Optimism Across America's Trading Centers
Dispatches from Pittsburgh St Louis and Chicago report steady business this year. Financiers manufacturers and leaders foresee continued activity despite contrasting views from Hill Schiff and Belmont. Pittsburgh notes slackening may come but no real downturn. Steel seeks strong year ahead while Chicago revels in Republican victory and booming commerce.
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Belmont
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Not Gloomy Over Industrial Outlook
Pittsburgers expect a gradual slackening in the current industrial rush amid opinions from leaders like John H. Jones of the Pittsburg and Pulao Coal Company and Willis L. King of Jones & Laughlin Steel. Industrialists foresee mixed effects with railroads cautious yet still purchasing iron and steel, while overall trade is not seen falling sharply.
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Pittsburg
John Jackson
Fidelity Title 2Nd Trust Company
New York
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Willis L. King
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Chicago Business Leaders Reject New York Slump Opinion
Well known Chicagoans in various lines of business refused to echo New York gloom. James Simpson of Marshall Field says the country is moving away from Wall Street and there is no recession. Homer Stillwell of Butler Brothers calls Chicago prosperity extraordinary and cloudless. W W Kimball Co president says business is ahead of last year with no slump. Robert Scott of Carson Pirie Scott & Co also notes strong conditions.
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Homer A. Stillwell
Butler Brothes
W. W. Kimball
W. W. Kimball Company
Lasteer
Robert Scott
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Taft outlines Cuba plan for elections and stability
Secretary Taft informs Governor Magoon of a program to hold a preliminary municipal and provincial election to test electoral law, followed by national polls within six months after the test vote. The plan requires a census, careful scrutiny of registration lists, and continued U.S. supervision to preserve tranquility and ensure a fair, Cuban government.
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Foraker Opens Ohio Campaign with Roosevelt Clash
Senator Joseph B. Foraker spoke at Canton Board of Trade on “Our Civic Life” and his Senate record. He defended Roosevelt policies, warned of deadlines, and cited only three opposing votes, praising McKinley and Day while denying ties to Taft allies and prints of portraits stirred labor groups.
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Longworth Endorses Taft for President after Washington Visit
Cincinnati Congressman Nicholas Longworth, speaking for himself, urged the nomination of William Howard Taft as Republican candidate. He argued Taft embodies Roosevelt policies and would carry out reforms after Roosevelt’s eight years in office. Longworth stressed Ohio’s role as mother of Presidents and urged Ohio Republicans to back Taft.
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Pittsburgh man dies after suicide attempt at opera house
Robert M. Crow twenty two years old shot himself in the abdomen during a Grand Opera House performance in Pittsburgh He is at Homoeopathic Hospital with slim chances of recovery Crow nephew of H C McEldowney Union Trust president and nephew of W C McEldowney He had shown signs of mental imbalance since the Thaw trial Miss Ethel Levy sang Unrequited Love as the shooting occurred causing panic in the audience
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Pittsburg
Robert M. Crow
Grand Opera House
Hommopathic Hospital
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Union Trust Company
Harry K. Thaw
New York
W. C. McEldowney
Ethel Levy
Carnegie Aided Grow After Fortune Lost
Washington dispatch reports ex Speaker Galusha A Grow, who died March 31 in Greenwood Pennsylvania, swindling rumors followed by blackmailers. James T Dubois, executor, confirms prior aid from Andrew Carnegie who, after Grow lost his fortune, placed him on a $1000 yearly pension and then doubled it for the rest of his life.
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Washington
Galusha A. Grow
Greenwood
Penn
Grow
James T. Dubois
United States
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Switzerland
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Dubois
Glenwood
Potter’s Field
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Carnegie
Tyler Named Navy Auditor Amid Ohio Controversy
The White House announced Ralph W. Tyler of Columbus Ohio was appointed Navy Department auditor to replace W W Brown from Pennsylvania who moved to the Department of Justice. The Ohio controversy ended with Senators backing Tyler for his prominence among his people despite initial opposition to his posting.
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Washington
White House
Ralph W. Tyler
Columbus
Ohio
Navy Department
W. W. Brown
Pennsylvania
Department of Justice
Tyler
Cincinnati
Toledo
Thaw verdict fate in jurors hands after long trial
Justice FitzGerald sent the murder case of Harry K. Thaw to a twelve man jury at last night’s close with deliberations expected today. District Attorney Jerome argued premeditated homicide over insanity, depicted Thaw as calm and aware, while defense countered the dementia Americana defense and claimed nerves and passion justified. The jury faced the charged questions of first degree murder death penalty or life sentences and related verdict options.
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Delmas
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Rmaudh
White
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Stanford White
Mississippi River
Thaw Trial Address Frames Murder Verdict Debate
In a courtroom filled with late arrivals, the district attorney contends the case centers on whether Harry Kendall Thaw’s actions were justifiable or excusable. He outlines possible verdicts including first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, insanity, or not guilty, and rebuts defenses of dementia americana and sympathy.
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