Reactionaries Back Hughes as Presidential Pick in Shuffle
New York dispatch reports reactionary Republican leaders, including U S senators, shifting to Gov. Hughes as a fallback while aiming to secure Hughes as a second choice in favorite son states. Discussions covered Knox and Cortelyou efforts, with Taft still central and Knox preferred if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
Knox
United States Senate
New York
United States
Cortelyou
Foraker
New York State
Taft
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Cannon
Indiana
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
New Yorker
Taft’a
Henry C Frick Named Heir to Rockefeller as Standard Oil Captain
New York September 23 Standard Oil lacks a leader as John D Rockefeller retires and H H Rogers is paralyzed. The market presses for Henry C Frick as successor, describing him as a steel and coke magnate, orchid collector, Carnegie rival, and owner of banks, steel plants, real estate. Frick, five feet five inches tall with pink cheeks, is portrayed rising from clerk to chairman of Carnegie companies, surviving the Homestead strike and later earning titles coke king iron king and real estate king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Henry C. Frick
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Associated Carnegie Companies
Homestead
Alex. Bergman
Frick
Annie Yeamans Does Dance on Broadway Crowds Cheer
Broadway audiences erupted as Annie Yeamans, 72 next month, charmed Wallack's with a brief dance in Richard Carle's The Hurdy Gurdy Girl, delivering a five minute ovation. Mme Alla Nezimova then earned acclaim for Hilda Wengel in The Master Builder at the same theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Alla Nezimova
Hilda Wengel
Ibsen
Bullider
Nazimova
Annie Yeamans
Richard Carle
Broiler
Wallack’s
Naval Base for Archipelago Spurs Pacific Fortification Plan
Bremerton Navy Yard reports strong naval interest in establishing a major base in the Philippines with three to four drydocks as part of Pacific coast fortification plans. Rear Admiral Swinturne cites slow appropriations while officers see strategic value near Pratas Island, prompting possible congressional funding for an archipelago station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerton Navy Yard
Wash
Philippines
Pacific Coast
W. T. Swinturne
Philippine Naval Station
Oregon
Pacific
Pratas
Olongapo
Subig Bay
Welsh coal bids for fleet fuel in Pacific voyage
Washington details show bids for Welsh coal to fuel a Pacific cruise. United States Shipping Co led Welsh coal bidders at Puerta Arenas with 9.56 per ton, while Barber and Co asked 10.37 at Callao. American coal bids ranged up to 15.30 for transport aboard American bottoms, with Pacific Coal and Transportation offering 40,000 tons to deliver at San Francisco as the lowest coast option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lastic
United States Shipping Company
New York
Puerta Arenas
Barber and Company
Callaosi, McCall, Dinnin and Company
Baltimore
Magdelena Vey
San Francisco
Pacific Coal and Transportation Company
Pacific Coast
Heney Enlisted to Prosecute Oregon Land Fraud Cases
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Bonaparte announcing District Attorney Heney will prosecute the Oregon land fraud criminal cases in Portland. District Attorney Bristol of Oregon will try other related cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Bonaparte
Heney
San Francisco
Oregon
Portland
Bristol
Female bandits bold and daring in western Wyoming
Special to The Sun reports Ethel Manning Kate Barlow and Greta Carter three Wyoming women aged 19 to 24 have posed as cowboys then turned to banditry. They robbed travelers and ranch and roadhouse patrons with six shooters, eluding capture after a Meeteetse hold up. They are now believed active in eastern Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Burlington
Wyo
Ethel Manning
Kate Barlow
Greta Carter
Wyoming
Fremont County
West
Nains
Meeteets
Idaho
Closed Shop Day at the Capital
Washington reports unions threaten to vote Democratic if President Roosevelt does not remove Public Printer Stillings. The open shop issue dominates the government printing office and building trades strike, with pressure on the president to align hiring with union status and to reverse prior Miller case stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Labor
Stillings
Washington
American Industries
Congress
Still
Theodore Roosevelt
Government Printing Office
Miller
Coal-Strike Commission
The Cotton Crop Census Bulletin 1907
A census bulletin for the year ended August 31, 1907, records 5,296,752 running bales from all American manufacturers, up from 4,520,990 last year, with 4,987,021 bales consumed versus 4,919,479 previously. Manufacturers' stocks closed at 996,275 bales, up from 688,312, and active spindles numbered 26,242,401, compared with 26,250,006 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Postmasters Ordered Leave for Militia Calls
Postmaster-General Meyer ends dispute over militiamen in the postal service by requiring postmasters to grant leaves of absence to employees when National Guard calls arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prenas
Washington
Meyer
Affinity Shop Closed by Officers and Keeper Arrested
United States marshal arrests Marian Grey in Chicago for operating a matrimonial agency via mail order schemes. Grey, claiming innocence, says customers were fairly treated and refunds issued, but prosecutors charge use of the mails to defraud. Bond set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Marian Grey
Cupid
Elgrain
Miss Grey
Jamestown Exposition Leader Resigns Over Social Plans
In Jamestown Virginia President Harry St G Tucker and Director General James M Barr clash over social leadership at the exposition. Barr has resigned amid the dispute about the role of the exposition president as a reader of social functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Harry St. G. Tucker
James M. Barr
Barr
When Father Fails
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century piece notes that educated fathers struggle to teach their children proper grammar and percentages in the same way as school teachers. It remarks that children insist “That’s not the way teacher does it,” highlighting a gap between parental authority and classroom methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Advice to Letter Writers by Edward Everett Hale
Hale counsels letter writers to state their point plainly in short words and concise form. He notes the advice fits typed letters, yet suggests friendly letters may omit fine passages while readers need not demand strict logical sequence.
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Edward Everett Hale
Walking dresses urged for practical outdoor use
A passage argues walking dresses should be worn for walking, noting four inch ground clearance as standard and advising ladies to use them for country jaunts or calm street strolls, not only in heated shops. It emphasizes practical, serviceable attire inspiring outdoor activity.
Cures Eczema Quickly New Drug Poslam Now Obtainable
New York reports Poslam has cured thousands of chronic eczema and skin ailments since its discovery. A fifty cent size now available for small quantity use, with two dollar packages, from Emergency Laboratories at 32 W Twenty fifth Street New York City. Samples offered free for experimental purposes by writing or calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Twenty-fifth St
New York City
Postum
Gambler raid witness claims saloon downed Worthington
Ralph Cone a 24 detective says his Worthington trip yielded evidence against gamblers and a raid that closed all but one saloon. He cites a $1,000 gambling haul, a shooting scare, and later assault on real estate man William Wadsworth as part of a crackdown led by the Good Citizens league. Cone says he photographed gamblers and infiltrated the group to build cases while being shadowed by 12 men as he plans a return.
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Ralph Cone
Worthington
Cone
William Wadsworth
Good Citizens’ League
John Ingall
Sherlock Holmes
Ingals’ Place
Wadsworth
Masonic Order
No Senate Seat If Found Guilty Borah Story
A Idaho newspaper column summarizes W E Borah's rise from a penniless youth to a U S senator hopeful. It notes Borah would resign his senate bid if convicted in land fraud cases and recalls his career from Kansas teacher to Boise lawyer and special prosecutor during mining troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tor W. E. Borah
Borah
Fairfield
Kansas
University of Kansas
Lyons
Kas
Boise
Frank Steunenberge
Couer D'Alene
Steunenberg
Thieves Discouraged as Bankers Promote Security
Atlantic City reports from the American Bankers Association annual meeting show a crackdown on professional thieves. The group spent 3,847.40 to pursue thieves, yielding 75 convictions from 97 arrests. Gov. Stokes welcomed financiers as 162 trust companies joined the Trust Company section, bringing total membership to 9,184 with assets of 12.18 billion. Herr Moritz Leifman of Düsseldorf contrasted German and American banking methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers’ Association
United States
Gov. Stokes
Savings Banks
Herr Moritz Leifman
Dusseldorf
Rioting among Moers miners leaves casualties in Prussia
Berlin dispatch reports severe unrest as a mass meeting is broken up by police. Miners clash with officers leaving two dead and four wounded while police suffer one death and two injuries. A second item notes Wu Ting Fang's return as Chinese minister to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moers
Prussia
Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
How She Reveals Herself Parasol Bird Head In Paris Summer
A playful remark suggests that a girl seen with a parasol bearing a bird head marks a summer trip to Paris. It notes that not all women traveling abroad are gallery lovers, as some balance museum visits with shopping.
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Paris
Savage's Latest Hit Set Syracuse in a Stir
United Press reports Henry W. Savage's first American production of The Merry Widow in Syracuse drew a wild response. Ethel Jackson starred as the title heroine, delivering a performance that made the audience sit up and take notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Henry W. Savage
Ethel Jackson
Echo High School Daily Faces Ad Revenue Gap
Shortridge students learned the Echo, the school daily, was in poor financial shape due to advertiser shortages. Students agreed to seek ads to support the paper, a publication with a long history as one of the United States’ few daily high school papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge
the Echo
The
Etcho
United States
Indianapolis Public Works notices on assessments 1907
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis announces approval of assessment rolls for two public improvements. Improvements include Irvington Avenue from Lowell to Michigan Street and Tenth Street from Keystone to Rural Street with grading, cement sidewalks, and brick paving. Remonstrances are due September 30, 1907, and October 2, 1907, with rolls on file at the Board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF Public Worksm
Heard
Majestic
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Irvington Avenue
Lowell Avenue
Michigan Street
Tenth Street
Keystone Avenue
Said Street
Saiq
Enia City
Joseph YT. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Board of Pubic Works
Department OF Public Works
Board
Majestic Eng
Washington Street
Lowell, Avenue
Meikel Street
M’carty Street
Ray Street
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston €. Trusler
Majestic Bidz
City of
Thulman Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Lawrence Avenue
Ohio
Aley
Notice of Appointment of May E Oldham Estate Admin
Richard W Oldham announces he has qualified as administrator of the estate of May E Oldham, deceased, of Marion County Indiana. The estate is claimed to be solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May E. Oldham
Marion County
Indiana
Richard W. Oldham
Mary W. Johnson
William H. Haguh
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Washington Dispatch
the Times
Standard Oil
H. C. Frick
Castoria
C. H. Tavenner
Union
Ize
Swa
Chicago
Sam
Miss Marian Grey
J. M. Barr
Detective Cone
Sy United Frens
Sena
Atlantic City
N. J
the Protective Association
Berlin
Savage
Tarrant
Seltzer
the Tarrant Co
Hudson Street
USA
Waite US
Stewart-Hord Sanitarion
Freakiin Ave
Shelbyville
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