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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
Note on Agricultural Policy Reform
A partial OCR snippet references agricultural policy reform notes and potential budget considerations. It mentions reform aims and associated fiscal impacts, signaling ongoing discussion in policy circles without specific dates or named agencies.
World News Digest Snapshot Highlights 190? Events
A compact roundup notes U S concerns over Haiti and Panama graft claims, Castro landings, Atlantic fleet maneuvers near Singapore, and Britain deflecting interference in Haiti. Also mentions Pat Crowe evangelism, a Fidelity Funding loss, and political-administration tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banday
Dent Castro
Aporoan
Sperry
Atlantic
Singapore
Great Britain
United States
Haiti
William Dudley Foulke
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Charles P Taft
Robinson
Hayti declares Gen Timon rebel as troops move in
President Nord Alexis orders large forces against rebel General Timon in Hayti. A bill will be introduced in the Indiana General Assembly to unite Gary and Folleston cities in one municipality. An incident in Pittsburg ends with a brother seriously wounded after a gunshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timon
Nord Alexis
Hayti
Indiana General Assembly
Gary
Treasury reports 1908 surplus shift amid panic and growth
The 1908 annual Treasury report by Secretary George B. Cortelyou notes a reversal of 1907's surplus, with 1908 disbursements exceeding receipts by 58.07 million dollars. It details cash balances, public deposits during panics, increases in monetary stock, gold and silver growth, national bank notes, debt levels, and banking charter activity since 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Treasury
New York City
National Bank
National Bank Act
Money Needs of Nation Reported by Treasury Board
The Treasury presented to Congress the budget estimates for the current and next fiscal year ending June 30. The document lists appropriations, deficiencies, and permanent annual amounts across departments. A fire at the Ohio State Capitol damaged records in the Insurance files due to defective wiring. In Defiance, Ohio, robbers bound and gagged retired merchant John Budd, broke his safe, and escaped with $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Yale
Kaiser
Wright
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Treasury
Cangreas
Ohio
State Insurance Departments
Capitol
Columbus
John Budd
Defiance
Congress HITS AT ROOSEVELT in House rebuke move
A sharp clash between President Roosevelt and Congress emerged as the House appointed a four member committee to question portions of his message. The dispute centered on the president’s attack on Congress integrity and the role of secret service operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Represttives
Iunaan Yuous
President
Secret Service
House Names Committee
United States
Congress
Andrew Johnson
House
Senate
Committee of Four
Perkins
New York
Perking Pioe
Tewig
Ales
Winters racing meets and sports notes skimmed
A chaotic rundown of winter racing bouts and athletic events mentions Teyay and Al Wwaufman facing forty five rounds at Jeffries hob Low Wgles in Vermittion South Dakota. Other items note North Dakota football loss by eight, a famous poto player John Watson in Nevan County Meath, and Dorando expected to race in America with John J. Hayes. An aero plane race Paris to Bordeaux is planned for next July with fuel resupply halts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teyay
al Wwaufman
Jim Barry
Jeffries
Vermittion
South Dakota
Unversity
North Dakota
John Watson
Nevan
Meath
Reland
Frank Frickson
Wausau
Oakland
Schilling
Capt Kennedy
William H. Vanderbilt
New York
Northwest
Shattuck
Pillsbury
Dorando
America
John J. Hayes
Paris
Bordeaux
Water Congress Opens Amid National Waterway Drive
National Rivers and Harbors Congress opens in Washington with senators governors ambassadors and finance leaders. President Ransdell calls for 50 million dollars for waterways and lauds Roosevelt for prioritizing national canal and harbor development. Vice President Fairbanks and Ambassador Bryce address the crowd, stressing fair bond funding and broad support across parties and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
Ransdell
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Bryce
Great Britain
Britain
Sides Jailer and Excapes
Roy Stack an 18 year old escaped from jail in Kansas City striking his jailer when food was brought. He used a concealed slingshot hidden beneath his bed clothes and fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sides
Excapes
Roy Stack
Kanaas
Abraham Ruef Convicted of Bribery in San Francisco
Abraham Ruef, former political boss of San Francisco, is found guilty of bribery after a protracted jury deliberation. Judge William P. Lawlor presided as the verdict was delivered at 4 o’clock. Ruef faces a possible maximum sentence of fourteen years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crowe
Kadnaper
Bandit
Evanston I
Castro
France
Sant
Abe Funes
San Francisco
Jues
Abraham Ruef
William P. Lawlor
Francis J. Heney
Ruef
Billek Wins Reprieve From Illinois Governor
Berman Billek, convicted poisoner of the Vizai family in Chicago, is granted a reprieve until January 20 by Acting Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman. The third reprieve avoids the gallows as case reviews span state and federal courts and pardons discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berman Billek
Vizai
Chicago
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Billek
Board of Pardons
Deneen
Washington
Rich Man Slain in Home on Lindell Boulevard
Francia D Hirschberg a Catholic church figure and Louisiana Purchase Exposition director was shot and killed at his St. Louis home 2818 Lindell boulevard early Tuesday. Police say no intruders evidence while family members suggest burglary. Investigations ongoing to determine if murder or suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis TD Hirschberg
St Louis
Kansas City
Francia D.hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis
Death releases vast fortune in New York
A report states a wealthy individual, described as the wealthiest person in New York, died at age 10,000,000? A fragmentary note mentions large real estate holdings and estate value. details are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkney
Ieee
New York
seElbe
Senate and House honor Senator Allison and Dunwell deaths
The Senate adjourned after expressing sorrow for Senator Allison of Iowa and other members who died during the recess. Resolutions of regret were adopted. The House also adjourned briefly in memory of departed members. Proceedings covered executive sessions, nominations, and various bills, including census and immigration measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Senate
Paice Gensonr Dolliver
Alligon
Iowa
House of Representatives
Allison
House
Boston
Higgins
Connecticut
Judiciary
Littlefield
Martin
Parker
Charles T. Dunwell
New York
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