Passes Rivers Bill in Wee Small Hours Vote 164 to 81
House approves 34 million rivers and harbors appropriation after a lengthy session. Majority leader Underwood defends the measure against charges of pork while warning against extra sessions. The bill heads to the Senate where a Burton filibuster is anticipated and major allocations include Mississippi 7.39 million and Ohio 3.35 million.
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Wee Sma
Bil
Senate
Burton
Underwood
Congress
House
Ohio
Representatives Frear
Wisconsin
Treadway
Massachusetts
Republians
Calloway
Texas
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Delaware River
Colorado River
Fort Arthur Ship Canal
Baltimore
Savannah
Milwaukee
Duluth
San Diego
Long Beach
Mississippi River
Missouri
Columbia
Lower Willamette
Half and Half in House Aims to Fight Johnson Amendment
Lawmakers clash over the Johnson rider as the District appropriation bill rises to 12.34 million dollars. House conferees, led by Rep Page of North Carolina, seek to retain the rider and preserve half and half funding, while Senate factions vow no bill that would destroy the principle. A conference committee may be formed to resolve the fiscal dispute and consider a proposed federal district fiscal commission.
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Senate
House
Representative Page
North Carolina
Johnson
Joint Congressional Committee On
Congress
Bourne
Oregon
Rural Credits Push Faces Senate Action
The Senate Democrats adopt a resolution urging early consideration of rural credit legislation. A bank and currency committee meeting is planned today to draft the Hollis Dollt measure, while White House officials say the move does not guarantee action this session. The President supports the caucus stance on rural credit proposals.
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Senate
Shrrete
House
White House
Congress
Burton in Filibuster: Senate Hold Two Days
Senate Democrats plan a caucus to consider amendments to a ship-purchase bill as Republican opposition appears to fuel a filibuster led by Senator Burton of Ohio. The president remains confident the measure will pass before adjournment and a third Democratic caucus was postponed to Eight.
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Ohio
Burton
Senate Democrats
Commerce Committee
Shipping Board
Shipping Corporation
Atlantic Fleet Shortage Reported By Fletcher
Rear Admiral Fletcher of the Atlantic fleet writes to Chairman Padgett warning a war footing would cut about 10,000 sailors from strength. He cites go over fleet reports showing a 56,000 shortfall in frontline battleships and adds reserve-crew gaps, totaling roughly 10,400 fewer men than needed.
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Fletcher
Atlantic
Padgett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Flest Line
Messiah Reading Praised By Washington Oratorio Society
The Washington Oratorio Society presented Handel's Messiah at the Church of the Covenant under Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. Robert Maitland of New York joined the 140-voice chorus with a strong solo quartet. Praised were Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, Mr. Backing, Miss Harper, and the choir's concerted work, especially The Hallelujah Chorus and For Unto Us.
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Washington Oratorio Society
Washington
Handel
Church of the Covenant
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
Harvey Murray
Robert Maitland
New York
Maitland
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler
Mise Harper
Atyre
Halie
Senate names panel to probe excise board charges
Vice President Marshall named Senators Sheppard James Hitchcock Dillingham to form a special committee to investigate charges raised by Senator Jones against the excise board. The panel will have authority to summon witnesses and hear testimony under oath as soon as approved by the contingent expense committee.
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Gate Jones
Marshall
Jones
Sheppard
Texas
Washington
James
Kentucky
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Dillingham
Vermont
Martine
Senate
House
Brumbaugh Sworn In as Pennsylvania Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh of Philadelphia was inaugurated as governor of Pennsylvania for four years in Harrisburg with a large crowd. He delivered an inaugural address pledging to uphold his platform including advocacy for local option gun control proposed during the campaign.
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Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Americans Hear Attack at Berlin Luncheon
Reichstag president Kaempf addressed the American Luncheon Club in Berlin on Friday blaming Germany’s enemies for the war. Attendees included Ambassador James W. Gerard former Senator Albert J Beveridge and six American officers observing German army operations.
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Reichstag
England
Washington Post
the Hague
Berlin
Kaempf
Germany
James W. Garard
Albert J. Beveridge
Stokowski Triumphs Again With Philharmonic Power
The Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski again drew a capacity New National Theater audience for a Sunday matinee. His reading of Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony was grand and fresh, with Mme Alma Gluck as soloist delivering charm though opera arias show room for growth. The ensemble’s shading and tonal unity impressed, Mozart and Schubert pieces adding classic warmth, while the finale and East-meets-West intensity left a vivid impression of orchestral mastery.
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Philadelphia Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
New National Theater
Mr. Stokowaki
Hig
Mme
Alma Gluck
Schubert
Mme. Gluck
Mozart
Mr. Sandby
D. Macb
Alaska Fishing Welfare Reforms Demanded After Scathing Report
Dr E Lester Jones deputy fisheries chief delivered a harsh report to the President and Secretary Redfield accusing white settlers in Alaska of widespread liquor violations and moral degradation of native communities. He urged full Commerce Department control over the industry and more vessels and funds to enforce laws protecting fishing and fur seal resources worth about 26 million dollars yearly. The report notes improved jury sentiment but calls for decisive action to rehabilitate natives and curb abuses.
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Alaska
Pribilef
Aleutian Islands
Redfield
E. Lester Jones
Tr. Jones
Department of Commerce
Dry Resolution Held Up At Petworth Meeting
At a Petworth Citizens Association meeting a proposed vote of thanks to Senator Sheppard of Texas for District prohibition was tabled. Critics argued the public in Washington should have a chance to speak on such major legislation before endorsement. President C. J. James said opposition stemmed from procedure, not temperance. The resolution was set aside for the next gathering.
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Petworth Citizens’ Association
Sheppard
Texas
C. J. James
Washington
Plan for World Police Creates International Court
Representative Bartholdi proposes a perpetual Hague court to settle disputes and enforce decrees. The plan calls for a minimal international army and navy, dismantling most warships, and limiting standing forces to one soldier per 1,000 inhabitants. The United States would lead the effort, presenting the plan after the war for universal adoption. Members receive 3200 per year, with representation by population except China.
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Richard Barthohit
Missouri
Congress
Hague
Jne
United States
International Court
China
Criticizes Naval Bill Over Gunboat Provisions For Police Duty
Secretary Daniels rails at House Committee for striking out small gunboats needed for police work in Haiti. He says the bill wrongly funds a transport and a hospital ship not requested, while urging modern light gunboats and gradual additions. He notes only one gunboat, Sacramento, was added since 1920.
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House Committee
Navy
Daniels
Washington
Haiti
Bald
Navy Department
General Board
Sacramento
Dacia Sails For Europe in Bellwether Legal Fight
The Dacia, bought from Hamburg American Line, faces seizure risk as Britain demands control and the U S seeks American registry. The case, framed as a pure legal question, tests rights of the American flag versus British enforcement, with vast German and American interests at stake and politics looming.
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Germany
Great Britain
Brettung
Texas
Port Arthur
Tex
Dacia
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Bremen
Treasury Department
United States
State Department
Europe
Rotterdam
Rocky Mountain National Park Bill Advances
Senate concurred in minor House amendments to the Rocky Mountain National Park bill for 221000 acres chiefly in forest reserve. the measure now goes to the President. An attempt by Senator Cummins to bring up a resolution on Vera Cruz customs was tabled 86 to 1.
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Senate
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Cummins
Vera Cruz
Congress
Dispute Over Testimony On Sullivan Vick and Bryan
Witness recounts remarks attributed to Sul livan and Beer about secrecy. McGunness recalls Hamill’s disillusionment with Boer methods. Commissioner Phelan seeks to verify claims, noting ties between Walker W Vick, the secretary to the President, and Sullivan. The secretary offers to testify and deny hearsay.
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Bryan
Beer
Sullivan
McGunness
Hamill
Boer
Phelan
Walker W. Vick
Customs
Vick
Santo Domingo
New York
Vick and Sullivan
German War Minister Sees Allies Failing to Outflank
General von Falkenhayn voices confidence in German strategy and endurance. He says the Flanders operations show Allied attempts to separate Germany from the sea failed, and that British blockade and copper embargo have little effect on Germany. He expects continued war with ample supplies and conscription in 1915, dismisses Italy and Romania joining the enemy, and asserts Germany can fight indefinitely.
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Flanders
Calala
Antwerp
Belgium
Kitchener
Joffre
Nea
A D Grange Clubman Dead After Fox Hunt Injury
Alexander D Grange, a Philadelphia society figure and Radnor Hunt Club member, died in Bryn Mawr Pa hospital from injuries suffered during a Malvern fox hunt when his horse fell at a fence. He married Sarah Lucille Melton of Pittsburgh in 1908.
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Philadelphia
Alexander D Grange
Bryn Mawr
Radnor Hunt Club
Malvern
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Petworth
Senator Sheppard
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T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Plans World Police
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U. S
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Conference Committee
Bureau of Animal Industry
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Michigan
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Indiana
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Farr
J M Gidding & Co
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Sloan, Inc
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