Assails Wickersham and Praises Roosevelt Rail Road Bill Debate
Senate criticism of Attorney General Wickersham’s Chicago speech grows as Senator Glupp blasts him for dictating GOP actions. The exchange centers on protective tariff legacy, party unity, and the rail road bill seen as coercive, with calls to resist executive pressure.
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Senate
Glupp
Minnesota
Ita
Chicago
Cead
Leimontcos
Fi Qld
Huta
Far West
Free Trelers
Laugh at Parcels Post Sparks Committee Debate
An exchange at the Nip St office committee event featured Asaf proposing a policy shift toward parcels for smiles and laughter blocks. Ingram of Detroit Medical led a witness from the National Association of Perfume Manufacturers stating support as a benefit to retailers and consumers. The committee appeared inclined toward parcels for sale amid incredulous reactions and a claim of misinterpretation by a New York congressman.
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Ingram
Detraltt
New York
Taft Names Montana Judge Nominee Rasch Freser
President Taft nominates Carl Rasch Freser for a United States district judge seat in Montana. Freser, former assistant counsel in Washington, has experience as a railroad lawyer and served as a district attorney in Pennsylvania. The nomination seeks a panel of ten with five to be chosen by the President and five by the House Speaker, to staff forthcoming interior department needs.
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Carl Rasch Freser
Montana
United States
Hasch
Secretars
Washington
Ballinger
Panama Canal
Fida Peleniay
Bennsyhana
Cenm
Aftcen Nesider
Moos
Moo Moore
Congress Condensed Senate Ashator Giapparragmen
Congress condensed a Chicago speech by Attorney General Wickarshatt affecting railroads. Senator Hughes opposed the railroad. debate included Simetara Heyburn Aldrich and Cumumina. Nomination of Gen Henry for port of New York sent to Senate. adjournment planned after wedding in Sutherland family.
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Wickarshatt
Chicago
Gearal
Hughes
Suedsare
Simetara Heyburn Aldrich
Henry
New York
Senate
uBld
Seantos
Sutherland
Porto Ricans in City Seek Citizenship Rights in Olmsted Bill
A Porto Rican delegation arrived in Washington seeking amendments to the Olmsted bill to grant immediate citizenship and a fully elected government. They urge a 13 member senate and an 8 member house elected by island voters with restricted franchise, plus governor veto limits. They plan to meet Taft, War Dept officials, and Insular Affairs Committee to press changes.
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Congress
Porto Rico
Washington
Willard
Jose Brioso
Jose Barbosa
Pedro Perea Fajardy
Todd
Republican Party of
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Giorgetta Josa Ruiz
Unionist Party
Santiago Igien
Free Federation of Workingmen of
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George R Cotton
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Taft
White House
House
Gompers
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Amercan Federation of Labor
Tous Munoz Rivera
Cay Coll Guenti
Unionist Party of
Committee On Insular Affairs
NAMES CUSTOMS SURVEYORS nominated for Senate posts
Nominations sent to the Senate list Henry Astriet of New York Nina Stewart of Northfork and others for postmaster and customs posts in Ohio West Virginia Tennessee and Virginia. The report notes the absence of Senator Beveridge’s wife’s birth and a possible daughter. Taft appoints defeated candidate Phil Griffith as postmaster at Greenfield Missouri. Underwood seeks data on minimum tariff concessions from foreign nations.
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Customs
Son H Henry Astriet
New Lore
New York
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Kennedy
Optimbus
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Astrict
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William H Jonesth
West Virginia
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Stork
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Meveridge
Tate
Chamber
Taft
Masouri
C C Dickinson
Representatie de Armond
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Griffith
Greenfield
Moills
Underwood
Pension agencies clash over centralization in Senate House row
The Senate and House clash over abolishing eighteen pension agencies to centralize work in one site. The House keeps one agency while the Senate panel proposes retaining all agencies, with a $600 decrease forecast if no new pension legislation passes. Also Burrows stays in the Senate race after a September primary pact with Townsend.
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House
United States
Lepua
Senate Committee On Pensions
Fearry Slovo
Senate Committee
Pension Legislatinn Ia
Battle Over Direct Senate Voting Brings House Victory
Lawmakers backed a measure for direct popular election of U S senators, replacing the prior method. The approval came despite opposition from Republicans and some Democratic members, with key figures cited in support and dissent during House debates.
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Aayor Wey
Lmited
Popuy
House of
Brownell
North
Tie in House Blocks Taft Court Power Fight
In the House of Representatives Democrats and insurgent Republicans forced two tied votes during debate on eliminating the commerce court provision from the administration's railroad bill. The allies sought to shift court power from the President to the Supreme Court, with key amendments adopted 139 to 0 and 136 to 13 as insurgents backed the effort to curb presidential authority. The session included long speeches and procedural maneuvers as supporters and opponents argued over the commerce court's jurisdiction and organization.
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Henry Named Adjutant General of New York Guard
Nelson Ho Henry is named agt general of New York State Guard succeeding Gen James Clarkson, a top National Guard officer. He has served five terms as adjutant general with rank of brigadier general, is brevet major general, and a life member of the National Rifle Association. He will meet with Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh to discuss the appointment.
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Henry Amgutant
New York State Guard
James
Clarkson Ge
New Yale
Taft
Guv Hughes
tArat Vies
National Guard Association of the United States
Secretary of War
National Militia Board
War Department
National Rifle Association
Opposition to labeling law for weights in District products
Hearing before the House District Committee heard merchants and manufacturers oppose a proposed DC labeling act for foods beverages and drugs showing weight or measure and a tax on vendors serving limited customers. Witnesses argued weight variation due to climate makes standards impossible and urged against penalties while citing consumer safety via sealed packages and Sherman act remedies.
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House District Committee
Congress
District of Columbia
J Hampton Moore
Rothermel and
Johnson
Louis Runkel
Cocoa and Chocolate Manufacturers Association For
United States
National Con ‘Fectioners Association
United
American Specialty Manufacturers Association
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Kahel
John A Ueven McRetary
National Association of Retail Grocera
Testifieg
District Grocers Association
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W M McCormick
Kenyon & Co
Richmond
Munge
Irving
Woodward
Weights and Mesqures
Haskell
Sata
Col Haskell
Army Orders Reflect Changes in Absences and Transfers
Army orders detail leaves of absence for First Lieut Geome B Sha reo Ninth Infantry and promotions pending. Col Josiah Girard medical corps grants months of relief, with June 18 effective dates. Capt William C Coan moves to Gettysburg. Maj Charles P Stivore to visit May 1910. Capt Jacob Birwin to Eagle Gale for supplies, Lt Whilitm G Bletchbauer assigned to Sixth Signatory unit, Lt Keith Uragtry moves from eighteenth to Sixth. First Lt Charles B Dé Nancrede to Ann Arbor.
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Ann Arbor
Roosevelt Astride in Gale Flight With Dubonnet
In Paria on April 9 former President Roosevelt attended an air trial as Emile Dubonnet attempted a flight despite gale winds. The plane nearly capsized, a wing broke, yet both escaped injury while Roosevelt offered praise and a gold medal to Dubonnet.
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Academy of Sports
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Pittsburg Councilman Confesses Ignorance in Graft Trial
Maurice Coffey, a Pittsburg councilman on trial for graft, admits ignorance of proceedings and admits earning 210 a day as a tender on the Seventeenth Street incline. He says he attended meetings only when he could get off work, and claims threats by felons influenced voting.
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Pitsburg
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Seventeenth Street
Conservatory Chief Alleges Theft of Spineless Cactus Cuttings
East Lake conservatory director Cowan accuses Tuther Burbank of taking cuttings from the great spineless cactus kept on the grounds for years. The plant stands feet high covering wide areas, with a thick trunk, described as unusually large and free from pests.
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Los Angeles
W . Cowan
East Lake
Benedict Arnold Letter Auction Near West Point Sale
New York on April 2 a letter by Benedict Arnold detailing the West Point command and his bid to hand the fortress to the British was auctioned for five dollars. A rare second edition of Planks copy announcing Columbus discovery of America sold for fifteen hundred dollars.
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Benedict Arnold
Bis
Columbia
America
Ocean Steamers Movements Reported From New York Ports
The bulletin lists multiple ships and routes departing New York including Bremen Rhine and Bremen-Rotterdam services. Vessels include Gioraltar Barberoaen heading to Cherboug and Boothaibytan, Joe Vaterland bound for the Azores, Cecilie set for Brematt Ryodan, and several others to Naples, Rotterdam, and the Adriatic. Docking estimates place ships near Faya Taurades and New York routes.
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William Beeman Pot Daye
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Storm devastates cotton belt with billion dollar losses
Weather events from twelve states report massive crop damage as frost and cold kill up to eighty percent of cotton and fruit crops. Planters face seed shortages and late harvests while efforts to save vegetation fail in many regions. Local mills note minimal crop damage in North and South Carolina.
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Louisiana planter kills two men over wife’s attention
In early March a wealthy cotton planter named Ernest Mae in Louisiana shot and killed his overseer James Flannagan after a quarrel over the planter’s wife. A neighbor, John Pelton, claimed Maxie Mae warned he found Pelton too interested in the wife, leading Mae to shoot Flannagan with a shotgun, killing him. A prior incident saw a man named Pelton killed in a similar manner.
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Washington
Ernest Mae
Tames Wannagin
Mewie
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Maxies
Maxie
Pelton
Flannagan
M Maxies
Freight wreck near Butler leaves two injured
A freight train on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railway passed a stop signal near Butler today. Fireman Jann Sommers on the tender rushed to the cab and found engineer WW Woodworth unconscious at the throttle with a fractured skull after striking a water tank. The train was brought into Butler and the engineer was taken to a hospital.
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