Governors and politics fill Elgin Echo page
A long list of national political items from President Taft to Theodore Roosevelt fills a retrospective Elgin Echo page. Disputes over New York expenditure, Lorimer bribery probes, postal savings bank bill, and tariff debates are noted alongside sea and border tensions and local crime cases.
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Lorimer
Chicago
Sea Board
Mex-ican
Turkey
Constantinople
Taft
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
Dominion reserves eastern slopes of Rockies as forest preserve
The Dominion government has reserved the entire eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains from the American line northward to the fifty fourth parallel as a forest preserve to protect the prairie water supply. The area covers about 1,000 square miles.
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Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Missouri suitors seek ouster of five meat packers
Attorney General Eliott W. Major filed quo warranto informations in Jefferson City Supreme Court seeking to strip Armour Packing Company Morrison & Co Swift & Co Hammond Packing Company and St Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company of corporate rights. The suits accuse Armour Swift Morris and others of anti trust violations and conspiring to fix prices across livestock poultry butter eggs dairy and dressed meats dating back to 1909.
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Eliott W. Major
Missouri
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Armour Packing Company
Morrig & Co
Swift & Co
Hammond Packing Company
St. Louis
Armour, Swift and Morris
Hammond and
National Packing Company
Patten Indicted in New York Cotton Conspiracy Case
James A. Patten and seven others were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. They allegedly formed a pool to corner and fix cotton prices. Indicted: Patten Scales Hayns Brown Rothschild Herman Thompson Kittle. Bail set for five. three others sought by bench warrants. Patten known as corn and ghost speculator and the cotton king. Hayne and Brown are New Orleans operators. Scaies a Texas cotton leader.
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Browne
Chicago
Senate
Roosevelt
America
New York Harbor
Burrows
Lorimer
Richard Parr
New York Customs
James A. Patten
New York
Eugene B. Scales
Frank B. Hayns
William P. Brown
New Orleans
Eugene B. Scaies
Texas
Coal Mine Deaths Fall Despite Cherry Disaster
In 1909 total coal mine fatalities across the United States reached 2,412, down from 2,450 in 1908 despite the Cherry mine disaster. Edward W. Parker of the U S Geological Survey notes the year saw 10 percent more coal mined than in 1908. State mine inspectors supplied the accident figures, with future statistics to be compiled by the new Bureau of Mines.
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Cherry
Cherry Mine
United States
Edward W. Parker
Division of Mineral Resources
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Governors Meet In Kentucky Conference Of Governors
Governors from all states will gather in Frankfort on Nov 29 to discuss conservation prison reform and other issues needing state action. The second session in Louisville on Nov 30 may conclude the meeting with expected attendance by President Taft and former President Roosevelt. Governor Wilson of Kentucky will issue the call.
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Cgovernors
Roosevelt
Frankfort
Louisville
Taft
Wilson
Kentucky
Fowl bite blamed for Philadelphia woman’s death
Mrs. Gertrude Crompton of Philadelphia died from rabies, physicians say, after being bitten by a large ragstar at her home days earlier. This case marks the first recorded instance of rabies developing from a fowl bite in medical annals.
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Gertrude Crompton
Philadelphia
Postal Savings Bank Bill Passed After Long Fight
After nearly thirty years of effort the Senate approved the postal savings bank plan by 44 to 26. The act allows the Postmaster General to designate money order offices for savings deposits, with roughly 50,000 postoffices available and about 7,000 presidential-grade offices initially. Any person aged 10 or older can open an account, married women may hold accounts without spousal interference, and limits set a $500 maximum per account and $100 monthly deposits. Interest will not exceed 2 percent annually and funds may be deposited in nearby banks at no less than 2.25 percent. Withdrawals will follow forthcoming rules.
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Senate
House Postal Bank
First Woman to Sew on Machine Turns 80
Elizabeth M. Kilbourn of Winsted Conn celebrated her 80th birthday as the first woman to sew on Elias Howe's machine. A former New Hartford teacher she visited Howe's workshop when he completed the first machine and he had her try stitching a piece of cloth, marking her place in sewing history.
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Howe
Winsted
Conn
Elizabeth M. Kilbourn
New Hartford
Nevada patch on the map and a rush to time
The piece notes a carmine patch on the map as Nevada and jokes about a race against time to plan amid political tangles in Tennessee and upcoming Christmas shopping. It mentions insurgents in Nicaragua and a range of images from a prairie schooner to the Ayling machine.
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Tennessee
Tinglefoot
Hulley
Nevada
Standing of the Clubs Prourear of the Pennant Race
The report surveys club standings across leagues, highlighting leading teams and contenders in a tight pennant race. It outlines current positions, notable gaps, and upcoming fixtures shaping the title chase.
Harmon Urged for President at Ohio Democratic Rally
Judson Harmon was renominated for Governor of Ohio by the Democratic State convention at Dayton. In his address he attacked the tariff and criticized the Payne Aldrich bill. A platform plank endorsed Harmon as Democratic candidate for President in 1912 and urged a full state ticket amid a hostile legislature and Republican officers.
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Judson Harmon
Ohio
Dayton
Harmon
Bees Sting Horses to Death in Potomac Incident
Bees attack horses on the Virginia side of the Potomac near Washington. A team of horses plunged into twenty bee hives releasing an army of 80,000 bees. The horses died from stings. George Law the driver fled and was severely stung and is in serious condition.
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Virginia
Potomac River
Washington
George Law
Governor Hughes Cuts New York Budget Expenditures
On the eve of an extraordinary session Governor Hughes announced sweeping reductions in the state budget, slashing a total of 4,713,747 dollars from the appropriation bill and signaling a sharp challenge to legislative leaders.
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Hughes
New York
Joseph C. Siblay
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Knox
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Lodge
Longworth
Meyer
Pelagra Theory Touted By Italian Researcher
Dr Louis Sambon, working for an English pellagra investigation committee, claims to have proven pellagra is caused by a parasite carried by a small gnat named similium Jorans, which breeds in running streams.
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Louis Sambon
Italy
Browne Prosecution Closes in Chicago Bribery Trial
The State announced it completed its case in the Browne bribery trial as Judge Browne’s defense faced a flurry of legal technicalities. Key testimony covered payments to White totaling 1000 dollars to secure Browne’s vote for Lorimer, while Beckemeyer and Link described similar cash arrangements. The Southern Hotel register and notes about the Jackpot fund were cited but the latter references were stricken from the record.
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Browne
Chicago
Wayman
Lee O'Neill Browne
Charles A. White
Briggs House
Lorimer
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Link
Southern Hotel
St. Louis
White
Wilson
Global notes on telephones and governance in early 20th century
The article surveys rapid telecom growth in Japan with over 200 exchanges, charges by Spanish firms tied to patron occupation, social clubs paying high rates, and the Turkish sultan’s anniversary pardons. It also cites Vienna denying German-backed Austrian dreadnought purchases, England’s record-low birth rate, Paris plans to invest around 300 million dollars in city improvements, and Paris court ruling on voting rights for the intellectually disabled. It notes Canada’s CP Rail spending 250,000 to reduce line dust by spreading gravel and broken stone between Fort William and Winnipeg.
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Japan
Turkey
Vienna
Germany
England
Paris
Court of Appeals In
Parle
Fort Willam
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Backache Relief Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham Product
A testimonial ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures backache tied to female weakness. It touts monthly pain relief, better sleep, and restored health from roots and herbs. Readers are urged to write for confidential, free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
E.M. Firpriice
Bloomdale
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dia Pinkham
Not Mad but Dining. The Fox Terrier Not Mad
A St Louis Poat-Despatch tale recounts a crowd at a street corner watching a fox-terrier with foam about its mouth. People declare the dog mad and urge the animal to be shot, but a calm woman lifts the dog, claiming the foam is from a cream puff. A policeman halts the attempt to shoot.
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St. Louis
A Movable Fenast In Harper's Weekly Verse Style
A playful verse describes a stylish woman with a biscuit colored hat and olive plumes, a cherry accent at the crown, chestnut hair, a shrimp pink gown, oyster pearl necklace, Persian lamb coat, and fashionable frogs. She walks the street in mincing stride, appearing worthy of Harper's Weekly.
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Tig
Harper'a Weekly
Determined Woman Finds Food That Cures Cramps
A Salisbury Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending sudden cramps nausea and vomiting after trying many remedies. Her health improved fully with continued use and she now enjoys a normal diet. Her husband reports strong customer referrals and physicians in the county recommend Grape-Nuts. A booklet titled The Road to Wellville is advertised.
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Salisbury
Chicago
Kaya
Wellville
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