Hale's Naval Personnel Bill Aims Wide Changes
Washington January 9 Senator Hale introduced a naval personnel bill to resolve staff corps rank questions and end secretary of the navy bureau creation, while boosting pay for all navy and marine corps personnel. The measure also outlines midshipman line staff appointments and officer retirements, with a clause restricting staff corps officers from commanding vessels, sparking debate. The bill prompts broader naval controversy, as Hale fields questions on the Brownson incident and signals a potentially extensive inquiry.
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Sennator Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Marine Corps
Staff Corps
Senator Hale
Hale
Tillman
Foraker
Wayal Committee
House Subcommittee On
Gardless
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
La Follette Retires from Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin won Senate consent to leave the military affairs committee. He gave no reason for stepping down.
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LA Follette
Washington
Wisconsin
Senate
Committee On
Heinze Loses Stock Over Inability to Pay Debts
New York reports Fane Gustus Heinze cannot raise 1.2 million due on Mercantile National Bank stock purchased from Edwin Gould and William Nelson Cromwell. Gould and Cromwell take over the stock and plan proper representation in the directorate. Heinze, indicted for overcertifying 407,000 in checks, may sue Charles W. Morse for damages over copper market treachery. Heinze pleads not guilty. to plead further after Jan 20.
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New York
Mercantile National Bank
Edwin Gould
William Nelson Cromwell
Fanegustus Heinze
Messrs. Gould
Cromwell
Heinze
Gonlil
Edward Lauterbach
Charles W. Morse
Chatfield
United States Circuit Court
Fire destroys railroad roundhouse in Elkhart with fatality
A fire in Elkhart Indiana wiped out part of the Lake Shore railroad round house and its machine shops and oil house. William Shamburger in charge of the tool room was burned to death. Loss pegged at 125000 with no insurance. In Minneapolis a separate blaze at the Hartman Furniture & Carpet Company seven story warehouse caused damage estimated between 100000 and 150000.
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Elkhart
Ind
Round House
Lake Shore Railroad
William Shamburger
Minneapolis
Minn
Hartman Furniture & Carpet. Company
Wisconsin First in Cheese Factories Output
Wisconsin cheese factories and patrons show a yearly product near 12 million dollars. The Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Association promotes the industry across 57 counties with 700 factories and 3 500 milch cows contributing to the annual cheese volume.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Cheesemakers’ Association
Congress Briefs Recall Hermita Project Near Nashville
Yesterday in congress the Senate did not meet and the House adopted a rule to proceed with a bill to revise codify and amend laws including right of way along with other measures. After reading the bill Mr Gaines of Tennessee addressed the House urging an appropriation for The Hermita the home of Andrew Jackson near Nashville Tenn. Adjournment followed at 3 47.
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Gaines
Hermita
Andrew Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Walsh on stand in Chicago National Bank trial
John R. Walsh, railroad promoter and former banker, testified about his role in the Chicago National Bank affair. He claimed his actions were driven by the welfare of the bank and outlined millions in securities. The proceeding lasted nearly four hours as he defended past deals.
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Chicago National Bank
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Anderson
Mr. Walsh
Walsh
Miller
Haworth Elected Secretary of Illinois Educational Board
Professor Ira W. Haworth of the University of Chicago was chosen secretary of the Illinois State Educational commission. He is linked to the University of Chicago sociology department and Harvard graduate. previously he taught in Illinois schools and worked with Southern Illinois Normal at Carbondale.
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Springfield
Carroll for Governor The Auditor of State Seeks GOP Nomination
Iowa news notes auditor B F Carroll announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor from Des Moines with Bloomfield Republican backing. Also note Warren Garst seeks progressive support and Bank of France cuts discount, while Bank of Bombay raises it.
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Iowa
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Governmor
Bloomfield
Carroll
Warren Garst
Missouri Men In Fatal Quarrel Over Fence Line
James Hornung shot and killed John L. Eckhart in Hutchinson Kansas after a quarrel over a boundary fence. Hornung, formerly of Missouri, had lived in Chillicothe and Eckhart in Trenton, Mo. The incident occurred in Greene County last night, authorities said.
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James Hornung
John L. Eckhart
Hutchinson
Kan
Greeley County
Jence
Missouri
Hornung
Chillicothe, Mo
Eckhart
Trenton, Mo
Await the arrival of American fleet in Brazil
News from Pernambuco reports 15 battleships sighted as the American fleet passed south of Rio de Janeiro. The German cruiser Bremen has arrived. The collier Abarda has waited since Jan 3. Captain Deichoff, formerly of the cruiser Gromoboi in the Russo Japanese War, travels to Rio to witness the battle fleet arrival.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Breman
Abarenda
Deichoff
The
Necessary
Gromoboi
Father of John D Rockefeller Sought in Wisconsin
Superior Wisconsin January 9 search for evidence of death near Blair Trempeleau county centers on a man known as Dr Gardner later identified as William Rockefeller Sr father of John D Rockefeller He lived in Superior under the alias W A Bradley from 1900 to 1904 later said to have died in Blair in 1906 buried as Gardner He admitted living under an assumed name and talked of rights from his people Bradley aged about 75 to 80 once lived at 5011 Grand avenue and 1861 North Third street
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Superior
Wis
Blair
Trempeleau County
Dr. Gardner
William Rockefeller
John WD. Rockefeller
W. A. Bradley
Bradley
Iowa
Gardner
Imimsett
Jom D. Rockefeller
Grand Avenue
North Third Street
Thaw Jurors Recruited Amid High Interest Trial
New York January 9 court proceedings in the Thaw murder case featured a subpoena for Miss Goodrich, the actress, while jurors were drawn in a second trial of Stanford White’s slayer. Provisional jurors filled after a recess, with six definite and four provisional jurors remaining. The panel then listed foreman Charles Be. Gremmels and five other sworn jurors, plus provisional jurors William McAdie George M. Mettie and James S. Davidson.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Miss Goodrich
Evelyn Thaw
White
Harry C. Adams
Carpet Company
Littleton
Adams
Charles Thurston
Thurston
John de Hart
de Hart
Stanford White
Thaw
Justice Dowling
George W. Cary
George C. Rupprecht
John H. Holbert
David E. Arrowsmith
Carpet
William McAdie
George M. Mettie
James S. Davidson
All Illinois factions join in cheering Bryan
Neil Robinson a mining expert from Charleston West Virginia warned that some of the best equipped mines in the United States have suffered disasters. Government experts exposed to explosive gases discuss safety with operators as they seek better understanding of conditions threatening mines.
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Illinois
Bryan
Neil Robinson
Charleston
W. Va
United States
Jackson Day Banquet Signals Democratic Unity in Chicago
Chicago January 9 750 guests attended the Jackson Day dinner of the Jefferson club at the Auditorium hotel marking a harmony moment in Bryan’s minor campaign. William E Dever presided as toastmaster praising Bryan as the bustling star of 1908 while Bryan urged harmony and attacked Republican aristocracy and tariff policy. He warned of federal encroachment and emphasized a national and state remedy for liberty. Indiana's John W Kern spoke and party leaders noted widespread support across factions with delegates from Burke Sullivan Dunne Harrison and Hearst groups present. The event featured an Apollinaris dinner with no alcohol and drew broad attendance from Chicago and Illinois Democrats.
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William Jennings Bryan
Jefferson Club
Auditorium Hotel
William E. Dever
Bryan
Jefferson
Jackson
Washington
Burke
Sullivan
Charles Boeschenstein
Roger C. Sullivan
Mount Clemens
Mich
Iroquois Club
Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Hearst
Tageart
Democratic Party of
Indiana
John W. Kern
Kern
Thomas Taggert
Democratic National Committee
W. J. Stone
Missouri
Han
Vandals Raid Leavitt Home in Denver
Unknown vandals emptied drawers scattered private letters and papers damaged furniture and dishes. The dog left in the house had gnawed windowsills and doors while the interior was wrecked. nothing appears stolen though Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt is abroad in Europe with her husband.
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Denver
Col
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Short Men to Get Inning
Representative Overstreet of Indiana questions a postal service height rule requiring all employees to be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall. He says the president does not defend the rule and warns he will push to apply the standard to all government workers if not modified.
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Kington
Ian
Representative Overstreet
Indiana
Strike Breakers Spark Disturbance in Phillipsburg
Phillipsburg New Jersey January 9 striking Standard Silk mill workers faced a lively disturbance as replacement workers were brought in. If outbreaks recur the governor may be asked to provide military protection.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
New Jersey
Primary Law Fight Upheld by Swedish American League
The Swedish American Republican League of Illinois commended Governor Deneen for backing a direct primary law and adopted resolutions in its Aurora meeting. Twenty-five counties sent representatives, and the league plans a state convention in Aurora on March 9 with 480 delegates.
LEVEL OF LAKES DROPPING OFFICERS REJECT PASSES
United States lake survey reports lower levels for most Great Lakes with Lake Superior Michigan Huron Erie lower while Ontario stable. December projections foresee further drops for Superior and Michigan Huron. Erie Ontario to stay steady. Nebraska railroad commissioners receive Missouri Pacific annual passes for 1908 and will hand them to the attorney general under anti pass law.
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Huron
Detroit
Mich
United States Lake Survey
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lakes Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Erie
Ontario
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
State Railroad Commission
Missouri Pacific
Coal Operators and Engineers Meet to Prevent Mine Disasters
Washington January 9 leading coal operators from across the country gather with government experts to devise ways to avoid mine disasters. Speakers yesterday sought to illuminate explosion causes while acknowledging unresolved risks.
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Washington
Glover Denies Suit Aimed at Mrs Eddy Before Insanity Panel
Leac 5 D Jan 9 Judge Bennett attorney for George Glover said his client has not filed suit to compel Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy to appear before the insanity commission. He acknowledged talks of such a step but no action was taken.
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Leac
Bennett
George Glover
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Glover
Insanity Commission
Frisco Indictments Declared Void By Appeals Court
In San Francisco on January 9 the California appellate court freed ex Mayor Eugene E Schmitz and voided the extortion indictment. The ruling may also impact Abe Ruef's case in the same proceedings.
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San Francisco
Appellate Court of California
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abe Ruef
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