Interstate Commerce Commission Seeks Funds for Annual Railroad Audit
Representatives pressed for a larger appropriation to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to annually audit railroad company books for compliance with the Hepburn law. The House approved 450,190 for the effort, up from the committee’s 296,000, amid debate on whether to hire an army of inspectors or rely on targeted enforcement.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hepburn
Townsend
Campbell
Sulzer
Messrs
Toe
Forestry Fight on Today in Senate over Appropriations
The forestry provisions of the agricultural bill face renewed Senate debate as the committee's proposed standards for grain inspection are rejected and an attempt to boost the Bureau of Sails funding to 200000 fails. Support and opposition mix as the afternoon session winds down.
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Senate
Thls
Forestry Service
Nelgon
McCumber
Teler
Bureau of Sails
Secretary of Agriculture
Teller
Taft favored in Kentucky district dispute decision
Louisville April 30 The Republican State central committee ruled in favor of Taft in the First district controversy. It held Deboe’s Graves County ruling contrary to party law and declared the regular convention valid with credentials of the majority delegation. The committee did not address national convention seating or the Groves County delegation. In Louisiana Lake Providence April 3 the fifth district old-line Republicans met at Tallulah and elected WhisGrant and J W Cook as national convention delegates, not instructed.
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Louisville
Republican State Central Committee
Taft m
United States
Deboe
Graves County
Ir. Deboe
Fairbanks
Groves Coufity
PhD “Nipstyon
Lake Providence
Tallulah
J. W. Cook
Hevee Committee Appropriations Spark Publicity Clones Crews
A fragmentary report notes a committee meeting on special agents for the Taterz staff with the Commerce Commission asked to publicize clones of the Heppurn sg. An appropriation shifted from $50 to $3350,000 amid White House involvement. The meeting is set for today at 1 with command staff.
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I - House
Hevee
Taterz
Commerce
Cal
Heppurn Sg
White House
Poe
Nation to Own Embassies Under Foreign Relations Plan
The Huse Committee on Foreign Relations favorably reports a bill to fund embassies legations and consulates with annual caps, proposing $500,000 this year for Berlin and Mexico City embassies and $500,000 for consulates at Ankara and Yokohama, totaling about $1.375 million for buildings in Europe Asia and the Americas.
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Huse Committee On Foreign Relations
Berlin
Mexico City
Ane
Yokohama
Cousins
Perkins
New York
Lowden
Mlingis
Tela
Unitaf
Ctaa
Kores
Japan
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Mexico
Suffolk Paper Bids Rejected by Joint Printing Committee
The Suffolk Distributing Company bids for government paper were finally rejected by the Congressional joint committee on printing after an investigation led by Seater Platt of New York and cochair Landis of Indiana. The award then went to Andrews Paper Company of Washington and others divided among American Paper Company and Berkshire Hills Paper. Public Printer Leech may travel to Washington in June to discuss savings.
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Suffolk Distributing Company
Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Seater Platt
New York
Ins
Jes A. Stillings
Sentative Landis
Congress
Andrews Paper Company
Washington
Amerean Paper Company
Holyree
Mass
Herkshire Hgus Daber’ Compa
Adams
Leech
Eugeerd Saiings
Disagree Over District Bill Amendments Prompt Conference
The Senate amendments to the Dix appropriation bill for the next year were debated in the House yesterday. No agreement was reached and a conference was requested. The vote on disagreeing with the Senate amendments was 2 to 2 with 4 voting present. House conferees named by the speaker include Rep. Gardner of Michigan as chairman of the District committee, and Reps Madden of New York and Burleson of Texas. The Senate amendments raise the appropriation by about 2,000,000 to total roughly 11,800,000.
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Senate
House
Ker
Gardner
Michigan
Madden
Hevals
Burleson
Texas
Vreeland Bill Stalls in House Banking Committee
The House Committee on Banking and Currency met yesterday and declined to take up the Vreeland currency bill. A 12 to 3 adjournment vote included negative members Burton Weeks and McKinney. The measure is expected to be tabled, as with the first Vreeland bill, since few members read it. The committee will reconvene Monday. The Senate raised solicitor George P. McCabe’s salary to 4500, with further increases approved to 4000 on Appropriations and a 500 rise proposed by Senator Suther of Utah.
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House Committee On Banking and Currency
Messrs
Burton
Weeks
McKinney
Senate
George P. McCabe
Department of Agricultre
House
Senate Committee On
Sutherand
Utah
Threat by paper trust sparks clash in House inquiry
Newspaper managers John Norris of the New York Times and Gen Felix Agnus of the Baltimore American testified before Representative Mann's special committee on the newspaper trust. Norris offered clippings to show publishers faced price pressures and a potential rise in newsprint to three cents. Agnus described contract prices and believed trade manipulation occurred, as the panel prepared to hear more testimony from publishers.
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Felix Agnus
John Norris
New York Times
Baltimore American
Representative Mann
Special House Committee
Norris
Trade Journal
Mann
Hanrahan
Broadway
New York
Standard Ot Company
Sirs
Standard Ol
Standard On Company
Agnus
The
Great Northern Paper Company
Boston
Berlin Mills
Portland
International Paper Company
Gen. Agnus
Baltimore
Hetty
Jainey
Legislative Briefs Show Senators and House Action
Senator Lodge warns Senator Warner may resume Browns ville speech next Tuesday if health allows. Roosevelt asks Congress to back tercentennial Lake Ampialia discovery celebration with New York and Vermont. Senator Dick probes mineral test data and enforcement standards. resolution stays on the table. House Judiciary subcommittee reviews Hepburn anti trust bill. Gartner bill sets eight hour workdays on government contracts. constitutionality pending. Ways and Means chief Payne moves tariff changes affecting Philippines produce. Speaker Cannon clarifies no insult to Roosevelt regarding missed special message.
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Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Vermont
Lake Ampialia
Gained 26 Pounds Reported By Mrs Hector Caze ault
A letter from Acton Vale British Columbia states Mrs Hector Caze ault claims Father John's Medicine helped her gain 26 pounds. The message also notes other testimonials of weight gain and a separate Brooklyn resident.Characters and punctuation reflect OCR remnants.
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John
H. M. Dangar
Vergennes, VI
Father John
Hector Cazeault
Acton Vale
B. C
House Ways and Means Chief Opens Tariff Revision Effort
Representative Serena Payne, floor leader and Ways and Means chair, began groundwork for tariff revision but said no action will occur until after the November elections. He introduced a resolution to let the committee sit during recess and collect information to draft a bill, expanding the committee’s powers for next year’s revision. Payne noted this mirrors a December measure and aims to push ongoing preliminary work through the current session and upcoming recess.
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Serena Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
Payne
Ways and Means
Sexeta
Burleson Objects to President on Cotton Exchange Plan
Representative Burleson of Texas writes President Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association. He disapproves of a proposed commission to study cotton exchange methods and favors pursuing legislation through normal channels. He aims to press his bill to suppress gambling in cotton and does not expect assistance from the President.
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Burleson
Texas
Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Submarine Charges Sparkaffidavit Confession to Loud Case
Frederick B Whitney once a lawyer and Lake Submarine Company vice president confessed to the House committees via affidavit that he wrote anonymous letters to a Detroit Free Press representative and Michigan State Senator Edinborough. He said he erred in accusing Representative Loud of supporting biased submarine funding and expressed remorse for harming Loud who he now says was innocent. Whitney said much of Lilley’s charges came from his own compilation, and he had no personal knowledge to support those claims. Open investigations are concluded.
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Lake Submarine Company
Detroit Free Press
Frank Edinborough
Michigan
Electric Boat Company
Thurston
Whitney
Representative Loud
Loud
Lilley
Representative Juilley
Senate Panel Opposes President on Water Control Plan
The Senate Commerce Committee rejected the President’s plan to allow federal control and revenue from damming navigable waters. A 5 to 3 vote defeated an amendment aligning with the President on the James River dam in Missouri. Senator Nelson argued it would strip state and riparian rights, shifting use to the federal government. The panel also reviewed Newlands’ inland waterways bill proposing a federal waterways commission and $50 million yearly for improvements, with initial year funding cut to $10 million.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Senate
James River
Missouri
Nelson
Newlands
Inland Waterways Commission
Final Hearing Set on Slime Prohibition Bill in District
The House District Committee scheduled the final hearing for next Wednesday at 10 o'clock. One hour will hear labor representatives opposing total prohibition, with the rest split between wets and drys. The panel postponed the Taylor electrocution bill due to time. Next Tuesday, a hearing on Jenkins Wisconsin bill for an electric heating inspector and fixing electricity at 7 cents per kilowatt hour will be held, current price is 10 cents.
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House
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Taft Mission Plans and Panama Transit for May Return
A clipped report outlines Secretary Taft's possible travel route after a Pacific cruise. Pratt will ship to Panama with a group to join the Atlantic fleet at San Francisco, then overland to Panama and aboard the cruiser Buffalo. Taft may visit San Juan or Havana before returning to the United States, possibly by May 30, landing in Pensacola, Florida.
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Minitea
Camal
W. Mischiér
New York
New Jersey
A. Larke
Jeff Davis
San Francisco
Panama
Buffalo
Pratt
Taft
United States
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Havana
Bis Country
Pensacola
Fla
Missouri Leader backs Bryan for Presidency at Denver
Representative DeArmond of Missouri tells the DC Democratic Association that Missourians will support William Jennings Bryan unanimously at Denver. Rep Hughes of New Jersey says few in his state would oppose Bryan if nominated. Uninstructed delegates may back Bryan. organized labor dwells with the Democrats.
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David A. DeArmond
Missouri
District of Columbia Democratic Association
Munsey
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Hughes
New Jersey
Judge DeArmond
Bryan
Democratic Party
Edwin A. Newman
Association
William ER. Ryan
New York
F. T. Mahoney
de Armond
Mr. Bryan
Agree On Fourteen Years Child Labor Limit Raised
A conference in Darwen led to raising the District child labor age from twelve to fourteen. Representative Olcott of New York, chair of the House District subcommittee, said the decision followed talks with the President. He still preferred keeping the limit at twelve but withdrew his objection due to few factories employing twelve and thirteen year olds.
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House
Representativa Olcott
New York
House District Committee
Senate
Graduates Visit President at White House Tour
Members of the First District State Normal School class from West Chester Pennsylvania in Washington for a three day sight seeing visit. They were entertained by President Roosevelt at the White House yesterday afternoon and met Vice President Fairbanks and Senate Chaplain Dr Edward Everett Je. Dr George Morris Philips leads the group with Representative and Mrs Butler assisting.
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State Normal School
West Chester
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Pennsylvania Railroad
George Morris Philips
Capitol
Edward Everett Je
Senate
Butler
Pennsylvania
Wu Ting-fang Lecture on Chinese Art Delights DC Audience
Chinese Minister Wu Ting-fang opened his public appearance at Hubbard Memorial Hall in Washington. He introduced Prof. Ernest Fenellus who spoke on Chinese art using lantern slides illustrating schools from the eighth century to the present.
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Wu Ting-fang
United States
Hubbard Memorial Hall
Sixteenth
Ernest F. Fenellesa
Fenellust
Kansas grads organize in university alumni group
Kansas University alumni and former students met in the YMCA building to form a permanent organization. Officers elected for the year include President Thomas B Ford Vice President Edward Finney and Secretary Treasurer H S Bailey. Participants included Representative Charles F Scott Robert W Wells Frank P Edinburg Edw Co Finney and others.
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Thomas B. Ford
Eaward
Finney
HS. Bailey
Charles F. Scott
Robert W. Wells
Frank P. Edinburg
Edw
Co. Finney
Ied Herlinger
Frederick Bates
Thomas B. Fort
Adema
J. C. Swayzs
H. Halley
Fr. Bauer
A.D. Craig
Mise H. Rea Woodman
Mins Watgiret Menet
Pardon Petition for General Slocum Master Presented
A petition with 245,890 signatures asking President and Attorney General Bonaparte to grant a pardon to Capt. William Van Schalck, master of the ill fated Gen eral Slocum, was presented by a committee of the American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots. Representative Law of Brooklyn introduced the committee. Capt. John H. Pruett urged clemency and the President said the matter would be given careful consideration.
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William van Schalck
General Slocum
New York Harbor
Bonaparte
American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Representative Law
Brooklyn
Association
John H. Pruett
van Schatck
ICC to Formulate Express Tariff Regulations
The Interstate Commerce Commission will study at earliest date definite rules for the construction and filing of express company tariffs. A preparatory conference with tariff representatives of all express firms will be held. No regulation will contradict the law’s substantive provisions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Moro Governor Guard Wounded Near Dutundan
Gov Allen Guard of Moro Province, Tanao, severely wounded Feb 16 when Moros opened fire during a stoppage at a supposed friendly datos house. He suffered arm and leg injuries. recovery reported but possible permanent cripple. Guard, a Maryland native, went to the Philippines as a schoolteacher.
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Allen Guard
Tanao
Dutundan
Gov. Guard
Datto
Maryland
Philippines
Army Orders From War Department Reports Transfers
Second Lieutenant Eugens Beker Ninth Infantry at home Sergent James Christian Company Seventh Infantry Fort Wayne Michigan to General Hospital Washington District of Columbia Captain Harry W Stamford Signal Corps to proper station First Lieutenant Frederic G Kerond Nineteenth Infantry to join his company Lieutenant Orin Mitcham Ordnance Department to Elizabethport Leave of absence May 1 to August 1 1908 granted First Lieutenant Windeld Harper Seventeenth Infantry Leave of absence May 1 to May 29 1908 granted Second Lieutenant Gibbes Ayken Ninth Cavalry Leave of absence five days granted Captain Charles D Clay United States Army retired recruiting aid
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Beker
Ivantry
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Seventh Infantry
Fort Wayne
Mich
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Washington
Basrada
District of Columbia
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Signal Corps
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Elizabethpart
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Seventeenth Infantry
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Ninth Cavalry
Charles D. Clay
United States Army
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Masa
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Pennsylvania
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J. H. Hoover
Chester
Midshipman
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G. M. Stackhouse
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Minnesota
Bukeohua
Navy Department
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Pompeoden
Second Naval District
Newport
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de, H. Gayler
Washington, DC
Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
AH. M. Warfield
Naval Station
New Orleans
A. Walker
Navy
Naval Officers Receive New Duties and Destinations
A 1908 Navy movement list records Capt A Sharp commissioned Apr 23 1908 and assigns officers to multiple ships stations and duties. It notes Lt Evans statement health improving and plans to join officers at Santa Cruz after recuperation with Rear Admiral Evans at Paso Robles.
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Navy Department
Lient
Paso Robles
Flcer
Santa Cruz
Dr Miles Nervine Tonic Ad Claims Nervous Benefit
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a splendid nerve tonic for tired women and those with headaches nervousness backache stomach trouble and debility. It quotes a user testimonial praising relief and sleep after using the remedy and lists Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana as the source.
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Dr. Miles
Miles’ Wervine
Money Wace
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Naval Academy Admission Results Delayed Announcement
Announcement of the pass list for Naval Academy entrance exams will be delayed. Only a few candidates will be notified within ten days for further testing while most will wait until June for physical exams and the formation of the new fourth class. Nerve tone ad copy follows about Wood's Sarsaparilla.
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Naval Academy
Washington Post
Annapolis
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