Taft nomination urged by New Mexico delegates
The passage praises Taft as ideal for 1908 and states New Mexico delegates are instructed to support his nomination if his name is before the national convention. It notes Frank Hubbell’s failed bid to block the convention and that Bernalillo county stood with him by unit vote while others backed Otero, 110 to 11.
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Greater
America
New Mexico
Taft
Frank Hubbell
Otere
Hubbell
Bernalillo County
Otero
Suit to Recover Land from Harriman Road
Washington reports the public lands committee favorably approves a Senate resolution authorizing the attorney general to sue to recover two million acres from the California and Oregon Railroad company controlled by Southern Pacific. The land, granted with a requirement to sell at 2.50 per acre, is alleged to be improperly held. In San Francisco, ex-mayor Schmitz rally ends with extortion indictments dismissed and Theodore Halsey to stand trial for bribery once court orders.
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Washington
Wouse Committee On Public Lands
Senate
California & Oregon Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
Danne
Mayvor Schmitz
Theodore V. Halsey
Pacific States Telephone Company
Italian weekly La Question Sociale barred from mails
Postmaster General Meyer bans the Italian weekly La Question Sociale of Paterson New Jersey from mail service for advocating dynamite violence against United States soldiers police and citizens. The paper with a claimed 36600 circulation is described as socialist and anti military.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Meyer
Paterson
X. J
United States Army
Talia
Seit As “Socialistic
Cnar
Aisuic
Abruzzi Engagement With Elkins Family Sparks Rome Mansion Talk
In Rome the Duke of Abruzzi met King Victor Emmanuel after dining with him in Pedrusery 204. The king learned of possible plans involving Elkins daughter Katherine and ordered the duke to return to Italy by April first when his leave expires. The duke had not sought the king’s consent for a match but did request administrative leave from the marine ministry to travel to America.
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Rome
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Elkins
Abruezi
Vieter Emanuel
Muss Elkins
Republican convention endorses Roosevelt and Cannon in Illinois district
Delegates at the Eighteenth congressional district Republican convention meet in Danville Illinois. They endorse the principles of the party and Roosevelt and nominate Joseph Cannon for president. The delegates elects representatives to attend the national convention in Chicago.
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Danville
Marengi
Fos
Roosevelt
Joseph
Annon
Eigteenth
Minois
Mr. Cannon
Cileago
Woman Health and a Patent Remedy Claim
An 19th century ad-style piece discusses female ailments including head pain backache and stomach distress. It promotes Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy to strengthen regulate the female system and to potentially avoid surgery. The text asserts the remedy is oath attested and free of habit forming drugs.
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Bammctoun
Pierce
Ordip
President Promises Urgent Legislative Program This Week
The president signals an extended, explicit plan for swift action by Congress this week outlining a range of urgent measures. Details await, with emphasis on federal priorities and bipartisan cooperation.
Action on Business Men Plea Implications Roosevelt Plan outlined
The Morning Journal reports President Roosevelt’s proposed legislative program including tariff revision, Sherman anti trust amendment, injunction limits, and an employers liability act. He seeks swift action in a special session and cites concerns over trust violations and currency instability affecting Middle West business and commerce. The White House held high level talks with leaders from Chicago and Kansas City business groups.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Marehat
Roosevelt
Congress Inia
Smd Tedan
Congress
Aldrich Mageia
Middle West
White House
Loeb
Richard C. Hall
Presiier Chicago Assa Mton
J. W. Farwell, Jr
Chicago
Ngagi i
Iivermenin
New York
President Brady outlines tariff reform and trust legislation
A meeting with President and key leaders discusses tariff revision and antitrust amendments. They plan expert-assisted hearings by Ways and Means and Finance committees, with a special tariff session after March 4, 1909.
Extravagant appropriations threaten treasury balance
In Washington on March 21 Texas representative Slayden denounced excess government spending. He cited Illinois' Routel noting large gold reserves and warned that continued deficits could exhaust the cash balance in about one year and three months if traditions of funding persist.
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Washington
House
Slayden
Texas
Routel
Ilinois
Bowete
Judge Kohlsaat rules Carter may keep 45000 amid tainted funds
Chicago March 21 judge Kohlsaat enters final decree in Oberlin M Carter case granting him 45000 deemed without taint while government bears most legal costs estimated around 156000. Court finds large portions of funds Carter got from Westcott tainted though declares some sums from Greene and Gaynor tainted and subject to government retention. Stanton Carter, brother of the defendant, owes 11454 to the government as part of recovered funds.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Engineer Corps
Kohlsaar
Tited States District Court
Carter
Robert F. Westcott
New York
Kohlsaat
Westcott
Greene
Gaynor
Kohletsaat
Savannah
Tees
Senate probes mine hazards nationwide expansion approved
The Senate considered the legislative, executive and judicial bill and approved an amendment by Senator Knox extending the mining safety investigation to the entire country. Senator Teller opposed applying the measure to Colorado, while Knox argued the U S would benefit from broader oversight. Supporters included Hemenway Beveridge Clay Owen and Newlands.
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Knox
Teller
Europe
Colorado
Hemenway
Indiana
Beveridge
Clay
Owen
Newlands
Diamond special derailed near Springfield by train wreckers
The Diamond special on the Illinois Central between Chicago and St Louis was derailed two miles south of Springfield after train wreckers withdrew spikes from a rail. The locomotive baggage and express car turned over while the buffet car stayed on the rails. No one was injured.
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Springfield
Chicago
St. Louis
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