Scramble for Senate Seat Involving Noted Figures
The Knox decision to join Taft's cabinet sparks a race for his Senate seat with names such as George T. Oliver of the Gazette-Times, H. C. Frick congressman, J. W. Thompson banker, and others including Dalzell, Surke, Hill, and Elkin. Knox's term ends March 4, 1911, and a special election to fill the remainder is anticipated.
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Henry G. Frick
Coke King
J. V. Thompson
George T. Oliver
Pittsburg
Dalzell, Surke and Hill
Gazette-Times
Chronicle-Telegraph
William ®Linn
Allegheny County
H. c Frick
James Francis Burke
John Dalzell
George S. Huft
Supreme Court
Toho P. Elkix
J. W. Thompson
Uniontown
Knox
Taft Cabinet Complete Reported by Times Star
A Times-Star special from Augusta Georgia lists Taft cabinet as approved by President-elect with names Philander C Knox Myron T Herrick George W Wickersham Charles Magoon William Laep or Charles A Thompson Richard A Ballinger Frank Hitchcock James Wilson George A Knight and others pending final approval plans to discuss with Knox in Augusta.
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Cincinnati
Times-Star
Augusta
P. C. Knox
Taft
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Treasury
Philander ¢. Knox
Pennsylvania
George W.W. Wickersham
New York
Charles Magoon
Navy
William Laep
Charles A. Thompson
Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Seattle
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Aericulture
James Wilson
Commerce
Labor
George A. Knight
Wife Denies Husband's Story in Divorce Trial
Mrs. Tabitha Wilson testified on her own behalf in a Baltimore divorce case with Dr. Pierce V. Wilson Jr. as plaintiff. She denied charges linking her name to ex Senator George L. Wellington, saying her relations with the senator were merely those of a friend.
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Baltimore
Tabitha Wilson
Pierce V. Wilson, Jr
George L. Wellington
Ban Austrian Goods Ballot Organized by Pan Slavs
A boycott league formed in Moscow by Caeche and Pan Slavs protests Austria annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Prague disorders from three weeks earlier. The movement extends to southern Russia and Poland with branches planned.
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Moscow
Caeche
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prague
Russia
Poland
Colorado and Southern sale to Burlington tied to Hill system
Leading Colorado and Southern stockholders including Edwin Hawley and Rant Trumbull announce sale of the line to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Price details are withheld until a Tuesday directors meeting to complete the transfer. The move connects the Hill system to the Gulf of Mexico via Texas coast routes.
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Burlington
Hill
New York
Colorado and Southern Railway Company
Edwin Hawley
Rant Trumbull
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Board of Wrectors
The
Colorado and Southern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railway
Texas
Gulf of
Harriman
Union Pacific and St Paul Form Coast Alliance
Railroad circles report a cooperative pact between Union Pacific, St Paul, Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul to exchange Pacific coast routes. When the Seattle Tacoma extension opens around July 4, UP will use St Paul tracks to Seattle, while St Paul uses UP tracks to reach Grays Harbor and Portland, signaling fierce competition with the Hill lines.
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Union Pacific
St. Paul
Chago
Milwaukee
Run Pacific
Northwest Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Tacoma
Gras Harbor
Portland
Hill Lines
Puget Sotend
REMAINS AS HERETOFORE Appointment of Census Employes
Washington December 21. The census staff will be appointed by congressional patronage with a non competitive exam. The process will use civil service machinery but exams will be set by Director North and limited to persons designated by senators and representatives. The civil service commission lists may be used, but Senate rules mirror House provisions.
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Washington
Senator Long
Committee On Census
Senate
Civil Service Commission
Senate Committee On
House
Court Affirms Election of Women Foresters Leader
In Chicago on December 21 Judge McEwen of the Superior Court upheld the election of Mrs Hose D Rittman as high chief of the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters. The court refused to void the election after Mrs Elizabeth Rodgers alleged undue influence at the Detroit convention. The judge found no clear proof that any voter was swayed toward Rittman.
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Detroit
McEwen
Rittman
Rodgers
Alimony Seizure Ruling From St Louis Appeals Court
The St Louis court of appeals ruled that a divorced woman may seize her former husband's earnings and property to enforce alimony even if he has remarried. Lawyers say the decision will affect many men by making them responsible for support. Part of two families.
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St. Louis
State to rest case in Harvester ouster suit after only company evidence
Missouri Attorney General Hadley announced the state will offer no further testimony in the Missouri ouster suit against the International Harvester Company. The case now rests on official statements from Harvester officials, with the defense allowed only to offer testimony that would attack its own officials’ statements.
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Harvester Company
Jefferson City
Hadley
Missouri
International Harvester Company of America
International Harvester Company of
New Jerse
Brace
Willgin
Supreme Cbire
Fatherly Deception Tests Noble Lord Mayor's Dignity
Joseph Saunders, mayor of a English town, fends off a cunning niece who uses a "fatherly" pose to force his escort on a Dover bound voyage. The episode, unfolding from London to Canterbury, tests his probity and threatens his political future, ending with a wry reflection on the war office's need for reliable staff.
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Reaveneael
T. A. McClure
Joseph Saunders Wits
Jain Town
England
Lee AY
Dare
Ales, Baxter
Lamingham School
Miss Ladue
Paris
Dover
Migs la- Gee
Jin
Dermele
Honor
Gravesend
Gaele Jini
Boglang
Rochester
Canterbury
Ashford
Jim
Uncle Jim
Joseph Saunders
War Office
Glass Workers Strike to Enforce New Wage Scale
Cleveland reports indicate National Window Glass Workers members quit work nationwide to push adoption of a new wage scale. About 200 pots active, 300 assisted men at work, with plants from Pittsburgh to Pa and Kan signing the scale. Manufacturers to meet in Columbus Tuesday to act on the new wages.
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Cleveland
The
National Window Glass Workers
American Window Glass Company
Pittsburg
Wane
Pas Shinglehouse
Pas Ebder
Fredonia
Kan
Faulkner
Window Glass Workers’ Union
Columbus
Dr Wiley Calls Absinthe Import Ban Likely
Washington December 21. Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry recommends a prohibition on further absinthe imports into the United States. He cites its health injuriousness and rapid habit formation under the Pure Food and Drugs Act section 11.
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Wiley
Washington
United States
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Colonel Taylor Testifies on Night Rider Case in Union City
Colonel R Z Taylor 63 year old Confederate veteran testifies about the night of the murder and the lynching of Captain Ranken. He recounts the attack and his escape while jurors may be in attendance at the Union City proceeding.
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Ranken
William B McNutt Fire Chief of St Joseph Dies at 71
William B. McNutt, St Joseph’s first fire chief, has died at age seventy one. He led the volunteer firemen in the early days and is credited with saving many lives during his term.
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St. Joseph, Mo
William B. McNutt
St. Joseph
Foraker Denies Mixing With Burton Against Taft
Cincinnati reports Senator Joseph S Foraker arrived home from Washington and denied forming a pact with Congressman Theodore Burton to defeat Charles P Taft in the senate race.
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Foraker
Cincinnati
Joseph Hw. Foraker
Washington
Theodore Burton
Charles P. Taft
Senate
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Pittsboro
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Agusta
William H. Taft
Philander C. Knox
Mr. Taft
Knot
Tait
Henry GC. Frick
the Gulf
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Taylor
Santa Claus
C. J. Berger
Chas. J. Berger
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Iowa Realty Company
Joan
T. J. Duffy
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