Congress Calls On The President For Evidence On Secret Service
Washington reports the House adopts Perkins’s resolution demanding the president provide the evidence for his claim that members feared secret service intrusions. The Bayside Yacht Club tragedy is discussed as Edward Andrews maps the scene of the murder of Annis and Thornton Hains. John Tonning, the Swedish boatman who witnessed the event, is missing.
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Judge bars defense model in Annis murder trial
In Flushing on December 17 Justice Crane forbade use of a defense model showing party positions at the Annis murder scene, suggesting a photograph instead. Testimony resumed with physicians describing the body and autopsy, while Mrs. Annis testified she saw her husband die. Birchfield testified Hains waved a revolver and drove people back as Peter Annis fired from a Bayside Yacht Club boat. He also said Hains ordered his wife to stay away from the wounded man. The case recounts the slaying of William E. Annis.
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Blizzard Smashes Wires Across Wisconsin North of Milwaukee
Milwaukee dispatch reports the season’s worst blizzard, sweeping all night and causing extensive destruction to telephone and telegraph lines north of Milwaukee in the Sheboygan Port Washington Fond du Lac and Oshkosh area. Snow is heavy and wet.
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Ohio Leaders Withdraw Offer of Treasury Post to Burton
Following a conference of Ohio Republican leaders at Henry Taft's home, the offer of the secretary of the treasury to Representative Theodore Burton of Cleveland was withdrawn and would not be renewed. The move signals Burton may contest the senatorial race as Charles P. Taft emerges as a leading figure. Leaders present included Arthur I. Vorys, Walter C. Brown, Walter Guilbert, Henry A. Williams, and Carmi Thompson. Charles P. Taft declined to discuss impact on his own candidacy, joking that everything is all right.
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President rejects Grosscup brother for West Virginia post
Washington December 17. President dismisses a West Virginia delegation’s push to appoint Fred Paul Grosscup, brother of U S Judge Peter S Grosscup of Chicago, as collector of internal revenue. He cites known family ties and hints at alleged transactions making the nomination impossible.
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Director of Posts to Manage Postal System Plan
Washington report on two year study by a joint commission recommends a permanent director of posts to oversee general postal service management while the postmaster general handles postal finances. Abolish four assistant postmasters general, create seven bureaus, and divide the country into postal districts. Fourth class offices to salary, and introduce postal notes or money orders under $5 without advices.
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Insane Aunt of Thaw Dead in Insane Asylum Fall
Harriet A. Thaw aged 85 aunt of Harry K. Thaw died at the Friends asylum for the insane in Frankford Philadelphia. Her status as an inmate was cited by Thaw’s defense in his second murder trial of Stanford White to argue insanity.
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Mexico Reports Large Federal Surplus and Budget Plan
Mexico City December 17 report by Finance Minister Limantour shows a federal surplus of 18.59 million dollars. Congress approved next year’s budget with revenue estimated at 97.261 million and expenditures at 96.935 million, yielding an expected surplus of 0.326 million.
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Ottoman Parliament Opens in Turkey as Constitutional Monarchy
Constantinople marks a General Holiday as the Ottoman parliament opens its first session under Abdul Hamid’s July constitution. The city decorates widely and crowds fill the streets while troops line the route for the sultan’s ceremonial drive.
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Freedom of Press Issue in Roosevelt Pulitzer Clash
Lincoln Neb December 17 William J Bryan backs Joseph Pulitzer in the Roosevelt World dispute warning the president he cannot muzzle the press. He argues the public deserves free expression on public affairs and that Congress may investigate Panama purchase despite the president’s view.
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Venezuela War Declaration Rumors Stir Caracas
Dispatches from Washington and Berlin report conflicting news from Caracas with Venezuela amid war rumors. Castro dismisses the reports as untrue while diplomats note a tense scene with revolts and attacks on government offices and the press.
Mob drags murderer to Greasy Creek for lynching
Elmer Hill charged with the murder of Mamis Womeck in Adair county was taken from Monticello jail by a mob last night. He was dragged four miles to Greasy Creek and hanged from a tree. Passersby found the body this morning, unaware of the mob action.
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Government finishes case in anthracite roads conspiracy suit
In New York the government closed its case against anthracite coal carrying lines for restraint of trade. The record includes reports from officers and directors, though not read. Adjournment to Jan 14 was agreed, with resumed hearings in Philadelphia. defense counsel said they would be ready then.
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Taft Heads South For Final Rest Before Inauguration
President Elect Taft, after a four day stay in New York, departs for Washington and Augusta Georgia for his last period of rest and recreation before taking office. He will dine with the current president today.
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Congress Recap: Senate Probes President and War Dept
Yesterday in Congress the Senate debated the president's handling of the secret service. a resolution for a full investigation by the appropriations committee passed amid charges of insults. The House spent most of its time on the penal laws bill, defeating a futures information ban while adopting a Tennessee amendment to criminalize mailing intoxicants.
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New Aid to Root Chosen William Phillips Named for Third Assistant Secretary of State
Washington reports the president has recommended William Phillips of Boston for third assistant secretary of state. Phillips, about 27, Harvard 1900, is son of Mrs J C Phillips and has served in the diplomatic service in Washington. The president also sent Huntington Wilson of Illinois as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Roumania and Servia with diplomatic agents to Bulgaria.
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New Swiss Republic selects Deucher as president for 1909
Berne Dec 17 Deucher minister of commerce was today elected president of the Swiss republic for 1909. The decision was announced after formal parliamentary proceedings with Deucher expected to steer policy on trade and domestic reform.
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Keiran action on Nauvoo Benedictine Sisters note suit filed
Springfield December 17 the Citizens Trust of Brooklyn sues St Marys Academy Nauvoo to recover 12000 on a note tied to P J Keiran Fidelity Funding. Deputy Marshal Grady serves papers on Sister Gertrude as Sister Mary is absent. Also Lisbon cabinet resigns and King Manuel begins talks on forming a new ministry.
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Hayti Leader Antoine Simon Elected President
Port au Prince reports General Antoine Simon, who led the last revolution in Hayti, was elected president by the Haytien congress. Other presidential aspirants stayed away amid fears of renewed disorder and intervention.
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