Annuities for clerks would come from salaries
A House committee on civil service reforms approved a bill proposed by Representative Gillette of Massachusetts to finance retirees in the classified civil service. Starting July 1, deductions from monthly salaries would fund life annuities payable quarterly for retirement at 65 in group 1 and 7 in group 3, with rates and terms set by Treasury guidelines and a 3.25 percent interest rate. The treasurer would guard the funds. action depended on time remaining in the session.
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House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
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House Committee
Gillett Ia
United States
Iife
Secretary of the Treasury
1Nicer
Trebin
Civil Service Retirement Association
Deen Rat
Congress
House Committee On
Movement to locate President's summer residence near Annapolis
A Washington Post Annapolis memo notes a proposed effort to place the U S president's summer residence near Annapolis or nearby. The plan, linked to Representative Dallaell, envisions a $200000 building at West Point and argues for Annapolis's health, society, scenery, proximity to Washington, and quiet civic life to rival the Hudson River site.
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Spada
Washington Post
Annapolis
Annapalia
United States
Dal Aell
West Pont
Annapola
Hudson River
Washington
Slow Work On Civil Bill During Washingtons Birthday Session
The House of Representatives pressed the civil appropriation bill despite member absences for Washingtons Birthday events at Old Point Comfort to witness the battleship homecoming. Prolonged debate triggered calls for explanations of provisions, slowing progress toward passage with no major amendments before adjournment.
Canned music pact set for royalty on disks and rolls
Senate and House patent committees reach agreement on canned music rules aligning with the Carrier bill. Senators Smoot and colleagues aim to pass the measure this session. Musicians would receive a two cent royalty on each disk or roll manufactured for mechanical reproduction, while a renewal clause would allow reproduction upon royalty payment to prevent monopoly.
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Senate
House
Committees On
Smoot
New Embassies Slated Only by Congress Action
The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill reported to the Senate restricts creation of new embassies to acts of Congress, capping presidential discretion on funding. The measure carries 3,636,000 dollars, up 4,987 from the House version, with a notable rise to fund U S participation in an international prison congress to be held in Washington next year.
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Senate
Congress
House
United States
Washington
The
Choral Society
Washington Choral Society
Besonio Temple Auditorium
Heinrich Hammer
Anna Grant Fugilt
W Harry Stevens
Walter Humphrey
Judgeships Held Up By Senate Judiciary Agreement
The Senate Judiciary Committee will not report further nominations at the present session, causing several federal judgeship appointments to fail of confirmation. If not renewed by Mr Taft, incumbents may be paid for time served. Names affected include Milton D Purdy Minnesota. John E Sater Southern District of Oslo. Oscar A Hyndisy Northern District of Alabama. Royal A Bungison Alaska. Heer F Yeawell Eastern District of North Carolina.
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Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Mr .Taft
Milton D. Purdy
Minnesota
John E Sater
Oslo
Oscar A Hyndisy
Alabama
Alaska
Heer F Yeawell
North Carolina
Senate and House Actions Highlight Week in Congress
The Senate discussed postal savings, a date for voting on the measure failed, and Davis McLaurin delivered Washington’s address. A Senate resolution continued standing committees to the next session. The agricultural, fortification, diplomatic, and coastal bills were reported or moved to the next stage. The House debated Panama Canal charges, Gaines proposed a Tennessee antitrust inquiry, and the Indian and army appropriation bills were sent to conference. The day closed with adjournment until noon.
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Banetor-Carter
Fienster McLaurin
Washington
Keneter Aldeic
Senate
Senason
Congress
House
Heiney
Diltoit
Burton
Oble
Kr Rainey
Gaines
Tennessee
New York
United States Tech Corporation
Rebuke for Rainey Continues Over Cromwell Treaties
The House debates Mr Rainey s charge against Cromwell Taft and ongoing Panama Canal treaty issues. Critics accuse Rainey of slander while defending Cromwell and demanding public disclosure of informants and evidence. Burton defends engaged workers and questions the basis of Rainey s accusations.
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Cromwell Ie
United States
Colombia
Panama
Mr Rainey
General Assembly of
Senate
Lovering
Cromwell
Burton
Inaugural Preparations Under Way for March Fourth Celebration
Plans mature for the first Washington inaugural event with reviewing stands and a grand platform at the Capitol near completion. Decorations stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue, electric lamp canopies rise, and trenches and fireworks infrastructure advance. Ohio National Guard units are set to represent the state, while a dedicated hospital, ambulance network, and field quarters prepare to care for visitors and troops during the celebration.
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Capitol
Taft
Court of Honor
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Peace Monument
Treasury
White House
Stellwagen
Thom
Committee
I. Welter
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Buckeye
J Weybrecht
Ohio Guard
Agricultural Department
School of Instruction
Arundel Cove
United States Revenue Cutter Service
C G Crapster
R W Dempwolf
Parker
New Varnum Hotel
New Jersey Avenue
Baltimore
G Street
Pension Building
Paid in Full at the Columbia Theater review
A mixed program at the Columbia shows Paid in Full in its week’s bill with strong performances by Julia Dean Emma Brooks and Captain Williams. The cast includes Joseph Sheehan Henry Clive and Miss Warren with praise for musical numbers and vaudeville acts that accompany the drama.
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Columbia
Columbia ‘Theater
Walter
Brooks
Williams
Steamship Company
London
Pacific
Williame
Wolf Larsen
Bracks
Williama
Brutlah
Emma
Willams
Julia
Dean
Emma Brooks
Harlem
Miss Dean
Guy Bates Post
Joseph
William Riley Hatch
Ben Johnson
Capt Willams
James Smith
Dan Gracey
Louise van Cook
Beatrice Haynes
Jimmy Ten #rarke
Ada Burnett
Petite Alice Ma 40N
Justice Brown Hosts Washington Monument Association Luncheon
Retired Supreme Court Justice Henry B Brown hosted members of the Washington National Monument Association at a luncheon after the organization’s seventy fifth annual meeting. The event drew many distinguished guests including cabinet members, generals, senators, ambassadors, and other prominent figures.
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Washington Monument Association
Henry B Brown
United States Supreme Court
Washington National Monument Association
Mra Brow
Brown
United States
Henry B . Brown
Frst
William A . Maury
Aldla B .Browns
Frederick L Harvey
Crosby 3 Noyes
Bishop Satterlee
R Bpofford
Théodora W Noyes
Herbert Putnam
Bishop Harding
H. B F Macfarland
Charles Corbin
Wo F Draper
Thomas F Walsh
Greely
Randolph McHim
Judge Hagner
George M Sternberg
George E Hamilton
Glover
H Warner
Bates
HX. Porter
Aurck Palmer
W Bradford
Herbert Faitham
R. Gree
E Chapin
George “Marrnes
Gor Magoon
Bishop Connell
Wallace R. Radcliffe
Theodore W Noyes
Shren Wolf
Merriam
Frye
Hale
Gallinger
Lodge
Wetmore
Aldrich
Lepew
Burrows
Elkins
Foraker
Beveridge
Clark
Culberson
Dolliver
Hanabrough
Knox
Perkins
Bacon
the Treasury
Cortelyou
Prisoner in Philadelphia Sought 108 500 Swindle
Toronto police report Chris Holland, under arrest in Philadelphia, attempted to obtain 13 500 from two express firms and banks. He deposited 90 000 in nine banks as spurious checks said to originate from the Third National Bank of Philadelphia. Police prepare extradition case.
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Prsoner
Philadelphia
Toronto
Ontario
Chris Holland
Toen
Express
Third National Bank of
Becody Named Navajo Chief in Central Station Stabbing
Police report that chief Becody of Saunders Arizona, identified from a depot case, led a violent attack at Grand Central last night. Two victims remain in critical condition. Authorities say he stole an overcoat and a railroad ticket, then attacked as the train entered the depot. He cannot speak English and remains taciturn, though rational in appearance.
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Cincinnati
Feo
Grand Central
Becody
Saunders
Ariz
Indiana
Washington
On the Trail of the Ghost
A sweeping magazine feature claims to present a definitive and authentic series on ghostland and human communication after years of research and interviews with European savants. The piece promotes Hampton special waters and aims to expose startling documents unseen in the magazine world.
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Hampton
Roosevelt plans African missions visit and remarks
President Roosevelt will visit African missions and speak on them, noting his observations when he returns. Bishop Hartzell, leader of Methodist African missions, said at a weekly meeting that the President asked about missions in the territories he will visit and expressed sympathy for their work.
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Chicago
Africa
Roosevelt
Hartzell
Methodist African Missions
White House
Sanitary Grocery CO
Archibald Bailey
J M Woodward
19Th St
Two District Bills Pass In Senate Action
The Senate approved two district measures one authorizing the juvenile court to issue executions on forfeited recognizances and another criminalizing detaining a Library of Congress or other library book for 38 days after due notice to return it with a fine up to 210. Senator Gallinger moved bills aiding Emma L Hines and regulating insurance policies signed within the District. Also approved were judiciary bills adding judges in Nebraska, western Pennsylvania, western Washington, and southern New York districts.
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Senate
Library of Congress
Gallinger
Emma L Hines
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Washington
New York
Hampton's Magazine Highlights Navy Articles and Essays
This issue previews Rex Beach's new serial The Silver Horde and features profiles of United States Senators La Follette and Nephi. It also includes Wall Street and the Banks, East Africa with Roosevelt, and notes on Capt Fritz Duquesne. Short stories by noted authors round out the magazine.
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Navy
Bob” Evans
Rex Beach
Wall Street
Herbert N Casson
East Africa
Roosevelt
Fritz Duquesne
Sis
Mary R.S. Andrews
Josephine Daskam Bacon
Charles Battell Loomis
Arthur Morrison
Earl Derr Bigger
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