Roosevelt Signals Battle With Congress Over Secret Service
Washington, Dec 19. President Roosevelt vows no apology on the secret service section, signaling a bitter quarrel with Congress. He may name members and expose alleged misconduct, with allies like Aldrich Hale and Cannon preparing to challenge the message.
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Roosevelt
Secret Service
Congress
Aldrich
Senate
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Cannon
White House
Burton
Kansas
Hermano Apa
Mitchell
Oregon
Congreve
Senate Enjoys Reading Roosevelt Messages
Washington reports the Senate and House reacted with humor as three routine presidential messages were presented. A delay to allow the messages to be read caused interruptions and laughter, while the journal reading continued to completion. One message concerned fixing boundary fees between Colorado and New Mexico.
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Washington
Senate
House
M. ©. Latta
Menages
F ‘4
Colorado
New Mex
Weather forecast and local climate notes for Wyoming
Forecast shows fair weather in Wyoming for Sunday and Monday with little temperature change. Local data for 4 hours ending 6 p m December 19 1908 record maximum 32 degrees minimum not legible and no precipitation. Colombo report notes a cancelled chamber of commerce cup after mutual withdrawal.
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Washington
Wyoming
Palmer
Colombo
Ceylon
Vale
Elias
New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce
Insane Woman Poses Poison Plot in Idaho Ranch Family
A Montpelier Idaho dispatch reports a deranged wife, Mrs. John Rosen, administered strychnine dissolved in wine to her three children aged four, seven, and ten, then poisoned herself. Three deaths are confirmed with a fourth possible. Rosen had suffered melancholia.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
The
Herald
Montpelier
Idaho
John Rosen
Rosen
Parliament adjourns end of first Asquith ministry session
London notes the close of the first parliamentary session under Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith. The two houses will reconvene Monday to pass essential royal bills, then adjourn again.
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London
Bo Fer
Herbert H. Asquitt
Congress Vacation Amid Resignation Rumors and Cabinet Talks
Dec 19 1909 Washington reports adjournment as talk of Secretary Root resigning to join the Senate heats the capital. Loeb says a possible successor could fill out Root's term with President elect to discuss. Separate note: Standard Oil rebating case brief filed in Supreme Court, reversal discussed. Myron T Herrick floated for Treasury in cabinet reshuffle.
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Root
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Loeb
Root P
United States Senate
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Standard Oil
Ard Oil Company
United States
Chicago & Alton Railroad
United States Court
Illinois
War Court
Herrick
Treasury
Cincinnati
Emperor pardons ten in Bialystok massacre case
In St. Petersburg on December 19 Emperor Nicholas pardoned ten participants in the 1905 Bialystok massacre. He refused to commute the sentences of two who were convicted of actual murder. The attack killed eleven Christians and 73 Jews, with over a hundred wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Bialystock
Christaing
Foraker Opens Senatorial Campaign in Columbus
Senator J B Foraker arrived in Columbus Ohio today and launched his bid to succeed himself in the Senate. He declined to estimate his strength but said he is in the race to win. In Wyoming news H R Mewis a Civil War veteran will receive twelve dollars monthly in pension. Also in Centennial Wyoming the Blanche Copper Mining Co bought five Rambler claims for one thousand dollars each. Casper Wyoming sees Casper Coal and Lusier Co capitalized at ninety nine thousand dollars to pursue lumber and fuel ventures.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. B. Foraker
Centennial
Wyo
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H. R. Owen
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New Casper Company
Casper, Wyo
Casper Coal & ‘Lusier’ Company, & Concern
Man Recovers From Self Inflicted Wound
Jon who recently shot himself in the stomach with a .22 rifle is rapidly recovering and able to leave the hospital.
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Jon
Eda
Remarkable mine rescues and deaths at Laramie coal mines
In Wyoming at Citizens coal mine Ole Hansen was buried under sixteen thousand pounds of earth and rock, survived for hours, then died after an autopsy showed a broken neck. Nearby Robert Smith fell sixty five feet in a second incident but escaped with only minor injuries.
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Laramie
Wyo
Ole Hansen
Hansen
Citizens
Robert Smith
Smith
Taft Says He Has Not Formed His Cabinet
Augusta Ga December 19 President elect Taft said he had made no progress in forming his cabinet aside from the Knox announcement. He added that most names in papers had been suggested to him but he had reached no decision and there were no pending offers to anyone.
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Augusta
Wattaid
Knox
Night Riders Trial Nears End in Tennessee Case
Union City Tenn Dec 19 The court adjourned this afternoon with the state near completion of its case against eight alleged night riders on trial for the murder of Captain Quentin Ranken.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin ‘Ranken
Nine Hour Day Adopter in England
London reports a coal mine eight hour bill progressing to a nine hour day measure. The House of Lords passed the measure with amendments. it takes effect June 1, 1909.
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England
London
House of Jords
Butte High School Loses NW Wrestling Title To Chicago
In Butte on December 29 the Eagle Wood high school of Chicago defeated the local team 16 to 4 to seize the championship of the northwest. The match was hard fought from the start with Chicago outweighed but overcoming the altitude and securing the victory.
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Butte
Mont
Eaglewood High School
Chicago
Northwest
Burns returns from East with promise of record attendance
Secretary John T. Burns reports that delegates for the Trans Miss Missouri Dry Farming congress could push Cheyenne to host the largest civic gathering in the West. Railroads pledge fare reductions and publicity, expanding Cheyenne’s national visibility and expected turnout.
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East
Industrial Club
John T. Burns
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Chicago
Mr. Byrne
Mohler
Lomax
Union Pacific
Holdredge
Wakeley
Burlington
Walters
Chicago and Northwestern Iines
Omaha
R. P. Fuller
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Ines
Wyoming
Board of Control
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Utah
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Hartung
Cheyenne
The
Earth
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Rock Island
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Pullman Company
National Irrigation Congress
Salt Lake
Burlington Buys Control Of The Colorado Southern
Frank Trumbull announces that the Colorado Southern is now controlled by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. The Hill system gains access to Gulf of Mexico and expands north south routes, with about 3,439 additional miles and connections to the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Purchase rumored to be about 18 million dollars. John F. Stevens reported the development.
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Colorado Springs & Cripps Creek District Railroad
Denver & Fort Worth
Cheyenne & Northern
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John F. Stevens
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