Rockefeller Gifts Increase University Donation to 23 Million
John D. Rockefeller adds 2 191 000 to his Chicago University benefactions raising total gifts to more than 23 million dollars The offer to triple contributions to the William R Harper memorial library brings an 800 000 building project on the campus within reach The trustees note 135 000 already raised and 65 000 more needed for the library. A separate action names S Davies Warfield of Baltimore and R Lancaster Williams of Richmond as receivers for the Seaboard Air Line railroad with bonds set at 50 000 each The railroad system ranks among the Souths largest with 2 611 miles of track and securities around 130 million dollars The move is linked to a possible coup by the Ryan party now in control.
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Rockefeller
Martin A. Ryerson
Board of Trustees
The
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
William R. Harper
Seaboard Air Line
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
R. Lancaster Williams
Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Ryan Party
Dun's Review of Trade Highlights Recovery Signs
Business activity shows near completion of year preparations and inventories. Banking conditions improve with easier money, increased Christmas trade, and smoother New York exchanges. Manufacturing remains constrained, while pig iron and structural steel inquiries rise and rail and wire mills book ahead. Chicago district failures fall to 22 with seven liabilities over 5000.
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New York
Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Ex-Treasurer Charles Becker Dies by Own Action
Charles Becker former Illinois State treasurer, age 67, died at his Belleville home by shooting himself after a family conference about his estate from a second marriage. Becker was said to be worth about 500000, his first wife having died previously. The note recalls a complex family history and wealth before his death.
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Charles Becker
Illinois
Belleville
Ill
Becker
Bécker
Colorado Bank Closes Its Doors After Run
The State Bank of Rocky Ford Colorado shut on a run with liabilities over 400000 and assets above 525000 mainly loans on high grade farm lands.
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Colorado Bank
State Bank of
Rocky Ford, Col
Night Riders Rumored Burn Russellville Ky
Information from a Louisville and Nashville dispatcher reports night riders burning Russellville Kentucky with danger to the area. No further particulars announced.
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Louisville & Nashville
Russellville
Woman and Children Burned in Ohio Home Fire
Mrs Boyer and one child were burned to death when a fire destroyed their home near Hamden Vinon County Ohio. A second child was badly burned in the blaze.
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Boyer
Hamden
Vinon County
Ohio
Wheat area shrinks in Punjab due to prolonged drought
A marked drop in wheat cultivation reduces Punjab's planted area from 9,000,000 to 5,000,000 acres as many permanent canals run short and irrigation canals stay dry, signaling a severe water shortage impacting farming.
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Punjab
Washington reels as admiral Browneon resigns
The resignation of Admiral Browneon, head of the bureau of navigation, shocks Washington. A correspondent believes the abrupt move stems from a clash with the President.
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Admiral Browneon
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Trade quiet as year end disbursements loom
New York reports a slackened overall trade with easing finances except for end of year outlays in New York. Mild weather hurts seasonable retail, January sales occur early in some cities, and wholesale and jobbing trade seek delays in shipments. Weekly US business failures total 246, with Canada at 50.
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New York
United States
Gradstreet
Various political and international happenings reported in brief
Attorney General Davis of Texas plans a third term on anti Bailey issue after a Dallas conference. The schooner Jesse Barlow was r un down near Pollock Rip lightship Cape Cod. six crew narrowly escaped. Seth Low elected president of the National Civic Federation to succeed August Belmont. Admiral Dewey hosted a dinner in Washington. Louis birthday falls Dec 26 but dinner timed for presidential attendance. Ex Senator Clark mediates in Montana labor union dispute with Rocky Mountain Bell. National arbitration board probes printers wage scale in Chicago. Foreigners attack Constable Dolan in Lebanon Pa. two Hungarians killed. Lima signs first treaties of amity via Balmaceda and Polo. Carriage supplier sues Governor Hokesmith and Georgia commissioners for 500 dollars.
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Texas
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Jesse Barlow
Pollock Rip
Cape Cod
Seth Low
Columbia University
National Civic Federation
August Belmont
New York
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Ouis
W. A. Clark
Montana
Butte
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
National Board of Arbitration
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Chicago
James Dolan
Lebanon
Peru
Chile
Senor Balmaceda
Senor Polo
Lima
Hveryman
Hoosevelt
Gov. Hokesmith
Georgia Commissioners
Washington anti prohibition agitation shapes national lobby
Washington correspondents report vested brewery and liquor interests petition Congress amid a drive to make the capital a temperance center. Anti prohibition forces fear a national shift while liquor advocates warn of federal tax implications and reprisals against dry states as they seek strategic leverage in Congress this winter.
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Washington
Congress
United States
South
Indiana Prisoner Resident Yocsmotor Ataxia Report
A fragment notes a resident of Yocsmotor with ataxia and mentions B E Walga caused by an over need. Mayor Joseph Wabash is described as a long time citizen of Wabash aged 68. Wabash Odd Fellows plan an elaborate celebration of their eighty ninth anniversary on April 26.
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B. E. Walga
Terbaum
Wabash
Wabash Odd Fellows
Many incidents line Indiana towns from 1900s brief
Anniversaries and retirements mark social notes while new interurban stations open in Michigan City. Postmistress reappointed at Fowler with no opposition. Accidents include a saw injury in South Whitley, a fatal timber accident near Wabash County, and a gasoline lamp fire in Monterey. Disturbances include a suicide at Vincennes and a church property deal in New Albany.
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Franklin Township
DeKalb County
Frank Hartman
Evangelical Church
Berne
Amos Bowman
North
Manchester
Minnie Dayson
Vincennes
Priscilla Epic
William
Cuba
Harvey Mitchell
Muncie
Mitchell
United Brethren Conference of
Indiana
Central Christian Church
New Albany
The
Christian Church
Yearly accident toll lists thousands killed and injured
The New York Tribune summarizes a year of accidents: 57 919 people killed or injured, with 5 612 killed and 22 307 injured. Major causes include earthquakes and landslides, 21 512 killed. explosions and mine disasters, 3 086 killed. storms, floods, 4 209 killed. railroad wrecks, 811 killed. automobile crashes, 229 killed. firearms, 197 killed. drownings and vessel wrecks add thousands more.
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The
New York Tribune
Mississippi Jetties Nearing Completion at Southwest Pass
The new Mississippi river jetties, started four years ago, near the Southwest Pass Gulf of Mexico junction, will give the South a deep harbor. Two parallel walls extend several miles, widening water to 50 85 feet in places, with a sea wall atop. Cost approaches 3 million dollars.
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Mississippi
Mississippi River
Southwest
Gulf of Mexico
Philadelphia C ar Strike Threatened
Officials of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company prepare for a potential strike as the Amalgamated Association reports the employer will not meet with a men’s committee. Vice President Shea downplays the strike plan while a meeting of the association is called to discuss the subject.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Shea
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Taft Speaks in Boston Defends Roosevelt Policies
Secretary Taft addressed a Boston dinner as guest of honor for the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association. He defended Roosevelt’s policies against critics on Wall Street and blamed the financial panic on dishonest and powerful interests while arguing against government ownership of interstate railways. He argued the administration fights for honest business and warned against increased central government power.
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Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Boston
Taft
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Yellow Races Unite as World Changes Says Thomson
Capt. Richmond Pearson THomson of Alabama, a congressional representative, warns that white civilization faces a rising yellow power. He claims Japan unites with China to train for war, spreads unrest in India, and threatens Western supremacy as Japan’s sea control shifts balance. He insists the white race must act to defend the Pacific front and maintain peace.
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Richmond Pearson Thomson
Congress
Fron Alabam
Giunda
Japan
India
Russia
Ruissia
America
Pacific Ocean
Nobel Prize Goes To Kipling In Literature Award
Reports from across the globe detail Kipling receiving the Nobel Prize for literature. Other items note a Canadian railroad treasurer confessing to $185,000 theft over eighteen years and various international political and military developments.
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Rudyard Kipling
Abstainer’s Charity Pocket Pact Backfires on Husband
A Philadelphia man vowed to abstain from strong drink and gave his nightly savings to his wife for charity. His wife used coins and beans as counters to record refusals, but relatives conspired to coax him to drink. Returns to charity dwindled as the joke wore on.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Exchange With a Confederate Veteran on the Road
A Confederate veteran greets a former bodyguard on the road. The veteran calls him by name and the old man confirms his identity with a spirited reply. The scene highlights lingering old loyalties and memories among veterans.
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Peter
Mars
Tom
Lippincott's
Perona Almanac Urges Quick Pickup For 1908 Edition
The Perona Lucky Day Almanac claims wide reach in eight million homes and urges early inquiry. The 1908 edition is published and nearly exhausted, with Oklahoma and Oklahoma City demographics noted. A single product line LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is advertised with the E. W. Grove signature and a 25 cent price.
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E. W. Grove
Speaking of success, Uncle Allen on bald heads
Uncle Allen Sparks muses that getting ahead often means a bald head, noting the price of success with a humorous, wry remark. The Chicaze Tribune captures his quip about ambition and appearance.
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Uncle Allen
Uncle Allen Sparks
Chicaze Tribune
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