Waterways funding across states and key harbors outlined
The rivers and harbors appropriation bill totals about 14.9 million cash plus 11.4 million expenditures, with Virginia receiving 307000 and Maryland 814000 for various harbor works, plus extensive allocations across North Carolina New York and other states for harbors, rivers, and channel improvements. The document lists numerous projects, continuing contracts, and regional totals, including large sums for New York Harbor and Mississippi River works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Potomac
Washington
Occo- Quan
Carters Creeks
York River
Mattapont
Pamunkey
Virginia
Norfolk Harbor
Cape Charles City
Nomini Creek
Rappahannock River
Urbana Creek
James River
Appomattox River
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Rockhall
Queenstown
Claiborne
Cambridge
Chester
Choptank
Warwick
Pocomoke
Tyaskin Creek
la Trappe
Manokin
Breton Bay
Patapsco
Baltimore
Ik River
Susquehanna River
Hay
Grace
Nanticoke River
Wicomica River
Beaufort Harbor
Norfolk
Sounds of
North Carolina
Swinland
Pamlico
Tar
Hoo
Contentina Creek
Neuse
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Massachusetts
Newburyport Harbor
Sandy Bay
Cape Ann
Herber of Refuge
Lynn Harbor
Beaton Harbor
Hyannis
Nantucket
Wood's Hole Chanel
Merrimac River
Mystic
Malden
Weymouth
Fore River
Vermont
Providence
Oawage Harbor
Cape Vincent
East River
Hell Gate
Harlem River
Hudson River
New York Harbor
General Improvements
New Jersey
Raritan Bay
Passaic River
Keyport
Matawan Creek
Raritan
South
Elizabeth Rivers
Shoal Harbor
Comatan
Cheesquake
Pennsylvania
Ene
Herr Island
Six-mile Island
Springdale
Allegheny River
Delaware River
Delaware
Monomahela
South Carolina
Charleston Harbor
Santee
Wateree
Conkaree
Eatherside- Minim Creek
Georgia
Savannah
Cumberland Sound
Florida
Fernandina
Sia
Chatteheoche River
Columbus
Key Wear
Hilaboro Bay
Pensacola
St. Johns’ River
St. Jonas River
Grange Miu Fats
Crystal Anciote
Suwanee
Withiaeaoche
Pancagoula River
Tallahatehis
Coil
Tehula Lake
Calcasieu River
Bayou Plaquemine
Grand River
Pigeon Bayou
Louisianaa
Texas
Red River
Louisians
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Fulton
Galveston
Sabine Paso
Galveston Harbor
Calveston Channel
Mouth of
Brazon Hives
Aranson Pass
Bisy
Ladine and Neches River
Galveston Channel
Buffalo Bayou
Trinity River
Brazos River
Velasco
Waco
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Arkanals
Louisiana
Arkansas River
Tennessee
Cumberland River
Nashville
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Riverton
Telnessee
Scotia Point
Kentucky
Big Sandy River
Levisa
Tug Forks
West Virginia
Ohio River
Louieville
Mio
Sandusky
Ca Trecta
Huron
Blark
Hiver
Loraige
Tarbor
Cleveland
Faipport
Conneaut
Muskingum
Ohio
Michigan
Grand Yarals Harbor
Otretagy
Manistique Harbor
Halven
Sagatick
Narbor
Kalamazoo River
Holland
Black Lake
Grand Haven
Muskegon
Charlevoix
Entrance
Pine Lake
Harbor Beach
Harbor of Refuge
Wisconsin
Ashland
Sturgeon Bay
Lake Michigan
Manitowoc
Milwaukee Harbor
Recine
Fox River
Minnesota—Duluth
Minnesota
Superior
Indiana
Michigan City
Sinole
Waukegan
Chicago
Calumet River
Illinois and Mississippi Canal
Mississippi
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Missouri River
Cairo
Moline
South Pass
Missouri—Osage
Sioux City
Herman
California
Sana Luis Obispo
Oakland Harbor
Oregon—Coquille River
Columbia River
Vancouver
Wash
Willanelly River
Cascades
Willamette
Portland
Yambill
Columbia
Lower Willamette
Oregon
Grays Harbor
Bar
Aberdeen
Harbor
Chehalis River
Tacoma
Puget Sound
Union
New
Watcom
Hawaii
Honolulu
Commissioners Urge Higher Municipal Building Appropriation
District Commissioners pressed the House Public Buildings Committee for a 3 1 2 million dollar increase to fund a stone municipal building. Macfarland West and Biddle cited site costs at Fourteenth and Pennsylvania Ave NW, waterproofing, foundations, and stone contracts, urging a final appropriation around 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 dollars beyond prior estimates. The committee promised careful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Macfarland
West
Biddle
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvia
Avenue Northwest
Gald
Municipal Building Commission
Indiana
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Gillet
Local DC bills reported favorably by District Committee
A large number of local bills were reported favorably to the House by the District of Columbia Committee. Measures include street and alley openings, fireproofing limits, extending free water to charities, street extensions, tax caps, and incorporation of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templars. A special Home District Committee meeting was set for today to consider the large railway bill, with further Senate confirmation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
District of Columbia
Macfarland
West
Biddle
Senator Gallinger
Cowherd
Davis
Union
Congress
Nineteenth Street
Woodley Road
Mintwood Place
Anacostia
Toelectric Railway Company
Knights Templars
United States
Church of Our Redeemer
Jet 5
Square-990
Dilla
Chai
Grosac
Senate ‘Committee
Protection of Labor Measure Framed After White House Talks
A labor injunction bill emerged in the House after two months of talks among President Roosevelt Attorney General Moody and labor and corporate representatives led by Jenkins The measure would require a court hearing before any injunction in labor disputes and aims to embody equity rule 56 while preserving the rights of injunctive action, with immediate but brief notice to the adverse party and hearing soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Moody
Garfield
House of Representatives
Denkins
Wisconsin
Judiciary Committee
Congress
H. R Fuller
Morton
Jenkins
House
Jenking
Fulter
Organizationa
Dr Miles Remedies Promise Safe, Pure Pain Relief
Reward offered for any trace of opium morphine cocaine ether or chloroform in Dr Miles Remedies bought openly. Claims remedies soothe nourish strengthen nerves rather than paralyze them. Testimonials praise Anti Pain Pills for rapid relief and no need for further medicines, urging others to try.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Hess
Zilles
M.M. Fenner
Fredeia
W. B. Brew
Immigration facility plans for Angel Island and cities
The report notes a proposed contagious hospital at an estimated 250000 dollars and a 312000 dollar water purification plant. It also mentions an immigration station for San Francisco to be built on Angel Island at a cost of 258000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Emia‘Island
Angelsland
Louisiana Sugar Planters Oppose Philippine Tariff Cut
James D. Hill testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee against reducing Philippine sugar tariffs to 25 percent of Dingley rates. He argues last year’s large Cuban-reciprocity gains came from favorable conditions and cartel abolition, warns lower Philippine tariffs would boost island output and cost US producers. Cobogsk and N N Smith also testify. discussion touches on cane beet dynamics and refinery divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
James D. Hill
House Committee On
Ways and
Yesterda
Philippines
United States
Representative Boutell
Illinois
Hill
D. €. Cobogsk
American Cane Growers’ Association
Carman N. Smith
Michigan
Representative Curtis
Kansas
Colcock
Missouri River
Mr. Smith
Terri
Naval Cadets Standings for Naval Academy Graduation
Roy C. Smith of Michigan trails Hugo Frankenburger of West Virginia by about a point in the final class standing for the upcoming Naval Academy graduation. Frankenburger led with 610.90 and Smith had 609.89 as the top ranks were announced, with further details listing the first twenty cadets and their scores ahead of the departure for President Roosevelt's address in Annapolis. The official order sets arrangements for Roosevelt’s visit Monday as he travels from Washington to Annapolis to confer diplomas and deliver the diplomas to the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Hugo Frankenburger
Charleston
W. Va
Roy ©. Smith
Niles
Mich
Frankenburger
Smith
Roy C. Smith
Ormond L. Cox
Red Mills
Royal E. Ingersoll
South Bend
Ind
Herbget F. Leary
Baltimore
Ghee
Border
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Chester W. Nimliz
Kerrville
Tex
Logen Cresap
James O. Gawne
Fredonia
Samuel Gordon
Port Jervis
N. C
Alvah B. Court
Houston
John N. Ferguson
Wayneaville
N.C
Louis C. Farley
Rowe
Mass An
Roosevelt
Washington
Annapolis, Washington
Saltimore
Browngen
Grivan
Boageing
Military Officers Granted Leave and Duty Orders
Army officers receive leaves and reassignments with details on duties for canal commission, ordnance consultations, and temporary assignments. Included are Capt Campbell, Capt Gallagher, Col Phipps, Capt Morse, Lt Little, and others along routes through Springfield, San Francisco, Manila, Vancouver, and Honolulu with the Sheridan transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell BE
Babcock
Eighth Infantry
Hugh J. Gallagher
Geterautaf
Isthmian Canal Commission
Franke H.phipps
Ordnance Department
Springfeld
Springfield
Mass
Benjamin C. Morse
Seventeenth Infantry
San Francisco
Cal
Department of California
Horace A. Little
Philippine Scouts
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Manila
Philippine Islanda
Sheridan
Philppine Islands
Col. Lebo
Fourteenth ‘Cavalr
Greene
Signal Corps
Rochester
Kendal
Twelfth Cavalry
Sach Armistead
Twenty-first Infantry
Trotter
Artery Corps
Honolulu
Armstead
Feil
Hongulu
Plan Defeated at Southern Cotton Convention in New Orleans
Southern Interstate cotton convention closes after three days with Harvie Jordan of Georgia elected president and E S Peters of Texas as vice president The plan to defeat the Waco warehouse proposal succeeds and a committee is named to confer with the President on expanding the American cotton trade A permanent Southern cotton association is formed to regulate production supply and marketing and to broaden foreign markets A policy to pool 2 000 000 bales for retirement after October 1 1903 is approved and inspectors will be appointed to oversee acreage reduction Congress and Roosevelt receive endorsement for giving railroads tighter discrimination control and shared support from Southern lawmakers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Harvie Jordan
Georgia
E. S. Peters
Texas
Southern Interstate Cotton Convention
Waco
Inrce
Permanent Organization
Committee On Permanent Organization
Southern Cotton Association
Stem
McLaurin
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
J. A. Brown
North Carolina
EH. C. Smith
South Carolina
N. D. North
John Bostwick
Ladrones Keep Up Fight Across Cavite Skirmishes
Manila reports Gen Corbin to send Third Troop of Second Cavalry to Cavite to aid insular forces as ladrones near Strang suffer 90 fighters. In San Fran de Malabén band terror targets ex Gov Trias family demanding ransom. Port Oglethorpe designation change noted. Dixie sails to Santo Domingo with 200 marines aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Wright
Corbin
Cavite
F. W. Sipiecy
Strang
San Fran de Malabén
Trias
Yellow fever on the US ship Boston near Panama
Cablegrams from Consul Gudger report yellow fever among crew of the Boston, with cases among Japanese sailors and others. Disinfection underway, doctors assigned, and orders to move the vessel toward Puget Sound. Panama Canal Zone authorities assume control of sanitary work amid ongoing investigations and fumigation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Gudger
Panama
United States
Boston
Lafferty
Ancon
Aare
Perry
Pierce
Niles
Mary Department
Morton
Puget Sound
Kokihase
Frank E. McCullough
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Panama Canals Commission
Davis
Canal Zone
Colon
H. R. Carter
Ohio deepening river plan at Senate session
Special to The Washington Post: In Charleston W Va on January 6 Senator Snyder offered a joint resolution to form a committee to visit Washington and confer with the President and state lawmakers about funding Ohio River deepening. A resolution to inspect state institutions was adopted. The tax commissioner bill was amended to a four year term starting 12 19 3 and set for a Monday vote amid expected clashes between administration allies and opponents. Possible repeal of the tax commission law was threatened. A bid to raise the governor’s salary and broaden appointment methods via Supreme Court confirmed nominees drew interest. The present librarian is noted as a negro. Applicants for the position include E F E Hood and J A McWhorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Snyder
Washington
Rivere and Harbora
Ohio River
Office of State Tax Commissioner
Bclock
Browning
Mirro
Rlan
Supreme Court
E. F E. Hood
J. A. McWhorter
Green Brier
Increases Salaries and State Legislation Debated
Special to The Washington Post Raleigh report notes the senate referred the cornmeal trade bill to the judiciary committee after house passage, and Scales' bill to raise judges' salaries to 33600 passed 2 to 22. A jug law restoration issue and railways penalties were discussed, with several amendments proposed and votes recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Chevland
Cabarrus
Mitchell
Gaston
MecNinch
Watts
Committee On Railways
Suspends Treasury Clerk in Missouri Bribery Case
Charles I. Blanton, longtime clerk in the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, is suspended awaiting trial in Missouri on a charge of taking money from private interests over reported sites for federal buildings. A cousin, Vernon, was earlier implicated in offering such corrupt payments. Blanton denies knowledge and the trial is set for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor of the Treasury
Post-Office Department
Missouri
Blanton
Vernon
May
Baltimore and Ohio promotes Fitzgerald to general manager
At B and O headquarters Thomas Wite Fitzgerald named general manager succeeding S$ Simms who resigns effective February 1. Fitzgerald, current superintendent of the Philadelphia and main line branches, is joined by Mandel Sener as special representative for Baltimore with duties in New York City. James H. Maddy shifts to Erie Company duties in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Thomas Witegerald
Vice Co
Simms
Fitzgerald
Philadelphia
Mandel Sener
James H. Maddy
Maddy
Erie Company
New York City
Chicago Bank Closed After Receiver Appointed
Chicago bank shut down as court appointed a receiver after declaring over 10 000 in deposits, with no shareholders. Bank organized under West Virginia law with capital stock of 3 ward Day bonds. Attachment suit exceeds 5 0, awaiting further action. W H Hunt president named on the bank seal, with others connected. Passenger from Chicago train delayed near New York due to snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virgina
W. H. Hunt
T:2
Dink
Ges
Clacy We. R. Travers
Sidace
Wallstevet
York City
Chicago
New York
G Company
Nederland Texas Bank Closed by Comptroller Receiver
Nederland National Bank of Nederland Texas was ordered closed by the Comptroller of the Currency with Examiner Williams named receiver. Telegraphic notice from National Williams states the bank will be closed, with deposits expected to be cared for and a receiver appointed last week affecting creditors and withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Nemed
Eeaumont
Texas
Fits National Bank of Nederland
Neayn
Kk Vely
First National Bank of Nederland Tex
Une
National L Williams
Coss
Williams
United States
Prevaiuta
Furniturs
Goulds Wins Appeal In Virginia Supreme Court
The case involves a Virginia county, Richmond area, and charter disputes over railroad development. The Supreme Court rules on statutory construction, confirming or denying a charter and addressing the legality of railroad alignment along the Potomac corridor. The decision centers on the interpretation of statutes and the authority of the court to settle the meaning of the charter and its implications for local transportation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focksgond
Othe Richmon
Supreme Court Tao Enterré
Mindesey
Char‘railroad Company
Potomac Road
Supreme Coure
Right of Way Acquisition Between Canals in Maryland
An agreement has been entered to grant a right of way between canal trusts and Maryland, detailing the route and line alongside the Virginia and Maryland corridor. The document covers land access, crossing points, and roadbed usage for transportation purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & C. Canal Trusteas
Maryland
Sean Cmaryland
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Frank FP. Sargent
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Sennington
Eagle
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Halled
Floris
Nevada
Topeka
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Ladrones
Fort Oglethorpe
Port Oglethorpe
War Department
Santo Domingo
Olon
Dixie
Domingo
Empire Camp
Guantanamo
Mars
North
Treasury
Thomas Fitzgerald
Montague and
Braxton
Confederate Veterans’ Camp of
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A. ‘J. Montague
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Nederland, Tex
Gould
DR. Fenner
Grand Rapids, ‘Mich
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