Tafts Dilemma Over Canada Treaty Divides Democrats
The article reports on President Taft weighing an extra session to push ratification of the Canada reciprocity pact, with Champ Clark signaling support at this session. Democrats contemplate tariff revisions, food schedules, and potential control of tariff making if convened. Senate debate touches on authority and treaty status, with leaders like Gillett, McCall, and Heyburn weighing actions.
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Uark
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White House
Subsidy Charges Heard By House Subcommittee
John W Dodsworth editor of the New York Journal of Commerce and Charles A Conant of New York testified before the House investigation committee on ship subsidy charges. JF C Donald of Chicago Commissioner of the Central Passenger Association also appeared. The hearing adjourned to February 6 with Dodsworth saying ship subsidy is “Staff” but some support the cause. Worthington for the Merchant Marine League alleged a plan to discredit subsidy legislation. Dodsworth described a blank check offered to his father by a shipbuilder agent and discussed a $100,000 offer for a favorable article. Conant said before the Spanish War he advised publisher William Dodsworth to publicize Spain’s actions and Cuban insurgency with balanced publicity.
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Chicago
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Journal of Commerts
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Merchant Marina League
John Roach
Conant
Willam Dodsworth
Spain
Olnes
United States
Unscrupulous Claim on Blood Purification Yet Unclear
Fragmentary text touts sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and strengthener for organs after a cold. It argues hard coins and physiology misuse, but the readable portion is disjointed and lacks verifiable context or attribution.
Congress Condensed Senate Activities and Legislation
Senator Davis urged direct election of senators and the Canadian reciprocity pact. Stone opposed the ship subsidy bill and backed ratification. An act provided for 19 additional army officers to train militia instructors. A favor report on Judge Hunt for the court of commerce and Judge Walter I Smith for circuit judge. The District appropriation bill was amended. The House passed the tariff board measure and adjourned after a long session to meet today.
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Missouri
District appropriation bill bars penal institutions near Mount Vernon
The District appropriation bill passed with a provision prohibiting locating a penal institution within 10 miles of Mount Vernon in Virginia or Maryland, except at Occoquan. Rep Carlin led the push for the clause, 112 to 42 supported. Rep Sennet of New York offered a probe committee amendment, ruled out on a point of order.
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Sennet
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Senator Borah Loses Laprobe In Senate Office
Senator Borah's office delay yesterday led to the theft of a laprobe valued at $100. Mrs Borah arrived by auto, and after a brief hold at the Sixth precinct, the couple proceeded home to Stoneleigh Court without the laprobe.
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Briefs From the Capitol on Army Officers and Nominations
The Senate passed a bill to appoint 612 army officers to staff the militia school, creating 26 colonels and 612 other ranks. Debate continued on Senator Latimer's seat, with 15 or 16 undecided. Nomination of Judge William H. Hunt to the commerce court received favorable committee support, but faces floor opposition, while various judicial posts were also advanced. The Senate approved a bill authorizing the publication of Revolutionary War records. New Orleans push for Panama exposition site faced contrast with San Francisco. Pension legislation debated as Sulloway and McCumber bills contend with potential veto by President Taft.
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Commerce Court
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Clarke
Carter
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Walter I. Smith
Iowa
Eighth United States Judicial Circuit
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District of
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Nicholas J Whalen
Michigan
Edward Engelund
District of North Dakota
Eugene Holton
Western District of
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New Orleans
Congress
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Behrman
Wexler
T P Thompson
J . Sandera
Louisiana
Taft
Senate Committee On Pension A
Sulloway
House
McCumber
White House Callers in Senate and House Jostle for Favor
The list names senators Owen of Oklahoma Benster Dep ew of New York and Tospur of Louisiana with Burns of New Hampshire Root and Brown of New York alongside House members Calder Driscoll Gillett Bennet McCall Currier Knapp Dwight Smith Byrne Taylor Suloway Outell Townsend Austin Hughes Douglas Moon Nye Weeks and former senator Hemenway Teller of Colorado among others in a crowded tally of political figures visiting the White House.
Murphy Meets Insurgent And Also Sees Gov Dix In New York
In Albany on January 30 the Sheehan led Democratic group held a peace conference with insurgents over the U S senator deadlock but made no progress. Roosevelt and Murphy discussed the matter briefly, with no change in votes. Separate calls were made on Gov Dix, who was pressed for a statement unlikely to affect the outcome. The eleventh joint ballot showed no significant shift. totals remained 67 for Sheehan and 61 for Depew among others, with 168 total ballots cast and 80 needed for victory.
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West Virginia Legislature Re-enacts Nixon Era Session
In Charleston West Virginia Jan 30 Republicans unite with Democrats to elect Hatfield president and re enact prior work. Senate advances little while House faces over 100 bills already sent to the Senate. Gov Glasscock’s ultimatum prompts vote on two more senator ballots expected soon.
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Live Wires Tale Drives Woman to Taft White House
A New York woman identifying as Ellen Turner visited Washington seeking an audience with President Taft claiming her body was a mass of live wires. After multiple Capitol visits and a late afternoon return to the White House she was taken to Washington Asylum Hospital for mental evaluation. If no relatives are found she faces transfer to the Government Hospital for the Insane.
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Mystery in Finance Reveals Bank Loan and Deposit Shifts
Treasury officials report mixed results across regions. Boston shows a loan and discount deficit of 3,626,812.44 with a cash gain of 526,647.70 and a heavy drag from individual deposits at 7,440,124.75. New England country banks incur losses in loans and discounts and cash, while reserve cities post both gains and losses. St Louis reports notable gains in loans and discounts and cash but a decline in deposits.
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Constipation aid urged with Syrup of Figs and Senna
A promotional notice advises forming regular habits and using Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna to relieve constipation. It claims the product works with natural functions and preserves internal health, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and through leading druggists.
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Tariff Board Debate Highlights House Split Over Plan
Lawmakers clash over a proposed tariff board that would report to Congress or the President. Democrats push for a bipartisan, information gathering panel while Republicans warn it usurps power and could violate law. Debate spans two hours with mixed support.
Mr Fairbanks Dined With Washington Hosts
Charles Warren Fairbanks former Vice President was guest of John W. Yerkes former Commissioner of Internal Revenue at a 1 pm dinner in the red room of the New Willard yesterday. About 25 men from official professional and business circles attended, many knowing Fairbanks from his presidency or his earlier service with Theodore Roosevelt.
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J Ham Lewis predicts ticket mix and tariff clash in 1912 race
In a Willard lobby interview the Illinois Democrat J Ham Lewis outlines a probable 1912 presidential ticket with Gov Harmon of Ohio as President and a border state Vice President. He argues for Southern state support, notes Roosevelt influence, and critiques tariff commissions while predicting a Democratic victory.
Alaska Native Treated Poorly Says Retired General at Society Meet
Maj. Gen. Adolphus Greely, former Alaska resident, denounces harsh treatment of Native Alaskans and misuse of women in Alaska. He cites inflated prices and American condescension, urging abolition of the traffic and fair trade. The District Society of the Jews of the Revolution discussed monument plans for Admiral de Grasse and prepared to seek broader views at next Washington's Birthday meeting.
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