Roosevelt Celebrates His Fiftieth Birthday at White House
President Roosevelt marks his fiftieth birthday with a day of congratulations from King Edward Gov Hughes Archbishop Ireland and many others. A steady parade of messages and gifts arrives while he remains focused on cabinet work and catching up on unfinished tasks. He and his party enjoy a brief horseback ride in Rock Creek Park before returning for a private dinner with family.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Globe
White House
King Edward
Gov. Hughes
Archbishop Ireland
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Clothing Association of
Philadelphia
Congregation
Joseph Sholom
Pittsburg
Urian Society of
Brooklyn
New York
Germany
Argentine Republic
Costa Rica
Mr. Roosevelt
Rock Creek Park
Loeb
President’s Fiftieth Birthday Greetings Across Nations
A collage of October 27 1908 messages from officials and dignitaries worldwide to the President praising his achievements and offering birthday wishes. Figures include a naval echo from Newport and consular notes from Costa Rica and ecclesiastical leaders in New York St. Paul and Ireland, all framing the milestone as a service to country and humanity.
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New York
Juan J. J. Ullea
Costa Rica
Hearts and best wishes from Hunters' Reform Club
The President sends heartfest and best wishes from Co. A Leavitt, President of Hunters' Reform Club in Tannersville New York dated October 27 1908. Rye New York October 27 1908 includes birthday greetings from Anna Jacobs for the Senior Class Rye Seminary with hearty wishes for many happy returns.
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Tannersville, N. Y
Heartfest’ Ee
Best Wishes
A. Leavitt
Hunters’ Reform Club
Rye
N. Y
Rye Seminary
Anna Jacobs
Birthday greetings from Hungarian and Armenian groups to Roosevelt
The Hungarian Republican Club of New York and Armenian Society of Philadelphia send warm wishes to President Roosevelt on his fiftieth birthday. The East Room reception includes Marcus Braun and others who pledge admiration for his administration. A telegram from Newport, Rhode Island acknowledges the event.
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Ottoman Empire
Armenians of
Philadelphia
Society OF
Hungarian Republican Club of
New York
Roosevelt
Marcus Braun
Roosevelt thanks Navy enlisted men on fiftieth birthday
Message from Newport training and torpedo stations enlistees to Rear Admiral Merrill at the Naval War College expresses Roosevelt’s warm thanks for the telegram. He notes the enlisted force’s congratulations are highly appreciated and asks the telegram be made public.
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Merrill
Naval War College
Navy
Newport
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt birthday prompts mixed foreign reaction
English newspapers and King Edward send congratulations to President Roosevelt on his fiftieth birthday. The Globe voices regret at his campaign involvement, arguing the US presidency should remain above party politics and not be used for electioneering.
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NEW York Times
London
England
Roosevelt
King Edward
Presidgent
The
Globe
United States
Greene Gold-Silver Company Faces Asset Shortfall Probe
Stockholders learn that a 25 million Greene Gold-Silver outfit shows meager assets, with $1.48 in a bank and $486 in furniture. Officials testify of asset diversion by Col. Greene since 1906, while directors face possible liability for dividends paid from assets.
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Richard A. Arnold
Greene Gold-Silver Company
Mexico
Treasury
John H. Martin
R. A. Jones
Broad Street
Jones
Col. Greene
Greene Company
Raphael Link
Broadway
Arnold
New York
Republic
J. J. Farren
Greene
Link
Greene Gold-Silver Company 8. A
Greene Gold
Col. Green
Farren
Col.Greene
E. J. Gates
Greene Gold- Silver Company
Cananea Realty Company
C. C. Chase
West Virginia Company
A. Segal
Philadelphia
C. C. Steffel
Oil Well Fumes Kill In Mexico and New Orleans
News of deadly gases from the Dos Bocas oil well south of Tampico Mexico reaches New Orleans aboard the City of Tampico. A massive fire was put out at nearly a million dollars as soldiers and doctors arrived to aid victims and study the swift, fatal illness caused by the fumes.
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New York Times
New Orleans
Dos Bocas Ail
Tampico
Mexico
Republic
Henrichsen
City of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Jail Term For Reckless Driving In Brighton Court
Harry S. Orndorff of Providence was sentenced to six months in jail for reckless driving. Judge Barnard imposed the term in Brighton Court and Orndorff posted 4500 for appeal to Superior Court. He also was fined 100 for intoxication after his auto struck a tree on the Providence Worcester trip.
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Boston
Mass
Harry S. Orndorff
Providence
R. I
T. C. Orndorff
Barnard
Brighton Court
Orndorff
Ornorff
Worcester
Balloon trip ends near Bordentown as four riders descend
The Philadelphia balloon of the Aeronautical Recreation Society, rising from Point Breeze at 12:15, landed in a field near Bordentown two miles east, after a two day planned trip. Passengers included Dr. Thomas E. Eldredge and Dr. George H. Simmons, plus Mrs. Thomas Rose and Mrs. William A. Norcross. The craft was shipped home and the crew returned by train to Philadelphia.
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Bordentown
N. J
Philadelphia
Aeronautical Recreation Society
Point Breeze
Daniel Campbell
Thomas E. Eldredge
George H. Simmerman
Thomas Rose
William A. Norcross
Dewey's Old Madeira Or Sherry Ad
Sherry before dinner Madeira after. Dewey & Sons Co. 158 Fulton St New York.
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Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Princeton West Point Football Plans and Train Schedule
West Point game on October 31 noted with a rail plan. West Shore Railroad special leaves Desbrosses Street at noon and West 42nd Street at 12 15 PM. Round trip fare is 1.25 dollars.
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Princeton
West Point
West Shore R. R
Desbrosses St
West
Kaiser Aided Britain in War Diary Claims
Emperor William told a interviewer that he showed friendship to England during the South African War by declining Boer delegates and sending documents to Windsor. He cited a plan of campaign similar to Lord Roberts and said the German Navy strengthened to protect expanding commerce, not against any power.
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London
Daily Telegraph
William
England
Europe
Windsor
Queen Victoria
France
Russia
Great Britain
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Germany
King Victor Emmanuel Delivers Message on Abruzzi Match
In Turin on October 27 a sealed royal message to the Duke of the Abruzzi is seen as signaling the King's decision on his marriage to Katharine Elkins. The Dowager Queen Margherita is opposed, but the Duke presses forward. Paris reports an engagement announcement for Prince Victor Emmanuel to Princess Patricia, sister to the Duke of Connaught.
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Turin
Victor Emmanuel
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Margherita
Paris
Petit Journal
Rome
Patricia
Duke of Connaught
President Roosevelt backs Hughes for New York race
President Roosevelt praised Gov. Hughes in a note to New York Republicans. A Hungarian dinner in Little Hungary featured John Hays Hammond and Marcus Braun. Hammond will lead a Taft Hughes event at Arlington Hall Friday, while Roosevelt urged party support for Hughes’ re election.
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John Hays Hammond
League of Republican Clubs
Little
Hungary
Hammond
Taft-Hughes
Arlington Hall
Roosevelt
Washington
Marcus Braun
New York State
Gov. Hughes
West
Judge Taft
Taft
Hughes
Stop Work If Bryan Wins On Santa Fe Extensions
Galveston Texas October 27 President E P Ripley of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe says if Bryan is elected the system will abandon $3 000 000 in extensions and improvements chiefly in the Southwest not for partisan reasons but to avoid industrial calamity and potential two or more years of unsettled conditions. The Pecos to Gulf line expansion and other projects would be dropped if the current administration ends.
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New York Times
Galveston
Texas
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Bryan
Santa Fé
Southwest
Ripley
America
Pecos
Gulf
Mr. Bryan
Republican Party
United States
Bing
Congress
Senate
Souon Ays
Ohio counties go dry after local option vote
Ohio counties report dry wins and wet pockets after the local option election. Trumbull County shows a large dry majority, Green County votes dry, Xenia and Williams County tilt wet or dry as ballots on saloons total 1,045 by day’s end.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Trumbull
Green County
Xenia
Osborne
Williams County
Safeguard Against Typhoid and Pasteur Filter Ban
A brief note records measures to guard against typhoid fever and notes a ban on the Pasteur Germ-Proof Filter at 503 South Avenue.
Explosive Stick Fires Taxi Office and Cab Fire
A short dark man left an explosive stick in a taxi cab and it ignited, burning driver Albert Morrison and a taxicab before police extinguished the blaze. The incident began at the Tenderloin Police Station and spread to the cab near the Albany Hotel area as Morrison pursued the suspect. Police later towed the cab and Morrison received treatment for burns.
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Tenderloin
Tion
Albert Morrison
Lieuthan
Morrison
Nathan
Bernard
New York Hospital
J. Nathan
Albany
Broadway
Fiftyninth Street
Times
Forty-seventh Street
Hughes Money A Begging Yet Faces Sparse Bets
The piece notes Hughes bets on the State ticket drew little support on the Stock Exchange. Charlie Hoffman, James Yen and John Clark placed wagers, with a $1,500 wager on Taft at Hoff House and a $3,000 draft received from David S. Foster of Syracuse.
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Frank
James Yen
John Clark
Corning
Taft
Hoff- House
Mahoney
David
Foster
Latest Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings
Shipping notices show the vessel Kiora arriving at Matanzas on October 20 and the SS Captain Bennett sailing from Savona on October 23.
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Kiora
Matanzas
Bennett
Savona
Hend'r Hudson Football Special
West. tn Princeton, Oct 31. See Day Line Adv.
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Hend
R Hudson
West
Princeton
Miss Vanderbilt Széchényi Gives Birth At Széchényi Castle
Former Miss Gladys Vanderbilt of New York becomes mother to a daughter at the Széchényi castle in Budapest. The Countess, once Gladys Vanderbilt, married to the Hungarian nobleman Széchényi on January 27, a widely noted social event. The Vanderbilt family, headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt and linked to Durrell Whitney, is noted for its prominence in New York society. The ceremony was held in St Patrick's and officiated by Mgr Lavelle, amid a wave of social attention.
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Gladys Vanderbilt
New York
Széchényi Castle
Consuelo Vander
William K. Vanderbilt
Arlvborough
Fifty-eighth Street
Mgr. Lavelle Cathedral
SAILS TO ATTEND DUCHESS IN SMALL TOWN
In Centreville a Duchess attends duties with kin and a leading physician amid travel notes. The Kronprinzess voyage from Europe is linked to Cecilie, Dr Sawyers, and Shonts as relatives sail to Paris. The tale references a widowed Ines and a protective, cautious journey through disease and family ties.
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Europe
Yesterda
Cecilie
Dr. Law
Theodor Way
Paris
Duchess de Chat
Childy
Kronprinzess
L. Sawyers
New Aeroplane In Flight At Dayton
Fragmented OCR reports a Dayton aeroplane flight with references to the Wright brothers and early aviation tests. It mentions a 1500 foot flight and the failing to master control, with notes on mechanic skill and a friend aiding the inventor.
Roosevelt Jr Advances in Hartford Unit
Hartford reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr has been promoted to the worsted room C Company with no pay raise. A personal friend’s envelope shows $4.50, while Theodore Jr is paid $5 per week during the course and may be advanced next month.
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Theodore, Jr
New York Times
Washington
Hartford, Conn
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Room C
Eldes
Hartford
Pearl necklace dispute over duty classification
The case centers on a $25 000 necklace of fifty nine pearls imported by Malurice Guggenheim for Tiffany & Co. Testimony debated whether the pearls, assembled into a necklace in Paris, were imported as jewelry at 10 percent or as pearls at higher ad valorem duty. The government argued the pearls were the item itself, Tiffany contended they were assembled into jewelry. Proceedings adjourned to November 16.
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Malurice Guggenheim
Ter Trust
Thaddeus S. Sharrettspite
Tiffany, & Co
Fany & Co
Mr. Guggenheim
Tiffany
Paris
Pupils Strike to Hear Taft at Yonkers High
Pupils at Yonkers High School absent for a morning, marching with cries and songs, to hear Judge Taft speak. Principal W A Blaney arranged a one session plan to return to class at noon, while the school committee and parents debated the plan amid a mass meeting near City Hall.
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Taft
P. High School
Blaney
W. A
Yonkers
Stu
Judge Taft
Etty Square
Will Latty
Bryan Holds Crowd at Clermont Rink in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn 6000 inside Clermont Rink hear Bryan denounce trusts defend popular Senate election by vote and call for bank deposit guarantees. He mocks Taft and Roosevelt while urging Democratic ticket unity and early action after inauguration. Crowd outside also cheered as he spoke.
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Washington, D. C
Edward
R. and
Catskill
Charles E. Hughes
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Clothing Association of Philadelphia
William Abrams
Baltimore
Army and Navy Union
J. Edwin Browne
R. IL
John Wesley Hill
Milwaukee
Wis
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Hunnesbuecker Verein
Phil Guerres
Newport, R. I
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Britain
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Roosevel
Santa Fe
Green
Williams
Eexplosive
RTS
Afire
Szechenyis
Budapest
Curtess Széchényi
Duchess
Duc de Chaulnes
Dayton Stenographer
Dayton
Frank J. Heins
Wright Brothers
Young Roo$evelt
Mrs. Guggenheim
Maiden Lane
Clermont
Clermont Rink
Controller Metz
Supreme Court
Luke D. Stapleton
Lieut
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Edgar T. Willims
Georgia
Col
J. D. Bell
Johnn’ A. Dix
John. J. Fitzgerald
J. Grattan McMahon
Senator McCarren
Mr. Metz
Mr. Taft
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