Elkins plans exhaustive hearings on railroad rate reform
Senator Elkins announced a Senate Interstate Commerce Committee meeting to outline a spring and summer program for crafting a strong fair railroad rate measure. The plan calls for open hearings with railroad officials and others, and may extend sessions into warm weather if needed. The effort follows the rebate law and contrasts with Wisconsin and West Virginia rate debates, including coal fields and tariff concerns.
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Elkins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Executive Department
Vhington
Washington
Laat Sesson
House
Bacon
Georgia
Tilkins
Nervous System Health Promised By Miles Nervine
Delicate women face headaches and fatigue linked to nerves. Claiming Dr Miles Nervine restores vitality, Mrs Maud B Op linger of Philadelphia testifies the remedy revived her health and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Miles
Maud B. Oplinger
Philadelphia
West Virginia Coal Operators Push Back Against New Tariff
West Virginia coal operators voice alarm over Pennsylvania tariff plans set for March. They warn of protests to the White House and seek prompt Congress action, noting WV production at about 15 million tons and 40 000 to 50 000 workers. Pennsylvania reportedly buying WV coal properties, including a Thurmond stake valued at $900 000 with a 5 cent per ton royalty.
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West Virginia
White House
Congress
Fairer Yates
Pocahontas
New River
Kanawha
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Corporation
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Road
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
West
W. P. Bead Holdings
Thurmond
Pennsylvania Corporation
FINE TRIP TO PHILIPPINES
Plans for Secretary Taft’s summer voyage to the Philippines involve a large party of Senators and House members, including Speaker Cannon and committee chairs, to observe needs and tariff issues. The trip may travel by transport or private steamers, return via the Suez Canal, and costs are to be paid from the Philippine treasury with mess bills paid by participants. The Senate open session lasted eight minutes before an executive session.
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Taft
Philippines
House
Cannon
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Iegular
Military Affairs
Senate
Warren
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Far East
Pacific
Suez Canal
Globe
Washington
Manila
New York
Woodbury Bequests Favor Incurables Beneficiaries and Hospitals
Will of Henry B Woodbury dated April 11 1902 filed recently designates Washington Home for Incurables Garfield Hospital and Children s Hospital as main beneficiaries. Nurse Mana M Stevens to destroy certain personal papers and relatives barred from entering the home after his death. Woodbury died January 16 and nephew Molyneaux Turner is contesting the will in District Supreme Court. Coming Banquet of Second Army Corps in Washington planned for March 13 at the Shoreham with Taft Bulkeley Cannon among expected guests.
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Washington
Henry B. Woodbury
the Register of Wills
Washington Home
Garfield Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Mana M. Stevens
Second Army Corps
Tyler & Rutherford
Charles Lyman
Henry C. Bradley
W.S. Shallenberger
A. R. Quaiffe
N. M. Brooks
William Tindall
de Witte C. Sprague
W. F P
Funeral of James Crew Y Wilkins at 1331 Columbia Road
The funeral for James Crew Y Wilkins who died at his home on Sunday morning was held yesterday at 11 o'clock with brief services at the family residence conducted by Rev. Dr. Moore of Foundry M. E. Church and Rev. Dr. Watson. The funeral party departed at 2 PM for Springfield Ohio for confinement and burial. Pallbearers included Ranhel Bacon HL Strand D Craig BR N Dutton A Me Patterson A Harding Philip Bels and Frank et sony.
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James Crew Y Wilkins
Columbia Road
Dr. Moore
Foundry M. E. Church
Dr. Watson
Springfield
Ohio
Ranhel Bacon
HL. Strand
D. Craig
Change in Freight Depot Plans Near Virginia Avenue Square
Application filed with Building Inspector Ashford to permit the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to modify plans for its freight depot in the square formed by Virginia Avenue and Four-and-a-Half, E and Third streets southwest. The plan includes a second story at the northwest corner to house clerks and depot patrons, extending over 100 feet.
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Ashford
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Virginia Avenue
Third
Senate Presses Revision of Santo Domingo Treaty
Senate debates a crude protocol on Santo Domingo debts and Monroe doctrine. Loomis drafted the draft before a wider review, with Republicans urging sweeping changes and Senate inquiry into executive authority before ratification.
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Hay
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
White House
Senate
State Department
Spooner
Foreign Relations Committee
Gillom
Lodge
Will Sharpen the Swords Report on Army Sword Policy
Gen Crozier outlines a new sword policy for U S Army officers and cavalrymen improving cutting and thrusting capability. He notes earlier blunt types and cites Japanese practice, arguing for a sharp heavy cutting sword with a shard point and slight curvature as a balanced improvement.
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Crozier
Passed Examination Names Successful Second Lieutenants
The list of candidates who qualified for appointment as second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps after the examination held last month includes Edward W. Sturdevant Jr of Pennsylvania Andrew B. Drum of Virginia Victor I Morrison of New York Maurice B Shearer of Indiana Ward Eis of Kansas Harry G Bartlett of Maryland Charles A Lutz of Illinois Calhoun Anctum of South Carolina David M Randall of Kansas Holland M Brmich of Alabama Jillian P Willcox of Colorado John Ralph Henley of Georgia Templin M Patta Jr of West Virginia Ralph S Keyser of Virginia John D Nevin of Pennsylvania Henry S Green of New Jersey Valentine V Sweeney of New York and Ralph L Shepard of Massachusetts.
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Marine Corps
Ini
United States Marine Corps
Edward W. Sturdevant, Jr
Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Drum
Virginia
Victor I. Morrison
New York
Maurice B. Shearer
Indiana
Ward Eis
Kansas
Harry G. Bartlett
Maryland
Charles A. Lutz
Tlinois
Calhoun Anctum
South Carolina
David M. Randall
Navy and Army Orders and Trials News in One Dispatch
Reports detail Capt. George W. Kirkman’s court martial at Fort Niobrara with new charges and possible punishment, plus resignations and temporary duty changes for multiple officers. Includes Philippine Scouts’ return plans, transport details, and a post notice offering Thomas Jefferson Bible reprint.
Holley Will Sustain Verdict In Will Case In Court
Jury instructed to sustain the will of Caroline Holley after a compromise ends a long probate dispute. The suit, once before the Supreme Court on whether the will was conditional, had lower courts ruling conditional, but the U S Supreme Court overruled them and declared it absolute. Attorneys for relatives and the legatee La Fayette BR Eaton argued on merits. trial set for March 7. Academy programme notes papers on historical research methods and early European history.
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Justice Gould
Caroline Holley
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Rossa F. Downing
Holley
Messrs Jr. Aithens Johnson
Joseph A. Burkart
la Fayette BR
Eaton
Liquozone claims germ-killing power with free trial bottle
A long advertisement touts Liquozone as a gas based germicide that kills germs without drugs or alcohol. It promises a free first bottle, claims cures in millions of homes, and offers a $1,000 disease germ challenge and a $100,000 American rights payout, citing scientific research and physician endorsements.
Liquozone Claims to Cure Wide Range of Germ Diseases
An advertising pitch lists numerous diseases from asthma to tuberculosis and says Liquozone attacks germs wherever they are. It asserts that destroying germs ends disease and offers a free mail order for a full-size bottle, paying the druggist, with price stated as 50c and $1.
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Castro
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Kirkman
George W. Kirkman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Niobrara
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Chandler
Louis Chandler
Omaha
George F. Hamilton
Ninth Cavalry
Herbert G. Miller
Artillery Corps
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Percy L. Jones
Waghtington Harracks
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Sixth Infantry
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Uncle Hank
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NEW National
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Mary Moore
London
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Susan
Richard Mansfield
Ivan
Alexis Tolstoi
Ivan the Terrible
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Shylock
Baron Che
Stein
DR. Jekyll
MR. Hyde
Mr. Mansfield
Seale
Teketa
Bright
Liquozona Company
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Eth
Tae Zaetee
Lafayette
Ace
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Paris
Vancy Brown
Chase
Dany
Eugene Cowlestencen
Rice & Prevost i
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Lottie Vincent
Pauline Violi
al, Lawson
Frances Namon
Messenger Boys
Darktown Rats
Albert Chevalier
Salari
Working Boys’ Home and Children’s Aid Association
Rauscher
Amus
Columbia Fant
May Irwin
Mrs, Black
Geo
V_ Hobart
Skinner
Burton Holmes
Atone
SAPAN
Willard
Russia
Arthur Smith
E. Blaney
Shepard’s Moving Pictures
Kernan
Matinees Daily
Royal Zouave Girls
Sdow SI
the Jolly
Capital City
MBA
Clara Drew
Washington Club
T. Arthur Smith
Sanders & Steymen
Cerisa
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