President's Message Sparks Broad Public Reaction in 1908
The president sent a long special message to Congress, drawing unprecedented demonstrations in the House. Democrats praised it while others debated its timing. He urged labor law improvements, stronger interstate commerce powers, and cautioned against abuse of injunctions. He called for honesty in business and politics and invoked Lincoln and Civil War virtues as guidance. The message ends with Theodore Roosevelt's note from the White House dated January 31, 1908.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Foraker
Bryan
Ther
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
The
White House
Death at Nevada station and assorted local notices
The Nevada area reports John W. Lewis died after a fall at the railroad station while awaiting a Bucyrus train. Other items include a courthouse hearing in Stevens vs Hoff, death of William Emptage, Civil War veteran born 1833, new quarters for Citizens Savings Bank Upper Sandusky, Brockersby and Grace Bishop wed, a common pleas suit by Minerva A. Rogers, Hareditch township sale details, tile contracts, sand stone wall bid, leap year matrimonial market notes, licenses issued by Judge Brown, and a narrow injury escape for W. H. Me Henry near town while tending stock.
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W. F. Hare
Stevens
Hoff
William Emptage
Marseilles
England
11Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Citizens Savings Bank of
Upper Sandusky
A. H. Kennerley
Charles Brockersby
Grace Bishop
Court of Common Pleas
Minerva A. Rogers
Benjamin Meek
George W
Hareditch
Beausey
Stief Brothers
W. J Smith
Ralph Smith
L. J. Kennerley
Judge Brown
Nevada Enterprise
W. HO Me Henry
American heiress alliances spark political debate in Washington
Illinois Representative McGavin condemns international marriages between American heiresses and European nobility. He mocks snobbery, taxes dowries, and wonders how pioneers would view modern unions, praising true American women who prefer American gentlemen.
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New York
McGavin
Illinois
House of Representatives
Washington
Chicago
Wall Street
Broadway
Fiftis Avenue
Europe
Western Ohio Inventors Patent Notices
HE Dunlap a Wheeling lawyer cites recent patents issued to Western Ohio inventors A J Con ver Medway railway track brace H C Innes Hartwell assigner half to Franklin Cotton Mill Co Cincinnati mattress P F Kreimer Norwood home holder M B Long waker Pleasant Hill M J Owens assignor Toledo Glass Co Toledo making sheet glass P Richardson Bryan device for supporting paint pails A Schaller Perrysburg T B M Stevie West Toledo buggy wrench
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HE. Dunlap
Wheeling
W. Va
Western Ohio
A. J. Conver
Medway
H. C. Innes
Hartwell
Franklin Cotton Mill Co
Cincinnati
P. F. Kreimer
Norwood
Toledo
P. Richardson
Bryan
A. Schaller
Perrysburg
French
T. BM. Stevie
West Toledo
A Year's Progress on the Panama Canal
The 1907 work year on the Panama Canal saw 16,764,095 cubic yards excavated with steam shovels removing 11,000,000 and dredges 4,800,000. Culebra division yielded over 9,000,000 cubic yards, while overall progress hints completion in under five years if rates hold, shifting emphasis to Gatun dams and locks.
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Panama Canal
Taft
Goethals
Culebra
Gatun
Athenian Literary Society Debates Parcels Post
The Athenian Literary Society met Friday night at the library. President Russel Kurty led minutes and a debate on adopting the Parcels Post in the United States. Jacob Nitraner Wiss Wadge Barten spoke for, Laura Hof Merrit Paterson against. Judges Miss Gladys Nichols Ralph Smith Ralph Livingston ruled the negative won. Ruth Ewing gave a short extempore on beauty. The next meeting is in two weeks.
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Athenian Literary Society
Russel Kurty
United States
Jacob Nitraner
Wiss Wadge Barten
Laura Hof
Merrit Paterson
Gladys Nichols
Ralph Smith
Ralph Livingston
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John Deere Hay Loaders
Deering
Adriance
Thomas Hay
Thomas
Great Western
Syracuse
Gale
Buggies, Harness and Co
Oliver
Planet Jr
Gale Corn
Dutch Uncle
Plymouth Twine
Blue Bell
Prairie State
Baker
Stewart’s
Geo. Hile
Grise Beck & Milroy Hardware Co
Vance Street
Mammoth Clover Seed
Timothy
Massillon
W. F. Johnston & Son
Oosgray
Acme Quality House
Times Office
Times
John W. Lewis
Nevada
Bucyrus
Indiana
Somewarda
America
Countess Spagetti
Macaroni
Western Ohio Inventors
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