Taft Visits Pittsburgh For Founders Day Events And Ball Game
President Taft arrived in Pittsburgh for Founder's Day at Carnegie Institute, then toured the city by auto with officials and reporters. He attended services at Mrs Laugh’s residence, dined, and planned to attend a ball game and discuss informational affairs with officials at the Carnegie event.
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Fisherman couple recalls trip and vows against drink
Mrs Innocent teases her husband about his fishing trip while he recalls getting excited during the outing. She bursts into laughter at his joking pledge never to drink a drop.
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Knabe Brothers Cash Ties to Insurance Firm Report
The Insurance Department disclosed that President Knabe and his brother used the Surety company of Baltimore and Metropolitan Trust for private financial aims. The Trust charged high rates for discounting notes and paid large cash bonuses, with payments often in currency.
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Estate Pays Big Tax on Kennedy Estate Transfer
Albany May 2 State Comptroller Williams received a check for 1 159 000 to cover the transfer tax on the estate of John Kennedy who died in New York Oct a L The law provides a 5 percent discount if the tax is paid within six months of the death The tax was estimated at 1 220 000 on a 70 000 000 estate Appraisers at work on the estimate have not yet reported.
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Is Jeffries Breaking Down A Sun Letter Claims Decline In Fitness
A Sun reader letter argues James Jeffries shows weakness and irritability, with claims of a flabby body and poor speed. It discusses public doubt about his form, possible reasons for withdrawal, and the likelihood of a postponed or canceled bout against Johnson.
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Enigmatic Letter Adresser Reads Berlin Germany
A Buffalo Commercial item describes a comic scene in which a letter is improperly marked with “0. 8” and “Berlin, Germany.” A postman notes the address cannot be sent to the United States and the sender references Kaiser Wilhelm. The exchange reveals confusion over the coded markings and foreign destination.
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With the Eye of Faith Prophesies inclemency of war
Fragmentary poem excerpt cited from a Chicago Tribune page reveals prophetic dialogue about swords beaten to plowshares and pruning hooks, imagining a future of no more war. The garbled text shows two speakers, Dr Fourthly and Brother Atlilsap, debating foretold events and moral renewal.
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Petition Against Hughes Confirmation Surfaces in League Letter
Washington May 2 The American Anti Trust League opposes the confirmation of Governor Hughes as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. A petition signed by M J Shulktes of Washington vice chairman and H B Martin national secretary asks the Senate Judiciary Committee to proceed with careful deliberation. The leaders include M L Lockwood of Oklahoma and F L Monnet of Ohio. The petition alleges Hughes is friendly to monopolistic conspiracies and financed by trusts, urging rejection due to dangers to national welfare and proposed trust-related policies.
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Taft at Buffalo Banquet Seeks Hughes Support on Income Tax
President Taft and Secretary Knox addressed Buffalo leaders at a Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Club banquet. Taft praised Governor Hughes and discussed canals waterways and conservation. He signaled willingness to leave the constitutionality of the income tax to Governor Hughes, as Hughes opposed the tax.
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Buffalo and the Country. the President Wad Here Untiled Mr. Hughes
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Not Conclusive. Confusion in Church Wages Rumor
In a tersely worded exchange the speaker denies waging at a church while accusing another of spreading rumors. Acknowledgment that brother Jack may have said involvement with a local eboir is referenced, with a nod to a Philadelphia Press mention.
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First National Bank of Warren History Timelines
The First National Bank of Warren in Pennsylvania traces its charter to August 6, 1864 making it the oldest bank in Warren County. It was extended 20 years on August 6, 1884 and again re extended August 6, 1904 for another 20 years.
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Returned the Change An Experience on a Train Between Metz and Paris
An eyewitness recounts a frustratingly human tale aboard a Metz to Paris train. A Guardsman converts most funds to francs, loses twenty mark change when a transfer clerk cannot provide exact currency, and the train moves while he awaits restitution. In a late-night stop, a fellow passenger identifies him as the change recipient, the German station telegraphs the reimbursement, and the man finally receives his due after a fifteen minute delay.
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Death of Lottie Collis Favorite on the Variety Stage
Lottie Collis, a noted music hall singer and dancer from Tonilen, rose to fame with songs such as Tarareloomdeayt and Little Collins in the late 19th century. She earned about £20 weekly in music halls and the Gaiety in London, later moving to America under Charles Frohman with a weekly wage boost, before returning to New York appearances and public acclaim.
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Anglian cleric quips about heads in Scots tale
In a Horton Transcript fragment from Dies Ir Depot at Wooster, an Angliah clergyman jokes with a Scottish cleric about heads, while a garbled line notes a 58 year old man from Paley Tay Oy, former hotel keeper, suffering heart trouble as a Pennsylvania railroad train incident unfolds.
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