Ebbitt House
Atlantic Fleet
Pacific Coast
Patriotiam
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SH & M
Reyser
Kayser
T. Oeashe
McCray
McCray Refrigerators
Nelson Refrigerator Co
F Street N. W
American Security and Trust Company
Fifeenth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles J. Bell
Peter Grogan
S. Goldheim & Sons
Manhfri
Seventh Street
14Th Street
9Th St. N. W
Velati
Henry Evans
F St. NW
Pedro Domecq
Stian Xander
St. Va
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