Miss Democracy Belle Stirred at Midwinter Gridiron Dinner
Washington february 17 miss democracy dominated the gridiron club midwinter dinner as Democratic candidates entertained a distinguished audience including president taft and congress members. candidates acted as judges of election court of honor and robin hoods band while garthe was grilled for fitness and new member m harry stevens was added.
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Washington
Miss Democracy
Gridiron Club
Taft
Congress
Robin Hood
Louis Garthe
The
Baltimore American
Clark
Garthe
Canada
LaFollette
Oscar Underwood
Kyne
Gentlemen's Court of Power
Woodrow Ison
Harn
Cleveland
Bryan
Ohio
Harry Stevens
Underwood
Tariff Board
Ambassador Bryce
Joe Cannon
T. R
Progras
Attacks Money Power in Sensational Speech in Congress
Washington February 17 Representative Henry of Texas chairman of the house rules committee delivered a dramatic speech accusing the money power in Wall Street and urging a congressional inquiry before currency reform. He warned of a financial mafia influencing politics and commerce and pressed for thorough investigation into the Aldrich currency plan.
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Washington
Henry
Texas
House Rules Committee
House Today
Wall Street
Congress
Aldrich
Underwood
Clark
Pujo
Mr. Henry
New York
Europe
Mean as the devil but smart as a whip in Texas elopement case
Fort Worth February 17. The prosecution read a letter from Captain A G Boyce describing Mrs Sneed as "mean as the devil, so smart as a whip" as it challenged defense claims about favoring the elopement of A G Boyce Jr. Cross-examination of Henry Boyce focused on the trip from Santa Rosa New Mexico to Fort Worth to have Mrs Sneed released from a sanitarium. Miss Mary Hamilton testified on household conditions before and after the elopment. she said no conspiracy is known.
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Fort Worth
A. G. Boyce
A. Boyce, Jr
J. B. Sneed
Captain Boyce
Boyce
Texas
Henry Boyce
A. G. Boyce, Jr
Santa Rosa
N. M
Engineer Of Ill Fated Train Killed Four In Collision
Fort Wayne Ind Feb 17 John Bechtel engineer on the Pennsylvania limited which killed four and injured twelve Fort Wayne men ran into a work train at Larwill Ind early this morning Bechtel is tonight a mental wreck He fears public blame for the accident Trainmen say the block signal was against the limited In dense fog the engineer did not see Sheridan Killian of the work train who says he waved the danger signal until it was necessary to jump from the path of the passenger engine
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John Bechtel
Pennsylvania Limited
Larwill
Bechtel
Sheridan Killian
Federal Attorney General Praises Integrity of U S Judiciary
The attorney general pays tribute to the nation’s judiciary, praising its historical integrity and stability as a cornerstone of American governance. He emphasizes the justice system’s enduring fidelity to the rule of law amid political pressure and national challenges.
Wickersham on National Stability and Judiciary Reform
Attorney General Wickersham spoke at the city club on national stability urging trust in government and an independent judiciary. He called for simplifying impeachment, stressed the people’s will over statutes, and urged business and lawyers to curb legal delays while defending courts' interpretive role.
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St. Louis
Wickersham
City Club
Mr. Wickersham
Congress
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia shows generally fair weather Sunday and Monday with moderate temperatures. Virginia expects fair and warmer conditions Sunday, turning unsettled Monday with moderate variable winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Roosevelt Boomer Supporters May Back Taft Seek Line
Washington reports Davis Ellking and Sam Montgomery once Roosevelt backers in West Virginia are near joining Taft forces. They met with W B McKinley at Taft HQ and also at the White House signaling a shift. They expect West Virginia factions to unite for Taft before Huntington convention.
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Washington
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
Sam Montgomery
Roosevelt
Taft
W. B. McKinley
White House
Nathan B. Scott
Davis Ellking
Senator Scott
Senator Meredith
Sam Dixon
Huntington
Roosevelt Boomer
Mr. Montgomery
Glasscock
Montgomery
Yost
Virginia
Yale Alumni Dinner Echoes Hadley Speech Over Phone
In Chicago at the Lake Front Hotel the Yale Alumni Association held its forty-sixth annual dinner with 260 voices in the Yale college yell. President Arthur T. Hadley spoke via long distance telephone from New Haven, broadcast through watch receivers linked to a trunk line. Toastmaster George S. Parson introduced the speaker to the gathering.
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Chicago
Yale College
Lake Front
Arthur T. Hadley
New Haven
Yale Alumni Association of Chicago
Hadley
Georges
Parson
Government suit cites coal rail joint conspiracy in mining trade
Assistant attorney general C. E. Harrison conferred with acting Attorney General Fowler over the government suit against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company and other railroads and coal firms alleging a conspiracy to restrain commerce in mining transportation and sale of bituminous coal from western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. Testimony is nearly complete before the examiner and the trial opens in Columbus on February 27.
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Washington
C. E. Harrison
Fowler
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Columbus
Vanderbiltt Weir Wedding In New York Society Circles
Miss Madelon Weir daughter of the late Levi C Weir former Adams Express Company president married Oliver De Gray Vanderbilt Jr son of Oliver De Gray Vanderbilt and his wife at St Thomas Church New York. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the bride's mother's East Fifty second Street home.
Anti Trust Decisions Expected Soon in Major Cases
Washington reports the Supreme Court may rule soon on three key antitrust matters the cotton pool and anthracite pool cases and the initiative and referendum question. Decisions likely as court reconvenes Monday with potential rulings on the antitrust interpretations affecting railroads coal and interstate trade.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court
Philademphia
Supreme Court
Reading Companies
Lehigh Valley Rairoad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Jersey Central Railroad
Erie Railroad
New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Antorac
Reading Company
Temple Iron Company
Cotton Pool
James A. Patten
Eugene G. Scales
Frank B. Hayne
William P. Brown
Circuit Court
District of
New York
United States
New York Cotton Exchange
Oregon
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
State Supreme Court
Oregon Adopts Initiative Referendum Pattern Abroad
The text notes that Oregon has adopted the initiative and referendum, with other states preparing similar moves and indicating the decision in this case could have far-reaching consequences.
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Oregon
Life prisoner faces trial for murder in Denver
Frank Henwood, already serving life for killing R. E. B. Copeland, is to stand trial for the May 24 killing of Sylvester von Phul at the Brown Palace Hotel. The case centers on a feud over a woman linked to a Denver banker’s wife, with Henwood already convicted in Copeland’s death.
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Denver
Colo
Frank Henwood
Sylvester
Tony
von Phul
Henwood
Brown Palace
John Springer
Diamond Celebrities to Shine at Philadelphia Banquet
The Philadelphia Sporting Writers' Association hosts an annual banquet at the Hotel Walton on Monday night with guests including Governor John K. Tenor and baseball figures Garry Herrman Kid Gleason John M Ward Harry Wolverton James McAleer Chas Ebbits and Topsy Hartsel.
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Phladelphia
Philadelphia Sporting Writers’ Association
Walton
John K. Tenor
Philadelphia
Arena of Politcs
Garry Herrman
Cincinnati
Kid” Gleason
Chicago White Sox
John M. Ward
Boston Nationals
Harry Wolverton
New York Highlanders
James McAleer
Boston Americans
Chas Ebbits
Brooklyn
Topsy” Hartsel
Toledo
Giants ON for the South
New York dispatch: a group of Giants players left for St Louis to join the spring trip to the south. The squad will practice at Marlin Springs and play exhibitions en route to the season start in April with most players expected to be on duty by Texas arrival.
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Giants
New York
St. Louis
Texas
Marlin Springs
Fime
Civil War Claims Bill Approved by House
Civil war claims totaling 1.5 million dollars were approved today in Washington by the House through the omnibus claims bill presented by the War Claims Committee.
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Washington
House
War Claims Committee
Faction Clash Ends With Chairs and Pistols at Greenville Convention
In Greenville Tennessee on February 17 a brawl left multiple men injured as chairs were used as weapons and pistols drawn during a Republican district convention. Adam S Bowman and Dr Z D Massey led factions as tables were smashed and order restored. Two conventions followed one renominating Congressman Sells and the other naming Massey with the Sells convention backing Taft.
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Greenville
Tenn
Adam S. Bowman
Z. D Massey
Sells
Massey
Taft
Dictagraph Hidden in Union Offices Revealed
A hidden dictagraph at the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers headquarters captured daily conversations among indicted officials led by Frank M. Ryan and others in the dynamite conspiracy case. The device, found under a desk drawer, allowed two government stenographers in a room below to hear communications during defense talks.
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Indianapolis
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Herbert S. Hockin
J. T. Butler
Heavy voting in tour contest reshapes leadership contest
Old fable of the hare and the tortoise recalled and applied to the contest. No changes from district to chaperon after Saturday. Nearly 150000 votes cast.
Four New Leaders in Daily Telegraph Tour Contest
The result of Saturday’s balloting shows 141,977 votes cast for twenty nine candidates. New leaders are Mrs M R Walker Bramwell Caaperon division Miss Jennie Sadler Bluefield First district Miss Grace Henry Clark Vivian Third district and Miss Myrtle Walters Pocahontas Fourth district. Walters rose from fifth to lead with a couple thousand votes to spare.
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M. R. Walker
Bramwell
Caaperon Divion
Jennie Sadler
Bluefield
Grace Henry Clark
Vivian
Myrtle Walters
Pocahontas
Miss Walters
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