Taft officiates cornerstone at Ingram church in Washington
Happenings this week note Taft presiding at the cornerstone laying of the Ingram Congregational church in Washington. Others report on corporate reforms, tariff debates in Congress, and broad national events including Rockefeller gifts and canal commission economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ingram Congregational
Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Fatt
United States
Tait
House
Senate
Rodenberg
Minois
District of Columbia
Global upheaval and sector shifts in early 1909 news
Rebels and Persian troops clash near Tehran with 159 Iraqi troops slain, a Glidden tour reliability run begins Detroit to Kansas City via Minneapolis and Denver, and hearings in New York on the Harry K Thaw sanity case resume. Reports cover crop forecasts, floods, rail delays, and a wide array of international incidents with many named places people and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Chicago
Mary J. Buck
Garrison
Temple
Lincoln Park Institutional Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Louis Abernathy
United States
John Abernathy
Col. Roosevelt
Guthrie
Okla
Charleston
Louisville
King Peter of
Servia
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Bands
Pittsburg
Town Brevities From Des Moines To Ames Highlights
Summary of short items from Iowa towns including tax funding issues in Council Bluffs, marriage licenses in Des Moines, celebrations in Ames, medical and criminal incidents, and civic developments such as new homes, hospital prospects, and rail interurban progress. Notable names include D Bickel, Mrs Sunday, George Nicholson, John Hartgraves, Lisle Crabtree, Steven Coldren, and Col M McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Bickel
Girard
Ames
W. A. Sunday
Evangelist Sunday
Rochester
Minn
George Nicholson
Marenzo
Nicholson
Clear Lake
Okoboji
Frank DeMore
Perry
Star
Court Avenue
DeMore
Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa Dairymen’s Association
Welker Given
Josiah Given
State Historical Association
Ohio
Savery
West Slide
Fifth Street
Walnut Street
A. S. Bernard
Secret Service
Carlisle Indian School
Sixth Avenue
Charles W. Schramm
John R. Hartgraves
Franklin County
Wm. Riddle
Lisle Crabtree
Raymond
B.C. Surles
Chicago
Seventh Street
Herbert Graham
Towa City
Steven A. Coldren
Edith Seymour
Judge Green
District Court
John Simpson
Col. M. McDonald
General Grant
John Nicholson
Ailsworth
Vailey Junction
White House conference drafts tax concession amid tariff talks
At a White House session President Taft chaired talks on reducing the earnings tax rate from 2 percent to 1 percent and adjusting the mutual life insurance provisions. The conference aims to reconcile tariff and corporation tax differences, with a report due by late next week. Key figures discussed include Aldrich, Wickersham, Burrows, Smoot, Fordney, and Cannon. The lead schedule faces House resistance, delaying chemical schedule amendments and showing the conferees’ cautious path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Taft
Aldrich
Wickersham
Burrows
Smoot
Fordney
Cannon
House
Senate
Nagel Shakes Up Commerce and Labor Dept Personnel
Secretary Nagel ordered a broad staff reduction in the Department of Commerce and Labor, cutting about 100 employees and accepting ten resignations after an efficiency review. More cuts and resignations are expected as the inquiry continues, with many clerks slated for promotions amid the shakeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Bigamist Sentenced Seven Years In Stockton Case
San Jose reported that Cat-Christian C. Johnson, charged with bigamy by Mrs. Josephine Amelia Tretheway of Stockton and believed to be the notorious Bradson, received seven years imprisonment. Fourteen lives lost in a Lake Superior collision as the steamer John B. Cowle sank near Whitefish Point after collision with Isaac M. Scott. Orville Wright achieved a five and a half minute flight at Fort Meyer in a Wright aeroplane, circling the parade grounds and reaching about forty miles per hour before ending tests due to engine issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip de Griff
Ortonville
Minn
Europe
Bronx Zoo
New York
Santander
Spain
Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Thomas L. Leviard
St. Louis
Kansas
John R. Barry
Washington
Asquith
Christian G. Johnson
San Francisco
John Madson
United States
Taft
Diaz
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Col.Snell
Clinton
Ill
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Edward N. Detzer
First National Bank
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fred Mohrie
Bienville
New Orleans
Blackwell Lumber Company
Spokane
Idaho
Menasha Woodenware Company
Buenos Ayres
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Ella Gingles
French Lick
May Golde
Granite City
T. C. Miller
Cegelia Golde
Vienna
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Lake Champlain
John Smith
Carlo Giro
George Staber
Flatbush
L. I
M. Caillaux
France
Charles Bos
Lida Griswold
Eaton
Henry Rife
Bristol
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
Clarence H. Mackay
Mackay
Long Island
Philip Lemméal
Richard Hyland
Louisville & Indianapolis Traction Lne
Holman
Anna Spangler
Sun Prairie
Wis
Minnesota Grain Indemnity Company
Minneapolis
R. Norris
San Jose
Christian C. Johnson
Josephine Amelia Tretheway
Stockton
Bigamist
Bradson
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Isaac M. Scott
John B. Cowle
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Cowle
Scott
Wright
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Postal Receipts Increase Across Major Offices in June 1908
The department reports huge rises in postal receipts for June 1908 at fifty large post offices. Dayton leads with a 40 percent increase, Seattle 32.20 percent, New Haven 27 percent, Chattanooga 25.50 percent, Hartford 22 percent, with Brooklyn also showing a notable rise.
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Washington
Dayton
Seattle
Wash
New Haven
Conn
Chattanooga
Hartford
Brooklyn
Embarrassing remark by Louisville woman sparks chat
The Courier Journal reports a controversial quip by a well known Louisville woman famed for speaking before thinking. Her daughter entertained a young man on a front porch while a baby nearby attempted to walk, prompting advice to delay walking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Journal
Louisville
Next Best
A Philadelphia ordained young minister, nervous and unsure, confesses he lost his sermon notes. He announces he will improvise by reading a few chapters from the Bible, prompting Sunday Magazine’s amused take on the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sunday Magazine
Origin Of A Famous Human Food
A brain and nerve builder food story traces the discovery of Grape-Nuts by a brain worker who sought sustained strength and mental vigor. Through experiments, Grape-Nuts is presented as a daily, non stimulant food aiding digestion, with Post’s signature on genuine packages and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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C. VW. Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Reid
Dorchester House
James Yadkin Joyner
North Carolina
National Educational Association
Denver
John Burke
North Dakota
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Goethals
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Charles Richardson
Segation
Copenhagen
Iowa
John Downie
State Board of Control
Equitable
Sixth
F. O
MacDougall-Morris
Marshalltown
Drake University
Mary Carpenter
W. B. Craig
Hill M. Bell
Mary Jane McGeehon
R. D. McGeehon
Cass County
Atlantic
Mrs. McGeehon
Grove Township
Sibley
Drummet
Centerville
Villisca
Ted Qak
Creston
Osceola
Fremont Voters’ Association
ME Pleasant
Burlington
State Board of Education
Meetig
Board of Regents
University
Actieu
Lovell Swisher
Swisher
Iowa Securities
Early Settlers” Association
Polk County
Sheuerman Bros Company
Women’s Press Club
Authors’ Club
Women’s Press and Authors’ Club
Stephen Dubois
Spencer
George M. Chappell
Towa
Judge Smith
Waverly
Waverly Brewing Company
Carl Hoppenworth
Henry Parrott
Flora Wilson
Wilson
Milan
Italy
Switzerland
Seattle Exposition
Pacific Coast
Alexander Greer
Sac City
Elis
Ft. Dodge
First Avenue
K. C. Lodge
Midland Theater
Jonathan Fleming
Vandalia
Jessie Daugherty
Mary Roth
Jack Rankin
Mason City
Spirit Lake
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Chicago & Northwestern
Dr. D. Jayne
Jayne
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