Taft Urges Southern Voters to Cast Ballots by Belief
President elect William H Taft spoke to the North Carolinians in New York urging Southerners to break from past political ties and vote by economic and real beliefs. He sought to unite North and South, downplay sectional lines, and reassure about not forcing minority rule. The banquet featured notable guests and frequent applause.
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William H. Taft
North Carolina Society
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Taft
Mr Taft
Republican Party
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Joener
Taft Attends National Red Cross Meeting
President elect William H. Taft attends the National Red Cross Society annual meeting in Washington. Routine business is expected and current officers may be re elected. Miss Mabel Boardman's efforts help Taft attend despite other engagements. Taft has shown strong interest since the society’s reorganization.
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National Red Cross Society
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Judge Taft
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Ciety
Defense springs surprise in murder trial
Omaha on December 8 saw the defense trigger a sensation in the trial of Charles Edward Davis for the murder of Dr Frederick T. Austin. The defense produced witness Mrs Emily Aves who testified she saw Mrs Abbie Rice downtown at about 4 am buying a paper, a time prosecutors say she was at the house.
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Omaha
Charles Edward Davis
Frederick T. Austin
Emily Aves
Abbie Rice
Young Hazel Faces Murder Charge In Toledo Court
In Toledo Ohio Harvey Hazel seventeen stands trial for his mother’s January murder. A large crowd struggled for courtroom entry. Prosecutors seek to admit a signed confession, with admissibility hinging on voluntariness as Dr Brice testifies to the fatal head wounds.
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Dee
Harvey Hazel
Morris
Hazel
Young Hazel
L W. Brices
Bank Robbery at East Side Bank in Portland
Three masked men robbed the East Side bank at East Washington Street and Grand Avenue in Portland, stealing about $16 509. President Henry H Newhall and his son Roger were confronted as they closed the day. A robber crawled through the cashier window to take the money then fled with two accomplices before an alarm could be raised.
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Work on Four New Tariff Bill in House
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee will begin drafting four new tariff bills. A designated subcommittee will handle the drafting, and a Payne led resolution authorized subpoenas for tariff hearings. An executive session may choose witnesses, with President Van Cleave of the National Association of Manufacturers among the first likely attendees.
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Premier Laurier in Wreck Near St. Vincent
A Great Northern local train from Minneapolis to the Twin Cities derailed at St. Vincent Minnesota when a broken rail sent two cars into the ditch. Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada was aboard and shaken but not seriously injured amid the incident and disruption.
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Great Northern Railroad
Twin Cities
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Missing Clemson Steamer Separates From J. J. Hi. Brown
Captain Je D. Chamberlain of the steamer J. J. Hi. Brown reports that on the inbound trip his vessel parted from the missing steamer D. M. Clemson of the Wolvin line a week ago at White Fish Point. No word has come of the Clemson or its twenty four crew members.
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Je. D. Chamberlain
J. J. Hi. Brown
D. M. Clemson
Wolvin
Whita Fish Point
Clemson
Profits of the Oil Combine Revealed in Court
New York figures from the federal suit to dissolve the Standard Oil trust show large profits across subsidiaries. The government cited Continental Oil at 115 percent on 200000 dollars and Indiana's Standard Oil at about 55 million on a 1 million capitalization between 1899 and 1906. Testimony by Henry Tilford, California Standard, argued assets exceeded capitalization and some West Coast contracts favored the Standard. Further witnesses including William Rockefeller or Frank S. Moffett were awaited.
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William Rockefeller
Franks
Moffett
Dying Engineer Apparently Guided Great Northern Train
George P. Irwin, the eastbound Great Northern coast passenger engineer, died shortly after a foundering incident as the train ran from Robbinsdale to Clearwater Junction. Fireman George Ridgeway found him unconscious with a fractured skull and steered the locomotive to safety.
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Great Northern Coast
Robbinsdale
Clearwater Junction
George P. Irwin
Irwin
George Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Holting
Irwin's Head Strike on Railing As Train Departed Robbinsdale
Irwin reportedly struck his head on a railing at Leidge while the train began moving from Robbinsdale station. Authorities investigation notes the incident occurred during the departure, with no further details released.
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Anti injunction measure to curb federal court orders
Washington December reports that Congress will push anti injunction legislation this session. Representative Townsend Michigan vows vigorous action following last session, with Representative Young Michigan first to introduce a correction bill. The measure limits hearings on temporary restraining orders issued without notice to four to six days, or longer only for travel between towns.
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Townsend
Michigan
Young
Gillette Safety Razor Sets and Accessories Prices
Gillette Safety Razor sets offer 12 blades with various cases including Morrocco grain and Goat or real Seal grain. Prices range from $5.00 to $12.00 with options featuring badger hair brushes, shaving soap, lather sticks, mirrors, and leather or stamped cases. Some sets include talcum powder and perfume bottles and are described as triple silver plated.
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