Taft in Lexington Speech on Race and Amendments
Secretary Taft addressed southern Republicans in Lexington Kentucky despite a downpour. He defended the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendments and argued the fifteenth does not compel universal voting. He urged fairness in disfranchisement laws and praised Booker T Washington while warning against executive power dangers.
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Lexington
Taft
South
Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Centralization trend at odds with representative government
Marshfield Mass August 23 The Times notes a shift toward centralizing power in Washington and argues for governance by elected representatives. It cites Samuel W McCall urging faithful representation and questions past enforcement of laws amid high fines and regulatory changes.
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Marshfield
Mass
Times
Washington
Samuel W. McCall
Winchester
Marshield Fair
United States
MecCall
Shall
Arene
Bonaparte
Webster versus Roosevelt quoted by McCall fears autocracy
McCall cites Webster as warning against autocratic power while railing against a strong executive. He argues railroad policy and growth could empower a president beyond constitutional limits, urging vigilance and reform.
English delegate expelled from Germany at socialist congress
Stuttgart August 23 English delegate Quelceh has been expelled from Germany for calling the Hague peace conference a gathering of thieves and murderers seeking easier methods to commit crimes during a congress meeting.
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Stuttgart
Quelceh
International Socialist Congress
Germany
Hague
Bank official urges to curb stock market panics
Clarence V. Tiers, vice president of Dratiar Savings Bank, sent a letter to President Roosevelt proposing to suppress combinations of organized wealth. He urges the prohibition of transmitting and publishing stock exchange quotations to prevent panic conditions.
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Pittsburg
Clarence V. Tiers
Dratiar Savings Bank
Roosevelt
Fire Threatens Block Near Hunt and Broadway
Cincinnati Aug 28 fire endangered the block bounded by Hunt and Broadway streets and East Court street with a date estimated at SA00600Q. It started at the Eagle White Toad company plant on Broadway street 10800 and spread rapidly to adjacent buildings.
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Cincinnati
Hunt and
Broadway Streets
East Court Street
Eagle White Toad Company
Broadway Street
Governor threats 2 cent fare move sparks session call
In a Hurry for 2-Cent Fares. Topeka, Kan. Aug. 23. Governor Hoch imates that unless the state board of railway commissioners puts on a 2-cent fare into effect in a very short time he will call a special session of the legislature.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Hoch
Police Seek Potta Missing Bank Employee
Washington August 24 Edwin H Potts until a few days ago a trusted employee of the American National bank is missing. The police are looking for him on a charge of stealing 11000 in certificates of Erie railroad stock.
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Potta
Washington
Edwin H. Potts
American National Bank
Erie
Two Lives Lost at a Fire in Wisconsin Barn
LaCrosse Wis August 23 While attempting to save stock in a burning barn August Roth of Ridgeville Wis was overcome by smoke and died His daughter Hulda Roth was fatally injured.
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LaCrosse
Wis
August Roth
Ridgeville
Hulda Roth
Crooked Chaplain Dismissed From Navy Revealed
Oyster Bay August 23 President Roosevelt approves dismissal from the navy of Chaplain Jones after a court martial found him guilty of financial irregularities.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Chaphian Jones
Burlington Train Mail Robbery Suspect Loss In Chicago Doubt
Chicago report states inspector Kimball found no Chicago resident was harmed by the Burlington train mail pouch theft. He doubts the claimed 240000 pounds were stolen and notes no local losses apparent after investigation.
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Burlington
Chicago
Kimball
Baseball Scores From Chicago Across Leagues
Baseball scores from Chicago and various cities show St. Louis 6 at Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2 at Philadelphia 1 with seven innings, Detroit 5 at Boston 7, Chicago 3 at Philadelphia 2, Washington 7 at Cleveland 5, and Milwaukee 6 at Ca Thintus 4. Other results include Columbus at Milwaukee 7 and Louisville at St Paul, plus Minneapolis 6 Indianapolis 6.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Bostom
Aimeripean
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Detroit Ss
Milwaukee
Ca Thintus
Columbus
St Paul
Louisville
St. Paul
St. Taal
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Minneapoulis
Toledo
Kansas City
Fourteeth Finshes
Western
Des Moles
Denver
Thes Moines
Lincoln Pueblo YM
Ancol
Caustic Criticism in a Marble Bust
A brief Town and Country exchange shows a sculptor presenting a bust to friends. One friend quips that the marble would have made a lovely mantelpiece, while another rebukes the sculpture with a wry remark about paving stocks.
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Bob Vivant
Public Sale of Real Estate at Auction
The undersigned will offer at public sale on Tuesday September 16 1907 at 2 oclock p m at the front door of the residence on the premises the Byr Branch place No 572 South Galena avenue described as a 12 room two story brick house and adjacent one and one half story frame house with about 20 acres of ground a good well and cistern Auctioneers A H Miller and others listed are present with the sale notice
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Galena Avenue
Trina Campman
Ema Sauderman
Louis Bavcu
Mathilpa
Kurmner
EvpwarRp Bavcu
Clara Cannam
A. H. Miller
State Bank Figures House Takes a Railway Trip
State Auditor McCullough released a statement detailing Illinois bank finances for the year ended June 30. It shows 840 banks with capital $41,790,000, surplus $19,250,084, and undivided profits $14,286,585.05, totaling $72,286,273.36. Investments totaled $466,865,085 with $387,401 in loans and $1,780,015 reserve from banks. Net earnings reached $40,458,116.10 on gross earnings of $66,000,000. Dividends paid by 278 banks totaled $33,982,640.28, while savings deposits stood at 605,918 accounts totaling $161, SOS.052.
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Springfield
McCullough
Illinois
SOO
Cottage moved on two flat cars seven miles without disassembly
Danville Illinois Aug 26 The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway completed a historic move placing a four room cottage on two flat cars from Momence to Weichert seven miles away without taking it apart The engine led a fast train was flagged and the house set down at Weichert in good condition First such train move on record East St Louis Aug 23 A board bill dispute at Benbow City sparked a brawl among twenty men resulting in a crushed skull for Steven Nermit and a near severing of Charles Gontek by a cleaver during the melee
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Ively
Kfoptitts
Daniel Webster
America
Danville
Chicago and Eastern
Wichert
East St. Temis
Frank Muza
Benbow City
Steven Nermit
Charles Gontek
Grewsome Find Turns On Cancer Surgery Clue
Discovery in the Hudson River of a bundle containing amputated breast tissue misled police to think a murder occurred. Coroner Dr. Albert E. T. Weston reported the tissue came from a cancer operation likely performed in a sanatorium, not a crime, as cremation would occur in a large hospital.
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New York
Hudson River
Albert E .T. Weston
Earthquake Felt Across Caadeloupe and Nearby Islands
A sharp earthquake was felt in the West Indies on Caadeloupe and Dominica with several strong shocks reported along St Lucia. No injuries or damage reported in the fragment.
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West Indies
St. Thomas, D. W. II
Caadeloupe
Dominica
St. Lucia
Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago markets report price quotations for wheat with opening lows and closing figures. The line lists Aug as a contract with prices around 7.14 to 7.34 and notes daily bid and ask values.
Revivalist in White Duck Bloomington Opens August Revival
Rev James Navier Evangelist Knoxville Tenn conducts revival meeting at Medora in pulpit wearing white duck suit. His striking dress shocks the flock and clergy plan to wear more heat friendly attire at all services. Peoria Heights vote ends dispute with Yeoria Railway. tracks to be torn up by Monday. Mount Carroll judge rules against New Yorkers in $92000 commission dispute with German Insurance Co. Pending appeal.
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White Duck
Bloomington
James Navier
Knoxville
Tenn
Medora
Mount Carroll
Yweard
Circuit
Precport
Chicago Rail Company Earnings Report Seen For Year
Chicago officials project roughly 1,000,000 in earnings for the Chicago City Rail Way Company for the year ending June 30, 1888, according to records in city hall. The forecast highlights the company’s financial performance amid ongoing public transport expansion.
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Chicago
Keble
Mermaid Bath If Given Money Provokes Philanthropist
A quoted philanthropist asks for payment to bathe. Redface Leary replies arrogantly defending his dignity, comparing the request to a mermaid. This fragment preserves a sharp exchange and character names from the New York press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redface Leary
New York
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Cleanses Colds
A historical advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claims gentle bowel action and a full clearing of coughs and colds. It promises relief from throat inflammation and irritation and lists seller Wm. F. Jungkunz Stephenson with a price of $6.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson
Market prices and grain hogs cattle quotes from East Buffalo
An East Buffalo report lists live stock receipts and quotations for cattle hogs sheep and lambs with price ranges for choice grades. It also covers cash sales for winter and spring wheat corn oats and hay with regional quotes from Dunning & Stevens and a concluding New England tale about a Connecticut farmer who jokes about a $10 000 marriage, noting a $2 license cost.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Wethers
Ewes
Nighttime Remedy Against Nightmares Cited
A brief note suggests a small post supper dose of bicarbonate of soda can serve as an effective preventive against nightmares. The claim presents a simple household remedy without detailed scientific backing.
Shark Livers and Their Oil in Watch and Gun Works
The livers of sharks yield a clear oil highly valued for lubrication in watches clocks and fine guns. This oil is held in high esteem, comparable to the oil from porpoise and dogfish livers, regarded as among the finest available.
Ancient Observatory at Alexandria Dates to 3rd Century B.C.
Ancient astronomers established the first astronomical observatory in Alexandria about 300 years before the zero year. The fragment notes a historical timing of early celestial study and the rise of formal observation practices in Hellenistic Egypt.
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Alexandria
Wealthy Mandarin Gifts Skin Card Set From Pirate
In Feking China a wealthier mandarin hosted a stage luminary with a card pack carved from human skin dating back four centuries. The deck reportedly originated from a bloodthirsty pirate captured long ago.
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Feking
China
Smelling Salts Made From Lavender Water and Ammonia
A note explains that smelling salts can be cheaply produced by mixing lavender water with common lump ammonia.
Russians pay roused by highland regiments
The Russians reportedly paid when they first faced the highland regiments, quipping that they expected to fight men but instead met devils in netticoats.
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Nero
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Webster
Rauroad
Mr. Quelch
Prairia State
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Taylor
San Francisco
Board of Police Commissioners
Dinan
Storey
Marion Storey
Dullan
Story
Mme
Em.ma Eames
Brook Farm
Port Chester
MacMillen
Berene
Francis Rae MacMillen
Mont Blanc
Chicago Grain
Chicago Board of Trade
Eas
Peoria
Peoria Heights
Teoria
Yeoria Hailway Company
Honrad
Wheel Plarry Buttvick
Dudge
Shipman
National Lead Company
State Street
Timothy
Tilmois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Pratrie
New England
Connecticut
Greenwich
Malachi
Bill
Devils In Petticoats
Arbuckles
Arisa Coffee
Arbuckld BI Bros
New
York City
City
Grand Opera House
W. F. Mann
Western Plains
By Hal Reid
The
East
Story of All
Arizona
C. P. Guenther's
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Eugene
Lee D. Ellsworth AU
David
Ook
Foy Ryan
C. P. Guenther
Freeport Gas Light & Goke Co
WM. Walton
Freeport Railway, Light & Power CO
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