Taft Reshapes Cabinet Roles in Major Administrative Shakeup
President Taft unveils a sweeping reorganization with transfers and appointments including the resignation of Robert J. Wynne as Consul General London. He praises Howard University graduates and notes rising prospects for Black Americans as census and naval postings shift. The Brazilian ambassador and family plan a summer at Aloucester as the embassy relocates.
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Robert J. Wynne
London
Taft
Howard University
Maral
Northaketa
Midvale Steel Company
Census North
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Dana Burand
McdEnery
Senate
William P.potter
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Brazil
Madame Wahuee
Alouchester
Medals and politics amid war and plague reports
The Sorbonne confers a medal on Andrew Carnegie for civil scholarships. Minoru wins the English Derby after Sir Martins accident. Premier Asquith backs a policy against the United States as a foe in naval talks. A violent storm devastates the Baltic coast with many drownings. Galician peasant uprisings threaten in Spain. Mathew Cummings sails from Queenstown to New York aboard the Caronia. Martha Baker gains honorable mention at the Paris Salon. Port Rico imposes quarantine against steamers from Venezuela due to bubonic plague reappearance. Admiral John Fisher slated to retire after five years as First Sea Lord. Americans win Tremblay races in Paris with Duryea and Vanderbilt wins. A Vanderbilt heir confesses theft in a London court. A daughter is born to the Countess von Linburz-Stirum in Berlin. Panama expels Colombians tied to a conspiracy against President Reyes. Velaz-Goilicoa departs Caracas for New York to press a US-Venezuela claim. The Hague weighs a tort protection board. Prime Minister Silypin proposes a measure in St. Petersburg to curb Polish representation.
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College of the Sorbonne
Paris
Andrew Carnegie
Edward
Martin
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Asquith
United States
Bilbao
Andalusia
Galicia
Spain
Mathew Cummings
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Queenstown
Caronia
New York
Martha Baker
Chicago
Venezuela
Porto Rico
Porto ‘Riead
Tiig
John ‘Fisher
Admniralty
Tremblay
H. B. Duryea
Wandall
W. K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Pondon
Panama
Republic
Pantm
Rafael Reyes
Colombia
Senor Velaz-Goilicoa
Venesuelan Chirge d'Affaires
Berlin
Caracas
Ant Venesuela Company
Osichfield
Hague
Texas Floods Drown Towns as Red River Peaks
The Red River reaches record heights flooding Texas towns and farms. Reports note damaged roads near Dallas and disruptions from washouts. A separate incident near Dallas involved a road meeting where two farmers were killed.
Wheat crop to exceed 1908 by eighteen percent
In Chicago the Mills National Federation reports incomplete 1909 crop estimates showing a potential eighteen percent gain over 1908, while reserves may be five percent lower. Markets stay firm with new high price records and analysts expect gains in other cereals to offset weak winter wheat prospects.
Markets Report Prices for Grains Livestock and Produce
New York wholesale prices list grains flour corn and oats with No 2 red wheat lard hogs calves sheep and lambs rates. Hogs live two to three dollars per hundred pounds. potatoes beans and vegetables show wide spreads. Poultry eggs and dairy prices appear with butter milk and cheese values from western and state markets.
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New York
Reeves
Pacific Coast
Choice
Maine
N.O
L. L
Jersey
Revival of New York Sunday blue laws sparks legal clash
A New York judge rules ordinances aimed at defeating Sunday blue laws unconstitutional, shifting enforcement to the state level. District Attorney Jerome and Commissioner Bingham could target Sunday shows at Coney Island, ball games, and park activities, with the Attorney General empowered to seek penalties. The ruling voids city open Sunday ordinances and narrows the ومع educational loophole, leaving many amusements subject to penal codes.
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New York City
Greenbaum
Jerome
New York
Bingham
Coney Island
TheAttorney-General
Tighe
Clarke
Kings County
City of
Society For the Reforms
State of New York
Society For
Lorimer elected to US Senate on ninety fifth ballot
Reports from the Illinois legislature indicate Congressman William Lorimer secured the United States Senate seat on the ninety fifth ballot. Other items note Loeb’s return from Washington with alleged authority to remove unfit workers, major civil service transfers, and various legal and financial actions across New York and Pennsylvania.
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William Lorimer
United States Senate
Loeb
New York City
Washington, D. C
McClellan
Civil Service
William J. Long
Connecticut
Aftica
Roosevelt
Hope Wilson
Cartoonist Arrested in Puerto Rico Over Taft Cartoon
Joaquin Beirreiro editor of El Carnival was arrested in San Juan by federal authorities for sending improper matter through the mails. The charge stems from a Taft cartoon and a reference to the president’s Puerto Rico message. Bail set at 6009 dollars.
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San Juan
Ponto Rico
Joaquin Beirreiro
el Carnival
Taft
Porto Rico
Beirreiro
Mrs Julia Ward Howe Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday
In Boston Massachusetts Mrs Julia Ward Howe marked her 90th birthday surrounded by children and grandchildren. A reception for intimate friends followed with letters telegrams and flowers pouring in. Her four children Maud Howe Elliott Laura E Richards D F Hall and H T M Howe attended. A manuscript book of Samuel Taylor Coleridge with an unpublished translation was valued at $180 in New York.
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Boston
Julia Ward Howe
D. F., Hall
H. ™. Howe
Columbia University
Samuel ‘Taylor Coleridge
New York City
Embezzling Cashier Captured in Orange
Edward B Towne Jr., cashier for the Matheson Lead Company of New York City, who vanished in December and is charged with embezzling $30,000, was captured in Orange.
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Orange
Edward B Towne Jr
Matheson Lead Company
New York City
Yerkes Protection Ordered by Court
New York City reports a court order appoints a receiver to protect Mrs. Yerkes. Detectives must deter harassment and remain confined to the art gallery area under the court mandate.
Fulton remedy ad promises cure and refunds
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds including severe cases and prevents pneumonia, claiming druggists may refund money if it fails. It notes no opiates, a yellow package, and demands refusing substitutes with Henry T. Lefferts listed.
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Foley
Henry T. Lefferts
Paupers in England End January 1908 Total and London Figures
Government returns show 850 460 paupers in England and Wales with 288 831 indoor. London accounts for 133 226 paupers or 27.8 percent of its population. The piece also notes a legal principle from the Sixth Amendment about search warrants and protections against unreasonable searches.
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England
London
Wales
Restoration dispute over five dollar bill in court
A terse courtroom exchange centers on a five dollar bill claimed by a prisoner. The judge questions whether the bill was restored to its owner or circulated, while the prisoner asserts efforts were made to restore it.
Fires in Kansas City Demand Fewer Hires and Roads
A cryptic verse fragment suggests a critical view of urban issues. It contrasts fire, telegraph, church, gas with roads and hoboes, claiming both are mireless or tireless while campaigns and statesmen lack hire. The piece comments on civic burdens and public labor.
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Kansas
Fragmented poem fragment titled Bending the Twig
Experimental lines mix fragments and phrases in a stylistic poem fragment. The text presents odd word pairs and partial names, lacking a clear narrative or complete sentences to summarize a coherent event.
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