Roosevelt Letter Supports Russian Famine Relief Drive
President Roosevelt endorses Russian famine relief, donating 100 dollars and urging Americans to aid promptly. The letter, dated March 2 1907, accompanies a request from the Russian Famine Relief Committee to channel contributions directly to relief efforts in Russia.
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Russia
Russian Famine Relief Committee
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Reef Committee
United States
Tribute to Gen Grosvenor for Athens public building
Acknowledges Gen Grosvenor's victory in pushing a 100000 public building bill for Athens. Describes swift passage by House and Senate, cheers from members, and plans for a testimonial to Grosvenor after his retirement. Notes intent to honor him with speeches by Democrats and Republicans. Also mentions Senate approval of immigration stations at 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
Rep resentative Bennet Leads U S Protest Over Russian Atrocities
A New York protest signed by prominent citizens from New York City Boston Pittsburgh and Philadelphia urges Congress to denounce Russia for wartime abuses. The petition cites deportations executions torture village massacres and violations of the Geneva and Hague agreements. Signers include Samuel Greenbaum Jacob Schiff Louis Brandeis and Julia Ward Howe among others.
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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
New York City
Bennet
New York
Congress
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 Burleigh
William 3. Woods
Pitts- Uke
Billion-dollar session ends with naval boosts and pensions
Congress ends a brief session with record appropriations, authorizing two battleships, reorganizing army artillery, granting general service pensions, and boosting salaries for cabinet officials and Congress members. River harbor funds total 88 million, immigration and tariff measures advance, and Smoot remains senator as treaties with Santo Domingo and Morocco are ratified while a Brownsville affair inquiry opens.
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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 Appropriations Above Nine Hundred Million
Chairman Tawney of the House Appropriations Committee said the session's appropriations would exceed 500 million dollars. Representative Livingston, ranking Democrat, estimated near a billion dollars about 990 million.
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Tawney
House Committees On
Aittle
Livingston
Cabinet changes today shape Roosevelt's top posts
President Roosevelt reshuffles the Cabinet with Ethan A. Hitchcock retiring from Interior. James R. Garfield of Ohio becomes Interior head, Leslie M. Shaw yields Treasury to George B. Cortelyou, and George von L. Meyer takes Post Office direction. New appointees likely to be sworn in tomorrow. Garfield and Cortelyou are among young cabinet officers. The House also orders a 250000 edition of the Horse Book on horse diseases.
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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 Denounce Charities as Poverty Fuel in Washington
Mr J G Phelps Stokes and Mrs Rosa Pastor Stokes spoke at Masonic Hall on socialism as a remedy to wage slavery. They argued private wealth drives poverty and urged public ownership of major industries while warning charitable methods worsen need. Audience overflow praised the talk as 660 attended and a March 19 return date was noted.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
District of Columbia
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
J. W. Yerkes
Stokes
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Rosa Pastor Stokes
Cleveland
Ohio
New York City
Masonic Hall
Stake
Auspncon
Economic Educational League
Socialist Party of America
Armr
Mir
Mrs. Stokes
Brakes
Jaffe
Lebovitz
E. Street
Florida
Moore Hosts Unique Dinner For Colleagues In Washington
Congressman J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia plans a Raleigh Hotel dinner in honor of Theodore E Burton chair of Rivers and Harbors. A speech from Secretary Shaw is anticipated as Moore aims to energize support for a Delaware River thirty-five foot channel. Notables expected include Speaker Senator Scott Governor Stuart Senators Penrose and Knox John Sharp Willams Mayor Weaver Grosvenor and the Five o Clock Club Philadelphia delegation and Rivers and Harbors Committee members.
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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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White House
Mar
America
MR. Grosvenor
Wedderburn
Val
Vane
Treasury Department
John Wedderburn Company
F Street
Washington, D. C
Bond
Lady Clerks
N. W
Semiysavagea
Polar Circle
Hospitala
Red Cross
Gilera
EB. W. Grove
Hitchcock
Cortelyou
Millionaire Stokes and Wife
Castoria
Infante
Cma
Yale
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