Wright Seeks 612 Officers and 3 Million More Costs
The war department estimates for the next fiscal year total 189,755,039 dollars, up 52 million from the current year. Secretary Wright proposes adding 612 officers and cites efficiency and duty needs, with annual costs between 2 and 3 million dollars, plus steps to remove underqualified officers.
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Washington
War Department
Secretary of War
Army
Wright
Congress
United States
Philippines
Cuba
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Rob Gotham Street Car Turmoil on Eighth Avenue
A gang of toughs boarded a southbound Eighth Avenue car near Fourteenth Street on Wednesday and assaulted the conductor, stole his money, and terrified him into remaining silent as about a score passengers watched, a third of them women, in New York.
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Gotham
New York
Eighth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Guatemala Foreign Minister Barrios In Critical Condition
Senor Don Juan Barrios, Guatemala foreign minister and U S envoy on ER mission, remained in critical condition after a serious automobile accident. He had spent a night at the emergency hospital but his status was unchanged Wednesday.
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Senor Barrios
Washington
Senor
Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
United States
Bomb strikes New York tenement injuring many
A bomb hurled into the air shaft of a tenement at 330 East Sixty third Street wounded more than twenty people, five seriously, and caused a panic with about 100 residents fleeing. The Italian tenants slept on the south side where walls and baths were damaged, flooding occurred, and debris filled rooms.
Castro Abroad Dutch Active in Europe Visit
President Castro of Venezuela travels aboard the French steamer Gaudeloupe to Bordeaux then Berlin to settle Venezuela's international quarrels. His health is reported good. Dutch authorities consider patrols along the Venezuelan coast and potential seizure of ships near port if they exit.
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Santander
Spain
Gaudeloupe
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Berlin
Europe
Hague
Netherlands
Say Hirschberg Shot Self
In St Louis on December 10 Francis D Hirschberg was killed at his Lindell boulevard home. Attorney John F Lee for the Hirschberg interests says relatives favor an accidental pistol discharge after Hirschberg heard a noise and descended to investigate. Evidence notes he wore a jacket at the time.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Lindell Boulevard
John F. Lee
Hirschberg
Lee
Bleached flour deemed adulterated under federal law
Secretary Wilson announced that flour bleached with nitrogen peroxide is adulterated and cannot be sold in the District of Columbia or territories or shipped interstate. He will recommend no prosecutions for six months due to the large existing stock.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Territories
Cave In Ceases In Pine Bluff Floods subsiding river banks
Pine Bluff Arkansas river has fallen about two feet since the crest reached the city. With the exception of the east end the caving of banks has almost ceased.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Struck Blind While Playing Greek Melodies
New York report describes Anastasio Salachianan, a Greek peddler, stricken blind at his Seventieth Street home while playing Greek love melodies and war songs.
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New York
Anastasio Salachianan
Seventieth Street
Harvard professor Gibbs dies in Newport at 86
Prot. Wolcott Gibbs senior Harvard faculty member died at his Newport home Wednesday after a lingering illness. He was 86.
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Newport
R. I
Wol- Newport
Wolcott Gibbs
Harvard
Taft and Cannon Agree On Tariff Plan
Taft and Cannon meet at Boardman house to outline joint stance on tariff revision. They plan a later meeting with Ways and Means Republicans, promising a broad principles approach while preserving House prerogatives. Hale elected Republican caucus chair. Senate moves on treaties and war and navy secretaries confirmed. House opens session with census bill debate.
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Washington
Taft
Speaker Cannon
Boardman
House Committee On Ways and Means
Cannon
Messrs. Taft
House
Mr. Taft
Hale
Maine
Allison
Iowa
Senate
Committee
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
China
Peru
Brazil
Uruguay
Honduras
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Navy
Cotton Production In 1908-9 Estimated At 6.18 Billion Lbs
Washington December 10 department of agriculture estimates total cotton production in the United States for 1908 9 at 6 182 970 000 pounds not including lint, equaling about 12 920 000 bales of 600 pounds gross weight.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Emperor Kuang Hsu Lies In State In Peking
The body of the late emperor Kuang Hsu was carried with ceremony from the forbidden city hall to the coal hill mortuary. It will lie in state pending the location and construction of the imperial sepulcher.
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Peking
Kuang-Hsu
China
Forbidden City
Coal Hill
Four Daughters Born to Local School Head in Paxico
Paxico Mo Dec 10 Four daughters born Wednesday to Prof Reuben F Jones head of local schools and a Stoddard county school commissioner One baby died but the others bid fair to thrive
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Paxico
Reuben F. Jones
Stoddard County
Admiral Coghlan Laid to Rest in Arlington
Washington December 10 full military ceremonies marked the burial of Rear Admiral Joseph B Coghlan who died in New Rochelle New York The body was interred at Arlington National Cemetery here on Wednesday with full military honors
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Coghlan
Washington
Joseph B. Coghlan
New Rochelle
Arlington National Cemetery
Fanatics clash with police in Kansas City riot
In downtown Kansas City a riot by religious fanatics and police left one patrolman and a 13 year old girl dead. Street preacher known as Adam God was fatally shot, with several officers and bystanders injured as violence erupted near Fifth and Main.
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Kansas City
Albert O. Dalbow
Lola Pratt
John Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
Harry B. Stege
George M. Holt
Fifth
Main Streets
Sharp
Louis Pratt
Holt
Dalbow
Stege
Robbers Leave Booty Behind at Maize Bank
In Wichita on December 10, it emerged that the burglars who raided the State Bank of Maize near the city were frightened away without taking any loot. Reports indicated they secured about $6,000 before fleeing.
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Wichita
Kan
State Bank of Maize
New Outbreak Rends Hayti from Cape Haitian Port-au-Prince
A revolutionary outbreak hits several northern towns including Port-de-Paix Hinche and Jean Babel with minor points reporting unrest Gen Robillard travels from Plaisance to Gonaives to quell disorders Gen Belliard former war minister is named president of a Port-au-Prince committee urging peaceful acceptance of Gen Simon regime Leconte, linked with presidential ambitions, remains in Cape Haitian not going to Port-au-Prince amid confusion over a minister’s identity and a Jeremie killing report remains disputed.
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Cape Haitien
Hayti
Republic
Port-de-Paix
Hinche
Jean Babel
Robillard
Plaisance
Gonaives
Gen. Belliard
Hippolyte
Port-au-Prince
Simon Gen. Belliard
Cincinnatus Leconte
Leconte
Lord Alexis
Jeremie
Simon
National conservation meeting explores state resources plan
Washington dispatch reports the national conservation commission opening talks with governors from over 30 states. The conference focused on an inventory of water forest land and mineral resources and the possible concrete plan to conserve the nation's natural resources following last May's White House conference.
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Washington
National Conservation Commission
White House
Four suits seek near sixty thousand in notes dispute
Four suits filed in U S district court in Pittsburgh allege default on notes discounted by P J Kieran of Fidelity Funding Co New York. Amounts including protest fees total about 60 000. In Philadelphia police issue warrant seeks to locate Kieran, former head of the company now under receiver.
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Pittsburg
P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Decline in New York Society Marriages in 1909
New York society circles show fewer marriages among socially prominent people, per the Social Register to 1909. The city records a 20 percent drop from the previous year in marriages among the elite.
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New York
Social Register
New York City
Admiral Crowninshield Relative Killed by Train in Cleveland
W H Crowninshield aged 40 of Boston Massachusetts said to be a nephew of Rear Admiral Crowninshield was run down and killed by a railway train in Cleveland Ohio. Crowninshield was connected with the National League for the Promotion of Purity.
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Cleveland, O
Hrowninshield
Boston
Mass
Rea
Crowninshield
National League For the Promotion of Purity
Surrender follows fatal shooting of local actor
Bakersfield California December 10. H N Blacker prominent local businessman surrendered to the sheriff after fatally wounding Adrian von Plank a member of a local theatrical stock company.
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Bakersfield
Cal
H. N Blacker
Adrian von Plank
Waterways bonds plan gains support at rivers congress
Washington December 10 sentiment for issuing 500 million dollars in federal bonds to fund a vast internal waterway improvement program gained strong momentum at the rivers and harbors congress. The plan calls for 60 million dollars a year for ten years with backing from President Roosevelt and President-elect Taft. British ambassador James Bryce addressed the gathering as more than 500 delegates from 44 states plus Alaska New Mexico Hawaii and Puerto Rico attended.
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Washington, D. C
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
James Bryce
United States
Alaska
New Mexico
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Plans Big Reform Dolliver Seeks Regulated Telephones
Washington December 10 Senator Dolliver introduces a bill to regulate future stock and bond issues by interstate telephone and telegraph companies. The measure draws wide notice and has President Roosevelt's general approval. Dolliver aims for discussion now with hopes of passage in the longer session next year.
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Dolliver
Telephone and Telegraph Co
Washington, D. C
House
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce
Big Corn Show Open With Roosevelt Greeting
Omaha Neb Dec 10 At 10 30 yesterday morning the national corn show opened in a full house auditorium Fifth and Howard Kennedy read a telegram from President Roosevelt gửi greetings and best wishes for a successful exposition The event drew officials and crowds Twenty two states are represented in 250000 square feet of exhibits The show runs through December 19.
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Roosevelt
Omaha
Neb
Fifth and
Howard Streets
John L. Kennedy
Bomb Explodes in New York Tenement Injuring Dozens
A bomb hurled into the air shaft of a tenement at 330 East Sixty third Street injures more than twenty people, nine seriously, and causes panic. The house, occupied by Italians, is badly wrecked and several residents report receiving threatening letters in recent months.
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New York
East Sixty-third Street
Marking Whiskys Under Pure Food Laws
President Roosevelt appoints a commission to study marking whiskys under pure food laws and internal revenue regulations. Members include Secretary Wilson, John G. Capers, and F. L. Dunlap. The group will examine labeling standards and compliance within federal policy.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Secretary Wilson
Department of Agriculture
John G. Capers
Internal Revenue
Woman of Schloss Bros Arrested for Shoplifting
New York on December 10 Mrs Louisa Schloss wife of Louis Schloss head of Schloss Bros a major wholesale clothing firm with Baltimore and New York factories and offices at 73 Broadway was arrested in a Fifth Avenue department store on a shoplifting charge. It is reported she confessed.
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New York
Louisa “. Schloss
Louis Schloss
Schloss Bros
Baltimore
Broadway
Fifth Avenue Department
Davis Case Goes to Jury in Omaha Murder Trial
Charles Edward Davis charged with murdering Dr. Frederick Austin. The judge finished instructions and the jury retired at 5 p m after which Davis was placed in sheriff custody to await verdict in the Omaha Nebraska case.
Balloon Adventure With Indian Folk Gaffe and Repairs
An amusing episode in Mr. Spencer's aeronautics recounts a parachute descent where his balloon landed among local Indian people. They stripped the net for fishing line and hacked at the balloon to fashion waterproof clothing. The incident blends humor with a practical misreading of balloon materials.
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Spencer
Tomb of William Penn Buried at Jordans England
William Penn is interred in Jordans England. He died at age 74, leaving a lasting legacy tied to his burial site and enduring historical memory.
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William Penn
Jordans
Ngland
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