Mystery of Railway Mail Service Pay Revealed
Documentary testimony shows railway post office cars earning pay by miles, not load, with debates over fines and express charges. Officials dispute earnings figures while lawmakers press for full RP O service details and crew information amid calls for reform.
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Shallenberger
Sails
Init Tuk Ft
League Commends France and Opposes Church State Unions
The Secular League yesterday adopted resolutions praising France for ending clerical involvement in government and condemning bills in Congress that would fuse church and state. They urged defeat of measures to fund chapels and donate land to churches, citing dangers to republican government and press freedom. A separate report recounts Annie Bryant's arrest for disorderly conduct after making a scene at the Third Precinct desk, later released on $5 collateral.
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Secular League
France
Congress
Forte
Taliaferro
Florida
Rock Sink
Fila
League
Se Gwins
Wali
Annie Bryant
Bold Leap From Fire Ignites Woodwork At D Howe Home
A stove overturn caused an oil fire at 44 E street northwest injuring no one seriously as two women jumped from a second story window. Firefighters contained the blaze with minor damage. Other alarms throughout the day included fires at Samuel Trussell’s 104 New Hampshire avenue NW and Louis Mandes’s kitchen grease fire on Pennsylvania avenue.
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D. Howe
E Street
Mamie Bailey
Beatrice Howe
Samuel Trussell
New Hampshire Avenue
Lunga
Louis Mandes
Pennsylvania Avenue
John Tolliver
Mir First Street
Tolliver
No. 6 Engine Company
Seventh
N Streets
Joseph H. Ireland
Massachusetts
Coal for Philippines Spanish claim for 50000 dollars
The House Insular Affairs Committee favors a $50,000 purchase option on coal lands on Batan Island to secure harbor access and a long term coal supply for Philippine government ships. Lieut Wigmore reports rich coal seams capable of producing large tonnage for centuries, with a plan to lease lands to a capitalist for mining and export.
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House Committee On Insular Affairs
Oriental
Batan
Philippine Archipelago
Manila
San Francisco
Guam
Luzon
San Bernardino Straits
Ratan
Philippines
Lieut
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Saeut. Wigmere
Engineer Corps
Spain
House Committee
Taft
Luft
Tieut
Wilmore
Scott
Scotts
Union Iron Works
Hong Ksong
Japan
Committee On
Littaner
Mr. Taft
Housewarming for Mr and Mrs Edwards at Winthrop Heights
Mr and Mrs Edwards celebrated moving into their new suburban home on Winthrop Heights with a house warming Saturday evening. Guests enjoyed two hours of progressive euchre, supper at 10, instrumental and vocal music, and prizes for Miss M Puller and Col Gi Staples.
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Mamwards
Winthrop Heights
Frank Rousseau
L. H. Patterson
Missey Viola Mattock
MC. Oller
Man Feeds Dog Biscuits by Mistake, Recovers After Pump
George Hatcher, about thirty, ate dog biscuits from his pantry thinking they were rice cakes. Severe stomach pains sent him to Emergency Hospital where an emetic failed but a stomach pump calmed him, and he was discharged advising against dog biscuit meals.
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George Hatcher
Wu Regro
Hatcher
Eighth
KE Streets
Washington concertgoers praise Marine Band at Columbia Theater
The Marine Band's last Columbia Theater concert pleased a full house with two heavy overtures Tannhauser and William Tell and Grieg's Peer Gynt suite. Soloist Mr. Vanpoucke impressed with Benders fourth Air Varie and Mendelssohn encore. Lieut Santelmann noted public support and the finale satisfied tastes for light music.
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Marine Band
Columbia Theater
Tannhauser
William Ell
Grieg
Jacques Vanpoucke
Bender
Mendelssohn
Vanpoucke
de Wolf Hopper
Alumni Reunion At Michigan Agricultural College Beholds Milestone
About forty graduates attended the alumni reunion of the Michigan Agricultural College Alumni Association of Washington held Saturday evening at the Tex Cup Inn. Charles Monroe, president of the Michigan State board of agriculture, recalled early college history and noted plans to celebrate the college’s semi centennial next year. Officers elected for the coming year include President W A Taylor, vice presidents C F Wheeler and W S Wight, Secretary H W Tuinson, and Treasurer S H Fulton.
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Michigan Agricultural Colege Alumni Association
Washington
Tex Cup Inn
Charles Monroe
Michigan State Board of Agriculture
W. A. Taylor
C. F. Wheeler
W. S. Wight
H. W. Tuinson
S H. Fulton
CAPT W J SIMMONS DIES AFTER HEART RHEUMATISM
Capt William J Simmons died at his home after rheumatism of the heart. Born in Ashford Connecticut October 1 183, he worked for Stratford Life Insurance, enlisted in 1861 in the Connecticut Volunteers and was wounded once. He later served as superintendent of the Senate folding room for fifteen years and headed the paper department at the Government Printing Office. He served on a postal contracts commission and was a Mason with Columbia Lodge. He leaves a widow and two sons. Burial will be at Arlington Cemetery with funeral date to be fixed.
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Ashford
Conn
Startford Life Insurance Company
Connecticut Volunteers
Senate
Government Printing Office
Columbia Lodge of Mason Te Leaves 2
Arlington Ceramtery
Tributes at memorial for Dr John Elliot rector of Pro Cathedral
A memorial service at the Pro Cathedral honored Dr John Elliot former rector and Episcopal Church statesman. Bishop Henry Satterlee presided as speakers praised his legal mind and theological leadership, noting his orthodox doctrine and service amid personal sorrows.
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Washington
Maryland
Henry ¥. Satterlee
El-iot
Minot
Episcopal Church
R. H. McKim
Church of the Epiphany
Christ
Joseph R. Packard
Baltimore
Dr. Elliot
America
Arthur M. Payton
Clement Brown
Huot
Niagara Falls preservation push led by Daughters of the Empire State
Mrs. Miriam Mason Greeley, president of the National Society, Daughters of the Empire State, travels to Washington with a petition signed by 2,500 New Yorkers to urge Niagara Falls protection. She aims to persuade President Roosevelt to back legislation creating a national reservation near the falls. The society, allied with Senator Platt, has 160 active members and honorary members including Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould.
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Miriam Mason Greeley
National Society, Daughters of the Empire State
Washington
Niagara Falls
D. A. RL
Waldorf-Astoria
Congress Library Crowded on a Winter Sunday
The Library of Congress saw a record winter Sunday attendance with near 4,000 visitors, about 2,000 of them before 6 p.m. The peak day this winter was early December with 3,800, while the all time high remains the last G A R encampment in Washington, about 80,000 visitors.
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Library of Congress
Conductor on Georgetown Car Line Delivers Amusing Rejoinder
An elderly woman asked conductor John if the car goes to Georgetown College. He, about fifty and not an Adonis, paused then rang two bells as the car started, quipping Do I look like a student to you. The incident occurred at Fourteenth Street and the Avenue.
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Georgetown
John
Fourteenth Street
Georgetown College
Mondgam
No Compromise, Says BUEL At Georgetown Case
Rev. Dr. Buel, president of Georgetown University, declared yesterday there was no compromise in the suit filed by Frank S. Gannon of New York. He said the suit was withdrawn by the plaintiff’s counsel and the student was not reinstated. W. E. Gannon, son of Frank J. Gannon, was expelled for a violation of the rules. The mandamus action to reinstate him was withdrawn. reports of a college compromise were denied.
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Dr. Buel
Georgetown University
Frank S. Gannon
New York
W. E. Gannon
Frank 3. Gannon
Mandanus
Alleged Boy Thief Caught by Police
Patrolmen Hilton and Clay of the fourth precinct arrested Henry Lewis last night. He is wanted for a series of alleged robberies in the northeast. Lewis is said to be the last of a gang of boys aged seventeen to twenty who robbed vacant houses and took gas and water fixtures. The other members, with one exception, are in the penitentiary.
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Hilton
Clay
Fourth
Henry Lewis
Lewis
The Great Alterative and Tonic For Liver and Kidneys
A brief health anecdote extols a great alterative and tonic for liver and kidneys. It warns that improper function causes side and back lameness, skin yellowness, constipation, bad mouth taste, headaches, pimples, blotches, and loss of courage.
Temperance carnival planned by Alexandria Rechabites
The Perseverance Tent No 1098 of the Independent Order of Rechabites in Alexandria will hold an indoor carnival at Odd Fellows Hall on North Columbia Street starting February 14 for ten nights to raise funds for temperance work. Donations may be sent to James B. Hughes & Son or collected by committee members. The committee includes James B. Hughes as chairman and eleven others. The Belasco Majestic theaters and the Academy of Music presented moving pictures last evening, attracting large crowds as Sunday entertainment with interludes of music and vaudeville.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
North
Columbia Street
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South
Washington Street
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John H. Bartlett
Charles Herbert
J. Walter Hughes
Joseph Glover
Tt.f. Johnson
William Humphries
Frank Mason
Thomas Spicer
J. Wellington Entwistle
Belasco
Majestic
Academy of Music
Maine
Study of City Ownership and Civic Federation Tour
Milo R. Mualtbie of the National Civic Federation public ownership commission sails for London on the Minneapoli to arrange a May visit by the entire commission. Experts will audit Wheeling gas plants and Allegheny electric works while others study Chicago waterworks and urban conditions in major cities.
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New York
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Public Ownership Commission
National Civic Federation
London
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Wheeling
W. Va
Municipal Electric Light Works
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A. & Forstall
New York City
L. L. Merrifield
Toronto
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Dabney Maury
Peoria
Chicago
Jonn H. Gray
Northwestern University
Philaexpnia
Boston
Famine in Japan Provinces Hit by Rice Crop Failure
A State Department dispatch from Yokohama details extreme famine in Miyagi Fukushima and Iwate provinces. With 2,821,557 residents relying on rice, thousands face hardship, using roots, leaves, acorn flour, and scarce rice. Officials warn of impending calamity without rapid aid and note substantial losses in crop value and large distress among hundreds of thousands.
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Japan
Yokohama
Miyagi
Fukushima
Iwata
Sendai
Tokyo
commendation for life saving crews in Cherokee wreck
William Clyde praises United States Life-saving Service crews for their work during the Cherokee steamer strandings. He notes officers and crew showed skill, devotion, courage, and efficiency, and laments that newspapers ignored their service. Also includes aWeather Bureau special forecast with regional rain, temperatures, and wind details across multiple regions.
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Supt
Kimball
United States Life-saving Service
Clyde Steamship Ines
Rival of Mammoth Cave Report From Danville Cave Discovery
Danville Ky February 11 The discovery of a cave eight miles from Danville rivals Mammoth Cave in grandeur. Irvin Parks John Mitchell Eugene Carpenter Joseph and George Codbey one week’s exploration reports dazzling wall reflections ressembling mirrors and glistening formations. They cite birds and unfamiliar animals during the eight mile traverse capturing five opossums five reactions and a fifty pound raccoon. Parks found the cave opening near Salt Creek while hunting minks.
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Cass
Danville
Edmondson County
Irvin Parks
John Mitchell
Eugene Carpenter
Joseph
George Codbey
Parks
Salt Creek
Heir to Title Vanishes as Cashier Absconds
In St Joseph Missouri Henry Angus Rogers son of a Danish baron disappears after allegedly missing several hundred dollars from the Benson Club where he served as cashier. His father promised a fortune if he proved himself for five years and it is believed he used club funds to return to Denmark. Police in Atlantic seaports have been asked to arrest Rogers.
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Moren
Henry Angus Rogers
Benson Club
Denmark
Atlantic
Rogers
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