Elkins Bill Aims to Reform Interstate Commerce Powers
A proposed bill by Senator Elkins seeks to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members and grant executive powers to curb unfair rates and rebates. It eliminates dangerous Hepburn features, limits discretionary rate changing, and emphasizes that rates be open and equal for all shipping interests while preserving agricultural interests in the West and South. The measure contrasts with Hepburn style control and argues for targeted remedies rather than broad court-run rate setting.
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Tor Borther
Tee Commission
Ned
Putin
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Elkins
Kennator Elkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Cus
Tta
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Topburn
Congress
Brooks Bill Shocks Committee Members Report
A committee report on Mr Brooks of Colorado's bill to create an office of commissioner for mines and mining shocks members. The measure would expand a bureau with clerks and attendants, altering staff and duties within the mining department.
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Hayman Fasnes
Appropriations Committee
Saele
Brooks
Colorado
Mines and Mining
Mother and Child Emulsion Ad Claim
An advertisement for Scott's Emulsion asserts it benefits both mother and child, noting eating for two requires strength and that overworked or exhausted people lack it. It promotes the product as reliable nourishment for mothers, from Scott & Bowne of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
WA Follette Seeks Indian Lands Sale Fallout
The Senate Indian affairs committee nears a vote on coal lands held by the Five Civilized Tribes. Senator La Follette cites leaseholder incentives and potential railroad control, arguing the President should be empowered to sell the lands amid a bid process worth tens of millions.
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Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory
Tr Diang
la Collette
Dam Bill References Shocks Visitors in House Adjourning
As the House adjourned, Mr Payne sought unanimous consent to re enroll a dam bill. He explained it had been lost on its way from the Capitol to the White House. Members laughed when he clarified it was not the dam bill sent to the President but another one. Visitors in the gallery reacted with shock at the language.
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Capitol
White House
Alexander
Mr Payne
Baron von Hengelmuller
Baron Major Des Planches
Executive Mansion
Salema
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Miss Roosevelt
Longworth
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Japan
Roosevelt
Fran Henry C Frick
Pittsburg
Alice
Tiffany
United States
New Mexico
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Porterfield Brothers
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Bill to expand small paper money issuance considered
House Banking and Currency committee moved a favorable report on Mr Howler's bill to issue $5 and $10 gold certificates while retiring $6 silver certificates and issuing $1 and $2 notes. If enacted, the plan aims to relieve small bill shortages during the crop moving season.
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House Committee On Banking and Currency
Howler
Threat Against Packers Witnesses in Chicago Trial
Witnesses for Swift & Co and the Omaha packing firms testified on how government information about the packing industry was requested and shared. Charles Swift and Lawrence Carton described confidential data practices, with Durand signaling government authority to compel disclosure if needed.
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Chicago Tech
Swift Company
Theudehy Packing Company
Omaha
Packers
Edward Cudahy
Charles H Swift
Swift & Co
Garfield
Lawrence A Carton
Swift & Go
Dirand
Durand
Jiurand
Himeself
Carton
Surind
Swift & UN
New Cadet for Alaska Raised by Presidential Appointment
The President appointed Daniel D Pullen of Skagway Alaska to a cadetship at West Point signaling Alaska as a full Territory. The move aligns Alaska with other territories for cadet selection while Naval Academy rules favor a territorial delegate. The appointment sparks talk of Alaska's status and regional development.
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Alaska
Daniel D Pullen
Skagway
West Point
Naval Academy
What to wear at Roosevelt wedding sparks diplomatic debate
The question of attire for Miss Alice Roosevelt and Representative Nicholas Longworth's wedding lit the diplomatic corps with uncertainty. Officials weigh whether guests appear in frock coats or full diplomatic uniforms, with crowding and coverage around the White House as preparations advance.
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White House
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Diplomatic Corps
Annety
Father John's Medicine Cited For Health Boosting Power
A fragment states that $25 000 is offered to a charity if proven otherwise and recalls Father John O'Brien of Lowell Mass who praised a prescription he named Father John's Medicine. It claims the cure builds strength and treats colds and lung troubles.
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John O'Brien
Lowell
Mass
Father John
Blended Whiskies and the History of Whisky
Excerpt discusses blending to reduce impurities in distillates and improve maturation, describes pouring and rectifying wine into whisky, cites U.S. cases on adulteration, and traces the word whisky from Usquebaugh to modern usage with notes on Irish production and pronunciation. It references Nettleton, Morewood, and Henry VIII era practices.
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U.S
Irfe
Gift From Colored Pupils Presents Embroidered Centerpiece
A wedding gift in New York on February 14 from the Colored Industrial Evening School pupils features an Irish linen table centerpiece with lace borders and repoussé center figures. The embroidery class crafted the piece for Misa Ance Roosevelt as the recipient.
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New York
Misa Ance
Roosevelt
Colored Industrial Evening School
City
Submarine Torpedo Boats Porpoise and Shark Trial Plan
Newport RI February 1944 The submarine torpedo boats Porpoise and Shark arriving from the Brooklyn Navy Yard will undergo the most extensive practice program for their class. Endurance trials in Narragansett Bay then at sea, torpedo firings submerged work and night drills near forts. Commander Albert Cleaves will direct the tests at the naval torpedo station.
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Newport R
Porpoise
Shark
Naval Torpedo Station
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Narragansett Bay
Albert Cleaves
No Funds For Maneuvers Abandon Joint Operations
Newport hears that joint army and navy maneuvers planned for the coming summer have been practically abandoned. Lack of funds is cited as the reason for the decision by the joint army and navy board. Georgia offered land for the maneuvers but transport costs to that state were estimated at $500,000, deemed prohibitive.
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Newport
Army and Navy
Army and Navy Board
Georgia
Cartoonist Homer Davenport to Lecture at Columbia Theater
Homer Davenport, famed artist, will sketch lightning drawings and recount stories at a Columbia Theater matinee tomorrow. Expected attendees include statesmen and Americans caricatured by Davenport who may hear remarks about themselves as drawn by the artist. Maj Pond praised Davenport as peerless and eloquent with his pencil, noting his personal magnificence and simple charm. Mrs Longworth’s Portrait will appear in next Sunday's Post.
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Homer Davenport
Columbia Theater
Davenport
Maj Pond
Washington
Decision favors board in guardians school ruling
Comptroller Tracewell issued a decision approving the Board of Children's Guardians power to determine which schools are sectarian. The board may classify institutions and assess funds accordingly, with the board itself named as the sole judge of sectarian status under the law.
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Comptrall Tracewell
Board of Childrens Guardians
Bord
Cuticura Remedies Help Baby's Severe Eczema
Mrs. Alex Weeks Jr of Newburgh New York reports that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent cured her baby's awful eczema after rapid skin peeling and weight loss. She notes the child, seventeen months old and thirty seven pounds, began mending after starting the remedies. Neighbors corroborate the account.
Cuticura Remedies Endorsed for Skin Diseases
Endorsement from Alice F Broll of Gorefield West Virginia praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff pimples and eczema. Advertisement lists Soap 28¢ Ointment 50c and Complete External Internal Treatment for every skin humor claims cure in a single set. Includes request for how to Cure Every Humor booklet.
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Alice F Broll
Gorefield, Hardy Co
W. Va
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