Treasury shows October fiscal results and debt changes
National capital reports October treasury figures with general fund down about 6 million from September and total debt reduced by several hundred thousand. Revenue receipts grow with customs and internal revenue strong, ordinary receipts ahead of last year by about 28 million for the fiscal year, while monthly disbursements show civil expenditures and interest costs on public debt.
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Treasury
Iith
United
Teber Lara
Salate
Almidst
To Shoot at Airships Plan Advanced by War Dept Bureau
The War department bureau of ordnance prepares a series of experiments to shoot at aircraft with cannon. Carlson Dey Chandler, a signal corps pilot, leaves Washington for New York to arrange balloons for use and will be stationed briefly at Fort Wood near New York.
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Bureau of Ordnance
War Department
Carlos Dey Chandler
Signal Corps
Army
Washington
New York
Fort Wood
Higher rate order increases mail registration fee
Washington reports the Post Office Department issued a new order raising the registration fee for mail to ten cents while also increasing the government's liability for indemnity in cases of loss theft or destruction.
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Washington
Postoffice Department of the United States
Lieutenants Ply Without Wright
Lieutenants h and Foulers completed a record flight at College Park in a government test under Waltur Wright. An ascent lasted an hour and three quarters before Wright ordered descent due to rapidly rising wind.
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Wright
Washington
Foulers
College Park
Waltur Wright
Conspiracy Verdict Sustained in Federal Lynching Case
The Federal Supreme Court denied a rehearing in contempt cases against Sheriff Shipp and deputies Gilson Williams Nel Hughet and Mayse. They are ordered to Washington for sentence on November 15 after being convicted of conspiring to lynch Edward Johnson in Chattanooga Tennessee on March 19 1906.
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Washington
Federal Supreme Court
Shipp
Gilson
Williams
Nel Hughet
Mayse
Edward Johnson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Government land office cites rights of way on affected lands
Commissioner Fred Dean directs that papers now note rights of way on lands affected. The notices say owners generally had no prior knowledge of such easements on their property.
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Washington
Fred Dean
General Office
Bridge Plan Upheld by House Representative
The War Department reports Representative Ellie has no objection to the new O R and N bridge plans at Portland, while Senator Bourne has not replied after telegraphing from Chicago. The department is prepared to act pending his response.
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Washington
War Department
Ellie
Portland
Bourne
Chi
Navy and War Departments Not Asked to Cancel Army Navy Game
Washington reports that as of late today neither the navy nor the war department had to decide on canceling the Army Navy football game. Officials said the issue should be settled by the superintendents of the two academies.
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Washington
Navy
War Department
Land Disposition Designated Under Home Bill in Washington
Secretary Bal linger designates about 170 440 acres in Lan state for disposition under the home bill. This brings the state total to 18 14 acres designated. The extended homestead act grants settlers 320 acres instead of 160.
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Washington
Ballinger
New United States Treasurer Appointed at Washington
Washington November 8 Lee McClung formerly treasurer of Yale College assumed the duties of United States treasurer succeeding Charles P Treat who resigned his position in a sudden transition.
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New
United States
Washington
Lee McClung
Yale Colear
Law
United Sates
Charles P Treat
Freight car market signals tighten amid improved coal and lumber runs
The bulletin notes ongoing car idle counts but hints at a forthcoming shortage as freight demand rises. Coal and tin trades show better activity while grain and flour flows at port cities weaken, and interior receipts lag September 1908, with house pest act shipments down 45 percent.
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Ee House
Private Capital Favored in Proposed Project
The department understands private enterprise is ready to build the project and landowners may accept it. If undertaken, there will be no opposition from Washington and funds from av remain unavailable for at least a period.
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Vate Enterprise
Washington
North Dakota sets speed records in dreadnought tests
Report notes North Dakota reaches 35 160 Pa pressure and 33 875 horsepower with 263 revolutions per time unit as it aims to surpass British dreadnoughts. Observers compare its performance to Neptune and other navies as tensions grow over top speeds.
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North
Ty Nm
North Dakota
Orance
Eptune
Grain shipments shift as Canadian routes cut costs
Montreal reports rail and shipping costs dropping for Canadian grain to Liverpool and Boston. Freight is cheaper by about half a cent per bushel, insurance on shipments from American ports is far lower, and Montreal’s grain export trade loses ground to U S ports as costs fall.
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Montreal
Liverpool
Boston
Booker T. Washington urges doubling Negro physicians
Washington addresses Howard University math students urging higher medical standards and calling for increasing the number of Negro physicians from about 2,500 to at least 5,000. He argues fair minded practice should grow within the Negro medical community.
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Washington
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Howard University
Japan Will Keep Pledge on Removing Mill Forces
Washington November 2 Japan confirms its pledge to withdraw its mill forces from Chien Tao a territory between Manchuria and Corea. Embassy counselor Keishio Matsui announced receipt of a cable from Tokyo stating the forces will be entirely withdrawn.
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Japan
Washington
China
Chien Tao
Manchuria
Corea
Keishio Matsui
Salt and Water in Court Case Review
The U S Supreme Court may grant a writ in the California Development Company versus New Liverpool Salt case to review proceedings between the two corporations. The suit concerns liability for Colorado River overflow that damaged the Liverpool salt mines and related property.
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Salt and Water
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
California Development Company
Liverpool Salt
Colorado River
Liverpool Company
Washington Rumors Reach State Department Over Estrada Case
Persistent rumors reach the state department concerning President Estrada and the deposed government. Officials deny any intent to take action beyond protest on the matter tied to a fruit company and foreign interests.
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Washington
Esata General Estrada
Oo Fruit Company
State Department
Supreme Court to Hear Great Northern and Great Western Tax Case
Washington November 4 The United States Supreme Court has called for argument in the cases of the Great Northern and the Chicago Great Western against Minnesota. The dispute concerns the legality of the gross earnings tax law and the Minnesota decision against the railroads stands.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Great Northern
Chi Great Western
Minnesota
Supreme court denies Newell writ on Alaskan mining claims
Washington November 8. The Supreme court denied the petition for a writ involving the contract conveying title to three mining claims near Berners Bay Alaska.
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Nowell
Washington
Supreme Court
Berners Bay
Alaska
The Happiest Heart Poem Fragment From Chenery
A brief lyric fragment cites John Vance Cheney on the happiest heart. It contrasts humble virtue with fame, suggesting quiet days and common daylight bring lasting contentment. Time and dust erode crowns, while serene souls find heaven’s rest.
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Fame
John Vance Cheney
Wireless record broken by distant message from Korea
A San Francisco report states a wireless message was received from a ship at 4305 miles distant on Russian Hill. Earlier reaches include 3300 miles and 3608 miles west of Honolulu. The Korea plant allegedly uses 5 kilowatts, surpassing Marconi on the Atlantic with a 50 kilowatt setup.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
Honolulu
Allgama
Schmitz Men See Jobs in McCarthy Transition
San Francisco reports indicate Mayor-elect P. H. McCarthy will consider appointments from ex-Schmitz allies. Ex-registrar of votes, two ex police commissioners, a former public works member, the ex-secretary of that board, and an ex-board of education figure are among those tipped for potential roles, though not guaranteed.
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San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
Schmitz
McCarthy
Police Commission
Board of Public Works
Schmits
Board of Education
West High School Strike Heads Toward Compromise
Principal Charles Lynch proposed, to about 430 students, better noon meals in return for ending the strike over double sessions and meals. Most students resisted, while others met to adopt resolutions to continue the fight as the school convened with under 100 in the building.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Lynch
West
Northwestern to curb fraternity social life
Northwestern University will join with the alumni board to curb fraternity social life and reduce student drain into the social limelight. Faculty complaints prompted joint action to limit student exposure and influence on campus activities.
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Northwestern University
Unit F
Ship's Strong Room Looted in New York Incident
News from New York dated November 5 reports a leak indicating a major theft in a ship's strong room. Details remain scarce as authorities investigate and assess losses likely tied to a breach during port operations.
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New York
No Turning Back in a Late Night Card Game Scene
A social card game unfolds with a sailor and a man with an eyeglass watching two guests, a girl in white and Evie, as a late hour nears. In the hall the two men exchange quiet bets while a voyage of whispers hints at a private scandal and a large hidden sum.
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George
Evie
White
Oly
Saiflor
England
Such a pile and a lost telegram haunt a seaside home
A dramatised scene unfolds at a family house when a charred telegram note reappears. Evie alternates between affection and doubt as the shipboard guests and a wealthy uncle’s legacy reveal hidden motives and a perilous secret. The ending hints at a final, concealed telegram in the clock.
Miss Caroline and Miss Matilda Endures at the Fair
In Old Hengley the two sisters Miss Caroline Won and Miss Matilda scuffle for spectacles and win a light rivalry at a local fair. They count pincushions and penwipers while an extra pincushion is ordered for the parsonage, and a friendly feud ends with good humor.
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Caroline
Miss Caroline
Miss Bargle
Hentley
Aeranend Tal
Matilda
Shopping Trip Wits Show Man’s Frustration at Store
A shopper faces condescending clerks and floorwalkers as he wanders aisles. The scene highlights gendered stereotypes and the humor in his awkward attempt to buy goods, exposing social tensions in the retail environment.
Quarreling Always Expensive Courts Record Costs
A terse note shows disputes moving to court as parties argue over sums, with both sides facing rising legal costs and a formal accounting of the dinars involved.
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