Fairbanks Boom Launched at Hoosier Republican Feast
In Indianapolis a lavish winter love feast endorsed Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks for the 1908 Republican nomination. Indiana GOP leaders and speakers praised him amid boisterous support. Governor Hanly backed the endorsement as party workers recalled past triumphs and warned of changing conditions since the last election. Assistant speakers included Senator Beveridge and Congressman Watson. Kentucky Secretary of State Bruner announced 26 Fairbanks delegates to the Republican National Convention.
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Anapolis
Ind
Vincent Charles Warren Fairbanks
Jana
Refan
Iennial
Indiana
Love Feast
Overnor Hanly
Wallacester
Inna
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hemenway
Watson
Milter
Ormer
C. W. Miller
W. L. Miller
Miller
Charles W. Miller
Mr. Taylor
Bruner
Kentucky
Seeds to forest from seed in Pond Creek venture
J W Bird of Pond Creek Oklahoma reports a catalpa forest project moving from 300000 planted seeds to 80000 100000 young trees about three feet tall after one year. Next spring 80 acres are planned with winter survival noted by a nearby farmer whose two year seedling grew ten feet six inches since April.
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Pond Creek
Okla
J. W. Bird
Catalpa
Bird
W. H. Farmer
CALLS COAST DEFENSE WEAK
Seattle Special report quotes Col. T. C. Woodbury acting commander of the Department of Columbia warning the Pacific coast would be helpless if the navy cannot stop a landing of 20 000 Japanese or other foreign troops at unprotected bays. He notes fewer than 2000 regulars on the coast and argues for 15000 infantry needed.
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Seattle
Wash
T. C. Woodbury
Department of Columbia
Pacific
Senator Jeff Davis Addresses Family Trust in Patronage
Washington special says Arkansas Senator Jeff Davis, once a sharp foe of trusts, declares openness to a family trust in patronage. He used two Senate appointments, a private secretary at 1800 dollars and a laborer at 900 dollars, and gave both positions to his two daughters.
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Washington, D. C
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Railroad Construction in 1907 Heavy Yet Near 1906
Statistics from Railway Age show U S railroad construction in 1907 nearly matched 1906, the heaviest year since 1888. Total new track laid this year reached 5 730 miles.
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Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Christmas Gift Brings Four Babies To Richmond Couple
In Richmond a special report notes Mrs. William Luck of Roanoke gave her husband two boys and two girls as a Christmas present. All are reported to be doing well.
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Richmond, Va
William Luck
Roanoke
Corey Fatigued by Mabelle Again at Odds Over Marriage
Pittsburg society whispers William E. Corey president of United States Steel contemplates reconciliation with his former wife Mabelle Gilman once actress and mother of their son Alan. Reported circles say Corey and Mabelle hope to reenter New York society while Coreys family expresses sympathy for the first Mrs Corey and her hopes for forgiveness.
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Pittsburg
William E. Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Alan
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Mabelle
New York
Mystery murder found in Harrison New Jersey pond
A stylish woman around 30 was found dead in the Hinckensack meadows Harrison after being strangled. Two men in a nearby yacht are detained while a watchman identifies the body and two girls report hearing cries near midnight. Police pursue a well dressed stranger seen near the scene.
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Newark
N. J
Hinckensack Meadows
Harrison
Peter Coogan
Marine Engine Company
Man Mistakes Sleeping Child for Burglar in Cal
Bertram Somers shot and killed his 5-year-old son in San Jose after mistaking the sleeping child wandering near the window for a burglar. The police reported the shooting occurred as the parents woke from a noise and saw a shadowy figure, prompting Somers to fire. The child died instantly.
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San Jose
Cal
Bertram Somers
Somers
Newport Plans Largest Torpedo Fleet in 1908 Mobilization
The Newport Rhode Island special reports the mobilization of the largest torpedo fleet in American naval history. Commander Charles G. Marsh will command about fifty torpedo boats and destroyers and the first two submarine flotillas in Narragansett Bay during spring and summer 1908.
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Newport, R. I
Narragansett Bay
Charles G. Marsh
Lynching Sparks Fear of Race War in Henryetta
Special from Henryetta Oklahoma reports the town on edge after the lynching of James Garden a Black man. Every available fighting man is sworn in as deputy and only 1200 rounds of ammunition remain as residents fear a deadly race war.
Vendetta Ends Life Of Radivaje Rakich In Cleveland
Radivaje Rakich, the youngest member of a family wiped out by vendetta, was fatally shot near Bedford, Ohio. The feud originated in Lodz, Austria, where the Rakich family held prominence.
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Cleveland
Radivaje Rakich
Bedford
O. Rakich
Fued
Lodz
Austria
Rakich
Man Falls While Hiding Christmas Gifts in Pittsburg
Jackson Stilley age 50 of West Elizabeth Pa. broke his neck after slipping while trying to hide Christmas presents from younger family members in a Pittsburg house. He was in a special at the time of the accident.
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Pittsburg
Jackson Stilley
West Elizabeth
Indiana Nears Dry State Goal in Prohibition Push
Indianapolis report on Indiana’s anti saloon movement cites Rev. E S Shumaker state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League. In 1907 about 550000 people moved to drive out licensed saloons and nine counties did so since January 1 last. fifteen county seat towns also joined. There are now twelve dry counties and twenty nine dry county seats, eight of which are cities, totaling 762 dry townships and a dry population over 1.4 million. The movement blames brewers politics and law violations for the push toward a dry state by 1912.
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Indianapolis
E. S. Shumaker
Anti-Saloon League
Indiana
Pulaski
Kosciusko
Boone
Henry
Owen
Sullivan
Monroe
Washington
Orange
Albion
English
Franklin
Kentland
Knox
Lebanon
Newcastle
Brownstown
Newport
Danville
Princeton
Winamac
Warsaw
Rochester
Republic
Maine
North Dakota
Shumaker
Peace Message From Mikado To Roosevelt
Washington receives a peace note from the Mikado of Japan via Secretary Taft. Officials deem the message a strong indication that Japan desires peace with the United States and foresees no war in this generation, easing government anxiety about tense relations.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
Taft
Blow for Oil Octopus
Washington reports a scathing reply by Herbert Knox Smith commissioner of corporations defending a 29 million dollar fine against Standard Oil for rebates from the Alton Railroad. He supports Judge Landis in the judgment and accuses Standard Oil officials of knowing secret shipment rates and using false billing to crush competitors.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
Alton Railroad
Herbert Knox Smith
A. Moffet
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Chicago
Landisment
Kansas for Christ evangelistic campaign to sweep Kansas
State wide evangelistic push planned for next year will run in every county. Hundreds of ministers and noted evangelists will hold revivals as Kansas aims to show what can be achieved through concerted religious work organized on a businesslike basis across the Sunflower State.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Sunflower State
Denver Belle Weds Chief in Santa Fe Marriage
Miss Cora Marie Arnold of Denver married Albino Chavarria, chief of the Santa Clara Indians, in Santa Fe, N M. The union ends a five year romance that began at the Mountain and Plain Festival where Indians were brought to the city.
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Denver
Col
Cora Marie Arnold
Santa Fe
N. M
Albino Chavarria
Mountain and Plain
Chavarriia
Santa Clara
Record Breaking Dividends Reported for 1907
Fall River cotton mill corporations paid cash dividends of 2 701 875 to stockholders on 25 475 000 capital about 10 97 percent for 1907. Stock dividends added 1 909 000 beyond the cash payouts.
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Fall River
Mass
Insanity Defense Promised in Thaw Trial Continuation
Evelyn Nesbit will again recount her lurid story as Harry K Thaw faces a second trial for the murder of Stanford White at Madison Square Roof Garden. Mrs Thaw travels to support her son as defense lawyers pursue a legal insanity plea without unwritten law references. The jury selection may take two to three weeks.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
William Thaw
Thaw
Kavelyn Nesbit Thaw
Madison Square Roof Garden
Delphin M. Delmas
California
Evelyn Thaw
Paris
Pittsburg
Saloonkeeper Claims Self-Defense in Muncie Shooting
In Muncie Indiana 25 year old Goley Eppards was shot and killed by John Skinner who surrendered to police. Skinner says he acted in self defense after being threatened by Eppards and others attempting to rob his Hoyt avenue saloon and neighbor John Chambers. Eppards left a family.
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Muncie
Ind
Goley Eppards
John Skinner
Hoyt Avenue
Harry Robinson
Claud Auker
Roy
Goley Epards
John Chambers
Eppards
Sun Eclipse Due Friday In Southern U S And West Coast
An eclipse of the sun will occur January 3 and be partially visible in the southern United States and the western coast of North America. The Washington Special notes the event with emphasis on the geographical visibility and timing.
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Washington
United States
North America
Georgia Enforces Prohibition Law in 1908 Adopting Dry Policy
In 1908 Georgia begins enforcing a new statewide prohibition law aimed at banning the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. The act, passed by the recent legislature, makes Georgia the first Southern state to adopt strict prohibitions and bars keeping or giving away liquor in public places with a $50 tax imposed on violators.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Farewell to American Fleet in Port of Spain
The American battleship fleet led by Connecticut sailed from Port of Spain at 4 PM as crowds cheered. Supply ships Culgoa and Glacier trailed, while locals gathered on hills and docks to bid farewell before the 360 mile, 14 00 mile journey toward Rio de Janeiro with an expected arrival Friday night.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Cable
Rio Janeiro
Culgoa
Glacier
Gulf
Connecticut
Bocas
Grand Boca
Admiral Evans
Henry Moore Jackson
Swain
Weather Prophet Warns of Cold January Storms
St Louis readers warned by Iri Rh Hicks, city weather prophet, of a dangerous January with blizzards and earth tremors. He predicts a severe cold wave NW to hit by January 7, followed by a stern period January 10 to 13 with growing dlow die s and rain turning to snow, and additional shocks around January 18.
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St. Louis
Iri Rh. Hicks
Finisr
Hicks
Sinz
Texas
Mont
Plan Amazon Explorations in South American Waters
Boston organizes a five year expedition to map the southern Amazon watershed between the fourth and tenth parallels led by George M. Boynton. The Discovery vessel will sail from Pernambuco next July with Brazilian government support and Royal Geographical Society backing to assess commercial resources along Amazon tributaries.
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Boston
Amazon River
George M. Boynton
Pernambuco
Discovery
South America
Amazon
Royal Geographical Society of London
Roosevelt Turkey Hunt Pursued on Green Mountain
President Roosevelt left Pine Knot at noon Sunday with Dick McDaniel for a wild turkey hunt on Green Mountain the site of his previous December gobbler capture. Saturday’s hunt yielded no birds due to a stiff wind preventing a close approach to the flock.
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Charlottsville
Dick” McDaniel
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
Green Mountain
Debutante Ball Cost a Hundred Thousand Dollars
Philadelphia special reports Miss Mary Astor Paul daughter of James A Paul Jr of the Drexel firm debuted at Horticultural Hall. The event surpassed the ball of four seasons in grandeur and cost with flowers totaling 235 900 dollars and 500 large butterflies released at 11 o'clock. The ball cost about 100 000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Mary Astor Paul
James A. Paul, Jr
Drexel
Horticultural Hall
Paul
Brazil
Peru
India
Paris Ruled by Fragments and Fading Headlines
Fragmentary OCR from a Paris page notes Eva Lavaliere as an aero figure linked to Mlle Laulier of the Varieties. References drift to a 259 ton submarine built in an American Holland factory, costing around 200000, and to coast patrols and medical journals amid unclear lines about children and dyspepsia.
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Paris
Eva Lavaliere
Mlle. Laulier
Holland
Americ
Duke in Mock Burglary at London Castle
A group led by a Westminster official attacked Chotinde castle and looted valuables. They carried away germs and relics worth thousands of dollars, part of a December incident involving a lordly house party in Cheshire.
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London Casle
T of Westminister
Ti Bers
Chotinde Castle
Cholondndeley Cheshire
Discoveries At Ancient Monastery Near Algiers Revealed
Archaeologists report uncovering a Christian monastery complex near Algiers. The site includes a four wing cloister with preserved cells and a burial ground, suggesting a sizable early Christian presence.
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Algiers
Albert Batlu
Princess Meshtshit’s Mysterious Disappearance Reported
A chaotic wartime dispatch from Moscow describes the disappearance of Princess Meshtshit on December 1. The tale references revolutionaries and a carriage incident near Governor Co. Moscow, with tangled notes on a missing royal figure and unsettled times.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Cie Ibrew
Geonorake
Meshtshit
Lover Shoots Sweetheart then Kills Himself, Abington Case
Edith Mashley aged 16 or 15 from Stetson Street Abington shot by her lover Samuel Fi Stetson aged 24. He killed himself immediately after firing the fatal shot. Before dying she told him he must give her the one shot. Local authorities investigating the double tragedy.
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Sweetheart
Leif Abington
Mass
Edith Mashley
Samuel Fi. Stetson
Himsef Immetter
Christmas Barn Event Highlights in Philadelphia
Special the grand march with her man William Deering leads a Philadelphia gathering as Morrell opens the barn for the Christmas season, a feature noted after years of activity.
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Philadelphia
William Deering
M Morrell
Markets and Rural Quotes From Indianapolis and Chicago
Market items show Wheat No 2 red Corn No 2 white and Oats No 2 white with hay and poultry notes. Livestock lists include cattle hogs light heavies and sheep. A separate note references minister H Green Warsaw Ind and an overtaxes result, with unclear context.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
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