Roosevelt Taft Supreme Court letter debate in 1908 note
Secret letters reveal Theodore Roosevelt urging Taft to consider the Supreme Court or War Department paths while Taft weighs duties in the Philippines and Panama. Taft expresses willingness for the bench but cites wartime duties. Roosevelt stresses national needs and timing for leadership under a looming political future.
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Broadway
Taft
Supreme Court
War Department
United States Supreme Court
Philippines
Justice Brown
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
White House
Washington
Will
Navy
Lfe
Ace
Panama
Geome
Henry Clay
eve _ Pic
Province of
Quebec
Canada
Supreme Bench
Philippine
Root
Balkans conference plan outlined by three powers
London reports Britain Russia and France agreed on an eight point programme for a European conference to settle Balkans issues. Proposals cover Bulgaria Crete Armenia Montenegro and the Danube with talks on straits and Turkish reforms. A final meeting adjusted frontiers compensation and wartime navigation rules while Russia and Britain seek unified action.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
France
Balkans
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Novi-Bazar
Crete
Italy
Montenegro
Servia
Herzegovinian
Austria- Hungary
Danube
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Sir Edward Grey
M. Iswolsky
M. Iswoisky
Grape Nuts A Remedy For Nervous Teachers Health
A reading from a teacher recounts recovery from dizziness and weakness after months of illness. By switching to Grape Nuts morning and night she regained clarity, digestion, and weight, allowing her to continue teaching for another year. The letter, labeled genuine, promotes the cereal as a road to well being.
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Postumo
Battle Creek
Young Turks denounce Balkan settlement plan
Paris dispatch reports Djemal Bey and Dr Nazim of the Young Turks condemn the powers’ program for resolving the Balkan question. They say the plan would injure constitutional Turkey and threaten the Ottoman Empire. They also state the party cannot oppose the emerging Turkish backlash or guarantee the country’s peace.
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Paris
Djemal Bey
Nazim
Young Turks
Balkan
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Rumors Denied Bulgaria Seeks Peace With Turkey
Paris October 15 M Standoff Bulgarian diplomatic agent in Paris reports Sofia has no plan to issue ultimatum to Turkey or mobilize further. A peaceful adjustment with Turkey and powers is seen as assured through the international conference. Standoff notes Roosevelt letter to Prince Ferdinand and welcomes the London conference programme with caution on Berlin Treaty signatories.
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Paris
M. Standoff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Turkey
United States
Roosevelt
Prince Ferdinand
John B. Jackson
London
Pichon
Great Britain
France
Russia
Austria's tacit threat off Montenegro coast
Cettinje Montenegro October 15 six Austrian warships anchored today off Spizza in Dalmatia a crownland of Austria Hungary. They lie not more than ten miles from Antivari the sole seaport of Montenegro.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Spizza
Dalmatia
Austria-Hungary
Antivari
Porte Acts on Bulgaria Amid Tension in Europe
Constantinople reports the Porte has instructed Turkish representatives abroad to alert the powers to Bulgaria's military activity and to state that Turkey will not assume responsibility if Bulgaria's persistence leads to hostilities.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Porte
Turkey
Bargains with Russia over Dardanelles and Bosnia
In Buchau M Iswolsky and Baron von Aehrenthal discussed Dardanelles and the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Austria offered support for Russian aims in exchange for Russia accepting the annexation. Russia appears ready to claim fulfillment as powers lean toward the plan. Austria has not yet been formally consulted on the London programme.
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St. Petersburg
M. Iswolsky
Baron von Aehrenthal
Buchau
Baror von Aehrenthal
Dardanelles
Russia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
London
Bulgaria Ends Foreign Immunity Circuits After Independence
Sofia reports Bulgaria's Ministry of Justice circular strips foreign nationals of consular intervention, making them subject to local courts. The move follows Bulgaria’s October 5 declaration of independence, provoking complaints from major powers who demand capitulations be preserved for a set period as recognition conditions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ministry of Justice
Writ for MP Thorne over unemployed speech in London
London October 15. Unemployed protests prompt a writ against Social Democratic MP William James Thorne of West Ham for allegedly inciting a breach of the peace by urging the unemployed to rush bakeries. Riots were avoided in Sheffield after a relief pledge, while Grayson of Yorkshire clashed in the Commons over the unemployed question.
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London
Great Britain
William James Thorne
West Ham
Nottingham
Sheffield
Sunderland
Maidstone
Albert V. Grayson
Yorkshire
Grayson
Foreign notes recap from Tokyo and world press
Dinner honoring Pactuice Coast businessmen in Tokyo featured premier Katsura and Ambassador O'Brien. Reports from St Petersburg and Mexico City cover cholera outbreaks and anti foreign mining law defeat. Honduras relocation plan for Hindu colonists discussed by Laurier and Strathcona. Curwood murder rumor debunked. Komura hosted a grand luncheon for Tokyo business leaders.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Exico
Tokyo
Komura
Pactuice Coast
Tokio
American Fleet Reaches Yokohama Harbor For Welcome
The American battleship fleet arrives in Yokohama with official greetings from Japanese officials led by Vice Admiral Saito. Admiral Sperry and crews witness maneuvers off Kiushu as Yokohama readies a grand reception, with multiple vessels and civic groups planning excursions and decorated events.
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Tokio
Admiral Sperry
Kiushu
Japan
Yokohama Harbor
Yokohama
Sperry
Minoru Saito
Navy
Navy Department
American Asiatic Society
Troops Clash in Kantao Corean Border Dispute
Chinese and Japanese forces fought in Kantao Northern Corea with several killed or wounded. China refused pursuit of alleged aggressors, prompting fears of a frontier crossing. Japan seeks to protect Coreans and stations gendarmes. China fields 1500 to 2000 troops as tensions rise in the Kantao border dispute.
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Seoul
Corea
China
Japan
Kantao
Chinese War Office
War Office
Washington
Ijuin
Peking
Boundary Commission
Venezuela President threatens rebels with execution
Caracas reports President Castro declares that any revolutionary movement started during a prospective port blockade will be shot if captured. The harsh warning follows rumors of a planned uprising aided by Dutch arms to topple the Cuatro government.
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Maillard
Caracas
Castro
Cuatro
Floods Mar Saragossa Congress Attended by Delegates
Floods inundate Saragossa streets as an historic congress opens in Saragossa Spain to commemorate a significant event. American delegates are exceptionally honored amid the flooding and ceremonies on October 15.
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Saragosa
Spain
University of Saragossa
Caspar F. Goodrich
Gladys Goodrich
Leonard Weed
F. L. Chapt
France
Chapin
Archibald C. Coolidge
Harvard University
Henry R. Lang
Yale
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