Lew Wallace Statue Unveiling at Statuary Hall
The Indiana statue of Lew Wallace to be unveiled next Tuesday in Statuary Hall accompanies a set of five Westward statues planned for this winter. Andrew O’Connor’s life-size bronze with Indiana limestone base stands about ten feet tall. The ceremony will feature readings by James Whitcomb Riley and remarks from Governor Marshall, with participation expected from Senator Beveridge and other dignitaries.
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Washington
General Lew Wallace
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Indiana
Andrew O'Connor
Lew Wallace
James Whitcom Riley
William Allen Wood
Governor Marshall
Senator Beveridge
Hussein Miazim Bey
W. H. Andriva
Congress
New Mexico
General Wallace
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
Idaho
George L. Shoup
United States Senate
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Missouri
Union
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Sanuel Adems
Massachusetts
Phan Allen
Vermore
Ticonderoga
William Allen
Ohio
Stephen F. Austin
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Mexico
Thomas H. Benton
E. P. Blair
Charles Carroll
Maryland
Lewis Case
Michigan
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George Clinton
New York
United States
Jacob Collamer
Vermont
J. L. M. Curry
Alabama
Robert Fulton
Pennsylvania
James A. Garfield
Nathaniel Greene
Rhode Island
John Hanson
Sam Houston
John J. Ingells
Kansas
John E. Kenna
West Virginia
Philip Kearney
New Jersey
William King
Maine
Robert R. Livingston
Continental Congress
Oliver P. Morton
Pete Marquet
Wisconsin
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenburg
Francis H. Pierpoint
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
James Shields
Illinois
John Stark
New Hampshire
Richard Stockton
Jonathan Trumbull
Prominent American Figures and Founders List
Connecticut, first governor of that aide, George Washington, of Virginia, first president of the United States, Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire, statesman, Law Wallace, of Indiana, soldier, diplomat and author, Roger Williams, of Rhode Island, founder of a colony in what is now that state, John Winthrop, of Massachusetts, first governor of the colony, Frances EK. Willard, of Illinois, founder of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Connecticut
George Washington
Virginia
United States
Daniel Webster
New Hampshire
Law Wallace
Indiana
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
Frances EK. Willard
Illinois
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rear Admiral Kimball Retires From Navy List
Rear Admiral William Wirt Kimball, born 1848 in Maine and long active in torpedo boat and submarine service, is placed on the retired list by age today. His career includes commands in the Spain war, the Panama Isthmus armored train, and service on major boards. His retirement triggers promotions including Captain Vreeland to rear admiral.
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Washington
William Wirt Kimball
Nicaragua
Kimbal
Maine
Naval Academy
Kimbell
United State
Panama
Bay of
Rio de Janeiro
Detroit
Spain
United States
I4dmiral
Kimball
Vreeland
Navy
Hubbard Seen As Likely Challenger For West Virginia Senate
Charleston dispatch reports signals of a lively race as Congressman William Hubbard appears set to challenge Senator Nathan Ray Scott. Hubbard’s friends push for a statewide primary, with former Governor Willian Lawson voicing support while noting he does not seek the seat himself.
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Charleston
W. Va
Will'am P. Huboard
United
Nathan Ray Scott
Hubbard
Hwever
Scot
Scott
Thei
Senaors
Wich
Hubbbani
Hubbird
West Virginia
Dawson
United States Senate
Fomer
Willian MO. Lawson
United States
Calhoun Case May Not End Defi nitely
Patrick Calhoun the United Railways president faces a prolonged fate as doubt grows over whether his base will reach a definite conclusion. Indicted officials were charged with paying city supervisors 200000 to secure permits for substituting trolley lines after the 1906 earthquake. Previous trials ended with hung juries and now changing political tides reduce chances of renewed prosecutions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Calhoun
Eugene E. Schmitz
Ruef
Echmitz
Heney
Memorial Plans for Governor Johnson Emerge in Minnesota
The Johnson memorial commission held its first regular meeting in St Paul. Members debated one large memorial in the state capitol or two monuments, one in the capitol and another in St Peter, the governor's hometown. The memorial fund is expected to total 25000 dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
John A. Johnson
Ciy
State Capitol
St. Peter
New Orleans Observes Jackson Battle Anniversary Holiday
Louisiana courts banks and exchanges closed today to honor the fifth anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. The legal holiday commemorates American forces under General Andrew Jackson defeating the British.
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New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Louisiana
Primary method favored for choosing U.S. senators in Oregon
The former governor argues that the people should elect United States senators and not the legislature. He recalls Oregon’s 186 - 2 act of electing Chamberlain while the body split along party lines and urges a primary system to decide Senate candidates, urging party leaders to submit to the people’s verdict.
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Oregon
Chamberlain Uniton
Chesaberlain
Hubbard
United States
Glasscock
William M. O. Dawson
Cardinal Satolli Dies After Illness in Rome
Cardinal Satolli died at 4 o'clock this morning in Rome after an illness that began last June with nephritis and phthisis of the right lung and was recently complicated by blood poisoning. Born at Marsciano on July 21, 1839, he was created a cardinal in 1895 and served as archpriest of the Lateran Basilica and prefect of the Congregation of Studies.
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Rome
Cardinal Satolli
Francisco di Paola Satolli
Frascati
Lateran Arch
Congregation of Studies
Marsciano
Cardinal Satolli Foremost American Catholic Figure
Washington notes Cardinal Satolli loved by U S churchmen second only to the pope. He was revered as an American cardinal for his deep interest in the United States and its role in world affairs. Satolli came as the first apostolic delegate in 1892, met President Harrison, and rose to the college of cardinals two years later before returning to Rome in 1896.
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Pope Pius X
Cardinal Satolli
United States
Sacred College
Vatican
Harrison
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
America
Rome
Reilly Arrested for Stealing Letter in New York
Thomas P. Reilly a special investigator for the Interstate Commerce Commission was arrested and jailed in the Tombs on charges of stealing a letter from George W. Wickersham to Henry A. Wise. The letter later appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine as federal indictments loom.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Tombs
New York
Thomas P. Reilly
George W. Wickershamn
United States Attorney General
Henry A. Wise
United States District Attorney
Wise
New York Federal Building
Cosmopolitan
Federal Grand Jury
Zelaya Displays Telegrams From U S Victims In Mercy Plea
Former Nicaraguan president Jose Santos Zelaya presents telegrams said to be from American victims of martial law to defend his denial of irregularities in the executions of Grose and Cannon. The messages ask Zelaya to grant clemency and spare their lives.
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Mexico City
Cannon
Grace
Jose Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Madriz
Grose
United States
Republic
Juan J. Estrada
Leroy Cannon
Don J. Santos Zelaya
Campo de Marte
Mason
L. W. Groce
Warriner to Be Star Witness in Ford Embezzlement Trial
Cincinnati report says Jeanette Stewart Ford faces trial Monday on charges of receiving stolen money and blackmail. Star witness will be Charles L. Warriner, former Big Four Railroad treasurer, already sentenced for embezzlement involving about $613,000. He claims Ford benefited from the stolen funds.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jan. &C
Jeanette Stewart Ford
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Waurriner
Twenty Cent Cotton Move Shakes Cotton Market
New Orleans reports Frank B. Hayne a decade top factor in cotton futures left for New York with bull leader W. P. Brown. A twenty cent cotton campaign is expected to unfold in New Orleans New York and Liverpool as a result.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Small cotton crop to be smallest since 1899
Washington January 8 The cotton crop for 15909 will be the smallest since 1899 says W B Hunter of Dallas Texas an agriculture department expert. He told the house committee that weevils in Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi and dry weather in Texas hinder parasite propagation and reduced yields.
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Washington
W. B. Hunter
Dallas
Tex
Department of Agriculture
House Committee On Agriculture
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Boll Weevil Prompts Cotton Production Shift Says Expert
The expert warned the boll weevil would cause a remarkable redistribution of cotton production. Large centers of prior output would decline while small plantations rise as soil and conditions in much of the South enable profitable cotton farming again.
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South
Independents Fight Consolidation in St Louis
Max Kehler of St Louis testified in an injunction suit claiming independent telephone companies have a fund of 150000 to oppose a consolidation with Bell. The fund was raised by a committee led by John A Howard H C Stifel and Kehler. The suit seeks to stop transfer of voting trust certificates to Bell by Mississippi Valley Trust and Cleveland Trust.
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St. Louis
Bell Telephone System
Max Kehler
United States Telephone Company
Bell
Koehler
John A. Howard
Wheeling W. Va
H. C. Stifel
Howard
Continental Telephone and Telegraph Company
Samuel J. Schwer
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Cleveland (Ohio
Pinchot Ousted Triggers Threats of Great Tempest in Party
Washington reports the dismissal of Pinchot as chief forester by President Taft sparks fear of a major Republican rift. Pinchot, a Roosevelt ally and conservation champion, exits to political tumult while Congress debates Ballinger Pinchot investigations and potential committee actions.
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Washington
Gfford Pinchot
United States
Teft
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Balliger
Land Office
White House
Republican Party
Taf
Taft
Bureau of Forestry
Bureau
George P. McCabe
Agricultural Department
Pinchet “Ody
Wilson
McCabe
Albert F. Potter
House
Cannon
Senate Committee On Public Leads
Campfire Club Awards Pinchot Gold Medal of Honor
The Campfire Club of America sent a telegram to Mr. Pinchot announcing the award of the gold medal of honor for eminent services in forest and wildlife protection. The message is signed by Ernest D. Stone as president and Arthur F. Rice as secretary, with former President Roosevelt as an honorary member.
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New York
Campfire Club of America Today
Pinchot
Campfire Club of America
Ernest D. Stone
Arthur F. Rice
Roosevelt
Coroner rules out heiress link in Benwood train death
Coroner Rogers denied identifying the girl killed by a train at Benwood as Roberta Delanon the Philadelphia heiress. The victim is described as an unknown Syrian woman at least twenty one, while Delanon is said to be sixteen. Investigators check rumor source.
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Benwood
Wheeling
W. Va
Rogers
Roberta Delanon
Philadelphia
Roberta Depanon
New Baseball League Formed In Boston
A new United States League of Professional ball Clubs was launched in Boston with Al Lawson as chief promoter. The circuit aims to include Boston Providence Philadelphia Baltimore Newark Trenton Brooklyn and Paterson.
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Boston
Mass
al Lawson
Providence
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Newark
Trenton
Brooklyn
Paterson
Sails for New York for Wedding and Return
William Phillips secretary of the American embassy in London sailed today for New York. He plans to marry Miss Caroline Astor Drayton of New York on January 17 and will return to London with his bride soon after the ceremony.
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London
Jan
William Phillips
New York
Phillip A Fe
Caroline Astor Drayton
J. Coleman Drayton
Lindon
Lad's Aim Deadly in Post Office Burglary
In a struggle with two safeblowers early today in Tallahassee Paul Sauls seventeen shot and killed both men in the post office building basement. The bar was only slightly injured. The two alleged cracksmen, both white, remain unidentified.
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Tallahassee
Preacher Found Guilty in Abduction Case
Ottawa Kansas reports Reverend William Stuckey ex-minister of Williamsburg was found guilty by the jury of abducting Lorena Sutherland sixteen year old member of his congregation.
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Ottawa
Kan
William Stuckey
Williamsburg
Lorena Sutherland
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