Success Magazine Attacks Cannonism and Insurgents
A January issue of Success Magazine harshly denounces the Cannon Ring and Cannonism, accusing it of exploiting national resources, promoting ship subsidies, high tariffs, and pork, while opposing postal savings and direct election of Senators. It lauds insurgent Republicans fighting for honesty and progress against a corrupt administration.
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Success Magazine
McCredie
Theodore Roosevelt
Cannon
Tammany Hall
Richard Ir
Senate
Taft
McCormick Fights Pierce County Bid For Senate Support
Tacoma hopeful Robert Laird McCormick seeks to block Pierce County congressional bids and win Southwest backing for his U S Senate run. He aims to tie with Judge McCredie for re election in exchange for Southwest support for a Pierce County senatorial candidate.
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Tacoma
U.S
Pierce County
McCredic
Seattle
Robert Laird McCormick
W. W. McCredie
Vancouver
Solon
Southwest
McCormick
National House of Representatives
McCredie
Ernest Lister
Tagoma
Tatoma
Pierce
McCormick Organization
New Criminal Code Tightens Lottery and Liquor Rules
Federal enforcement to begin January 1 under the new criminal code. It expands lottery prohibitions to mail and transport, tightens obscene material rules, and bans C O D liquor shipments to prohibition states, with penalties up to 5000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Gomg
John Smith
Clark Warns U S Faces Rural Decline and Food Dependence
Washington D C December 28 Representative Champ Clark of Missouri argues that high farm prices will persist and rural populations shrink as census rules classify towns. He foresees a shift toward urban non producers and warns the United States may stop exporting farm products in 20 years except cotton. He cites Argentine and Brazil overtaking U S in corn exports and contesting the frozen meat trade.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Missouri
United States
Brazil
Christian Science Service and Sunday School Schedule
The Christian Science church on First Street near Broadway invites attendance. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Church service follows at 11 a.m. The next Sunday’s subject is "God."
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Christian Science Church
First Street
Broadway
Cost To Run City And Who Gets It
Census Bureau study shows 158 large U.S. cities spent most of their funds on city operating departments. In 1907 they raised nearly $600 million locally and borrowed over $400 million for improvements. After debts, cities had $122 million for new works. Police cost per capita ranged from $3.37 in New York to 44 cents in Lincoln. About 116 cities own water plants and 76 own markets.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Census Bureau
New York
Lincoln
Neb
Taft Eyes Federal Incorporation Plan Amid Oil Case
President Taft and congressional leaders weigh a federal incorporation act before final Standard Oil dissolution ruling. Taft favors preemptive corporate "vaccination" to shield honest business, while lawmakers fear it could aid monopolistic defenses and draw opposition. If sent, recommendations could push for rapid federal corporation legislation post reconvening.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Myr
Standard Oil
Battalion Drill Tonight At Electric Park
The two National Guard companies from Hoquiam and local men will drill in the pavilion at Electric park this evening. Colonel Otto Case of Seattle will oversee the dress parade and battalion drill. After the inspection and drill, guests will join the hosts for an informal ball with music by the military band.
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Hoquiam
Electric Park
Otto Case
Seattle
Herald Ad Promotes A. A. Star Transfer Co Hauling
For light and heavy hauling call A. A. Star Transfer Co. Phone 4201. The Herald tells it all.
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A. A. Star Transfer Co
Heney Sues Crocker for Libel Damages in New York
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco files a 250000 libel suit in New York against California millionaire William H. Crocker over an open letter Crocker published in a New York newspaper. Heney’s counsel James M. Beck says Heney acted to defend his integrity after graft prosecutions in San Francisco and seeks an impartial jury.
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New York
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
William H. Crocker
California
Heney
Mr. Crocker
Crocker
James M. Beck
Wealthy rancher L. La Follette to seek Spokane seat in Congress
W L La Follette of Pullman a Whitman county pioneer and rancher with an orchard fortune around 250000 and a Washington state legislator seeks the Republican nomination to replace Miles Poindexter in Spokane. He is a cousin of U S Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin and an insurgent in Whitman county politics.
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Spokane
W. L. la Follette
Palouse
Pullman
United States
Robert L., la Follette
Wisconsin
Miles Poindexter
Samuel H. Pile
la Follette
Whitman County
Washington
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