Washington Post 1814 Railroads Trusts Message Preview
The Washington Post reports on President Lincoln era trusts and railroad policy with focus on the message to Congress, Interstate Commerce Commission powers, and expected effects on Wall Street. It notes European demand for American railroad securities, potential rate relief, and broader economic prospects in 1814.
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Government and radium hearings shape oil on lands debate
Testimony by Colorado state mining commissioner Hena hen and Radium Company president Flannery at a House mines hearing weighs Secretary Lane's plan to withdraw public carnotite lands from entry. Proponents argue government development could prevent monopoly and save cancer patients, while private radium interests warn of slower progress.
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The Stock Exchange Bill Faces Senate Skepticism
Senator Owen who chairs the finance committee and helped craft the currency act opposes the bill regulating stock exchanges. He warns the measure could dissolve the New York Stock Exchange and severely handicap financial operations, arguing it would threaten security markets and Treasury functions.
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The Dignity of Congress and Legislative Conduct
A editorial urges self restraint in Congress and committees to protect dignity. It supports witness protection, calls for lobbyist registration, and warns that personal clashes harm both houses and public trust. It stresses orderly process, fair questioning, and restraint by members and witnesses alike.
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Congress as a Deliberative Body and Dignity of Office
The speaker urges that Congress remains the greatest deliberative body on earth and warns that letting personal resentments overshadow the dignity of office would be a source of infinite regret and harm to the government’s good influence.
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Call for leaders to run new financial system
A critique of President Wilson's plan to select capable leaders for a restructured federal reserve and potential inter state trade commission. It argues only experienced bankers and top executives can safely guide the readjustment, warning mediocrity will fail to inspire investor confidence.
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Curses on Castles Stir Testament of Scottish Legends
A long account of curses said to afflict Scottish estates, notably Erroll Castle, tracing a string of owners from Erroll’s earls to later purchasers. The piece links ancestral misfortune to property transfer, notes attempts to lift the blight, and contrasts with claims of lawful title in art and relics. It cites Lord Leith, Wayward fortunes, and calls for clearer ownership rules.
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Congress Condensed Senate and House Debates on Alaska Railway Bill
Senate discussed the Alaska railroad oil issue and the Janie homesteaders report while seating votes and a minority report were noted. The Root bill, agri cultural extension, women suffrage amendment, naval pay, and Colorado coal strike resolutions were reported or introduced. House debates resumed on the Alaska railroad bill as officials discussed a radium institute funding prospect and a naval armor plate site. The session adjourned with leaders aiming for an early June adjournment.
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Japanese Industry Seeks Profit From Walrus and Sea Lion Trade
A Norwegian steamer, after two months of walrus hunting in the Bering Sea, returns to Yokohama with about 900 animals. Ivory and hides promise rich profits, with plans for further expeditions using better gear. Japan eyes sea lion skins from Kurile shores, samples shown in Tokyo. The 1912 sea lion crop yielded 135 skins for tanning into durable goods, bright and cheap, while pelagic sealing banned prompts protection measures for fur seals.
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Army Orders: Retiring boards and officer exams listed
An army retiring board is planned at Fort Bliss Texas for examination of officers led by Col Joseph Garrard with Maj Clarence J Manly and Maj Y D Lochridge. Officers Keller Kreps Christine Piluman Whighs and others report to Garrard for evaluation, with additional boards at Fort George Wright and Fort Dade.
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Willard E. Richards
Naval Orders Detailing Shipboard and Shore Transfers
Navy announces retirement, detachments, and reassignments effective January 1914 for Ensigns Gordon Winthas Van Metre McClelland Dowling Anderson Goertz Kelly Smith Wester Keend Bristol Veth and others. Movements of naval vessels include Magdalen, Glacier, and ships from Boston to various ports with several ships en route to Newport and San Diego.
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Sacred College Vacancies Fillions and Papal Consistory
Rome reports many cardinal vacancies in the Sacred College due to deaths, requiring a secret consistory to elect new cardinals. The process, overseen by the Pope, culminates in a public consistory at the Vatican where new cardinals receive the scarlet hat amid ceremony and display.
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Central American Conference Seeks Unity and Free Trade
In Tegucigalpa on New Year’s Day delegates from Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and El Salvador gathered to advance Central American unification. They urged ratification of the 1907 Washington free trade pact and proposed annual student exchanges and uniform measures for money weights and customs. The talks questioned whether to continue meetings, noting past recommendations remained unimplemented.
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Bargains in Art and Oddities At Winter Sales
The New York Times notes forehanded parsons seek gains at winter art sales. Paintings sculptures and ceramics fetch varied prices, with items like the Lincoln manuscript bringing high sums. Buyers are urged to study value, as costs may be lower now than last year, reducing risk versus securities. An anecdote recalls a cavalry horse and a quip about Irish speed.
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Baseball in Japan and the East West gulf
The piece discusses baseball as a diplomatic force between East and West, highlighting the post season series between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants reaching Japan. John McGraw reports from Keio University in Tokyo on ballpark customs, player reception, and Japanese players. He praises their speed and thinking, notes their weakness at bat, and suggests Keio could become a formidable club with development.
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Parsons' Sons Make Good in Clergy Lineage Claims
A Philadelphia dispatch rebuts the slur that ministers' sons turn out poorly. Rev Robert Hugh Morris cites Who's Who in America listing 26 885 notable Americans with 4 508 being clergy or ministers' sons. He notes 12 of 51 National Hall of Fame names and three presidents’ sons are ministers' sons, among other family ties.
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Weather and Tide Table Highlights from Washington Jan 21
The Sun and Tide chart notes high tides at 4 52 and 4 58, low tides at 10 54 and 11. The Weather Bureau reports a moving storm from Lake Ontario toward New England, with rain and snow in the Midwest and Northeast. Temperatures run cooler east of the Rockies, milder in the Northwest, and widespread fair conditions elsewhere through Thursday and Friday with regional wind advisories. Local figures show temperatures from midnight to 6 pm ranging from 41 to 84, with rainfall and sunshine percentages recorded.
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Interviews on presidential policy and reform from capital visitors
Republican Senator A J Hopkins praises the President for active policy and independence of the new Federal Reserve Board, citing currency reform as nonpartisan and rooted in Aldrich origins. Various figures, including Howard H Gross and Senator Bourne, discuss farm extension, presidential primaries, and political dynamics with Baltimore and Chicago as notable venues.
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