Taft Reports Canal Work Satisfactory On Isthmus Visit
President elect Taft sails from Taft Turns homeport aboard the North Carolina to New Orleans with Governor Merendez and Col Goethals aboard. He says canal work progresses well with engineers optimistic on final report and funding. Taft notes harmony among rival factions and urges continued construction.
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Caprit de Corps
New Orleans
Merendez
Panama Railroad
Isthmian Canal Commission
Goethals
Taft
North Carolina
Washington
Mr. Taft
Eatth
Taft Reception Dress Code Sparks New Orleans Fashion
New Orleans reports a sudden rise in prices for high silk hats and frock coats as Taft preparations drive local style. The president elect is due to arrive late Wednesday night or Thursday morning on the cruiser North Carolina and will be conveyed to the landing aboard the Gen. Newton.
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New Orleans
Wiliam Howard Taft
North Carolina
Birmingham
Gen. Newton
Indianapolis Speedway Plans Attract World Motor Racers
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway company filed articles of incorporation with capital of $250,000 to build a four and a half mile track near the city. The Aero Club of America will oversee course finishing by June to host the next national balloon meet. Prizes and trophies up to $5,000 aim to lure top motor racers to future international meets.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Speedway
Vanderbilt
Savannah
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Company
Capital
Aero Club of America
National Balloon Organization
Indianapolis Speedway
Railroad rumor denied by Chesapeake and Ohio president
Richmond reports President W Stevens of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad denied a Chicago rumor that a great railroad combination including the C and O was near formation. He said no one in Chicago is authorized to speak for the Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Richmond
W. Stevens
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Chesapeake and Ohio
Stevens
Albany man returns from Texas Panhandle land purchase
A. C. Dailey of Albany joined Athens parties in January and reached home Saturday. He was impressed with the Texas country and bought a section of land with plans to buy more. He credits the trip with easing his long rheumatism and says he returned without pain.
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A. C. Dailey
Albany
Athens
Texas Panhandle
Dailey
Texas
Athens concert opens first performance by Miss Theobald and Spencer
The music lovers of Athens are promised a treat Thursday evening as Miss Theobald and Miss Spencer present the first concert at the First M. E. church. The program offers music of a level one might expect in a large city, yet available locally for their enjoyment.
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Athens
Theobald and
Spencer
M. Eb
Athens Commercial Club to Host Major Meeting on Traction Plan
Athens residents are urged to attend a 7:30 PM meeting at the Opera House called by the Athens Commercial Club. Colonel Tutt and partners from Nelsonville outline a proposed Nelsonville Athens Glouster Traction Co with $500,000 capitalization and a $150,000 build from Athens to Nelsonville, asking Athens to subscribe $100,000 to start.
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Athens Commercial Club
Opera House
Athens
Nelsonville
Nelsonville, Athens & Glouster Traction Company
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Tutt
Oakdale Man Green Arraigned on Liquor Charges
Alford Red Green was arraigned by Mayor Hedges after an arrest in Oakdale for running a place in Trimble township selling intoxicating liquor from 1908 to February 7. A barrel of beer and wine were found at his home. Searches of former Glouster saloon rooms yielded no results.
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Alford (“Red”) Green
Oakdale
D. J. King
Chauncey
Athens County Law and Order League
Green
Hedges
Trimble Township
Athens
Lowry
Finsterwald
Mr. King
Glouster
Tracy
Booker
Wet
Jack Mason
Bense Bill May Be Compromised in Ohio Legislature
In Columbus on February 7 the Anti Saloon League weighs the likelihood of the Bense bill passing this session. Wayne B Wheeler indicates no vote will occur in cities under the Rose county option for now, signaling a county focus. Proponents forecast a tight Senate vote and a hard House fight as both sides mobilize.
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Columbus
Anti Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Toledo
Dayton
Springfield
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Hamilton
Senate
House
Untitled fragment hints at treasury leak and political tension
The fragment mentions a hole in state treasury receipts and an attempted remedy. It notes the Anti-Saloon League forces on alert and Wayne Wheeler's experience in sensing when to worry. The text remains fragmentary with no clear event or date.
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Wayne Wheeler
Oil interest grows in Lancaster Marietta region
W W Agnew of Marietta promoted Union Oil and Gas Company in Lancaster with 6000 plus acres across Fairfield Meigs Monroe and Delaware counties including Bremen field leases. Capitol Oil and Gas formed in Columbus with nearby leases and drilling slated soon. Kochesparger and Saffell leases expand between New Lexington Junction City and Perry County as Bloom Company accrues 7000 acres and plans three wells. Oil Exchange reports high activity and stock trades including Goble and Bunker Hill shares.
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Lancaster
W. W. Agnew
Marietta
Union Oil & Gas Company
Fairfield
Meigs
Monroe
Delaware
Vremen
Meigs County
Capitol OU & Gas Company
Columbus
Bremen
Kochesparger C# company
Kochesparger Company
New Lexington
Junction City
Bloom Company
Carrol
Basil
Carroll
I. K. Huddle
Cohonbeshate
Perry County
Rochesparger
Saffell Oil Company
Saffell
Oil Exchange
Fox
Rumors Swirl Over Edwin Hawley Railroad Power
Rumors claim Edwin Hawley may gain a dominant role in railroads via new stock in Hocking Valley and existing holdings. The chatter ties Hawley to C&O purchases, Standard Oil or Burl ington interests, and possible transcontinental links with D&R G and Western Pacific.
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Edwin Hawley
Hawley
Hocking Valey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Standard Oil
Broadway
Burlington
Western Pacific
San Francisco
J. P. Morgan
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Storm System to Cross Nation Amid Snow and Cold Wave
The National Weather Bureau issued a forecast detailing a storm moving from the North Pacific coast southeast over the Rockies then across the Plains reaching the Atlantic by Wednesday. Snow is expected in Middle and Northern districts, with a cold wave following, affecting the Northwestern states and spreading to the Central Valley and Lake region by early to midweek.
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National Weather Bureau
North Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Atlantic Coast
Northwestern States
Valleye
Lake Region
Atlantic States
Mill Street Couple Welcome Daughter This Morning
Mr and Mrs Morris Cramner of Mill Street are the proud parents of a baby girl born this morning.
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Morris Cramner
Mill Street
Will C Wells Dies at Home Near Amesville
Amesville Ohio February 8 Will C Wells longtime county resident died at his home after months of Brights disease with lung complications and hemorrhage. He planned to move to Columbus to educate his sons Ralston and Asa and improve his health. Survived by wife and two sons funeral Wednesday at 1 pm Amesville cemetery burial.
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Amesville
Will ¢. Wells
Bright
Mr. Wells
Columbus
Ralston
Asa
Pittsburgh coal men seek equitable lake freight rate
Pittsburg coal operators report assurances from railroad interests that the lake freight rate for the coming season will receive full consideration at the February 6 New York conference. The demand is for an equitable rate reflecting distance costs, not a lower rate, with potential concessions from West Virginia lines to avoid erosion of Pittsburg shipments.
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Pittsiure Coal Operators
Pittsburg
New York
West Virginia
Taft and Sherman to be formally elected in ceremonial session
Washington on Wednesday will witness the formal ratification of William Howard Taft of Ohio and James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York as president and vice president. The joint meeting in the House chamber will count electoral votes, confirm Taft slate 921 to Bryan 162, and conclude with a simple declaration of election.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Ohio
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
United States
House of Representatives
America
Houses of Congress
Senate
House
Fairbanks
Capitol Police
Col
Ransdell
Cannon
Paiibanas
Burrows
Michigan
Bailey
Texas
Gaines
West Virginia
Russell
Taft
Sherman
Bryan
Kern
Rescuer Drowned Two Revenue Cutter Men Die While Skating
In Woodshole Massachusetts on a pond near the cedar swamp Charles Gottliebson wireless operator aboard the revenue cutter Acushnet broke through ice. Seaman Oscar Ronugged of the Acushnet attempted rescue and both drowned. Shipmates tried to reach them with a makeshift line but the ice broke. A tree was then lashed to the ice before both men disappeared under.
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Woodshole
Mass
Charles Gottllebson
Acushnet
Oscar Ronugged
Cold Wave To Grip Northern U.S. By Midweek
A storm moving eastward from the far west will bring a cold wave that now covers the northwest. The frigid air is expected to hold the entire northern section of the country in its grasp by midweek.
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Washington
Des Moines Seeks Reward for Murderer of Clara Rosen
Governor Caroll is reviewing a plan to offer a large reward for the capture of the killer of Clara Rosen aged 28. Ottumwa officials have posted a $600 reward with citizens adding $400.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
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