Washington exhibit proposal risks turning show business over to states
The report on a bill favors a permanent national display in Washington to illustrate state wealth in agriculture forestry mining manufacturing and the arts but doubts would Maryland and Virginia accept the burdens. It warns that a three member commission including key House and Senate leaders would shape impractical legislation and suggests listing state positions first before advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
House
Senate
Attitude Toward Mexico Under Taft Doctrine
The piece argues U S policy should not change despite Madero and Suarez killings. It notes Taft will not intervene without clear justification and aims to avoid war. It highlights Huerta’s pledge to protect Americans and that details on Wilson’s future course remain unpublished until inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Madero
Pima Suarez
Mexico
United States
Madero
Taft
Galveston
Philadelphia
Huerta
Trenton
Wilson
Washington
A Permanent World's Fair Debate in Congress
The House considers a bill creating a commission to study a permanent world’s fair in which 48 states would provide a site and buildings with no federal funding. The proposal seeks state input on willingness to adopt the plan and questions whether the exhibit would truly be national in scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commission of Inquiry
Congress
Banking and Currency Reform to Parallel Tariff Revision
The piece reports that President elect Wilson plans an extra session agenda including banking and currency reform alongside tariff changes. It notes broad business pressure for reform, Chicago bankers favoring revision, and Representative Glass urging prompt action. The outlook suggests combining banking, currency, and tariff discussions with committees likely to handle Ways and Means, banking and currency, rules, and engrossed bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Wall Street
Chicago
Aldrich
Reserve Association
Gav. Wilson
Representative Glass
Gov. Wilson
Swanson Voices Naval Policy At Democratic Platform Rally
Senator Swanson of Virginia argues for a large up to date navy to defend the Panama Canal and uphold peace. He says candidates must declare military views, condemning small navy advocates and noting Democratic pork barrel limits on battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson
Virginia
Baltimore
American Society of Naval Engineers
North
Senate
House
Congress
Democratic Party
Wilson Cabinet Speculation and Political Handywork
Rumors swirl about President-elect Wilson reshaping influence with Bryan while Col House consults on cabinet posts. The piece argues a Bryan invitation is likely but not guaranteed, noting past Roosevelt and Taft ties, Treasury speculations, and the broader political jockeying enveloping the transition.
Papal Noble Guard Opens to Americans
The article explains that the Papal Noble Guard, once restricted to Roman patricians, is being opened to foreigners including Americans. It outlines the guard’s history from 1801, its largely ornamental duties now, and its pay policy shifting to active service without pay for new recruits. It also notes notable marriages into the Altieri, Rospigliosi, and Zagarolo lines and describes the guard’s uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelangelo
Holy Father
Vatican
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Secruria
Altieri
Dom Paolo
Camillo Rospigliosi
Italy
Don Camille
Ethel Bronson
New York
Prince Ludovico
Ice Cream Slot Machines Open in New York Restaurant
A new automatic New York restaurant features nickel slots that dispense ice cream and other fruit dishes. The ice cream machine shares a row with fruit slots such as melons and oranges, all kept at prime temperatures by a refrigeration system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Naval policy and Monroe doctrine in Baltimore platform
The text argues for a strong navy and the Monroe doctrine as essential to defend American policies and citizens. It warns against adopting economic arrangements for the navy without adequate forces and notes a House dispute over building one or two battleships, stressing national interest over party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mexico
United States
Stock Exchange Objects to Banking Powers Bill
New York February 23 The New York Stock Exchange says it is not a bank and should not be treated as such by a pending bill to incorporate it The exchange would prohibit unincorporated groups from meeting in common rooms and would require public auction of memberships Critics say the measure would curb the exchange authority and impair its self rule Albany reports indicate Governor Sulzer plans to reform stock exchange practices with hearings on multiple bills including incorporation and 16 percent cap on call loans Eleven measures are set for discussion including a proposed higher tax on stock transfers which opponents fear would depress trading.
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Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Col. House
New Jersey
Mr. Wilson
Col. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Robert L. Henry
A. Mitchell Palmer
Charmer
Taft
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Knox
Hitchcock
Stimson
New York
Lkely
President of Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
James B. Mahon
Mahon
Albany
Wall Street
Sulzer
Rush to Reform Currency Law Through Extra Session
A. D. Welton of the National Citizens' League says Congress will push a currency and banking revision during the extra session, possibly with tariff action. Four committees will handle the measures including Ways and Means and Banking. Glass opposes panic pretense of the Aldrich-Vreeland act, noting no national banks applied for its currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
A. D. Welton
National Citizens’ League
Chicago
Washington
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Carter Glass
Virginia
House Committee On Banking and Eurrency
Welton
Glass
Navy personnel act urged to avert stagnation
Secretary of the Navy Meyer writes Representative Padgett urging remedial personnel legislation this session. He warns that aging officers and long service threaten efficiency, with eight resignations since January 1, 1913, and twenty-two last year. The proposed bill would create two ranks, boosting efficiency without added cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Lemuel P. Padgett
House Naval Committee
Congress
Educators Meet Today in National Education Association
Philadelphia hosts the National Education Association annual meeting beginning tomorrow with eight thousand delegates expected. Topics include teachers salaries and the high cost of living as 25 leading educators, including Presidents Lowell of Harvard and Wheeler of Stanford, prepare plans for an international congress of educators to meet in 1914. The council will act as a world clearing house of educational ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Education Association
Lowell
Warvard
Benjamin the Wheeler
Leland Stanford University
Poison kiss mystery solved by asphyxiation in wedding house
The Cumberland Dispatch reports New York World findings that Grace Blosser and Charles Twiggs died from coal gas choking after a brick-filled chimney draft. Two women nearly died in the same room, saved by a neighbor, clearing suspicions of poisoning and implying a kiss fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Blosser
Charles Edward Twiggs
May
Lasses
Twigg
Washington
Misa Blosger
Quotations On Deeds And Manners From A Distant Letter
A reflective fragment discusses kindness and virtue, contrasting old admonitions with modern doubts. It quibbles with praise words like clever and excellent and jokes about cleverness as patronizing. The piece notes women in church and Missouri hats as social signals.
My life a splendid success says a wealthy old man
In a Chicago Record Herald excerpt the old man rebuts his claim of failure. A lawyer who drafted his will argues his life is a rich, honorable record with an honest fortune and public bequests. The man notes he has never been called a Napoleon or a Nestor, despite wealth and esteem.
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Pius X
Pius VII
Rome
Leo X
Papacy
Chicago Record Herald
Lfe
Napoleon
Nestor
Spiders Assist Panama Canal Construction Effort
Official notice states six large spiders are employed by the Panama Canal project. Cal Goethals arranged for a keeper in the Gargona shops instrument room. Spiders’ cocoons yield threads to replace platinum in engineers' transit work.
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Panama Canal
Panama
New York Times
Cal. Goethals
Knox to aid European farm inquiry commission travels Europe
Secretary of State Knox will issue instructions to U S diplomatic officers in Europe to aid the Southern Commercial Congress foreign commission on agricultural cooperation. The inquiry covers production marketing and financing in Europe with an itinerary across many countries and two delegates from each state and Canadian provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Commission
Southern Commercial Congress
New Yor
Europe
State Knox
United States
Department of State
Foreign Commission
Knox
Commission
Senate
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Italy
United States Senate
House of Governors
American Association of Commercial Executives
National Farmers’ Congress
The
National Grange
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Russia
Servia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Houmania
Austria
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium
Welland
France
England
Ireland
Charles J Owens
Duncan T. Fletcher
President Hosts Dinner With Newspaper Men At White House
The President hosted a dinner in the state dining room last night for numerous newspaper men, with Marine Band performances and brief remarks praising press relations. Attendees included John Temple Graves, J Hemphill, Henry Hall, and many other editors and reporters.
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White Mouse
Marine Band
John Temple Graves
J. Hemphill
Henry Hall
Hilles
Davis Barry
Ira E. Bennett
C K. Berryman
T. W. Brabany
Wiliam Heh, Brigham
Sumner M. Curtis
Robert Dougan
Harry L Dunlap
Rudolph Forster
Elting A Fowler
Lews Gartie
John F. Gavit
James Hay, Jr
Robert D Henal
George G. Hill
James P Hornaday
Gus
John S Shriver
Fred Stark
Maj Alfred J. Siofer
Bob Snyder
L W. Btrayer
M. F. Tighe
Leroy T. Vernon
Ernest G Waijker
Henry L. West
Arthur Wiliert
Weather and tide table highlights for Sunday February 2
Summary of sun and tide data and weather outlook. Disturbances offshore bring rain and snow to Atlantic states while colder air settles across the Midwest and New England. Forecast calls for cloud, possible snow flurries in mid Atlantic and Ohio valleys, with fair weather elsewhere Monday and Tuesday. Temperature readings show highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s across multiple locations.
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Dept of Agriculture
Washington
Grand Banks
East Gulf States
Atlantic States
Maryland
Great
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Ruch Mountains
Jasmus Tm
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Vallar
Reading
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Pacife
Ture
South Atlante
Gulf State
Rocky Mountain Regon
Plain States
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
East Gulf Coasts
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banke
Diamonds in Stockpiles Keep Supply Tight in South Africa
Prominent observers note South Africa's diamond mines retain enough reserves to meet a decade of demand. William Cragg of New York argues the diamond trust manages shipments to prevent a market glut, while his collection includes rare Brazilian stones. Other excerpts praise Buenos Aires as a future world city and mock the American habit of publicizing gift prices to public figures.
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South Africa
William Crag
Abbe Dutie
New York
Raleigh
Diamond Trust of
Tere
Crag
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos
Washington
Europe
United States
Buenos Aire
South Is Protection Hub Says Ex Representative Settle
Former Representative Tom Settle of Greensboro declares the South is a protection section and urges Republicans to educate and mobilize voters. He argues Democrats ruling the region since Reconstruction have fueled Democratic strength, but that a natural party realignment could restore Republican influence.
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South
United States
Tom Settle
Greensboro N. C
Warlard
Republican Party
Matt Quay
Republican Organization
Quayy
Repubcan
Mts
Republican Party of
North
Settle
Georgetown Law School
Mr Settle
Australia Could Undersell U S Meat in America
J S Murdock of the Australian government argues that Australian packers could ship beef and mutton to the United States, undersell domestic prices, and profit by exporting to Britain and England. He notes London prices for mutton and a linked route of steamers to England, suggesting Australia might seek an American market if tariffs drop.
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America
J. S Murdock
Australia
Wiliard
United States
London
New Zealand
England
Amerca
Australa
Ausralia
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Port Diaz
J. P. Morgan
Sphinx
Harry Thaw
War Department
White House
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Papal Noble Guard
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Napoleon III
Elba
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Camille Barrere
Henri Rochefort
Marquis de Rochefort-Lucay
Uncle Sam
McKinley
Spain
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Chicagoan
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Alps
Mra. C. R Miller
Leslie’s
Monsieur Tabraz
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