Government probe urged into railroad coal control
The House Committee debated a narrow Gillespie plan to probe Pennsylvania Railroad influence over bituminous and anthracite coal fields across Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Virginia. Townsend Moody talks noted. letters from miners and officials urge action, citing merger tactics and discriminatory rates.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gillespie
Tillman
Gaines
Lne
Senate
Commission
Gillsepie
Thomas H. Neat
Cumberland
Eakins
German
Menry G. Davis
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia Central
Neal
West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railroad Company
Likins
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Maryland and
Henry G. Davis
Thomas B. Davis
Stephen B. Elkins
A. P. Gorman
Richard Kerens
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Freeland
Luzerne County
Hearing on Salmon Regulation Bill in Alaska
Representative Cushman's bill to regulate catching and canning of salmon in Alaska rivers faced postponement to March 7 after pleas from canners. Advocates claim it protects fisheries by licensing, catch limits, season limits, and excludes Japanese. Senate panel favored a railroad bill with no US bond backing. A gambling ban in multiple territories was also approved. Jake Laxative Bromo Quinine for cold relief is advertised.
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Cushman
Alaska
House Committee On Territories
George W. Howers
Wsh
Washington
WIL
Sumon
Senate Committee On Territories
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Jake
Hy Grove
Benzoic Acid Defended At House Hearing On Food Bill
Dr Vaughan urged keeping preservative standards in a five member expert commission including Wiley and a physiologist, arguing benzoic acid is harmless in current quantities. The Hepburn bill may be amended to assign standard setting to a panel, with witnesses insisting some preservative use is necessary for manufacture.
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Vaughan
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
University of Michigan
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Billy Mason
Trindla
Mason
Territories
District of Columbia
Bureau of Chemistry
Supreme Court
Mann
Mr. Gardner
Thomas J. Carroll
Gloucester Board of Trade
Carroll
National Food Manufacturers’ Association
Rodenburg
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Nourish the body with Scott's Emulsion ad
An advertisement praising Scott's Emulsion as superior nourishment for the body. It claims easy digestion and improved digestive function, suggesting it helps those run down or whose ordinary food fails to nourish. Noting Scott & Bowne of Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
Delay the Rate Bill Halt at Review by Court
The Senate committee on Interstate Commerce adjourned without a vote on court review of Interstate Commerce Commission orders. Amendments debated include boosting ICC membership to nine and holding carriers liable for negligence, with Spooner proposing payments into court pending review and refunds if the order is upheld. Senators Tillman, Cullom, and others were noted as absent or undecided, while Foster pressed for express company inclusion.
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House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Pownsend
Moody
Townsend
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Elkins
Dolliver
Clapp
Tillman III
Tillman
Calom
Florida
Wheither
House Bil
Cullom
Wiruout
Carmack
Aldrich
Kean
Foster
Crane
Foraker
McLaurin
New
Knox
Spooner
Senator Spooner
Providence
New York
Senate Committees On Commerce
Root Urges Inspectors for Consular Service Reform
Secretary Root testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee urging action on a consular service reorganization bill. He stressed five inspectors to probe irregularities, noting graft and misconduct in distant postings and the need to fill vacancies by promoting clerks to uncover and halt abuses.
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Root
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Rumers
Australia
Navy Department
District Bills Referred to Senate Committee
Senate District Committee yesterday sent various district school bills to a subcommittee of Burkett Scott Allee Blackburn and Gearin. The panel will study the subject with a report unlikely before House action on the bills.
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Senate
Burkett
Scott
Allee
Blackburn
Gearin
House
T Street
Columbia Road
California Street
Euclid Street
Champlain Street
Highteenth Street
Eades
Hansbrough
Dubois
Judicial review in Hepburn rate bill sparks rail debate
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee delays final action on amending the Hepburn bill to allow court review of ICC orders, a move seen as pivotal to prevent a revolutionary power shift. Supporters argue all parties, including shippers and communities, need access to courts to check rail rate orders. A cited Maximum Rate decision illustrates potential harms without judicial oversight. Representative Hannah seeks state funding to buy and turn Abraham Lincoln homestead into a national park in Kentucky.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
T. J. Johnston
Post
United States
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Senator Lodge
Commission
Norfolk
Richmond
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Atlanta
Frankfort
Hannah
Greenup
House
Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Larue County
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Bunko
Niewspa Pro Bbe Rive
Benzoic
Office For Life
Illinois
Frank S. Kedzie
Michigan
Mwe
Gardner
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Mass
Department of Agriculture
Royal
Mr. Cullom
teLineeh
Bn Telen Ne Ven
Lincoln National Park
Carters
Jenook
Arter
Iver Pillsy
China
W. B. Moses & Sons
F St
Cor
Fith
Elasco
Theatrical Trust
Eveninse Sa
Sam
Lee Shusert
Prichs
Carl Haydn
da Wolt
Robert Loraine
Bernard Shaw
Charles Frohman
Wirrtiam Cotier
Augustus Thomas
Comedy Theater
London
Criterion Theater
Chase
Eve
Miller Kent
Dorothy
Julian Eltinge
London Hippodrome
Violet Dute
Rose Wentworth
McGrath Bros
Motion Pictures
Wilson
Clifton Crayford
Vassar Tris
MATS
George Evans
Marsh
Commissioners of Pharmacy
National College of Pharmacy
Henry A. Johnston
New Jersey Avenue
Miller
B. B. Earnshaw
Uth
Mets
Hayworth Publishing House
8Th St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Christian and Missionary Alliance
McKendree M. BE
Grant Place
Feladit
White
Pa Ave
Shoemaker
Tennessee
Shoomaker GO
Fiaceernick
Firet
Bond
4Th
A. Mettieue
Phorie
Arlington
Commercial National Bank
Still College
Tel
Portamouth
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
Columbia
Bay
Tonige
May Irwin
Georges W. Hobart
Mrs. Black
SALS
Henry W. Bavage
Pizley and
Luders
Prince of
Columbia Theater
T. Arthur Smith's
Jn Danders & Staymen's
Fuerday Aiternoon
Mother Goose
Shia Hawke
ST. Michael's and All Angels’ Church
Boys’ Guild OF ST. John's
Hox Oiece
Columbo Columbia Theater Academy
Lincoln J. Carter
Harry Clay Blaney
Kernan
Matinee Daily
THE
Knights of Columbus
Congregational Church
H.C. Browning
Ernst Lei
Anton Ksaper
Ernatte Violoncallo
J. W. Bischoff
Ellis’ Music
Pennsylvania Ave
Baptist Church
E St
Ear 7Th Sf
Weston Bruner
St. NW
U. & Treasury
Gurdes
D.f.barringer
F Street Nw
Rohrer
Paris
Barringer
Washington Post
Newspap
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