Bitter House Feels Resolution Aimed at President
Lawmakers draft a resolution designed to strike at the president, with strong opposition and deep bitterness reported in the house. The political move signals intensified clashes with the executive.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
2
Distinguished Witnesses Urge Federal Action in Appalachians
A notable assembly testified before the House Agriculture Committee urging federal creation of forest reserves in White Mountains and the South Appalachians to protect navigable streams. Governors and former officials including Guild, Pardee, and Hale attended and spoke on the constitutional basis and need for reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachians
Ashington
House Committee On Agculture
White Mountains
South Appalachians
Congress
Massachueae
Willian S. Harvey
Philadelphia
Chamberlain
Oregon
Ansel
South Carolina
Woodworth
New Hampshire
Blanchard
Louisiana
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Johnson
Minnesota
George E. Pardee
California
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Whisky Commission Named By Roosevelt To Investigate Regulations
President Roosevelt named a commission to study whisky regulations under the pure food and internal revenue rules. Members include Secretary Wilson, John G. Capers, and F L Dunlap to address confusion voiced by Illinois distillers and rectifiers and seek harmony between producers and the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Secretary Wilson
Department of Agriculture
John G. Capers
Internal Revenue
F. L Dunlap
Illinois
Presient
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bonaparte
Japanese Entente Discussed by Senate Foreign Relations Panel
Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlined opposition to the Japan United States entente unless sent as a treaty for ratification. The brief session occurred as Republican senators attended caucus, and the discussion noted aims to protect China’s integrity and American interests in the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
United Tes
China
America
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Senate bill to regulate future securities of transportation firms
A bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Dolliver seeks government scrutiny of all future stock and bond issues by transportation companies and by telephone and telegraph firms engaged in interstate commerce. The measure extends existing regulation to these entities and aims to curb abuses in interstate securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Toert
Dolliver
Hale Heads Senate Caucus
A largely attended Republican Senate caucus today unanimously elected Senator Hale of Maine as chairman to succeed the late Senator Allison of Iowa. The role includes chairmanship of the Republican steering committee and the duty of selecting members of the committee on committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hale
Maine
Allison
Iowa
Senate
Committee On Committees
Nominations May Be Held Up Over Ohio Senate Contest
Senators Foraker and Dick weigh delaying all Ohio nominations until the Ohio senatorial contest concludes. The report comes from the Commercial Tribune Bureau in Washington with a dispatch dating December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Foraker
Ohio
Carnegie Subpoenaed To Testify In Tariff Hearings
Andrew Carnegie was subpoenaed to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify in the tariff revision hearings. The testimony is set for tomorrow in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House
Ways and Means Committee
Loan sharks lift veil on wives power and legal aid
The article argues loan shark oppression harms workers and praises the Legal Aid society for assisting debt-burdened borrowers. It highlights a wife's money-saving role, calls for public awareness, and outlines proposed legislation, including disclosure, regulation, and family relations provisions. It notes upcoming draft laws to be shared with interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Aid Society
Legal Society
Columbus
Embry Case Up Again Indictments In Fraud Scheme
Chicago lawyer Richard Walsh Talton Embry of Cincinnati and Hiram E Rose Owensboro Ky indicted by federal grand jury on using mail to promote a fraudulent scheme Walsh and Rose post bonds of 5000 each Embry to arrive in Chicago to face charges tied to Miguel station sugar and rubber plantation in Vera Cruz Mexico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard Walsh
Talton Embry
Cincinnati
Hiram E. Rose
Owensboro
Walsh
Rose
Embry
Miguel
May Reach Chicago Today
Mr Embry traveled from Kansas City Kansas after spending last night at the Baltimore hotel and was en route to Wichita on business then Chicago today. In court he testified his name appeared as a member of a company but he never invested and had no financial stake in the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orderie
Chicago
Embry
Kansas City
Kan
Baltimore
Wichita
United States
Boote Af Pr
Spe. Miguel
Centex
To Take Home Small Packages Means Shorter Hours
The note argues that delivering small parcels would reduce work hours for saleswomen, drivers, and delivery boys. It frames shorter shifts as a benefit to workers and efficiency gains for the business.
Family Abandons Burglar Theory In Hirschberg Death
St Louis December 9 The Hirschberg case shifts away from a burglar killing as household members accept at inquest that Francis D Hirschberg wore a jacket when shot and investigators cite gun ownership by a nephew and a filed hammer revolver in the bedroom Inquest doctors say the death was murder or accidental with no powder marks indicating self infliction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Lindall Boulevard
John F. Lee
Hirschberg
Ruef Bribery Trial Jury Receives Readback Evidence
In San Francisco on December 9 the Ruef bribery case went to the jury after hours of argument. The panel granted a dinner break, witnesses reaffirmed the defense’s lack of counterproof, and the jury sought readbacks of testimony from Supervisors Furey Wilson and Gallagher as the trial continued. Francis Heney testified for the prosecution at Murphy’s bribery trial, noting the remains of a prior shooting injuring the assistant district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AN Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Furey, Wilson
Gallagher
Francis J. Heney
Frank J. Murphy
Ruef
Passengers Hurt In Wreck Near McKenzie
Northern Pacific North Coast Limited ran off a ten foot embankment near McKenzie twenty miles east of Bismarck. The engine and cars stayed on track while coaches and sleepers rolled over. About twenty five passengers seriously injured and one man reported dead after the crowded train wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Northern Pacific North’ Coast’ Limited
McKenzie
Here
Woman Swallows Acid After Quarrel in City
A colored woman, Mary, 88, swallowed fifteen cents worth of carbolic acid at her home 1062 Cutter Street after a quarrel with her husband. Patrol 1 took her to City hospital where her condition is listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Hurt
Cutter Street
City Hospital
Temperance Wave Receding Across the Nation
Washington December 9 reports from state groups at the National Liquor League closing sessions show opposition to the liquor trade waning as a nationwide trend. The convention urged conserving liquor interests by reducing saloons per population while denouncing local option as prohibition in disguise and a threat to property rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Liquor League
Antisalomn League
Lincoln Memorial association seeks funds for centennial
The Lincoln Memorial association finance committee met in city hall and reported $250 in subscriptions with a goal of $1,600 for the Lincoln centennial birthday celebration. They expect additional contributions in the next three to four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Memorial Association
Ity
Taft Supports Rivers and Harbors Congress Plan
President Taft backed a rivers and harbors program calling for bond financing to develop inland waterways and canals linking the Great Lakes to the sea. He cited lower costs and reduced railroad congestion as reasons to press ahead with a national waterway system and a proposed $50,000,000 annual appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Taft
Congress
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Washington
United States
Argentine
Hamburg
Buenos Ayres
New York
Russia
Black Sea
Baltic
Holland
Belgium
Germany
France
Paris
Antwerrf
Berith
Manchester
Liverpool
Congr
Navy
National Rivers and iHarbors Congress
Ohioans Back Plan for Federal Waterway Bonds
A Rivers and Harbors congress session endorses issuing 500 million dollars in federal bonds over ten years to improve rivers harbors and canals. Prominent speakers including Vice President Fairbanks Andrew Carnegie and James Bryce back national waterway projects. delegates from 44 states, plus territories, attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Fairbanks
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph BH. Ransdell
Cam Fairbanks
James Bryce
Seth Low
New York
John EK. Ransdell
Champ Clark
Missouri
House of Representatives
George E. Chamberlggin
Regon
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
George Hillyer
Georgia Raiload Commission
Whitmen College of
Washington
Alaska
New Mexico
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Nashville
W. T. Vandiver
Alabama
Montgomery
Carnegie
Conservation Commission
Middle West Accord on Inland Waterways Canal
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota addressed a joint conference of the National Conservation Commission and state governors urging a Lake Superior to Gulf of Mexico canal as the nation’s key inland development. He argued it would fix rate regulation and reduce partisan disputes by introducing competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Washington
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
National Conservation Commission
States
Great
Middle West
Lake Superior
Gulf of Mexico
Coachman Almost Killed in Avon Dale Barn Fire
Joshua Martin coachman for Mrs. John J. Sullivan awoke to a burning bed and a fully involved barn. Firemen from engine company No. 32 rescued him as he lay semiconscious. He is in serious condition from smoke inhalation. Loss estimated at $1,500, with several vehicles and harness burned. Cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Martin
John J. Sullivan
Wilson Avenue
Avondale
Martin
Engine Company No. 32
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bledel Wirnick Dhe
Glebe
Wermiche
Whisky Commission
Senate Caucus
Foraker and
Munyon
Ewiede
Loan Office
Arid
Cincinnatian
Francis JD
Waréewski
City Police Department
Barrett Frost
Mr. Hirschberg
S. Wardenski
Mary McKeever
Hiram Johnson
Mr. Henry
United Railroads
James L. Gallagher
Heney
Judge Sayler
Norris Haas
Coast Limited
Penduecke
Poole
General Supply Ll.&r Co
Zason
Wigney
Sation
Institute
Qad- Sic
S. Gievermenans
Remi
Sven
Santile Agency
First National Bank
U.S.A
Cour Orriers
Rivers Congress
iFirm
Canada
Ocean
Georgian Bay
Ottawa River
Panama
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Dresden
Royal Copenhagen
Colonel Vance
Albert Bettinger
Buckeyes
Mayor Low
New York City
New York State
Sanders
Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Coachman
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