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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1906

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11

HITT QUITS CONGRESS SERVING THIRTEENTH TERM

Robert Roberts Hitt announces retirement from the House after a long career as chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Health concerns and Illinois primary law prompt not seeking re election. Hitt, a longtime diplomat and ally of Blaine and Reed, leaves a legacy of strong foreign policy and influence in Congress.

Robert Roberts Hitt House Committees On Foreign Affairs Congress Illinois Hitt Illinoia American Congress House House of Representatives Ohio Hutt Pointe i Dtaisenie Daiie Deisisseunt Eiedaniahnirisn Sienna

Hitt's Foreign Service Prospects and Replacement Rumors

The article reviews James H. Hitt a confidant of Lincoln and Grant and longtime House Foreign Affairs chair. It notes his Paris posting 1874 81 and service as Assistant Secretary of State and Congressman. It discusses health concerns and potential foreign appointment under Roosevelt with speculation on his successor possibly Frank Louden and a hint about Senator Cullom’s seat.

Lincoln Grant Hitt Paris Legation State Department Representative Hawk Reed House McKinley Congress Roosevelt Mr. Hitt Washington Frank Louden Senator Cullom Iinois

Advocates Publicity Urges Congress Action on Money in Elections

National Publicity Bill Organization calls for nationwide disclosure of all campaign contributions and expenditures. The 1906 Washington meeting formed the National Publicity Bill Organization to promote federal law and unified state statutes, with committees named to push reform and public accountability.

National Publicity Bill Organization Washington Calon Perry Belmont New York William Chandler New Hampshire J. G. Schurman James H. Wilson Delaware A. H. Stevenson Colorado Normen E. Mack John B. Lamb Indiana Charles §. Hamlin Massachusetts John H. Clarke Ohio Charles W. Knepp Nebraska Charles A. Gardiner John T. McGraw West Virginia Lews BE

Chinese Envoys Busy Speech to Old Warriors

Chinese imperial commissioners touring Washington in a busy study tour gather data on American charities education and suburban life. They visit Soldiers' Home and Takoma Brightwood, plan New York stay, then Liverpool voyage. Secretaries divide tasks, report nightly. aim to assess U.S. forms of charity and education for China’s constitutional reforms.

Brightwood Park Takoma Emperor's Commission San Francisco Tai Hung Chi Tuang Fang Sir Liang Prof Jenks Cornell Corcoran Art Gallery Zoo Capitol Congressional Library Washington New York Owyang King Owyang Metropolis Liverpool England Yang Yang Nixu Arlington Cemetery H. S. Haskins Soldiers United States China Fang Brightwood Post-Office Department Government Printing Office Mount Vernon Dolphin France American Line Plymouth Cherbrourg Southampton Philadelphia Queenstown Atlantic Transport Line London Direct RED Star Line Antwerp Dover London Paris White Star Line Boston Rap ELTIC Wanshington F Street N. W David Lindsay Cunard North River Pannonia Lucania von Campania Umbria Carmania Campania Gibraltar Genoa Naples Adriatic Caronia Medierranean Trieste Flume Vernon H. Brown State Street Moss New N. Y Bolland-America Line Otway E. F. Droop & Sons G W. Moss Gat. Nw D. Lindsay F St. Nw Europe Japan FREI Prank Clark Broadway St. Aw D. C Northwest

Treasurer Fred C. Brown Dies by Own Action in Cheshire Mass

Fred C. Brown town treasurer for ten years was found dead at his Cheshire home with morphine and chloroform near him. Despondency over his wife’s death and a recent accounts inquiry, which showed funds intact aside from $2,500 at home, contributed to the tragedy.

Cheshire Mass Fred C. Brown Adams Brown Wa

Charged With Bigamy Case In Scranton

Dr Henry R Searles held on $1000 bail in Scranton on bigamy charge. Mrs Sadie Augusta Holcomb Searles of Worcester Mass, with her eight year old daughter, travels to prosecute. She says he married Mrs Jacob Bryant of Scranton in January in Bingh amton New York after her being a widow.

Baker Providence David Sherman Baker Cook Street Bush George Ida Bush Pennsylvania Avenue New York Bryan Thomas Barbour Bryan Chicago T Street Oak Hill Cemetery Durphey Biggs Street William Ernest Durphey Louise Henry Durphey James Mulloy Puneral Lighth Street Glenwood Cemetery Pachmond Louisville Detroit Philadelphia Price Frederick P. Trice Augusta John H. Burns Ninth Street Ratcliffe New Hampshire Avenue James W. Ratcliffe Samuel A. Smith Mary C. Smith Grimes Clork Maria A. Smith Jackson Street Anacostia D. C Searles Scranton Henry R. Searles Sadie Augusta Holcomb Searles Worcester Mass Pr. Searles Jacob Bryant Binghamton N. Y

Father O Keefe Dead After Yellow Fever Service in South

Rev Matthew O Keefe long served in Norfolk and Portsmouth during fever outbreaks and as brigade chaplain to Mahone's unit. A friend of Lee and Davis, he earned French Legion of Honor for aiding a fever-stricken frigate. He died aged 78 in Towson Md from pneumonia after devoting fortune to church work.

Napoleon Jefferson Davis Towson Matthew O'Keefe Church of the Immaculate Waterford Ireland Father O'Keefe Mahone Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee South Norfolk Portsmouth Legion of Honor Hampton Roads Hamilton Fish Father O Imperial Marine Legion of Honor of France McGill

Waitress Traps Thief In NJ Silver Theft Plot

Mary Herrmann, a 22 year old waitress, helped foil Paul Schroeder a former butler by guiding police to a cellar stash of about $1000 in silverware. Schroeder allegedly planned to steal from Oscar L. Gubelman and vanish with Herrmann after a staged burglary. Police arrested him after he returned with valuables.

Washington Post West Orange N. J Mary Herrmann Paul Schroeder Schroeder Oscar L. Gubelman Stephen van Rensselaer Gubelman Familly Philadelphia Europe van Rensselaer Gubelman

Justice Deuel Improves. Town Topics Quiet Sunday

New York on January 2 reports no arrests or libels in the Town Topics tangle. Justice Deuel was described as better and up and about at his house, with unclear prospects for tomorrow. No developments or actions were recorded.

Washington Post New York R. J. Collier Deuel

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