Roosevelt firm on rate regulation shapes coming message
President Roosevelt, busy with official callers on his first day back, confirms a firm stance on railroad rate regulation. Delegations from Ohio urged a visit and the unveiling of Gen. Sheridan’s statue in Perry County, while discussions with Senators Burkett and McCumber touched on rail and tariff policy. The forthcoming annual message will expand on railway regulation and insurance supervision, with debates anticipated in Congress after consultations with leaders.
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Ohio
Buckeye State
Sheridan
Burkett
Roosevelt
Senate
Gifford Pinchot
Division of Forestry
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Hitchcock
Interior Department
Foraker
Someret
Perry County
Brinckley
Thomas Dunwoody
Charles T. Wilson
Taft
Admiral Dewey
Gen. Chaffee
Congress
Benatar Burkett
Nebraska
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Congresa
Bureau of Corporations
Dryden
New Jersey
Guests Of President At Dinner At White House
Secretary Root Taft and Commissioner of Corporations Garfield dined with President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt at the White House last night. Taft reported to the President on the Congressional party tour of the Philippines and the Orient. Special to The Washington Post from Winston-Salem North Carolina dated October 2. Smoak and McCreey telegrammed Raleigh to supply a saddle horse for Roosevelt’s state fair visit. A new American consul appointment at La Guaira replaces Carl Bailey Hurst. Hurst moves to Plauen Germany.
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Root
Taft
Garfield
Roogeyvelt
White House
Philippines
Orient
Washington Post
Winston-Salem
N. C
Smoak and McCreey
Raleigh
Roosevelt
R. J. Reynolds
Thomas P. Moffat
New York
Turks Island
West Indies
la Guaira
Carl Bailey Hurst
Plauen
Germany
President Roosevelt Welcomed Home by New York Demonstration
Commissioner West and Captain Oyster delivered thanks from Mr Roosevelt at the White House for a spontaneous, hearty demonstration upon his Oyster Bay return. The President praised the crowd, saying the welcome felt like a true homecoming and conveyed his gratitude to all organizers.
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Commissioner West
White House
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Weat
W. W. Cox
Board of State
J. F. Oyster
Business Men's Association
West
Washington
Commiasioner West
Gifts From the Kaiser Engravings Shown to President
German Naval Attaché Capt Hebbinghaus presented President with engravings illustrating Frederick the Great from the German Emperor. He delivered a personal message and the President will respond in a letter. The works depict battles and figures from Prussian history including Zorndorf and Hohenfriedberg.
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Whits House
Frederick the Great
Germany
Batttalion
Life Guards
Collin
Mitchell's Call Personal
John Mitchell president United Mine Workers arrived in New York en route to Washington for a private talk with President Roosevelt. He denied the visit aimed at the anthracite miners dispute and said it was purely personal. He anticipated no major trouble and noted miners were progressing in organization.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Washington
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Plan to set up a central government purchasing agency
President Roosevelt may urge Congress this winter to create a central purchasing agency for all departments. Commissioner Garfield and Gifford Pinchot, members of the Keep Commission, discussed the idea with the President. The inquiry shows departments lack uniform prices and a central agency could save money on goods and freight.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
Keep Commission
Cortelyou Likely to Succeed Shaw as Treasury Secretary
The Washington scene centers on Leslie M. Shaw's upcoming cabinet departure and strong bets favor Ezekiel Cortelyou for the treasury post in February. Cortelyou returned from vacation to supervise the Post Office annual estimates and the pneumatic tube commission report as news notes list new fourth class postmasters in several states. A. J. Fleming of Braymer Missouri is named consul at Stanbridge Ontario, known locally as the Original Roosevelt Editor.
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Treasury
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Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Corelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Pneumatic Tube Commission
Roosevelt
A. J. Fleming
Braymer,Mo
Beer
Stanbridge
Ontario
West
Venezuela Crisis Moves to Diplomatic Talks
Washington and Paris examine Venezuela troubling conditions as M Fusserand meets Secretary Root in a preliminary session. France and the United States seek protections for foreign citizens. naval demonstrations off Sao Guatra deemed unlikely. Caracas notes France agrees to close cable court offices pending commissioners arrival.
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Washington
Paris
M. Fusserand
State Department
Root
Castro
Judge Calhoun
Secretary of State
United States
M. Jugierand
France
Sao Guatra
Caracas
Mgr. Juaserand
Ant
Com
Pany
Roots Hand At Helm Secretary of State Takes Office
Mr Hoot yesterday assumed duties as Secretary of State with Mr Bacon as Assistant Secretary. Loomis, Loomin, and Peirce discussed ongoing diplomacy as Bacon awaits oath. French Ambassador Jusserand visited to address the France Venezuela grave issue.
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State Department
Bacon
Loomla
Mr. Loomin
Loomis
Proctor
Adee
Peirce
Root
M. Jusserand
France
Venézuela
Democrats Nominate Joseph Drake in Kingston Assembly Race
Kingston Democrats condemn life insurance company political contributions and pledge to push legislation ending corporate funding to campaigns. Joseph Drake is named as the Democratic candidate for the First Ulster County district assembly race in a convention that also supports Parker’s anti‑corporate funding stance.
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Kingston
N. Y
Washington Post
Joseph Drake
Assembly
Ulster County
Republican
B. Parker
Mrs Loeb Shows Slight Improvement in Condition
William Loeb, secretary to the president, said Mrs. Loeb remains serious but perhaps slightly better since Sunday. Physicians have been with her since her return to Washington and await orders to determine the next steps. Anxious inquiries poured in from visitors at the White House and at her home.
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William Loeb
Q Street
White House
Acting Republican Leader New Takes Charge Amid Debts
Acting chairman New will assume control of the Republican National Committee this week in Denver as Cortelyou settles contests and outstanding obligations. Debts have been cleared, with creditors appeased, and New plans to operate from a small room in the Colorado Building. Secretary Bilmer Dwyer is expected to remain largely out of sight, potentially relocating to New York City for future engagements.
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Debra
Harrys
Thorn
Hays
New
Colorado
Bhlmer Dwyer
New York City
Secretary Laughs At Bank Claims On Bond Refunding
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw arrived in Richmond and dismissed reports that the National City Bank of New York profited from inside information on refunding 3 and 4 per cent bonds into 2 per cent bonds. The bank circular praised the move as fiscally wise, noting potential government savings and long term benefits, while outlining shifts in bond holdings between banks and individuals and the impact on market prices.
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Washington Post
Richmond
National City Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Panama
Chilean Legation Moves Into New Home on Mass Ave
The legation of Chile occupies 1715 Massachusetts Avenue in a handsome Isadore Saks property lease lasting three years at 4000 dollars. Senor Don Joaquin Walker Martinez serves as minister, with Senor German Munita as first secretary. Martinez has held posts in Argentina and Brazil and attended the Pan American Congress in Mexico.
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Don Joaquin Walker-Martinez
Chile
Legation
Isadore Saks
Senor Walker-Martinez
Brazil
Senor
Don Carlos Vicuna
United States
Senor Martinez
Mexico
Don German-Munita
Post
Washington
Pyramid Pile Cure Free Trial Promise Draws Letters
A mailed offer claims a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles and spares a doctor visit. Readers’ letter quotations praise rapid relief, weight gain, and recovery after years of suffering. The ad cites 50 cent price per box and mail order options from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Walter Bharkiey
Park St
Springfild
Mass
FL Mckay
Weaverville
B. Stringfellow
Elko
Pyramid
Drug Co
MOG Py Building
Marshall, Mich
Chilean Legation Moves Into New Headquarters
The Chilean Legation, led by Minister Don Senor German Riegen, has relocated to a handsome new headquarters. The minister and his family, along with the legation staff, recently returned from a pleasant tour of Canada and the Great Lakes.
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Don Senor German Riegen
Legation
Canada
Great Lakes
Banquet Plans at ABA Convention Feature Dollar Sign Tables
Washington gathering of the American Bankers Association will include a banquet in the New Willard red parlor where tables form a big dollar sign. The menu will be printed on bond forms with coupon items, and a coupon clipper souvenir will be given. Secretary Shaw may speak. the trust company section meets Tuesday with Edward J. Stellwagen chairing.
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American Bankers' Association
Washington
New Willard
William A. Mearns
G. H. Harries
C. Stevens
J. W. Henry
M. E. Alles
Co. F. Norment
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Gen. Harries
Shaw
Trust Company
Edward J. Stellwagen
Wolon Trust Company
Stellwagen
I. TE. Anderson
Mercantile Trust Company of St. Louis
Edward’. Perine
Audit Company of New York
United States
Andd Frederick Phillips
Lincoln Trust Company of
New York
Banking Publicity Association
Newberry to Succeed Judge Darling as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Detroit banker Truman H. Newberry, named to succeed Judge Darling in Vermont, visited the Navy Department and conferred with Secretary Bona parte about assuming duties. The change takes effect November 1, with Newberry remaining in Washington most of the time to learn the post. Darling plans to return to the city mid month.
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Detroit
Judge Darling
Vermont
Navy
Navy Department
Bonaparte
New Arcanum Rates In Effect Across Councils
Special to The Washington Post reports Royal Arcanum members must pay higher assessments starting today following a Supreme Council decision in Atlantic City. Moorfield Storey leads the Boston suit for the national executive committee. a circular urges protest in writing and payment when due. Secretary Metcalf shows improvement after stomach illness.
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Washington Post
New York
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Supreme Council
Atlantic City
Moorfield Storey
Massachusetts der
Associated Councils of the
Royal Arcarium
Boston
National Executive Committee
Tennessee
Ontario
Taft Flying Trip Breaks Record to Washington
Secretary Taft completed a rapid cross country trip from San Francisco to Washington in ninety hours and twenty seven minutes aboard a private car and a sequence of streamlined locomotives. The journey, arranged by Isthmian Canal Commission officials and railroad executives, set a Chicago to Washington record with an eighteen hour eighteen minute running time excluding stops.
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War Department
W. Leon Pepperman
Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
White House
Taft
Mr. Taft
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San Francisco
Ogden
Union Pacific
Omaha
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Chicago
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Pittsburg
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Brunswick
McKinley Memorial Corner Stone Date Set
In Canton Ohio on October 2 the executive committee of the McKinley National Memorial Association announced the corner stone will be laid November 16 at 11 o clock a.m. Justice Day will preside the ceremonies with trustees present. No formal demonstration planned until dedication when President Roosevelt and other noted figures are expected to attend.
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Canton
Ohio
McKinley National Memorial Association
Roosevelt
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