Inaugural Committees Fill With Preparations for Taft Parade
The New Willard Hotel hosted an Inaugural committee meeting to map plans for Taft's inauguration. Finance, exhibits, and parade logistics were discussed as subcommittees announced members and pledges pour in. A letter from the Nassau Bug House Hose Company signaled broad support and attendance from Roosevelt neighbors.
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New Willard Hotel
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van Wickle
Committee On Historic Sites
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Debate on Municipal Government Heads in the Capital
A discussion among lawmakers and observers centers on adopting a single head model for Washington DC. Proponents, including Foster and Landis, praise centralized leadership and department tapering. Critics weigh power concentration against efficiency and balanced governance.
Georgetown Tonight Hosts County Meet With Lightweight Events
Local notices describe a Georgetown gathering with a program including lightweights and other events. The schedule lists activities and participants across multiple divisions, reflecting a community sports focus and public observances.
Inaugural Use of Pension Office Discussed by Committee
The House District committee opened debate on a Jet resolution to use the Pension Office for inaugural preparations. Arguments centered on building needs and a fund increase to 21 00 for crowd protection, with pensions operations to remain uninterrupted. The panel plans further discussion as supporters push for favorable reporting. A Manila dispatch notes the Pushpoint Band to travel to Washington for the inaugural parade and a United States tour.
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Warner
George H Harries
Hopewell
Carnelite
Garfield
Washington
Prialon
Innaugural Committee
Complainant Urges Cartel Regs on Cotton Compressing
The Alabama railroad commission accuses Central of Georgia Railway and others of pressuring shippers to use Atlantic Compress Company for cotton packing. It claims preferential treatment for Atlantic and seeks lower rates, recognition of all compresses, mandatory routing through first compress point, and equal regulation enforcement across compress facilities.
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Railroad Commission of Alabama
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Mississippi River
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Atlantic Compress Company
Aladdrap
Avera
Alabama
Girl Prevents Robbery in Lombard Street Warehouse
A girl notified police when intruders rammed a wholesale warehouse on John Stalfort Lombard and High streets. Three patrolmen captured Abraham Gatop and Jacob Klincota from New York after a brief struggle. The men pried a safe, leaving dynamite caps and tools scattered. one man fled through a window to a porch but was held at gunpoint by an officer.
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Mies Mollersburg
John Stalfort Lombard
Abraham Gatop
Jacob Klincota
New York
Protect Your Heirs and Wills Advised by Executing Trusts
Protect your heirs with a valid will and choose a reliable executor or co executor. Seek competent advice on securing and managing property, appoint a trusted trust company or relative. Free consults on will making and related matters. Interest rates on checks, rent, or other notes offered. Address: 19th and Pennsylvania Ave. Hale J Bell presiding.
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Kentucky Joe Captured After Bid To Escape Across States
Special to The Washington Post from Bluefield W Va reports Henry Collie alias Kentucky Joe, feared bank and post office robber, arrest by Secret Service. known aliases in several states, claimed to lead a regional gang that hit over twenty post offices and multiple railroad stations in the past years. He boasted he would not be held. authorities say he led a crime ring and was captured with associates after a lengthy chase. The article also notes his prior escapes from prisons and widespread notoriety.
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Secret Service
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Wow Robinson
Henry Collie Ales
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Joe
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Duty on hounds enforced by customs board
Peter F Collier, master of the Monmouth County Hunt Club, was assessed 20 percent duty on 59 Fox hounds imported from Liverpool aboard the steamship Boive. The duty was upheld by the board of general appraisers after Collier’s protest was overruled. the dogs were released on bond pending payment.
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Pinchot seeks large increase in forest funds
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot testified before the House Agriculture Committee, urging nearly 200,000 more for national forests. He argued for 1,400 more foresters to administer forest reserves and requested funding for administration and construction in the reserves.
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