Rivers and Harbors Congress opens with new merchant bloc
Delegations from Kansas City Omaha and New Orleans lead a merchant driven push to revive interior river traffic at the Rivers and Harbors Congress opening in Washington. Kansas City aims to clear snags and stabilize channels on the Missouri while Omaha backs Missouri river improvement and Peoria pushes a Peoria to Mississippi canal. Louisiana seeks general river funding with no special projects. John Sharp Williams of Mississippi is slated to speak at the opening address.
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Rivers and Harbors Congress
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Washington
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Errol Cuthbert Brown
Bhis City
Pauline Morton
Misa That Parks
Providence
Florence Adams
Margaret Metcalf
Society Notes and Debutants Stir Washington Scene
A Washington social column lists attendees Mrs Townsend Mise Patten Mrs Cruger Mrs Bates Col Count Gitchen the Swiss minister M Vogel Attorney General Moody and Gen Woodhull at gatherings. Princeton Glen Club plans December 22 concert. Mrs Carr returns from the Philippines while George Washington University events and Debutantes feature through the winter with weddings and fashion notes.
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Bates
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Gen. Woodhull
Underwood
Princeton University Glen Club
New Wizard
Washington
Vanishing Lady Drama At Waldorf Reveals Angelo Empire Schemes
Social gossip recounts Mrs Edward Addison Greeley staging a dramatic disappearance at the Waldorf Astoria with Mrs Brumaghin directing. The episode centers on Greeley’s claim of creating and incorporating National Empire State Daughters, while others accuse her of overstepping by-law rights. Creditors and the estate of Frank G Tefft feature in a separate their fate with Miss Helen Whitney, executrix, facing lawsuits and a contested will.
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Philldelphia
Sophie T Wheeler
Philadelphia
Sophie Wheeler
Philadelphia Orchestra
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Jefferson Place
Boston
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George B. O'Bryon
Portland
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Washington
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Waldorf-Astoria
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Waldorf
Frank G. Tefft
New York
Great Barrington
Helen M. Whitney
Tefft
Erastus T. Tel
Mr. Tefft
Supreme Court
Whitney
Misa Whitney
Erastus
New York Central Declares Quarterly Dividend on 6 Percent Basis
New York December 5 directors of the railroad declared a quarterly dividend of 11-2 per cent placing the stock on a 6 per cent basis. They announced appointments for traffic and legal posts and accepted Nathan Guilford's resignation due to ill health. The Lake Erie and Western directors also declared a 2 per cent annual dividend on preferred stock, up half a percentage point from the semi annual rate.
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Guilford
A H Warris
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
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Ble
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Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Spain to Recognize Local Officials for Certificates of Origin
Treasury notes Spain will recognize mayors city officials judges clerks notaries public collectors of customs and presidents and secretaries of boards of trade as competent to certify origin certificates for shipments under the reciprocal commercial agreement. Signatures and official seals must be legalized by the nearest Spanish consul.
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Treasury Department
Government of
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Boards of Trade
United States
Oklahoma and Canadian River Railway to extend from Reno to Meade
The Oklahoma and Canadian River Railway Company plans a 245 mile extension from Reno to a Rock Island junction at Meade. Based in El Reno Topeka and Chicago, it estimates cost at 6 125 000 and total capital at 7 350 000 with Rock Island officials among its directors.
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Dec
Rock Island Railway Company
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Meade
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Oklahoma and Canadian River Railway Company
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Topeka
Chicago
Building Permits Issued for Dwellings on Northwest Streets
Inspector Ashford yesterday issued permits to Allard & Appleby for three story brick houses at 1519 4823 Monroe Street Northwest with William C Allard as architect for about 15000 dollars. A second permit was issued to S H Liora for five two story brick dwellings at 493 3441 Eleventh Street Northwest with Hater Company as builder for about 15000 dollars.
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Monroe Street
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Bulldere
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Eleventh Street
Architec NM
Hater Company
Ho Stoyd
Private London Wedding Publicly Announced
Mrs. Poultney Bigelow from London says Evelyn Beglow is gravely ill and will marry L F A Clark on December 12. The ceremony will be private with no invitations issued.
Barnes says he did not seek Tower aid for court presentation
Winthrop Hy Barnes in New York disputes Berlin dispatch claiming Charles Tower refused to secure a German court presentation for his daughter Madeliene. Barnes says he wrote to Secretary Root directly and Root asked Tower to grant permission, then they grew to know the Towers. He adds his daughter has not been invited to other courts and they have resided in the U.S. since then.
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Washington Post
New York
Dec
Winthrop Hy Barnes
Root
Madeliene Barnes
Berlin
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Charlemagne Tower
Germany
Bares
State Department
Tower
Mr. Barnes
Waria
Ao Tuld
Pig Iron Prices Rise as Markets Signal Tight Supply
The Iron Age reports firm, active markets with multiple per ton advances across wire products, merchant pipe, and plate makers. Pig iron scarcity grows more pronounced, risking mine closures while rail rates rise and major users like American Bridge and New York Central place large orders for future projects.
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Hostern
England
Middlesborough
Birmingham
Southern Railroads
Ohio River
American Bridge Company
Philadelphia Rapids
New York Central
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Indian Territory
Gulf
New Orleans
Caupy
Congressmen Press Treasury on Old Pay Schedule for Inspectors
A New York City delegation and allies urged Secretary to rescind last summer’s order and restore the $10 nightly rate for unloading vergels at night, arguing $1 per hour is insufficient. They seek reinstatement with backing from steamship companies that must cover the service costs. The Secretary said he would consider the request.
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New York City
Treasury Department
Commariee
Maurice Low Honored With Belgian Cross
The King of the Belgians via Baron Moncheur awarded A. Maurice Low of the city the Cross of the Order of Leopold with chevalier title. The decoration honors his significant work on international politics and sociology. Belgium rarely bestows such chivalry compared with other European nations.
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A. Maurice Low
Belgium
Mr. Low
Belgtum
Amateur photograph submission in The Sunday Post Half Tone
Washington readers are invited to submit amateur photographs for reproduction in The Sunday Post Half Tone Section. Preference given to subjects in and about Washington. Include readable names and addresses on photo backs. No prizes. intent to provide readers a chance to see their images in print.
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Sunday Post
Washington
Halftone
Father John’s Medicine credited by Auclair hospital sisters
Eight year old orphan boy in care at Hospice Auclair Montreal suffered breathing trouble and poor nutrition. Three doctors deemed treatment hopeless until Father John’s Medicine was given. After six weeks the boy gained strength, returned to school, and joined peers in activities, prompting the sisters to recommend the remedy.
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Father John
Sisters OF Providence
Hospice Auclair
Montreal
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