Favor Tariff But Voted for Bryan In South Georgia Debate
H J Tift of Tifton GA told the House Ways and Means Committee he favored the current lumber tariff as Chairman Payne pressed the tariff question. Tift noted southern voters support high tariffs yet backed Bryan, while Henry Edwards claimed lumbermen want low grade duties only. He described Florida timber holdings as concentrated in a few corporations while Georgia lands are more fragmented.
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United Press
Washington
H. J. Tift
Tifton
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
South
Taft
Tift
Henry Edwards
Florida
Georgia
Motive in delaying the Hains case debated at cross‑examination
The defense argues Bayside Yacht club members conspired against client Thornton Hains. McIntyre and assistant Shay plan to disprove club statements and may call Captain Peter C. Hains and General Hains as witnesses. Justice Crane will schedule three daily sessions with long Saturday hearings unless counsel object.
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McIntyre
Shay
Bayside Yacht Club
Thornton Hains
Re Iver
Yacht Club
Funeral of Elmer Blackford set for Sunday
The funeral for little Elmer Blackford will be held Sunday morning at o'clock at the family residence 122 Fairview Avenue. The remains will be shipped to Unionville for interment.
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Little Elmer Blackford
Fairview Avenue
Unionville
Three Chicken Thieves Sentenced To Workhouse
James Hilliard, John Fields, and Philip Gold received 15, 15, and 9 month workhouse terms after pleading guilty to stealing 45 chickens from Johnston in Butler county. Clarence Fields remains at large. the trio sold birds in New Castle. Fields admitted prior thefts and a July store burglary. Hilliard sat in the wagon during the theft.
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James Hilliard
John Fields
Philip Gold
Porter
Logan
Clarence Fields
Johnston
Butler County
New Castle
Butler
Hilliard
Slippery Rock
Fields
Huntingdon Reform School
Jimsonville
Bessemer
Castro 15 Again Ready to Fight
On December 19 President Castro prepared for renewed conflict after a cable indicated acting President Gomez claimed Venezuela’s presidency. He moved to buy 50,000 Mauser rifles and planned to arm followers to reclaim power. Castro also planned a sanitarium stay to curb excesses and undergo diagnosis. The Hague reported Dutch officials favored resolving the Venezuela crisis without war, though risks remained.
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Berlin
Gomez
Venezuela
Castro
Loewe & Co
Israel
The
Hague
United Press
Holland
Court Continues Kieran Hearing In Fidelity Funds Case
In New York the bankruptcy hearing for Fidelity Funding involving large sums for Catholic orders continues before Referee Watson. Keiran, head of the dissolved trust, is absent and counsel on both sides say they do not know his whereabouts. The session resumes Tuesday morning.
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United Press
New York
Fidelity Funding Company
Watson
T. J. Keiran
Trust Corporation
District Court of the United States
Pennsylvania
Herman Lewis
Washington Couny
New Castle
Lawrence County
Accused Woman Sought Death After Diamond Theft
Mrs. L. Mc Dowell, arrested in Chicago for alleged connection with a $10,000 Pittsburg diamond theft, will be taken there today. Late yesterday she attempted suicide by choking herself with a bed sheet. the effort was frustrated.
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Chicago
Marietta Goes Dry Sparks Cross-River Saloon Campaign
In the wake of Marietta Ohio's dry local option vote Williamsport across the Ohio River plans to open saloons. Lecacernnes people vow to fight the proposal as a local option movement spreads in Parkersburg area.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Marietta
Williamsport
Ohio River
Lecacernnes
Miner Loses Head in Mine Explosion at Mahano y City
In Mahano y City Pennsylvania on December 19 William Hotchkins 25 of Gilberton was killed and his partner John Shock fatally injured when a dynamite misfire during a short firing in the mines.
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Mahanoy City
William Hotchkins
Gilberton
John Shock
Romantic Gate Romance at the Station
A young woman in a spring costume persuades a gate man to let her onto a platform to meet a arriving train. She clutches a pug dog and greets the train with a kiss, leaving the gate man musing that he misread her story and joking about his own sanity.
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Lunatic Asylum
Influence of Pluck Inspires Courage Across Life
Quotation notes that pure pluck and instinctive effort have lifting power. It argues every form of courage raises life’s tone within its influence, proportional to endurance and quality. The Hibbert Journal quote underscores public admiration for resilient, steadfast spirit.
Criminals Found More West and East of Broadway Than Slums
The article argues criminals in New York City are not mainly from the slums. It claims higher concentrations lie west of Broadway and east of Seventh Avenue, between Herald Square and Forty-second Street, than in poor sections of the city.
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New York City
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Herald Square
Forty-second Street
Argentina Emerges as Latin American Leader, Herald States
The Buenos Ayres Herald declares Argentina no longer a loose confederation of pastoralists. It asserts Argentina is today the premier nation of Latin America and intends to remain so, with broad interest beyond its borders focused on market opportunities for natural produce.
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Argentina
Latin America
Buenos Ayres
Prayer for Family Far Away In Times of Trouble
A Delineator passage recalls a child's nightly prayer asking God to protect a mother in Europe and a father in Cleveland. The request asks for angels to guard the mother and for Jesus to watch over the father, while the child stays protected at home.
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Edward
Europe
Jesus
Papa
Cleveland
Longest plants in the world reach 600 feet
A Home Notes item notes seaweeds as the longest plants with tropical varieties growing to at least 600 feet when fully developed, exceeding a quarter mile in length.
Emerson Quotation on Heart Over Microscopes and Stars
Reflection emphasizes that human feelings and the heart matter more than scientific measurements. It contrasts intimate concerns with the vast scales of astronomy, noting the heart's immeasurable significance beyond numbers.
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Emerson
Davis Cooke Co. ad rumor cut glass buyers
William Burns of Cedarville Pa visits Mr and Mrs William Fehl of Chestnut Street. Davis Cooke Co 206 207 Greer Building advertises for Cut Glass and invites inquiries.
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Davis, Cooke &Co
Greer Bldg
William ‘Burns
Cedarville, Pa
William Fehl
Chestnut Street
Not Guilty of Stealing Diamond Ring
Trial record shows defense witness Mrs Bruner denying husband took a diamond ring and stating she alone planned to pay for the gem to secure his release. She testified he did not bring a ring home and claimed she was pressured to raise $150 to settle the case.
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Theodore 1
Hilsendorf
Mahoningtown
Porter
Wayside Inn
Charles Ware
Waddington
Many Applicants for Devlin's Shoes
The city faces a crowded field of 16 applicants for the role of city electrician as Mayor Harry J. Lusk weighs options. With a new switchboard and fire alarm batteries installed, the position grows in importance, and the mayor will likely announce the appointee at the next council meeting.
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City Electrician
Harry J. Lusk
Lusk
Pretty Actress Peggie Pace Wounds Reported Fatal
Chicago reports Margaret Wishwell known as Peggie Pace wounded and dying in hospital after police initially suspected a duel with a rival actress. The roommate claims the wound was accidental and for personal safety.
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United Press
Chicago
Margaret Wishwell
Peggie Pace
Reading Lamps for Xmas Presents by Dunlap & Sons
Fancy domes globes shades burners and complete assortment of reading and sewing lamps offered by H. Dunlap & Sons plumbers at 28 N Mill Street. Prices to suit all purses. Washington December 19. Both houses of Congress adjourned until January 4, 1909.
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H. . Dunlap & Sons
N. Mill Street
Washington
Congress
C and S
Washington Street
Real estate bargains offered in town and on outskirts
Classified real estate ads list several six and eight room houses with features such as gas, city water, baths and modern finishes. Prices range from 2 300 to 5 600 with options on acreage and building quality. The dealer touts safe investment and a large property list with insurance rent and management services.
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North
Wayne Street
W. c
West Wabash Avenue
East Madison Avenue
West Madison Avenue
Park Avenue
Blaine Street
Harmony
East New Castle
Fitsburg Street
P. Hays & Company
Pittsburg Street
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Little Beaver
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E.j.o'brien
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Ashland
Shenango Restaurant
L. Dean
A.L. Wachs
West Long Avenue
A. Kirkpatrick & Co
Columbus
South Mill Street
Maloy’s
P. H. Malloy & Co
E. J. O’brien
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Rochester
N. Y
G. W. Carr
Volant, Pa
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Union Station
Washington and Customs
Franklin Institute
Buwer's
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Leetonia
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Reynolds Street
Brown
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James McClane
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frisco Tunnel
Elwood City
Mrs. J. N. Hopper
Mt. Jackson
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Norther Street
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Jefferson and
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Fifth Ward
H. L. Palmer
West Neshannock Avenue
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Glenmore Boulevard
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Quest and
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County Line Street
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J. Clyde Gilfillan
L. A. & T. Company
New Castle Marble and Granite Works
R. C. Fralick
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Smith
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Pittsburg
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Thompson
G. H. van Horn
Jefferson Street
Eastbrook Woolen Mills
Hutchinson
Tera
Dlet Co
Y. M
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J. F. Ringer
Crescent
van Horn
Jacob L. McCracken
Maud A. McCracken
Croton Avenue
V. Riley
Mercer Street
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Union Market
Ali
Wilmington Avenue
McClaren’s Bank
East Center Church
North Hill
Highland Avenue
Eastbrook Road
Cascade Street
Davis
Boyles and
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Chautauqua, N. Y
Will Wefresh
Erie Railroad
E. B. Locke
T. J. Whitmer
Alderman Green
Louis C. Grassel
Liberty Street
George T. Weingartner
J. L. Somers
Cunningham Avenue
W. H. Cox & Fe
F. Candioto
South Cochran Alley
Fountain Inn
Joseph A. McCandless
Crescent Lumber and Construction Company
Court Common Pleas
J. Norman Martin
Robert L. Wallace
Lawrence Savings & Trust Building
Lafrango
Slins
Bk Lauas Puiadnnis
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