Cadet tournament honors for Amanda Butler and Miss Mabel Knight
At the Cadet tournament in the gym Friday evening Brigadier General Edwards praised the sponsors Amanda Butler and Mabel Knight. The event featured cadet drills, a reception of officers, and General Edwards stressed military training and patriotism.
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Cheyenne
Gympatium
Amanda Butler
Mabel Knight
Eleventh Infantry
Edwards
Baker
Davis
Scchool
Loviler
Taft urges uniform rural credits laws at governors meeting
President Taft, addressing twenty six governors in Washington, advocates uniform state legislation to enable rural credits and low interest loans for farmers. He stresses the importance of enabling land and crop values to back lending and expansion of farming, with officials and future reforms discussed at the Richmond conference.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Nee
Richmond
Congress
Knox
MacVeagh
Myron T. Herree
War Over Presidents New Appointments Faces Senate
Republicans warn Democrats that reprisals could follow over Taft era nominations as the Senate edges toward a political clash. Democrats threaten to block confirmations while both sides anticipate heightened tension in upcoming sessions.
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Washiington
Dec
Senate
Taft
Goleb Awarded Big Damages in Mining Suit
Peter Goleb received 21000 pounds in a federal case against Owl Creek Mining Co of Geho Wyoming. He sought 61000 pounds for injuries from coal fall while working in the mines. He was left paraplegic from the waist down. defense lawyers were Hutton McKay and T Blake Kennedy.
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Peter Goleb
Owl Creek Mining Company
Geho
Wyo
Goleb
Hutton McKay
T. Blake Kennedy
Enterline & la Fileche
Ridgely &Mullen
Wilson to Celebrate Birthday in Birthplace House
Staunton Virginia December 7 President-elect Wilson will be entertained December 28 his fifty sixth birthday in the house where he was born plans are to make the day a homecoming week and jubilee Dr A Frazer who occupied the Presbyterian manse will host Wilson and such family members as may accompany him as guests on this occasion.
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Wilson
Staunton
A. Frazer
Wyoming Auto Road Best Pass to Rocky Mountains Highlighted
Wyoming delegates at the highways conference argued for endorsement of the Wyoming route as the transcontinental automobile highway to the Rocky Mountains. They urged the Cheyenne route as the best pass and impressed delegates with its advantages.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
Roky Mountains
Speters
Cheyenne
Balkan Guns Show Value of Artillery
Washington reports that Balkan combat shows artillery’s edge over infantry. An artillery officer says one battery can outperform a regiment of infantry and urges Congress to fund more three inch field guns. He notes long range accuracy and concentrated fire outpacing infantry volleys.
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Washington
Salads
Congress
Ardnamen
Taft Names Abberg Chief of Chemistry Bureau
President Taft and Secretary James Wilson selected Dr. Carl Abberg to lead the Bureau of Chemistry, filling the vacancy created by the spring resignation of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, renowned defender of the pure food law.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Carl Abberg
Bureau of Drugs and Plants
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
Peculiar Nose Helps Denver Man Arrested for Forged Checks
Walter K. Raymond was arrested by Sheriff Roach after officers traced two bad checks he passed at the Oxford hotel in Denver on July 4. The checks for 25 dollars and 5.95 dollars were drawn on the Nebraska National Bank of Omaha and signed by Raymond. Raymond claimed to be a building contractor from Omaha and tried to delay payment by noting banks were closed for the holiday. A Thiel detective service circular describing Raymond led to his identification, and he was sent back to Denver to face grand larceny charges.
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Walter K. Raymond
Roach
Raymond
Oxford
Denver
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska National Bank of Omaha
James §. Stein
Thiel Detective Service
Sheriff Roach
Cheyenne Irrigation Promises Farm Boom Near City
The Leader urges Cheyenne to study John W H Gordon's irrigation plan for Crow valley. He argues irrigation can profitably water every acre, turning vacant land into farms near Cheyenne and boosting trade with new settlers in a Goshen like landscape. Colorado beet and potato crops are cited as proof of irrigation skill and wealth.
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John WH. Gordon
Cheyenne
Gordon
Wyoming
Hietas
Mr. Gordon
Crow Valley
Goshen
Warren
Colorado
John Gordon
Taft Reaffirms Key Recommendations To Congress
President Taft outlines currency reform and tax law relief, supports army reorganization, militia pay, and water power regulation. He backs Philippine autonomy with staged independence and criticizes no tariff changes. Also urges Supreme Court rulemaking to cut costs and praises Goethals for Panama work.
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Army
The
War College
Porto Rico
Walter Power
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
Colonel Goethals
Great Britain
United States
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Taft
Pell
Rts
Taft to Entrust Tariff Revision to Wilson After Election
President Taft signals no further effort to press tariff cuts and will leave future revision to the newly elected Congress and to Woodrow Wilson. In a general message to Congress he notes the new body and its platform favors tariff for revenue only. The message, his second and final general address of this session, covers all departments except the state department.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Wilson
State Department
Morning papers as the best advertising medium
The piece argues morning newspapers reach families most effectively, with women handling home life and daily routines. It claims evening papers arrive too late for daily merchants, while morning editions start the day fresh for business readers and the nest of the day.
Harmony Confere nces Sought Among Republicans
Washington December 7 An effort to unite Progressive and regular Republicans is under way with informal talks among leaders. A secret meeting may be arranged as Progressive leaders plan to meet in Chicago next Tuesday. Expected attendees include Pennewill Delaware Deneen Illinois Carroll Iowa Gui sborough Maryland Eberhart Minnesota Hadley Missouri Adhe Nevada Tenor Pennsylvania Vessey South Dakota Spry Utah Glasscock West Virginia McGovern Wisconsin Corey Wyoming.
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Washington
Richmond
Chicago
Delaware
Deneen
Ilinois
Carroll
Iowa
Guiisborough
Maryland
Eberhart
Minnesota
Hadley
Missouri
Adhe
Nevada
Tenor
Pennsylvania
Vessey
South Dakota
Spry
Utah
Glasscock
West Virginia
McGovern
Wisconsin
Corey
Wryoming
Independence Debate Delays Philippines Status and Budget Plan
The president argues against granting independence now, warning it could harm the Filipino majority under oligarchic rule. He criticizes current legislation, outlines national financial strain, and previews a forthcoming budget model with proposed expenditures and revenues to Congress.
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Mr. Taft
Congress
Philippines
National Monetary Commission
Provident
Ite
Pilipinas
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