Taft Addresses Boston on Philippines Progress and Imperial Debate
Secretary of War Taft returns from a world tour and speaks in Boston to merchants ministers and Jewish leaders. He cites political educational and military gains toward eventual self government in the Philippines and critiques anti imperialists while noting education levels and safety concerns. The day includes a ministers’ address a governor’s luncheon and a Jewish association reception.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
Merchants’ Association
Congregational Divines
Governor Guild
Elysium Club
Philippines
Iowa High Schools Seek State Aid to Raise Standards
Prof. Forest C. Ensign, chair of the state high school association committee, plans to urge a bill granting financial aid to Iowa high schools with conditions on teacher qualifications libraries and labs. Iowa lags behind many states in secondary education with 182 towns over 1,000 population and only about 25 strong enough to be accredited in smaller towns, while nationwide aid programs expand.
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Iowa City
Iowa
F. C. Ensign
Educational Council of the
State High School Association
Educatien
Ion
Forest C. Ensign
Cation
Tauren Far Hahinda
Dispute Over Mrs Eddy's Power to Gift Estate
Boston reports challenge to Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church as notices block trustees from disposing of a million dollars for a charitable institution. The action, noted by former Senator Chandler, aims to curb Eddy's estate as litigation proceeds.
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Boston
Mass
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Christian Science Church
McLellan, Fernald
Baker
William E. Chandler
Chg Science
Next Fries
Standard Oil Criticized for Discriminatory Rates Fine Justified
Washington officials defend the 28 million dollar penalty on Standard Oil of Indiana. Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith asserts the company under charged in the Southwest to drive out competition, then raised prices to monopoly levels, earning over 60% profits on capital stock in 1904 and for years, justifying the large fine.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Jan Moffett
Standard Qic
Indiana
Landis
Moffett
Smith
Great Southwest
St. Louis Gateway
Pany
Sparks to Issue Legislative Call
Gov Nevada announces creation of an extraordinary session to be convened for the legislature. He indicates that the move will bring a new call to Goldfield for a joint action in response to the current crisis. Two companies of troops will be stationed to maintain order as the situation unfolds.
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Govvevada
Ort Goldfield
Evangelist Sunday Opens Bloomington Revival Amid Storm
Evangelist William Sunday preached to thousands in Bloomington after a Saturday arrival, with 3,000 present for the opening sermon and large crowds throughout Sunday. He critiqued parsimony in offerings while noting stormy weather and reported collections of 186, 210, and 101 dollars across services. He urged law enforcement on saloon conduct and backed harsher penalties for liquor sales to minors.
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Bloomington
William Sunday
ELOPING HEIRESS AND PASTOR FOUND IN SAN FRANCISCO
A former St. George church pastor Rev Jere Knode Cooke and heiress Floretta Whaley are said to be living together in a San Francisco flat on Green Street. They reportedly eloped eight months ago after he left his wife, a child was born to them, and Cooke works as a painter and decorator and does manual labor to support the pair and their child.
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Jere Knode Cooke
Floretta Whaley
Little Flat
San Francisco
Cal
Tlthne Call Today
Jere Knode Cookes
St. Gg@fge
Hempstead
L. Swin
Oretta Whaley
Woman Ends Life By Throwing Before Train
In Westfield Wisconsin Central train near Chippewa Falls, Mrs William McGown threw herself before a southbound locomotive in front of a large crowd. She had told her husband she would kill herself in this way and had been released from the state hospital for the holidays after mental illness.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
William McGown
Wisconsin Central
Westfield
Indorse Saloon as a Necessity at Ethical Convention
The National Ethical convention in Chicago endorsed the Sunday saloon as an ethical necessity. Speakers Dr. Emil G. Hirsch and Prof. Nathaniel Schmidt argued for allowing the poor man his club on Sunday, with enthusiastic support from social settlement workers and no opposing voices present.
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Chicago
Ill
National Ethical Convention
Henry Booth House
West Fourtenth Place
Halsted Street
Emil G. Hirsch
Nathaniel Schmidt
Cornell University
Receiver Sought for Passaic Steel in Federal Court
In Trenton New Jersey on December 30 an application for a receiver was filed in federal court for the Passaic Steel company.
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Trenton
N. J
Passaic Steel Company
Weather notes for Iowa and Illinois brief forecast
The forecast reports fair weather across Iowa with colder conditions in the extreme east tonight and warmer conditions in the west Tuesday. Illinois sees generally fair skies tonight with cooler conditions Tuesday. Sunrise listed as 7:20 and sunset and moonrise times appear, but exact figures are unclear.
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Iowa
Iinois
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