Roosevelt presses Taft on Harvester trust meetings
Col. Roosevelt reiterates that Taft attended cabinet meetings during the Harvester trust framing and asserts the president was fully informed and supportive of his course. He argues Taft could have protested earlier and had ample chance to act against the trust.
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Maes
Taft
Marvester Trust
Col. Roosevelt
Mosere
Garfield
Strave
Bonaparte
Certelyou
Hie
Harvester
County offices report shows $10,000,000 valuation increase
The 1911 annual report notes county valuation up by $10 million over 1910. The consolidated tax rate is 30.85 mills, the lowest since 1906. County Treasurer Hanna handled $1,945,220.61.
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Case
Hanna
FRA Believes in Advertising
Robert Hubbard of Aurora spoke to a large Coliseum crowd last night on the value of advertising. He argued that Titanic owners failed business judgment by not providing search lights and misallocating space for a swimming pool instead of life boats.
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Robert Hubbard
Aurora
Coliseum
Humboldt Steamship Co Prevails Over White Pass in Sizable Suit
After nearly three years litigation Humboldt Steamship Co wins over White Pass & Yukon Railroad Co of Alaska. IC C and the district court ruled against the steamship on lack of jurisdiction since Alaska is a district not a territory. The circuit court of appeals ruled for Humboldt and the Supreme Court sustained it.
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Humboldt Steamship Co
White Pass
First Aid Provision Debate At Social Service Club
Hamilton Higday state industrial insurance commissioner spoke in favor of the first aid clause in the employers liability law at the YMCA Social Service club meeting. The provision was killed previously by lumber interests to end private hospital service and fund immediate medicines and surgical aid. A. J. Earling Percy Rockefeller and W. E. Corey were in Tacoma to inspect properties. Earling left for home. Also noted is a测试 about spoiled limburger cheese and a US Signal Corps launch contract awarded to Tregonning Boat Co Ballard for 7000 dollars.
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Hamilton Higday
Social Service Club
United States Signal Corps
Tregonning Boat Co
Ballard
High School Teachers Salaries Under Review
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the school board will evaluate teacher pay after high school teachers report on salaries in other states. The action was discussed at yesterday's meeting amid debate on rating salaries.
Odd Advice From Judge Goodenow In Chicago Tale
A Chicago publication from April 30 reports Judge Goodenow advising against late outings for husbands and urging wives to hush and consider excuses. The anecdote reflects a playful courtroom scene and social norms of the era.
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Chicago
Harry Cort Arrives in Seattle After New York Trip
Harry Cort son of theatre magnate John Cort arrived from San Francisco and plans to stay in Seattle for several months after his New York visit.
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Harry Cort
John Cort
San Francisco
New York
Harry
Seattle
Funeral services for Chief Justice James B Reavis
Funeral services for James B Reavis former chief justice of the state supreme court will be held in Olympia tomorrow morning. Reavis served as a key figure in state judicial history and his death prompted the ceremony.
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James
Reavis
State Supreme Court
Olympia
Florence Youmans La Follette Campaigner Travels California
Miss Florence Youmans, La Follette campaigner and likely the youngest ever to campaign for a president, treks California by stage and auto to urge women to back La Follette. She notes she cannot vote yet but has long led suffrage efforts in New York’s 53rd district and supports La Follette’s vision for women’s rights.
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Florence Youmans
la Follette
California
Miss Youmans
Iis
General Merchandise
Cayne
Youman
Senator la Follette
Eva Blake Almost Fatally Poisons Self At YWCA
Domestic Eva Blake drank carbolic acid by mistake in her YWCA room but is expected to recover. Trial date for James Burke on charges of assaulting hotel clerk Harley Bond and robbery of Parker hotel clerk Ronald Bond set for May 6. The fragment also notes Titanic era tribute by boy scouts and a punchline about extravagant grub.
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Eva Blake
James Burke
Harley Bond
Ronald Bond
Parker Hotel
Burke
Adventist preacher warns of end times after disasters
Allan Moon of Battle Creek Michigan argues that recent Cyclones and floods across America and the Titanic disaster prove God's wrath and that the world will be destroyed soon. He speaks as a Seventh-Day Adventist observer of apocalyptic signs.
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Battle Creek
Mich
America
Saya Allan Moon
Taft speaks by long distance to New York press
Newsmen at the Waldorf heard President Taft in a five minute address from Boston via telephones. Separate items report a high school ban on fashions for girls in Sterling Hl. and a World Purity Federation criticizes Washington civility. An aero plane fleet is urged by War Secretary Stimson, and Adrian Canopy is hospitalized after a Rockefeller hair claim. Two divorce complaints were filed in superior court yesterday.
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New York
Taft
Boston
the Waldorf
Washington
Stimson
United States
Ellis Sues for Divorce Over Theft Accusation
Thos R Ellis grocer sues for divorce claiming his wife woke him in the night and accused him of stealing from the store. The suit highlights a marital dispute tied to alleged wrongdoing at Ellis grocery store.
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Thos. R. Ellis
Ellis Grocery Store
Surgeon Seals Wound After Penknife Stabbing
In Pittsburg on April 30 Muriel Reddick was stabbed with a penknife and surgeons closed the chest wound. The patient has a chance for recovery.
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Pittsburg
Muriel Reddick
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