One Bill Gets Through and Many Measures Fail
The House moved to conference on the agricultural bill and recessed. Several District related measures including street extensions for Underwood and Barry Place were defeated while a Van Buren Street extension bill passed. Humphreys led opposition to Barry Place, Mann dodged, and Kendall teased. Conference talks continued on Navy pensions and army appropriations as the chamber adjourned in a subdued mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood Street
Barry Place
van Buren Street
Humphreys
Mann
Ita
Fifth Street
Third Street
Johnson
Kenturks
Police and Firemen
Senate
Olcott
Humane Society
Carlin
Virginia
Missisapp
Hla
Illinois
Kendall
Iowa
Mc Humphreys
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Smith
Hinds Quits Post Today as House Parliamentarian
Parliamentarian Hinds will resign his office at noon tomorrow to become a Maine representative in Congress. He has served sixteen years starting under Speaker Reed. The post now pays 360 dollars plus one dollar for the digest. Crutchfield of Indiana and Crisp of Georgia are leading candidates to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher
TRC
N. T. Crutchfield
Indiana
Charles Crisp
Georgina
Crutchfield
Machinist Dies at His Machine in Government Office
Lewis H Whitham aged 45 of West Ballston Virginia died suddenly yesterday morning at the government printing office where he worked as a linotype machinist for about five years. He was affiliated with Columbia Typographical Union No 101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing
Lewis H . Whitham
Earl
Navy Captain's Son Dies in Cyanide Suicide
In San Francisco on March 2, Paul Orchard, two years old and son of Captain John M Orchard of the cruiser West Virginia, died by his own action using cyanide of potassium after drinking it last night. No motive is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Paul Orchard
John M Orchard
West Virginia
Senate Adjourns After Prolonged Debate on Bills
Congress condensed as filibusters filled the morning with waning support for contentious measures. The tariff board and naval appropriation clash failed, pension and postage plans faced clerical blocks, and the Indian appropriation report was approved in a session largely governed by unanimous consent rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ireelovk Westerey
Hale
Tari Board
Lodge
Bailes
Democrats to Reorganize in State Committee Plan
Harnsburg Pa March 2 A state committee of the Democrats adopted a reform report calling for a complete party reorganization. The plan seeks seven members to elect a new state chairman and a new national committeeman, with leaders and policies to be changed. The existing leadership questions whether the plan can be enacted under current rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnsburg
State Committee
National Demonatic Committee
de Walt
Committee On Reorganization
Prisoner’s wedding halted in Hamilton County jail
In Chattanooga on March 2 a license was issued for the marriage of Dr. John W. Sherman and Miss Cleo D. Lucas. Sheriff Connor refused to permit the ceremony on orders from the acting attorney general. Sherman is jailed without bond on murder charges in Avondale, while Lucas, a department store worker, is rumored to be called as a witness.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John W. Sherman
Cleo D. Lucas
Connor
Mney
Dr. Sherman
Hamilton County
Thomas B. Norman
Avondale
Woman Sues Gen Fitzgerald for Alimony and Lien
Uniontown concludes equity suit filed by Mrs Lida Purcell Fitzgerald against former husband Gen Purcell Fitzgerald of Ireland seeks a lien on Fayette County coal property to force $15,000 yearly alimony. Fitzgerald, a British Army general in the Boer War, is linked to J W Thompson, a Uniontown banker. The complaint alleges breach of obligation and asks for a receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Lida Purcell Fitzgerald
Gen. Purcell Fitzgerald
Ireland
Fayette Counts
JR B H. Umber
Fitzgerald
J. W. Thompson
Passenger List of Guests Across Hotels and States
A fragmented roster shows guests and accompanying spouses at major hotels and clubs in cities including Raleigh Chicago New York Philadelphia Stamford Baltimore and others. Names include Jenkins Ebttt Robert Coit Arlington Coulombe Morrison Morgan Vaughan Willard and many more with mentions of Shoreham Willard Ebbitt Riggs and St James among others. The list spans venues in Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey Connecticut and Virginia with several couples noted.
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Fo Laughiin
Raleigh
Feara
Jenkins
Robert Coit Arlington
Coulombe Riges
J Morrison
Mes
F. T Morgan Mire
Vaughan Willard
Iend
St James Chicago
Turner
B. Maridel
Mise R Bowen
KB Young Releigh
Pierce Anderson
Epplit
JO Wood
Shoreham
W. Lima
Willard
St James
New York
CITS
William Struse
Setzler
C Polla
G Schmid
H. V. Snyder
Harry
Birch Charles F. Sullen
Brownson
Charles “F Long
T Or Chapman
Wiliam H Baker
Henry Willson
Potter
Mies
Arlington
S Mead J
MW Frazier
Charles Mackey
HW Austin
John Drake
H Horgan
Rigger
H Fielding
F G Patten
W of Muckel
Rom Ells
K W. Wilder
B Wate
Philadelphia
CG Fogwell
Wow Henderson
F Gunder Jr
John Robb
Wiliam
Robb Ebbitt
Mme Malne
Henry E Smith
Wis
EB Robb
James Myers W Oh
Maser
T B Senyser
Riggs
J. B King
J. Dake
T C. Blundin
Willard Pittralrg
G E Quigley
Raleigh G Black
J. McHays
Connecticut
A. Ho Hmerr, Jr
E . Kelsey
New Haven
Maryland
George G Young
Cumberland
Donald Richardson
Baltimore
Ebbitt
Stubbs
Massachusetts
George
Lunt
Greenfield
Powers
Marlboro
Lawrence
Buffalo
Frederick Wunder
Wice Brankton
Fay “Noratch
Praoklin
Hoaper
Jersey
St John
Trenton
Allen Newark
Willaea
A Morgan
Cleveland
Thomas Columbus Ebbitt
Thomas Coughlin
Shorcie George T Bishop
Prescott Cleveland
White
Johnson
Columbus
St. James
Pfnssylianta
R Simpson
T Muntingdon
Wunger
Montrose
McShea Slavelion
Grestes
Indiana
Fred Rhetts Hovesdale Moe
Thrat
Willamsport
Lowry and Wife
Warreshors Rises
Vtnginia
Waterman
Norfolk
Farmers warned by Fordney at lumbermen banquet turning on Taft
Michigan Representative J W Fordney denounced reciprocity with Canada saying it harms American farmers by letting them ship raw material tariff free but face high duties on manufactured goods. He criticized Taft and praised Pinchot while Burke warned of growing concentration of government power as the National Association of Wholesale Lumber Dealers held its eighteenth annual banquet in Washington.
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Pinchot
Heyburn
Burke
Canada
J. W. Fordney
Michigan
National Association of Wholesale Lumber Dealers
New Willard
Taft
Fordney
Mr. Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Married at Bladensburg in St Luke's Episcopal Church
Miss Margaret Rebecca Stephen, daughter of John and the late Emily Stephen, married Marion Duckett Jr at St Luke's in Bladensburg Md. No attendants. The ceremony led by Rev Henry Thomas with the organist Adelaide Lepper. The couple will reside near Mitchellsville Prince George county on a farm recently purchased by the groom.
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Washington
Bladensburg
Old St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Margaret Rebecca Stephen
John
Emily Fuller Stephen
Marion Duckett, Jr
Marion Duckett
Messrs. T. Howard
A. B. Duckett
Nicholas C. Stephen
Maryland
John Stephen
Maryland Court of Appeals
Thomas Brice
Duckett
Mitchellsville
Prince George County
Pleads to Stay Whipping for Brutal Husband
Baltimore and Ma Maron 2 Mrs Frank McCauley wife of the man yesterday sentenced by Judge Duffy to receive five lashes for brutality to her sought to have the punishment rescinded State's Attorney Owens urged the judge but Duffy refused Sheriff Hangon said he will apply the lash next week McCauley has two months to serve in addition to the lashes banquets for Army of the Potomac near Tuesday at Arlington Hotel committee members Nathan Evekford James Wyckoff Col George A Arnies Dr William Tindall prominent army navy men to speak
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Baltimore
Maron
Frank McCauley
Duffy
Owens
McCauley
Hangon
Sevung Corps Association
Army of the Potomac
Arlington Hotel
Nathan Evekford
James 9. Wyckoff
George A Arnies
William Tindall
Army
Midshipmen Enter Army After Resignations
Two naval academy midshipmen, G. A Meyer of Minnesota and L. A McLaughlin of Arkansas, resigned their posts to join the coast artillery corps of the army. Both resignations were accepted. Missouri senate praises Stone and Warner for voting against Leérimer in the U S Senate.
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Army
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Coast Artillery Corps
G. A Meyer
Minnesota
Naval Academy
L. A McLaughlin
Arkansas
Isouri
Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
United States
Stone and
Warner
William Leérimer
United States Senate
Yale Law Class Members and Notable Officials Named
A list from a March Thursday mentions Secretary Knox Nagel and several U.S. senators and representatives from Massachusetts Utah Florida Alabama New York Illinois Indiana New Jersey Ohio Iowa Michigan Oklahoma Michigan Tennessee Oklahoma including Lodge Fletcher Hobson Bennett McKinley Cole Pickett Thistlewood Creager Moran Townsend Knapp Andrus Massey. Also Gen Leonard and members of Yale law class are noted.
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Scretary Knox
Nagel
Crane
Masaachusetts
Smoot
Utah
Lodge
Massachusetts
Fletcher
Florida
Hobson
Alabama
Bennet
New York
McKinley
Iinois
Barnard
Indiana
Hamill
New Jersey
O'Connell
Cole
Ohio
Pickett
Laws
Sterling
IlInois
Payne
Gillette
Mascachus
Dawson
Iowa
Thistlewood
Illinois
Creager
Oklahoma
McEmoran
Michigan
Morgan
Townsend
Knapp
Andrus
Massey
Tennessee
Leonard Woon
Silent on trade pact at Michigan Republican convention
Gov. Osborn urged Canadian reciprocity but Michigan Republican delegates from farming districts opposed it. The convention adopted a platform endorsing Taft and Osborn, omitted United States Senator William Alden Smith and avoided any reference to the Canadian treaty or his reelection. Nominations for state posts were approved with no notable debate.
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Osborn
Saginaw
Mich
Resolutions Committee
Taft
Gov. Osborn
United States
William Alden Smith
Smith
Treaty Lands In Tokyo Gains Friendly Accommodation
A Tokyo cablegram reports Japan and the United States ratified a new treaty with swift Senate action aimed to take effect next July. It frames U S Japan ties as friendly and mutually beneficial to commerce and enduring friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington Post
New York
Tokyo
New York World
Japan
United States Senate
CoThe
Prisoner Attacks Captor in Night Assault at Lockup
Policeman Frank Smith shot a man after being felled by a kick during an arrest at a dance hall near Clay Street. The attacker, described as colored, was wounded in the leg and two shots to the other leg, then taken to the Emergency Hospital. Smith sent home with medical orders to rest. Also reports Dr. Franklin Price of Holland announcing his candidacy for the Nansemond County House of Delegates, opposing Codie Brewer Jr. and eyeing a seat in the state senate race to replace H. E. Holland.
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Military Academy, Pensions, and Arm
Senate
Rick Annepolis
Pink Johnson
Frank Smith
Clay ‘Street
St. Anne's Church
Cirere
Smith
House of Delegates
Washington Post
Suffolk
Franklin Price
Holland
Nansemond County
Codi
Bu Ih Brewer, Jr
Col. J. &. West
Tt Mtate Senate
Représentaive
H. E. Holland
Piefte
Isle of Wight County
General Assembly
Fire forces evacuation at Charlestown school
About 1 pm a Charlestown West Virginia school housing nearly 500 pupils and ten teachers was discovered on fire. The blaze started on the third floor due to a defective fuse, but the fire was soon controlled and only minor damage occurred with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
Extra Session 20th: Republicans Debate Tariff Revision
Democrats plan to push revision of the Payne Aldrich tariff as an extra session likely in March. President weighs timing amid Canada reciprocity talks and Democratic leaderships push to ease business with a commission plan while maintaining protective tariffs.
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Senate
White House
Capitol
Congress
House
Canada
Houpera
Navy Track Dual Meets Set for Spring Schedule
The Naval Academy field and track team announces a slate of dual meets at Annapolis with Dartmouth on April 15 Harvard on April 32 Johns Hopkins on May 6 and Pennsylvania on May 13 Harvard and Dartmouth face the midshipmen for the first time in this sport.
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Navy
Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Dartmouth
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Midshipmen
Law Student Shot at Catholic University
A law student shot last year at Catholic University with De Vries. He played on the football team and was preparing to enter Georgetown University Indoor athletic meet next Saturday night. He was becoming a noted college track athlete and his classmates expected him to win a prize. De Vries is popular as an athlete and respected by instructors and schoolmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic University
de Vries
Georgetown University
Taft Nominates Taft Nominations and Senate Confirms Many
President Taft named James C. Napier of Tennessee to be register of the Treasury and nominated Charles S. Henderson United States marshal Montana. He urged promotions for Lieut Col John Biddle and Majs Charles S. Hide Thomas H Kees and Charles L. Potter all in the engineer corps. Cyrus Darey named collector of internal revenue Fourteenth district New York and George M Deye postmaster Johnstown New York. The Senate confirmed several appointees including Robert O Bailey assistant secretary of the Treasury John F Englen chief and G P Robinston assistant inspector locomotive boilers Henry S Boutell minister to Portugal Arthur C Denison judge Sixth circuit Alexis C Angell judge eastern district Michigan Clarence W Sessions judge western district Michigan and Charles B Witmer judge middle district Pennsylvania. The Senate rejected Charles Hackett for Parker South Dakota postmaster due to editor conflicts with a South Dakota senator. The other senator opposed confirmation.
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James C. Napier
Tennessee
Taft
Treasury
Charles S. Henderson
United States
Montana
John Biddle
Engineer Corps
Army
Charles 8. Hide
Thomas H Kees
Charles L. Potter
Cyrus Darey
Internal Revenue
Fourteenth District
New York
George M. Deye
Johnstown
N. Y
Senate
Robert O Bailey
The
John F Englen
G. P. Robinston
Henry 8. Boutell
Portugal
Arthur C. Denison
Sixth Circuit
Alexis C. Angell
Michigan
Clarence W. Sessions
Charles B. Witmer
Middle
Pennsylvania
Charles ¥. Hackett
Parker, S. da
Hackett
South Dakota
Virginia Football Profit Report Reveals Net Gain
Special to The Washington Pest from Charlottesville Virginia manager Alex McDonald filed an itemized season report showing a net profit of 4209 dollars and 62 cents. Georgetown gate receipts totaled 5090 dollars with Virginia profit 2172 dollars 85 cents. North Carolina receipts 3271 dollars profit 2869 dollars 58 cents. Carlisle game gross 2471 dollars with Virginia profit 522 dollars 39 cents. Home standout was the VMI game with 451 dollars gross receipts, Lexington taking 65 percent and Virginia net 157 dollars 94 cents, William and Mary was the next best drawing card with near 50 dollars.
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Washington
Charlottesville
Alex, McDonald
Virginia
Georgetown
North Carolina
Carlisle
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
William and Mary
Will Make Free Road Toll Gates Removed
A shelling jury in Hagerstown Maryland condemned the Hagerstown and Conocoheague turnpike, valuing the road at 22000 dollars with stock at ten dollars per share. The verdict sets a 30 day period for final court action and then sale notice. If no exceptions arise, the toll gates will be removed and the thoroughfare made free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Conocoheague
Washington County
Trestle Collapse Kills Engineer in Virginia Train Crash
A wooden trestle on Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company line from Liberty furnaces to Edinburg collapsed as a train crossed at Columbia furnace in Woodstock Virginia. Engineer James Saul died instantly and fireman Thomas Foltz was mortally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company
Liberty Furnaces
Edinburg
James Saul
Thomas Foltz
Columbia Furnace
Former editor W H Tomney dies in Roanoke Virginia
Roanoke March 2 W H Tomney traveling representative of the Lynchburg News died this morning of Brights disease at Roanoke hospital He once owned and edited Glade Spring Citizen and Marion Democrat and as editor represented Washington county in the Virginia legislature Survived by wife two sons and four brothers including King T C Tomney of Richmond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
W. H. Tomney
Lyncharge News
Bright
Tomney
Glade Spring
Marion Democrat
Citizen
Washington County
Virginia
Ore Alstéy
King T. C. Tomney
Richmond
Spain and Vatican Inch Toward Talks After Note
Madrid March 2 A council of ministers chaired by King Alfonso discussed a Vatican note accusing Spain of provoking refusals. Spain agreed to renew negotiations only if religious orders keep their juridical status and the concordat is respected while starting discussions on the associations law. Prime Minister Canalejas opposed negotiating on the associations law. The reply will be sent to Rome tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrd
Alfonso
Canalejas
Vatican
Spain
Senor Canalejas
Rome
Guatemala to Accept Loan and Concessions Reported
Guatemala City March 2 President Cabrera’s message to congress signals an early finish to fiscal rehabilitation and the acceptance of a loan from American bankers. It also notes a mining concession granted to a group of American capitalists including Senator Clarke and the Guggenheims. Berlin special: Prof Jacobus Henricus Vanthoff, Nobel laureate and famed chemist, dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabrera
Clarke
Guggenheims
Guatemala City
Guatemala
W. A. Clarke
Guegenheims
Washington Post
Berlin
Jacobus Henricus Vanthoff
University of Berlin
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Association
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Margaret Stephen
Manea
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Underwood
Committee On Ways and Means
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New Ways and Means Committe
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J. L. Whitacre
Canton
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Whitacre
Isaac R. Sherwood
Toledo
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Augustin Gallagher
Potomac River
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Toronto
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Avenua and
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W. B. Moses & Sons
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Ecg KY Fiske Su Sharp
Mats Wed
Bat Sants
Wagenhais & Kemper Company
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Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
Fladora Amrosch
N. V. Symphony Orchestra
Columbia
Richard Carle
Edma Wallace Hopper
Henry B. Harris
Elsie Ferguson
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Wonderful Motion Pictures
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Edward Abeles
Will Rogers
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Primrose Four
Elida Morris
Threa Marcantonis
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Jack Rance
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Tomy
Fitat National Exposition
North Capitol
M Streets
NEW Lyceum
Edmond Hayes
the Moulin Rouge
Matineex Daily
Bob Manemerters
Jacks Mollie Williams
Anna Held
Ruby Leoni
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Harry Jolson
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LA Belle Clarke
Grand Duke
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Edward Thee
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Nature
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Daddy Dufard
Joe Jefferson
Rip van Wiaxle
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