Knox to Aid Taft as Cabinet Plans Form Ahead
Augusta reports Senator Philander Knox, future Taft secretary, travels for talks on cabinet makeup and policy matters. Taft urges church influence in civilization and governance, noting unity among denominations in the Philippines and moral guidance essential to progress.
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Augusta
United States
Philander
Knox
Are
Taft
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
North
Philippines
Rabid Dogs Attack Refugees in Messina Ruins
In Messina on January 6 refugees report rabid dogs gnawing corpses amid the ruins and threatening survivors.
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Messina
FIRST PIE IN 52 YEARS IN NORWALK SHERIFF JAIL JUMBO
Captain J H Williams on Gov Harris staff and A B Bowen former county treasurer surrendered to Sheriff Sattig in Norwalk Ohio and were jailed for 24 hours as a pledge should Lattig win the sheriff race. The Democratic victory in November yields the first six officials inducted into office.
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Norwalk
J. H. Williams
Harris
A. B. Bowen
Sattig
Lattig
Herricks Urged for Cabinet Place
Augusta Georgia January 6 Horace E Andrews a Cleveland prominent citizen and ColumbusEditor Robert Wolff called on President elect Taft and endorsed Myron T Herrick for a cabinet post The group included L H Bailey Cornell H C White Georgia Athens and L G Carpenter Colorado agricultural station They declined to name a specific candidate for secretary of agriculture
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Augusta
Horace E. Andrews
Cleveland
Robert Wolff
Columbus
Taft
Ohio State
Myron T. Herrick
Andrews
L. H. Bailey
Cornell University
New York
H. C. White
The
State University At
Athens
L. G. Carpenter
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
National Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Wilson
Oldest Michigander Dies at 104 in Burlington
Philip Brush, claimed oldest man in Michigan, died at 104 in Burlington. His father fought at Waterloo and lived past 100, and Brush had seven uncles who also reached the century mark.
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Waterloo
Jackson, Mich
Philip Brushart
Michigan
Burlington
Plan for 25 000 ton battleship unveiled
Washington plans for a battleship of 25 000 tons with eight 14 inch guns. Rear Admiral Capps testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee that the ship could reach 20 to 21 knots on trial. Four ships of the 20 000 ton class are already under construction.
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Washington
Jan
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Capps
Murderer Visits His Wife's Grave in Dayton
Harry Crooks, condemned for his wife's murder and sentenced to the electric chair, asked to visit her grave at Woodlawn Cemetery with a strong guard. He refused to let his lawyers seek a new trial. Crooks had divorced his wife for cruelty and killed her in the street. Many think him insane amid a string of disasters.
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Dayton
Harry Crooks
Woodlawn
Crooks
Beach Hargis Arrested After Fresh Shootout in Jackson
Beach Hargis, newly released on bond for his father’s murder case, was arrested in Jackson for disorderly conduct and carrying concealed weapons after firing shots near County Judge Taulbee’s store. His mother offered to pay the fine, but he resisted the charges.
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Jackson, Ky
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Taulbee
Hargis
Beach
President Roosevelt Accused Of Improper Park Encounter
A 14 year old girl alleges President Roosevelt ordered her to ride beside him in Rock Creek Park, with an orderly and a detective present. The report, citing Miss Hay of Coshocton, portrays a troubling interaction in the famed park.
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Hay
Coshocton
New York World
Rock Creek Park
German Ambassador and Family Visit White House on New Year
Count von Berpstorff and wife arrived in the country and visited the White House on New Year’s day. The countess, an American by birth and former Miss Jean Luckemeyer of New York, is poised to join Washington society in high style. Her daughter, the Countess Alexandra, is also noted as a talented social figure.
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Count von Berpstorff
White House
Washington
Europe
Jean Luckemeyer
New York
Alexandra
Erb Case Nears Jury With Self Defense Plea
Frank B. Rhodes, attorney for Mrs. J. Clayton Erb and Mrs. Katherine Beisel, argued the murder case alleging nonpremeditated self defense. He highlighted family strife and admitted letters showing Captain Erb's attitude and the couple’s troubled marriage. The trial in Media Pennsylvania was expected to proceed to the jury in the afternoon.
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Media
Frank B. Rhodes
J. Clayton Erb
Katherine Bessel
Erb
Captain Erb
Perkins Committee Seeks Secret Session Action
The Perkins special committee meets in secret to consider defense actions in response to presidential criticisms of last year secret service legislation. Reports say the panel may urge expunging the secret service passage from the record or returning the recent reply to the president. Chairman Perkins cautioned no report would be issued today with action anticipated by week’s end.
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Washington
Perkins Special Committee
House
Perkins
1908 Wage Scale Agreed By Altoona Miners and Operators
The wage scale committee for district No. 2 coal miners and district operators in Altoona Pennsylvania agreed on the 1908 wage scale. The scale is based on sixty cents for group work excluding pick mining. District No. 2 has not signed the two year scale used in other districts. The district convention will be held in Altoona next March.
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Altoona
Feres
Altocus
Fire destroys Baldwin theater in Springfield loss $250000
Fire swept through Springfield on January 6 destroying the Baldwin theater and several buildings and damaging the Colonial hotel. Estimated damage runs to a quarter of a million dollars.
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Springfield
Baldwin Theater
Compromise Averts a Baseball War in Minor Leagues
Cincinnati January 6 A base ball war looks avoided as the national base ball commission moves toward a final agreement. The commission and the national association grant the Eastern league and the American association most of their requests except representation on the national commission. The two leagues waived their demand after denial and factions among minors appear to settle.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
National Association
Eastern League
American Association
National Commission
Hains's Memory Fails Under Cross Examination
Thornton J. Hains admitted he could not recall details of yesterday's Bayside Yacht Club shooting where William E. Annis was killed by his brother Peter C. Hains. The defense weakened as Hains testified and repeated he could not remember minor points, saying he was exhausted after the long session.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Darrin Today
Bayside Yacht Club
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains
Hains
Risen
$90 000 Check Forged in Bank Scandal Trial
In Pittsburg the government presses its case against J. B. F. Rinehart former cashier of the defunct Waynesburg Farmers and Drovers National Bank charged with false reports and misapplication of funds. James L Jam testified a $59 000 check drawn in Rinehart handwriting was not signed by him or authorized. The government relies on five alleged false reports to the comptroller in 1905 and 1906 with dates given by J. W. Snapp of the comptroller's office.
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National Bank of Waynesburg
Rinehart
Comproller
Pittsburg
J. B. F. Rinehart
Waynesburg Farmers and Drovers’ National Bank
J. A. Fowler
James L Jams
George F. Auld
Comptroller
J. W. Snapp
Comptroller’s
Earthquake Survivors Rescues Continue in Messina
Night and day rescue work persists as 14,000 bodies are buried and 9,000 refugees have fled Messina. A woman freed from San Francisco church relic reveals she believed she was dead or in the hereafter. Red Cross relief contributions reach over $400,000 through the American National Red Cross.
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Messina
Church of San Francisco
Washington
Mabel Boardman
The
Red Cross
American National Red Cross
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