Roosevelt Supports Russian Famine Relief Effort
The President and the American people are urged to donate promptly to Russian famine relief. Theodore Roosevelt sends a $100 check to the Russian Famine Relief Committee of New York, praising early aid and direct forwarding of funds to sufferers. A Feb 28, 1907 appeal from the committee requests broad support and names committee officers and contact details.
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Russia
Russian Famine Relief Committee
New York
White House
Washington
Mar
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Reef Committee
United States
Tribute to General Grosvenor Wins Athens Public Building
Gen Grosvenor’s bill for a $100000 public building at Athens passed with little resistance after swift Senate action. He retires soon, and a lasting memorial is planned with testimonials from both parties. The piece notes nearby praise, expected ceremonies, and a linked immigration station project in Galveston, New Orleans, and Charleston.
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Grosvenor
House
Senate
Athenis
Krose
Scott
West Virginia
Committee On
Athens
Pomersy
Eaglar
Allens
Pomeroy
Congress
Gen Grosvenor
Ohio
Genvenor
Galveston
Tex
New Orleana
Charleston
Gite Russian Wrongs Signed by Prominent Men
A New York protest signed by leaders from New York Boston Philadelphia and others denounces Russian wartime atrocities. It urges Congress to act based on alleged guard and legal violations of the Geva treaty and Hague conventions with reports of exile torture massacres and abuses of civilians and prisoners. The petition lists signers including Samuel Greenbaum Jacob Schiff Louis D Brandeis and Julia Ward Howe among others.
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Bennet
New York
Congress
New York City
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Russia
the Hague
Congress of
United States
Justice Samuel Greenbaum
F Fulton Cutting
Edwin R. L. Gould
Samuel L. Cepens
Jacob H. Schiff
A.S. Frissell
Wr. Lythan Abbott
Henry C. Potter
George Kennan
Charles Stewart ,Smith
William L. Schieffelln
Julia Ward
J. Leonard Levy
A. Leo Weil
Clarence Pureigh
William 3. Woods
Pitts- Uke
Session ends with billion dollar generosity and wide reforms
The Fifty second Congress concludes amid record appropriations near a billion dollars. Navy ships authorized. army reorganization. pensions for Mexican and Civil War veterans. nurses for the army. River and harbor funds reach 88 million. Salaries up for Cabinet, lawmakers, diplomats, and posts. Immigration and passport controls tied to California Japanese situation. Measures passed include a Philippine agricultural bank, modified free alcohol law for farmers, criminal appeal rights, and anti trust provisions. Reed Smoot retained. treaties with Santo Domingo and Morocco ratified. president invited to curb atrocities. Senate probes Brownsville affair.
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Navy
Army
House of Representatives
Congress
Alfena
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed Smoot
Senate
Utah
Santo Domingo
Morocco
Tawney Estimates House Appropriations Above Nine Hundred Million
Chairman Tawney of the House Appropriations Committee said the current session’s appropriations exceed 900 million dollars. Representative Livingston, the ranking Democrat, estimated near one billion dollars at about 990 million.
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Tawney
House Committees On
Aittle
Livingston
Cabinet changes in Roosevelt administration today
President Roosevelt announces three cabinet changes with Hitchcock retiring from Interior to be replaced by James R. Garfield of Ohio, Leslie M. Shaw yielding Treasury to George B. Cortelyou and George von L. Meyer directing the Post Office Department. Garfield and Cortelyou both near 42, signaling youthful appointees, with Knox Smith moving to Commissioner of Corporations. A new 250000 edition of the Horse Book was authorized by Congress for printing.
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Roosevelt
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Interior Department
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Leslie M. Shaw
Town
Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Russia
Post Office Department
Onti
Cortelyau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Berbert Knox Smith
Garfield
Socialists at Washington discuss wage slavery cure
Mr. J. G. Phelps Stokes and Mrs Rosa Pastor Stokes spoke in Masonic Hall on socialism as a solution to wage slavery and critique charitable methods. They argued private ownership harms workers, urged public ownership of major industries, and promoted living wages. The event by the Economic Educational League drew 660 attendees and strong applause.
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Stokes
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Rosa Pastor Stokes
Cleveland
Ohio
New York City
Washington
Masonic Hall
Stake
Auspncon
Economic Educational League
Socialist Party of America
Armr
Mir
Mrs. Stokes
Brakes
Jaffe
Lebovitz
E. Street
Florida
Dinner for colleagues features Moore plans unique feast
J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia hosts a Raleigh Hotel dinner tonight honoring Theodore Burton and others. Secretary Shaw may speak as an ordinary citizen. Moore aims to sway Rivers and Harbors Committee members for a thirty five foot Delaware Channel. Notable attendees include Speaker Scott, Gov. Stuart, Senators Penrose and Knox, Rep Williams, Philadelphia Mayor Weaver, and Rep Grosvenor. The Five oClock Club and PA delegation will join.
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J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Raleigh Hotel
Theodore E. Burton
Shaw
Moore
Burton
Delaware River
Senator Scott
West Virginia
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Penroys and Knox
John Sharp Willams
Weaver
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Bel We
Ani
George W. Kirchwey
Samuel J. Barrows
Felix Adler
Cyrus J L. Sulzberger
Iswald G. Villard
J. Seay Ward, Jr
Samuel J Barrows
East Fifteenth Street
MR. Grosvenor
Wedderburn
Uncle Sam
District of Columbia
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
J. W. Yerkes
Val
Vane
Treasury Department
John Wedderburn Company
F Street
Washington, D. C
Bond
Lady Clerks
N. W
Semiysavagea
Polar Circle
Red Cross
Gilera
EB. W. Grove
Hitchcock
Cortelyou
Millionaire Stokes and Wife
Castoria
Infante
Cma
Yale
Incry
Electric Power
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