Taft Campaign Spending Breaks Records Says Hearst
A Washington special to the New York World reports Taft's 750000 dollar campaign total through December with monthly rises and heavy bets in Ohio Missouri and Oklahoma. Charles P Taft funded much of William H Taft's salary while in Washington and Frank Hitchcock and staff boosted costs. Hearst is described as a piker by comparison while Ohio's funding is deemed decisive for the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York World
Washington
William Taft
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
William H
Mark Hanna
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
William R. Hearst
Hearst
William H. Taft
Charles P
Congress
Howe
St. Louis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Frank Hitchcock
Arthur Vorys
Kansas
Union
Ohio
Senate
Big Stick Display Prompts Mixed European Reactions
St Petersburg reports the US fleet return as sensational as its Pacific voyage departure. Slovo says peace preservation rests on US big stick prudence of Japan and Great Britain. Novoe Vremya notes the cruise served as public Navy exposure and laments fleet leaving shores.
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St. Petersburg
Slovo
Pacific
Europe
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Novoe Vremya
Quits Stage for Pulpit
Robert L. Downing, veteran actor famed as The Gladiator, will quit the stage for the pulpit. The Washington report says the longtime performer has risen to the top of his field and will pursue religious calling after a lengthy stage career in modern political dramas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert L. Downing
Downing
the Gladiator
Prohibition Era Doctors Paid for Whisky Prescriptions in Charlotte
In Charlotte last year doctors earned $20 000 for writing 39 645 whisky prescriptions calling for 35 011 quarts and 210 dozen beer bottles. The fourteen drug stores received $43 760 for whisky alone amid a three year prohibition in a 35 000-population city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Skunk Cabbage Poison Tragedy In Hackensack
Three boys die in Norwood Hackensack New Jersey after eating skunk cabbage root. Two others are critically ill as authorities investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackensack, N. J
Norwood
Sleepwalking Extraordinary Case Report From London
A 21 year old girl and teacher of typewriting who studied music was admitted to Birmingham hospital for somnambulism. Under observation she leaves her bed in the night to play piano tune a violin crochet and reads and writes in darkness avoiding light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Russell
Birmingham Hospital
Rich Men in the Senate and Washington Life
A Washington special claims Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin becomes the richest senator after Proctor's death, with Guggenheim previously cited as wealthiest. It notes Stephenson's lumber and land fortunes, Proctor's marble interests, and broader wealth among representatives, plus the public view of wealthy lawmakers' quiet lifestyles and notable homes like Blaine's in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Proctor
Vermont
Guggenheim
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senator Proctor
Marble Trust
Colorado
Milwaukee
Senator Brown
Nebraska
House
Washington
James G. Blaine
George M. Pullman
Love at first sight aboard Lurline ends in island marriage plan
John Olsen, mate on the brig Lurline, chooses Princess Medena of Taiohae in the Marquesas as his wife. He declares love at first sight after the ship’s visit. Captain initially objects to bringing the princess aboard. Olsen plans to return soon to make her Mrs Olsen.
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San Francisco
Cal
John Olsen
Taiohae
Marquesas
Medena
Olsen
Walsh Gets Five Years for Bank Funds Misuse
John R. Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank has been sentenced to five years in a Fort Leavenworth penitentiary by Judge Anderson after a denial of the new trial plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Fort Leavenworth
Anderson
More Books Less Navies Says Andy
A petition signed by Andrey Carnegie Robert Fulton Cutting and about 400 New York prominents protests an extra over 60 million for four new battleships and cruisers. The petition argues 65 percent of the national income is spent on war past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Washington, Special
Andrey Carnegie
Robert Fulton Cutting
New York City
Sailor Hero to Command Homeward Cruise in Big Naval Review
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry will command the Atlantic battleship fleet on the homeward voyage from Frisco after a major naval review. Admiral Evans will be relieved at San Francisco May 8 and retire in August, with Captain Thomas assuming the Pacific leg and homeward voyage duties. Sperry, a New York native tied to Connecticut, rose to rear admiral in 1906 and commanded the Yorktown in the Luzon campaign against Aguinaldo, earning renown for the Luzon landing and subsequent chase of insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles S. Sperry
San Francisco
Globe
Roosevelt
Evans
Pacific Coast
Thomas
Puget Sound
Metcalf
Sperry
Atlantic
New York
Connecticut
Naval Academy
Spain
New York Navy Yard
Yorktown
Philippine
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Apanri
Walker Sperry
Europe
South America
Weds on Time After All Meriden Leap Year Bride
In Meriden Connecticut Miss Iva L Rudd stood firm after her betrothed deserted her three days before the wedding date. She married Harold Church s rival after lessons from her mother in law distracted the former groom. Miss Rudd tied the knot with George L Stone who had long pursued her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Conn
Iva L. Rudd
Miss Rudd
Harold Church
Trousseau
C. A. Rudd
Church
King Alfonso in Toledo Auto Escape Wreck Hurts Four
King Alfonso and Prince Kuni narrowly avoided a collision in Toledo Spain as their automobile nearly struck another car carrying royal family members. The second vehicle was wrecked and four occupants sustained light injuries.
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Toledo
Spain
Alfonso
Prince Kuni
Japan
Mother Pleads in Vain at Governor Hughes Interview
The mother of Chester Gillette, condemned for the Grace Brown murder in the Adirondacks in 1906, left in tears after an hourlong meeting with Governor Hughes, believing her efforts were for naught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Adirondacks
Rich Women Aid Indians In Reno Mission Work
A group of wealthy wives led by Sybil Carter forms a society in Reno to organize missionary efforts among Native Americans. Members include Mrs. Bayard Cutting Mrs. W H Vanderbilt Mrs. Potter Palmer Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Mrs H McKay Twombly and Mrs George Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno, Nev
Bayard Cutting
W. H. Vanderbilt
W. J. Sloane
Potter Palmer
W. K. Vanderbilt
H. McKay Twombly
George Gould
Sybil Carter
Yanked From Altar to Washtub in Pueblo Scene
In Pueblo Colorado Miss Callie Fanchier was stopped at her wedding by her mother who hauled her to the kitchen forced her to work at the washtub all night guarded by two brothers. The mother claims the girl is under age and warns L. W. Stanley to stay away or be shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
L. W. Stanley
Callie Fanchier
Stanley
Farmer Crushed to Death Under Bridge Repair
J M Jeffers a well to do farmer living five miles south of Fountain City Indiana was crushed to death when a bridge he was repairing in his barn lot collapsed on him. The tragedy occurred as he worked alone.
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Fountain City
Ind
J. M. Jeffers
Gatling Gun Guarded Warehouse In Maysville
The American Tobacco Company has stationed a gatling gun on the warehouse roof in Maysville Kentucky to deter night riders from burning the building. Guards will operate the weapon around the clock to protect the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
The
American Tobacco Company
Wealthy Indiana inventor James Oliver dies in will filing
The will of James Oliver inventor of the chilled plow and owner of a large plow plant was filed for probate in St. Joseph Circuit Court. The fortune is reported between 50 and 63 million dollars with most left to son Joseph D. Oliver to be managed by a trust fund.
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South Bend
Ind
James Oliver
Indiana
St. Joseph Circuit Court
Joseph D. Oliver
Jap Spurned Shoots Woman and Self
New York report states Frank Kito a Japanese cook fired five bullets into 25 year old Mrs. Lizzie Hulz then drank carbolic acid and died before help arrived. Mrs Hulz is expected to recover.
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New York
Frank Kito
Lizzie Hulz
Kito
Tillman Attacks Roosevelt as Executive Power Grows
Washington Special Senator Tillman of South Carolina denounces President Roosevelt and the Republican Party in a sweeping Senate speech. He warns of executive encroachment and likens Roosevelt to a king while criticizing Wall Street influence and recent financial turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Republican Party
John R. Walsh
Paul Morton
Senate
Wall Street
Federal Treasury
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Forgery Ring Busted in New York Bank Heist Plot
Police reveal Gustave Bozzo, once a bank stenographer, confessed to involvement in a $240000 foray against C. B. Richards & Co. Bankers at 31 and 33 Broadway. Bozzo implicates two confederates as the group had netted $36025 before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. B. Richards & Co
Broadway
Paris
Gustave Bozzo
British Flag Graft in U S London Cable
The English press denounces U S political corruption as a cancerous, spreading graft. The Hivening Standard laments the impossibility of eradicating graft from the United States from coast to capital, citing San Francisco to Pennsylvania and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
London
Pennsylvania
United States
San Francisco
Washington
the Standard
Countess Loses Big Suit Against General in US Supreme Court
The Countess of Buena Vista failed to collect $250,000 damages from Major-General Brooke over revocation of her license to slaughter cattle for Havana during his Cuban governorship. The U S Supreme Court ruled against the countess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Buena Vista
Brooke
Cuba
Havana
Supreme Court of the United States
Motto Restored on U S Coins After Suspension
The House of Representatives passed a bill restoring the motto In God We Trust on gold and silver coins. It had been removed previously by presidential order under suspension of the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
House of Representatives
United States
Three Die in Dynamite Blast at Acme Stump Site
Three men from a Greensburg family were killed when dynamite exploded while clearing stumps at Acme Pennsylvania. The trio were the sole male members of the family known to be present.
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Greensburg
Acme
American fleet proves equal to Britain in French eyes
Paris reports that the American battleship fleet, en route back to the Atlantic via Australia and the Suez, has silenced claims of American fragility. French officials note the ships arrived at Magdalena Bay ahead of schedule, with no boiler incidents, prompting praise of American naval prowess and inquiries into adopting American boiler tech.
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Paris
Atlantic
Australia
Suez Canal
South America
Magdalena Bay
Hampton Roads
Great Britain
M. Thompson
de Blancre
Washington
San Francisco
France
Five St Paul Girls Die By Own Hands In New York Tale
Seventeen year old Helen Baxter recounts a grim sequence from New York where five girls who left St Paul a year ago killed themselves. She says a sixth companion attempted suicide, then died later, while others died after failed jobs and a deceptive relationship.
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New York
St. Paul
Helen Baxter
Helen
Minnesota
Congressmen Daughters Form Society in Washington
Fifty daughters of congressmen organized the Society of Daughters of Congressmen in Washington. The group includes daughters of senators and representatives who travel to the capital each winter to attend teas and receptions, noting they seldom meet at home and seek clubrooms to gather.
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Congressmen’s Daughters
Washington, Special
Daughters of Congressmen
Society of Daughters of Congressmen
Washington
First Automobile Tours Jerusalem in Historic Arrival
Charles F. Glidden, a Boston automobile enthusiast, enters Jerusalem from Haifa with Mrs. Glidden. The event draws enormous crowds as the vehicle travels through the town for blocks amid great excitement and novelty.
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Jerusalem
Cable
Holy
Charles F. Glidden
Boston
Haifa
Syria
Powder Explosion Kills Three at Coalmont Mill
An explosion at the United States Powder Company mill in Coalmont, Indiana, Tuesday morning killed three men and injured four others, with one believed fatally hurt. The incident occurred nine miles from Sullivan, the reporting city.
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Coalmont
Sullivan
Ind
United States Powder Company
Hat Tie Boatwright Killer Sentenced for 99 Years
Mayfield Kentucky special says Harry Blake who killed his sweetheart Hat tie Boatwright was sentenced to 99 years in the state prison. The trial drew one of the largest crowds ever in the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield, Ky
Harry Blake
Hattie Boatwright
Not Down on the Bill at Garrick Theater
In Wilmington Delaware a patient from the Delaware Hospital for the Insane caused a stir at the Garrick Theater when she leapt onto the stage during a vaudeville turn. Matron Mrs Collins escorted six patients to the venue. one jumped from her seat and joined the dancing until removed by staff.
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Wilmington
Del
Garrick Theater
Delaware Hospital For
Collins
Billy Farnon
Japan Warned Tokyo Cable on China Policy
The Asahi newspaper urges Japan to avoid pressing China to extremes over the Tatsu affair. It calls for vigilance on arms exports to insurgents and notes Foreign Office sentiment aligning with Britain for an amiable China settlement and moral obligation toward China.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
The
Asahi
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Dieterich Marriage Scandal Involving Millionaires Abroad
The New York scene follows the entanglement of Alfred Dieterich and his wife Mrs Dieterich who eloped with Harry Brenchley long-time coachman of Alfred Vanderbilt. Dieterich, a rising Standard Oil man, reveals Mrs Dieterich has $6000 in her own funds and the couple is now in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Dieterich
Dieterich
Standard Oil
Harry Brenchley
Alfred Vanderbilt
France
Tight Corsets Cause Death in Utah Woman
Mrs. Carl Gunkel of Bingham Utah died after lacing a new corset so tightly she crushed her chest and caused cardiac paralysis. Husband summoned a physician but she died before help arrived.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Carl Gunkel
Bingham
Good Wins After Hard Fight in Indiana Convention
Dr. Charles H. Good of Warren Huntington County was nominated for Congress by Republicans in the Eleventh district on the six hundred tenth ballot. The nomination ends a remarkable convention and crowns Good's long struggle for the honor.
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Good
Marion
Ind
Charles H. Good
Warren
Huntington County
Indiana
Dr. Good
Jury Exonerates Actress in Accidental Shooting
New York special: Antoinette de Franne, a young stage actress, was absolved by a coroner's jury for the March 3 shooting death of friend Mitzi Morok, claiming the weapon discharged accidentally while they were examining an old revolver.
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New York
Antoinette de Franne
Mitzi Morok
Miss de Franne
Miss Morok
Miss de Franre
Tut Tut Roblin Visiting St. Louis Express
Manitoba premier R P Roblin, visiting the Merchants' Exchange, denounces President Roosevelt as clever yet dictatorial, saying he would face beheading if he ruled England.
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St. Louis
R. P. Roblin
Manitoba
Agriculture
Canada
Merchants’ Exchange
Roosevelt
England
High School Fraternities Banned in Chicago
Chicago schools announce that all fraternities and sororities in city high schools will be outlawed effective September 1 1908. After that date membership will lead to immediate suspension from the school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gicage
Nice
Hoosier Nominated for Tacoma Mayor
Tacoma Washington nominates John W. Link former Madison Indiana mayor and 1896 Indiana legislator for Tacoma mayor. Link's nomination signals cross state political connections for the Tacoma race.
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Hoosier
Tacoma
Wash
Republicans
John W. Link
Madison
Ind
Link
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