Governors back Roosevelt for 1908 renomination
Six Republican Western governors were polled on Roosevelt's 1908 renomination. Four backed Roosevelt, including Hoch Kansas Sheldon Nebraska Crawford South Dakota Cummins Iowa, while Deneen Wyoming and Brookes Wyoming wavered or favored Taft. Governors pressed for Roosevelt to stay, arguing his reforms must continue.
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Commercial Tribune
Keokuk
Roosevelt
Hoch
Kansas
Sheldon
Nebraska
Crawford
South Dakota
Cummins
Iowa
Brookes
Wyoming
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Bryan
Ohio
Colorado
South Dawas
Attorney General Seeks Dissolution of Two Railways in New York
New York October actions seek dissolution of the New York City Railway Company and appointment of a receiver for the Metropolitan Street Railway. Justice Ford granted show cause orders and the case accuses management of waste or improper accounting totaling about 3.5 million to 4.4 million dollars tied to rail laying costs. Receivers were named Adrian H. Joline and Douglas Robinson for both companies.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jackson
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway
Justice Ford
Ork State Supreme Court
Ford
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Aeoay
Lacombe
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
Metropolitan
Manhattan Island
Taft Meets Japanese Statesmen on Immigration Talks
In Tokyo Taft Secretary of War and US Ambassador O Brien meet with Count Hayashi minister of foreign affairs and Mr Chinda to discuss immigration and naturalization issues between the United States and Japan. An informal breakfast at the Terauchi arsenal gardens follows with many high officers present. Continued on third page.
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Commercial Tribune
Tokyo
Japan
Taft
O’brien
Hayashi
Chinda
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shibu Palace
America
Terauchi
Mr. Taft
General Terauchi
Arsenal Gardens
Roosevelts River Trip Highlights Nation Wide Program
President Roosevelt's Keokuk stop launches a river tour to study inland waterways. Governors from multiple states attend, a large crowd gathers as Roosevelt reviews river displays and addresses economic policy linking government supervision of interstate carriers to national interests.
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Rand Park
Government Canal
Mississippi
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Iowa
United States
Jerome summons insurance men in New York court
District Attorney Jerome seeks indictments against top life insurance officials. Charles Fairchild George Perkins John R. Hegeman Frederick Burnham George Burnham George Eldredge Walter Gillette Robert Grannis and Thomas Jordan face multiple forgery and perjury counts in a criminal case.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jerome
New York State Supreme Court
Grand
Charles 8. Fairchild
United States Treasury
New York Life Insurance Company
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Company
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Frederick A. Burnham
George A. Burnham
George D. Eldredge
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Walter R. Gillette
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Robert R. Grannis
Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Sudden Death of Frank R. Thompson at Kelley’s Island Inn
Dispatches from Sandusky report the death of Frank R. Thompson of the Howell Manufacturing Co Cincinnati. He collapsed in The Inn at Kelley’s Island lobby while on vacation with his family and died instantly of a tobacco heart. Remains to be shipped to Cincinnati for burial. Thompson was a former golf champion.
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Sandusky
Frank R. Thompson
Howell Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Thompson
Kelley’s Island
Next Sunday's Illustrated Magazine Pageant Preview
The Illustrated Sunday Magazine returns next Sunday in a larger twenty page issue. Contributors include E Phillips Oppenheimer Count Tolstoy Edwin L Sabin Charles W Fairbanks Elliott Walker W G Fitzgerald Mace Cobbem. The cover will be colored with eight pages of reading matter and eight pages of local pictures.
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Cincinnati
E. Phillips Oppenheimer
Count Tolstoy
Edwin L. Sabin
Charles W. Fairbanks
Elliott Walker
W. G. Fitzgerald
Mace Cobbbem
Plan to curb trusts spurs national AG group
Oct 1 St Louis reporters note a conference of Attorneys General formed the National Association of Attorneys General of the United States. A committee was set to draft anti trust legislation to be shared among states and a plan to coordinate suits against common corporations. Officers named include H S Hadley Missouri and W H Dickson Colorado.
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St.louis
Convention of Attorneys General
Hadley
FR. B. Davidson
Texas
James Bingham
Indiana
Wade Bilis
Ohio
F. S. Jackson
Kansas
R. V. Fletcher
Mississippi
S. M. Clark
South Dakota
Wade Ellis
Standard Oil Trust
Newport Man and Powers Indicted in Perjury Conspiracy
Franklin County Grand Jury indicts Caleb Powers and associates for conspiring to procure false testimony in Scott Circuit Court. Henry Youtsey, jailed for Goebel assassination ties, claims he fired the fatal shot in January 1900. Indicted: Howard M. Benton of Newport, lawyer. Gentry alias Julian Sars of Lexington. Dave Cushing of Benton County. Youtsey at state penitentiary denies knowledge of the matter.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Franklin County Grand Jury
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Scott
Henry Youtsey
Newport
Powers
Howard M. Benton
Ile Gentry
Julian Sars
Lexington
Dave,Cushing
Benton County
State Penitentiary
Victim of Bomb Outrage 15 Dead in Baker City
Harv ey K. Brown ex Sheriff of Baker County died from a bomb blast at his home after entering Monday night. Brown said before death that he believed his attackers were linked to the Western Federation of Miners and tied to the Steunenberg and Steve Adams cases.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Baker City
Oregon
Harvey K. Brown
Baker County
Brown
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Steve Adams
Diaz Welcomes Root at Mexico City Meeting
President Diaz and Secretary Root held a cordial 11 o clock meeting in the Hall of Ambassadors with the Mexican Cabinet. Root praised Diaz for advancing Latin American influence and hoped for continued good U S Mexico relations.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Root
Ignacio Mariscal
Mexico
United States
Lament Diaz
United and
Latin America
Dempsey Wins in Easy Walk as Pfaff Loses Bid
The election results show Dempsey winning easily in the Mayoral race. Pfaff also loses, while Pfaff’s campaign faces defeat in a landslide. Calkins is named auditor and Burch for solicitor, with Jacob Weller II favored for city treasurer.
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Dempsey
Pfaff
Local Ticket Endorsed for City Offices
The ticket lists Ernst G. Diehl Anthony Dunlap Alfred G. Allen William J. Byrth Stanley W. Merrell as mayor and police court judge with John J. Molloy and Joseph H. Schenke for clerk. Public service board members include Nicholas J. Hoban John M. Eilers Albert D. Wells Wallace Burch and city auditor William C. Culkins city treasurer Jacob Weller and board of education at large Dr Louis Schwab endorsed.
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Louis Schwab
Board of Education
Jacob Weller
Wallace
Burch
James M. Condron
Alfred M. Cohen
John L. Shuff
Board of Public Service
Hopkins
Pratt
Ernst G. Diehl
Anthonyb. Dunlap
Alfred G. Allen
William J. Byrth
Stanley W. Merrell
John J. Molloy
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