May to Senate Conservative Plan on Emergency Currency
Senator Aldrich and Republican leaders plan a conservative emergency currency measure. The House Banking and Currency Committee is set to accept a lightly amended bill from the Senate Finance Committee, while Burton and Weeks oppose the Fowler idea and push for Senate terms. The two houses race to publish a report before adjournment, with possible rivalry and ongoing committee reshuffles as negotiations continue.
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Aldrich
House Committee of Banking and Currency
Burton
Fowler
Senate Finance Committee
House Banking and Currency Committee
House
Senate
House Committee
Ohto
Weeka
Massachusetts
Nis
Senate Committee
No Prohibition Pass Likely in District Says Hull
Representative Hull, a Republican leader in the House, states he does not expect prohibition legislation from the District of Columbia to pass this session. He doubts any bill will succeed and would prefer a vote by District residents rather than imposing a law without public backing.
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Senate
Aldrich
Hull
House
Columbia
Wallington
Tyster
Prohibition
Weston
President's Callers Sparse at White House New Year Reception
Washington dispatch reports a notably small attendance at the White House New Year reception. Roosevelt greeted a reduced guest list compared with two years ago and last year, while weather was not blamed for the decline. Congressional turnout was unusually low, and military personnel moved through in a shorter but still lengthy procession.
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Washington
New York
Breaulent Roosevelt
Whites House
Army
Navy
Minister Carbo Returns After Eight Months Absence
Senor Don Luis Felipa Carbo resumes duties as Ecuador's minister in Washington after eight months away. He met Secretary Root at the State Department to renew relations. Carbo was recalled to Quito to serve temporarily as minister of Jordanian affairs, but with an end to the emergency, Puja assumes both ministerial duties for now.
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Don Luis Felipa Carbo
Washington
Ecuador
Root
State Department
Senor Carbo
Quitorom
Jordian
Senor Puja
Interior
Capitol Telephone Exchange Moves for Expansion
The Capitol telephone service has outgrown its basement space and operators have been moved to the old Haat exchange building on B Street behind the Maltby building Senate annex. The change is temporary as the Capitol plans to use rooms in the new House or Senate office buildings once completed.
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Capitol
Hello Girls
Haat
N B Street
Maltby
Senate Annex
East Exchange
Telephone Company
Lincoln Exchange
Capitol Force
Capitol Building
Capitol Exchange
New House
Senate
Capitol Telephone Exchange
Urges Congress to Act on Currency Legislation
Editorial urges immediate national currency reform to ease financial stringency and restore confidence after bank curtailments. The Post praises editors pushing the President and Congress to act, argues Congress should not holiday during crisis, and calls for conservative legislation tied to the nation’s wealth to stabilize business and homes. Louis P Shoemaker signs.
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Congress
South America
Philippines
Porto Rico
Sand Wich
Cuba
Louis P Shoemaker
Publishers Given Time On Postmasters Notice
The Third Assistant Postmaster General issued a notice to postmasters effective January 1 to curb lapsed subscriptions. Publishers are granted time to adjust to the new rules which limit arrears to one year for weeklies, nine months for semi weekly, six months for tri weekly, and three months for dailies with fines of one cent per day for violations.
Nervine Restores Nervous Energy and Health
Broken down overwork and nervous strain affect the whole body. Dr Miles Nervine rebuilds nerve energy and the weakened system. J H Hershey of Lititz testifies his wife recovered from nervous prostration after using Miles Nervine. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Ind.
Philippine tariff plan links Democrats to sugar and tobacco
A reported alliance of Democrats, anti imperialists, and sugar and tobacco interests seeks a Philippine tariff plan pairing short term independence with a tariff reduction. The move aims to pressure Congress to grant independence after a few years and lower duties during that period, with test votes likely in the Senate as Payne prepares Ways and Means hearings next week.
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Congress
Taft
Philippines
Eet
Indus
United States
Correas
Colorado
War Department
United
Senate
Payne
Committee On
Ways and Means
Watt Humphreys
Inspectors Shifted in Post Office Reorganization Plan
Postmaster General Meyer signs changes in the corps of post office inspectors effective today. Frank E McMillan becomes chief inspector in Washington, while William J Vickery moves to Kansas City as inspector in charge there. John R Harrison moves from Denver to assume Washington duties, and Edward L McKee transfers to Denver. The Washington division covers Delaware Maryland North Carolina Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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Meyer
Washington
Frank E McMillan
Willam J Vickery
Kansas City
John R Harrison
Denver
McMillan
Edward L. McKee
Kangar City
Harrison
Boston
Post Office Department
Spokane
Wash
William J Vickery
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Holmes
Vickerys
Mintwood Place
John R. Harrison
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Lawmakers Have Grip In Congress Enforced Absences
Representative John Sharp Williams, minority leader, has the grip and is convalescing in his apartment after two days of illness. Representative Smith of Michigan, chair of the House District Committee, has been ill for a week but was briefly up yesterday and may go out soon. The first meeting of the House District Committee is expected next Thursday.
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John Sharp Williams
House
Wiliams
Congress
Repreentative Smith
Michigan
Smith
House District Committee
Choctaw Indian From Atoka Lands Cadetship At West Point
Ardmore Okla Jan 2 Lamar Jackson a full blood Choctaw of Atoka has been appointed to a cadetship at the United States Military Academy West Point. Appointment made by Congressman Charles J Carter of this district.
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Ardmore
Okla
Lamar Jackson
Atoka
United States Military Academy
West Point
Charles J. Carter
Approves New Wage Scale for Washington Navy Yard
The Navy Yard wage board approved the 1908 schedule of wages for mechanics and laborers at the Washington Navy Yard. Changes include increases for toiletmakers and various classes of Zogine tenders, MIW men, Packerd workers, and others, while all other employes retain 1907 wages. The Assistant Secretary oversees labor questions. Chief Clerk Curtis announced details.
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Try
Navy New
Washington Navy Yard
Naval Wage Board
Curtis
Navy Department
Packerd
Navy rule changes approved by President Roosevelt
Changes in naval regulations aim to conform to army salutes and cut red tape in administration. A new rule dispenses with evening muster on shipboard, deemed unnecessary for discipline or drill, and allows officers ordered to sea or shore duty outside continental U S to draw an advance of three months pay, a privilege previously unavailable in some cases amid funds hardship.
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Roosevelt
Munter
United States
Alaska
Navy issues revised safety order after Georgia turret blast
The Secretary of the Navy issued a general order amending a prior rule requiring a gun crew member to report a gun bore clear before firing. The revocation applies only to guns not mounted in turrets, keeping earlier loading safety practices in force after the Massachusetts Bay explosion near Cape Cod months ago.
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Secretary of the Navy
Meteglf
Navy
Georgia
Massachusetts Bay
Cape Cod
Retired by riding test for Roosevelt era rules
Maj. Joseph T. Crabbs of the Quartermaster Department was placed on the retired list of the army yesterday due to disabilities from duty. While at West Point he fractured his leg in a horse accident, leaving him crippled and disqualified at the riding test at Fort Myer, the first officer retired under Roosevelt's chargemanship requirements.
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Joseph T. Crabbs
Quartermaster's Department
Army
Military Academy
West Point
Maj. Crabbs
Fort Myer Heod
Roosevelt
Army Orders and Transfers from 1908
Army orders detail Lieut Col Walter L Fisk to proceed to Buffalo to relieve Col Henry M Adams with related property and records. Capt Charles M Bunker assigned to Hot Springs for observation. First Lieut Robert L Richards to report for examination in Washington for advancement. A Philippines Division fortification board to study defensive works location. Maj Charles H Chapmin authorized to attend German School Fort Brady Michigan.
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Walter L. Fisk
Corps of Engineers
Buffalo
Henry M Adams
Charles M. Bunker
Fourth Field Artillery
Andy and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Robert L Richards
William D. Crosby
Army Medical Mayseum
Washington
Hia
Philippines
Manila
Fortification Board
Philippine Islands
Military Information Division
Oil of the Philippines
Army
War Department
Charles H Chapmin
Judge Advocate
Michigan National Guhra
Gerrlebn School
Fort Brady
Mich
Naval Officers Receives Orders From Academy Board
Rear Admiral W Field retired detached as senior board member to appraise cost changes in academic buildings at the United States Naval Academy. Rear Admiral P Garst retired detached as member board to appraise costs for changes in the same work. Lieut RL Berry detached to Chicago as senior engineer officer. Lieut AN Mitchell detached to Colorado as senior engineer officer. Ensign JC Sweeney Jr assigned to navy yard Boston for duty connected with the post graduate course in naval architecture at MIT.
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W. Field
United States Naval Academy
P. Garst
RL Berry
Colorado
Chicago
A .N. Mitchell
J C Sweeney, Jr
Navy Yard
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Techology
Woman’s diet change ends brain fog and stomach woes
A Michigan woman recounts restoring health by abandoning rich greasy foods and embracing Grape-Nuts with sugar and cream. She notes clear brain, resolved constipation, and improved nerves after following The Road to Wellville guidance and proper physical exercise.
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Michigan
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ville
New Chief of Navigation Bureau Named at White House
Capt. John Elliott Pillsbury will succeed Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. The appointment, announced at the White House, comes during a period of naval criticism and unsettled issues over ship construction and administration. Pillsbury, born in Lowell, Mass., in December 186, will retire next December and must be confirmed by the Senate before taking duties.
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John Elliott Pillsbury
Willard H. Brownson
Naval Bureau of Navigation
White House
Capf. Pillbury
Pillsbury
Naval Administration
Naval Bureau
Congress
Cameron McR. Winslow
Bureau of Navigation
Capt. Pillsbury
New Hampshire
Metcalf
Senate
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Lowell
Mass
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Boston Navy Yard
General Board
Washington
Army and Navy Joint Board
Converse
Evang
Atlantic Fleet
Browngan
Navigation Bureau
Roosevelt
Capt
Stokes
Charles F. Stokes
Secretary of the Navy
General Board of the Navy
Navy Department
Capt. Fillebury
Seariet Naval
George A. Converse
Board On Construction
Fragmentary Revision Criticism Acknowledged in Wisconsin Police Debate
Incomplete remarks reference an officer named Teft of Wisconsin in a discussion about reforms and public response. The text suggests criticism centers on leadership and calls for change, though details remain unclear and fragmentary.
Government moves to dissolve Harriman rail system
Reports say the U S government is preparing to file suit to dissolve the Harriman system of railroads in the West and that action by the Department of Justice will soon follow. Attorney General Bonaparte confirms continued government inquiry and says no announcement is ready.
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Department of Justice
Bonaparte
Department
New Army Board Named for Subig Bay Fortifications
Secretary Taft announces a ten officer fortifications board for the Philippines division to study Subig Bay defenses and other works. The board will report to the War Department from Manila and include the commanding general and senior service chiefs.
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Islands
Subig Bay
Philippine Islands
Army
Philippines
War Department
Manila
Department
General Board of the Navyas
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
New McKinley No 8 Postal Card Issued to Postmasters
A notice to postmasters announces a new postal card design named McKinley No 8 ready for issue. It resembles McKinley No 2 but features a vertical mark about one third from the left on the address side to hold written messages. The No 2 card will remain on sale.
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