Roots Speech Stirs Senators Over Centralization Policy
A New York Pennsylvania Society dinner speech by Secretary Root sparked sharp partisan debate in Washington. Democrats denounced its centralization thesis as dangerous, while Republicans varied from support to skepticism, warning it could erode states rights and provoke cross party strife.
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Rent
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Judiciary
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Gamble
South Dakota
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Blackburn
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Daniel (Dent
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Washington
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John Sharp Williams
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House Committee On Appropriations
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Root Speech Draws Fresh Debate Over Federal Power
A print of remarks from Justice Brown and Senator Wilder and others frames Secretary Root’s call for centralization. Lawmakers react with caution praising and opposing increased national power, arguing whether states should retain rights while Congress contemplates growing federal control.
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Elthu Hoot
Altyays
Senate
Congress
Justice Brown
Pensylvana Supreme Court
Root
Washington House Opens Amid Flowered Fashion and Smoot Talk
In the House lobby Gen Grosvenor greeted his wife as two young women and elderly companions passed. Flowered attire grows on lawmakers while Sa of Smoot looms over Dixon and Burrows. Uncle Joe Cannon embraces the title Speak, Hull House visitors push immigration policy.
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Julia
Washington
Joe Cannon
Treasury panel to pick locality for public treasure office
Southern Senators and Congressmen from Alabama Georgia Florida Tennessee and South Carolina meet at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury to select a locality for a public treasury office. Congressman Livingston calls the meeting of senators and representatives in the Renate Chamber on December 48 at 50 to decide the site.
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Livingston
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
South Carolina
Renate
Mate Folece
Houtey
Lawmakers and advocates clash over employment probes and tariffs
The article traces support for a bill to investigate women and child employment in factories and notes endorsements from figures like Miss Addams for Upton Sinclair. It recounts Montana Senator Carter and Maj. Maginnis as lively storytellers, Carter’s blizzard tale, Patterson resigning from the House, and Gillett’s view on tariff revision with talk of an extra session to address tariff questions before the next election.
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Springer
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Statesman
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Smoot
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Bennett
New York
Cannon
Addams
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Hull House
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Martin Maginnis
Maj. Maginnis
Territory
West
Senator Carter
Harrison
Carter
Republican National Committee
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
Tyas
Patterson
Gillett
Masaachusetta
Medal bill for Port Hudson storming survivors debated
The Senate Military Affairs committees considered a bill to grant medals to Port Hudson storming party survivors and heirs. Maj. Gen Banks promised medals during the Civil War, but Congress has not appropriated funds. Warren recalled his private service and his own medal, noting the high casualties among the first party and his own severe wounds.
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Port Hudson
Banks
Department of the Gulf
Warren
First Party
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Nominations Sent to Senate for Hawaii Judges and Army Officers
The President sent to the Senate yesterday nominations including the First Circuit Hawaii judge John T Denolt and Brigadier General appointments for retired James E B Macklin, active Colonel George P Borden, and others. Also listed are postmaster nominations and engineers from the Corps.
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Hawaii
Senate
Misatasippi River
Colne
Marine Corps
Olired Hst
Hubert L Meate Ales
Art Reproductions and Card Displays From The Old Masters
A fragmented ad lists reproductions such as The Holy Night by Corregio and The Lord's Supper by Da Vinci, plus Madonnas and Murillo works. It promotes a Paris-shipped collection of 15,000 French postcards and 25,000 foreign views, with extensive card albums and novelty items, urging dealers to stock up for Christmas displays similar to New York drug stores.
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Lane
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Raffaella Santa
da Vinci
Rent Holy Family
Murillo
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