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President Proposes Suit to Test Retrocession Act
At a banquet the President announced plans to direct a suit to test the constitutionality of the 1846 retrocession act. He argues the seat of government location is fixed by constitutional provisions and cannot be altered without a constitutional amendment, stressing contract clause concerns and long-standing opposition within Senate leadership. The piece contends the issue has loomed for decades and must now be resolved.
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Wyoming's Protest and the Conservation Debate
The Wyoming legislature's joint resolutions demand relief from what they call arbitrary land law enforcement by Interior Department agents and urge action before the U S Senate. The piece critiques the conservation movement for leniency toward lawbreaking in its name and argues for equal justice, noting Alaska coal pricing and Western mining prospects as examples.
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Conservation and law in water power debates across the states
The piece argues that conservationists and citizens must respect laws governing water power. It cites Alabama, Wyoming, and Alaska, criticizing Interior Department rules and urging Congress to prevent government overreach. It endorses enforcing conservation laws to protect public interests and denies favoritism to a few radicals.
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Reform and Revenue in New York State
The Carlisle committee proposal to double the stock transfer tax in New York faces broad protest from stock exchanges and brokers. Gov Sulzer supports reforms and may push for a law, with 2 tax per 100 shares generating 3.65 million in 1912. The move signals state control over stock dealings and could set a national model, provoking mixed client opinions and opposition from brokers.
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New York
Convicting the Firebugs and Arson Scale in NYC
In a sharp critique of graft and arson, the district attorney highlights Robert J. Rubin, an insurance adjuster who funded and organized arson to profit. The piece condemns public officials who betray their duties and warns of the danger to poor victims drawn into criminal schemes, risking many lives in tenement fires.
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District Attorney Wins Conviction in Insurance Conspiracy Case
Adjusters shown to care little for human life as a city faced possible wipeout due to their criminal operations. District Attorney Whitman secured Rubin's conviction, with a likely 25 year sentence. Other conspirators will be tried soon and, if guilty, warrant heavy penalties.
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The Republican Reunion and Its Political Reckoning
The piece weighs freezing reform in the Republican party and doubts a Roosevelt faction rallying back after a possible summer convention. It argues a new convention would lack unity and healing, and that issues must arise from Democratic actions, not a renewed GOP rally.
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A Warning to Cuba and Other Curious Tidings
A warning to Cuba over diplomatic protection for ministers sparks talk of breaking off relations. The piece also riffs on Mary Washington, suffragettes, forgeries, and political quips about Congress, Lloyd George, Madero, and New York Chinese representative Chu.
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Mme Carnot Angered Germans In Paris Diplomacy Tale
A long piece recalls how Mme Carnot, widow of President Carnot, angered German and royal circles after Empress Frederick visited Paris. Queen Victoria and Kaiser’s mother clashed with the Carnots over inviting the Empress, influencing Franco-Russian talks and a later alliance. The article notes related relics from Nobling’s attempted assassination and a naval movements brief.
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Senate Continues River and Harbor Bill Action
The Senate kept the river and harbor bill under consideration with no action. A favorable report was ordered on the government Panama Exposition appropriation of 1.6 million dollars. Agricultural and public building appropriations reported, lighthouse funding approved, and eulogies for Senator Rayner planned. House debates sundry civil appropriation bill. naval bill faced filibuster. shipping trust hearing continues.
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250 Year Trust Gifts For Dumb Animals Declined in Missouri
Evansville Indiana February 2 Four states New York Williams Mississippi and Indiana accepted gifts of one thousand dollars each to be held in trust for twenty eight years and three months, compounded semiannually at four percent, for the relief of dumb animals. At maturity each gift would total over twenty million dollars and be used by governors for animals. Missouri rejected fearing no bank would handle the fund under conditions. Five other states have not acknowledged the offer. Melzer previously offered to Evansville, which accepted. Last Thanksgiving he hosted open house for underfed horses he gathered from the streets and sent to his stables.
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Morgan Improves Rapidly After Long Drive Near Cairo
American financier Pierpont Morgan shows steady improvement from recent illness. He took a long drive near Cairo, Egypt, with reports from Rome noting no new developments. Professor Bastianelli called his trip advisory, while Morgan's firm denied any stroke or added complications.
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Jasper N Baker Promoted to Secretary of Economy Panel
Secretary MacVeagh promoted Jasper N Baker to head the departmental committee on economy and efficiency, succeeding Margaret V Kelly. Baker, a near twenty-year government veteran, rose from clerk at 1000 dollars to 3000 dollars, recently earning 2500, and hails from near Evansville Indiana.
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Taft Recovers Father’s Hymnal In Cincinnati Find
President Taft has received an old hymnal once used by his father Alphonso Taft in Cincinnati. A flyleaf bears the inscription A Taft Pew. The book was sent by William E Weber of Norwood and found recently among old volumes. It had been loaned about twenty years ago by Mr Thayer of Reading Road and never returned.
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Taft Takes Up Customs Reform Plan
President Taft discussed the Treasury Department plan to reorganize the customs service with Collector Loeb of New York. Loeb urged action now to avoid delay that could nullify Congress's grant of authority for the reform before Wilson's term.
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Army Orders Resignations and Transfers Announced
Col Charles G Morton to report for militia affairs consultation. First Lieut Jeromes M Lynch Medical Reserve Corps resigns accepted by the President. First Lieut Nathaniel M Cartmell Third Cavalry to Walter Reed Hospital for treatment. Maj Frederick F Russell Medical Corps to Philadelphia for a lecture before the Bush Society. Second Lieut Harry W Stovall Coast Artillery relieved and attached to First Lieut Fred C Wallace Ordnance to Fort Bayard for treatment. Capt William R Smedberg Jr Fourteenth Cavalry relieved from regiment. Capt Robert C Williams transferred to the Fourteenth Cavalry.
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Philadelphia
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Naval Orders Assign Lieuts to Maryland and Chester
Lieut H E Kays is ordered to Maryland and Lieut F B McNair is ordered to Chester in the latest naval postings.
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Unseasonable Janus:Spring Echoes Through 1828 Accounts
The Columbia State article surveys early spring notes from 1828 including early blooms in Alabama and Georgia, peach and olive growth in Mobile, and strawberry blossoms in Cambridge. It mentions John Gray’s accidental whisky from cottonseed, a sad birthday fall in New York, a brave cat rescue, and a comic near-fatal act of absentmindedness in South Norwalk.
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Danbury Bear Hibernation Plan For Winter Rest
Danbury Connecticut resident John Hart plans a five winter hibernation to rest through the remainder of winter. He intends to stay in bed until Can Memas day, weather permitting, with his family tending to his needs. Hart believes the practice strengthens him for spring, when he recovers gradually.
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Safety Pin in an Egg Mystery At Ashland
Ashland county celebrates a hen that supposedly yields premiums with breakfast. Frank Reed and Otto Hornburger were at breakfast when Reed opened a hard boiled egg to find a safety pin lodged through both yolk and white. Half the egg with pin intact remains for inspection.
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The Virginia Side Oppose Retrocession to Washington
A reader argues Virginians near Washington should favor retrocession of land opposite the capital. He claims property values would triple within a year, while nearby Virginia property within ten miles of the line would double. He asserts Congress will eventually control the shore of the Potomac as part of America’s future capital.
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Memorial to Cleveland Born at Caldwell Old Manse
Trenton Feb 2 The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association was formed to acquire the Old Manse from the First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell N J for 18000 and to raise 25000 more for its care The birth date March 18 will be celebrated with events March 16 and 18 with expected attendance by President Wilson and other prominentsors incorporators include Oscar Straus Knox Perkins Schiff Brittin Cuyler Frick Lowry Schmidlapp from several cities
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Vaccination Drive Urged for Militia in 1912 Force
War Department urges general use of typhoid vaccine in militia organizations after impressive Army results showing only six cases among the immunized in 1912. Burg Gen Torney recommends making vaccination compulsory for mobilized militia or volunteers in the field.
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Battleship Arkansas Docked After Coral Reef Collision
The battleship Arkansas, damaged off Calmenara Cuba, sailed from Guantanamo to Hampton Roads for dock and repair. A hole in the bottom plates and four compartments flooded after striking a coral reef. divers have yet to determine full extent of damage.
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Weather and tides summary for Friday February 21
The Sun and Tide table notes high and low tides through the day. The Weather Bureau reports a west gulf storm moving northeast with snow across the upper lake region upper Mississippi valley plains and Rockies and rain in the middle Mississippi valley and gulf states. Extra regional details include cooler temperatures in New England Great Lakes and southern plains, with warmer Atlantic coasts. Winds along New England coast brisk, middle Atlantic southeast, gulf coasts southeast to east, Lake Michigan variable, and ships to Europe face brisk winds and unsettled weather. Local temperatures range midnight 53 to a maximum 66 and a minimum 47 with humidity around 82. Sunshine hours about 47 percent 43 percent daytime.
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Goff Senate Win Sparks New York Reactions
Interviews from New York reveal praise for Judge Nathan Goff’s Senate seat from West Virginia while noting past political maneuvering. Reports cite northern and southern factions, with warnings against haste in Republican reorganization and predictions of another northern senator.
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