Mount Weather project under scrutiny by House panel
House Agriculture Committee report details Prof Willis Moore and the Mount Weather observatory, finding no legal authority for the project and describing diverted Weather Bureau funds. Comptroller Tracewell confirms lack of authorization and audits criticize the department’s management, with broader calls for congressional approval before future expansions.
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Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Mount Weather Research Observatory
Department of Agriculture
Forester Pinchet
House
Representative Littlefield
Maine
Littlefield
Mr. Littlefield
Littlefeld
Jo & A. Jacobs
Jacobs
Secretary of Agriculture
Comptroller
Moore
Prof. Moore
House Committee On Agriculture
Wiscon
Grinsby
Congress
President Clash Over Congress Fails to Heal Names and Plans
Long review of a short session notes President Roosevelt pressed for reform and subsidies while Congress balked. Lawmakers ponder ship subsidy, Philippine Bank, meat inspection, and various executive messages. Several reforms urged include child labor limits and injunctive power limits.
Legislature Probes Pinchot Forester Controversy
Senator Fulton and Senator Heyburn attack Chief Forester Pinchot on the Senate floor. Littlefield’s oath ex amination clears Pinchot of wrongdoing. Report cites land frauds pre dating the Forestry Bureau and praises Keep Commission efficiency. House committee members dispute Littlefield, exonerate Moore, and complain of lack of consultation and authorized findings.
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Gifford Pinchhot
Forester
Fulton
Oregon
Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
Littlefield
Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Far West
Bureau of Forestry
Interior Department
Finchot
Advocates of Forestry
Boise
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Samuel
Davis
Minnesota
Davey
Candier
Load
Agricultural Department
Moore
Washington's leading store for boys spring clothing
The shop proclaims itself as a top provider of boys garments matching its men’s line. It touts a new season assortment of spring suits reefers and topcoats and urges early buying for Easter as stocks are strong and sizes unbroken.
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Parker, Bridget & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Washington
President's reform program and Congress actions summarized
The article details a broad set of reform proposals and government measures including hours limits for rail workers, an eight hour day aim, prohibition on political contributions by corporations, a unified governance approach for territories, immigration and naturalization reforms, tariff and tax ideas, and military spending. It notes mixed progress with some bills enacted such as the Algeciras treaty ratification, a Salton Sea repair appropriation, and a prohibition on corporate campaign contributions, while many other key recommendations stalled or debated. The piece also cites high legislative activity during the Fifty-ninth Congress with thousands of bills introduced and public laws enacted in each session.
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Congress
United States
House
Senate
DIL
Philippine Agricultural Bank
Porto Rico
Brownsville
Philippines
Iowa
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Panama
Saiton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Memorial Amphitheater
Arlington
San Juan
General Treasury
Hawaii
Alaska
Oae
Allena
Algeciras
Army
Navy
Coast Defense
Fathman
Canal
Twenty-ffth Infantry
Isle of Pines
Congo Free State
Investig City of
Washington
Forestry Bureau
Salton Lake
Santo Domingo
Seacoast Defense Service
Twenty Fifth Infantry
Yeber Experimenta
Tewar
Tawney
Committee On
Appropriations
Coast Artillery
House of Congress
Clayton
Inquiry Approved to Probe Express Companies’ Trade
In the Senate Mr Burnett’s resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate whether leading express firms buy sell or handle fruits vegetables and oysters on consignment drew strong objections from Senators Lodge Kean and Aldrich. After debate the measure was softened and allowed to pass, with the commission to report on its business activities rather than conduct a full investigation.
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Lodge Ee
Beat
Baal
Wadsworth Warns Against Federal Control of Education
Representative Wadsworth of New York warned the House against centralizing powers as it considered the Nelson amendment to the Agricultural appropriation bill. The Senate increase of 5 000 dollars for fifty state and Territorial agricultural colleges was adopted, despite opposition. The debate highlighted a push for broader federal aid to education and raised concerns about eventual federal control of public schools. The House approved the Clinton amendment 120 to 87.
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Ncte
House of Representatives
Wadsworth
New York
House
Nelson
Senate
Committee On Agriculture
Clayton
Alabama
Davis
Minnesota
Townsend
Michigan
Hepburn
Laws
Bby
Scott
Kansas
Gardner
Kellar
Ohio
Will Erect Statue Here Idaho House Passes Bill to Honor Shoup
Boise reports a bill approved by Idaho House to honor former Senator George L. Shoup with a statue in Washington. The measure awaits Senate action as March progress continues in the state capital.
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House
Shoup
Boise
Mar
Senate
George L. Shoup
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Tracewell
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Tragewell
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Fessenden
Navy Department
Singereft
Wilson
Legislative Branch
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ninth Street
United States and
Commission
At. Gardner
Boston and Albany Railroad
Springfiel and
Worcester
Booth Station
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