Money Trust Sparks Senate Drive for Investigation
A flood of charges about a money trust controlling transportation arouses officials from the President to the Senate Committee. The plan seeks antitrust action, with Secretary Stimson and Taft’s DOJ staff weighing a tangible inquiry into rail and canal interests and possible governmental control over transisthmian trade. The debate centers on competition versus monopolistic power, with possible drastic remedies if allowed to persist.
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Stimaon
Tee
Goth Nees
Interstate Commence Commission
Perry ship raised for centennial at Put-in-Bay jubilee
Cleveland Nov. 18 Commodore Perry flagship the Niagara long at the bottom of Lake Erie will be raised and towed to Put-in-Bay as a feature of the Perry centennial celebration. The Pennsylvania legislature will bear the expense. An executive session of the interstate board in charge of the centennial chose the plan and eighty architects will compete for a memorial building at Put-in-Bay. Admiral Clark and Miles appointed to select appropriate objects for the centennial peakon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Commodore Ferry
Lake Irle
Erie
Harbor
Pennsylvania
Protests by Paper Makers on Tariff Exemption Claims
United States paper manufacturers present to state officials their argument against revoking tariff bars on imported wood pulp and paper. They urge that free trade agreements with Canada, Germany, Norway, and Sweden complicate the issue under the most favored nation clause. State and Treasury departments review the question, with potential appeal to the United States Court of Appeals if the decision harms European nations.
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United States
Debarton
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Canada
State
Treasury
Tyler Monument Delayed In Richmond Grave Plan
Congress authorized a Tyler memorial at Holywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia but execution is delayed. The act capped cost at 10000 dollars yet no appropriation was provided, prompting the War Secretary to seek direct funding at the upcoming session.
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Altough Congress
John Tyler
Holywood
Richmond
Teast
Secretary of War
Congress
MRE E G CALVERT DEAD AT STONELEIGH COURT
Mrs Wittspell Giovan Garvert an elderly longtime District resident died yesterday afternoon in her Stoneleigh Court apartment. Born in Washington she was daughter of William Beverly Randolph and widow of Washington Calvert of Maryland. Funeral at St Pauls Church Twenty third Street north west tomorrow at 10 30 a m Rev Enoch Thompson to preach. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Engineer and Fireman Die In Express Wreck
Monmouth Junction New Jersey November 18 two railroad workers died from injuries after the New York Philadelphia express on the Pennsylvania Railroad jumped the tracks. Engineer H A Mertindale and Fireman J C Ramey died at St Peters Hospital in New Brunswick.
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Monmouth Junction
N. J
New York-Philadelphia Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pear
H. A. Mertindale
J.C. Ramey
St. Peter'a
New Brunswick
Lease Of Bluemont Branch To Washington and Old Dominion
A 50 year lease of the Bluemont branch of the Southern Railway to the Washington and Old Dominion Railway Co was filed at Alexandria county courthouse. The agreement envisions electrification and an interurban link among Washington Alexandria Rouston Falls Church Vienna Leesburg Great Falls and Bluemont with escalating annual payments over the term. Attorneys Alfred P. Thorn and Victor J. Lambert represent the Southern and the Washington and Old Dominion respectively.
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Bluemont
The
Southern Railway
Washington and Old Dominion Railway Company
Alexandria County
Fort Meyer Heights
W. W. Finney
Southern
F.C. Wright
Washington and Old Dominion
Old Dominion
Alexandria
Great ‘Falla
Kla
Southern 1A
Washington
Rouston
Falls Church
Vienna
Leesburg
Great Falls
Washington Company
Alfred P. Thorn
Victor J. Lambert
Law to Save Valley Face Fines and Jail Imposed
Col Langtfitt in charge of rivers and harbors warns residents along Rock Creek between N and P streets that dumping ashes or rubbish will be a misdemeanor with heavy fines or imprisonment. District officials cite War Department input and previous permit suspensions. The law bans discharging refuse into navigable waters, with penalties up to $2500 or 1 year imprisonment or both.
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Rock Creek
Col
Langiltt
War Department
Jistrict of Columbia
P Street
Bradford
Banka
Col. Lungitt
United States
Armor withstood torpedo test at Hampton Roads
Report contradicts earlier naval witnesses that the Davis cannon torpedo penetrated the caisson. The cannon shells failed to pierce the bottom plate, and trial will resume later perhaps with a larger gun. An ordinary Whitehead torpedo will be fired to compare effects and gather data.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Navy Aviator John H Towers Nearing Duty Return
Lieut John H Towers naval aviator injured in a fall with his aeroplane into the Severn River at Annapolis Maryland. He will be ready to resume duties in a day or two. Injuries include bruises and a deep gash over the right eye. Had the incident occurred over land he might have been killed.
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John H. Towers
Severn River
Annapolis
Poslam Skin Remedy Promoted for Eczema and Itch
An advertisement extols Poslam for skin distress and eczema, claiming rapid relief from itching and irritation. It notes cooling, soothing effects and potential healing within hours, with Poslam available for 2 cents and through O'Donnell or any druggist, also advertising Fogham Soap medicated with Poslam as a premier antiseptic soap.
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O'Donnell
West J
New York City
Builders Safe In China At Work On Printing Bureau
James Henderson of Milburn Helster Co represents work on China’s bureau of engraving and printing at Peking amid political upheaval. Milburn says plans were prepared long ago, the project is a progressive policy, and American interests are protected through Dr Chen Chin Tao, Harvard graduate and court ally. Construction will cost 3 to 3.5 million dollars, with eleven buildings housing machinery, power, sewage, guardhouses, and housing. Japanese contractors lead the project, while American firms secure machinery and equipment contracts.
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China
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Peking
Uncle Sam
Celestials
Milburn, Helster,& Co
James Henderson
Washington
Frank P. Milburn
Milburn, Helster @ Co
Chen Chin-Tao
Harvard
Chen
Chin-Tao
Shaste
Charges Filed Against Public Printer Donnelly
Forward Donnelly charges allege he violated the eight hour law maladministered the printing office and showed unjust discrimination against organized labor. Emmett L. Adams prepared the report and Charles Smith will present the charges at the AFL convention in Atlanta, with a ruling expected before week’s end.
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Tus
Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Atlanta
Samuel 8. Donnelly
Emmett L. Adams
Charles Smith
Washington
Smith
Donnelly
How to Live 95 Years Self-Preservation School
Chicago reports a new school of self preservation aimed at teaching longer life. It plans biennial publication of a directory of Americans who have reached 95. About 4,000 people are said to exist. Reports will come from blank interrogatories detailing life, habits, diet, and health practices of those with long lifespans.
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Chicago
United States
Charles B Kountze Dead in Denver Home
Charles B Kountze a member of the New York brokerage firm Kountze Bros died in Denver Colorado at his home from pneumonia He had been ill in New York six weeks earlier and a son Harold Kountze arranged a special train to reach his bedside He had recently returned to Denver two weeks ago and his condition had shown some improvement before the final decline
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Denver
Colo
Charles B
Colorado Natts
New York
Frm
Tobacco growers reach agreement in Lexington conference
In Lexington Kentucky on November 18 independent tobacco manufacturers and the Burley Tobacco Society concluded two days of talks with a statement that both sides would abide by an agreement drafted by their attorneys. The accord is said to end lawsuits against the Burley tobacco group and clear the way for the ten year pooling plan.
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Lexington
Independent Tobacco Manufacturers
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley Tobacco
Treasury to Appoint Health Surgeon for Alaska
To safeguard the health and wealth of Alaska's 65,000 residents the Treasury Department will assign a surgeon from the public health and marine hospital service to supervise quarantine stations and enforce measures against disease. Currently Alaska's public health rests with teachers under the US Commissioner of Education, a task they acknowledge is beyond them.
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Alaska
Treasury Department
United States
Young Hungarian boy offers trust regulation view before Senate
Andrew Jaritz, a 19 year old Hungarian immigrant in Washington for Senate Interstate Commerce hearings, argues antitrust laws drive out loose combinations into tight ones and calls for federal control, a cabinet level economic policy department, federal incorporation, anti unfair competition laws, and federal control of natural resources with indirect tax to fix prices. He favors publicity of his ideas but remains modest and aims to remain in the United States.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Andrew Jaritz
Andras Jaritz
Budapest
Hungary
Washington
Young Jartlz
United States
Stight
Young Jaruiz
Commercial Academy of
New York
United States Bleel Corporation
Gary Ind
Department of Economic Policy
General Wyman Relapses After Brief Improvement
Gen Walter Wyman of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, treated at Providence Hospital for a carbuncle, suffered a relapse last night. His brother Frank Wy man of St Louis said the condition is not dangerous and convalescence should resume in the morning. Wy man will stay in Washington during the recovery.
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Walter Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Providence Hospital
Mr. Wyman
Washington
Big Brother
Wood’s Commercial School elects senior officers
The graduating class elected officers on Friday afternoon with James R. B. Dailey as president, Grace E. Lynch as vice president, Charles A. Appleby as secretary, and Edax Taylor as treasurer. Also notes 2,398 658 savers feet sold a Masserelis Avenue Heights in seven months.
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Wood's Commercial School
James RB. Dailey
Grace E. Lynch
Charles A. Appleby
Edax Taylor
Masserelis Avenue Heights
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