Taft to name cabinet. Loeb to be New York Port Collector
President elect Taft plans to announce his cabinet on March 6 as nominees head to the Senate for confirmation. William Loeb Jr., Roosevelt's secretary, is tipped to be named collector of the port of New York. White House tea for Yale class of 1878 attendees precedes the inauguration amid preparations for a grand ceremony.
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William Loeb Jr
Port of New York
Taft S
Roosevelt
Port of
New York
Taft
Mr. Taft
White House
Yale
United States
Sherman
Capitol
Furry snake scarfs craze and quirky local ads
A furry snake scarf trend emerges for women as a snakery owner boasts steady orders. An Indiana dancing master advertises barn dance lessons claiming rare skill from past work as a chamber maid in a livery stable. A man bringing sun shine home will soon learn how pleasant a home can be.
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Indiana
Taft Sparks Roosevelt Compared To Washington And Lincoln
Taft spoke highly of Theodore Roosevelt saying future historians will place him among Washington and Lincoln. He argued Roosevelt’s leadership meets an emergency in the nation’s history comparable to the Revolution and Civil War.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Congress Faces Major Absences as Sixty-First Session Looms
The article notes that twelve senators and seventy-six representatives will be absent when the Sixty-first Congress convenes on March 15. It cites uncertain re-elections of Albert Hopkins in Illinois and Isaac Stephenson in Wisconsin, and lists long-serving lawmakers stepping down such as W P Hepburn of Iowa and James Sherman of New York who becomes vice president. Other fourteen and sixteen-year veterans named include Robert G. Cousins, Marcus Smith, John J Jenkins, Sam B Cooper, Jesse Overstreet, John Sharp Williams, and E J Acheson.
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Illinois
Stephenson
Wisconsin
James
United States
Congress
Sixty-first Congress
Albert A. Hop
Indiana
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
E. J. Acheson
Pennsylvania
Teller
Colorado
Senate
Arthur
Interior
St. Louis
House
Roscoe Conkling
Garfield
Platt
Hepburn
Iowa
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bourke Cochran
New York
Defeat Exclusion Act Amid Immigration Commission Findings
The joint commission on immigration presented a preliminary report to Congress, urging a $250,000 appropriation to finish its work as expenses rose to $344,796 between 1907 and 1909. The commission notes weak enforcement despite high costs and ongoing importation of excluded Chinese laborers.
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Joint Commission On Immigration
Congress
Commission
Witness Bought in Court in Carmack Trial at Nashville
In the Carmack murder trial at Nashville Colonel Cooper his son and John Sharp faced testimony on Dr. Glasgow an autopsy witness turned defense witness. Prosecution argued costs must be paid regardless of use and witnesses linked to the revolver loans were identified by Vertrees Hutchinson. Governor Patterson testified on efforts to avert the tragedy.
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Colonel Cooper
John Sharp
United States
E. W. Carmack
McPheeters Glasgow
Carmack
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Dr. Glasgow
Hart
Major Vertrees
Senator Carmack
Tom Hutchinson
Cooper
Patterson
Taft Inaugural Address Deemed Strong State Paper
The inaugural address of President Elect Taft has been finalized and approved by cabinet appointees and trusted allies. Taft has also shared the speech with President Roosevelt and other close advisers, and it is described as a strong state paper.
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Ion
Roosevelt
Taft Inauguration Celebrated Across Chicago
Chicago plans a five minute civic celebration with whistles and bells at the moment of President Taft's inauguration as crowds gather for general rejoicing in the streets.
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Chicago
Taft
Hearst Man Scores Victory In Oklahoma Supreme Court
Scott MacReynolds representing William R. Hearst won a Supreme Court ruling against Governor Charles N. Haskell in the seizure case. Judge Strang found the writ issued on Haskell’s affidavit insufficient to justify taking the papers. The documents will stay in court custody while governor’s counsel decide next steps in higher courts.
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Scott MacReynolds
William R. Hearst
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Charles N. Haskell
Strang
Haskell
MacReynolds
Mac Reynolds
Lucky Baldwin Dies at Santa Anita Ranch
Noted turfman "Lucky" Baldwin died at his Santa Anita ranch California after pneumonia struck six weeks earlier. He had rallied to appear at the Santa Anita track but health declined amid fire at his Baldwin hotel and theater and recent California anti race track legislation.
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EB. J
Lucky”) Baldwin
Santa Anita Ranch
California
Santa Anita
Baldwin
Bryan to Headline Dollar Dinner in Pittsburgh
While President Taft is honored at the Washington inauguration ball, William Jennings Bryan is set to be the featured speaker at a dollar dinner in Pittsburgh. Reportedly he will reiterate the convictions central to his presidential campaign.
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Taft
W. H. Taft
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Pittsburg
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills advertise rheumatic relief
A testimonial from Mrs G Davenport of Roycefield New Jersey praises Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for rheumatic pains and nervous irritability helping sleep. The ad claims the tablets do not upset the stomach or create a habit and offers money back if no benefit with directions to purchase from a druggist.
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Miles
Murder over one egg at Chicago restaurant shakes city
G C Harbaugh a waiter at Kaufman Power's restaurant 255 Wabash avenue enraged when cook Charles Kelly failed to prepare three eggs. In a fit of anger Harbaugh seized a carving knife and plunged it through the cook's heart, killing him.
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Chicago
Charles Kelly
Kaufman & Power
Wabash Avenue
G. C. Hardbaugh
Harbaugh
Saved at Fire by Awning Slide in Tenement Rescue
A crowd of tenants on lower floors of a burning tenement on upper First avenue used an awning as a toboggan slide to reach the street. Police and firemen aided their safe descent as smoke trapped stairways and fire escapes proved unusable.
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New York
Cosen
Upper First Avenue
Tillman Seeks to Bar President's Message from the Mails
Senator Tillman of South Carolina introduces a resolution asking the senate post offices committee to report whether the president's recent message, forwarding the home commission report, should be excluded from mail transmission as improper. The measure was referred to the committee on post offices and post roads.
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South Carolina
Senate Committee On Post Offices
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Home Commission
Senate
Committee On
Post Offices
California Dream Route on Union Pacific North Western Line
Travel copy touts California access via the Union Pacific and North Western Line. Emphasizes outdoor life among flowers and foliage, clear skies, and balmy air. Promotes opportunities for settlers in this garden spot of America and invites inquiries to ticket agents in Chicago.
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North Western Line
America
Union Pacific & North Western Line
Chicago & North Western
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