City authorities press hard on salary loan offices
The Brown Investment company tied to Alexander McDonald Brown and William E Becker faces police court today for operating without licenses and failing to file weekly reports. Assistant City Solicitor Morrill vows firm action, while defense attorney Kapp seeks delay. The case mirrors prior scrutiny of Miss Beimforde’s operation as auditors prepare to compel compliance.
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Brown Investment Company
Union Trust Building
Salary
Alexander McDonald. Brown
William E. Becker
Morrill
Katie Beimforde
D. H. Tolman
Brown
Deckebach
Taft and Taft era discussed at National Civic Federation meeting
Mrs. William H. Taft chaired the welfare work session urging investigations into federal state and municipal departments. Melville E. Ingalls Cincinnati spoke on trade agreements noting their history and suggesting profit sharing as the future to prevent strikes and lockouts.
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Commercial Tribune
New
Federation
Ingalls
Mr. Ingalls
Roosevelt Seeks Hunting Permit for Belgian Africa
President Roosevelt asked the Belgian government for a hunting permit in Belgian territory in Africa. The permit, to be granted, will cover 1909 and include both big and small game.
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Brussels
Roosevelt
Africa
Weights Ordered Removed From Unsafe Bell Tower
The Commercial Tribune reported on a dangerous condition at Engine Company No. 11’s building at Eastern Avenue and Vance Street. Chief Archibald and District Marshal Bunker inspected the house noting a wall bulge of seven inches forward and the rear wall out of line by six inches. To prevent collapse, heavy castings forming part of the tower’s striking apparatus were removed from the top of the structure.
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the Commercial Tribune
Engine Company
Eastern Avenue
Vance Street
Archibhia
Maréhal Bunker
Collapas
Archibald
Farmers of Christian county form Mutual Tobacco association
A mass meeting at the Christian county courthouse organized a Farmers Mutual Tobacco association to operate under a loose sale system. Officers were elected and resolutions repudiated the Tobacco Planters Protective Association officials for alleged graft and failures to aid farmers.
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Gondtve Geirtataon
Christian County
Farmers’ Mutual “ Tobacco’ ‘Association
Hopkinsville
Louisville
Paducah
A Ji Ptea
Squire
B. F. Fuller
Ben ‘Wiood
Davis
John* Felaway
Berton, Brown
Crofton
Seth Myers
Kentucky
Derk
Tobacco ‘Planters’ Protective’ Association
Eee
Ewing
94 Association
Jurors Secured for Thornton Hains Trial
In New York a jury was secured for the trial of Thornton Hains charged with involvement in the killing of Willam Annis at the Yacht Club last summer. Defense contends Hains acted to protect his brother from danger as the crowd threatened, with plans for his own testimony. Hains and his family returned to New York after the afternoon session as proceedings continued.
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Thornton
Hains
Willam
Annis
Ride Yacht Club
Peter C. Hains, Jr
United States Army
Wecame
Apif Bhio
Talesmen
Ion
Thornton Hains
John F. McIntyre
Peter Hains Soe
New York
Taft Kellogg Confer On Trusts In York
President-elect William Taft met with Frank B. Kellogg in New York during a quiet day. Taft received callers, posed for photographs, sat for a portrait, and held a prolonged conference with Kellogg, a prosecutor in the Standard Oil and Harriman cases. He indicated Kellogg would assist on trust policy.
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York
Willam ‘ Taft
Touna
Henry We Taft
Taft
Frank B. Kellogg
Harriman
Kellogg
Tafft
Ems PS
Defense loses in opening stage of night rider trial
The eight men in the Reelfoot lake region night rider case face key decisions as jury selection begins. Judge Jones scheduled proceedings for Wednesday. Prosecution urged immediate jury selection, while defense sought hearing on October indictments for lesser offenses.
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Jones
Attormey ‘Rice
Merce
Joes
Selebot
Roosevelt Splits Foraker's Brownsville Claim With New Confessions
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a special war department message with Browne and Baldwin findings on the Brownsville incident of August 1906. The report argues colored soldiers of Company B, Twenty-fifth Infantry, led the shooting and names leaders Conyers Holloman Brown Saussure and others, urging possible reinstatement for those who truthfully disclose actions, while continuing the inquiry.
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Commercial Trmmune Bureau
Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Congress
Ohio
Senate
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Brown
Herbert J. Browne
War Department
W. C. Baldwin
Browne
Company B
Ampertane
Conyérd
Twenty-fifth, Infantry
Monroe
Conyers
John Holloman
John Brown
Carolina de Saussure
Reid
George Jackson
William Lawson
William G. Baldwin
Roanoke
Baldwin Detective Agency
Balawin
Lawson
Elmer Brown
Foracer
Secretary of War
Department
W. G. Baldwin
B Troop
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Wright
Boyd Conyers
Monrose
Wiliam Lawson
William G/ Baldwin
Foraker
Lawcon
Afair
John °Aelingen
John
James Powell
Kia Ot
Preble County Voters Approve Dry Issue by 1020 Margin
Preble county voted dry by a majority of 1020 from a 6088 total cast. Vets carried five of 31 precincts while Eaton remained wet by 46, leading to ten saloons closed. The vote fell 10 percent from the last general election, Governor Harris carrying the county on a dry ticket.
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Paton
Preble
Teasly
Vets
Eaton
Harris
Fire at Patent Wood Keg Company Plant
A three alarm blaze at the Patent Wood Keg Company plant in Charlotte drew early morning response from the fire department within minutes. The cause remains unknown and damage is estimated in the thousands.
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Patent Wood Keg Company
Plum
Charlotte Streets
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Christian Charity
Ben Wood
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Anis
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James Bailey
Charles E. Cooper
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Sonny” Jones
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