Cabinet full soon for Taft as Ohioan eyed for treasury
Washington dispatch notes strong chatter over President-elect Taft filling his cabinet. Possible picks include Charles Nagel of Missouri for commerce and labor, with Ohioan likely to take the treasury post amid ongoing speculation of other slots. Names like Hitchcock, Knox, Wick ersham, and Herrick surface, but no final list is announced.
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Washington
Taft
Mr. Taft
Garfield
Richard A. Ballinger
Beattle
Wash
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department
William Loeb, Sr
Roosevelt
Oscar 3. Straus
George A. Knight
California
Pacific Coast
Herrick
Burton
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Horton
Charles Mia- Koon
Cuba
Wiliam Leed, Jr
Secretary of the Navy, Or Is Also Charles H. Thompson
New York
Newberry
McTaft
Senator Knox
Joe Sees A Marvel Comet Near Kangas Likely
In Joseph, Missouri on December 21 a striking meteor was seen by hundreds between five and six o clock. The comet appeared as a ball the size of a street lamp with a tall tail of sparks several feet long. It lingered about 30 seconds and a distinct white trail remained for 15 minutes before fading as if blown by wind.
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Mizeouri
Joseph
Kangas
Union Official Will Resign
New York on December 21 announced that John J. Hanrahan grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will resign from the organization January 1 to become vice president of the American Automatic Stoker Company Chicago offices. The company is led by president D W Rosy with New York interests including Edwin Hawley and Theodore P Bhonts. Five prominent Waycross residents were arrested on warrants for rioting following the bombardment of Beach town near Waycross on Friday night. The arrestees named include Stewart Lee Jack W Sweat Robert Sweat Lee and Lee Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
New York
John J. Hanrahan
Brotherhood of Locomotives Firemen
Hagineera
American Automatic Stoker Company
Chicago
D. W. Rosy
Edwin Hawley
Theodore P. Bhonts
Waycroas
Beach
Stewart Lee
Jack W
Robert Sweat
Robert
Lee
Lee Smith
President Simon of Haiti Inaugurated at Port au Prince
Gen Antoine Simon was inaugurated as president of Hayti in Port au Prince in a ceremony attended by congress members foreign diplomats and officers from Italian and American warships. He took the oath in a clear voice and pledged to uphold the constitution as ministers promised to advance agriculture and commerce and ensure government economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Congress
Antoine Simon
Huyui
Paulin
Gen. Simon
Hippolyte
Interior
Simaon
Standard Oil files brief in U S review of Chicago & Alton rebate case
Standard Oil has filed a brief in the U S Supreme Court arguing against government certiorari review of a Seventh Circuit reversal in the Chicago & Alton rebate case. The government seeks review of a circuit court decision that overturned a district court finding and imposed a $29,240,000 fine.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
United States
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
United States District Court For
Mlinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of the Seventh Circuit
District Court
Supreme Court
Eircull Court of Appeals
Heirs Claim Enormous Wilmngton Estate Worth 80 Million
St Louis carpenter Arizone Lyle and his brother William A Lyle learn they are part heirs to a Wilmington Delaware estate worth 80,000,000 left by German Baron Christopher Snrlager who died intestate. A baronial grandmother relation and multiple leases complicate theinheritance as of last January. The Lyles, ages 40 and 38, have a wife and three children, plus another potential heir Mrs George M McCollum in Alton Illinois. Separately, ex congressman Eugene F Loud dies in San Francisco at 74 after serving 12 years in California’s Fifth District and Civil War service.
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St. Louis
Arizone Lyle
William A. Lyle
Wilmington
Del
Christopher Snrlager
America
Lyle Brothers
George M. McCollum
Alton
E. F. Loud
San Francisco
Eugene F. Loud
J. Callardin
Abington
Mass
California
Cedar Creek
Mississippi Editor Expires in Birmingham Hospital
Vee 21 S. Sonter editor of the Columbus Commercial died suddenly in a Birmingham hospital Sunday. He was a longtime figure in the South, having served in the Mississippi legislature and as president of the Mississippi Press association. He also held the title of grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Mississippi.
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Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
S. T. Sonter
Columbus
Miss
South
Mississippi Press Association
The
Knights! of
Pythias
Baltimore Sunday Edition Debuts With Notable Success
Baltimore Sunday News prints its first regular Sunday afternoon edition in the city. Louis M. Duvall, the business manager, expresses delight with the issue's reception and success.
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Baltimore
Balltimore News
Louis M. Duvall
Obituary: William Ives Dies at 105 in Fredonia
William Ives 105, a lifelong vegetarian who never used a doctor until recent months, died at his Fredonia home Sunday after a brief illness. He resided in Dunkirk area and was known for his long life and simple habits.
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Dunkirk
Wiliam Ives
Fredonia
Newtrust Formed Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company
Lumber kings of the northwest form the largest lumber company, Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company, chaired by Edward Hines of Chicago. It pools Weyerhaeuser timber into a 200 million dollar entity holding over 3 billion feet of timber across Minnesota and Canada, with five mills planned in Duluth, Virginia, and St Francis.
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Edward Hines
Chicago
Duluth
Mion
Lumber Kings
Northwest
Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company
Frederick Weyerhaeuaer
Virginia Lumber Company
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Cook & O'Brien Lumber Company
Selna Lumber Company
Weyerhaeuser
W. W. O'Brien
Tressurer
Fredavice E. Wererhaeuser
St. Paul
H. D. Hornby
Cloquet
Minn
Virginia
St. Francis
Canada
Castro under treatment as German report challenges deposition claims
Berlin December 21 President Castro began treatment at Dr Israel's hospital and was accompanied by his wife and sister. Reports note changes in diet replacing 16 course dinners with wine and a German press appeal to curb sensationalism. The Nenérte Nachrichten denies deposition and blames American and British sources for rumors. New York December 21 broker Harry Suydam shows marked improvement after being shot on Broad Street. court appearance likely no murder charge.
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Berlin
Castro
Dr. Israel's Hospital
Nenérte Nachrichten
New York
Harry B. Suydam
Broad Street
John C. Lumsden
Lumsden
Qiwt
Suydam
Maj Orlando Smith Dies At 1882 Press Boss Of A P A
Maj Orlando Jay Stith, president and general manager of the American Press Association since 1882, died at his Dobbs Ferry home Sunday night after a cancer operation. He had been ill since September but remained engaged with daily events.
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Orlando Smith
New York
Orlando Jay Stith
American Press Association
Dobbs’ Ferry
Postmaster General Meyer Heads North Carolina Hunting Trip
Postmaster General Meyer and his son George von L Meyer departed Washington Sunday night for a week of hunting in North Carolina. They will be guests of the Houstonville Shooting Club of Houstonville, N C, during the excursion.
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Washington
Meyer
George von L. Meyer
North Carolina
Houstonville
N.C
Poisoned by Pork and Beans In Kansas City Family
The family of N S Richardson, six members, became violently ill after eating pork and beans at dinner in their Kansas City Kansas home. It is believed the pork contained tomalnos. The article notes the incident occurred December 21 in Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
N.S. Richardson
Kan
Rejected Butter Kills Self In Dallas
In Dallas Rex W Woodfolk aged 22 shot through the heart in the presence of a woman who had just refused to marry him and then died. Two children burned to death in Traverse City when the home of Edward Touet burned at Interlachen.
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Dallas
Tex
Rex. W.woodfolk
Traverse City
Mich
Edward Touet
Interlachen
Americans Consume Vast Sugar Quantities in 1907
Washington reports American sugar use topped 7,089,067,975 pounds in 1907. Average citizen consumed about half a pound daily, costing around 372 million dollars to buyers at retail prices. Domestic production supplied roughly 21 percent, insular possessions 18 percent, and imports 61 percent. Exports totaled 44 million pounds.
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Washington
United States
Eta Untiea
Kelley suicide shocks Union Pacific cashier in Omaha
William R. Kelley a 28 year old Union Pacific cashier in South Omaha shot himself at home in a Bundey morning. His wife was visiting Kansas City. An auditor had been reviewing his accounts but officials said Kelley’s finances were in order. He left a letter suggesting overwork may have unbalanced him. He was the son of WR Kelley former general solicitor of the road.
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Omaha
Ware
Kelley
WR Kelley
Union Pacific Road
Tragic death of traveler on journey from Esterbury
Charles Kreiar, an Italian traveling with his wife and 12 children from Esterbury Canada toward Schernburg Va, was found dead near Graham Va. The body hung from a tree with heavy twine. Police suspect robbery and murder linked to a passenger named Wrehar who showed large sums on a Cincinnati to Alnefield train.
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Roanoke
Esterbury
Canada
Schernburg
Charles Kreiar
Graham
Wrehar
Cincinnati
Alnefield
W. Va
Bluefield
Kretcar
Luuch
Battleships Leave Ceylon for Suez on World Cruise
Washington reports Rear Admiral Charles Sperry's fleet departed Colombo for Suez on the longest leg of its world cruise. The ciphered message notes the American battleship force will traverse the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea. Clara Clemens and Ossip Gabrilowitsch were in an accident in Redding. Miss Clemens suffered a severe shakeup. Gabrilowitsch sprained an ankle after jumping to steady the horses.
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Washington
Charles §. Sperry
Feet
Navy Department
Colombo
Ceylon
Suez
Indian Ocean
Mark Twain
Redding
Conti
Clara Clemens
Samuel Clemens
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Miss Clemens
Gabrilowitech
Discontinued Louis Packets Due to Low Mississippi Water
Memphis Dec 21 The Lee line halted the Louis packets until water improves. Peters Lee, planned to sail Monday, did not depart. Hot Springs S D Dec 21 A jury found William Stockton not guilty of murder in the May case against R C Cramer, the defense citing self defense and insanity.
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Louis
Memphis
Tous
Mississippi
Lee Line
Peters Lee
Hot Springs
S. D
William ¥. Stockton
R. C. Cramer
Ex Governor Fleming Dies in Jacksonville Residence
Francis Philip Fleming, who governed Florida from 1889 to 1893, died at his Jacksonville home on Sunday. A native Floridian, he served in the Confederate army during the Civil War with distinction.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Francis Philip Fleming
Hanged for Wife and Granddaughter Murder in Bonkville
John Zaet, who murdered his wife and five year old granddaughter Viola Kloteer at their Bonkville home in August, was hanged at the state prison early Monday morning.
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Wethersfield
Conc
John Zaet
Viola Kloteer
Bonkville
Stats
Changes in Senate Scramble for Knox Seat Across States
Washington, Dec 21. A looming Senate reshuffle will bring 13 new members in the next Congress as terms expire March 4. Vacancies also arise from constitutional provisions and Knox’s resignation to become secretary of state, triggering keen contests in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Connecticut.
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Knox
Ohio
Indiana
Connecticut
Washington
Pennsylvania
Taft
Foraker
Brandegee
Root
New York
Platt
Cummins
Iowa
Alligon
Dillngham
Vermont
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Hoyourn
Idaho
Hopkins
Miinois
Penrose
Perkins
California
Smoot
Ulsh
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Clarke
Arkansas
Clay
Georgia
Gore
Oklahoma
Johnston
Alabama
McEnery
Louisiana
Newlands
Nevada
Overman
North Carolina
Smith
Maryland
Stone
Missouri
Senator Ankeny
Wesley J. Jones
Hansbrough
North Dakota
M. N. Johnson
Petersburg
N. D
Kittredge
South Dakota
Cook
Crawford
Long
Kansas
Joseph J. Bristow
Salton
Gary
South Carolina
ED. Smith
Columbia
Milton
Florida
Duncan A. Fletcher
Jacksonville
Oregon
Kentucky
Bradley
McCreary
Hemenway
Charles P. Taft
Senate
Tom Longboat Joins Anglican Church in Toronto
Indian long distance runner Tom Longboat was received into the Anglican church in Toronto on Monday. He will marry Miss Maracle of the Mohawk reserve on the Massey Hall platform next Monday, December 28, at the close of a benefit performance.
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Tom Longboat
Toronto
Ont
Doranda
New York
Miss Maracle
Massey
Archbishop of Bordeaux Archbishop Dies in Chambery France
Cardinal Victor Lucian Sulpha Lecot archbishop of Bordeaux died in a Chambery hotel Sunday from a brain hemorrhage while returning from a visit to Rome. He was a senior Vatican figure and a noted church leader in France. The death occurred December 24 in the hotel as he traveled.
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Bordeaux
Chambery
France
Victor Lucian Sulpha Lecot
Prain
Rome
Buried City at Casa Grande Undergoing Excavation
From Waablegtop December 21 A Smithsonian annual report by Charles B Watleoit outlines excavations of a prehistoric buried city at Casa Grande near Florence Arizona led by Dr J Walter Fewkes under congressional approval. Structures unearthed include a 200 foot long building with 11 rooms and a plaza wall. the central room houses a seat named the seae of Montezuma by the Pima. The ruins exceed expectations and are deemed of great archaeological importance while funds permit further exploration.
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Waablegtop
Pompeii
Charles B. Watleoit
Smithsonian Institution
Linder
Casa Grande
Florence
Ariz
J. Walter Fewkes
Montezuma
Walcott
Falls Overboard at Sea Drowns Priest Father Kelly
Queenstown reports an Arable voyage death of Father James A. Kelly a 43 year old pastor from St Agnes Paterson N J drowned after falling from the steamer Arable may have been accidental. Kelly had traveled to Ireland to visit relatives due to his poor health and his loss was announced on arrival in Queenstown where investigators found no clear reason for the plunge.
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Queenstown
New York
Father Kelly
Paterson
N. J
James A. Kelly
Electmer
St. Agnes
Ireland
Father Kally
Chinese Outbreak Fear Mounts Over Cancon Boycott
Hongkong reports rising anti foreign sentiment linked to the death of a Coolie on the Paliban. British troop Hart deployed to Canton as Moorhen and Canton recalled from Wuchow. Chinese vessels and passengers face tight scrutiny by patrol officers amid ongoing native press agitation.
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Hongkong
Cancon
Paliban
Seriqua
Hart
Canton
Moorhen
Wuchow
Cavel
German Ships to Visit U S in Spring Visit
A German squadron comprising two battleships two armored cruisers and several smaller vessels now under construction will tour the United States next spring. It will be commanded by Prince Henry brother of the Kaiser with a flotilla of torpedo boats accompanying the squadron led by Prince Adelbert third son of the emperor.
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U. 5
Berlin
United States
Prince Henry
Kaiser
Prince Adelbert
Alleged Hold-Up Men Arrested in Memphis
Memphis police report the arrest Sunday of James Hallraty alias James Hanley aged 22 and James Cosgrove aged 21, wanted in Chicago for the October 20 robbery of Henry Stevenson, messenger for J W Allen & Co, at 258 Washington boulevard, taking 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago
Henry Stevenson
J. W. Allen & Co
Washington Boulevard
James Hallratty
James Hanley
James Cosgrove
Rabl
Telegraph Company Robbed in Western Union Heist
Portland reports a six month investigation shows an organized theft system among railroad operators on the Pacific coast. The Western Union Telegraph Company has been robbed of an estimated several hundred thousand dollars. A survivor of the Maine was buried with military honors in Mount Hope cemetery. Patrick Green of Montreal, a peddler, was killed near Plaster Rock by highwaymen who escaped with a valise containing 3000.
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Telegraph Company
Portland
Ore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Toaat
Maine
Boston
Willam Hanrahan
China
Newark
N. J
Mount Hope Cemetery
St. Johns
N. B
Patrick Green
Montreal
Plaster Rock
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Straue
Joe
Simon OF
Hayt
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Wyerhaeuser
Venezuela
South Omaha
Neb
Traveler
Atlantic Fleet
Saila
John W. Kern
John B. Lamb
Terre Haute
Thomas Taggart
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Mr. Taggart
Arizona
Catholic Church
Paterson, N. J
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