Congress to Hear Debates on Rail, Ship Subsidy and Statehood
Congress faces a busy week with the House pushing ahead on a wide-ranging railroad rate bill and ship subsidy, plus a statehood conference. Expect lengthy debates over the Bureau of Corporations provisions and Mint Bureau funding as officials clash over regional interests. The Senate lines up talks on consular reorganization, Indian appropriation, and the Five Civilized Tribes affairs, with speeches planned but not yet prepared.
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Prince
Chicago
Garfield
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Senate
Rillman
He Shi
Lodge
Seater Clapp
Tillman Reassesses Senate After Thirteen Years in Office
Senator Tillman of South Carolina, nearing the end of his second term, writes that his forthcoming work A Defense of that Sense reflects tempered views formed by thirteen years in the Senate. He notes greater public usefulness here than earlier believed. The piece references Maine’s Senator Dale and reactions to Tillman’s attack on the President over the Man Minor Morris affair.
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South Carolina
Senate
Dale
Maine
Tilman
Minor Morris
Hate
South Carolin
Titman
Watson prepares national measure against cigarettes
Indiana politician Mr Watson plans to introduce a bill taxing cigarette papers at 1 cent per 100, aiming to lower illicit paper costs. He also seeks a ban on shipments into states with anti cigarette laws and uses federal commerce power to curb both cigarettes and “makings” in this effort.
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Mr Watson
Indiana
Watson
Fiie Commerce
Memorial services honor Governor J. B. Harris
Washington and Texas reports describe memorial services statewide for the late Gov. J. B. Harris. In Austin senate chamber addresses praised his public career and character, with tributes from J. D. Sayers, A. W. Terrell, and Judge James A. Robertson. The notices imply a formal state observance across locations.
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Austin
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Senate Chamber
Gov. Lanham
Ty J. D. Sayers
Towtkey
A. OW. Terrell
Suge Fta
James AH. Robertson
Young
Clay City
N. S
New Life
Tate
General Grosvenor Speaks on the Philippines at Grace Methodist
Ohio Representative General Grosvenor lectured at Grace Methodist Church on the Philippines. He described English influence and Filipino language desires, urged philanthropy to grow island industries, and noted a drunken English consul while contrasting practical aid with academic endowments.
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T. Groevenor
Ohio
Orient
Grace Methods
Apiscopel Church
Philippines
J. EB. Smith
Peg
Misa Corlos
Grosvenor
Oriental Fe
Hquer
Islands
Senator McIntosh and Scott clash in public theater debate
At the National Theater, Senator Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia interrupting Burr McIntosh’s lecture on The Taft Trip to the Philippines sparked a heated audience dispute. Scott challenged assertions on European offices and Philippine conditions, with McIntosh inviting public debate and offering proceeds to charity.
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National Theater
Congress
Nathan ‘B. Scott
West Virginia
Burr McIntosh
Taft
Philippines
United States Senate
Semi
McIntosh
Europe
New York
Scott
United States
Iglands
Conspiracy hinted between two government departments over census
Rumors claim officials in one department tried to discredit the Census Bureau and whitewash the Divisions of Statistics as the Keep Commission reports on the 1900 agricultural census are reviewed by President Roosevelt. The probe, prompted by the Agriculture Secretary, could trigger broad reforms in crop reporting and seal the fate of the division’s methods and leadership.
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Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Div of Statistics
Division of
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Division of Statistics
National Board of Trade
Census Bureau
Olistics
John Hyde
United States
Commission
Board of Trade
Hyde
Board of Trade Committee
Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Division of Statistica
House
Committee On Agriculture
Wadsworth
New York
Justice Jefferson Truly Announces Governor Candidacy
Jackson Mississippi March 5 Justice Jefferson Truly of the State Supreme Court formally announces his bid for governor of the state.
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Miss
Justica
Jefferson Truly
The
State Supreme Court
Stat
Eaten Out of House and Home Digestive Cure Story
A Des Moines druggist wife recounts her brother a Chicago lawyer who suffered chronic dyspepsia. After refusing medicine, he tried Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and rapidly improved, gaining weight and appetite. The ad claims the tablets mimic natural digestion and cure dyspepsia, sold by druggists.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Stuart
Yeethart
Nature
Italian Ambassador Baron des Planches May Return This Summer
Baron des Planches who has been absent since last fall will likely return to Washington at the start of summer unless another European diplomatic post is offered. He studied Italian immigration to the United States and toured the Southern states to steer Italians away from crowded cities toward agricultural regions. His health worsened by ocean travel, making transfer to a continental capital unlikely despite interest from the Italian government.
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Italy
Washington
Baron Des Planches
Europe
Denounces Age Limit and Urges Elder Civic Power
Rev. W. G. King of Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Church argued against a government age limit of seventy for employment. He attacked Dr. Osler, praised aging workers, and urged old people to form associations to counter youth influence while advocating continued service by capable seniors. He warned against injustice to one worthy worker and predicted a coming shift in attitudes.
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Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Church
Dr. King
Osler
Times
Tnele Joe
Themeel
Congresa
Ohio Sails for Shanghai on Warm Weather Move
Navy officials report the battleship Ohio left Manila for Shanghai not by order of the department, possibly due to approaching warm weather. Wisconsin, also at Manila, went to Shanghai a day earlier. Rear Admiral Charles J. Train commands Ohio.
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Ohio
Charles J. Train
Manila
Shanghai
Htty
Department
Wisconsin
Bureau of Navigation Sry
Philippines
Newey Passes Gibraltar Dry Dock Flotilla Cleared
American consul reports the floating dry dock Newey passed Gibraltar at 10 55 this morning amid rough seas. Despatch notes all aboard well but weather was bad. Commander H H Mosely led the flotilla aboard Glavier.
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Gibraltar
Mr. Sprague
United States
Cattier Glavier
H. H. Mosely
Newey
Hioki to Visit Japan as Ambassador Is Expected
Directly after the arrival of the new Japanese Ambassador, Mr Hioki the first secretary of the embassy will leave for Japan on leave of absence. He has been chargé d affaires for some time and may be appointed head of a Japanese legation.
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Embagay
Japan
Fraud on Bog(e) Houses Pushes Grand Larceny Ring
New York police arrest Edward Dyken Berger on grand larceny charges in a claim he is part of a confidence gang aiming at New York Boston and Philadelphia publishing houses selling books via installments. Authorities say he confessed to naming several confederates as the group looted typewriter companies and moved goods to second hand shops.
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Gang of Confidence
New York
Hdward Dykenberger
Heda
Boston
Philadelphia
Drisoner
Fixed Rates Opposed as Unconstitutional Across Nation
Debate grows over amending the Hepburn bill to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to set absolute rates rather than maximums. Critics warn such power would render commerce at the mercy of the ICC and threaten constitutionality, with support from Roosevelt era advisors fearing the measure could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
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United States
Moody
Congress
Roosevelt
Raleigh
House
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Taft
Knox
Supreme Court of the United States
Rival Seaport Rates in Interstate Commerce Debate
The piece discusses Hepburn bill implications for the Interstate Commerce Commission to set absolute rates and fix port differentials. It notes potential shifts favoring New England, concerns about South Atlantic and Gulf ports losing business, and argues such power could be unconstitutional or autocratic.
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Atlanta
Chicago
South
New England
Prouty
Boston
Commission
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf
United States
North Atlantic
Gulf Porte
Knogkers Banquet at Ebbitt House Delights Knights of Momus
The Knights of Momus known as The Modern Knockers of the Government Printing Office hosted a lively banquet at the Ebbitt House. Wit and repartee flowed as speeches solos and music entertained. toastmaster Whitehead and Bloomer traded jests while the crowd planned to return to work Monday after light literary digs and mock roasts.
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Ebbitt House
A. F. Bloomer
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Fathead
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Bloomer
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Benning
TF. D. Smith
Will A. Smith
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Spair
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