Taft Receives Emperors Favor In St Petersburg Visit
Secretary Taft meets Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoye Selo in a five hour audience discussing U S issues and Philippine questions. Taft attends Semenovsky parade and is guest of honor at a banquet by Foreign Minister Iswolsky amid illness news of Mrs Taft.
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Taft
Nicholas
Tsarkoe Selo
Russia
United States
Roosevelt
Semenovsky Regiment
Clarence R. Edwards
S. L. Slocum
Count Konitz
Edwards
Baron Fredericks
Imperial House
Moscow
Prince Dolgorovki
Mr. Taft
Iswolsky
Vladivostok
Siberia
Mrs Taft in grave condition as son arrives
Special Dispatch from Worcester Mass reports Mrs Louisa M Taft unconscious and nearing death. Her son Horace Taft rushed from Watertown Conn for a family conference and to decide if a message should be sent to Secretary Taft. Horace says no message will be sent.
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Commercial Tribune
Worcester
Mass
Louisa M. Taft
Horace
Watertown
Conn
Taft
Horace Taft
Fire damages New York plant. aged man rescued by police
A fire at the office of William & Henry Rolling cement contractors and extract manufacturers at 717 Hunt Street in Cincinnati damages the building and injures William Kolling, 70, who is rescued by Policemen Walden and Hanks. Five fire companies respond. damage about 2000. Three horses in the rear are freed as smoke fills the area.
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William & Henry Rolling
Hunt Street
Fatrolmen Walden and Hanks
Rolling
William Kolling
Ink Plant Fire Hits New York Printing Works
Fire swept the Ault & Wiborg ink factory at Pearl and Lafayette streets in New York early this morning. The blaze threatens the doomed building with damages likely exceeding $100,000. Local firefighters battled the flames, aiming to prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Ault & Wiborg
Pearl and
Lafayette Streets
Ault & Wiborg Ink Firm Details Found in City
The main plant sits at New Seventh and Culvert streets. Cincinnati serves as the distributing point for U S operations. L Ault is President and Treasurer while F B Wiborg is Vice President and Secretary. The firm ranks among the country’s largest manufacturers of printers inks dyes and fine dry colors.
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Ault & Wiborg
New, Seventh and Culvert Streets
Cincinnati House
United States
L. A. Ault
F. B. Wiborg
Havemeyer dies sugar king Henry Havemeyer 1847 1946
Henry O Havemeyer president of the American Sugar Refining Company died at his home near Commack Long Island at 3 p m after acute indigestion. He was 99? years old and survived by his widow and four children. Havemeyer built the sugar trust and led a long legal and business career including battles with the Arbuckles and service on several corporate boards. He donated a $250000 public schoolhouse to Greenwich Connecticut.
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Commercial_tribune
New York
Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Commack
L. I
Havemeyer
United States Senate
Arbuckles
Mr. Havemeyer
New York City
Sugar Trust
Louisine Waldron Elder
Havemeyers and Elder
American Coffee Company
Greenwich
Conn
Receivers to Be Named for Jamestown Exposition Company
United States District Judge Waddill in Norfolk on December 4 ordered immediate receivers for the Jamestown Exposition Company. The request arose from liens filed by John Monk and the Curran Printing Company of St. Louis, with the firm admitting insolvency but denying the $225,000 mechanics’ lien.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
United States
Waddill
Jamestown Exposition Company
John Monk
Curran Printing Company of
St. Louis
Exposition Company
National Rivers and Harbors Congress Opens in Washington
Nearly 2,000 delegates from every state gather for a three day convention led by Representative Ransdell. Secretary Root pledges administration support for river and harbor policy to expand U S water transportation and foreign trade.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
America
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Union
Congress
National Congress
Congress of the
United States
Camam*rce of
Elihu Root
Joseph E. Rans
Root
State Department
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Seaboard
Joseph E. Ransdell
M. Jusserand
France
Love Maintained Long After Death in Brooklyn Court
In Brooklyn courts Kaneer B. Strong seeks to Speechome Emily Fowler’s estate claiming Boorman is insane and unfit to manage. Boorman, a former lawyer who married Fowler twenty five years ago and saw her die within a month, has since shuttered himself inside his home with the scene of her death preserved.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Brooklyn
Kaneer B. Strong
Boorman
Emily Fowler
Yonkers
Knox Campaign Gains Steam At Sibley Dinner
Senator Knox’s presidential bid received momentum at a Washington dinner hosted by Representative Joseph S. Sibley for the Pennsylvania delegation. Speakers praised Knox and sought to counter claims he is a reactionary, with hopes the GOP nominee will be a progressive. Representative James F. Burke cited Roosevelt endorsements of Knox as Attorney General.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Knox
Joseph S. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Congress
Roosevelt
James F. Burke
Pittsburg
Roosevelt Aides Meet With Vorys On Republican Outlook
President Roosevelt received A I Vorys of Ohio, Taft political manager, to discuss the political situation. Vorys will stay for the National Republican Committee meeting and the Rivers and Harbors issue. The adviser said the political outlook is satisfactory.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
A. I. Vorys
Ohio
Taft
Vorys
National Republican Committee
Airship Lads Ballysallagh Farm Sighting
A dispatch reports that an airship believed to be La Patrie descended on a farm near Ballysallagh in County Down. The car's machinery was wrecked and details remain unclear.
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Belfast
la Patrie
Ballysallagh
County Down
Loss of La Patrie Balloon Ruled No One Responsible
Paris reports the Ministry of War completed an official inquiry into the loss of the military balloon La Patrie. The investigation found no individual responsible. La Patrie escaped from Verdun last Saturday.
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Paris
Ministry of War
la Patrie
Verdun
Powers Jury On Scene Of Tragedy
In Georgetown Kentucky on December 4 the Caleb Powers trial paused for a field visit. Judge Morris, the jury, the prisoner, lawyers, officials and press toured Frankfort to inspect the State House grounds and related testimony sites. Noakes testified on cross examination noting he spoke with Franklin and was with Wharton Golden and a man Shaw alleged to be a prosecutor’s detective. He said Governor Bradley did not approve of the killing of Goebel.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Judge Morris
Frankfort
State House
Kentucky Midland
Noakes
Franklin
Wharton Golden
Shaw
Noaks
Bradley Diag
Goebel
King Oscar Relinquishes State Duties to Regent Gustave
Health of King Oscar remains poor with broken sleep and protracted insomnia. Doctors order rest and transfer of governance to Crown Prince Gustave, who is named Regent. Bulletin cites catarrh of the bladder and serious heart and kidney issues.
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Prince
Stockholm
Gustave
Yeast Infections In Blood Fatal to Young Worker
Chicago December reports Leo Kennel a 21 year old Russian Jewish cooper at Cook County Hospital with yeast germs in his blood. Doctors say infection likely entered via skin lesion and blood is carrying a yeast solution. Only three such cases on record and death has followed in each case. The prognosis is hopeless.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Leo Kennel
Cook County
Konnel
Kansas City Leads for Convention in Republican Race
Kansas City shows a strong lead for the Republican National convention with a two to one edge among arriving committeemen. Taft supporters celebrate as Kansas City offers a $75,000 guarantee while Chicago offers none. Taft headquarters operate at the Willard Hotel with Illinois and Ohio figures backing June convention.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Kansas City
Chicago
Taft
Harry New
A. I.yorys
Willard Hotel
H. A. Williams
Wade H. Ellis
C. A. Thompson
W. D. Guilbert
Ohio
John Malloy
Foraker
Willard
Dan Ryan
Columbus
Henry K. Daugherty
Hyde's Offer Not to Be Accepted in Court Suits
New York Attorney General Jackson stated he will not drop the lawsuits against James H. Hyde and will not allow the Equitable Life Assurance Society to accept his restitution offer. He said he would consider a payment of 3 to 5 million dollars if directors prove its value to the Society, noting possible obstacles from individual stockholders and ongoing court objections.
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Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
City of
New York
New Orleans
Albert Bettinger
Cincinnati
James J
Great Northern Railroad
W. M. C. Dawson
Eet
Virginia
Commercial Tribune
Jackson
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Goolds Found Guilty of Murder in Monte Carlo
St Leger Goold and his wife Marie were found guilty in Monaco's Superior Court of the murder of Emma Levin. Goold received the death sentence while Marie Goold was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Monte Carlo
St. Leger Goold
Marie
Superior Court
Monaco
Emma Levin
Goold
Currency committee weighs elasticity and reserve safeguards
Washington December 4 the House Banking and Currency Committee met for two and a half hours to discuss currency elasticity and methods to prevent absorption of reserve funds in national banks. A five member subcommittee was authorized to draft a currency bill while hearings await its completion. Senator Aldrich plans broad discussion before a final bill and Senator Hansbrough proposes a Chicago government bank with national bank stock and a twenty one member council.
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Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Senate
Hansbrough
Chicago
Treasury
Senate Debates Broad Range Of Bills On Opening Day
In Washington the Senate opened with many executive reports and petitions, introducing hundreds of bills across varied topics. Senators Frye Jefferson Davis Tillman Clay Culberson and Fulton led introductions amid focus on private pension measures and a push to review United States depository banks and government indebtedness.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Frye
Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Tillman
Clay
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Depositories
Culberson
Mr. Clay
United States
Fulton
Interstate Commission
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