Ingress Meets Fueling Session In Two Houses
The 61st Congress convened with brief sessions as a death tribute and oath of office for Johnson successor Fountain L. Thompson. Discussions centered on Culberson’s resignation and Bailey Money succession while Campbell urged a full customs service probe. President Taft aims to curb expenditures.
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Washington
United States
Senate
House
Johnson
North Dakota
Fountain L. Thompson
Cando
N. D
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Butler
Francis R. Lassiter
Virginia
Taf
Chas. T. Ulberson
Texas
Senator Money
Mississippi
Bailey
Culberson
Gorman
Senator Blackburn
Kentucky
Blackburn
Money
John Sharp Williams
Philip Campbell
Kansas
Taft
Congressional
Customs Service
Sugar Trust
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Leaders Resist Sugar Probe in Congress
Washington officials signal opposition to a congressional inquiry into the New York sugar trust at the port, citing fears of divulging prosecutorial plans and possible immunity for officials. The Campbell resolution calls for a large joint committee to probe the scandal and summon witnesses, while the Garner proposal seeks a broad customs service inquiry.
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Wickersham
Washington
Dec
House
Senate
New York
Taft
New York Customs House
Congress
Campbell
Sugar Trust
Garner
Customs Service
Aid
Congress to Probe Sugar Duties and Sugar Trust Affair
A joint committee of eight members five representatives and three senators is authorized to investigate sugar duties and the sugar trust with power to subpoena witnesses and compel production of books. The reading of the president's message is expected to fill most of today in both houses.
Phoenix Fire Company President Ousted by Directors
George P. Sheldon, 22 years as president of Phoenix Insurance, removed by directors after state insurance department alleges $1,000,000 loss of surplus, speculative use of funds, false reports, and law violations. H. W. T. Gray named president, Henry Evans elected director. No determination on capital impairment yet.
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Phoenix Fire Company
New York
Dec
George P. Sheldon
Phoenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Manhattan
State Insurance’ Department
Sheldon
Charles F. Koster
W. H. Hotchkiss
Insurance Department
Jerome
H. W. T. Gray
Continental Insurance Company
Henry Evans
The
Continental
Phoenix
Big Business In Ohio A Phoenix Of New York Insurance
Columbus reports heavy activity by the Phoenix of New York in Ohio. Insurance figures from 1906 to 1907 show rises in risks written and in in force policies, with decreases in losses paid and incurred and a drop in loss ratio from 45.8 to 31.4 percent.
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Ohio
Columbus
Phoenix
New York
Death’s Door Narrowly Missed for Greenwich Man
Greenwich Conn Dec 7 George P Sheldon lies at The Maples in serious condition from suspected shellfish poisoning. He has suffered a week of illness with dropsy and is not expected to recover, with his family at his side.
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Greenwich
Conn
George P. Sheldon
Maples
Sumer
State to sue for interest in McKinnon estate case
Columbus Ohio December 7 Attorney General Denman announced he will file suit against the estate and executors of the late W S McKinnon former state treasurer for recovery of interest on private deposits of state funds The amount is expected to exceed 1000 and actions may extend to other former officials based on evidence The Harmon letter urged action noting the private deposit system continued after the depository law took effect and that large cash balances reported in the treasury were bank holdings in disguise.
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McKinnon
Treasury
Columbus
Denman
W S. McKinnon
Harmon
Aviator Falls to Death in Flight Over Nice
In Nice France on December 7 aviator M Fernandez was killed instantly when his airplane motor exploded during a maneuver at an estimated 1660 feet. The crumpled machine fell to earth and the pilot was fatally injured.
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Nice
France
M. Fernandez
Bridgeport Strike Turmoil Ends as 1500 Troops Arrive
Thousands gather as 1500 state troops quell unrest around Aetna Standard mills Bridgeport Ohio River area. Workers blame authorities for escalation while officials and employers mutual blame emerges. no shooter identified but guards tighten perimeter as mass meeting is canceled.
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Bridgeport
Aetna Standard Mills
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Fourth Infantry
Ohio
West Virginia
Amrine
Lyric Theater
Martins Ferry
Generals Speaks
Weybrecht
United States Severes Diplomatic Ties With Nicaragua
The United States cuts all diplomatic relations with Nicaragua over the execution of American citizens Cannon and Grace. Secretary Knox accuses President Zelaya of perpetual turmoil since the 1907 Washington convention and recognizes the insurgent government as reflective of the Nicaraguan people's will.
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Wiley
Central America
Washington
Cannon and
Grace
Estrada
United States
Republic of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
State Department
Leroy Cannon
Léonard Groce
Zelaya
Knox
Mexico
Mr. Knox
Senor Felipe Rodriguez
Taft
Department
Senor Rodriguez
Nicarma
Managua
Girl Mysteriously Missing in Hughesonville Case
In Poughkeepsie New York on December 6 bloodhounds were sent to trace 18 year old Margaret Douerty who disappeared from her Hughesonville home. She is the daughter of Rev William H Douerty pastor of the Hughesonville Presbyterian church.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Margaret Douerty
Hughesonville
Miss Douerty
William H. Douerty
Presbyterian Church
Will Arrest Rioters as Sheriff Targets Those Involved
Bridgeport Ohio December 7 Sheriff Amrine vows warrants for those in last Friday’s riot. He identifies likely instigators including Llewellyn Lewis. Charges include inciting riots and importing arms into the strike zone. Ohio county officials sent a police squad to Wheeling Island. no danger found. National guardsmen will not be needed. 6 of 1200 Ohio soldiers were sent home as troop levels may be adjusted to prevent a repeat outbreak.
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Bridgeport
Ammine
Llewellyn Lewis
Gover Glasscocks
William M. Clemens
Ohio County
Howard Hastings
Wheeling
Wheeling Island
Weybrecht
Ohio
Aetna Standard Plant
Market cattle and hog prices across major cities
East Buffalo Chicago Pittsburg Cleveland Boston Cincinnati and Toledo report live cattle beef veal hog prices. Prices shown per head cwt and per unit for cows calves sheep lambs hogs with ranges and averages across multiple markets.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Indiana
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Toledo
Fatal Shooting in Crap Game in Circleville
George Ford aged 27 from Lynchburg Virginia was shot and killed in Circleville presumedly during a craps game. He worked with other Black men on the Norfolk and Western railway.
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Circleville
George Ford
Lynchburg
N. & W. Railway
Questions for Teachers Prepared by State School Commissioner
A list of exam questions given to county teacher candidates for elementary certificates on topics such as daily rural school plans, nature study observation, education as life, the role of elementary schools, playground conduct, emphasis in education, reasons for pupil dropouts, legal contracts with teachers, aims in geography teaching, and physical considerations in schools.
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State Commissioner of Public Schools
America
Board of Education
Literature Topics Covering Major English and American Writers
A study guide prompts exploration of Henry D. Thoreau John Burroughs and other authors. It asks for life influence quotations from American and English writers and details on figures like Cooper Whittier and Elizabethan writers.
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Henry D. Thoreau
John Burroughs
Samuel Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
Charlen Dickens
John Bunysa
Hudibras
Fay
Writing in Teaching: Speech, Legibility, and Practice
The prompt asks for producing speech in teaching writing while maintaining legibility. It inquires about the value of copy books in teaching writing and requests definitions of element, slant, penmanship, and muscular movement. It also asks to write a stanza of poetry with a 70 percent target.
Reading questions for classroom exam and methods
A sequence of oral or written prompts asks for current reading definitions methods to obtain proper current reading for the schoolroom identifies Peary Dr Cook and the Wright brothers and asks for the latest international event. It requests explanation of word mastery before sentence reading and how to apply the theory and a brief note on treating reading in higher grades followed by reading aloud for examiners.
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Peary
Dr. Cook
Wright Brothers
Arithmetic Word Problems In A 1902 Lesson
A set of six arithmetic problems from a 1902 lesson covers fractions of land, discounts and profit on goods, unit conversions, division of small values, time zone or longitude calculation, and geometry of a rectangle. A dated line notes a horse sale on September 18th.
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Pittsburg
Kansas City
Calculating Horse Sale Net From Notes and Discount
The buyer paid 150 dollars with 12 cash and the remainder via an 80 day note at 0 percent interest. The note was discounted at 87 in bank on September 7, determining the actual amount received for the horse.
History and Civics Quiz Prompts on Early America
A list of history civics questions covering veto power Western New York War of 1812 figures like Hamilton Ericsson Pontiac Blaine and Osceola, money and commerce impact, key dates from 1715 to 1795, the national bank, impeached presidents, Army of the Potomac, county commissioners duties and salaries, and notable figures such as Thomas Ewing Girty Kenton Chase Taft cabinet.
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U. S
New York
Alexander Hamilto
John Ericsson
Pontiac
James G. Blaine
Uni
Taft
Thomas Ewing
Si Girty
Simon Kenton
Salmon Chase
Jay Cocker
Edwin M. Sinton
Ben F. Wade
Edward Tifill
B. McPherson
Thomas Corwi
Grammar in Practice: Case Forms and Rhetoric Links
A concise exam-like prompt on case-forms and grammar analysis. It requests outlining sentence kinds with examples, parsing a poetic excerpt, relating rhetoric to grammar study, infinitive constructions in a passage, expletive usage, and distinguishing objects from predicate nouns, plus definitions of analysis phrase tense predication syntax and substantive.
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Beline I
Thou
George
Physiology School Health and Body Functions Quiz
Questions cover contagion response in school, pleura and organs, stomach anatomy and uses, diastole and systole, respiration and ventilation effects on study, nervous system functions, tobacco habits prevention, salivary glands and secretions, breathing organs and healthy action, and normal body temperature with moderate use guidance.
The Physiography of Eurasia and Related Geography Tasks
This item lists multiple geography prompts including five largest ports and rivers, three mountain ranges, and various world locations. It asks for outlines, ownerships, port exchanges, and regional features such as the Siberian Railway and Kentucky geography in concise form.
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Eurasia
Cuba
Porto Rico
Budapest
Barbary States
Thianos
Plymouth Rock
New York
Buenos Ayres
Pacific Ocean
America
Asia
Orthography Lesson Questions and Pronunciation List
A set of spelling and pronunciation prompts includes guidance on ch sounds before vowels, suffixes for nouns adjectives and adverbs, syllable division rules, dictionary use in grades, definitions for liquid sibilant fricative cognate and labial, plus pronunciation and spelling tasks for a list of words including Venezuela Marseilles Madrid Panama curfew heinous aqualor cedar rarefie knoll and a batch of spellings such as flexure gelatin femur chaparral minus mollusk barometer Roentgen rays drought catalpa coupon parain freight vessel prorogue alkaline oral yerbens inhibitor topols.
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Venezuela
Marseilles
Madrid
Panama
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