Inaugural Week Delights as Tafts Dine and Visit
Washington marks inauguration week with Taft family reunions at the White House and nearby hotels. President elect Taft, his relatives, and Mrs Taft mingle with Roosevelt aides and guests amid festive lighting on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Albert Ingalls
C. P.taft
William A. Edwards
Edwards
Los Angeles
New Willard
Henry W. Taft
Helen
Robert
Charles
Horace D. Taft
Watertown
Conn
Garfield
Department of the Interior
Horace Taft
Charles Taft
Chevy Chase
General Edwards
Serb Mobilization Continues Amid Reports From Belgrade
A Belgrade dispatch says Servia continues troop mobilization despite denials. The observer notes 600 reserves Sunday, 2000 Monday, and 3000 Tuesday en route toward Nish, a key railway junction, as students gather to bid farewell to departing soldiers and chant for war.
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Berlin
Belgrade
Nish
Vermont towns flip from dry to wet in license gains
License gained ground in Vermont as two cities and several towns voted in favor of licenses. St Albans Vergennes Northfield Orwell Mt Tabor Barnard Williston Fletcher Westmore and Fairhaven were among the communities moving from dry to wet. Mayoral races drew little interest with small margins in several cities.
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Vermont
Montpelier
St. Albans
Vergennes
Northfield
Orwell
Mt. Tabor
Barnard
Williston
Fletcher
Westmore
Fairhaven
Coffey Convicted in Bribe Case Over Trolley Franchise
Former San Francisco Supervisor Michael W. Coffey was convicted of accepting a $4000 bribe to vote for a United Railroads trolley franchise. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, confessed before the grand jury, granted immunity, then refused to provide further incriminating testimony.
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San Francisco
Michael W. Coffey
United Railroads
Schmitz Board of Supervisors
Coffey
Washington urged to fund Liberia commission visit
Anticipating favorable congressional action on a supply bill to pay expenses for a proposed Liberia commission, Robert C. Ogden Jacob H. Hollander and Booker T. Washington are asked to serve. Secretary Root originated the proposition after a Liberian legation visit to Washington.
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Washington
Congress
Liberia
Robert C. Ogden
Jacob H. Hollander
Booker T. Washington
Secretary Root
Florida to Be Resold After Auction Reversal
The steamer Florida, involved in a Nantucket collision with the Re public, will be resold after buyer L M Mosse refused title. Judge Holt ordered a resale for March 9. a $16,000 deposit is forfeited to the government. The sale stems from a libel suit by the White Star line to determine fault.
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New York
Florida
Republic
Nantucket
L. M.’ Mosse
Holt
United States District Court
Mosse
United States
White Star Line
New York City Debt Question Faces Court of Appeals
Comptroller Metz says the citys borrowing capacity is $130,000,000 per the Cassidy committee report, far above the $48,000,000 figure from the corporation counsel and other estimates. He urges a judicial ruling from the Court of Appeals to settle the dispute, noting varied legal interpretations of the debt limit.
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New York
Cassidy Investigating Committee
New York City
Metz
Court of Appeals
Judge Sustains Limited Trial Theory in Oil Indictment
Chicago March 3 Judge Anderson in the retrial of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana formally sustained the defense motion to proceed on the theory that there were only thirty nine alleged offenses each representing a settlement for shipment This narrows the case and sets a maximum possible fine of $720000 if convicted.
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Chicago
Anderson
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Hulls Need Cleaning for Scout Cruisers at Bradford
Under orders from the navy department the coaling of the Birmingham Salem and Chester at Bradford has been suspended. The cruisers are to be sent to the Boston navy yard for hull cleaning and drydock before trials, with new propellers to be installed.
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Newport
R. I
Navy Department
Birmingham
Salem
Chester
Naval Coaling Station
Bradford
Boston Navy Yard
Queen Liliuokalani Delivers Book To President Roosevelt
Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii paid a farewell call of respect on President Roosevelt. She presented the president with a new book titled Hawaii by Hawaii's Queen.
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Washington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Noted Massachusetts editor dies suddenly in Bellows Falls
Frank H. Brown of Wellesley Massachusetts aged 55 a collector for Massachusetts paper mills and formerly editor of the Bellows Falls Times collapsed and died in the street in Bellows Falls Vermont He was a sizable property owner in the city
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Bellows Falls
Frank H. Brown
Wellesley
Mass
Massachusetts Paper Mills
Bellows Falls Times
Contractors told to resume work on Chesapeake and Ohio extension
Contractors have received notice to resume their work on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway extension in West Virginia. Chicago's financial distress is to be relieved by the discharge of 400 employees, mostly inspectors who have been doing duplicate work. The resignation of Senator Knox is received by Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania and takes effect March 4. New Hampshire bills regulate rail stock issuance. Michigan lowers tuberculosis bill aligned with New York law.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Moon
Tenn
Treasury
Landis
Clark
Goldfogle
N. Y
West Virginia
Knox
Stuart
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
State Senate
Michigan
New York
Chicago
The Four Boxes and a Fight for the Ballot
A Youth's Companion piece recounts early suffragist debates on voting, noting Horace Greeley and Elizabeth Cady Stanton linking the ballot with action. Abby Hopper Gibbons refuses jury duty when addressed as A H Gibbons.
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Horace Greeley
Elizabeth, Cady Stanton
Ritya
Society of Friends
Becaee
Mott
du Teeaker
Abby Hopper Gibbons
A. H. Gibbons
New York
The Cobra Stone A Ceylon Story Of The Lure
A London Telegraph account describes a Ceylon tale of a cobra and a glowing fluor spar named cobra stone. An old Tamil guides a scientist to a gleaming greenish light under a tama rind tree. The cobra deposits the stone. the guide claims the reward after disposing ashes to scare the reptile away.
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Ceylon
Cody
London Telegraph
Scotland's Patron Saint St Andrew and the loaves tale
The archdeacon told at a St Andrew's day banquet that St Andrew was chosen as Scotland's patron saint because he discovered the lad with the loaves and fishes. The Dundee Advertiser carries the remark as a humorous origin story.
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Scotland
St. Andrew
Dean Hole
Dundee
Stilton Cheese Escapes Pantry and Dashes Toward Dog
A humorous note from London Scraps describes Stilton cheese fleeing its pantry perch. The cheese is said to have bolted after the narrator’s wife turned away, sprinting down the garden and out the gate, finally seen chasing a frightened dog down the road.
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London
Hard to Choose Between Bores and Travelers
A philosophical quip questions entertaining a perfectly stupid bore versus a clever traveler returning from abroad, framing humor around social choice and wit. The exchange highlights contrasting traits and the appeal of novelty in conversation.
The Acts of This Life Are Destiny of the Next
An Eastern proverb notes that current deeds shape what follows. The saying emphasizes moral causality and future consequence.
Hodgdon Re elected Bedford Selectman Without Opposition
Bedford residents reported a quiet March town meeting with no opposition to the Citizens' caucus nominees for town offices. Irving L. Hodgdon was re elected as selectman amid rumors of possible challenges, but no rivals appeared.
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Citizens’ Caucus
Hodgdon
Board of Selectmen
Hodgdon Re-elected as Bedford Official Amid City Meeting Aims
The Bedford town meeting approved multiple appropriations including 1000 for Hillside avenue road bed and 5750 for schools. Irving L Hodgdon secured an unopposed nomination and election as selectman for three years amid broad local support. Additional votes covered fire department expenses, hose and fittings, hall usage for the Combination Hose and Chemical Company, and various municipal posts.
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Mr. Hodgdon
Bedford
Irving L. Hodgdon
Fire Department
Combination Hose and Chemical Company
Hillside Ave
Wm. G. Hartwell
David L B. Fitch
Chas. A. Burke
Geo. Arthur Skelton
A. Elmer Blake
Old Burying Ground
Negro Brothers Wed White Women in Ithaca Marriage
Bert Nicholson and Rose Saunders wed in Ithaca Michigan joining a Negro man and a White woman in a ceremony performed by Justice Myers. Leonard Nicholson and Carrie Cole followed with a marriage to the same mix of race and community.
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Ithaca
Mich
Bert
Leonard Nicholson
Rose Saunders
Carrie Cole
Leonard
Justice Myers
Drink-Crazed Man Killed by Minister in Temple NH
George L. Marcotte, a 36 year old valet in Brigadier General Miller A A service, fired at eight villagers near Miller’s home on the Wilton road, missing all but killing Minister Harvey Eastman, pastor of the local Congregational church. Authorities held a formal inquest with no further action.
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Marcotte
Miller
Howard's Telltale Notes Highlight Murder Evidence
Howard's handwriting notes on compressing carotid arteries were presented as key state evidence in the murder of his wife. The notebook, found in his Fort Rodman locker, lists thirteen young women as his sweethearts, including Grace Sturtevant. A mock will names Sturtevant as Howard's wife with estate bequeathed to him.
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Tilleryman Howard
Howard
Fort Rodman
Grace Sturtevant
Schroeder Appointed Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet
Rear Admiral Sperry seeks relief from duty as commander in chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet. Rear Admiral Schroeder is appointed in his place. Rear Admiral Wainwright remains with the second division, Rear Admiral Potter moves to lead the third division, and Rear Admiral Barry becomes commander of the fourth division after supervising naval auxiliaries in New York.
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Washington
Sperry
Atlantic
Schroeder
Wainwright
Potter
Barry
New York
Fany Rice Weds Paul W Ryder in Colorado Springs
Fany Rice a twenty year stage figure in the United States marries Paul W Ryder of Fairhaven Mass in Colorado Springs. Rice says her previous marriage ended in unhappy years and she has ten weeks of theater engagements left before quitting the profession.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Fany Rice
United States
Paul W. Ryder
Fairhaven
Mass
Miss Rice
Miss Belle Hagner Moves to Trade Relations Bureau
Washington March 3 Miss Belle Hagner longtime social secretary to Mrs Roosevelt has been transferred to the state department bureau of trade relations.
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Hagner
Washington
Belle Hagner
Mrs. Roosevelt
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
Negro Boy Wins Marathon Indoor Race at Pittsburg
Howard Hall of Pittsburg, a negro runner, won the indoor marathon championship of Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio with a 3 29 54 time, finishing well ahead of the field. Fifty one contestants competed.
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Negro Boy
Pittsburg
Howard Hall
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Hall
Local Marlboro Notes of Residents and Events
Marlboro column lists residents visiting or visiting relatives, changes of work and study, births, illnesses, and social happenings. Notables include Joseph Precourt, Joseph Picard, Miss Blanche Watson, Oliver Blanchette, and Charles Thompson recovery. town events like a sacred concert and Pioneer Boat Club formation. and local incidents such as a chimney fire and hospital visits.
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Joseph. Rivard
Organ Lynn
Mauricé George
Posseanuti
Public Library
Watertown
Joseph Gauthier
South Framingtont
Misson Finlay
Maple St
Manchester
N. H
William . Marshall
Milton
F. Brigham
Charles M. Thompson
M. Vaillette
Leominster
Zephyr Bissonnette
Bond, St
Arthur Lamy
Tom Dervin
Belmont St
Rochester
N. Hi
Hannah Murphy
John Sullivan
Somerville
Andrew Dawe
Beachmont
Daniel Hart
Lincoln St
Marlboro Theatre
Pioneer Boat Club
John Dwyer
Little Fort Meadow
Louis Farley
Brogd
Ferdinand
Harvard Law School
Farley
Hilda
Agnes Precourt
Oliver Blanchette
Great Metropolis
P. J. Donahue
St. Louis
Florence St
P. J. Fitzgerald
Joseph Beaudry
Alfred
St. Vincent
Worcester
JC. H. Andrews
C. Henry” Bonner
Josep Hager
Sudbury Road
Scenic Theatre
Ira
Kessner
Norman Nesgry
Irving
Dims
Lyma School
Ous
Theodore Meanor
Neil
Walfridgel
Wachusett St
Quebec
Miss Graye
Hildreth St
Batnr Kang
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Straus
Vest
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Nicholas Daneworth
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Root
Standard Oil
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Fanny Rice
Sherman
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Weadrock
Harbin
Pekin
China
Russia
Pmareboro
Joseph Precourt
Bostin
Joseph Cormier
Brockton
Dodigias
Ing -Aliira Girotard
Prnience Re 14
Joseph Picard
J. A. Brewin
Brecei
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