Roosevelt letter wars with Indianapolis News editor Delavan Smith
President Roosevelt publicizes a correspondence with William Dudley Foulke condemning the Indianapolis News and Delavan Smith for alleged Panama canal scandal falsehoods. He rejects widespread claims while defending documents and records on the French Panama transaction and calling out editor Laffan of the New York Sun.
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Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
The
Indianapolis News
Mr. Taft
Panama
Panama Canal
United States
Min Taft
MEPAL
Fenale
Washington
Taft
Indiana
White House
Mr. Foulke
Delavan Smith
Smith
Congress
Republican
Democrat
Yinama Canal
Daily
Coe
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Smith
Robinson
Charles Taft
News
War Department
Delavan Smith Responds to Roosevelt Panama Editorial
Mr Delavan Smith, en route to New York from Chicago, disputes Roosevelt’s Panama editorial. He argues the Indianapolis News and others credited a New York paper, not the New York Sun, and says the News did not vouch for the piece’s accuracy. He says the information came while he was away and he offered to let Mr Foulke use the News columns, but Foulke declined.
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Booth Tarkington
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Congress
Delavan Smith
Laffan
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Indianapolis News
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Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Panama
News
Indianapolis
Personal Criticism Dismissed Amid Campaign Debate
The text shows a reply dismissing personal attacks during the campaign. It notes the president’s criticism and states the News will address the president’s explanation in due time. The passage reflects wartime or political rhetoric and a commitment to editorial coverage.
Laffan Replies to Roosevelt Letter Cites Precedent and Privilege
New York reports Mr. Laffan responds to the president’s letter through the Sun editor. He declines a public controversy while noting Roosevelt’s directness and perceived advantage in truth and personal obligation. The piece mentions Mr. Foulke as the president’s confidant and the recalled letter denying patronage was not used to aid Taft.
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Mr. Laffan
the Sun
Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
United States
Mr. Foulke
Taft
Taft Dines Tonight With Tar Heels
President Taft will be guest of honor at the North Carolina society dinner in New York. He plans to speak on tariffs and Southern industry policy. Walter H. Page will preside, and W. W. Finley of the Southern Railway is among speakers. Southern governors invited.
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North Carolina Society
Taft
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World’s Work
North Carolina
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The
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Six Day Bicycle Race Returns to Madison Square Garden
The six day bicycle race is once again ridden in Madison Square Garden drawing bicycle enthusiasts. Competitors from America, France, Italy, Germany and Holland compete as fans create the familiar lively scenes when a favorite attempts a lap.
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Madison Square Garden
America
France
Italy
Germany
Holland
National Liquor League Heads to Sixteenth Convention in Washington
The National Liquor League holds its sixteenth annual convention in Washington this week. The dispatch notes departmental events including a budget bill, a fatal train collision near Amarillo, and various public figures' retirements and legal troubles in brief summaries.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
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Congress Reassembles As Senate Honors Late Senator Allison
Washington reports the House and Senate meet after a brief session to pay tribute to the memory of Senator Allison of Town. Albert B. Cummins sworn in as Allison’s successor. Speaker Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks continue as presiding officers with minor committee changes. Democrats discuss post election power balance ahead of tomorrow's presidential message and adjournment to organize for work.
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Secret Revolutionary Organization
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Tennessee
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Allison
Albert B. Cummins
Representatives Hepburn
Iowa
Landis
Overstreet
Indiana
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Champ Clark
Hachman
Indiana Politicians Entangled in Patronage Struggle
Indianapolis December dispatch reports intense jockeying for federal posts as Beveridge aligned followers press for quick appointments. Rumors name Beron Rothschild as disbursing agent while Kern leads in the Senate race. Woodrow Wilson plans Europe trip amid party reorganization, and a senator-elect faces a hush money accusation from a poker game at a major hotel.
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Indianapolis
Beveridge
Beron Rothschild
Rothschild
Baseball bosses meet to press for league power
New York reports the national baseball commission faces a landmark meeting in which the Eastern league and the American association demand a larger say in club governance. Threats of secession and expansion into big league cities loom if the commission rejects their grievances, with a committee of league heads set to present the case.
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National Baseball Commission
Eastern League
American Association
National Commission
Buffalo
Pat Powers
Ned Hanlon
C. T. Chapin
Walter O’mara
O’ Brien
George Teabeau
W. H. Watkins
C. S. Havener
Bro-in-law Murders Brother-in-Law in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Burt H Hunt aged twenty seven single shot Chas Halbers Halberstadt to death. The two were brothers in law with a months long feud culminating in the fatal shooting. Hunt was placed under arrest.
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Ind
Burt H. Hunt
Chas. Halbers Halberstadt
Hunt
Halberstadt
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