Recreation of Travel on the Pennsylvania Railroad Tram
A period piece praising rail travel as a two hour comfortable journey. The author extols the sense of freedom and mental holiday found aboard a well equipped train, comparing it favorably to hotels and noting continuous panorama, changing scenery, and high standards of equipment and passenger safeguards. The piece cites the first limited train in 1881 and urges travelers to appreciate modern methods.
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Beng T
Bumuesa
Pennsylvania Railroad
Diet and Health Hints From De T. J. Allen Food Specialist
A reader asks how to live on 36 cents a day using Allen's diet tips and affordable foods. He argues nutrition outweighs pleasure in meals and compares dry bread, hardtack, fat from olive oil, and whole wheat fat production to better options than butter.
Passes Waterways Bill for Florida River and Harbor Appropriations
The House approved the river and harbor appropriation bill in a quick session. The measure authorizes more than 4.9 million dollars with an hourly rate cited at over 8,600 dollars. Twenty items fund investigations in Florida, home state of Chairman Sparkman. The vote was unanimous and the committee approved equal numbers of items for work and surveys.
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House
Rivera, ‘and
Harbors
Florida
Sparkman
Damp and dark emergency walls prompt concern
Emergency walls are reported as damp and dark raising safety worries. Authorities inspect for leaks and structural issues while residents request repairs and better lighting. Local teams coordinate temporary lighting and inspection schedules.
Senate Debate on Education and Park Funding Provisions
The passage discusses Senate deliberations on funding for schools and park projects. It covers opposition to adding manual training into general curricula, adjustments to hospital and park appropriations, condemnation costs for Rock Creek Drive, and street railway snow removal requirements. It notes proposed wage minimums for street cleaners and the likelihood of conference with the House to resolve differences.
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Gaunger
Kinngle Ford
Stem
Fort Hamilton Park
Rock Creek Drive
Massachusetts Avenue
Montrose Park
Fort Davis
Fort Dupont
Senator Pomerene
Taborera
Senator Works
Washington
Gallinger T
Hospital inquiry probes crowding and old facilities
Representatives Dyer and Lobeck led a daylong inspection of the Emergency Hospital amid crowded wards and aging buildings. They praised physicians while urging immediate attention to quarters and equipment, and hinted at broader investigations across contract hospitals and milk supply to the indigent.
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Dyer
Lobeck
Special House
Dser
Washington Hospicels
Board of Charities
Hroeder
Department of Agriculture
Viginia
Maryland
Chusens Association
Deadlock over senators in New Mexico provokes bribery charges
In Santa Fe March 19 the first ballot for two U.S. senators failed to elect. Four lawmakers were arrested on bribery charges after a Republican plot. The accused claimed coercion, resignations were questioned, and a 15 member committee was formed to probe. Democrats, though under one third, led in balloting with Felix Martinez and A Jones among leading names while Republicans showed strength with William Jails and W G Fall.
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Santa Fe . Mex
United States
Republican State Central
House
Jnge P
Jal
Repubicana
Felix Martinez
Jones
William Jails
Andreas
D Murray
Herbert J Hagerman
George Wo Fritch
Progressive Scattering
Church Brigade Defiant Fights for Rifle Hold in Vestry Controversy
The United Hoyal Brigade of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church defies disbandment by Rev Arthur S Johna and clings to rifles placed in the vestry by municipal court ruling. Officers say they can keep the disputed property for about a year as council splits over the ais agreement and vestry majority.
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United Hoyal Brigade
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Arthur S Johna
Aiie
Masaw
Ais
Mother’s Arrested Son Held in Juvenile Court
Frederick Fagan aged 12 of 18 Seventh Street Northeast ran away with 30 dollars and 62 percent. He was returned and arrested on a complaint by his mother Mrs Ine Fagan. He was held at the House of Detention for a hearing today in the Juvenile court.
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Frederick Fagan
Seventh Street
Ine Fagan
Upset Senate Pork Barrelslead to Reconsideration Notice
Senators clash over an appropriations bill for three public buildings including one in St George Utah. Senator Kenyon gave notice to reconsider the vote that passed the bill Saturday, as opposition looms in the House and across states. St George population listed, postal receipts cited. debate centers on federal building projects in small towns.
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Kenyon
St George Trah
Senate
St George
Amall Towns
Patra Clam
Hoth
Utah
Wyoming
Hearings Planned on Scalp Injury For Miss Alice Houghton
Representative Martin B Madden said hearings will be held soon on his bid to appropriate 25,000 for Miss Alice V Houghton the young woman whose scalp was torn from her head when her heir was caught in machinery at a census bureau tabulating unit. A subcommittee under Representative Levy will take testimony.
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Martin B Madden
Athels
Alice V Houghton
North Carolina
Pou
Levy
New York
Explosion in Merlon library ends in tragedy
Philadelphia march 1 Leonard Finletter retired lawyer and amateur actor was found dead at his Merlon home library. Police say a revolver on his desk was accidentally struck by his elbow causing a self inflicted bullet wound over his heart. Finletter was 84 years old.
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Philadelphia
Leonard Finlatter
Merlon
Waa
Finletter
Dentists Brace for DC Price Reform Debate in 60-Name Bill
Vaughan urges dental board chosen by competitive exam over factional picks and calls for a public cost standard. He proposes a dental inspector to handle unfair pricing and argues for transparency in material costs and fees ahead of a House vote on the bill. Democrats back the reform and seek to limit dental society influence.
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Vaughan
Bull
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Carleton Vaughan
Hew Johnson
House District Committee
Dentel (Society) Trust
Dental (Society) Trust
House Tax Bill Passes Amid Broad Party Support
The House approved a measure to tax net income above 5900 dollars, with 30 to 9 Republican support. Democratic leaders claim gains would fund sugar subsidies and pension legislation, while many senators anticipate a veto risk and continued revenue revisions battles. The bill would extend corporate tax law to a 1 percent levy on yearly net income above thresholds.
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Senate
House
Martin
Army officers evade rules via congress and letters
Former Secretary of War Luke Wright testified before a House committee about officers seeking assignment changes by bypassing channels. He cited a letter from Ray Cane to the Secretary and alleged officer access with congressmen. Wright warned officers use informal meetings to press requests without consulting military authorities.
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Luke & Wright
House Committee
May Beecher
Ray Cane
Rav
Secretary of War
Huikley
Gen Wright
Wright
Retaken Forts as Canton Falls Under Government Troops
In Canton China March 1 government forces won back forts at Yychu Whampoa and Fumun on the Canton River after a lengthy cannonade, inflicting heavy losses on bandits. A clash of opinions between US Consul General Lao Allen Berghols and the British Consul General over international action has risen. The US Navy command near the region is led by Rear Admiral Murdock, with British forces under Commodore Cresswell in Hongkong aiding. A telegram to Hongkong sought advice, and friction between British and American authorities grows as the State Department withholds full advices.
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Hongkong
Cresswell J Byres
China
Rasy Department
R F Nicholson
J B Murdock
Murdockta
State Department
Canton
Laxative Ad Invades Baby Care Talk in Washington DC
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Bryant
Washington DC
Mra
Emma Waynes
Eamont
Caldwells
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