Germany Demands Review of Changes in Schedule and New Customs Laws
Correspondence between the State Department and the Kaiser’s ambassador outlines demand changes in tariffs and schedule, concessions granted to German interests, and proposals to abolish penalties on undervaluation. Secretary Root, German officials, and chamber of commerce discussions reveal intent to align US customs with German interests, with a June deadline and ongoing negotiations to satisfy both governments.
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Kaiser
House
Ceri
Belweri
Payie Autrehs
Roni
Hun
Abe
Pune
Root Ta Arm Speck von Sternburg
Demamds
Germany
Erensary Department
Gert Chambers
Cimrache
United States Treasury
Taran Bus
Moe
Dingley
Carlisle Overrules Motion To Fine Henderson
A fractured legislative scene unfolds as Carlisle overrules a motion to fine Henderson. An all night session ends with Henderson at the Speaker’s desk amid delays and heated exchanges as members question decorum and the press of the chamber.
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Carlisle
Henderson
Michalek Retains Seat in Congress Amid Committee Shuffle
Representative Anthony Michalek appears set to keep his congressional seat as the House Commerce and Labor Committee reviews a labor and woman and child welfare bill. The debate centers on how the act would affect national labor conditions and statutory provisions during wartime and peacetime, with party lines shaping the debate ahead of potential committee action.
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Tara
Tarashoul Dee
Ava
Public Work Ordered for City Repairs and Improvements
Preparations underway for municipal repairs and improvements across streets and carriageways. The notice lists scheduled resurfacing and costs, with allocations for Fifth Street North West, B Street, Mind Street, and other routes, detailing estimated expenditures and contract actions.
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Ile Bevis
Congress
Jtcom
Penth Street
Brigern
Bevendard
Bla
Femi
Wisconsin Senators Clash Over Spooner Nomination Precedent
A Wisconsin senate committee wrestling with the nomination of James P. Walder, editor of the Madison State Journal, bucked long standing precedent by favoring Walder, despite protests from La Follette. Spooner led the push for confirmation, citing Walder’s fitness while La Follette criticized personal grounds and editorials. The panel recommended a favorable report and the nomination heads to the Senate.
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Snoarer
la Follette
Ames P. Walder
Wiscongin
Hongkong
Wilder
Spooner
Ant
Comamitten
Ja. Foliette Tavioe
Wint Walder Oy
Madison Stet
Ate
Senate
Jon
Exer
Yeatetay
Luc Pollette
da Folleide
Death by Indigestion Prompts Harsh Remedy Claims
An exhausted antisocial-era advertorial warns that indigestion leads to death, promoting “Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets” as a cure. It describes indigestion, liver harm, and digestive failure, urging readers to take the tablets after meals to prevent death and restore vigor. The piece pivots on fear and medical misconception to push the product.
Through routes and joint rates face constitutional and practical tests
Senator Foraker argues Hepburn bill through routes and joint rates would be unconstitutional if enacted. He cites Monongahela Navigation Co. v United States to support that compensation for public tolls must be judicial, not fixed by Congress or the commission, raising questions of interstate rail cooperation, technical enforcement, and potential rate disputes.
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Senor Foraker
Senate
Senator Foraker
Forco
Foraker
Monongahela Navigation Company
The
United States
Dun |Ress
Supreme Court
Congress
Monon~ Salely Navigation Company
Interstate Cormperce Commission
Ita
Congresa
Josement
Ete
addivinnAl
Ks Te Beret Odais Trafic
Ft Wenthd
Reed
Haan Ul Bales
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nes
Labor Trust
Police Officers Acquitted In Department Trial
Maj. Sylvester submitted to city commissioners the acquittal of George Kelley and C. Turner for entering the Nantucket apartment at Fourteenth and W streets north west on February 6 and staying nearly an hour. J. W. Meljuiness, a First precinct officer, was also found not guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and the charges recommended for dismissal. The complaint, filed by Charles Cook, claimed Meljuiness threatened him at Highth Street and Market space weeks earlier.
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Maj. Sylvester
George Kelley
C 0. Turner
Tenth Precinct
Nantucket
Fourteenth
J. W. MeIjuiness
Maj
Sylvester
Police Trial Board
McGuiness
Charles #. Cook
Highth Street
Market Space
Third respite granted in Delaware murder case
John Bonzer alias Kares Thorn alias John Williams, colored, convicted of murdering farmer George D. Farra, was granted a third respite by the Dover board of pardons. He gains more time to present alibi witnesses from Pinners Point, Va, where he allegedly worked for Southern Railway. The stay delays his March 4 execution to September 14.
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Delaware
Washington Post
Wilmington
Del
John Bonzer
Kares Thorn
John Williams
George D. Farra
Nerr
Iris
Board of Pardons
Dover
Hite
Pinners Point
Boozer
Southern Railway
Drinking Bout Proves Fatal near Hancock Station
Special to THE vewnage reports that Bony Walters of Berkeley Springs West Virginia died after a drinking bout at Hancock station. He consumed a gallon of whisky with two companions who failed to save his life as they attempted to help.
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Oast Cumberland
Bony Walters
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Hancock Station
Walters
Tug Wrecked and Men Drowned Near Gloucester Breakwater
The tug Daniel Willard sank after striking a rock off the Rockport Breakwater while bound for York. Three men drowned, two rescued by Pigeo Cove life-saving crew. Names include engineer Joseph I Thompson, cook Gregory Flursch, and deck hand George H Griggson. Other items note a man named Mitch el hanged for wife murder in North Carolina.
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Gloucester
Sass
Daniel Willard
Bourd
York
Rarkport
Pigeo Cove
Joseph I.thompson
Gregory Flursch
Cook
George H. Griggson
White House denial call for miners convention in Indianapolis
A Washington denial stated no invitation was extended to John Mitchell or Francis Robbins. Indiana operators reject concessions, saying conditions do not warrant wage increases. A national miners convention is planned in Indianapolis March 18 to discuss the wage scale and related business.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Robbins
Taylor
John Mitchell
Francis L. Robbing
Spectat Tv
Washington Post
Ini
Phisburg
A. M. Odgle
Ohio
Ni Pois
Pennsylvania
L. Robbing
HH. N. ‘Taylor
Mitchell
Roosevelt
United Mine Worker
Matchell
Wilson
New York
Fire Endangers Thirty Lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn
A blaze in a three story room house at 36 Throop Avenue spread to an adjoining unit and the Wagner Manufacturing Company six story factory on Lorimer Street. More than thirty occupants fled in scant clothing. one woman was overcome by smoke but rescued. All three structures suffered heavy damage and about 1000 dollars in property was destroyed.
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New York
Maren
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Throop Avenue
Wagner Manufacturing Company
Lorimer Street
Four Men Probably Drowned After Sinking Barge
In Philadelphia on March 1 four crewmen from barge No. 1 of Consolidated Coal Company were forced to abandon their sinking craft during a fifty mile gale. The cockleshell rescue boat carried them away but the barge vanished and they are believed drowned as seas ran high.
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Philadelphia
Consolidated Coal Company
Jones Point Lighthouse Keeper Row Leaves Many Disappointed
In Alexandria, Mrs. Margaret Greenwood, widow of long time keeper Benjamin Greenwood, was initially named acting keeper after his death but will not be appointed permanently. A White House decision appeared to favor her, yet a held order delayed by chickenpox in her family and Wilkins preparation to assume duties created a stalled appointment amid local lobbying and Washington communications.
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Washington Post
Mk .Stromal
Ale
Jones Point
Margaret Greenwood
Benjamin Greenwood
Alexandria
Greenwood
Uighthouse Board
Wilkins
Cedar Point Light
Jones Point Light
Paff
Brent
Marshall
Rixey
Roosevelt
Lighthouse Board
United States
Holy
Jones
Point
Washington
Alexandria Postmaster Nominee to Assume Duties in April
The article reports Thomas Burroughs will become Alexandria postmaster on April 1 after Senate confirmation. It notes expected appointment of A T. M. Agnew as assistant postmaster, with local political backers Agnew and Crupper influential in securing the position. Also mentions local deaths and a jail release in the period.
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Thomas Burroughs
Alexandria
Senate
Burroughs
Joe Messrs. Agnew
Crupper
A Ti. Agnew
Internal Revenue Office
New Food Law Advocated To Let Consumers Know Contents
A public appeal argues for federal pure food legislation to require truthful ingredient labels and allow buyers to choose safely. The Postum Cereal Co. supports a bill giving makers, retailers, and consumers clearer standards, with guidance on how to contact Congress and urge passage.
Food Labeling Bill Seeks Ingredient Disclosure Nationwide
A proposed federal act requires every food package to display a complete ingredient list in plain English with the maker’s name and address. It sets penalties for alteration and mandates inspections by the Bureau of Chemistry, with enforcement by district attorneys and a October 1, 1906 effective date.
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Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
District of Columbia
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
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Pastlewaite
Somerset Coal Company
Listis
Springfield
Washinton
Hampshire County
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Walter Singhass
Presbyterian Church
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Norfolk, Va
W. X. Postlock
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N.C
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Windsor
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White House
Call For Miners’ Convention
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Pittgburg
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburg
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Paares
John Mitel
City of Alexandria
Pye
Bond
William Pye
Lambeth
Slo
James McCuen
Tuoteas Lindsey
J. Thomas Lindsey
Staunton
James Lindsey
Noble Lindsey
South Lee Street
Charles Watkins
St. Asaph Street
King and Cameron Streets
Victor Strader
Parryfax
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
America
C. W. Post
Stata
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