PASS RACE TRACK BILL Senate Amends End Gambling District Bill
The measure aims to end horse racing in the district and curb gambling. Senate amendments were accepted by the House with no change in the bill’s broader intent. Officials say the act will prohibit racing in the district and hinder related gambling activities. The bill now moves toward final approval as House and Senate reconcile remaining points.
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Senate
House
Ben Ming
Dh Howse
Repregntiatve
Sitharman
Eisi Tomatte
Srothoaait
Simens
Army Orders and Promotions Mentioned in 1908 Dispatch
Fragmentary military dispatch details promotions and assignments including First Lieutenant Wiel, Lieut Com Mo Brstet, and Paymaster Joe Gerer. Mentions infantre units, Fort Haney New York references, and contingent transfers with routine duties and travel. Includes minor notes on field duties and post orders.
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Aden
Joe Gerer
Congress Condensed Summary of Key Budget and Bills
The agricultural appropriation bill totaling 147,146 was passed with Forestry Bureau opposition defeated. The pension and police appropriations were debated, a court of inquiry for Col William F Stewart proposed by Rayner, and a conference report on the naval appropriation bill revised pay for naval officers and was agreed to. The District of Columbia anti gambling bill passed and heads to the President for signature. The House plans to meet at noon today.
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Forestry Bureau
Selignator
Rayner
William F Stewart
District of Columbia
Foss
Pay For Retired Justices Would Secure Lifelong Salaries
A House bill introduced by Rep Caulfield Missouri proposes lifelong salaries for Supreme Court justices and federal judges who resign after ten years of service. If accepted within a set window, the official would receive the same pay for life, with President able to approve resignation for permanent incapacity and salary continued thereafter.
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United States Supreme Whirl
House
Representative Caulfield
Missouri
Supreme Court
Pay Increase for Navy Enlisted and Officers Under Bill
The Naval Appropriation measure fixes a 25 percent pay rise for enlisted men and adds increased allowances for warrant officers and retirees. Retired list pay scales, length of service raises, and allowances are laid out for various ranks from rear admirals to warrants. The draft bill also lists items stricken from the act and mentions other expenditures cut from the Navy budget.
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Too Aw
Raciani
Learade
UF Limited
United States
Arium Wile
Naval Aalomy
Anton Ft Graigton
Naval Acalemiy
Ache
Lresde
Congress
Laws McOnsistert
Senate
Pi Rovat
Plans statue to Hopkins in Washington design
Representative Granger of Rhode Island introduced a bill in the House yesterday to appropriate 50000 for the erection of a statue in Washington in honor of David Hop kins first commander in chief of the American navy. The bill provides for the expenditure under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy or an officer designated by him.
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Representiive
Granger
Rhode Island
Washington
Hono
Esel Hopkins
Secretary of the Navy
Forest Sum Doubled Press Bureau Is Shut Out
The senate doubled the lump sum appropriation to the Forestry Bureau for national forest administration. Senator Dixon of Montana led the amendment, adding 2 percent of timber and grazing land income to states. Post office bills gained headway, with amendments likely to prompt debate on railway mail weighing, postal savings banks and mail subsidy.
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Forestry Bureau of the Agricultural Department
Trafis
Dixon
Montana
Carbon Press Bureau
Forestry Bureau
Victori Ll
Cals
Carter
Congress
Penrose
Post Offices
We Aldred
Tenrose
House passes scout bill thêm captains for service
The House approved a measure authorizing fifty additional captains to command the Philippine Scouts. Other acts included allowing 33 acres of non irrigable land in western states instead of 160, enabling swamp land drainage in Red Lake Indian Reservation Minnesota, and adding 290000 acres for reclamation in Idaho and Wyoming. Rep Hos of Minnesota, chair of Naval Affairs Committee, announced conferees reached agreement on the naval appropriation bill. The House adjourned at 27 minutes past noon.
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Iity
Oler
Homnstead
Red Jake Indian Reservation
Minn
Iuaho
Wyoming
Minos Clar
Committee On
Navik
Plan for Cheaper Paper Reduces Tariff on Canadian Pulp
Samuel A Cook of Ketah Wisconsin a noted paper man and a former congressman urges lowering the tariff on pine pulp and allows Canadian pulp wood shipments to the United States to aid paper manufacturers and protect American labor, provided Canada permits pulp exports from Ontario. He argues reciprocity will lower costs and help newspapers while Milwaukee reports the policy aims to keep profits and wages balanced.
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Miwaukee Wis
Simuel
Ketah
Wisconsin
Isconsin
Cannas
Iukurs
Giiida
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Upper Canada
Petition Drives Pulp and Print Paper Debate in House
A Missouri-Mason group and allied Democrats in the House pressed Speaker Cannon to add the Stevens bill or any similar measure on wood pulp and newsprint to the agenda. The committee will resume hearings with John Nortis from the Newspaper Publishers Association testifying after a mill inspection report from Corinth.
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Moss Fark
Missouri
Gisylon
Alabama
J" Tagerah
New York
Rainey
Fil
Wonor
Wiliams
Cannon
House
Names of political and religious figures listed for civic roles
A readable fragment lists numerous politicians diplomats and clergy including senators from New York Massachusetts California and Delaware representatives from Washington Texas and Arkansas as well as Maine Illinois and Minnesota. It mentions Ohio Nebraska and Chicago figures, a governor candidate, and other public figures like Carnegie and Kerens in a civic federation context.
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Garfield
Smoot
Norway
Anton Christian Bang
Rey Adelbert Furman
Chicago
Civic Federation
George W Doughey
Arkansas
Pendall
Arkansas State Senate
C Ludwig
James Gould
Pine Blue Ark
Tleker
Vernon MacCab
L. Ponder
Ami Sthad
L. B Dowell
J McCarthye
Boston
Dick Plunkett Miner
West
Andrew Carnegie
Kerens
St Loutea
Maryland Senator Demands Court For Col Stewart Exile Case
Senator Rayner launches Senate fight over Col William E Stewart exile to Tort Grant Arizona and seeks a five officer court of inquiry to investigate charges. He argues President Roosevelt acted beyond court guarantees, while noting possible punishment framing and demand for the president to convene the inquiry.
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Rayner
Senate
Walliam E. Stewart
Arizona
Colleg
Brownssilk
Col Stewar
Rayners
Col Stewart
Foxyver
Ragam
Saidam
Delares
Merled
Raynor
Ins
St Augustine
Tla
Stewart
War
Drill Corps Meeting Postponed to May 19
The Colurtia Drill Corp meeting at Mason Temple for officer elections and business is postponed to May 19 due to the presence of Arthur McArthur of New York, personal representative of the grand master of the Knights Templars, requiring attendance at a banquet in his honor.
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Colurtia Drill Corp
Mason c Temple
Knighis Templars
Arthur McArthur
New York
Adjournment May 2 1930 Senate Works Toward End
Adjournment by May 2 rests on Congress passing budgets and avoiding further anti injunction or Sherman Act changes. The Senate advances the agricultural and post office budgets while the House streamlines money bills. President backs no strong push for an anti injunction or amended antitrust law this session.
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House
Aldrich Hale Watson
Shiman
Congress
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Capitol
Tsession
Towend
White House
Townsend
Billa
Hoyt
Washington
Japanese financiers visit Washington amid loan rumors
Baron Sakatani and a banker party from Japan arrived in Washington from New York and checked into the Sheraton. The group, accompanied by the Japanese consul, planned receptions at the Japanese Embassy and met with New York financier Jacob Schiff and New York banker J P Belmont. Despite denials of loan aims, speculation rose about funding for the Japanese government as the party tours Europe and Asia.
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Washington
New York
Shercham
Midamo
Orene
Saonawit Bcame
Baron Sakatani
Japa
Baron Sakitani
Japan
Sec
Philadelphia
Jacob Schiff
Kuhn Loeo & Co
Baron Sakatan O IL P Belmont
Uall
Rensersaton of Natural Resources
Presdent Roosevelt
Tueitamsa
Ungiand
Baron Sakatan K Yatsuno
Bank of
Formosa
Uobayashi E
Mori
Sigita
Tapon M Yokoyama
Department of Finance of
Poles Urge U S Action On German Polity
Rev Adalbert Furman presented resolutions from Polish masses urging the United States to press Germany to stop expelling Polish workers from factories and restricts on Polish housing and language. He asked Washington to aid Poles in Germany’s Polish provinces. President Roosevelt said he would consider the resolutions.
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Father Furman
Germany
Roosevelt
Adalbert Furman
St Casimir's Church
Chicago
Kishen
Vreeland emergency currency plan passes House with clash
The House adopted the revised Vreeland emergency currency bill by 128 to 16 amid heated debate and a clash between Representatives Sherman and Overstreet. The Rules Committee will handle stage and debate limits. The measure creates emergency notes backed by national banks and forms a six member currency commission to study banking and currency reforms.
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Overstreet
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House Republican Conference
Vreeland
New York
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Committee On Banking and Currency
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Aldrien Bill Company
Indiana
Cannon
Tiam
Watson
Cormites
Wat
Clearng House
Senate
Congress
Quarrel over poets and artists in humorous times
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes spirited exchanges over poetry and art. It mentions Americans reportedly seeking the London Times Theatre, Artemus Ward negotiating with the British Museum, and Mark Twain making overtures for Windsor Castle.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
London Times
Artemus Ward
British Museum
Mark Twain
Windsor Castle
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