Naval personnel bill proposed by Hale in January session
Senate Naval Affairs Committee chair Hale introduces a sweeping naval personnel bill intended to raise pay, end secretaries creating bureaus, and equalize staff corps with line officers while barring staff officers from commanding vessels. The measure prompts debate over Brownson incidents and broad naval reform. Dawson also advances a separate bill to run the Navy on a business basis, causing heavy lobbyist activity and possible commission inquiry.
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Naval Affairs Committee
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Passengers Drown At Sea In Atlantic Storm
A fierce storm across the English channel and European coasts sinks native passenger boats near Araish Morocco. Forty persons drown including some Europeans as fishing crews lose ships. Kiel reports Baltic waters flood low districts with casualties among small crafts.
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Araish
Morocco
Edna Goodrich Subpoenaed At Thaw Trial
In New York the Thaw jury pool grows as Edna Goodrich, the actress linked to White and Evelyn Thaw, is served a defense subpoena. The panel shows six sworn and three provisional jurors with further challenges under way.
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N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Edna Goodrich
Miss Goodrich
Evelyn Thaw
White
Frank Manning
Lincoln A. Stuart
Matthias B. Walls
Robert M. Vandyke
Stanford White
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Charles E. Gremmels
Arthur R. Naething
George W. Cary
George CC. Rupprecht
John H. Holbert
David E. Arrowsmith
Carpet Cleaning Company
Charles Thurston
John Dehart
Mystery Man Bradley Believed Father of John D Rockefeller
The Superior news notes a long-sought mystery alleging patent medicine dealer W A Bradley alias Dr Gardner, aged 75 to 80, was William Rockefeller Sr. father of John D Rockefeller. He lived in Superior from 1900 to 1904 then disappeared, later died at Blair in 1906 and was buried under Gardner.
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Trempelcou County
Dr. Gardner
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
W. A. Bradley
Bradley
Superior
Iowa
Gardner
Grand Avenue
North Third Street
Des Moines Deliberates Convention Sites Amid Party Split
The Republican state central committee in Des Moines met to decide time and place for the state conventions. Waterloo seeks the second convention while Cedar Rapids is set for the first. Des Moines appears to host both, with proxies excluded by the primary law.
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Republican State Central Committee
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
McCoy
Carroll in Race for Iowa Governor
Bloomfield Republican announces State Auditor R. F. Carroll as candidate for governor. Carroll, former editor of the Republican for twelve years, is described as born in Iowa, has performed auditor duties well, and as a loyal Republican who supports protectionist doctrine.
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Bloomfield Republican
R. F. Carroll
Carroll
Republican
Denver Editor Bonfils Found Guilty of Assault
Fred T. Bonfils, Denver Post proprietor, convicted of assault and battery on Thomas F. Patterson, former U.S. senator and owner of Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times. Judge Thomas Carlton imposed a $54 fine plus costs.
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Colo
Fred T. Bonfils
Denver Post
Thomas F. Patterson
United States
Rocky Mountain News
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Justice of the
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Italian truck farmer tied to multiple murders in Florence
Anton Bavori was arrested on suspicion of killing three to perhaps four people in Florence Colorado. Missing are Mrs. Frank Palmette Dominick and Joseph Minichello and Ercol A Buffetti. Bodies found in the Arkansas river area with an axe found bloody and a washer woman’s blood stained clothing cited as clues. Robbery and revenge are suspected motives.
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Republican Committee Endorses Taft Candidacy
Guthrie Oklahoma January 9 The Republican state committee endorsed Taft for president.
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Republican State Committee
Taft
Bryan Addresses Chicago Faithful
William J. Bryan spoke at the Jackson day banquet at the Jefferson club in Chicago. The event marked the formal start of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with remarks on society from aristocratic and democratic viewpoints. Adlai E Stevenson Senator Stone John W Kern and Edgar Lee Masters spoke on party unity and current issues.
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Democrat View Society
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Jefferson Clubs
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Bloomington
Stone
Missouri
John W. Kern
Indiana
Edgar Lee Masters
Welcome for Evans's Fleet Arrives at Rio Janeiro
News from Penambuco reports the American fleet passed southbound at noon yesterday with 15 battleships visible from shore. The German cruiser Brenen is in port and American collier Abarenda has waited there since January 3. Capt. Deichoff of the Russian navy, famed from the Russo-Japanese war, has come to witness the arrival.
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Penambuco
Brenen
Abarenda
Deichoff
Gromoboi
Fire at Canton Restaurant Kills Hundreds
Mail advices from South China report a Canton restaurant fire killing about 300 Chinese patrons during a wedding feast. A cinematograph exhibition sparked panic as the burning building collapsed trapping many inside. A Chinese visitor had shown moving pictures before the disaster.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Canton
California
Thomas New Sugar King Elected President
W B Thomas has been elected president of the American Sugar Refining company in New York. He previously served as vice president of the firm.
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Thomas New Sugar King
New York
N. Y
W.B. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Mad Tuprovems Case Involving Glover Insanity Hearing Talk
Judge Bennet denied that George Glover filed suit to compel Mary Baker Eddy to appear before an insanity commission. He acknowledged there had been discussion of such steps but no formal action reported.
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Lead
S. D
Bennett
George Glover
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Glover
Fire destroys Elkhart rail yard. worker dies
A fire in the Lake Shore railroad roundhouse and tool room in Elkhart Indiana kills William Sham burger. The blaze also destroys machine shops and buildings with a loss of about 125000 dollars and overall damage estimated at 150000 dollars, with no insurance. A separate blaze in Minneapolis guts the Hartman Furniture and Carpet warehouse causing losses between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
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Ind
Lake Shore Railroad
William Shamburger
Minneapolis
Minn
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
Alfred Stead Alive after erroneous death report
A January report claimed Alfred Stead son of W. T. Stead died. It was a mistake as Alfred is alive. His brother William Stead died suddenly last month, and the confusion came from misidentifying the two brothers.
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London
Alfred Stead
W. T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Stead
William
Rioters Burn Chapel School and Official Residence in Chekiang
In Kiahing Du Province Chekiang rioters torched a Protestant chapel and school and the magistrate's official residence. All foreigners in the area are reported safe.
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Kiahing du
Chekiang
Railroads to Trim Porter Staff on Passenger Trains
Omaha January 9 Union Pacific and Burlington routes will remove porters from chair cars and eliminate flagmen on select passenger trains as part of retrenchment measures.
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Neb
Union Pacific
Burlington
Bank of France Lowers Discount Rate
Paris readers report the Bank of France reduced its discount rate from 4 percent to 3 percent. The move affects financial markets and lending costs in early January.
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Bank of France
Boses Past Danger in El Paso
Ex Governor Horace of Iowa recovering in El Paso after pneumonia, now out of danger if no relapse occurs. He sat up briefly yesterday and his condition improved despite illness.
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el Paso
Texas
Horace
Iowa
Justice Department to sue Harriman rail links case
Washington January 9 a suit is expected within 30 days against E H Harriman over relations between the Union and Southern Pacific railroads. The action will be equity and resemble the Northern Securities case in procedure.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
E. H. Harriman
Union
Southern Pacific
Northern Securities
Politician Christopher H. Connor Dies in Spokane
Democratic figure Christopher H. Connor, renowned in Western Wisconsin politics, died in Spokane Washington yesterday during a health-related trip. Connor had long been a leading local political presence and a familiar name in La Crosse and surrounding counties.
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la Crosse
Wis
Christopher H. Connor
Wisconsin
Spokane
Wash
Receivership Petition Filed for Chicago and Western Railroad
A petition for a receiver for the property of the Chicago and Western railroad in Nebraska was filed in the United States court in Omaha this morning.
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Omaha, Neb
Chicago and Western Railroad
Nebraska
United States
Federal inquiry eyed into Seaboard Air Line finances
Washington notes say a federal probe may begin within days to examine Seaboard Air Line finances and possible manipulation linked to its receivership. The split among former owners Williams group and Thomas Ryan is noted, with southern sentiment alleging improper actions. If Congress reconvenes, a resolution could direct the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate.
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John Skelton Williams
Thomas F. Ryan
Williams Group
Williams
South
Interstate Commission
Harriman
Congress
High Capitalization Criticism Of Road Management
Critics say road capitalization near 66 900 per mile is unjustified given property value. The line, once in receivership for bond interest failures, allegedly improved with investor money. Some predict stockholders will be frozen out while new management gains control and value. Southern congressmen blame hostile southern legislation and NY financiers for the road’s woes.
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New York
New Tunnel Put To Test For Subway Run To Brooklyn
New YorkJanuary 9 The service in the new tunnel enabling subway trains to run to Brooklyn for the first time handled the early morning rush to Manhattan offices and stores. It is unclear if traffic diversion reduced the usual Brooklyn Bridge delays as commuters faced typical morning delays.
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New York
N. Y
New Tunnel
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Cotton Bases Rise to 9.96 Million in 1907–08 Census
The Census Bureau reports total cotton bases gained from 1997 to January 1, 1908 reach 9,955,427, down from 11,741,039 last year and up from 9,725,426 in 1905.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau Today
Weather forecast for Iowa and Illinois
Partly cloudy in Iowa tonight with warmer temperatures then cooler in the west and north Friday. In Illinois fair and warmer tonight, unsettled Friday with showers in the north and warmer in the south. Sunrise is 7 18 a m, sunset 4 39 p m, moon set 11 42 p m.
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