Senate Deadlock Over Santo Domingo Treaty Duly Noted
Long executive session reveals Democratic unity and Republican absentees undermine ratification. Senators Gorman and minority opposition gain strength as calls for a commission and adjournment surface, while Roosevelt’s possible withdrawal looms over the fate of the treaty.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Grant
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Cullom
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Allison
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Lodge
New York
Gallinger
Loomis to Be Ambassador Denying State Department Friction
Chicago March 14 Francis B Loomis First Assistant Secretary of State travels from Chicago to California to discuss Santo Domingo affairs denying friction in Washington. Loomis seen as future Ambassador to Mexico succeeding Edwin H Conger plans noted. health prompts leave of absence and potential appointment delays. The post’s prestige and salary spark speculation of political payoffs and intense competition for Loomis main rivalries emerge among diplomats.
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Francis B. Loomis
California
Spesking
Santo Domingo
Washington
Department of State
Mexico
Edwin H. Conger
Iowa
Ambassador Conger
United States
China
David £. Thompson
Nebraska
Brazil
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Thompson
Loomis
Rio de Janeiro
St. Helenne
Venezuela
McKinley
Portugal
Roosevelt
Ate
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Netheran
Hay May Visit European Capitals
Diplomatic circles report Secretary Hay plans a trip to Europe to visit the capitals of the great powers. He has declined to comment, with associates split on the report and noting his bronchial illness keeps him from the State Department and yesterday's cabinet meeting.
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Gallinger
Senate
Ma. m
Hay
Europe
State Department
Senate to Open Rail Rate Hearings April 17
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee chairman Elkins announced hearings on railway rate questions for Monday April 17 at 10 30 am. The panel will examine Congresses power to fix rates and the impact on equalization, focusing on the Esch Townsend bill and related measures. The committee aims to proceed with dispatch.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
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Senate Confirms Dayton Nomination to District Judge
The Senate confirmed nominations including Dayton for district judge in the Eastern District of Illinois and Francis M Wright for the same post. The President sent a slate of appointments across judiciary, revenue, and military ranks, with further promotions in the Navy and Army noted after a Cannon Roosevelt conference.
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George Barclay Rives
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Sinth District of Virginia
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Washington
Revenue Cutter Service
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Surevon
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California
Marine Corps
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Pennsylvania
Andrew Drum
Virginia
Victor Morrison
New York
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Ward Ellis
Kansas
Henry G. Hartlett
Maryland
Charles A. Lutz
Ilinois
Calhoun Ancrum
South Carolina
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Holland M. Smith
Alabama
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Georgia
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Massachusetts
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West Virginia
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President creates public buildings beautification consultative board
President Roosevelt issues an executive order creating a five member consultative board of architects and artists to advise on the location and exterior artistic effect of future District of Columbia public buildings. The board, chaired by Dernard R Green with Daniel H Burnham Charles F McKim Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr, will report recommendations before final location and plan approval. The secretary of war to notify appointees. March 14 1905.
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Washington
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District of Columbia
Dernard R Green
Daniel H Burnham
Charles F McKim
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Frederick Law Olmated, Jr
Board of Architects
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Meeting of the Cabinet in routine session
Postmaster General Cortelyou remained with the President after a cabinet meeting described as routine and short. Hay Shaw and Moody were absent or ill or out of town. Cortelyou had no announcement on Fourth Assistant Postmaster General or acting chairmanship. Chief Clerk M. O. Chance was suggested for the post.
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Hay
Shaw
Moody
Turner Seeks White House Office for Roosevelts Era
J Milton Turner of St. Louis former minister to Liberia and longtime Black political advocate met with President Roosevelt seeking an official post. Turner traveled with Representative Bartholdt to the White House and discussed mobilizing Black voters, noting prior campaigns for Bryan and earlier Republican ties.
Cost of Philippine Exhibit at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Mr Taft and auditor Mr Lawshes discuss the Philippine government exhibit costs. The exhibit ran about 1 500 000 dollars with returns from franchises and admissions around 700 000. The commission says the display boosted American interest in the Philippines and promises expanded trade, despite not being self sustaining. Also notices a rare binding of Thomas Jeffersons Bible offered via post office business.
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Taft
Lawshe
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Islands
United States
Penrose Considered for Republican National Committee Vice Chair
Connecticut's Charles Brooker has declined the vice chair role, pushing discussions toward Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania as a candidate. Penrose’s supporters argue his strong leadership and desire to avoid entangling alliances, noting Pennsylvania’s usual nonpartisan outreach to the 1908 convention.
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Charles ¥. Brooker
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Cortelyou
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Htas
Cortelyou Retirs
Call at White House Miss Johnston Named Daughter of the Regiment
The story notes Misa Johnston and her father Hon J H Johnston of Columbus Texas visited President Roosevelt at the White House. Roosevelt remembered meeting her in 1898 when he led the Rough Riders and asked to be called colonel. Johnston was invited to the Rough Riders reunion in San Antonio Texas.
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Dallas
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New Orleans
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Florida
Southern Pacific
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Cuba
Washington
Col. Roosevelt
White House
Col Roosevelt
Capt. Greenway
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Portrait of Blaine in Capitol Gallery Painted by Thorpe
Andrew Carnegie and Maine delegation backed a new oil portrait of James G Blaine by Thorpe to hang in the Capitol gallery among former speakers pieces. A prior crayon likeness exists. Blaine once vetoed oil portraits fearing his death upon likeness. Garfield and others pursued oil work decades ago but paused due to his opposition. The current portrait has been praised by Speaker Cannon as an excellent likeness.
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Andrew Carnegie
James G Blaine
Thorpe
Representative McCleary
Capitol
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Blaine
Garfield
Maine
Congress
Cannon
Wynne’s Associates Face Dilemma Over Gifted Punch Bowl
Former associates of ex-Postmaster General Robert J. Wynne hold a silver punch bowl intended as a gift but barred by the Department of Justice rule against officials accepting presents from subordinates. Wynne will decline it, and a committee is to decide its disposition.
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Speaker Cannon Says Sulloway Will Be Buried at Public Expense
At the Capitol Speaker Cannon visited the Committee on Invalid Pensions and told Cy Sulloway of New Hampshire he “will be buried at public expense” if he serves his district long in office. He argued rotation in office is over and urged continued service for constituents. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad follows.
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Sulloway
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Committee On
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New Hampshire
Intervention in Egypt Cited in Support of Pending Treaty
The Easter Post argues that American citizens abroad retain protection against wrongs by foreign governments. It cites England’s intervention in Egypt, contrasting it with Mexico and Venezuela cases, and references historical figures like Lewis Cass, Daniel Webster, Blaine, and Jackson to discuss treaties, indemnities, and the use of force in pursuit of state interests. The piece highlights the need for fairness in charters and calls for restraint amid international disputes.
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Easter Post
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Daniel Webster
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Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
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Venezuela
Eivarta
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Congress
France
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Sta Santo Domingo
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Mee
Santo Domingo Debt and Intervention Questioned
An analysis argues that Santo Domingo’s debts to England, Italy, Germany and others threaten stability. the United States should intervene as a friend to restore order and protect American sugar interests, warning that leaving the country to revolt endangers regional security and economic investments.
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Germany
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United States
Hawaii
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Naval Station
Santo D. KO
Panama
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