Judge Sater Appointment Sparks Senate Clash
Ohio Senators challenge the Presidents recess appointment of John E. Later as federal judge for the Southern District of Ohio citing constitutional limits. They question salary eligibility pending Senate confirmation and insist on Senate prerogatives during the recess. They plan to press the issue next December.
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Sater
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Columbus
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Judes
Enatora
Dominican Congress urged to ratify US treaty soon
State Department notes say the Dominican Congress will act on the pending treaty within a day or two to settle the republics indebtedness. President Caceres backs ratification though many in the House and Senate oppose, fearing it could trigger or enable a possible revolution.
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Dominican Congress
State Department
United States
Dominican Republic
Caceres
House
Negro Exhibit at Jamestown Tercentennial Show
Thomas J. Catloway, chair of the executive committee, travels to Norfolk to set up headquarters for the Negro exhibit. The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition display aims to showcase mechanical progress with inventors, electrical devices, and artisans. The Armstrong Manual Training School, directed by Arthur C. Newman, will contribute striking pieces from across the country.
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Norfolk
Thomas J. Catloway
Armstrong Manual Training School
Arthur C. Newman
Dolphin Sail to Guantanamo With Metcalf Senate Party
The gun boat Dolphin sailed from Charleston March 24 with Secretary Metcalf and Senators Hale Penrose Carter Flint and Charles C. Glover aboard bound for Guantanamo Cuba. On arrival Metcalf will inspect the wave station. The vessel left Charleston on March 24 and reached Havana after two days, staying there two more before continuing.
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Dolphin
Naval Station
Navy Department
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Guantanamo
Cuba
Hale
Maine
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Carter
Montana
Flint
California
Charles C. Glover
Washington
Charleston
8. C
Antung custom house to open tomorrow in Manchuria
Willard D. Straight American consul general at Mukden announced to the State Department that assurances have been received that the Antung custom house will be opened by the Chinese tomorrow.
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Antung Custom House
Willard D. Straight
Mukden
Manchuria
State Department
Secretary Root Returns From Clinton Visit
Secretary of State Root arrived yesterday from Clinton New York to visit his brother Prof Oren Root of Hamilton College. One hundred Free Trips to the Jamestown Exposition and cash prizes on a penning contest featured in next Sundays Post.
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Clinton
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Oren Root
Hamilton College
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Gaiety Cires
Columbia Theater
Peking
Banders & Stayman's
F Ct
WM. Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Gall
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Dax
Boston Symphony Quartette
New Willard
Asi Tock
Katharine Goodson
Arthur Jamies
First Congregational Ghorce
We Mars
Charles Haire
Herbert
the James
Tex
Chile Drops Bid for Embassy in United States
State Department officials say Chile will take no further steps to elevate its legation to an embassy in Washington. Chilean Senate had passed a bill to create an embassy, but Congress did not approve, and Chilean authorities deemed pressing the proposal inadvisable due to cost and potential friction with other powers.
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Oftt| Glala
State Department
Coparess
Washington
Hicks
United States
Chile Department
Considerahis
Alamn
Germany
Hmgland
France
Interior Officials Silence Graft Report on Idaho Reclamation
Interior Department officials refuse to discuss a graft report regarding the Idaho Reclamation Service. Special Agent A R Greene returned to Boise with the matter marked confidential, and Secretary Garfield and officials decline to reveal contents. Engineer D A Foss seeks investigation after learning the report may discredit his Deer Fist Reservation work, while Director Newell says no charges have been filed and no time for investigations.
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A. R. Greene
Idaho
Greene
Boley City
Garfield
Deer Filet Reservation
Secretary of the Interior
Garfeld
D. A. Foss
Deer Fist Reservation
Frederick H. Newell
Reclamation Service
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Garfielg
Ross
Aled
Ros
Public figure talk by Mellen and Porter in Washington
Charles Mellen of the New Haven line met with President Roosevelt for thirty five minutes and offered no public statements. A Washington observer said Mellen appeared to suffer stage fright and did not reveal his aims. Representative-elect Peter Porter, who defeated Wadsworth, arrived in Washington angry and found Congressmen awaiting seeds and reports but nothing for immediate action.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New England
Roosevelt
Metlen
John D. Rockefeller
White House
Mr. Mellen
Wila
Mellen
Washington
Peter A. Porter
New York
Jis
Porter
James W. Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Wadeworth
Forter
Capitol
Wadsworth
Wopsad
Foraker Presses Testimony On Brownsville Guns
Senator Foraker seeks to discredit Hawkinss shell and gun tests by introducing Lieut Lawrason and Major Penrose court martial testimony before the Senate panel. He argues reserve Company B guns were in a strong chest at Fort Niobrara, challenging evidence that the Brownsville shooting used Twenty fifth Infantry weapons. The clash with Senator Overman centers on proving the negro soldiers innocent as Brownsville inquiry pauses awaiting all Twenty fifth officers.
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Tait
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Foraker
Senate
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Penrose
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Hawkins
Twenty- Fifth Infantry
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Adent
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McCurdy
Fort Niobrara
Sergt. McCurdy
Overman
Forevter
Paraker
Warren
D. C. Gray
Galveston
Tex
Chamberlain
Mel Caskey
Department of Texas
Penrose court martial cross examination in San Antonio
The Penrose court martial trial in San Antonio on March 19 featured cross-examination of Capt. Lyon 405 day with Cok Glenn for the defense and Lieut. Fitch for the prosecution. William Hewitt testified he believed Brownsville citizens fired on the post amid tense testimony.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lyon
Penrose
Cok Glenn
Lieut
Fitch
Wiliam Hewitt
Brownsville
Special Delivery Change Opens Door to New Postal Service
Post-office officials anticipate a jump in business once the new law allows transmitting pattern and packages for opening delivery with 10 cents postage in addition to regular postage. Effective July 1, the system will dispense with the ordinary special delivery stamp. Rev William B Parson inspired the idea in 1905 during De Graw’s city delivery tenure. Regulations are being prepared.
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Post-office Department
William B. Parson
de Graw
Cor~ Telyou
Congress
Transport Bu ford to take food for famine relief
The Bu ford transport will load 5,000 tons of provisions at San Francisco for famine relief in China. The War Department offered its use to the Red Cross for immediate shipment. The voyage includes a stop at Honolulu en route to Shanghai and may carry a special party of Congressmen on request of Hawaiian citizens.
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United States Army
Buford
War Department
State Department
San Francisco
Red Cross
Louis Kiopsch
Christian Herald
Honolulu
Shanghai
Hawaiian Islands
No Mission To Abyssinia Faces Upgrade Rift
State Department shows little chance of upgrading the American consulate general at Addis Ababa to a legation. Consul General Frank R. Mowrer, en route to Washington, is believed pressed to seek the upgrade to counter rival European legations and preserve precedence and access to Abyssinian markets.
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State Department
Adis Abeda
Frank R.mowrer
Washington
Mowrer
Presidential hopefuls tied to Roosevelt policy
A Dover article notes several men named as presidential prospects who lack Roosevelt’s endorsement, while the War Secretary is expected to weigh in on the matter.
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Roosevelt
White House conference with Deneen discussed rail issues
Swedel Washington dispatch reports Gov. Deneen and Attorney General Stead spent about 90 minutes with President Roosevelt. The talk included a brief discussion of railroad elevation and Illinois railroad legislation, but no public statements were made. Some observers believe the meeting signals closer GOP alignment around War Secretary Taft’s presidential bid.
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Swedel
Washington Dispatch
St. Louie
Densen
Fia
Loeb
Deneena
Gettingy
Western States
Middle West
William H. Taft
Lg War
Cincinnati
Charles Watt
Publc
House of Representatves
Taft Boom Launch Neatly Aros At Tippecanoe Club
Ohio Tippecanoes Club hosts a Taft presidential boom with Congressman Burton praising Taft as Roosevelt’s ideal standard bearer. Burton states Roosevelt won’t seek a third term but could lead nationally in 1912 or 1916, while Taft is named as the Ohioan to carry the banner. The gathering signals an organized push for Taft nationwide.
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Washingto Port
Cleveland
Ohio
Tippecanos Club
Theodore B. Burton
Toft
Ng Roosevelt
Burton
Roosevelt
Mr. Burton
Theodore Reorovelt
Mr. Taft
United States
Hansbrough Reveals President Denies Taft Boom Talk
Senator Henry C Hansbrough recounts a White House meeting with President Roosevelt denying any discussion of Gov Deneen Illinois or Taft Presidential prospects. He stresses there was no political gathering and cautions against premature national convention bets. Roosevelt described as not inviting Deneen or his attorney general for politics.
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Henry C. Hansbrough
White House
Lansbrough
Roosevelt
Gov. Deneen
Illinois
Washington
Dakota
Taft
Taft Says No Politics After White House Meet
Secretary Taft, returning from New York, said he had a 3:30 PM Saturday appointment with the President and met Gov. Deneen and Attorney General Stead. He reported there was no political conversation during the brief introduction at the White House.
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Gov. Deneen
White House
Taft
New York
White Hose
Generg Stead
Nine Die as Roof Collapses on Mexican School
In Torreon and Durango Mexico a public school building collapsed during classes killing nine people, eight of them students, and trapping many others under debris. One teacher and eight students are among the dead with more feared dead and many injured.
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Mex
Mar
Durango
Pupis
Harriman Downplays Market Panic Amid Slump
The Washington Post reports Harriman urged investors not to worry as stocks fell sharply on opening, fueling rumors of Wall Street collusion. He hinted bears will yield to new support, while denying retirement plans and any coordinated bank actions. The day closed with tight trading and wary optimism.
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New York
London
New York Exchange
Amalgamated Copper
Smelters
Angoonda
Atchizon
Brook
Rapid Tranalt
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Northern Pacific
New York Central
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Southern Pacifico
Union Pacific
Steel
Yagard
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Stock Exchange
George W. Ely
Board of Governors
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Harriman
E. H. Harriman
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Sore
Megan
Wall Street
Rock Island
Navy Board Chief Outlines Jamestown Exposition Aims
Rear Admiral P F Harrington retired chairman of the navy board to the exposition states the purpose of naval presence. He says the goal is to entertain foreign naval representatives and allow American citizens to inspect ships and sailors while promoting friendly international relations and lasting goodwill.
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Washington Foss
Norfolk
Army and Navy
P. F. Harrington
Navy Board
San Francisco
Increased summer traffic for Jamestown Exposition
Exposition travel boosts Washington traffic as steamship and railroad lines expand. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company adds four steamers from opening on April 26. Newport News repair shipyard boat Newport News to begin daily service April 25 with 1,800 capacity. The Jamestown steamer with 2,500 capacity and the Norfolk and Washington boat, each 500 capacity, will also run daily or alternate trips.
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Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Norfolk
Callahan
Newport News
Jamestown
Invitations Point to Grand Jamestown Exposition Opening
More than 400 formal invitations were mailed from the exposition company in Norfolk to dignitaries including President Roosevelt for the Jamestown Exposition opening on April 26. The event will feature a vast naval and military display with open boats from ships worldwide and from fifty or more ships, races in Hampton Roads, and a first-boat landing at the exposition grounds where Roosevelt is expected. Governors Glenn and Mayor Johanan invite Roosevelt to attend the unveiling in Raleigh this May of Ensign Worth Bagley’s statue in Capitol Square.
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Washington
Norfolk
Hampton Eye
Exposition Company
Roosevelt
United States
Hampton Roads
Raleigh
N.C
Glenn
Johnaan
Capitol Square
Ensign Worth Bagley
Apain
Capitol Work Paid Well in Pennsylvanias Capitol Inquiry
Harrisburg pa march 19 capitol investigating committee resumed its inquiry into the cost of the new state capitol. testimony showed John H Sanderson Co of Philadelphia was paid 90748.40 for the roor by in senate and house caucus rooms and that the sub contractor said Sanderson paid 35080 for the tantrums. Sandersons profit on finished woodwork in fourteen other rooms totaled 126645.60. Murray Gibson claimed a bid difference would have saved over 600000 on the furnishing item alone.
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Capitl
John H. Sanderson & Co
Philadelphia
Capitol
Senate
House
Sanderson
Murray Gibson
Atte
Gibson
Pratt
Woman shoots architect in Kenosha room
Special to The Washington Fost, Kenosha Wis March 18 a mysterious woman entered the room of Bert A Graves architect and shot him through the hand Graves saved himself by raising his hand police search for a married woman infatuated with Graves who threatened death by self harm she may have killed herself The police have a letter signed CORA claiming self harm Graves son of a wealthy manufacturer is twenty years old and not hindering police efforts while seeking to hide the woman's identity a January 7 office visit by a married woman is noted with a scene and threats to kill the architect
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Kenosha
Wis
Bert A. Graves
Graves
Cora
Healthy children fed on Grape-Nuts claim boosts weight
A mother details using Grape-Nuts for her three week old baby after bottles and cow’s milk failed. She notes gradual weight gain and improved color, with the child now fifteen months old, weighing 27 pounds, and two meals daily of Grape-Nuts. The family credits Postum Co. with the product and advocates its use for children.
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Postum Co
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