Land Deal Controversy Hits Johnson Redfield Row
The House District committee accuses Secretary Redfield and bureau officials of overpaying $47,500 beyond Chevy Chase Land Co offer for 10.78 acres tied to a public highway. The report alleges Redfield’s statements were not true and cites a $81,500 purchase price plus a $4,999 Van Ness street chart, with Dr Edward B Rosa blamed for favoring the land's value. verify veracity of testimony and action.
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Ben Johnson
House District Committee
Redfeld
Bureau of Standards
Jgbusor
House 2
Chevy Chase Land Company
Redfield
Edward B. Rosa
Bureau
de Clares
Department of Commerce
Johnson
Board of Equalization and Review
van Ness Street
Great Coat and Suit Sale at Friedlander Bros
A lively Washington street sale announces dramatic price cuts on overcoats and men’s suits. Coats dropped to 12.50 from 80, with hundreds of models in brown and gray, plus suits formerly 22.50 to 36 now 18.75. The ad promises large savings and urges shoppers to act today for best selection. Mr. Wise notes the deal as a wise investment.
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Wise
Kriea Jandera Gtare
Washington
Friedlander Bros
War Bureau Letters Highlight Delayed Full Facts in Land Purchase
A 1918 exchange reveals Secretary Redfeld’s letters contesting statements by Mr. Tredflelay about the Bureau of Standards land purchase. The sequence notes war-time pressure delaying disclosure of complete facts, with a later October 26, 1918, message apologizing for the holdup and referencing prior criticism.
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Tredflelay
Redfeld
Johnson
Bureau of Standards
New York Money Market and Metal Prices Report
New York money market notes stable with 60 day and 30 day bills near 4.72 to 4.76 percent and government bonds steady. Copper quiet electrolytic around 16 13, iron unchanged, lead and tin quoted with London futures and spot prices. metals trading shows mixed spot and futures movements across copper tin lead and spelter.
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York
Mercantile Paper
New York
Ren
East St. Toule
London
Standard Copper
Electrolynica
Taft and Wilson to Speak on League of Peace
Former President William Howard Taft announced in Atlanta that he accepted an invitation to speak at the New York meeting of the League to Enforce Peace on the same platform as President Wilson. Taft will travel via Cincinnati and Springfield Ohio, with a stop in Menne to catch a train for New York. A Southern Congress session in Atlanta emphasized the need for a national society as part of the Paris peace terms. In Columbus a representative introduced a bill to submit the league of nations to a national vote, while another resolution urged Taft to address the Ohio Legislature in March on the league.
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Society of National
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League of Nations
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Columbus
Ohio
York
Darke County
Jamisiniure
Congress
United State
Myers
Cleveland
William Howard Taft
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