Roosevelt denounces Pulitzer World libel claims in Senate message
President Roosevelt denounces Indianapolis News and New York World charges as libel over Panama Canal property purchase. He singles out Joseph Pulitzer as the principal offender and urges government libel action. The World replies denying the accusations and demanding a full congressional Panama inquiry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
Indianapolis
the News
Delavan Smith
New York
the World
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
World
Congress
Panama Canal Company
Billingsgate
Congress of the
Panama
Mr. Roosevelt
Total Popular Vote Giver Reveals 1908 Election Totals
New York dispatch reports official national vote totals by state for the last presidential election. Taft leads with 7 637 676 votes, Bryan 6 393 182, Debs 448 453, with total votes 14 853 059, compared to 1904 totals and notable gains and losses by several parties.
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New York
Michigan
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Watson
Gulhaus
Soc. Lab
Degnocartic
Independence Party
Alton B. Parker
Roosevelt
Gilhaus
Ber
Corrigan
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Illinois
Maryland
Nevada
Balkan Congress Is Assured
St. Petersburg December 16 The Russian government has sent its final reply to the Austrian note received December 10 agreeing to convene an international Balkan congress The settlement ensures the congress but leaves the annexation issue for separate talks among powers
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Balkan
St. Petersburg
VAYATIVE BROMO Quinine Cold and Grip Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts LAYATIVE BROMO Quinine as a cure for headaches and neuralgia from colds. It claims to remove the cause and urges readers to call for the full name with signature E W GROVE. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E W. Grove
Hains Jury Selected In Bayside Yacht Club Killing
A 12-man jury is chosen in Flushing to try Thornton J. Hains for the fatal shooting of publisher William E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club last summer. The state opens its case as a water tank and miniature boat scene illustrate the crime with iron manikins reenacting actions and positions of Hains and witnesses.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
William E. Annis
Peter Hains
Bayside Yacht Club
Marine Theater
Hains
Stout Confesses in Pittsburg Murder Robbery Case
Leo P. Stout, a naval apprentice held at Mare Island Navy Yard, confessed to naval authorities that he and three others followed a victim from a street car in November last year, knocked him down with a black jack, beat him, and robbed him. He says he received $75 as his share.
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Vallejo
Cal
Leo P. Stout
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pittsburg
Stout
Kansas Woman Sentenced to Jail in Prohibition Case
In Leavenworth Kansas Acting Judge Dill sentenced Mrs Catherine Karst to six months in the county jail and to pay a $200 fine for violation of the prohibitory law. She is the first Kansas woman ever sentenced to jail under this law and refused parole to refrain from violations for two years.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Dill
Catherine Karst
Karst
Dorando Collapses. Longboat Wins Marathon
Dorando Pietri collapsed within sight of the goal while Tom Longboat overtook the field and won the Marathon at Madison Square Garden. The incident echoed the famous Olympia moment as the Indian runner finished first, with Pietri faltering near the end.
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Dorando
New York
Dorando Pietri
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
Pittsburg Woman Asphyxiated in Cheswick Explosion
Pittsburg Pa December 16 Mrs Charles Gardner aged 30 was found dead from asphyxiation at her home in Cheswick a suburb. An explosion followed the discovery and left her husband and two year old child seriously burned.
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Pittsburg
Charles Gardner
Cheswick
Tobaco Trust Dissolution Appeals Spark Bid for Continued Trade
New York December 16 nine firms and subsidiaries named in a final decree dissolving the tobacco trust face appeals from both the government and defendants. The order bars them from interstate or foreign trade until competition is restored and forbids asset transfers among the defendants. Twenty days are given to file appeals, keeping operations alive pending Supreme Court review. The government seeks to prove monopolistic efforts by American Tobacco Company Forbes Company and Conley Foil Company and requested receivership.
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New York
United States Circuit Court
Tobacco Trust
American Tobacco Company
The
American Snuff Company
American Cigar Company
American Stogie Company
MacAndrews & Forbes Company
P. Lorillard & Co
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company
Conley Foil Company
Supreme Court
American Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Limited
British-American Tobacco Company
W. S. Matthews & Sons, T. Co. Williams Company
David Dunlop, Incorporated
United Cigar Stores Company
Oakland Woman Found Guilty in Dynamite Plot Against Judge Ogden
Isa bella J. Martin convicted of conspiracy in dynamiting Judge F. B. Ogden’s residence on March 19 1907. The 17 year old ward known as Baby John testified that Martin compelled him to carry out the blast. No deaths occurred though the home was badly damaged as authorities found dynamite at several sites. Judge Walls set sentencing for next Saturday. max penalty is life imprisonment.
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Oakland
Cal
Isabella J. Martin
F. B. Ogden
Walls
Ogden
Martin
Chicago
John
First Wolvin Line victim found ashore at Crisp Point
The first body from the Wolvin line steamer D M Clemson of Duluth was recovered Tuesday from the surf near Crisp Point by lighthouse keepers. The man was unusually large and wore a life preserver bearing the steamer's name.
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Grand Marais
Mich
D. M. Clemson
Duluth
Crisp Point
Dutch Capture Another Vessel Towed to Willemstad
Dutch battleship Jacob van Heemskerk towed the Venezuelan coast guard vessel 23 de Mayo into Willemstad Harbor with a prize crew aboard. The capture occurred north of Cumuna in the Gulf of Carasco as Gelderland sails for Margarita seeking the torpedo boat Margarita. President Castro of Venezuela paid an official visit to Berlin, calling on Chancellor von Buelow and Foreign Secretary von Schoes. A medical examination of Castro followed, with no immediate decision on surgery.
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Willemstad
Jacob van Heemskerk
Netherlands
Cumuna
Gulf of Carasco
Jacob van
Gelderland
Margarita
Castro
Berlin
Venezuela
Paris
von Buelow
von Schoes
Oetsch
Caracas
Israel
Ik Marvel author Donald Grant Mitchell dies at 84
New Haven Conn December 16 Donald Grant Mitchell aged 84 known author who wrote under Ik Marvel died at his home Marvelwood Edgewood after an illness dating from August when he suffered acute indigestion. His family stood at his bedside including Harold and Walter Mitchell and his daughters Mrs Walter Hart of Rye New York Mrs Mason Hoppin and the Misses Elizabeth Pessic and Harriet Mitchell of New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Donald Grant Mitchell
Ik Marvel
Marvelwood
Edgewood
Mr. Mitchell
Harold
New London
Walter
Newark
Walter Hart
Rye
N. Ys
Mason Hoppin
Elizabeth, Pessic
Harriet Mitchell
WANTED RAILROAD JOBS TRAINING BY MAIL
Advertises five cents per line for Want Ads and promotes training by mail from The Weathery Corres School Dept 286 Freeport Illinois for rail positions such as firemen brakemen motormen conductors railway mail clerks carriers and P O clerks with a free catalogue.
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Sam
P. O
Corres. School
Freeport
Schwab Defends Tariff Shift on Steel Schedule
Charles M. Schwab, former U S Steel president, told the Ways and Means Committee that tariffs must rise or stay high as steel costs have surged. He warned Bessemer and structural rails will fade, replaced by open hearth and eventually electric methods, raising production costs.
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Washington
Andrew Kae
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bessemer Steel
United States
Mr. Schwab
Bessemer
Roosevelt Praises Saint Gaudens At Corcoran Gallery
President Roosevelt praised Augustus Saint Gaudens as a great sculptor whose works rank with the master pieces of history at a Corcoran Gallery exhibition. Ambassadors from Britain France and Brazil joined other speakers before a large gathering under the American Institute of Architects.
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Roosevelt
St. Gandens
Washington
Augustus Saint Gandens
St. Gaudens
Corcoran Gallery of Art
American Institute of Architects
Emma Goldman Sent to Canada from Bellingham
Emma Goldman who was arrested Monday night in Bellingham Washington was released Tuesday and placed on a north bound train for Canada.
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Emma Goldman
Canada
Bellingham
Wash
Condemnation of County Poor Farm Buildings
The county poor farm at Indianapolis and adjoining buildings were condemned by the Marion County Board of Charities.
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Indianapolis
Marion County Board of Charities
Leaves Vast Fortune to Family
New York readers learn by the will filed for probate that Miss Mary G. Pinkney leaves most of her Harlem real estate valued at 40 to 50 million dollars to her immediate family She died December 8 at age 99 leaving only 1000 to nonfamily heirs
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New York
Mary G. Pinkney
Harlem
Auditors and Clerks Meet Next Tuesday in Indianapolis
A statewide gathering of county auditors and clerks is set for next Tuesday afternoon at the Dennison hotel in Indianapolis to discuss administrative matters.
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Dennison
Indianapolis
Wages Cut Triggers Miner Strike Preparedness
In Charleston West Virginia on December 16 notices were posted at 14 Paint Creek mines announcing wage reductions. The cuts take effect Wednesday and United Mine Workers district president Benjamin Davis is preparing a general strike order to be issued immediately.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek Territory
Benjamin Davis
United Mine Workers
Kelly and Papke Box to Draw in 25 Rounds
Hugo Kelly of Chicago and former middleweight champion Bill Papke fought 25 fast rounds at the Jeffries Vernon arena. Referee James J. Jeffries ruled the bout a draw after a hard final round.
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Kelly
Papke
Los Angeles
Cal
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Bill Papke
Jeffries Vernon Arena
James J. Jeffries
Tragic Death of Madison Man Edward Rea In Carbolic Acid Incident
Edward Rea of Madison died by his own hand using carbolic acid. He was the last survivor in a large family, whose lives ended in tragedy.
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Edward Rea
Madison
National Geographic Society Banquet Draws Global Leaders
Washington sources report the National Geographic society banquet at the New Willard hotel on Tuesday night drew leaders from every state and territory, insular possessions, and many foreign countries across science exploration and world activity.
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Geographic
Washington
Union
National Geographic Society
New Willard Hotel
Boston Retains Its Saloons in Local Referendum
Boston voters chose license by 8 900 to 10 006, a swing toward saloon retention. No mayoral election. Minor officials selected were generally Democrats.
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Boston
Council Bluffs Picked For Second National Horticultural Meet
Council Bluffs Iowa was chosen Tuesday as the site for the second annual meeting of the National Horticultural association to be held one year from now.
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Council Bluffs
National Horticultural Cover
White coppers threaten Economy pair with loaded shot guns
Nate Parker and S Skinner of Economy faced armed threats from white officers who approached their home. The men waited with loaded shot guns, signaling escalating tension in a racially charged incident.
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Nate Parker
S. Skinner
Economy
Scientific hiccup cure via nerve pressure described
An article explains that nine sips of water and scare tactics have little effect on hiccups. The scientific method involves pressing and numbing the pneumogastric nerve by firm neck pressure for about a minute to stop the spasms, with the patient relaxed and head moved side to side.
Standard Oil Stock Split Among Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Owners
Standard Oil stock is divided among 13 500 owners, reflecting broad distribution of shares. The move signals widespread investor participation and aims to broaden ownership in the company.
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Standard Oil
Der Hyena and the Owl of Wisdom in Maine Woods
A quirky faux dialect piece recounts a hyena’s sensitive laughter turning to tears, a misnamed owl of wisdom, a horse fed by a hand, and a sea lion barking like a dog. It recalls a Moose-poet encounter and odd observations from Maine woods with stray musings on instinct and language.
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Maine
Veyster
Missing Indianapolis Woman Irma Wright Feared Harm
Miss Irma Wright of Indianapolis is missing from her home and relatives fear foul play may be involved.
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Irma Wright
Indianapolis
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