U S to Lead Nations Supremacy to Be Lasting
A Pan American Commercial Congress reads a letter from Senor Don Francisco Gorcia of Colombia praising U S leadership after the Panama Canal, with hopes of free or low tolls and enhanced trade. The event highlights U S plans for maritime power, shipping facilities, and a strengthened Pan American axis amid referencing past tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-American Commercial Congress
Don Francisco Gorcia
United States
Colombia
Senor Borda
Fanuma
Taft
Sener Horda
Abraham Lincoln
U.S
Panama
California
Alaska
Maine
Philippines
Panam Canal
North
South America
John HK. Gshorne
Bureau of Trade Relations
Huntington Wilson
Ant
Aidewat Id Coastal Service
Owould
Bernard JP Baker
Baltimore
Fle
Panama Canal
Flo
Colon
Brazil
Francis B. Loomis
New York
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Etthu Root
Trent
Pan-American Unity
Moon bill amendment boosts Supreme Court salaries
The House adopted an amendment to the Moon bill codifying judiciary salaries raising the Chief Justice pay from 13000 to 15000 and associate justices from 42500 to 14500 a year. The fate of the Moon bill remains uncertain as no quorum delayed passage and several appropriation bills await action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Supreme Court
United States
Assocain
Afr. Moon
Senate
New York Assembly Backs Pension Bill for Civil War Veterans
The New York Assembly approved a resolution urging U S Senators to support the Sulloway pension bill for Civil War veterans. The measure, already passed by the Assembly, seeks increased pensions and was referred to the United States Senate for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Assembly
Senate
New York
United States
National Congress
Assembly
Kansas Ahead in Taft Favor as Insurgents Weaken
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas expresses confidence that Kansas will cast its electoral vote for Taft, elect a Republican governor and state officers, and have a Republican senator. He notes past insurgent gains but insists Republicans will unite for the next national campaign and Taft’s renomination, while discussing potential delegates and GOP leadership in Kansas and beyond.
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Charles Curtis
Kansas
House
Senate
Middle West
Curtis
Taft
Itou
Ingalls
Deffer
Bristow
Stubbs
Senator Long
Col. Roosevelt
la Follette
Republican National Committee
Committee On Platform
Mississippi River
Kansas Republic
New Willard Alley
F. Dumont Smith
Hutchinson
Charles Lobdell
Dighton
W. U H. Mitchel
Beloit
Moore
Abilene
J. K. Case
Bowersox
Lawrence
FE. H. Funston
Gen. Funston
Ageinalde
James Nation
Hy Allen
Allen
Wichita Beacon
Murdock
Washington
Cyrus Leland
D. W. Mulvane
W. R. Hocking
Winfield
Tom Wagstaff
Waste
National Committee
Mulvane
Charles Henry Grosvenor
Athens
Ohio
The
Hous
Payne
Boutell
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Congress
Gen. Grosvenor
Harmon
Gov. Tiarman
New York
Harding
New Hampshire
Quinby
Hollins
New England
Rollins
Senator Burnham
Burnham
Hurnham
William W. Chandler
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Insurgents Vote for Kernan Dismiss Religion Claim
New York insiders report that on the twenty-fifth ballot Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt and eight allies backed Utica's John D. Kernan. Roosevelt said the vote proves no pledges to a single man and that religion has not influenced the contest. Other ballots across Des Moines Denver and Helena show no election result.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John D. Kernan
Utica
Roosevelt
Denver
Colo
United States
Louise A. Jones
Flora BE. McCune
Helena
Mont
Forest Bill Passes After Bitter Senate Fight for Lands
Senate approved a measure authorizing federal land purchases in the White Mountains and Southern Appalachians to create forest reserves. The 67 to 3 vote faced sharp opposition led by Burton and Heyburn who called the plan a sham. House already passed the bill. it awaits the President’s signature with $2,000,000 yearly funding through 1925.
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Burton
White
Appalachian Mountains
Heyburn
White Mountains
Southern Appalachians
Senate
Bristow
Clark
Wyoming
Cullom
Grenna
McCumber
Davis
Paynter
Shively
House of Representatives
Brandegee
Gallinger
Simmons
Newlands
Minsure
Ohio
Towarn
Congress
Panama Canal
New England
Appalachians
Brief items from Congress on monuments and transport
Senator Root and Senator Cummins mark birthdays. A bill to fund a Germantown monument advances. Lorimer case vote blocked by Senator Weyburn. An army transport will carry famine relief to China after swift passage. Niagara Falls preservation bill gains approval. Brig. Gen. Aleshire reappointed quartermaster general. Promotions and rank raises for naval officers noted.
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Jamesb. Aleshire
Army
John W. Woodruff
William BR. van Buren
Raymond H. Cochran
Elwood A. Cobey
Spencer B. Dickinson
Robert S. Chew, Jr
Russell Bleecker
Veteran Henry Parminter Dies at 107 in Charlotte
Henry Parminter, a Mexican and Civil War veteran and North Carolina’s oldest citizen, died at 107 in Charlotte after a brief grip illness. He would have turned 108 in 15 days. His wife died in 1909 at 101. He left numerous descendants including several great great grandchildren. He remained hale and sharp in health until a few days before his death.
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Charlotte
N. C
Henry Parminter
Grip
House Debates Moon Legislation and Supreme Court Salaries
The House focused on codifying federal judiciary laws and approved an amendment raising Supreme Court salaries. Representative Burton Harrison proposed an extra session to revise the Payne tariff law. The session adjourned at 5 to meet again at 11. The Canadian reciprocity accord was sent to the Balance committee. The Appalachian forest reserve bill passed 87 to 9 amid debate. Beveridge pressed for a unanimous vote on Lorimer, warning of a Tuesday insistence. The foreign relations committee reported favorably on the Great Britain fur seal treaty. The Senate convenes at noon today.
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Niagara Falls
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Burton
Niagara River
Great Britain
House
Supreme Court of the United States
Burton Harrison
New York
Beveridge
Beredidge
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
White House Callers List of Senators and Representatives
A roster from Wednesday February 16 lists U S senators Borah Curtis Perkins Wetmore Crawford Page Flint Cullom and representatives Bennett Calder Kahn Hayes Barnhardt Hill Young Knowland Bartlett Stevens Hanna Olmsted Wangigr along with other names. The document records a formal audience event at the White House with a broad delegation from multiple states.
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Senator Borah
Idaho
Curtis
Kansas
Senator Perkins
California
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Crawford
South Dakota
Page
Vermont
Flint
Senator Cullom
Ilinois
Bennett
New York
Representative Calder
Representative Kahn
Representative Hayes
Barnhardt
Indiana
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Representative Young
Representative Knowland
Bartlett
Nevada
Stevens
Minnesota
Hanna
North Dakota
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Wangigr
Harrison Seeks Extra Session to Revise PayeAldrich Tariff
Representative Francis Burton Harrison introduces a House resolution urging President Taft to reconvene Congress after March 4 to revise downward the Payne Aldrich tariff. He calls out foodstuffs wool and cotton manufactures, notes the Canada reciprocity accord as a first step, and says Congress could cut duties in weeks for relief before December. The plan hinges on Taft and not House action, with opposition expected.
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Congress
Chambers of Commerce
House
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
New Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Harrison
Senate panel acts to halt seal killings with two treaties
Senate foreign relations committee approved a favorable report on a treaty between the United States and Great Britain to protect seals, aiming to restore the herd within years. It also backed the Hague prize court treaty of 1907. Russia and Japan are urged to sign parallel agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
Germantown
United States
Senate Committee of Foreign Relations
Senate
America
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Accident Victims Improve After Factory Fall
Mrs Magele Comasky, severely injured when she fell from a third story window at the D Co Paper Manufacturing plant after a steam pipe exploded, shows slight improvement. Miss Mattie Kidd and Miss Ethel Bur rwa, who also jumped, recovered enough to leave the hospital. Boiler officials cite a pipe casting defect as the cause.
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Magele Comasky
D. Co. Paper Manufacturing Company
Mattie Kidd
Ethel Burrawa
Comasky
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Iowa
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China
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Arctic
New Willard Hotel
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T. Arthur Smith
Willard
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Rands
Belasco “Sn
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Jose Carter
Henry W. Savage
McFadden
Conn. Ave
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Henry B. Harris
Robert Edeson
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Bristol School For Girls
Ellen Terry
Shakespeare
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rNnGrial
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Giada
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Nellie Nicholx
Gerald Greffin & CO
Swat
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T. Arthur Smith’s
Mats
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Robert Hilliard
Weeington
Xtaur Hammerstein
Edward Lock
Newmans Tover Ravel
Opics
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Roumania
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mak Fiedler
National Theater
Alwin Schroeder
Cellini
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Famous Crook Ballet
Beauty Trust Casino
Comedienne
Lyceum
Mar Cacr
Yankee Doodle Girls
Watermelon Trust
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