Roosevelt speeches and tax pushes in Indiana noted
The Weekly Sentinel reports President Roosevelt crafting a Republican platform while on a river trip. It notes Indiana’s state board of tax commissioners will enforce delinquent poll taxes, with county treasurers likely to sue. The Peoria Journal cites Chicago’s growing crime problem as a serious burden on the city.
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Roosevelt
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana
The
Peoria Journal
Chicago
Roosevelts Boat Race Sparks Unexpected Big Stick Use
The captain of the steamer that lost its license for a river race near a Roosevelt voyage faced scrutiny as the administration applied the big stick. The incident involved a paddle steamer on the Mississippi bearing Roosevelt and raised questions about enforcement and timing.
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Roosevelt
Mississippi
Roosevelt isolation questioned over baseball world series
President Roosevelt may have secluded himself in the Louisiana cane brakes yet is not cut off from world baseball championship news this week. The remark suggests even a president cannot fully detach from the progress of the series.
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Roosevelt
Louisiana
Michigan Governor again appeals to legislature against lobbyists
Governor Warner presses Michigan lawmakers to curb professional lobbyists, urging action to free the state from their influence. He speaks with evident optimism about potential legislative results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Michigan
Indiana counties return flood aid funds
Governor Hanly's report to the state auditor shows several southern Indiana counties chose to refuse financial aid and returned the money drawn for flood relief. The funds were appropriated by a joint resolution of the last general assembly.
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Hanly
Indiana
General Assembly
Massachusetts Forms Panel on State Insurance and Pensions
The state establishes a commission to study government aid to workers including state insurance and old age pensions, a trend seen in European governments and now echoed in Massachusetts as a leading sociological path.
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Massachusetts
Saloons Face Two Year Shutdown After Remonstrances
Liquor interests in Warsaw failed to mount any challenge before the board of commissioners to reverse blanket remonstrances. Public opinion was overwhelming, making successful resistance seem hopeless, and the decision was accepted with apparent good grace.
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Warsaw
Board of Commissioners
Kosciusko County
Cl&se
Taft Campaign Booms Early Across Columbus
Taft headquarters set up in the First National Bank building in Columbus, Ohio, with massive weekly literature distribution. The scale appears unmatched by any other candidate, raising questions about who pays for the thousands of dollars spent monthly.
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Taft
First National Bank
Columbus
Global coal production figures from 1906 report
The U S Geological Survey bureau reports total coal production in 1906 reached 1 406 478 707 tons with U S output 414 157 278 tons. It notes U S share grew from 14 percent in 1868 to 37 percent, surpassing England eight years earlier.
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Somme
Bureau of the
United States Geological Survey
United States
England
Coal Production by State Leaders Revealed
The report shows Pennsylvania producing the most bituminous coal with West Virginia second and Indiana also high in the first category. Semi bituminous coal is produced in seventeen states led by West Virginia with Pennsylvania next.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Roosevelt champagne toast at St Louis sparks memory
The text notes President Roosevelt drank champagne at St Louis last week and suggests friends of Vice President Fairbanks hope the discovery aids his public recollection of the famous cocktail incident.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis
Fairbanks
Return of Uncle Jack Gowdy Sparks Indiana Gubernatorial Race
The return of Uncle Jack Gowdy to Indiana politics stirs memories of the old days and could add color to the Republican nomination contest. Gowdy’s friends say his Paris residence has not diminished his skill in political maneuvering, once practiced by Hoosier old masters.
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Jack
Gowdy
Indiana
Séramble
Col
Hoosierdom
President Wright forecasts end of universal conciliation
President Carroll D. Wright of Worcester University predicts the era of universal conciliation is nearing its end and the era of great strikes is passing. He notes that during his prior tenure as labor commissioner he found prosperity rose when maintenance costs doubled while wages held steady.
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Carroll D. Wright
Worcester University
Wright
Old Country
Standard Oil links raise questions in defection case
The present investigation reveals that a railroad company controlled by Pennsylvania interests aided Standard Oil in breaking down an independent pipeline, which Standard Oil then absorbed. No testimony explains why the railroad parties acted so actively.
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Standard Oil
Pennsylvania Company
Standard
Dayton Considers Municipal Electric Plant Vote
City council debates a proposal to submit a November ballot question on a municipal electric light plant. Opponents claim two existing Dayton lighting firms provide adequate competition and warn the city would gain nothing from municipal ownership.
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Dayton
Swedish and Norwegian Kings Press Olive Branch to Emigrants
The article notes King Oscar and King Haakon using moral suasion to win back subjects who left their homelands. Oscar’s grandson visit to the United States aimed at gauging conditions and reconnecting with countrymen. Haakon sends a special emissary to the northwest to urge Norwegians abroad to repatriate.
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Sweden
Norway
Oscar
United States
Haakon
Hughes Defines Ideal Leader for Roosevelt's Successor
Governor Hughes of New York states the next leader must possess dependable human character to regulate financial corporations. He hints at naming an eminent New York attorney with past ties to life insurance, suggesting an investigative figure who would meet the described qualities.
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Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
Senator Borah Acquitted in Timber Lands Conspiracy Case
Boise jury clears Senator Borah Idaho of conspiring to defraud the government in timber land dealings. Courtroom cheers erupt as verdict arrives and celebrations spread outside with a fire department run, bells, whistles, and a brass band playing Hail to the Chief.
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Senator Borah
Idaho
Boise
Borah
Trade deficit or surplus in August and eight months
The article notes that the August export surplus was 1,464,404 dollars and the eight month surplus 194,458,162 dollars. It explains rising import values reflect world price increases rather than only higher import quantities, making it hard to isolate the price effect on the trade balance.
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America
Ote
Roosevelt outlines a world power program and navy build up
President Roosevelt argues the United States must be a world power with a larger navy and broad internal improvements. He says transportation and manufacturing have changed since the constitution and urges federal control of interstate commerce and manufacturing.
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Roosevelt
Banks seek depository status as Indiana law nears effect
Requests from private banks received in Indianapolis show some counties will have several banks seeking to act as depositories for public funds when the depository law takes effect December 1, while other counties will have no applications. So far 75 banks have asked for examination and 216 private banks exist in the state. banks must be approved by the state department before serving as depositories.
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the Auditor of State
Indianapolis
State Department
First Indiana state accountant begins duties at state house
Harvey H. Cheney of Lafayette has started as Indiana's first state accountant under a 1923 law. He will audit the secretary of state's books, then other state offices and institutions, aiming for uniform bookkeeping and uncovering discrepancies to prevent defalcations.
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Harvey H. Cheney
Lafayette
Indiana
State House
Hanly
Speculation Follows President on Next Republican Nomination
Washington politicians discuss the coming GOP nominating convention and possible preferred candidates. The president has said he does not want a third term and quietly approves Taft, while offering no clear stance on other contenders as the convention nears.
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Washington
Taft
Municipal Engineering Magazine Average Age of Death
An editorial note cites multiple sources to estimate the average age at death for a population of interest. The brief analyzes how different datasets contribute to a common life expectancy figure.
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Municipal Engineering Magazine
Saving Life and Longevity Patterns in Urban and Rural Areas
The note discusses increases in life expectancy with a 29.47 year average and 4.23 year rise over a decade, attributing gains largely to improved sanitation. It cites child deaths dropping from 355.1 to 307.8 per thousand since 1890, with total gains to age 35 of 62.4 per thousand, and contrasts rural versus urban averages showing 44.7 years in rural areas versus 32.4 in cities, highlighting urban conditions as less favorable to longevity.
Freights in Fatal Crash at Bourbon
The Bourbon freight wreck killed William F Koontz and injured four others as three cabooses burned and trains were halted. Engineer O T Peterson and Conductor J F Haley claim a white signal at Inwood indicated a clear block before the collision. Koontz, a longtime Pennsylvania railroad conductor, leaves a wife Minnie Braisted and six children.
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Fort Wayne
Broadway Crossing
Barnett, Schellmann & Ullmer
Klaehn & Melching
St. Joseph’s Hospital
M. F. Porter
E. Brown
B. P. Weaver
Conley
Slagle
Bourbon
O. T. Peterson
J. F. Haley
Inwood
Peterson
Koontz
Oil Inquiry Advances In Ohio Involving Manhattan Oil
New York reports detail testimony in a federal suit against the oil combine. F. T. Cuthbert, president of the Manhattan company, explains family ties to Standard Oil and the 1902 shift to pipeline business. London syndicate ownership and refinery sales are outlined along with ledger entries and trustee records.
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New York
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Manhattan Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
F. T. Cuthbert
Manhattan Company
Cuthbert
John Cuthbert
The
Standard
Chicago
Indianapolis
E. G. Bénedict
Anthony N. Brady
Manhattan
Cuithbert
Tidewater Pipe Line Company
Solar Refining Company
Ohio Oil Company
Union Tank Line
Brooklyn Pipe Line Company
Indiana Pipe Line Company
Indiana
London
General Industrial Development Syndicate of
Mr. Cuthbert
Herbert W. Johnson
J. W. R. Francis
Lima
Indiana Pipe Line and Refining Company of
North
Joseph Seep
Kankakee
London Company
Clarence Fay
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Kelloge
National Transit Company
National Transit
Kellogg
Thaw Murder Trial Set to Begin December 2
New York October 7 Harry K Thaw’s trial for the killing of Stanford White will begin December 2. District Attorney Jerome Martin Littleton Thaws counsel and Justice Dowling agreed on the date with Justice Dowling to preside.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Martin Littleton
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court Today
Mr. Littleton
Victor J. Dowling
Gideons Camp No 3 Elects Officers in Fort Wayne
The annual election of Fort Wayne Gideons Camp No 3 of the Christian commercial traveling men’s organization chose O. B. Fitch as President J. W. Lane as Vice President and J J Ogle as Chaplain.
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Fort Wayne
Wheat market slips as reports of cold weather weigh
The markets report a firmer opening then ease in Chicago and other grain centers. Wheat and corn futures opened lower on cooler weather expectations, with December corn and December wheat showing modest moves and related livestock contracts steady to higher.
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Chicago
Enka
Minneapolis
Gisae
Jose
East Buffalo Hog Prices Across Receipts and Grades
East Buffalo N Y Oct 8 hog receipts 2500 head with price ranges 7.00 7.15 for Yorkers and 7.15 7.20 for mediums and mixed grades heavies around 6.90 pigs 6.50 6.60 with lamb tops. Cincinnati market Oct 8 hogs active butchers and shippers 6.95 7.00, common 5.50 5.60. Cattle steady fair to good shippers 4.90 5.75, common 0.00. sheep market steady 2.66 0.00 lambs 4.50.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Cincinnati
New York
Pennsylvania
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Reports and Prices
Market details from Chicago New York and Fort Wayne show butter, cheese, and egg prices steady or firm across creameries and dairies with specific ranges. Also lists poultry prices and regional market notes including Toledo and Barr Street quotes and commodity scores from buyers like Weil Brothers.
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Chicago
Local Market Quotation Roundup and Commodities
A detailed listing shows mixed grain and flour quotes from Tresselt & Sons and Eckart Packing Co. with prices for winter wheat par ents and patents, rye flour, bran, cornmeal, and oats. Cattle hogs lambs beef and lard prices from Eckart, plus regional coal and commodity quotes from J. T. Johnson and E. K. Bush.
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Tresselt & Sons
Eckart Packing Co
Hocking Valley
Massillon
Jackson
Pocahontas
Cannel
West Virginia
Indiana
J. T. Johnson
E. K. Bush
Columbia Street
Howenstein & Crouse
East Columbia St
Larson Returns from Europe visit to Sweden and home
Michael Larson of North Harrison street returns from a three months European trip. He spent seven weeks with his parents at the old homestead near Ervika Sweden. Larson has lived in the United States twenty years and works as a conductor on the city lines. William Weseman returns to New Albany to reside permanently.
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William F. Koontz
Samuel Koontz
Whitley County
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Road
Mr. Koontz
Minnie Braisted
Larwill
Wayne
Roy
Ethel
Ruth
Jessie
Ronald
Frank Koontz
Pennsylvania
Jasper
Michael Larson
Harrison Street
Europe
Nea Ervika
Sweden
Mr. Larson
United States
Mr. Larsoi
Larson
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KH. Hackett
Padler and Proprietor
Moffett
Pace
London Syndicate
Harry Thaw
Giddons
Grain and Provisions
Toledo
South
Barr Street
Besh & Co
Weil Brothers
Trig
William Weseman
New Albany
Wayne Wheel & Supply Co
W. Berry
Grand Rapids
L. Lockwood
Grand Rapids, Mich
Seas
Beeuciaas Beevers
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