Taft Leads Donors With Broad Fund Pace
New York November 23 The Republican campaign that elected William H Taft ran on about 1.7 million dollars with Charles P Taft the heaviest contributor at roughly 160000. About 26000 individuals gave to the fund and four donations of 25000 were from Carnegie Morgan Cromwell and Whitelaw Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
William N. Cramwell
Whitelaw Reid
New York
George R. Sheldon
State Auditor of
Albany
Repubican
William H. Tait
Charles P. Taft
Bred W. Upham
Western Territory
Rnose Yelt
William Nelson Cromwell
Chicago
St. Louis
Adolphus Busch
R. ©. Kerens
WC. Dickey
Kaiser Changes Methods Berlin Speech At Centennial
Berlin marked the centennial of its city council with Emperor William delivering a printed address via Chancellor von Buelow. He praised civic devotion by Berlin’s citizens and expressed hope the municipality of the future will keep the bond between the prince and the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Emperor William
van Buelow
Four Known to Be Dead After River Packet Explosion
In Playnemine Louisiana the river packet H. M. Carter blew up after a boiler failure. Four passengers are known dead with fire following the blast. The Was en Toute carried passengers from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and aided by the oil boat Nevelas in rescues amid burning wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
H. M. Carter
Playnemine
Baton Rouge
Nevelas
Outbreak in China Reported by Consul General
Washington dispatches from American Consul General Martin in Hankow report a riot on the Yangtze frontier under the new regime in China. Hankow lies about four hundred miles inland on the Pekin Canton railway. A prior report from Minister Rockhill at Peking stated all was quiet and that other diplomats had seen no notices of disturbances.
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Washington
China
State Department
Martin
Hankow
Yangtse Rin
Yankow
Peking
Canton
Rockhit
Water shortage sparks looming paper famine in U S
DUE TO LACK OF WATER Arpleton Wis Nov 23 A nationwide drought threatens a severe paper shortage within six weeks. Major mills in Wisconsin Minnesota report reduced output, with wood pulp scarce and prices rising. Some mills shut entirely as water limits capacity.
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Arpleton
Wis
United States
Wisconsin
Guld
Bell
Fox
Minnesota
Canada
Grand Duke Alexis Burial Under Tight Security In St Petersburg
In St Petersburg the body of Grand Duke Alexis was interred in the Romanoff mausoleum as Emperor Nicholas followed on foot. A line of troops and dense police presence created living walls to deter any attack, with dignitaries and clergy in attendance along the Nevsky Prospekt route from the railroad station to the fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor Nicholas
Grand Duke
Alexis
St. Petersburg
Russia
Paris
St. Peter and St. Paul
Moscow
Nevski Prospekt
Savovia Street
Piek? of
Mars
Harriman Leads Inferred Wisconsin Central Control
In New York on November 23 observers noted Wall Street’s talk about E. H. Harriman gaining influence in Gould railroad interests. He is said to have practically secured control of the Wisconsin Central and influenced George Gould’s directorship election. Market chatter urged buying Wisconsin Central and Wabash shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
George Gould
Wisconsin Central
Fe.h. Harriman
Gauld
Harriman
Warrivaan
Gould
Gould Roads
Wabash
Coats of Arms Barred From Trade Mark Protections
Washington reports a patent commissioner ruling that no manufacturer may register a mark containing coats of arms of the United States or any state or city, nor parts of such devices. The decision follows a case involving use of eagle and U S on goods. St Louis notes one man killed and four ill after poisoned beer given by a supposed employment agent to recent arrivals, who were invited to a factory job and robbed of $227. Port Solari died before aid could arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Patents
United States
U. S
St. Tenis
St. Louis City Hospital
Porta Solari
Big Steel Mills to Resume at Illinois Steel Company
Chicago November 23 Official announcement states that work will resume at once at the Illinois Steel company mills in South Chicago most idle over a year. Six thousand six hundred men will be hired immediately to prepare one of the large open hearth mills and by December first the mills will run in full, employing at least twelve thousand men.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
South
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Charles Taft
Fiave
Republican Campaign Fund
Taft
Kaiser
Lower
Mississippi
Worthington
Minn
SM. Stewart
Charles Garden
Albert Lestice
Stewart
Hepburn
Congress
W. Dr, Jamieson
Geeur
Trenton
Heney
San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Morris Maas
Abe Ruel
Florida
Newberry
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Castro
Europe
Caracas
Venezuela
Czar
Northwest
J. Hennessy
M.D
Allcalla
Plone
Emmeteburg
I. L. Walker
Oflice
Cypodte
Mt. E. Church
Cretemeye Uz
Emmetspurg
Iowa
DK. LE. Toder
All Black
Emmetsburg
Dil. Thomas
Emmeteborg
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Union Stock Yards
Rock Island Man
I. Shauger
Gund Peerless Beer
WM. Pender
Milwaukee
W. H. Coonan
Harper Whiskey
Eilatz Beer
Kutter
Twogood, Mar
The
Emmetsburg Auto & Gas Engine Co
Fairbanks
Morse & Co
Buumetsburg Auto & Gas Engine
Usore
EL A. & W. H. Morling
M. W. Brennan Dray
L. Reihsen
Bexsisict
Stone’s
Exinierstore
W.ow. Svoxre
Iowa Realty
T. J. Duffy
Pres. Emmetsburg
Towa
Inay
Emmetsburg National Bank
M. L. Brown
Geo
E. Pearsall
W. J. Brown
Hub Hoagland
Branagan
Gen. McCarty
E.P. McEvoy
Alex Peddie
Thomas Kirby
P. S. Brown
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