Taft Supporters Rally in West Virginia Meeting
Republicans from various counties gather in Parkersburg as the State Republican Committee plans to back Taft for President, signaling a split with the southern part of the state over his candidacy. Taft aims to secure an endorsement and pave the way for a major party rally.
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Commercial Tribune
Ington
Parkersburg
Republican Committee
Taft
Reine
Taft Endorsed for Republican Presidential Nomination
Secretary of War William H. Taft was unanimously endorsed for the Republican nomination by the Third Missouri district committee in session. A district convention will be held at Excelsior Springs on March 8.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
William H. Taft
Celsior Springs
Special Attorney Fees In Kentucky Probe Begun
A Senate resolution in Frankfort calls for the State Auditor to provide a twelve year list of all special attorneys employed by the state and the amounts paid to each. The day’s actions include a plan for a nonpartisan State Board of Visitors to inspect state institutions and various committee assignments and bills on taxation, liquor control, and railway labor rules.
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Frankfort
Burnam
Charlton
Rive
Plaswell
Haswell
Police Inspector Chunts Fires at Editor in New Orleans
In New Orleans Edward S. Whitaker, inspector of police, and several detectives entered The Morning World office and fired two shots at editor Joseph M. Leveque. Neither shot hit. The incident followed editorials criticizing Whitaker for racing daily and earning a $6000 salary.
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New Orleans
Edwards
Whitaker
Morning World
Joseph M. Laéveque
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Geveral
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World
Leveque
Corruption Fund Alleged by Ohio Legislator
Rep Reynolds of Cleveland charged at the District No 6 miners convention in Columbus that several Ohio manufacturing interests are forming a pool to bribe the current General Assembly. He said a factory friend handed him a letter titled Sub Rosa requesting each manufacturer to donate 25 dollars to the fund. He claimed to possess the letter and planned to use it.
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Columbus, CO
Odd Fellows
Reynolds
Cleveland
State General Assembly
Howe bill faces push from interurban supporters in Ohio
Senator Howe argues no delay needed as tax plan moves forward. Walter Ritchie representing Lima traction interests warns the bill would cripple interurban lines aiding poor riders. Farmers like Henry Apthorp and A A Giffin urge caution, while Gayman notes Nichols law should extend to all corporations. The Senate Taxation Committee advances the measure with a final session planned.
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Lima Traction
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Lake Shore Railway
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A. A. Giffin
van Wert
Howe
Gayman
Affidavit Alleged in School Examiners Case Sparks Senate
In a dramatic closing, Sen Meek charged a young woman’s affidavit supports improper proposals by a State School Examiner. He claimed graft within Ohio school offices and vowed proofs. A six-member bi‑chamber investigative committee was tabled for Tuesday amid a quiet day with few bills.
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Columbus
Sensee Meek
Dayton
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Jones
Ohio
West
House
Hunt Appeases Soldiers Over War Relic Space
In Columbus Ohio on January 16 Representative Hunt of Cincinnati defused soldiers by praising relics space after previously calling flag rubbish. The House heard a witty Fairfield County speech by Mr Bork aimed at Roberts as Steward laments cartooning. Clermont County petitions oppose the local option bill though German American Alliance members sign. Hill would criminalize wearing an Elk pin.
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Hunt
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Fairfield
Roberts
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Steward
Clermont County
Pattison
Foraker Answers Labor on Injunctions and Contempt
Senator Foraker of Ohio speaks on proposed injunction and contempt rules. He supports reasonable specific laws, argues for notice and hearing, and favors speedy final determinations. He reserves option for hearings by other courts or a jury in contempt cases where essential rights require it.
Kentucky Delegation Presses to Repeal Pulp and Paper Tariff
Kentucky lawmakers including Representatives Kimball Sherley James Johnson and Chaney advocate removing the duty on wood pulp and paper. They vow speeches and votes to abolish the tariff, while Chairman Payne resists, and the Ways and Means Committee blocks relief for publishers.
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Special Dispatch
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Chaney
Indiana
Payne
Ways and Means
Taft proposes 110 foot Panama Canal locks to handle larger ships
Secretary Taft told the Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee that the Panama project should finish within six years from July and cost about 5 hundred million dollars including purchase price. He urged widening locks to 110 feet to permit a 108 foot beam steamship and discussed labor, sanitation, and transport issues at the isthmus.
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Washington
Taft
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Beckham's vote shows no gain in Kentucky deadlock
In Frankfort on January 16 the joint Legislature tally for U S Senators had Beckham 66, Bradley 64, scattering 4, absent 3. McKnight voted for James B. McCreary and Charlton voted for R W Knott. A Beckham led bloc faces a possible deadlock unless Republicans and anti-Beckham Democrats unite on another Democrat. Cantrill, a former state senator, emerges as a potential dark horse candidate backed by farmers group.
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Frankfort
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Bradley
McKnight
Mason
James B. McCreary
Charlton
Louisville
R. W. Knott
McCreary
J. Campbell Cantrill
Cantrill
Kentucky
American Society of Equit
Detective Kills Robber in Chicago Duel
In Chicago on January 16 Detective Michael Kern killed robber William Fenkerhauser during a pistol duel as Fenkerhauser tried to rob two men. The shooting occurred after the attempted robbery.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
William Fenkerhauser
Michael Kern
Fenkerhauser
Lawmakers debate Ohio insurance investment bill
Welker of Stark introduced a bill requiring insurance companies to invest in Ohio real estate or Ohio securities. The measure faces expected protests from the insurance industry as it moves through the legislature.
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Stark
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Nineteen Senators Pledge Support for Local Option Bill
In Columbus nineteen senators have pledged to vote for the Rose county local option bill. Supporters say the measure will pass with nineteen votes, noting four additional senators are also expected to back it. The pledge aims to prevent defeat by persuasion.
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Columbus, CO
Rose County
Friends of the Bill
Nevada Senate and Assembly seek Federal aid for Gold Field peace
The Nevada Legislature unanimously approved a resolution asking the President to keep troops in Gold Field until a state plan funds a police force or other peacekeeping method. The Senate adjourned to tomorrow. the Assembly waited on the Senate's action on the aid resolution.
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Nevada State Senate and Assembly
Goldfield
Senate
Obituary notes deaths of prominent figures in Europe and Illinois
Prince Edward F L Zuinn Hausen und Knyppausen, president of the Prussian House of Lords, dies in Berlin born 1827. Mrs Lydia K Bradley of Illinois dies at 92 in Peoria noted for philanthropy including Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Robert W Hampson, Salem banker and long-time Masonic leader, dies after illness. formerly president of Farmers National Bank of Salem and educator, held multiple high Masonic offices.
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House of Lords
Berlin
Lydia K. Bradley
Illinois
Peoria
Ill
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Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Chari
Switzerland County
Ind
Zealy Moss
Society of the D. A. R
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Ohio
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Snowball Fight Saves Boswell From Fire
In Boswell near Johnstown Pennsylvania on January 16 hundreds of residents saved the mining town from a major blaze. With no fire department and scarce water the crowd hurled thousands of snowballs at the flames surrounding a building storing powder and prevented an explosion by confining the fire to about six structures.
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Johnstown
Boswell
French Forces Gain Victory Near Settat In Ten Hour Battle
A ten hour engagement near Settat ends with a French victory under General d'Amade. Mulai Rachid led Arab forces, many Arabs were killed while twenty French soldiers were wounded. The French dispersed the enemy and occupied Settat after a stubborn defense by Arab fighters.
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d’Amade
Mulai Rachid
Mulai Hafi
Reape Gins
Harriman and Kuhn Loeb Ordered to Answer ICC Questions
In New York on January 16 Judge Hough of the U S Circuit Court directed E H Harriman to answer all ICC questions except those about the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock linked to the 1906 dividend. Otto H Kahn of Kuhn Loeb & Co was likewise ordered to answer all ICC questions.
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Southern Pacific
Otto, H. Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Harriman
Illinois Central
Rogers
Stillman
Kuhn
Chicago & Alton
Baltimore and Ohio Sued Over Safety Appliance Violations
Sherman T. McPherson, U.S. District Attorney, filed two complaints in Columbus against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad. Each case seeks $100 for alleged violations of the safety appliance act. The actions arise from a B and O train carrying a car westbound from Holloway, Ohio with a missing lock block.
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Sherman T. McPherson
Ted States
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New York Central to Enter Paducah This Year
Paducah Kentucky announced that the New York Central Railroad will enter Paducah in the year. The line will run through southern Illinois and cross the Ohio River fourteen miles below the city via a bridge on a rock-bottom river bed. Entering Paducah gives NYC a direct route to the South and a share of canal business. A corps of engineers led by Mark Wymond is in Paducah overseeing the project.
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Senate confirms Porto Rico governor nominee Regis Post
The Senate confirmed Regis L. Post for governor of Porto Rico along with all other Porto Rican territorial nominations in a reported action. The dispatch notes the confirmations occurred in Washington on January 16.
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Washington
Regis L. Post
Porto Rico
Senate
Whitney & Kitchen bankers assign for benefit of creditors
The New York firm of Whitney & Kitchen bankers and brokers once of the New York Stock Exchange assigned to Bayard L. Peck for creditors. Composed of Girard N. Whitney and James V. Geraghty the firm cited temporary embarrassment from failed collections and sought a few days to recover with expectations of full creditor payment and resumption of business. liabilities not disclosed.
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New York
Whitney & Kitchen
New York Stock Exchange
Bayard L. Peck
Girard N. Whitney
James V. Geraghty
Denver Contractors Orman and Crook Bankrupt in Colorado
Orman and Crook, railroad contractors, filed a bankruptcy petition in Denver against the firm that built part of the Moffat road. Liabilities total 741,136 with assets at 1,282,771. Assets include 549,958 in debts, 300,000 of which are declared no good. machinery and tools 172,700. horses 52,650. stocks and bonds 125,000. James B. Orman, a former Colorado governor, leads the firm with William Crook.
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Denver
United States Court
Orman & Crook
Moffat Road
James B. Orman
Colorado
William Crook
West
Western Bank and Trust Company Goes Into Assignee’s Hands
The Western Bank and Trust Company of Dallas with $500 000 capital and $1 054 104 liabilities passed to an assignee after heavy withdrawals spurred by recent financial disturbance. The private bank will pay out in time, though assets were not disclosed.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Dallas
Tex
Western Bank and Trust Company
Bohemian Bazaar Placed Into Receiver's Hands
An involuntary bankruptcy petition sent the Bohemian Bazaar cooperative department store into receivership. The stock is held by 1,800 Bohemian residents, with most outside holdings totaling 50 dollars. Capital stock is 180000 dollars, assets 60000 dollars, liabilities 105000 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Bohemian Bazaar
The Soul of a Hotel Kitchen at St Regis
A feature praising the St Regis hotel kitchen as models of cleanliness and efficiency. The piece notes white tiled halls marble floors glass and porcelain storage and perfect ventilation. It highlights quality edibles and skilled chefs, concluding that the hotel offers healthful, enjoyable dining at first class rates.
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R. M. Haan
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