Life and Career Highlights of William Howard Taft 1904 1908
The record traces Taft from birth in Cincinnati on September 15 through education at Cincinnati High School and Yale, early legal roles in Hamilton County, and ascent to national positions. It notes his roles as collector of internal revenue, assistant county solicitor, dean of Cincinnati Law, and various high offices including solicitor general, circuit judge, and governor in the Philippines. It ends with his 1908 election as U.S. president.
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William Howard Taft
Cincinnati
Cincinnati High School
Yale College
Ohio
Hamilton County
Internal Revenue
First District
Helen Herron
Superior Court of
United States
Sixth
Law Department
University of Cincinnati
United Philippine Commission
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Cuba
United States of States
The Next Vice-President Sherman Taft Era
A collage of biographical notes on James Schoolcraft Sherman and the Taft family. Highlights include Sherman’s birth in Utica New York on October 24 878, his legal career, service as Utica mayor, multiple Congressional terms, and roles in Republican leadership. Helen Herron Taft is profiled for readiness as White House mistress, her education music talent and social tact, and her balanced church life with husband William Howard Taft.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Hamilton Colege
Republican Committee
New York
Twenty
Congress
United States
Washington, D. C
White House
Helen H. Taft
Taft
Washington
Helen Herron Jr
President Hayes
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohios
Easi
Alvan
Helen
Bryn Mawr
Unitarian Church
Episcopal Church
All American Make Trousseau for Miss Elkins
A New York dressmaker reports Mrs S B Elkins will bring daughter Miss Katherine Elkins to New York later this week to order her trousseau for a likely forthcoming marriage to the Duke of the Abruzzi.
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Trousseau
Elkins
New York
S. B. Elking
Katherine Elkins
Duke of the
Ne York
Miss Elking
Electric accidents claim multiple lives in Oklahoma region
A series of electrocutions in Muskogee and nearby areas reports Earl Barclay and a Cherokee physician dead after contact with a sagging line. Investigators note a third case where a man on a hunt was killed by a downed wire. Two dogs near the victims were found with the bodies.
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Earl Barclay
Muskogee
Barclay
Arles Ross
Lequak
Hatfield Return Report Sparks Cousin Connection
A Hillsboro report from Sam Jose California claims James J. Hatfield, a longtime resident, is cousin to Will Hatfield who allegedly murdered six people. James currently in Plainview since four years ago. if confirmed, his release could be certain, highlighting the Hatfield family link.
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Hatfield
Hillsboro
Tex
Sam Jose
Cal
Will Hatfield
Dunham
James J. Hatfield
James
Plainview
Will
Death by Stabbing After Card Game Row
Wallace Dyer, 38, was fatally stabbed in the neck on East Sixth street. A warrant is out for Ben Eppright, a Negro, in connection with the incident. Dyer recently arrived from Oklahoma and is believed to have a wife and children in Brenham.
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Dirk
Austin
Wallace Dyer
East Sixth Street
Kirk
Ben Eppright
Dyer
Oklahoma
Brenham
Farmer Alexander Kills Attacker in Waxahachie Texas
L B Alexander a leading white farmer twelve miles south of Waxahachie shot Warren Shanks during a confrontation. Three bullets hit Shanks with one fatal to the heart. Alexander surrendered and was released on a small bond. Austin meanwhile reported the attorney general says foreign born minors may vote if their naturalized father attains citizenship before the child reaches majority.
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Waxahachie
Tex
L. B. Alexander
Here
Warren Shanks
Shanks
Alexander
Austin
Attorney General’s Department
Hutto
Sailor Escapes from Windom While Anchored in Channel
A sailor aboard the revenue cutter Windom was placed in irons after becoming unruly. He escaped the anchored vessel by seizing a boat, paddling ashore, and filing off his irons.
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Galveston
Revenue Cutter
Windom
Cowboys Hunted After Murder on Santa Fe Train
El Paso reports Jesse Ake, a cow hand, being hunted on a murder charge after he dragged Ramon Aragon from a moving Santa Fe work train. Aragon fell and died as the train moved twenty miles per hour. In Houston, four people were injured when a gasoline tank auto exploded near Fairbanks, overturning the vehicle. Walter Miles suffered a broken leg. Ernest Saunders and W. T. Hall were bruised. Theodore Behring was trapped beneath the car but rescued.
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el Paso
Jesse Ake
Santa Fe
Ake
Ramon Aragon
Aragon
Houston
Fairbanks
Walter Miles
Ernest Saunders
W. T. Hall
Theodore Behring
Twenty-Eight Arrested In Craighead County Rioting Case
Twenty eight prominent farmers were arrested in Jonesboro Arkansas on rioting charges and released on $800 bonds each. One man claiming to be a Baptist preacher and seen as a leader was refused bond and jailed. A special circuit court session is set for November 9 to try the cases.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Craighead County
Switch engine collision injures engineer in Waxahachie yard
Waxahachie Texas November 3 The tender of the switch engine in the yard was telescoped by a northbound freight locomotive. Both engines were disabled and crews jumped just before the collision. Engineer Ed Hayes of the freight train was seriously hurt after being thrown onto a sidetrack.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Ariy
Ed Hayes
Candy Factory in Ruins in Houston
November 3 report from Houston states Charles Heim's candy factory was destroyed by fire. Several employees had narrow escapes. The loss is about 25000 dollars with about 8000 dollars insured.
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Houston
Charles Heim
Mary Fowler Ends Life With Morphine in Fort Worth
Mrs Mary Fowler aged seventy four in Fort Worth reportedly ended her life using morphine in a personal crisis report linked to Navy service. Authorities did not disclose further details.
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Fort Worth
Navy
Mary Fowler
Hat etiquette at a family gathering
A young lady cautions Bobby against playing with Mr. Borum's hat during a visit to her small brother. She explains the hat could be broken and that Mr. Borum will want it soon, highlighting gentle domestic etiquette.
Her Great Memory in Alppincott’s narration
A fragment from Alppincott’s piece discusses memory as a gift with Alice noting mothers remember farther back than their children. The tone suggests a reflective, family centered passage about memory's value.
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Alice
Alppincott
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