Senator Knox Accepts Taft Cabinet Offer in Duty to State
Senator Knox said after long consideration and consultations he would resign his Senate seat to join President Taft as Secretary of State. He stressed duty over honor, noting public service is a requirement to serve state and country, and that he acted only to fulfill his civic obligations. The decision followed a telegram sent to Taft affirming acceptance.
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Knox
Senate
Mr. Taft
New York City
Taft
Manhattan
Aft
Roosevelt
Sherman
Bryan
Denver
England
Congress
Young Men's Christian Association
Mr Knox's Successor Contended in Senate Race
Pittsburg reports George T. Oliver a wealthy steel maker and newspaper owner is expected to succeed Philander C. Knox in the Senate. Oliver is aligned with the national administration and Western Pennsylvania leader Penrose and Knox. J W Thompson of Uniontown also seeks Knox seat but lacks timing. Philadelphia sources back Oliver as the chosen successor.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
George T. Oliver
Philander C. Knox
Senate
Oliver
Penrose
Knox
Pennsylvania
J. W. Thompson
Uniontown
Philadelphia
Mr. Oliver
Senator Knox Career Shaped by Trust Prosecutions and Senate Rise
Washington reports on William S. Knox, highlighting his ascent from Attorney General under McKinley and Roosevelt to United States Senator from Pennsylvania. It notes his major anti trust actions against Northern Securities and beef trusts, expedited appeals, and pivotal Supreme Court victories, plus his Panama Canal role and early career with Carnegie Steel as a client.
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Washington
Knox
McKinley
John W. Griggs
New Jersey
Roosevelt
United States
Pennsylvania
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
United States Circuit Court
Mr. Knox
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Beef Trust
Grosscup
Chicago
Panama Canal
P. C. Knox
United States Senate
Pennypacker
Alliance
Ohio
Major McKinley
Stark County
Pittsburg
James H. Reed
The
Carnegie Steel Company
MR ROOT NOT TO RESIGN DESPITE KNEE INJURY
Washington reports say Secretary Root may not resign despite knee problems from a West speech for Taft. He rests at home to aid healing, attends morning Cabinet sessions by carriage, and returns home for continued care. He aims to resume full duties with physician reassurance.
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Washington
Root
West
Taft
State Department
Department
Wes
Explosion verdict in Marianna mine tragedy blamed on blown-out shot
Washington Pennsylvania December 17 a coroner's jury after two days of testimony returned the verdict that the November 25 Pittsburg Buffalo Company mine explosion in Marianna was caused by a blown-out shot igniting gas and dust resulting in the loss of lives.
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Washington, Penn
Marianna
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
Coromer
Taft withdraws Treasury offer to Burton in Washington
The Tribune reports a rift between President-elect Taft and Ohio representative Theodore E. Burton over the Treasury portfolio. Taft urged Burton to accept, pledged patronage, and sought his cabinet service, but withdrew the offer after Burton’s talks with Senator Foraker and the surge of Burton’s own senatorial ambitions. The withdrawal occurred in a painful Saturday Washington interview.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Friends
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Burton
Taft
Treasury
Senate
Mr. Taft
the Treasury
Charles P. Taft
Foraker
C. P. Taft
No Deal, Says Foraker
Cincinnati despatch reports Senator J B Foraker dismissing talk of a Burton Foraker alliance as baseless. He says he has not formed any combination, urges candidates to run on merit, and criticizes recent attacks on Burton and Charles P Taft while hoping for a friendly contest.
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the Tribune
Cincinnati
J. B. Foraker
Burton
Harris
Charles P. Taft
Status of Filipinos and New Hotel Gramatan Wing Opened
Federal Judge Thompson may issue a written opinion on whether Raymundo Diano Filipinos can be naturalized. He ruled they are not aliens nor citizens, and after the Spanish-American War they were subjects of the United States. The Hotel Gramatan in Bronxville opened its new southeast wing after a July fire, hosting a ball with 150 couples from New York and Westchester.
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Cincinnati
Federeal
Thompson
Raymundo Diano
United States
Department of Justice
Washington
Spain
Paris
Gramatan
Grainatan
Bronxville
New York
Westchester
Grand Central Station
Louis Bedell
G. A. Strong
W. S. Lawson
H. M. Creighton
G. P. Parke
A. Sears
F. R. Chambers, Jr
United States Steel_Corporation
Mr. Clark
Clark
Gary
Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Co
United States Steel Em
United States Steel
Comnps
Eliot president of National Civil Service Reform League
Charles W. Eliot of Cambridge Mass. was elected president at Pittsburg as the league's twenty eighth annual convention ended. Attending officers and a long list of vice presidents were named, with resolutions urging merit based hiring, wider competitive service, and limits on political soliciting by federal employees.
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Civil Service Reform League
Pittsburg
Charles W. Eliot
Cambridge
Mass
National Civil Service Reform League
Executive Council
League
New Jersey
Eliot
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Joseph H. Cheste
New York
Harry A. Garfield
Williamstown
George Gray
Delaware
Arthur T. Hadhey
New Haven
Charles E. Hughes
Henry Charles Lea
Philadelphia
Seth Low
Franklin MaccVeagh
Chicago
George A. Pope
Baltimore
P. J. Ryan
D. D
Moorfield Storey
Boston
Thomas N. Strong
Portland
Ore
Herbert Welsh
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Foreign Service
Daniel Colt Gilman
Grover Cleveland
Henry C. Pottier
William Potts
Charles Eliot Norton
Richard H. Dana
E. H. Goodman
Albert de Roode
Charles B. Marble
A. S. Frissel
Count's Wife Denies Russian Tie in Court
Washington, Dec. 18. Mrs. A. L. Rogers, wife of Count Brockenheims von Lowenhielm, testifies she is Dane’s wife not Russian, claiming her husband dabbled in politics and fled after a kiss. Rogers, a former housekeeper, was convicted of stealing six silver forks and jailed 90 days for the offense. She appeals, naming a Danish minister she says knows her, and recalls Dallas ties and a troubled marriage.
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Washington
Brockenheims von Lowenhielm
A. L. Rogers
Ralph L. Galt
Rogers
Businss
Dallas
Tex
Laurel
Cannon Defends House Rules At New Jersey Dinner
Philadelphia dispatch reports Joseph G Cannon addressing the New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania. He denounces critics and asserts the House’s power and rules protected by the majority, defending his leadership and rejecting claims of one man rule while praising the Republican victory and noting he remains Speaker.
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Philadelphia
Joseph G. Cannon
National House of Representatives
New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania
Cannon
Toy Show Delights Children At Madison Square Garden
Crowds of women and children attended the opening of the Toy Show and Holiday Bazaar at Madison Square Garden last night. Despite unfinished booths a large Christmas tree loaded with toys delighted youngsters while dolls Teddy bears and various toys attracted interest. Proceeds will benefit the Hospital for Crippled Children.
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Madison Square Garden
Christmas Gifts From Anawandas Planned for Poor District
The Anawanda Club, a Tammany organization in the 7th district led by Charles F. Murphy, approved a $1500 Christmas present for the district's poor last night. Funds will be distributed through local churches upon motion by John J. Murphy.
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Anawanda Club
Tammany Organization
Charles F. Murphy
John J. Murphy
McCarren Carson Clash in Brooklyn Mayoral Debate
In a Bedford YM C A debate on mayoral selection tests Senator Patrick H McCarren and Rev Dr John F Carson clashed over honesty capability and constitutional faith. Republican Eugene M Travis spoke as a counterpoint while references to Taft Roosevelt and Hughes framed the party leaders and city politics.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn Democrats
John F. Carson
Central Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Hughes
Bedford
Young Men's Christian Association
Eugene M. Travis
Mth
McCarren
Edward P. Lyon
Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association
Dutch Foresee No War With Venezuela Rumor Debunked
The Netherlands Foreign Office rejects war talk as a misread state of defense for a state of war and notes Venezuela’s Castro regime may be nearing end. Amsterdam cites handling of Caracas talks and German mistrust, while Handelsblad favors a blockade and Telegraft urges a naval show of strength at La Guaira.
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the Hague
Foreign Office
Venezuela
Netherlands
Gomez
Amsterdam
M. van Swinderen
Castro
Holland
Caracas
The
Hague
Germany
Handelsblad
Telegraft
la Guayra
Castro Seeks Arbitration to Ease Venezuela France Rift
Berlin reports President Castro aims to renew Venezuela France ties through arbitration. He held talks with a German Foreign Office representative and Chile’s minister in Germany. Castro, seen staying away from upheaval at home, may not return as Acting President Gomez faces uncertain leadership.
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Castro
Foreign Office
Sefior Matte
Chili
Germany
Israel
Sefior Castro
Venezuela
Netherlands
South America
Gomez
Night Rider trial opens with first day of testimony
Union City Tenn Dec 18 The state pressed its case in the Night Rider trial presenting Rankin murder details and identifications of two prisoners as band members. Witness Ed Powell described being dragged from bed and forced to Walnut Log Hotel. Fehringer Garrett Johnson and Boy Ransom named, Fehringer to testify. court hinted at press censorship during proceedings.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Ed” Powell
Rankin
Walnut Log Hotel
Taylor
Powell
Frank Fehringer
Garrett Johnson
Ransom
Fehringer
Democracy to Hang On in _National Campaign_
Norman E. Mack D N C chairman spoke at the Hoffman House stating a permanent national committee headquarters will soon be established in Washington after the holidays. He said the setup will be working and cost about 4000 dollars annually. He ruled out Bryan running again and expressed confidence in Democratic readiness for the next campaign. He noted bills from the last campaign are paid and predicted potential Senate and governorship choices, including Hill or Herrick Stanchfield Chanler or Parker.
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Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Hoffman House
National Committee
Washington
Mr. Mack
Bryan
Mack
Hill
Herrick
Stanchfield
Chanler
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Celebrates Centennial
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church marked its 100th anniversary with a service in the chapel and plans for three meetings the next day. Rev. Dr. J Ross Stevenson led the anniversary program with colleagues from John Hall Memorial and Young People's Association and Alexander Chapel. The church, founded in 1808 on Cedar Street, has seen pastors from Rev. Dr. John B. Romeyn to Rev. Dr. James W. Alexander and Rev. Dr. Nathan L. Rice, moving to 13th Street and Fifth Avenue in 1875 under Rev. Dr. Hall.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
J. Ross Stevenson
Edwin P. Hallenbeck
John Hall
Young People's Association
A. L. Evans
Paul R. Abbott
John B. Romeyn
Cedar Street
Duane Street
George Potts
James W. Alexander
Nathan L. Rice
Hall
13Th Street
Fifth Avenue
George T. Purves
Stevenson
Hallenbeck
Vote to widen 42d Street under Fifth Avenue Project
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment voted to widen 42d Street by 16 feet between Madison and Sixth avenues despite opposition from large property interests around Fifth Avenue and 424 street. A public hearing is set for January 15 on the project and related low mood proposal.
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Fifth Avenue
424 Street
Board of Estimate and
Madison
Sixth Avenues
Th Street
Dog Decide Suit Over Ownership in Brooklyn Court
A St Bernard in Myrtle avenue police court faced a custody dispute between Michael Santoni at 84 Kent avenue who said he raised the dog and Rev A G Tipetti an Italian missionary who claimed the animal as a gift. The magistrate ruled the dog to Ganton after the animal jumped toward Santoni.
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St. Bernard
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Naumer
Michael Santoni
Kent Avenue
A. G. Tipetti
Santoni
Ganton
Judge Gary questions steel rail pricing and tariffs
Judge Gary discusses U S Steel rails pricing with witnesses, noting export discounts in Germany and Britain, domestic price maintenance since 1899, and potential countervailing duties. He explains public control ideas, profitability, and the industry's interdependence with independent manufacturers amid tariffs and rising ore costs.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
Europe
Gary
Canada
Crumpacker
Clark
Payne
Bureau of Corporations
Steel Corporation
Dr Wilson Sues Rector for 20000 in Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 18 Dr Pierce B Wilson Jr sues Rev Dr Robert Coupland rector of the Ascension Church for 20000 damages while also seeking divorce from his wife. He accuses the rector of having had relations with his wife after the birth of their child. The case features ex US Senator George Wellington as a named co defendant though the suit cites no clear cause of action. The clergyman denied wrongdoing noting their relations were friendly. The divorce trial proceeded with Wilson testifying to the alleged confession and his actions to avoid publicity. Public Safety Boards organize in Albany with officers Cantine Clark Hermance announced to coordinate city efforts.
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Baltimore
Robert 3. Coupland
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Pierce B. Wilson, Jr
United States
George I. Wellington
Wilson
Coupland
Maryland
Wellingtom
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Berlin
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Board of Estimate
Fifth Avenue Bridge
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New Jersey Central Reading
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Liberty Street
Public Safety Boards
Albany
Association of Cars of Public Safety of
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Syracuse
Troy
Schenectady
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Jon ©. Clark
Eagard Hermance
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