News in Brief from Washington and World Events
A broad snapshot of early 20th century affairs including army officer recruitment, tariff and wool bills in Congress, investigations into Senator Lorimer and Mormon Church ties, naval and aviation tests, ship arrivals and wrecks, court actions against meat packers, and notable global visits and incidents across the United States and Europe. Includes Taft remarks at Yale, naval maneuvers plans, and social headlines from New York to Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
House
Yates
Illinois
Senator Lorimer
Senate
Cartagena
State Department
Castro
Horacas Havemeyer
Henry C. Havemeyer
Washington
Cyrus H. McCormick
Lorimer
Harvester Trust
Committee On Finance
Hnaign
Naval Academy
Army
Thomas S. Cutter
House Sugar Investigating
Albert J. Hopkins
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Finance Committee
Notable deaths and public figures lose morale in London crowds
Governor Dix of New York cancels engagements due to a cold. Mrs. D G Phillips dies near Jennings Louisiana after the death of novelist David Graham Phillips. John H Thiry, pioneer in the school savings bank system, dies in Dutchess County. King George and Queen Mary drive a seven mile procession through London as onlookers remain sparse and apathetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Cable
Fishiemen’s Institute
St. Johns
N. F
Kingston
Jamaica
Canada
Iowa
Indiana
Massachusetts
Queenstown
Ferdinand Edmond Duez
France
General Diaz
Mexico
Riymouth
Havre
Paria
Kiel
Germany
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
George
Buckingham Palace
Albert Hall
London
Prince of Wales
Mary Scott Lord Harrison
Harrison
Venice
San Francisco
Dix
New York
D. G. Phillips
David Graham Phillips
Jennings
John H. Thiry
School Savings Bank
America
Dutch Hills
S,t
Queen Mary
Multiple global visits and incidents reported in brief
President Taft visited Fall River and Providence to discuss Canadian reciprocity. The Piermont post office safe was blown open with about $1,058 in valuables seized. New York city funds approved for Jerome Park to filter Croton water. Trinity Church hosted vast Thanksgiving services with many nations. The Kilpatrick arrived with artillery for Fort Totten from Texas battlefields. Robbers stole $25,000 in gems from Los Angeles broker N T Reid. Palomares admitted a $16,770 shortage and paid with a certified check. Twins, smallest born in the U S, arrived in Lawrenceburg weighing three pounds. Mrs Mary G Eddy's will admitted to probate in Boston. Attorney General Swift appeals on domicile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Fall River
Meas
Providence
R. 1
Piermont
Trinity Church
New York
King George
Kilpatrick
Sandy Hook
N. J
Coast Artillery
Fort Totten
Texas
N. T. Reid
Los Angeles
Frank J. Palomares
Assessment Bureau
Cal
Grant T. Peas
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Mary G. Eddy
Boston
Swift
Supreme Court
Big Order for B & C Bridges in Pittsburgh Line Upgrade
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders thousands of tons of structural steel from American Bridge Company for main line bridges. New bridges will replace worn wooden trestles, add double tracks, and lift the line to better footing. Wheel ing and Lake Erie also awards Kling Bridge Company for small bridges along its main line as lines expand to meet rising traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
American Bridge Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Kling Bridge Company
Cleveland
Wife Hisenauer Defies Settlement, Wins Weekly Allowance
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania Mrs. Henry Hisenauer challenged a proposed estate settlement. Judge John M. Kennedy raised her weekly support from $8 to $11, citing her long marriage and her contribution to the husband’s wealth. She remained opposed to cash settlements and property transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore
Pittsburg
Henry Hisenauer
Risenauer
Glenfield
John M. Kennedy
New Ohio Law Taxing Coal Deposits on Duplicates
The new Dore law shifts coal deposits in Ohio onto the tax duplicate. Previously taxes were charged to farmers leasing lands to coal firms, with companies taxed only for equipment. Now the State Tax Commission can require coal companies to file a recepror detailing actual coal in mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Tax Commission
Miners to Gather for Taft Meet in Pittsburgh
Taft and cabinet members will attend the first national meeting of coal miners in Pittsburgh. Some 30,000 to 40,000 miners are expected, with officials from nearly every mining rate and US Bureau of Mines representatives. Demonstrations will show first aid to the injured and rescue drills. A temporary mine gallery will stage explosions and fires to illustrate rapid scientific responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Pittsburg
United States Bureau of Mines
Uxorcide ends with husband shooting wife in Masburg Pa
Mrs. George Gump, 16 years old, was shot by her husband here last Thursday and died Saturday morning. Gump shot himself after firing three shots into his wife's breast. He will live and is held for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masburg
George Gump
Gump
Gubernatorial Appointments In Pennsylvania
Governor Tener appoints James Roderick of Hazleton as chief of the department of mines a post held since 1899 and Joseph W Hunter of Montgomery county as first deputy highway commissioner under the Sproul road law. Hunter had led the highway department since 1903 with B M Bigelow succeeding him. Many Pittsburgers take part in the enegerfest festival at Erie Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Tener
James &. Roderick
Hazelton
Department of Mines
Joseph W. Hunter
Montgomery County
Roderick
Hunter
Highway Department
B. M. Bigelow
Be Inez Condell Returns to Claim and Love
Ines Condell, the eastern girl, faces hardship on a remote California homestead near Ajados. Barry Axtell warns Lewis of dangers to Ines as a snapshot links them. Lewis confronts the truth, confesses love, and plans a modest home as Ines joins him after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Lewis
Camip
Berenita
California
Ike
Channing
Flo
Serenita
Barty
Inés Condell
Ajados
Molly
Channing’s
Sweety Heart
Goose
Cephetua
Billié
Ajadea
Man Corrects Census Record Sparks DA Visit
A ragged man visits the district attorney to explain how he cheated the government not by theft but by omitting his middle name when the census taker came. The postscript has a village wag quipping about respect for the aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Middis
Cenaus Taker
Diff. Dently
Sam
Philadelphia Star
Newspaper catalog and subscription notice mixed from OCR
A jumble of periodical titles and a subscription notice for the Democrat appears. It lists Good Housekeeping Cosmopolitan and other magazines, and mentions payment in advance and club privileges. The text includes references to World Almanac and various city papers, with garbled OCR artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Ade Dresa
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It News
Dowald Wert
Oregon
Jen Hall
Olympic
Newpork
River Front
New England
Massachusetts Legislative Committee On
D. H. Jarvis
Morgan-Guggenheim-Rothschld
Alaska
Seattle
Yale
Atlantic
Edward Valentine Lee
Navy
Buffalo
United States District Court
New York Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn
Long Island
Lanning
United States Circuit Court
Wilmington
Del
du Pont “Powder Trust
Liverpool “Central Plan
United States
Georgia
Audrey F. Kelsey
Harry Adams
Atlantic City
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
North Carolina
Hampton Roads
Venezuela
Walter Donnelly
State Fair Track
Milwaukee
Lumber Secretaries’ Bureau of Information
Pennsylvania
Pacific
Jerome Park
Croton
City of
B. & C. Bridges
Pittsburgers
Erie, Pa
Ines
Ponesa
Ajadon
Barringtons
Billie Barrington
Berkeley
Billie
Good Housekeeping
American Magazine and Democrat
Cosmopolitan and
Demociat
National Monthly and Democrat
Lie
the Commoner
The
New York Daily World and
James
New York Sunday
and Democrat
Crat
Daily, Post and
Philadelphia ‘Daily, North American and ‘Democrat
BAC
Sacree
Emerson
Church Street
J Wood Clark
Maraton Building
David Blair
Pailadelphia Street
John N. Banks
M@ve in Banks
Philadelphia
Indians
John H. Pierce
Cunningham Building
Pailaelphia Birest
John H. Hill
Farmer's Bank Building
Court Place
M. C. Watson
Ofies
Depealt Bank Buildicam and
B, Indans, Jerene
George J. Feit
Marshall Buildings
Harry W. Fee
Marshall Building
D. H. Tomb
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