Rivers and Harbors Congress Urges Rail Coast Cooperation
Washington dispatch reports the seventh annual National Rivers and Harbors congress opening with Taft's welcome and a push for rail and river integration. Key speakers include Joseph W. Ransdell, A. Alexander, J. Patton, D. Skinner, and A. Bettinger. Cincinnati delegates arrive seeking Ohio river project progress.
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Washington
National Rivers and’ Harbors Congress
Taft
Joseph W. Ransdel
Alexander
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
J. A. Patton
Tennessee
D. &. Skinner
San Francisco
Orah
Idaho
W. Li. Sibert
Panama Canal Commission
President Taft
Congress
Cincinnati Man Charged With Wronging Girl
Frank S. Einstein a 40 year old Cincinnati liquor house agent must go to trial in New Orleans for allegedly seducing Edith Brown, 17, a maid, with the age of consent at 18. The case stems from events at the Imperial saloon on St Charles street and a rooming house in that area. Einstein denies the charge and his family notes no prior trouble, while Edith’s relatives seek justice.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Frank S. Einstein
Cincinnati
Edith Brown
John Cruso
Imperial
St. Charles Street
Einstein
St. Clair Adams
Mquor
City Park
Clara Montezun
Hibernia
Edith
Brown
St. Peter Street
Cruso
Louisiana
Einstein Bros. Company
Sycamore Street
Windham Avenue
H. M. Selig
Frank
Mr. Selig
Belmont at grueling test leaves stand in racing probe
New York December 7 August Belmont as Jockey Club chairman faced questions from Linn Bruce during a committee probe into racing corruption. Belmont denied implications of anti racing bill opposition and refused further testimony after an hour, saying questions were not in good faith. He recalled details on funds, including a 1908 40000 dollar payment to Judge Coyne, and disputed witness testimony while lamenting muddled figures and confusing questioning.
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New York
Jockey Club
New York State
August Belmont
Belmont
Linn Bruce
Bruce
Racing Associations
Agnew-Hart
B. P. Coyne
Albany
Mr. Belmont
Frank K. Sturgis
Sturgis
Judge Coyne
Westchester Association
Ballinger Not At Fault Says The Majority
The Ballinger Pinchott committee reports to Congress that seven Republicans find Ballinger honestly and faithfully served as secretary of the interior. Four Democrats say he was not true to the trust and should resign. The panel, with Madison's dissent, presents three reports and 30,000 copies ordered printed. The Democratic side plans further action, while officials decline comment. The finding supports leasing Alaska coal lands and criticizes Gravis and Teeloose as needed.
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Senate
Nelson
House
McCall
Fletcher
Florida
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Ballinne
Democrats
Democratic House
Cannon
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Cunningham
Alaska
Taft
Gravis
Land Office
Democratic caucus names for Ohio Senate officers
The Democratic state organization in Columbus nominated William Green for president pro tem, with W. V. Goshorn and Rodney J. Diegle as clerk and sergeant at arms, amid factional comments on votes for senator. The roll call produced a slim majority for Green, while others received scattered support.
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Cashocto
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Galton
Diggle
Commercial Tribu Bureau
Harrisq
Columbus
Deal
Edward W
Tailey
United States
Nead
Tee
Senate
William Green
Coss¢ton
Hanley
Managirs
Dayton
Lea
Friends of
Pomerer
Guerse
Stockwell
Fried
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Hudson
Finnefrock
Marion
Krause
Cleveland
Efield
Gray
Clerm
Fwiffman
Oxford
Shaffer
Paul
W. V. Goshorn
Galion
Burt Bartlow
Hamilton
Rodney J. Diegle
Sandusky
Goshon
Diegle
Diegle Wa
Sted
Serolds
Agsis
Q Stanley’ Harrison
Cuys
Porter
Dean
Hut Yount
Cetone
Dore
Keller
Tole Carrol
Harmonia
Arran Reynolds
Clevel
Yount
Greenville
Clevela
Chicago Attorney to Get $95 000 Fee
Chicago December 7 Judge Charles S Cutting in the probate court today allowed Attorney Clarence AS Knight ninety five thousand dollars in attorney fees for services as counsellor for the estate of the late Charles T Yerkes and for Louis Oweley its executor He had asked two hundred fifty thousand
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Chicago
Charles
Clarence
Knight
Charles T. Yerkes
Louis Oweley
Christmas Packages To Be Delivered in Windy City
Chicago December 7 The strike of deliverymen at major retail stores ending today after a compromise. Drivers win a $15 bonus to be paid Christmas Day plus two weeks summer vacation and an arbitration of wage scale to begin January 1 1911. Over 500 men were out when the strike began three days ago.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Chicago
Expected incident at Puerto Cortez Honduras
Puerto Cortez Honduras December 7 authorities anticipate a revolutionary incident and city is entrenched with government troops. Residents have fled across the border or to the United States as the authorities brace for a possible clash.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
New Orleans
United States
Cincinnati Men Sue To Get Money Left by Old Sailor
NEW YORK Dec. 7. Since 1854 Captain John Coyle went down with his ship off Newfound and $15,000 on deposit in a Jersey City bank earned interest because heirs were unknown. Two Cincinnati men, believed nephews of Coyle, sue to recover the money.
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New York
John Coyle
Newfound
Jersey City
Cincinnati
Coyle
Alleged Bandit at Bay in Suburb Shot by Detective
Detective James Preston shot a young man who claimed to be Frank Shor 20 a mechanic living at 2837 Ashmore street Hyde Park. Foster struck the fugitive and Shor fell unconscious. Shor was wounded in the left thigh and right leg while leading a chase through Hyde Sy and Erie avenues. Police found a loaded revolver and extra cartridges on him.
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James Preston
Frank Shor
Ashmore Street
Wasson and
Portland Avenues
Hyde Park
Foster
Preston
Shor
GE. Mehlope
Portland Avenue
City Hospital
Hyde
Erie Avenues
Woman Reels Unharmed After Fast Train Destroys Car
Mrs Emma Johanning of 52 West Mitchell Avenue escaped with a scratch above the right ear after a B and O train struck a Winton Place car at Mitchell Avenue crossing. The crash hurled the trolley 110 feet, shattering all windows and bending the trucks. Conductor E Reeves aided the passenger home as the motorman H Heilig lay unconscious nearby. Police say pace and street conditions worsened the delay. witnesses note a similar fatal crash four years ago. The event is described as potentially preventable if crossings and tracks were better maintained.
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Winton Place
Mitchell Avenue
Emma Jo‘hhanning
West
Albert Murphy
Toronto mob wrecks eleven streetcars in mass meeting riot
A several thousand strong mob in Toronto attacked streetcars for two hours after a Massey Hall mass meeting. Eighteen men were injured, eleven trolleys destroyed, and traffic halted on King and Yonge streets. Police were outnumbered and made twelve arrests as cars were stopped from downtown service.
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Massey Hall
Board of Control
Geary
King and Yonge
Onder
Taft to hear Cincinnatians on river project today
A Cincinnati led delegation heads to Washington for a rivers and harbors hearing on the Ohio river project. They will meet President Taft and other officials with Kentucky figures accompanying them to press for Clark for speaker and for one cent postage. The Ohio group seeks action on Fort Thomas and related river improvements.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Louis Schwab
Monfort
Congress
the Rivers and Harbors Congress
Ohio
Ohio River
Commercial Tribune
Berry
Washington
Schwab
Rivers and Harbors
Taft
Burton
Longworth
Goebel
John L. Vance
Albert Bettinger
Ohifo
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Indorse Clark
Clark
Blue Grass
House
Shepard
Texas
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