Roosevelt Denies Use of Patronage to Favor Taft
Theodore Roosevelt rebuts charges that he used federal patronage to aid Taft’s presidential bid. In letters with William Dudley Foulke, Roosevelt asserts no appointments were made for political pressure, cites extensive postmaster and federal staff appointments, and defends regional practices including southern, Ohio, and New York cases, while warning officers against leveraging positions for renomination.
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Wrong Man Mixed In Capitol Whitewash Trial
Harrisburg Feb 10 The first act of Stanford B Lewis Philadelphia assistant to Joseph M Huston the capitol architect aimed to correct his testimony to avoid implicating former Attorney General Hampton L Carson in an alleged whitewash. Lewis said he confused titles and meant Auditor General not Attorney General. The trial of contractor J H Sanderson former State Treasurer Mathuess and James M Schumaker continued into its third week.
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Young Cassell in Indianapolis Lockup
George Emory Cassell, arrested for the murder of Thomas Mills in Quincy Indiana, is jailed in Marion County. He was brought from Spencer by Sheriff William P. Slinkard and occupies a second floor cell. Cassell requests a physician for head pains and possible paralysis, believes a sand bag struck him, and defends his silence as protection before trial. He is twenty four and says he fears mobs at Spencer but feels safer near friends now in Indianapolis.
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Onion prices soar doubling in days across markets
Onions have doubled from 50 cents to 1.00 per bushel in a few days as traders seek explanations for the surge. Charles S. Bush reports his commission house handles large onion quantities and notes no clear cause beyond unusual demand. Mrs. M A Gaskill of 1847 North Clinton street slipped on ice Friday, injuring her left leg with broken bones below the knee. Dr. E J McCosar attended and dressed the injury.
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