Cabinet building swirls around Taft era picks
Washington reports cabinet plans for the Taft administration with names linked to key posts. Franks Hitchcock named postmaster general and Senator Knox to be secretary of state, while speculation names Ballinger, Wright, Nagel, Herrick and Burton for top jobs.
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Washington
National Capital
Georgia
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Philander C. Knox
George W. Wickersham
New York
Mr. Taft
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Garfield
Richard A. Ballinger
Seattle
Wash
Charlies Nagel
Missouri
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
Oscar S.S. Straus
George A. Knight
California
Pacific Coast
Herrick
Burton
Treasury
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Representative Burton
Charles Magoon
Cuba
Newberry
Senator Knox
Mississippi Editor J T Senter Dies in Birmingham
J T Senter editor of the Columbus Commercial died suddenly in a Birmingham hospital on Sunday. He served in the Mississippi legislature and led the Mississippi Press association as president. He also held the Knights of Pythias grand chancellor title in Mississippi.
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Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
J. T. Senter
Columbus
Miss
South
Mississippi Press Association
Knights of Pythias
Five Arrested for Rioting in Beach Bombardment Case
Waycross Ga December 21 five prominent young men in the county were arrested on warrants charging rioting after the bombardment of Beach town nineteen miles from Waycross Friday night. The arrestees listed include Stewart Lee Jack W Sweat Robert Sweat Robert Lee and Lee Spit.
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Waycross
Beach
Stewart Lee
Jack W
Robert Sweat
Robert Lee
Lee Spit
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim from Druggist Boxes
An advertisement touts a single day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets. Druggists offer refunds if it fails. The box bears the signature of E W Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Fic
Haiti elects Gen Antoine Simon to presidency in capital ceremony
Gen Antoine Simon was sworn in as Haiti's president at the palace with foreign diplomats and naval officers present. Senator Paulin presided, pledging obedience to the constitution as Gen Hippolyte promised to boost agriculture and commerce. The new president received the diplomatic corps and attended a cathedral Te Deum before a procession through Port au Prince.
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Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Hayti
Paulin
Gen. Simon
M. Claude
Simon
Bei
Standard Oil Appeals Certiorari To Supreme Court
The Standard Oil brief in the U S government case over rebates from the Chicago and Alton Railway was filed with the Supreme Court. The government seeks certiorari to review the Seventh Circuit reversal of the Northern District of Illinois $29 240 000 fine. The brief argues certiorari is not a valid substitute for a writ of error in this criminal appeal.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
United States
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
United States District Court For
Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of the
Seventh Circuit
District Court
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Heirs to 80 Million Estate Linked to German Baron
St Louis December 21 Arizone Lyle and his brother William A Lyle of St Louis claim share in a Wilmington Delaware estate valued at 80 000 000 left by German baron Christopher Springer who died intestate. A baroness grandmother of the Lyle brothers is cited and another potential heir Mrs George M McCollum of Alton Illinois operates a candy store.
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St. Louis
Arizone Lyle
William A. Lyle
Wilmington
Del
Christopher Springer
America
Lyle Brothers
George M. McCollum
Alton, Ill
Ex-Congressman E. F. Loud Dies
Former Congressman Eugene F. Long dies at his son in law Capt J J Callardin home in San Francisco He was born in Abington Massachusetts in 1847 and came to California in 1860 He enlisted at 16 and fought in the Civil War rose to Cedar Creek Then entered business and politics and served California 5th district for 12 years
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E. F. Loud
San Francisco
Eugene F. Long
J. J. Callardin
Abington
Mass
California
Cedar Creek
Congress
First Sunday Afternoon Issue of Baltimore News Debuts
The Baltimore News published its first Sunday afternoon edition on Sunday December 21 in Baltimore. Business manager Louis M. Duvall praised the issue's success and the new schedule.
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Baltimore
Baltimore News
Louis M. Duvall
Vegetarian dies at 105 in Fredonia home
William Ives aged 105 died at his Fredonia residence after a brief illness. He was a vegetarian and had not required a doctor's care until recent months.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
William Ives
Fredonia
Warman Saskatchewan business district destroyed by fire
Warman Saskatchewan suffered a major fire that destroyed the business section on Sunday. Estimated loss runs about 50 000 dollars. The town was named after Cy Warman.
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Warman
Sask
Winnipeg
Man
Saskatchewan
Cy Warman
Barber Henry Williamson Leaves Town Amid Debts Claim
Henry D. Williamson a Columbus barber claimed he was heir to 40 million dollars in Germany and has departed town leaving behind numerous debts and unsettled obligations.
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Henry D. Williamson
Colummbus
Germany
Sugar Toll Tops Nation as Texans Consume Sugar Daily
Government figures show Americans consume half their body weight in sugar annually and spend about 1 000 000 dollars daily. 1907 sugar total reached 7 089 667 975 pounds costing roughly 372 million dollars with 21 percent home grown and 61 percent from foreign sources. 43 million pounds were exported.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Uncle Sam
Bureau
United States
Railway Man’s Suicide Shocks Union Pacific Cashier
William R. Kelley 28, cashier at Union Pacific South Omaha, killed himself at home with a gun. His wife was visiting Kansas City. Auditor checks had not revealed issues. Kelley left a note suggesting overwork affected his mind. Kelley was the son of former Union Pacific general solicitor W. R. Kelley.
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Omaha, Neb
William R. Kelley
Union Pacific Railroad
South Omaha
City
Kansas City
Kelley
Union Pacific
Ware
W. R. Kelley
Union Pacific Road
Fleet Leaves Colombo on World Cruise Leg to Suez
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry reports the American battleship fleet has departed Colombo Ceylon for Suez. The cipher message notes the fleet begins the longest leg of its world cruise through the Indian Ocean the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea.
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Washington
Dec
Charles S. Sperry
Navy Department
Colombo
Ceylon
Suez
Indian Ocean
Arabian
Red Seas
Postmaster General Meyer Goes Hunting in North Carolina
Postmaster General Meyer and his son George von L. Meyer departed Washington on Sunday night for a week long hunting expedition in North Carolina They will stay with the Houstonville Shooting club of Houstonville N C during the trip.
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Washington
Meyer
George von L. Meyer
North Carolina
Houstonville
N.C
Tragedy on the Rails Near Graham Virginia
Charles Kreiar an Italian migrant traveling with his wife and twelve children from Esterhazy Canada to Petersburg Virginia was found dead hanging from a tree near Graham Virginia early Sunday Police suspect robbery and murder involving a man named Wat Krehar who flashed a large roll of money on a train between Cincinnati and Bluefield as Kreiar left to fetch lunch and was left behind on the departing train
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Roanoke
Esterhazy
Canada
Petersburg
Charles Kreiar
Graham
Wat Krehar
Cincinnati
Bluefield
W. Va
Kreicar
Wife-Murderer Is Hanged in Rockville Case
John Zet, who killed his wife and five year old granddaughter Viola Klotzer at their Rockville home on August 4, was hanged at the state prison in Wethersfield early Monday morning, ending the case.
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Wethersfield
Conn
John Zet
Viola Klotzer
Rockville
State Prison
Rejected Suitor Shoots Self in Dallas
Rex W. Woodfolk, 22, shot himself in the heart Sunday night in Dallas in the presence of a young woman who had just refused his marriage proposal. He died at once.
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Self
Dallas
Tex
Rex W. Woodfolk
Two Children Cremated in Interlachen Fire
In Interlachen near Traverse City Michigan a fire destroyed Edward Tower’s home killing two children who were burned to death. The blaze occurred on December 21 and left the town shocked and investigators at the scene.
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Traverse City
Mich
Edward Tower
Interlachen
Carmi Man Killed In Tree Fall
Henry Mitchell of Carmi fell from a tree and injured his back in a manner that caused his death almost immediately. This brief notice records a fatal accident with the name and place of residence.
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Henry Mitchell of
Carmi
Archbishop Lecot of Bordeaux Dies After Rome Visit
Cardinal Victor Lucian Sulpican Lecot archbishop of Bordeaux died at a hotel here on Sunday from a brain hemorrhage while returning from a visit to Rome. He was reported in the story as having served as a leading church figure in France.
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Bordeaux
Chambery
Frince
Victor Lucian Sulpican Lecot
Rome
Peddler Patrick Green Killed by Highwaymen Near Plaster Rock
Montreal peddler Patrick Green was killed near Plaster Rock New Brunswick on Sunday. The highwaymen escaped with a valise said to contain 3000 dollars.
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St. Johns
N. B
Patrick Green
Montreal
Plaster Rock
Horses Lost in Morocco Stampede on Iroquois River
John Gagnon of Morocco loses four valuable horses after animals attempt to cramp the icy Iroquois River. Local claim holds incident as a unexpected accident during harsh winter conditions.
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John Gagnon
Morocco
Iroquois
13 New Faces Will Be Seen In Senate
In Washington on December 21, as 31 senate seats near renewal on March 4, 18 are already secured or re-elected. Pennsylvania faces Knox's resignation and a fight for his seat, with Ohio and Connecticut also drawing attention amid GOP and Democratic contests. Indiana narrows as Kern Lamb Shively Slack remain active contenders after Hemenway vacancy.
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Pennsylvania
Knox
Taft
Ohio
Foraker
Connecticut
Brandegee
Root
New York
Platt
Cummins
Iowa
Allison
Dillingham
Vermont
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Heyburn
Idaho
Hopkins
Illinois
Pedrose
Perkins
California
Smoot
Utah
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Clarke
Arkansas
Clay
Georgia
Gore
Oklahoma
Johnston
Alabama
McEnery
Louisiana
Newlands
Nevada
Overman
North Carolina
Smith
Maryland
Stone
Missouri
Senator Ankeny
Wesley L. Jones
Hansbrough
North Dakota
M. N. Johnson
Petersburg
N. D
Kittredge
South Dakota
Coe I. Crawford
Song
Kansas
Joseph E. Bristow
Salina
Gary
South Carolina
E. D. Smith
Columbia
Milton
Florida
Duncan A. Fletcher
Jacksonville
Oregon
Kentucky
Bradley
McCreary
Indiana
Hemenway
Charles P. Taft
John W. Kern
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
Thomas Taggart
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Mr. Taggart
Union Official Will Resign to Join Chicago Company
John J. Hanrahan grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers will resign January 1 to become vice president of the American Automatic Stoker Company based in Chicago. D W Ross is company president with New York investors Edwin Hawley and Theodore P Shonis involved.
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New York
John J. Hanrahan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
American Automatic Stoker Company
Chicago
D. W. Ross
Edwin Hawley
Theodore P. Shonis
Lawyers Simon S and Walter S Roberts sue Big Four railroad
Simon S Roberts and Walter S Roberts of Lawrenceburg file suit seeking 25000 dollars in damages against the Big Four railroad. The filing names the parties and asserts a civil claim for personal or property damage.
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Simon S. and
Walter S Roberts
Lawrenceburg
Big Four Railroad
A Woman Should Find Her Brightest Years After 55
Amelia E Barr asserts a woman gains purpose after marriage and motherhood. She claims she wrote only after turning 55, having married and raised fifteen children, and takes pride in her family over her books.
Very Low Holiday Rates on Sale This Weekend
Special holiday fares announced with limited dates. Tickets on sale December 24 and 25 with return by December 28. Additional sale on December 31 and January 1 with return by January 4. Inquiries to Wabash ticket office at the listed phone number.
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Wabash Ticket Office
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Ballinger, Nagel, Herrick and Burton
Myron D. Herrick
Gen
Simor
Standard Oil
GIG
Duluth
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company
Weyerhaeuser
Minnesota
Duluth, Minn
Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company
Edward Hines
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Virginia Lumber Company
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Cook & O'Brien Lumber Company
Seine Lumber Company
W. W. O’brien
Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser
St. Paul
H. D. Hornby
Cloquet
Minn
Virginia
St. Francis
Cashier
Southern Pacific
Seif
FLEET
Procter & Gamble’s
Elks’ BuilDing
Amelia E. Barr
Via
Wabash R. R
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Mation
John V. Shoemaker
Happs
Monarch
International
Lion” Brand
Children’s Bearskin
Astra
Chan Coats
Rapp & Rodgers
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