Senate Judiciary Set Next Monday to Rule on Steel Merger
Senate Judiciary Committee debated the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by United States Steel, weighing Sherman antitrust issues and President Roosevelt's sanction authority. A majority report urged denial of the merger, with a vote split and plans to reconvene Monday to finalize positions among Clark, Foraker, and other senators.
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Congress Convenes As Budget Bills Move Ahead
Congress adjourned with progress on the appropriation bills for executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The Senate amendments to the sundry civil bill were not concurred, while salaries for the President, Vice President, Speaker, and judges were under consideration. The House recessed until 10 o clock this morning.
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Navy Bill Debate Continues As Conference Reaches Partial Accord
A conference panel reports a partial agreement on naval appropriations with major disputes unresolved. Key items include half the fleet on the Pacific coast, use of Marine Corps on battleships, and establishing a Pacific naval base. The bill also tightens powder procurement, shifting emergency war language. Senate appropriations seek 250000 for powder factory expansion and Puget Sound Bremerton yard improvements.
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Ocean mail subsidy bill eyed by Congress
The measure authorizes the Postmaster General to pay for ocean mail service on second and third class vessels under the 1891 act. It restricts expenditures to revenues and requires routes touching multiple Atlantic coast ports. The House Post Office committee reported favorably after passage in the Senate.
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Attacks Forestry Bureau Stand in Senate Bill Debate
In a heated session the Senate weighed an agricultural bill amid sharp attacks on the Forestry Bureau. Farm leaders urged passage while opponents warned of scope and funding impacts on state land management and timber programs.
Indian Claims Debate in Senate Ends Without Headway
Senate spent most of yesterday on Indian claims and agricultural provisions with little progress. McCumber urged constitutionality of a bill allowing federal standads ads for grain goods. Aldrich objected. a clause to study grain handling and transport was agreed. Hesburn opposed forestry budget increases, alleging mismanagement. Creek beneficence and tribal tax issues surfaced. session adjourned for executive hearing. Also, a resolution urged invitations to France and Britain for Champlain anniversary celebration.
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Statehood hopes fade as Senate actions loom
Statehood for Arlene and the New Mexican faces slim chances as the Senate committee yesterd ay struck out provisions on land grants and sent the bill to the Senate while an upcoming Saturday meeting could portend action. Democratic senators eyed discharging the committee from further consideration and a hearing on anti future bills was also noted. Conferees on the Postoffice appropriation bill reached agreement, and an extradition treaty with France was ordered favorably reported by the Senate foreign relations committee.
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Voices Arizona's Cry Bound To Be Cooper Empire
Cal H. L. Pickett of Tombstone predicts Arizona will be among the richest and most attractive states west of the Mississippi when admitted. He cites copper production growth, territorial size, diverse regions from grazing to forests and the Salt River Valley, and notes party pledges favor immediate statehood and a likely first Senate seat for his son. He says Arizona could rival New York in area and wealth, with Tombstone a key county producer of copper.
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Penal Code Bill Conferees Clash Over Amendments
Conferees yesterday failed to agree on three amendments regulating interstate shipment of suitors and two other changes to the penal code. Section 19 prescribes punishment for certain offenses and civil rights restrictions, with House action striking a key provision while Senate insists it remain. A new House-added section proposes punishment for offenders of section 19 who commit other felonies or misdemeanors.
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Gifts for retiring committee leaders in House honors
Unusual honors were conferred yesterday on retiring members of the House committees on interstate and foreign commerce. Representative Townsend of Michigan presented a chair to retiring chairman Col Hepburn of Iowa, Representative Knowland of California presented a desk set to Vice President elect Sherman, and Representative Adamson of Georgia presented a punch bowl to Representative Ryan of New York.
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Fischer Hansen Confesses in Bribery Case
New York February 24 The trial of Carl Fischer Hansen a lawyer and society man accused of bribery of a witness ended as he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted bribery A twelve month penitentiary sentence was imposed by Justice Dowling Hansen will have a week to settle his business affairs before serving his term He exonerated his law partner Alexander Michaelson who was indicted with him The sentence includes disbarment and ends Hansen once seen as a rising figure in the New York bar
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Aerodrome No 4 Flies Again In Nova Scotia Flight
McCurdy Silver Dart flies over four and a half miles at about 40 miles per hour near Baddeck Nova Scotia during Aerial Experiment Association tests. A wing broke during landing and a wheel was damaged, repairs expected in a day or two.
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Railroad Cases joined consolidation set for October hearing
Railroad cases involving the Interstate Commerce Commission and regulation of coal car flow against the Chicago and Alton Illinois Central Baltimore and Ohio lines were consolidated in the Supreme Court of the United States. A hearing was scheduled for October 12.
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Geese and Frogs Hint at Early Weather Signs
Arthur Goldsborough of Wesley Heights DC notes three flocks of Canadien geese overhead on February 2 indicating an early spring. He records migration patterns since 185 and compares dates of southern flights, swans, and frog songs to forecast weather, urging preservation of birds as shooting on Maryland and Virginia waters ends.
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Aging Navy Admiral Samuel Franklin Dies at Home
Rear Admiral Samuel R Franklin, a 46 year veteran appointed by President Cleveland to the International Marine Congress, died at his home on Nineteenth Street Northwest. He served in two Civil War actions, commanded ships including the Roanoke and Aroostook, and retired as rear admiral after a storied career spanning 1860s to 1870s. Funeral plans await arrangements with burial in Arlington. he was born in York on August 2 1826 and had links to the Pennsylvania Military Order and several clubs. Survived by a widow, a brother Colonel Walter Franklin USA, and other relatives.
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No Choice for Senator Springfield NL Fend
The thirty sixth joint ballot for United States Senator shows little change from the pigot ballot with Hopkins gaining a vote. Madison Wis Fed notes small shifts as 66 of 128 votes go to Stephen son in Wisconsin’s joint convention.
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Public Spirit Supports National Auditorium Plan
William Corcoran Hill and other backers pledge funds for a new city auditorium. A bronze tablet may record contributors, with rooms designed to host multiple events and a collapsible wall system enabling simultaneous activities. The list of inaugural donors includes Hill and several others pledging amounts from 50 to 1400 dollars.
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Has Locks for President Amid Inauguration Absences
White House visitors kept the officials busy despite heavy rain. Michael O Bills arrived early with a pair of hose and a gift from his mother to present to the President for Africa travel, was detained by Office Hesse and Sgt Harilson. Police at headquarters examined him. Benjamin O Shedd called again saying he would go to Massachusetts and return for the inauguration.
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Liberia Doing Better Water Says Reports of Republic
A Monrovia report to the State Department says Liberia’s conditions are better than earlier depictions. The writer notes American influence and compares towns, colleges, and cemeteries, praising government stability. Bernard H Rawl of Lexington SC becomes chief of the Derry division at $2500 annually after Clemson graduate status.
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Why Taft Went to the Philippines Revealed by Taft
The National Magazine excerpt portrays Taft’s note to McKinley about accepting the Philippines assignment. Taft recalls feeling reluctant to govern overseas but ultimately followed McKinley’s influence. He credits Root, McKinley, and a compelling vision of national service for his decision to depart Washington for the far land.
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New Use for Auditorium Proposed in Letter to Commissioner
Henry T Bright petitions Commissioner Macfarland to align plans for the Washington auditorium with athletic needs. Bright, a patent lawyer at 405 Metropolitan Bank Building, proposes using the building for university and amateur indoor track meets to ease costly rentals and poor venue conditions faced by George Washington University and other local institutions. The letter, identifying Bright as tied to GWU athletics, stresses the clubs’ interest in a suitably sized, functional arena and notes rentals already burdening annual indoor track carnivals. It was referred to George & Hamilton, chair of the auditorium’s board of trustees.
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Canada Need Not Fear Boundary Treaty Assurance
Canadian parliament debated the boundary with the United States on Tuesday amid fears Hunter Island in the Pigeon River district could shift to the U S. State Department officials said the worry is unwarranted and no boundary change is planned. The treaty directs commissioners to fix the actual boundary and monument it on modern charts, replacing vague 1814 and 1842 lines.
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Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
A vintage ad-style note urges every family to keep Pape’s Diapepsin for sudden stomach misery. It claims the product digests any food in minutes, relieves sour stomach, heartburn, nausea, and headaches, and provides prompt relief with a 50 cent bottle sold by pharmacists.
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Gypsy Conflict on Road to Mazatlan Ends in Killings
Mexican mountaineers faced Gypsy traders after demanding gypsy women dance. Fire opened, two women died and another wounded. Gypsy men pursued and killed three mountaineers. A fourth woman was wounded in Cullacao Mexico. News of the event reached the desk.
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Hasten to aid Italians portable houses team to sail
Howard L Fleet and four assistants from New York will depart Washington in a few days to erect portable houses in the quake district of Italy. They will wear uniforms of a military pattern not identical to U S service dress. Fleet, a Georgetown resident, leads five men who have received full instructions from the Navy Department.
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Will Court Martial Captain Corkran Charged at Gettysburg
New York February 4 Captain Thomas M Corkran of the Thirteenth Cavalry will face a court martial in Philadelphia on February 27. He is charged over an alleged altercation with men of the Pennsylvania State Militia during patrol duty when Federal and State troops were stationed at Gettysburg last summer. General Order from General Leonard Wood, commander of the Department of the West, issued.
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