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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1904

Page

4

Congress Keeps Budget Tight Inactivity Rules Week

Congress faces a standstill as strict retrenchment curbs all new appropriations. The Senate plans no major work before recess while House and Senate linger on routine spending and pensions, with only a possible Philippine bill and minor measures advancing amid looming adjournment.

Trent Congress Sesson Bas Rera House Gongress Antigan Co Ae Mike Pont

Buried at Arlington in a grand military funeral

An Arlington ceremony honored fallen service members with a formal procession and burial rites. Generals and naval officers attended, with Chaplain Pierce officiating and a military gun salute marking the solemn proceedings.

Howes Roland St Johns Wanger Witen

National vital youth meeting to be held in Asbury Park

Announcement by W B Shepherd of Van Mint secretary of the National Vital Youth group states the forty four hour real convention will convene at Asbury Park with plans to meet July 7 next year. The meeting in Chicago will determine officers and assign nineteen department leaders with rail routes in the trunk Line Association to be included.

Win Shepherd van Mint Asbury Park Thor Shumene Chicago Operaria William H. Wixawil New York Rsseql Zeaders i The Detroit Tribune Tribune Labor and the Press American Federation of Labor San Francisco Milwaukee Sentinel

Local judge Edward Lander listed as gravely ill

A report from the city notes judge Edward Lander, age eighty, confined to his room with a severe cold over several weeks. He resides on H Street Northwest and has one living relative, Vass Lourse Landes, on Nineteenth Street Northwest. The notice mentions his long tenure and concerns about his eleventh hour health.

Edward Lander Mr Lander Lander H Street

Democrats and a Jefferson Bible in Capitol Tales

Rep Sidney E. Mudd of Maryland replies to Baltimore chairman Murray Vandivier with humor promising a Jefferson Bible. The column recounts misattributed debates, a wealth rumor about a Manhattan Democrat, Rhea on representation cuts, Sulzer aiding a needy voter with a $10 bill, and light Capitol anecdotes.

Sidney E. Mudd Maryland House Murray Vandivier Baltimore Democratic Central Committee of Mudd Vandivier Congressman Mudd Vandiver

Terminal Tunnels Progress Amid Cold Weather Delays

Work on the terminal tunnels leading to the Union station progresses despite cold weather. Open cuts on First Street NE extend toward D Street while the south end near New Jersey Avenue SE advances 800 feet toward B and C Streets. Brick arches and underground drifts show partial completion with masonry pending as earth is removed and the top of wet concrete walls is safeguarded from freezing.

Union Frint Street First Street Massachusetts Avenue D Street D Streets New Jersey Avenue C Streets

Models of new warships on display in Washington

The Navy Department received scaled models of the cruisers Virginia and Connecticut from the builder yards. Exhibited on the east hall first floor of the State War and Navy building these miniatures join a collection showing naval progress over the past decade. The display contrasts older vessel types with the Newark class and highlights rapid advancement in construction.

Navy Department United States Virginia Connecticut State War Navy Newark

Canal at Sea Level Much Easier to Operate

John F Wallace chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission testifies before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee aboard the Sumner in Colon Harbor outlining four canal plans. He details dam sites at Bohio and Gamboa, the need to explore subsurface conditions, cost ranges from 75 million to 300 million dollars, and the priority of Culebra cut excavation in determining overall time and expense for a Panama Canal.

House Interstate Commerce Committee John F Wallace Isthmian Canal Cushman Canal Commission Wallace Isthmus Pacific Caribbean Carbbean Colon Gamboa Chagres Obispo Culebra Rio Grande Bay of Panama Panama Bohio Gatun Ala Gambor Gamboa Ihie Gatuncillo Miraflores Buhio Gamopoa Canal Colo Hepburn Gamb Culebra Cut United States Civil Service

Opinion on Statehood and War Lessons Across Territories

The Press argues New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma and Indian Territory should be admitted as states based on population. It asserts statehood balance in Senate and warns against burdening Oklahoma, while condemning current imperial and war trends and urging independence and national prosperity. The Cincinnati Inquirer denounces party leadership and calls for a public declaration of support for America’s interests and progress.

The San Francisco Chronicle New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma Indian Territory Congress Wno Senate Cincinnati Port Arthur Europe America Shahire Cincinnati Inquirer Enquirer

Political and economic dispatches across party lines and labor

A mix of editorial notes discusses Democratic loyalty amid division, Secretary Shaw's wheat import rebate and its potential effect on the 189 convention, and the Chadwick case with Beck and Spear highlighting cupidity and banking penalties. It also covers labor closed shop debates, noting mutual benefits in selective factory and merchandise contracts and urging responsible supervision.

Shaw At Paul Wall Street Chadwick Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Beckwith Reynolds The Sioux City Journal

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