Rates and Differentials Stymie Senate Rail Inquiry
Walker Daines testifies as law changes cited. government cannot fix rail rate differentials. Twelve thousand rate changes in four years. Interstate Commerce Committee weighs grain traffic, Gulf and Atlantic ports rivalry, and possible arbitration. Sen Dolliver questions constitutional power. discussion notes avoid harming community welfare and competition. Hearing adjourned to continue on the 12th.
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Walker Daines
Senate Committee
Eres
Gulf
Atlantic
North West
Orleins
New York
Lew Olean
Nator Dolliver
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Newaok Wirlines
Railraes
Orleans
Eneros
Church Choral Society to Aid Girls’ Society Concert
The Church Choral Society led by Mrs Jon Revern and musical director Git Torney presents a May concert at the Liverpool Opera House to benefit the Girls’ Blind Society. Noted soprano Mrs Mane Kurik will headline, with Emmie Washburn as secretary, and tickets available at Philip’s ticker agency in Drops to Pennsylvannia Avenue. Funeral services for Mrs Charles Hepburn of the Signal Corps were held yesterday at Strau ly Rom in Chartres Hepburn officiated by Rev Ignatius Fears. Burial at Arlington. Fourth class postmasters appointed in New York Rutland Vermont El Paso Virginia and other towns include George R Green and Samuel J Wiley.
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Hhe
Jon Revern
Per- Boest
Mujor Bach Huaindel
Pereles
Liss Emmi Washburn
Ticke Yon Sik
Philp
Droops
Penrs
Ivainn
Ivenue
Charles Hepburn
Chartres
Hepburn
Strauly Romin
Ignatius Fears
Arlington
Wests Away
New York
Booth Rutland
George R Green
Ben Hur at National Theater Opens Week of Big Review
National Theater will host a one week engagement led by Ben Hur a grand spectacle noted for its long run in America and London with spectacular scenes on the Mount of Olives and a strong musical score by Edgar Stillman Kelley The same program includes Mamas Papa a farce, Zanciga telepathy acts and a lineup of European imports plus silent film previews at Lafayette and Lyceum theaters with notable performers and acts throughout the week.
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National Theater
America
London
Aittle
Gen Wallace
Mount of Olives
Ber Hur
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Ita
Joseph Hart
Carrie de Mar
William A Brady
Columbia Theater
Foxy Grandpa
Baldwin Sloane
Sargeant Itty
Lillian
London Society
Wilfred Clarke
John Sleeper Clarke
Edwin Booth
Theo Carew
Clarke
Miss May Belfort
Louis Westley
Foimerly
Watch and Thes
Tony Wilson
Mile Heloise
Mile Amores
Wile Charlotte
Aiszine Tran
Newell
Wiblyith
Visio
Bill Tha
The
Lafayette
Thater
Forreste & Wittenthals
Halfields
Florence Bindley
Tne
Bind
River View Opening Promises Festive Season at Resort
River View inaugurates its nineteenth season with revamped grounds, new trees, flower beds, and refreshed structures. Hessen Dirmstaedterverein leads Sunday’s German Day events with a concert program by the River View orchestra. Steamers Harry Randall and Pocahontas will ferry visitors from the city, with trips on Sundays through May and daily from Decoration Day onward.
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River View
Hessen Dirmstaedterverein
Ews
River View Orchestra
Harry Randall
View
Deadlock Over US China Treaty Immigration Talks
Negotiations on restricting Chinese immigration have stalled as Rockhill prepares to take up the issue in Peking. China seeks broader definitions for merchants travelers and students to ease entry while authorities warn about fraudulent certificates. The prior draft failed to win approval from Commerce and Labor officials, delaying any new agreement until the new envoy arrives.
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Washington
Peking
China
United States
Rockhill
Wu-ting Fang
Coolizs
Chentung Liang Cheng
Department of Commerce and Labor
Law vs treaty clash revives older immigration acts
The text explains that when law and treaty conflict, law prevails. The 1894 convention’s termination revived the 1880 treaty and earlier acts from 1884 and 1890s, with officials signaling possible legal challenges by immigration groups. Absent a treaty, Chinese immigration to the United States could surge.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Unitedates
Madrid Denies King Slapped Deaf Admiral Chacon
Senor Merino, second secretary of the Spanish Legation, formally denied a report that King of Spain slapped a deaf naval officer. Taft was told the king was 300 miles from Madrid at the time and Admiral Chacon had been dead for four years.
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Senor Mermo
Legation
Taft
Spain
Chacon
Senor Merino
Madrid
Meeting of Police Chiefs Opens Doors to International Attendees
Peace guardians from Canada, Mexico, Europe join the International Convention of the Chiefs of Police to be held in this city May 22. Delegates include Mayors and police commissioners, with leaders from Britain, Canada, Korea, Mexico, and Scotland, plus Pinkertons and others. The week will mix sessions and citizen committee entertainment.
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Chiefs of Police
Canada
Public Safety
A P Sherwood
Army of Great Britain
Police Commissioner
H J Gracett
Toronto
C W Grunet
The
National Bank
Binghamton
Sin Tai Hen
Seoul
Korea
Mexico
Ser Ygeant
Pinkertons
Roderick Rogs
Edinburgh
Scotland
Citizens Committee
Nurses Convention Heads Four Day Washington Meetings
Arrangements are complete for the convention of the superintendents of nursing training schools in the United States and Canada and the United States Associate Alumni. The four day program opens Monday with Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court addressing the group. Tuesday features Rey Ulsses Grant Pierce of All Souls Church as speaker. Wednesday is federation day at George Washington University with Dr Wallace Ridcliffe of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church delivering the address. Thursday closes at the university.
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United States
Canada
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Rey Ulssses Grant Pierce
All Souls* Church
Shoreham Hotel
George Washington University
Wallace Ridcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
The
University
Sixty Men in Irons Protest Poor Shipboard Treatment
Sixity men and petty officers on the new U S cruiser Galveston allege unbearable conditions aboard. They claim overwork and underfeeding with extreme penalties for minor offenses. sixty are in irons. Commander Cutler orders the vessel away from the wharves as mutinous sentiment and intoxicated sailors are reported ashore. The incident prompts naval inspection moves and related departmental communications.
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Galveston
Tex
United States
Cutler
Norfolk
Government to file rehearing in Manila tariff case
The Secretary of War says the government will seek a rehearing in the Manila duty case covering duties collected from April 11, 1893, to October 25, 1901. He notes the government will contest the claims, asserting the court’s error and outlining grounds for the petition.
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Philippines
Secretary of War
United States
Manila
Supreme Court of the United States
Warner, Barnes & Co
Peabody & Co
The Lighter Side of Life Joke Reflected
A playful quip ponders aging from a humorous angle as a man prefers youth after forty to earlier stages, delivering a lighthearted take on middle age and self reflection.
Envelopes of all sizes spoof wedding notices and playful wit
A satirical collage quotes dainty and large envelopes, wedding notices, and travel pitch parodies. It includes mock prospectuses for vacation spots, a riff on legal forms, and a humorous exchange about an amateur pianist and an auctioneer typewriter. The piece closes with a quirky bear story excerpt and a magistrate caption about a chauffeur.
Skeptical exchange over bay horse sacrifice demand
Skeptic asks about the price for taking a bay horse at a sacrifice. He mentions a man named He-Skinner offering the animal and questions the amount required. The dialogue hints at bargaining and potential loss or gain in the transaction.
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Skinner
Weary Willy and the Knight of the Highway
A verse portrait extols a wanderer dubbed Weary Willy, praising his independence and simple living. The speaker questions why an heiress cannot settle his debts and grant him a substantial annual income.
Philippine Islands Cruiser Awards Approved for 3 Ships
The Navy approved construction of three scout cruisers, two by Fore River Shipbuilding of Quincy Massachusetts and one by Bath Iron Works of Bath Maine. Each Fore River turbine ship to cost 60000 and the reciprocating to 60000, Bath turbine ship to cost 1688000. Time and speed proposals were to be adjusted to meet department limits.
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Fore River
Bath Company
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Board
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Bath Concern
Fore River Company
Department
Alcohol for the Navy bids open for smokeless powder use
Bids from six firms cover about 1400 600 pound lots of alcohol for Navy smokeless powder production. Companies include American Distiller Co, Boyd & Co, Fittle Louisiana Distilling, Michigan Chemical, and Wooler Distilling with prices ranging from 46 000 to 69 000 dollars, with barrels returned reducing totals. Navy proving grounds at Indian Head Oregon and Wisconsin noted. battleships Oregon and Wisconsin cited in rival annual target practice records.
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Naval Bureau of Supplies and
Navy
American Distiler, Company of
New York
Boyd & Co of
Louisiana Distilin, Company
New Ore
Michigan Chemical Company
Bay City
Mich
Wooler Distilling Company
Peorla
Washington Navy Yard
Naval Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Oregon
Wisconsin
Passed Assistant Surgeons report for Navy instruction
Passed Assistant Surgeon W M Garton is sent to Washington DC on April 29 for a course at the Naval Museum of Hygiene and Medical School. F M Furlong is detached from the Bureau and ordered to report for instruction at the same institution. Rear Admiral Converse returns to Washington after a Newport News trip.
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W MM Garton
Washington DC
Surgeon General of the Navy
Naval Museum of Hygiene and Medical School
F M. Furlong
Bureau Medicine
Navy Department
Naval Museum of Hygiene
Converse
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Newport News
Old Citizen W Kirby Dies at 78 Official of U S Marshal Office
W Kirby aged 78 and an official in the United States marshal's office at City Hall died yesterday at his home 422 Ho Street NW from a complication of diseases. The funeral will be held at 2 PM Friday at his residence with Rev George Wilson of Assembly Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born in the District and earlier worked with his father in undertaking. Survived by three daughters Mrs Mustead Mrs Barnes and Mrs Feugel and one son W A Kirby. He was a member of the Oldest Inhabitants Association.
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W. Kirby
W . Kirby
City Hall
Ho Street
George Wilson
Assembly Presbyterian Church
Ben Oak Hill Cemetery
Kirby
Gamuel Kirby
United States Marshal
Oldest Inhabitants Association
Wary Mustead
R B Barnes
John E Feugel
W A Kirby
Burial of Gen Moore at Arlington National Cemetery
Brig Gen James M Moore USA retired who died in Chicago last Friday was interred at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday at 2 p.m. A military escort from Fort Myer and an artillery caisson bore the casket. Loyal Legion delegation and Army active and honorary pallbearers took part, with services led by Rev George F Dudley.
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National Cemetery
James M Moore USA
Chicago
Arlington National Cemetery
George F Dudley
St Stephen's Episcopal Church
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Myer
M EK Averill
Loyal Legion
George E Pond
C P Miller
George Ruhlen
J B Beiling
J B Aleshire
Littell
W 5S Wood
C B Baker
Quartermasters Department
Warships for Russia new and formidable type
St Petersburg reports American superiority in naval matters as Charles M Schwab advances a plan with the Russian admiralty for constructing a number of powerful warships. The project may include a Bethlehem yard in the United States and a potential facility at a Baku fort run by Russian workers under American supervision. Ships promise superior armor, speed, and endurance aided by nickel steel, with deliveries to be shared among American yards and foreign work.
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St Petersburg
Charles M Schwab
Michwabs
Schwab
United States
Baku
Ladmtalty Bang
Admiralts
Schwaba
Russia
Bethlehay Company
Tietur Rusna
Bethlehem Company
Admiralty
America
Friares Land Agreement Faces Philippine Transfer Debate
Secretary Taft rejects a cable from Guy Wright regarding transferring title of Dominican friars lands to the Philippine government. The Philippine Commission and Senor Guitterez urge modifications, citing arbitration before chief and associate justices and lack of provisions for squatters on five haciendas. The commission favors delays and essential changes after further talks with Guitterz. The article also notes a Spanish War Naval Veterans meeting about forming a ladies auxiliary for Schley Command and a memorial visit to National Cemetery for Maine victims.
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Taft
Guy Wright
Senor Guitterz
Wright
Philippine Commission
Hoth
Justce Arellano
Willard
Guitterz
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Schley
Schleys
Joseph P Me- Crink
Charles B. Engle
Keffer
United States Navy
National Cemetery
Memorial Dry
Maine
Planked Shad Feast Opens at Marshall Hall Sunday
The first planked shad winner of the season at Marshall Hall will be inaugurated Sunday. The event is a spring feature with clam chowder and early vegetables, served in the airy dining room overlooking the Potomac. The steamer Charles Macalester runs two trips Sunday at 11 am and 2 pm from Seventh Street Wharf, with May Sundays sailings.
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Marshall Hall
National Capitals
Potomac
Charles Macalester
Seventh Street Wharf
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