Tawney Denounces Roosevelt Misquotation In House Speech
Representative Tawney rebukes the president for misquoting him over the secret service bill and Ananias club remark. He accuses the Roosevelt message of dishonoring Congress and defends his stance on land frauds and treasury secret service limits.
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Tawney
Rep
Minn
Secret Service
Republic
Congress
Treasury Department
Ananias Club
United States
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
New York
House Criticizes Secret Service Message to President
Report notes harsh House tone and emphatic language condemning the administration over the Secret Service message. Debate reveals a bitter majority attitude toward the executive, with some members defending Roosevelt.
Mystery in Chicago crime threatens Milwaukee man
Arthur H. Campbell of Milwaukee, a shoe dealer and protege of Wisconsin congressman Theobald Otsen, was found wounded near Sheridan Drive and Oakdale Avenue in Chicago. Police suspect multiple assailants. Campbell remains unconscious at Alexian Brothers Hospital with unclear motive and investigation ongoing.
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Chicago
Alexian Bros
Arthur H. Campbell
State Street
Milwaukee
Campbell
Theobald Otsen
Wisconsin
Oakdale Avenue
Sheridan Drive
Edward Birk
Camr
Tillman Roosevelt duel looms after White House move
In Washington on January 8 President Roosevelt shifts to avoid Sen Tilman, ordering Post Office inspectors to probe Tilman’s alleged ties to the Southern Oregon Co rather than secret service. Tillman vows a reply and predicts a scorching, Monday address.
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Roosevelt
Tilman
Secret Service
White House
Senate
Tillman
Southern Oregon Co
Postoffice
Coi
Oregon
Experts on Stand in the Hains Case
Thornton Jenkins Hains case focuses on Captain Hains mental state from the wife’s alleged confession through the month after the killing. Dr Manson and Dr Clark both testified the captain was sane or insane at the relevant times. The state will not call alienists Dr Flint or Dr Foster, a defense ally says alienists would not swear impulsive insanity existed when Hains killed the seducer on the float.
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Flushing
L. IL
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Captain Hains
Manson
Clark
Hains
Darrin
Austin Flint
George Foster
McIntyre
Peter C. Hains
Powers Loses Re-Election After White House Dinner
John J. Powers, business agent of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, faced defeat for re-election to his office after attending a labor dinner at the White House last November.
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New York
John J. Powers
Brotherhood of Carpenters
White House
Musician narrowly escapes in bath gas and water incident
John Andre, leader of the theatre orchestra, nearly died last night from gas asphyxiation and near drowning after a defective valve released gas while he bathed. He toppled, loosened the stopper, and the tub flooded, leaving him unconscious until 3:20 AM when cold water revived him.
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John Andre
Andre Destrous
Autoist sacrifices life to save girl in crash
In Butte Montana a physician Dr L E Safely of Livingston deliberately steered his car into a tele graph pole to avoid striking a 12 year old girl. He survived the impact but was dying at a local hospital after the crash.
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Butte
Mont
L. E. Safely of
Livingston
Montana
Debut Dinner Dance at Plaza Amid Blizzard Crowds
In New York a frosty bowery bread line forms as hundreds wait for food while 250 gala guests, New Yorks elite, attend Miss Marjorie Goulds debut dinner dance at the Plaza hotel. The event runs amid a fierce blizzard with costs around the expected sum.
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New York
Bowery
Marjorie Gould
Plaza Hotel
Plaza
Captain Bond Signs to Manage La Crosse Team
Carl Bond, captain and infielder of the La Crosse team in the W I league, signs to manage the La Crosse club for the 1909 season. President Henry Rooney granted full authority after a committee meeting. Bond vows immediate work to position La Crosse for a strong bid.
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Carl Bond
la Crosse
Henry
Rooney
The Gang Plans to Oust Deneen and Sen Hopkins
In Springfield with no quorum, lawmakers speculate on outcomes. Shurtleff's alliance campaigns a program while Deneen supporters push publicity. Possible consequences include shifts in control of the deep waterway and dismissal of an Illinois Central back tax suit.
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Deneen
Sen. Hopkins
Springfield
Iill
Democratic
Alli
Ance
Shurtleff
United States
Stevenson
Browne
Liromer
Busse
Roger Sullivan
Illinois Central
Wright in Divorce Suit Ties to Aeronautical Fame
Paris January 8 Wilbur Wright the American aeronautical pioneer is named as a correspondent in a divorce suit filed by Lieutenant Goujarde of the cuirassiers. The trial is set for February. Goujarde contends his wife befriended Wright as part of a wager amid Wrights early French aviation work.
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Paris
Wilbur Wright
Goujarde
Champagny
Avours
Wright
le Mans
Secret Seventeen Years: Bride Revealed After Mother’s Death
John Dunn of St. Louis kept his marriage to Mrs Murphy secret for seventeen years to spare his mother. After Mrs Dunn senior’s death the truth emerges as the nurse who cared for her is revealed to be the wife, affecting Dunn’s brothers and sisters.
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ST. Louis
John Dunn
Truth keynote of publication on reform movement in Wisconsin
The piece highlights reform aims including curbing special interests in politics and returning power to the people. It urges a tariff expert probe into labor conditions and calls for hearings to constrain railroad rate increases. Mentions Governor Chamberlain of Oregon as U S senator choice.
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Expert Tariff Commission
Gary
Carnegie
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
United States
Bourne
La Follette's Magazine to Debut This Weekend
Fred L. Holmes reports La Follette's Weekly Magazine will launch at newsstands Saturday morning. The initial issue promises impartial and fearless discussion of reforms politics and parties and will include an editorial claiming privilege to serve and reveal who supports public interest. The sixteen page issue is printed on heavy white paper. frontispiece motto reads Ye shall know the truth.
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Fred L. Holmes
Madison
Wis
la Follette
Frigid Weather Across Wisconsin and Minnesota Forecast
Coldest in La Crosse since last night at 2 above with 6 mph wind at 7 am and trace precipitation. Havre Montana reports 32 below as the coldest in the United States. Forecasts predict snow flurries in Wisconsin tonight or Saturday and colder tonight, with Minnesota and towns seeing fair skies earlier but turning colder tonight.
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la Crosse
United States
Havre
Mont
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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