Taft Urges Honest Business, East Asia Policy Prompts Debate
Cincinnati audience hears Taft advocate honest enterprise and legal enforcement against dishonest methods while outlining a shift in U S policy toward China and the Philippines toward commerce and self governance. He contrasts England on development and education, and notes a Missouri delegation and a boosted show of support. Taft to stay in Jet Springs for three weeks with Thanksgiving plans.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Commercial Club
William Howard Taft
Patt Tohn
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
J. C. Hartzell
China
Atthat
Philippines
Hngland
Taft
Missouri
Judge Nagel
Tafts
Virginia
Taft Visit Revered by Rome Pope Hope for U S Diplomat
The Tribuna recalls William H. Taft's 1898 Rome visit and Pope Leo XII's wish for an American diplomat at the Holy See. It questions whether Taft as president can fulfill that hope, while Taft later denies discussing such a credential with the pope.
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Pope Leo XII
Rome
the Tribuna
William H. Taft
Ate
Mr.Taft
Pope Leo
Holy See
Taft
Leo
Waren
New
York Agen
Cinginnati
Ohio
Winter Snow Delights Harlem Streets Tonight
Residents in Harlem reported the season’s first snow as light flakes fell just before 1 am. The brief flurry lasted about ten minutes, leaving wet sidewalks and a shy winter mood before melting away.
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Harlem
Former ink expert Van Dyck pleads guilty in ink contract case
Edwin M. Van Dyck former ink expert at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Victor G Bloede of Baltimore faced conspiracy charges. Van Dyck withdrew not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to two counts, Justine Gould fined him $10 000 double the recent Bloede fine. He paid immediately and the remaining counts were dismissed.
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Washington
Edwin M. van Dyck
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Victor G. Bloede
Victor G. Bloede Company
Baltimore
United States
Bureau
Justine Gould
van Dyck
Bloedel
Colimbus Lawyer Resigns to Accept U.S. Assistant Attorney General Post
Attorney Dena Wade H. Ellis submitted resignation to Governor Harris and will depart for Washington to assume the position of Assistant Attorney General of the United States. Governor Harris to appoint A. G. Denman to fill the unexpired term as Attorney General.
Thief Steals $5000 Worth Gems From Newark Couple
James Gordon Taylor and his wife reported a burglary at their 212 Valentine Parkway home in Newark. A thief leaving via a front window and roof, aided by a ladder, fled toward Branch Brook Park with jewels worth about 5000. Police suspect an older local crook with a limp has returned to the area.
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James Gordon Taylor
W. & J. Sloane
Valentine Parkway
Newark
N. J
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Branch Brook Park
Rockefeller Sees Office Visits Fuel Standard Oil Capital Talks
Rockefeller visited the Standard Oil Company offices on 26 Broadway and at the Standard Oil building in the last two weeks fueling speculation of a stock increase. The aim is to raise capitalization toward 600 million dollars to reflect plant value, a move debated since earlier years but tempered by ongoing litigation and political concerns.
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UG Dreadwax
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Broadway
Standard Oil
Standard
Baby Kidnapped in Passaic Court Dispute
In Passaic New Jersey a baby 21 months old was secretly taken during a police court custody dispute. The child is claimed by Isador Levi of San Francisco and Regina Stern Theile of San Francisco. Regina Theile had handed the infant to her sister Theresa Stern in Passaic and sought recovery after marriage. Levi pursued the child in court as a man sent by Theile removed the boy, who is believed to be en route to San Francisco.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Isador Levi
San Franccisco
Regina Stern
Regina Theile
San Francisco
Theresa Stern
Miss Stern
Girl shot while gathering wintergreens near East Quogue
In Fast Quogue on Nov 5, 12 year old Ethelyn Phillips, daughter of Thomas Phillips, was mistaken for a raccoon and shot by Edward Phillips, a boatman. He fired both shotgun barrels after seeing her gray fur cap and carried her home for treatment. she is expected to recover.
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New York Times
Mail thief in Wall Street post office held for grand jury
William F. Kirn a letter carrier at the Wall Street Post Office was arrested on mail pilfering charges. He surrendered ten letters eight to the American Kennel Club of 55 Liberty Street with August Belmont as president and two decoys used for evidence. Kirn confessed taking mail for two days and obtaining $8. He is held in $2,500 bond awaiting federal grand jury action.
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William F. Kirn
Wall Street
Post Office
Statio
Jacobs
James
Kim
American Kennel Club
Liberty Street
August Belmont
Kennel Club
Kirn
East Thirty-fifth Street
General Post Office
United States Guaranty Company
United States
Shields
Riker Drug Store to Open Saturday at 6th Ave and 42nd St
Riker Drug Store will open Saturday November 7 1908 at 6th Avenue and 42nd Street. Free souvenirs with each 25 cent sale on the opening day. Special prices and details appear in Friday Evening World and Journal. See 42 cent sale notices at Riker's 42d Street Store.
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Riker Drug
World and Journal
Riker
Kidnapping Suspect Ferdinand Dessaur Seizes Child
In Middletown New York on November 5 three men and two women abducted Dorothy Louise Dessaur from Delia May Klock and Mrs. Dessaur. Ferdinand Dessaur, husband of the child's mother, is identified as the apparent ringleader. Police and citizens pursued by car and on foot toward New Jersey as investigators trace his mental health claims and prior marriage history.
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Ne York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Frederick Klock
DeSsaur
Dorothy Louise
V. D.mccoach
Auto
New Jersey
Ferdinand Dessaur
New York
Young Dessaur
Troy
Delia May Klock
Delia May
St. Thomas's Church
Lennon
Goshen
New Yrk
Midletown
Holland
Bruce McRae Sustains Broken Nose In Car Crash
Miss Ethel Barrymore and Bruce McRae were in a Pittsburg car accident on Highland Avenue Ben Avon when brakes failed. McRae fractured his nose on the seat back, Barrymore escaped with minor bruises, and the coupe's tonneau was badly smashed. They returned to Pittsburg and performed in Lady Frederick at Nixon Theatre that night.
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Pittsburg
Ethel Barrymore
Bruce ]McRae
Highland Avenue
Ben Avon
Robert Leech
Lady Frederick
Nixon Theatre
Sunday offer promotes 5 cent chewing gum with AERI
A brief notice urges readers to secure a free 5 cent pack of chewing gum with Sunday’s AERI by notifying their newsdealer today. The message emphasizes the promo tied to the Sunday issue and directs readers to act promptly.
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Papa
Mamma
Fowler Announces Challenge to Cannon for House Speakership
Elizabeth N J November 5 Congress man Charles N Fowler chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee declares candidacy for Speaker opposing Joseph G Cannon. Fowler plans a letter to members elect and cites dissatisfaction with Cannons rule and the Currency bill. Cannon attended a private dinner in New York City but his hotel stay was denied by the clerk.
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New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
Charles N. Fowler
Committee On
Banking and Currency
House of Representatives
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Danville
Miinsis
Fowler
James S. Sherman
Holland House
Speaker Cannon
Will of Jere M. Lyon Filed in White Plains Surrogate
The Bedford Westchester merchant Jere M. Lyon left a will filed in White Plains. He valued property at about 100000 with life interest to his wife Susan R. Lyon and a share of city land award proceeds. The estate divides between Emeline Moulton Mabel Robinson and nephew Stephen D. Lyon with Henry H. Barrett as executor. Six four leaf clovers found in his wallet reflect his belief in luck.
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New York Times
White Plains
N.Y
Jere M. Lyon
Bedford
Westchester County
Frank V. Milard
Lyon
Susan R. Lyon
New York
Jyon
Emeline Moulton
Mabel Robinson
Stephen D. Lyon
Y Henry H. Barrett
Eliot explains resignation at Harvard in informal talk
President Charles Eliot spoke to Harvard students in Cambridge as they serenaded him after a football mass meeting. He said he was not sick or tired, but that at 75 it was time to step down to allow a younger, able successor to lead the university forward. He called Harvard the foremost American university for 270 years and expressed mixed regret at ending a lifetime of service.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Charles Eliot
Tian
Tom
Arnold
Rugby
Eliot
Sherman files campaign expense report in Albany
Sherman the Vice President-elect forwarded his campaign expense statement to Albany detailing payments to Oneida County Republican Committee Republican State Committee Republican National Committee and Harry E Devendorf for postage telegrams printing and travel expenses totaling 2800. Justice M Linn Bruce reported no campaign spending. Beverly R Robinson declared 511.23 in campaign costs for postage printing and related items.
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Albany
Utica
N. Y
James S. Sherman
Secretary of State
Oneida County
Republican Committee
Republican
Republican National Committee
Harry E. Devendorf
TOLAL
Sherman
Supreme Court
M. Linn Bruce
Supreme Court Bench
Beverly R. Robinson
Assembly
Twenty
Parkman Will Creates Boston Park Fund Gift
The will of George F. Parkman bequeaths five million dollars to the City of Boston for public parks and five hundred thousand to various institutions. Judge George in Probate Court allowed the will as Francis Parkman of New York, a cousin, withdrew his appearance. The city fund is to improve and maintain the Common and other parks.
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Boston
George F. Parkman
George
Francis Parkman
New York
Lafayette Baths Opens At Finest Artesian Springs
Local advertises Lafayette Baths near 4th Street on Manhattan Island. It highlights three plunges and constant openness with a price of one dollar.
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Lafayette
4Th ST
Manhattan Island
Ship Whitner Strikes Rocks Near Ward's Island
The Metropolitan Line freight steamer H. M. Whitney struck rocks in Hell Gate near Astoria while bound for Boston. She grounded on the Ward's Island shore with 28 crew members escaping to safety as harbor launchers and police rescue teams aided them. The wrecking company prepared to assess damage and salvage submerged cargo.
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Hell Gate
Boston
Metropolitan Line
H. M. Whitner
Astoria
Ward's Island
Whitney
North River
Mill Rocks
Howe
Long Island
Jone
Edward Hart
Andrew Ericksen
Tom Wilson
Capt. Howe
Robert H. Allen
Lester Allen
Bronx
Manhattan
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
New York
Gov Pattison Faces Night Rider Crisis In Tennessee
Gov Pattison receives anonymous threats after his crackdown on night rider outrages in Lake County and across the state. Mrs Ella Pride former secretary of the night riders is held under guard in Union City while habeas corpus hearings proceed. Fifty writs are with the sheriff as he moves to Camp Nemo to serve them on Col Tatom.
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Nashville
Tenn
Pattison
Lake County
Union City
Ella Pridge
Pride
Night Riders
Camp Nemo
Col. Tatom
Dewey's Special Sec Champagne Introduced by New York Firm
A note on Dewey & Sons Co. of 138 Fulton Street New York introducing their Special Sec champagne made by the bottle fermentation method. te Vez is referenced as part of the product or brand context.
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Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Miss Roosevelt Injured in Geneseo Fox Hunt
Miss Ethel Roosevelt rode with Geneseo Valley Club when her saddle horn slipped at a fence. The thoroughbred reared and a bad tumble seemed likely until Horace Wilson of Geneseo intervened to calm the horse and prevent the accident.
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Geneseo
N. Y
Ethel Rousevelt
Geneseo Valley Club
Ethel
Harry Wilson
Cullinan Diamond Cut Into Seven Pieces
The Cullinan diamond, costing 1 000, is divided into seven parts excluding the largest stone named Cullinan. Six small stones form a necklace while the seventh larger stone is planned as a pendant for Queen Alexandra if feasible. The cutting has been performed under extreme precautions and the polisher reportedly collapsed in health from stress.
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NEW York Times
Amsterdam
Cullinan
Alexandra
Sperry Welcomes Election-Time Baby Girl in N J
Washington E. Sperry, a Bryan leader in the county, celebrated a newborn daughter announced by his wife Mrs. Sperry. The timing follows a family pattern of births near elections, with nine children in the household and past council defeat soon followed by a daughter.
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New York Times
Trenton
N.J
Washington
Italian cruiser Mieramesca sails as escort omen
Report says the Italian cruiser Mieramesca under Commander Larscha sails from New York today as a fore runner for a larger Italian fleet to mobilize in American waters for the Duke of the Abruzzi and the wedding party. Officials expect Firlamosca to cruise nearby until the full squadron arrives to escort Lim and Miss Katherine Hikins back to Italy.
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Larscha
New York
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Lim
Katherine Hikins
Italy
Firlamosca
Wrecks Auto to Save Pedestrian on Busy Avenue
John Joss, chauffeur for William Fox, swerved his car to avoid a man stepping from behind a railroad pillar on Third Avenue at Twenty second Street. The vehicle crashed on the west sidewalk, throwing Fox, his wife, the fiancée, and Joss. only the young woman was badly hurt and taken home. The pedestrian, George Franklin of 127 West Thirty first Street, was knocked down and taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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Third Avenue
Twenty-second Street
John Joss
William Fox
Dewey’ Theatre
Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox
Jess
Mackay Fights Fire at Harbor Hill Residence
Clarence H. Mackay assisted in battling a brush fire sparked by a passing train near his Harbor Hill home. Town firefighters deployed a new chemical engine to control the blaze, with Mackay directing efforts and later serving refreshments to the firefighters.
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Clarence H. Mackay
Harbor Hill
L. L
Mackay
McCarter Resigns As New Jersey Attorney General
Robert H. McCarter, serving a second five year term as New Jersey Attorney General, submitted his resignation to Governor Fort. He had delayed final decision for months but cited personal affairs needing his attention and stated this in his letter.
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Robert H.mccarter
New Jersey
Gov
Fort
Mr. McCarter
Yale University sets new registration record
New Haven Connecticut November 5 statistics show total university registration at 3 448 up from 6 last year the largest in the institution history reflecting growth across departments.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Yal University
Papermakers Return to Work After Strike
Twenty five striking papermakers at the Glens Falls and Fort Edwards mills of the International Paper Company returned to work today.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Fort Edwards
International Paper Company
New Gum Flavor Promoted by Sunday’s American Ad
An advertisement touts a new five cent full-sized chewing gum flavor described as especially good for teeth and features the phrase next Sunday’s American.
Curtis Morse guilty with Morse guilty in tombs case
A jury found Curtis Morse guilty. the record also implicates another Morse and a related false entry in a tombs cell case. The recommendation to mercy follows the court proceedings, noting Curtis Morse as a perplexing and misused tool in the ongoing investigation.
Two Men Convicted in National Bank Funds Case
Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis were found guilty of misapplication of funds and false entries in the National Bank of North America case. They were acquitted on conspiracy. The jury urged mercy for Curtis. sentence to be set today with possible bail appeals.
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Charles W. Morse
Alfred
Curtis
Unite States Circuit Court
National
Bank
North America
Chary
Deliberae
Mr. Morse
Mr. Curtis
John F. Elder
Alfred H. Curtis
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