Vardaman Joins District of Columbia Committee and Shifts in Senate
Senator James K. Vardaman of Mississippi was chosen to membership on the District of Columbia committee after the Florida seatholder Tram mell excused himself. Senate and party caucuses approved steering committee selections as older members are shifted to make room for new in less prominent legislation amid broad committee reorganizations.
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James K. Vardaman
Misalasippi
Senate
District of Columbia
Park Trammell
Florida
Vardaman
Senate Teeterdas
John Walter Smith
Marysland
Allen Paomereane
Ohio
Henry F Hollis
New Hampshire
Willard Saulabury
Delaware
Thomas §. Martin
Virginia
James D. Phelan
California
James K Vardeman
Mississippi
William H. King
Utah
Democrats
William P Dillingham
Vermont
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
William &. Kenyon
Iowa
Lawrence Sherman
Illinois
William M Calder
New York
Harry S New
Indiana
Committee On Immigration
Rensdell
Gerry
Johnson
Walsh
Broussard
Trammell
Thompson
King
Harry New
Philippines
Goff
Knox
Hughe Broussard
McKellar
Democrata
Watson
Kellogg
Curtis
Sutherland
Frelinghuysen
France
Beckham
Brame Quinine Promises Safe Head Aids
An old ad describes Brame Quinine as a remedy with tonic and laxative effects that does not affect the head or nerves. It claims no nervous or ringing sensations and highlights GROVE as signature on bor content from 78c.
Shoot On Sight Warning Amid German Plot Probe
Philadelphia March 1 As federal and navy investigators close in on a suspected German conspiracy tied to interned raiders Prinz Eitel Friedrick and Deutschland authorities warn trespassers will be shot. Dozens of German aliens seeking first papers are questioned as guards at League Island strengthen security, and Frank Garbarino says no major developments expected within a day.
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Philadephia
United States
Prinz Eistel Freidrich
Hronpring Wilhelm
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Department
Europe
Frank Garbarino
Department of Justice
League Island
Minor Street Disturbances Mark First Day of Washington Car Strike
Numerous small clashes and isolated incidents disrupted streetcar service on the Washington Railway and Electric Company lines. Police reported few arrests, with two linked to the strike and one to a strikebreaker scam. Demonstrations drew crowds, some throwing eggs and damaging parts, while officials urged restraint and offered rewards for property damage.
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Ninth
G Streets
Washington
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Frank Foster
Navy Yard
Harry Hargrove
Wes
Cara
Currenta
Tenth
N Gtrests
Joseph Farrell
H. B. Payne
H Street
Lord Wellesley Weds In New York
Lord George Wellesley youngest son of the Duke of Wellington married Louise Nesta Pamela Wellesley widow of Richard at St Thomas Church in Manhattan. City Clerk Scully issued the license. Lord George was in New York on a government mission and resided at 70 West Fifty fifth Street. The bride had two children and her former husband was killed in action in Flanders. The wedding occurred here because English law bars widows from marrying a deceased husband's brother.
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New York
Scully
George Wallesley
Duke of Wellington
Louise Nesta
Pamela Wellesley
Richard
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas’ Church
George Wellesley
West Fifty-fifth Street
Richard Wellesley
Plaza Hotel
Flanders
Lord George Agid
Officials Stop Cars Amid Fare Evasion Complaints
Passengers complained of cars speeding through outlying sections with fares unrecorded. A clerical worker at police HQ drew a transfer dated September 5 1915 and was fined for extra fare on a second ride. Reports said strikebreakers from Potomac Electric Power Company were used as conductors, causing schedule disruptions without serious accidents.
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Polie
Seventh Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Potomac Electric Power Company
Collisiana
Tleupa
Wood arraigns pacifist speaker at New York banquet
Maj Gen Leonard Wood, attacked Rev Adolf Berle for opposing compulsory service at an Economics Club banquet. Wood called Berle’s views dangerous, urged readiness and volunteerism, and urged women to consider the sacrifices of sons. The crowd cheered as Wood finished and shook hands with Mayor Mitchel.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Economics Club
Adolf A Berle
Wood
Riler
Berle
Gen. Wood
Gen Wood
Mitchel
Margaret Wilson Denies Engagement Reports
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President, issued a denial via Ross Davis that she is engaged to Frank R. M. Compton, a Chicagoan. The pair are described as only intimate friends, with the denial circulated after reports of an engagement at a Theta Delta Chi banquet. Meanwhile John Milton Compton denies the engagement rumor on behalf of his brother. In London, Nicholas II suspends the Russian Duma sittings with ukases effective Saturday, with resumption expected next month unless extraordinary events occur.
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Dayton
Ohio
Margaret Wilson
Ross Davis
Frank R. M. Compton
Compton
Miss Wilson
Chicago
John Milton Compton
Frank R . Compton
Misa
Wilson
Theta Delta Chi
London
Nicholas
Sidelights of the Strike and a Humorous Rail Mixup
The Washington Railway and Electric strike produced funny and serious moments as passengers misread street names and tampered transfers. An elderly woman mistook Harvard Street for a street in the city, while a Georgetown rider received an unpunched transfer and was told it grants travel anywhere. A Maryland line crew abandoned duty for drinks, and a New York driver, Harry Wheatly, 37, was arrested for collecting four tickets for a quarter with a helper posting collateral.
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Washington Railway
Harvard Street
G Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Harry Wheatly
Waverly Street
New York
William Clayton Shot in San Diego by Bootblack
William Clayton vice president and managing director of Spreckels interests was shot twice as he left his San Diego offices. Lorenzo Bellomo, a bootblack, captured after the attack, claimed poverty and asked for help getting a job. Clayton, 38, married with one daughter, was fatally wounded and walked back into the union building before aid. A separate Austin Texas note reports a senate resolution condemning filibusters on the armed neutrality bill and urging Missouri Senator Stone not to be reelected as foreign relations chair.
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Stone
Thomas
Colorado
RapubMcans
Fait
New Mexico
Knox
Pennsylvania
Smith
Arizona
Hardwick
Georgia
Townsend
Appropriations
Kenyon
Sherman
Nelson
Gos
West Virginia
Pomerena
Civil Service
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Bankhead
Wolcott
Johnson
California
Watson
Fernald
Calder
Committee On
San Diego
Cal
William Clayton
Spreckels Companies
Lorenzo Bellomo
Clayton
Bellomo
Spreckels
BeNomo
Weis Marsied
Austin
Tex
United States
Missouri
Wee
Supreme Court limits federal control of non navigable tributaries
The Supreme Court ruled that federal authority over navigable rivers and government immunity from liability for river improvements do not extend to non navigable tributaries. The ruling narrows the scope of federal power in Kentucky river test cases and clarifies which waterways fall under federal protection.
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Supreme Court
Kentucky
Strikes and Politics Shape Debates Over Labor and House Control
Amid conflicting union and company statements on a looming strike in Washington and district officials bracing for disruption, Amalgamated Association claims seek collective bargaining while Capital Traction Company argues such demands would erode management rights. Meanwhile, Democratic, Republican and independent leaders negotiate a bipartisan path for the incoming House with vacancies and upcoming special elections clouding a clear plan.
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Capital Traction Company
Clarence P. King
Amalgamated Association
Mr. King
Star Chamber
Httle
Newlands Urges Efficient Senate Reform
Senator Newlands opened a drive to speed action and modernize Senate practices. He introduced a resolution directing the rules committee to study superfluous committees and report recommendations, while arguing for higher clerical pay for minority members and stressing the need for efficiency in handling public business. He called for expert investigation of legislative systems to raise efficiency.
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Newlands
Senate
Rules Committee
Shackleton Goes To War Says Explorer Will Fight
Sir Ernest Shackleton, stationed in Sydney, Australia, declares he will enter active war service as the only course for a free and able man to fight, per Reuters dispatch from Sydney.
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London
Ernest Shackleton
Sydney
Australia
Johnson resigns governor post in California
Sacramento March 12 Guy Hiram W Johnson senator elect resigns as governor effective March 15. He cites obligation to people and national crisis, urging colleagues to attend to Congress during wartime. William D Stephens to succeed as acting governor after death of Lieut Gev John Eshelman.
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Sacramento
Cal
Guy Hiram W Johnson
Johnson
United States
la Fallette
Wisconsin
William D Stephens
Los Angeles
Stephens
John Eshelman
California
Congress
Vatican Uses of Visions Spark French Army Claim
Rome reports the Vatican takes interest in Mile Perchaud who says she has seen visions and heard voices guiding France to victory. Clergy in Paris are seeking details from the archbishopric after reports from Ivan Vendee origin. Mile Perchaud, 20, daughter of a farmer, lives in a Paris boarding house run by nuns.
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Paris
Vatican
Mile Perchaud
Mile
Perchaud
Ivan Vendee
Joan of Arc
Franca
Parie
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