Foraker Miss Shonts Wins in Race
Ohio Republican clubs in a statewide meeting endorse Senator Foraker for president signaling a crash for Taft in Ohio. The move foreshadows a battle for delegates in every county as the Foraker boom formally launches. New York reports the engagement of Miss Theodora Shonts to the Duc De Chaulnes, amid prior denials by her father the Panama Canal Commission head. The 30-year-old French nobleman has Paris residence, a hereditary castle, and a top European lineage including Italian, French, and Spanish roots.
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Columbus
Ohio League of Republican
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Taft
Ohio
New York
Theodora Shonis
Theodore Shonis
Duc de Chaulnes
Shonis
Miss Shonts
London
Paris
France
Europe
Italy
Spain
Garfield club banquet endorses Taft in Ohio district
In Warren Ohio the Garfield club banquet drew about 300 Republicans from seven counties. They passed motions endorsing W H Taft as the party’s presidential nominee at the twenty first annual gathering.
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Warren
Garfield Club
W. H. Taft
Highest price for eggs records in Jersey City market
New York reports a Jersey City market selling selected fresh eggs at 75 cents a dozen, over six cents each, the highest price in 32 years. Best eggs yesterday brought 60 cents, with other grades 38 to 48 cents. a major jobber with farmer contracts says the price leaves little profit, also noting butter rising from 40 to 46 cents a pound.
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New York
Jersey City
Jumped 50 Feet From Juvenile Court Window
Cincinnati dispatch reports 17 year old George Holmer leaped about fifty feet from a fourth story cell room at Court and Main after being chased by detectives Schaeffer and Kulbfers who accused him of shoe theft. He survived the fall and was in juvenile court pending trial before Judge Caldwell.
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Cincinnati
George Holmer
Main Streets
Holmer
Schaeffer
Kulbfers
Fifth Street
Caldwell
Debaters Vote Down Priest Salary Increase in Spain
In Madrid on November 20 the chamber of deputies rejected Deputy Salavery's motion to raise priests' pay from twelve cents a day. The government said the step requires Rome approval and cannot be afforded given Spain's finances, with the measure losing 116 to 14.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Salavery
Rome
Spain
Diamond imports fall sharply in first ten months
New York reports that imports of diamonds and other precious stones dropped by more than 6 million dollars in the first ten months of the year compared with 1906. Analysts expect the full year decline to about 10 million dollars, with total value this year about 30.15 million versus 36.79 million last year.
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New York
Mrs Rosner gives birth to sixth pair of twins
Bioodhiue Minn Nov 20 Mrs A Rosner has given birth to her sixth pair of twins since 1898 she is mother of twenty five children.
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Bioodhiue, Minn
A. Rosner
Kaiser Wilhelm Leaves Large Tips at Windsor Castle
Before leaving Windsor Castle for Highcliffe Castle the Kaiser reportedly left no less than 10000 dollars to be divided among the servants. The prior trip in 1891 saw a tip of 2500 dollars.
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London
Windsor Castle
Highcliffe Castle
Kaiser Wilhelm
Senator Bankhead Ill at Fayette Home
Birmingham Alabama November 20 United States Senator John H Bankhead is quite ill at his home in Fayette Alabama Doctors R M Cunningham former lieutenant governor of Alabama and T M Peters are attending him.
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Birmingham
Ala
United States
John H. Bankhead
Fayette, Ala
R. M. Cunningham
Alabama
T. M. Peters
Brewery Workers Fate Debated at AFL Convention
Norfolk. Va. November 20. The AFL discussed a constitutional amendment requiring all affiliated groups to referendum or binding votes before the executive council can arbitrate disputes. The proposal, tied to the Brewery Workers reinstatement, passed 7 296 to 6 886, signaling divisions at the convention.
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Norfolk
Committee On Law
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Ers
Law Committee
Alabama Prohibition Law Ends Liquor Sales After Jan 1 1909
From Montgomery Alabama the prohibition bill passed the senate yesterday and was approved by the house today. The new law mandates that all liquor sales cease in the state after January 1 1909.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
House
Alabama
Mobile anti-prohibitionists threaten secession over dry law
Mobile's anti-prohibitionists vow to quit Alabama if the state goes dry. Attorneys have been counseled on plans to cut Mobile loose from state control, likely pursuing the federal courts. A telegram from Bank of Mobile President McDermott warned that Mobile stands ready to secede and form home government if anti-prohibitionists do not win.
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Mobile
Ala
State Senate
McDermott
Bank of Mobile
Hamburger
Alabama
Unprecedented Scenes Mark Passage of Bill in Alabama Senate
In Montgomery on November 20, a statutory prohibition bill passed amid furious scenes. Women and children pushed Senators from their seats as cheers filled the senate chamber. The bill is a compromise allowing sales to continue until January 1, 1909 when whisky sales will end. the governor is expected to sign.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Alabama
Gray
Press feeders strike Toledo plants defy injunction
Federal Judge Thompson’s injunction against press feeders and assistants is defied as eight workers at Blade Paper and Printing and four at Franklin Printing walk out in Toledo Ohio. The strike cites an alleged agreement between national press feeders and Typothetae of America.
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Toledo
Ohio
Blade Paper and Printing Company
Franklin Printing Company
Employers’ Association
Thompson
Cincinnati
Typothetae
National Organization of Pressfeeders and Assistants
Typothetae of America
Fatal corn plaster death in St. Louis death toll rises
Blood poisoning from trimming a corn and applying a corn plaster two weeks earlier caused the death of Mrs. Benjamin Kimball at her home in St. Louis. She was 65, daughter of Mexican General Fernando Lopez.
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St. Louis
Benjamin Kimball
Fernando Lopez
Mme Anna Gould Linked to Wealthy Prince de Sagan
New York reports Mme Anna Gould plans to marry again within three months after her French divorce. She may wed Prince Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord, Prince de Sagan, despite opposition from her siblings who warn of his reputed extravagance and past dissipation.
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New York
Mme. Anna Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Boni
Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord
Europe
Prince Helie
Eports
Mme
Anna Gould
Jay Gould
Count de Castellane
Paris
Prince Sagan
Actress Mrs. Carter Payne Faces Bankruptcy Petition
Three creditors sue actress Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne in U S district court for over 11 000. Laura G Cook seeks 4226 on notes and 6891 for clothing. Judge Hough appoints Ezra P Prentice as receiver.
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New York
United States District Court
Leslie Carter Payne
Laura G. Cook
Carter Payne
Hearst Loses Recount Bid in New York City Election
The New York Court of Appeals rules the 1905 mayoral recount bill unconstitutional. Hearst contesting the November election to unseat Mayor McClellan based on alleged vote counting fraud, the court's decision was unanimous.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
New York City
William R. Hearst
McClellan
The Democrat Named Leader in Hamilton News
The Democrat is recognized as the news leader in Hamilton, noted for comprehensive coverage and local reporting. Readers rely on its updates for politics, events, and community notices across Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Switchmen end wage demand with western railroads
The Switch men's Union withdrew the six cent an hour wage demand after talks with a western railroads committee. Grand Master Hawley received a letter from the roads declining the advance, and the union decided to abandon the request for now. The meeting closed on a note of good feeling.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s Union
Western Railroads
Western Mailroads
Hawley
President Roosevelt changes Thanksgiving trip to Montpelier Virginia
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans a Thanksgiving Day outing at Montpelier Virginia near Charlottesville instead of Pine Knot Virginia. Details are not public and it is unclear if the trip includes turkey hunting or other activities.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
Montpelier
Charlottesville
Delaware Democrats convene over Judge Gray for 1900 nomination
Delaware friends of Judge George Gray held a conference in Wilmington to discuss the likelihood of securing his nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention next year.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Roosevelt bars southern federal workers from 1932 convention
President Roosevelt instructs First Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock not to allow any federal office holder in the southern state to attend or back the presidential third term at the Republican national convention next summer. The notice shocks anti administration critics amid renewed political maneuvering. In a separate matter, Mrs. Bradley’s trial resumes after recess with a review of exchanged letters with Senator Brown, though the letters are not read to the jury.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frank H. Hitchcock
Southern Republican Organization
Bradley
Senator Brown
Misled French Inventor Brought In For Submarine Mine Test
For three months Washington officials courted Harry Stenffteben a poor French inventor believed to represent a Paris company selling submarine mines to the United States. The ruse collapsed when Commander Albert Gleaves inspected the mine at Newport revealing the error.
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Washington
Harry Stenffteben
Paris
United States
Europe
Newport
Bureau of Ordinance
Navy Department
Canadian patrol captures fishermen near Old Ben Island
Put-in Bay Ohio November 20. The Canadian patrol Vigilant sighted two fishing boats and a gasoline launch with four American fishermen at Old Ben Island. A shot was fired and the vessels were captured after a chase. The fishermen were later freed and their boats kept by Canada.
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Put-in Bay
Ohio
Old Ben Island
Jealousy Ties Fatal Husbands Death and Self
New York police report Mrs. Lobtie Hitchcock shot her sleeping husband Robert L. Hitchcock a compositor at their home. She then fatally wounded herself. Authorities classify jealousy as the motive in this fatal domestic incident.
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New York
Lobtie Hitchcock
Robert L. Hitchcock
Dime novels blamed for teen thief in Indiana case
Goshen Indiana November 20 Frank Reed twenty of South Bend was sentenced to one to fourteen years in Jeffersonville prison for stealing a livery rig. Authorities say the boy’s mind was influenced by dime novels.
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Goshen
Ind
Frank Reed
South Bend
Jeffersonville
Noted Actor Tommaso Sal vini Seriously Ill in Florence
Florence reports veteran actor Tommaso Sal vini is seriously ill with a heart ailment. His advanced age raises concern for the outcome as doctors monitor his condition.
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Florence
Tommaso Salvini
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