Clerks' Salary Bill Faces Delayed Action
Congressional debate grows over civil service pay raises led by Representative Livingston of Georgia as supporters urge higher clerical salaries while opponents argue time constraints and require unanimous committee agreement. Senators Hansbrough and La Follette express cautious support, with Davis pushing for action before adjournment. Carnegie Institute opening and other briefs noted.
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Livingston
Georgia
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ome
House
Senate
Congress
Hansbrough
North Makota
Senate District Committee
Monuments at Port Arthur Erected for Fallen Soldiers
A Harbin dispatch reports Japan plans two monuments on Peropeléchny Hill Port Arthur to honor Russian and Japanese fallen in the siege. Nearby a Russian chapel will bear an inscription in memory of heroes who died defending Port Arthur.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Manchuria
Peropeléchny Hil
Port’ Arthur
Port Arthur
Slavery in Morocco Questioned by Italian Chamber
Rome reports an interpellation in the Chamber of Deputies on slavery in Morocco. An official said the Italian Legation at Tangier was instructed to verify facts and, if needed, lodge remonstrances with the Moroccan government for failing to observe the International Moroccan Conference decision on slavery.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Morocco
Foreign
Tangier
Crown Prince to follow Kaiser with double note horn
Berlin reports the Kaiser grants the crown prince permission to use a horn with a double note when motoring. The distinctive signal mirrors the Kaiser’s own fanfare and will make the royal automobile easily identifiable by the public.
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Kaiser
Washington Post
Berlin
Taft Seeks 25 Million Panama Canal Contract Funds
Secretary of War Taft told the House Appropriations Committee he seeks a 25 million dollar appropriation to continue Panama Canal work into the next fiscal year. He proposed that funds cover either direct construction under the President or contracted work, with further hearings planned. Chairman Shonts voiced strong support for contracting, citing immediate results.
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Taft
House Committee On Appropriations
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Panama Canal
John F. Stevens
Stevens
Shonts
Washington
May Appoint Montague to New York Board Position
Report from Washington states President Roosevelt may offer former Virginia Governor Montague a $7,000 post on the board of general appraisers in the New York customs office. Montague denies any offer and says he knows nothing about it, though the President favors him and once considered him for the Interstate Commerce Commission during its reorganization under the rate act.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Washington
Roosevelt
Montague
General Appraisers
Customs Office
New York
Old Dominion
Henderson H. Somerville
Virginia
Alabama
Somerville
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burke Convicted of Bribery Over Haverhill High School Plans
Lawrence Mass. Feb. Patrick F. Burke Groveland V. building contractor found guilty in Superior Court of offering a $500 bribe to Alderman Frank B. Goodwin Haverhill while on the committee for high school building plans. Court delayed sentence to February 14 and allowed time to file exceptions.
Election fraud charged in Jennings case in Louisiana
New Orleans reports that the entire electorate of Jennings Jr has been summoned before a grand jury investigating election frauds. A special from Lake Charles says the jury sits there and 310 voters who participated in the disputed election last fall are arriving in installments.
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New Orleans
Jennings, Jr
A and
Jennings
Lake Charles
Confederate Veterans Smoker Hears Burnett Address in DC Hall
Forty Washington Camp No. 305 members gathered at Confederate Veterans Hall on H Street NW for a smoker featuring songs and brief preezy talks. Alabama’s J. M. Burnett delivered a short address as a committee of Wallace Streater, Oscar Wilkinson, J. Monroe Britt, J. B. Hoge, EF. W. Mahood, D. J. Gantt, and M. E. Kahn was formed to help erect a Confederate dead monument in Arlington.
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Washington
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Confederate Veterans’ Hall
H Street
J. M. Burnett
Alabama
Wallace Streater
Oscar J. Wilkinson
J. Monroe Britt
J. B. Hoge
EF. W. Mahood
D. J. Gantt
M. E. Kahn
Arlington
Washington Girl to Become Carmelite Nun
Miss Rosaire Camatier daughter of John VY Camatier of Washington will renounce the world and become a Carmelite nun at the Convent of Ste Theresa in Baltimore. A year as a novice preceded the solemn high mass and sermon by Ret Dr Pardoe of New York. Family and friends traveled to Baltimore to attend.
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Washington
Ste. Theresa
Baltimore
Rosaire Camatier
John VY. Camatier
Miss Camater
Dr. Pardoe
New York
Miss Camailer
Rear Admiral Mead Retires From Navy List
Rear Admiral William Whitman Mead, relieved of command at Portamouth Navy Yard by Rear Admiral George A. Bicknell, was placed on the retired list due to age. Born in Kentucky, Mead entered the navy in December 1861.
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William Whitman Mead
Portamouth
N.K. Navy Yard
George Augustus Bicknell
Mead
Kentucky
Missing Evidence Forces New Attack On American Ice Case
Attorney General William S. Jackson reports that the key evidence in Julius Mayer’s action against the American Ice Company vanished from the attorney general’s office. He disclosed affidavits showing missing papers before Mayer’s retirement and said he has demanded access to the company’s records to replace lost items. The original report and forty four exhibits are missing. McNeille swears copies were not kept and cannot be reconstructed.
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Albany
Julius Mayer
American Ice Company
William S. Jackson
Jackson
Mayer
McWneille
Mr. Jackson
Hus
Accuses the President in British paper remark
The Morning Post accuses President Roosevelt of orchestrating or aiding Sir Mortimer Durand’s resignation amid a supposed damaging intrigue. The piece notes the charge reflects on Roosevelt and the British foreign office and calls for definitive proof in due course.
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London
Morning Post
Bryce
Washington
Mortimer Durand
Durand
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Harvard man Pinchback accused of forgery in Newark
Eugene P. Pinchback son of Louisiana former governor was arraigned before a U S commissioner on forgery charges and remanded until next Wednesday as federal authorities in Brooklyn consider a related case. A Harvard College graduate class of 1902, he says drinking led to his downfall after a November arrest for uttering forged checks on family and friends in Illinois.
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Newark
N. J
Eugene P. Pinchback
Harvard College
Little Boy Kills Brother With Accidental Shot
In Wilmington Delaware Edwara King ten years old took a revolver from a table and shot his twenty year old brother Frank at their home as they prepared for bed. He ran to the door aimed at Frank and fired saying Hello, Frank, how are you. Frank died from a bullet to the brain.
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Wilmington
Del
Edwara King
Frank
Edward
Ambassador Riddle Presented to Russian Emperor in St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle, the new American Ambassador, was received in formal audience by the Emperor and Empress to present his letters and introduce his staff. The interview was cordial and recalled past incidents from Riddle's former residence.
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St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Riddle
Tittoni Hosts Meyer Before U S Postmaster General Move
Rome foreign minister Tittoni gave lunch for George von L. Meyer who departs for New York tomorrow. Meyer, formerly United States ambassador to Petrograd, returns to assume duties as Postmaster General in the Roosevelt administration.
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Rome
Tittoni
George von Se. Meyer
New York
Meyer
United States
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Attacks on Lords as Reform Calls for Change
London February 8 Sir John L Parliament Attorney General declares that the ancient House of Lords must go and outlines a Liberal reform program. He warned the reform would provoke revolutions and dissolutions and said the Lords stand out of harmony with modern democracy. The government will pursue the will of the people in stages, with peers likely resisting each step.
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London
John Li ‘Wailten
Leeds
House ‘of Lords
House of Lords
Geneva frees Bertoni after labor threat forces reversal
Special Cable Dispatch from Berne reports Geneva authorities ordered Luigi Bertoni expelled but withdrew the action when the labor party threatened a general strike. Bertoni may stay with quarterly permit renewals. He was previously tried in Lausanne for anarchistic writings praising Bresci, the killer of King Humbert, and received a short sentence amid strong public sympathy.
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Washington
Berne
Geneva
Luigi Bertoni
Berton
Lausanne
Bresci
Humbert
Italy
Anti Trust Probe Into American Seating Company
Federal grand jury in Chicago opened an investigation into the American Seating Company’s business alleging Sherman act violations. The firm is accused of charging schools and churches excessive prices and of absorbing independents via stock notes and cash deals. Over 100 witnesses have been summoned. testimony to begin tomorrow.
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Washington
Chicago
American Seating Company
New Jersey
Sims
Cornell Alumni Dinner in District of Columbia
Cornell Alumni Association of the District of Columbia held its annual dinner at the Cairo with 100 attendees. Prof. Albert W. Smith of Sibley College Cornell spoke on education and student life. Mrs. C. David White spoke for women alumni. Delpert H. Decker, president, and John C. Hoyt, secretary, were among older graduates present.
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Cornell Alumni Association
District of Columbia
Cairo
Albert W. Smith
Sibley College
Engineering School
Cornell
Smith
C. David White
Albert Osborn
J. H. Southard
W. F. Hillebrand
F. D. Neale
A. M. Farrington
Delpert H. Decker
Association
John C. Hoyt
Naval Officers Ordered to Duty and Vessel Movements
A list of orders assigns officers to Mare Island Navy Yard Philadelphia Cincinnati and other commands, with transfers to home stations and training in civil engineering. Movements of vessels Scorpion Paul Jones Saturn and others are noted, and a teaser mentions The Vicar of Wakefield adaptation to be featured tomorrow.
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C. M. Ray
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Cal
W. T., Wallace
Mare Island Navy Yard
D. Potter
Philadelphia
H. R. Stanford
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
R. F. Smith
Troy
Cable
United States Asiatic Fleet
Manila
P. A
J. G. Quinby
Ciznain
Anil
J. Sperle
Cincinnati
B. W. Hodges
Rainbow
T. 8. Wilson
Colorado
F. D. McMillan
L. M. Stewart
RB. Coffey
Pennsylvania
R. C. Grady
C. L. Hand
E. F. Greene
F. Fletcher
W. G. Cutler
J. M. Helm
Galveston
G. H. Peters
Raleigh
J. L. Jayne
Eleano
Fusigo B. ¥. Rhodes
Hicane
H. L. Irwin
Concord
H. Bodman
West Virginia
W. ‘McLean
Mohican
I. M. Guiick
Naval Staion
Glengapo
Scorpion
Nassau
Paul’ Jones
San Diego
Saturn
Brenérion
Mare
Island
Assassin Kills Governor Alexandrovsky at Penza Theater
In Penza Russia Feb 8 governor M Alexandrovsky was shot by a youth as he left a theater. An assistant chief of police and a theater manager were killed and a policeman wounded. The assassin shot himself and died later in hospital. The bullets were later found to be poisoned. The event follows prior Red Cross scandals and grain controversy linked to officials in St. Petersburg Harbin and Pskoff.
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Penza
Russia
Red Cross
Japan
M. Alexandrovsky
Finance Ministry of
New York
St. Petersburg
Far Hast
Harbin
Prince Vassilitchkoff
Gen. Kuropatkin
Baron Tiesenhaugen
Magssinouskin
MM. Alexandrovsky
Gov
Alexandrovsky
Gurko
Relef
Zarrin
Pskoff
Insanity Plea Filed for Army Officer in Court-Martial
Elijah Theal, counsel for Second Lieut John S Hamilton Twenty third Infantry, asks clemency after court martial sentenced him to dismissal and eighteen months imprisonment for conduct unbecoming an officer embezzlement of 1100 company funds disobedience of orders and desertion Insanity plea cites hereditary mental illness including a twin brother declared insane father insane and a paternal uncle confined for forty years The President will consider the case personally as Judge Advocate General reviews the proceedings for clemency action.
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Elijah Theal
John S. Hamilton
Twenty-third Infantry
Davis
No More Rurals Wanted Hint From Taft
Secretary Taft after a consultation with the President cabled Gov. Magoon in Havana authorizing suspension of the decree increasing the rural board of Cuba from 6000 to 12000. The action follows representations from Cuban parties that the decree is inexpedient while awaiting written protest received by Gov. Magoon.
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Taft
Gov. Magoon
Havana
Cuba
E Y Taft
Itten
Mothers Love and Grape-Nuts Advice for Children
An Illinois mother extols Grape-Nuts as a nourishing for young ones. She claims regular use with toast and milk reduces medicine needs and doctor bills, noting her fifteen year old son feels brighter and better when included in breakfast. She references Postum Co. and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Illinois
Postum Co
Battie “Creek
Mich
Httle
Wellville
S & Reason
Koehler to be Dismissed by Court Martial Indorsement
Secretary Taft has concluded consideration of Capt I M Koehler Fourth Cavalry case from the Philippines on charges of disrespectful remarks about Maj Gen Leonard Wood. The papers pass to Judge Advocate General Davis for indorsement for the War Department and then the President. Taft will again record the JAG indorsement before submission to the White House, with the understanding the court martial sentenced Koehler to dismissal and Taft has decided to approve the findings.
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Taft Haa
I. M. Koehler
Fourth Cavalry
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Davis
War Department
White House
Taft Wll
Taft
Court martial ends at Fort D. A. Russell
Cheyenne Wyo Feb 8 The Fort D A Russell court martial on Lieut Byrd A Page of Virginia concluded its work today Findings will be sent to Gen Greely the department commander No official sentence yet the charge that Page broke his pledge to Col Myer was withdrawn Page was tried only on drunkenness
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort
D. A. Russell
Byrd A. Page
Virginia
Gen. Greely
Lieut. Page
Col. Myer
Page
Grand Army Thanks McCumber Bill Heroic Pensions Narrowed
Commissioner Vespasian Warner grapples with a conflict between the McCumber civil war pension bill and section 4717 of the Revised Statutes which bars Mexican War veterans who later fought for the Confederacy from pensions. Warner seeks an appropriations amendment to exempt the McCumber measure from existing law, ensuring many Confederate veterans who served in the Civil War receive relief. About 3,000 Mexican War veterans, some joined the Confederacy, may be affected.
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Cal. Livingston
Davis
Army
McCumber
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Grand Army, of the Republic
House of Representatives
Grand Army of the Republic
Vespasian Warner
Hich
Congress
Pension Bureau
Warner
House Committee On Appropriations
Army Orders Leaves and Promotions Across Departments
Army orders list leaves of absence for Capt. John D Barratte and others with various effective dates. It details examination boards at Fort Monroe and Sandy Hook for artillery and ordnance officers, plus duty transfers, station changes, and a series of assignments for contract and assistant surgeons.
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John D. Barratte
Artilery Corps
Edward N. Jones
Eleventh Infantry
Lea
Dewey
Twelfth Infantry
Artillery Corps
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Gustave W
Stevens
Eugene T. Wilson
William
Ordnance Department
William 3. Fierce
Jay E. Hoffer
Lloyd le R. Krebs
Daniel W. Harmon
Starkey ¥. Britt
Fort Moultrie
South Carolina
Sixteenth Company
Coast Artillery
William P. Woodall
Fort Clark
Texas
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Samuel Lambert
Fort Wright
Washington
Fort Loy
John D. Brooks
Fort Meade
South Dakota
Fort Sam Houston
Elias H. Porter
Fort Reno
Fort Logan HB. Roots
Arkansas
Fort Screven
Georgia
Delaware
Charleston
Savannah
Willam .N. Michel
Tossume
South
Caroling
Charles M. ‘Bunker
Augustus B. Warfield
Chicago
Ill
Streater
Til
Edmund B.iglébart
Third Infantry
Ang Tagiles
St. John's College
Annapolis
Wiliam A. Thompson
Charles’ M. Bunker
Hot Springs
Ark
William A. Covington
Artillery
Las
Theology is barred no special plan prepared
A leaked letter claims the board has enough requests for aid to use the fund and asserts no public plan exists. The chairman says Rockefeller is "out of business," indicating a critique of financial backing or support for theology funding.
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Rockefeller
Gates outlines aims of general education board gift
Mr Gates in a general talk on donations and aims of the General Education Board, noting he now dedicates nearly all working hours to educational and philanthropic work. He claims Rockefeller is out of business, adds that Rockefeller gifts come via his representatives, and stresses Rockefeller’s ongoing familiarity with the details.
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Gates
General Education Board
Rockefeller
Rockefeler
Mr. Gates
Gifts of Rich Americans Fund Education Network
Telegrams from donors across the country followed John D Rockefeller's 32 million gift to the General Education Board. The board's secretary said the gift may expand funding beyond higher education, supporting kindergartens to post graduate schools while excluding theology.
Hopkins Hopes for Rockefeller Gift to Johns Hopkins
Baltimore February 8 Johns Hopkins University shows hope of sharing in the Rockefeller general education board gift. President Remsen says the university has pressing needs including moving to Homewood and expanding the medical school with new departments and larger buildings. Rockefeller’s educational effort could aid Hopkins and the hospital’s past losses from a fire are noted.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Rockefeller
General Education Board
Remsen
Homewood
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hopkins Hospital
Uncle Sam Beats Railroads War Department Delay
Omaha February report states the War Department will ship Tenth Cavalry from Nebraska to San Francisco using colonists rates. Orders delayed from February 26 to March 1, enabling soldiers to be hauled at half the regular rate plus $2 on Western railroads. The move counters refusal by Union Pacific and Northwestern to haul at lower tariffs.
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War Department
Omaha
Nebr
Union Pacific
Tenth Cavalry
Nebraska
San Francisco
Quartermaster’s Department
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Committee On Appropriations
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la Follette
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Royal Library
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Pangier
Zellal
Rai
Suli
Sunday Post
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Alderman
Sons of Veterans
Ice Trust
Gen Lal
Demands Records
London Post
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Czar
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Smit
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Bertoni
Company
Wakefield
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Ade
Gov. Alexandrovsky
Hamilton
Koehler
Grand Army
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Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Leland Stanford
University
P. A. B. Widener
Home For
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Girard College
William Marsh Rice
Hice Institute
Marshall Field
Field Columbian Museum
George Peabody
D. B. Fayerweather
A. J. Drexel
Drexel Institute
Josephine L. Newcombe
Tulane University
Achae
Samuel S. Cupples
Washington University
St. Louis
David Rankin
Consraeen
William Street
Wallace Butterick
Frederick T. Gates
Mr. Rockefeller
Chicago University
Uneeda Biscuit
Hopkins
Uncle Sam
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