Taft under fire in Pinchot critique to Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot labels Taft untrustworthy and pro special interests in a letter to Roosevelt, cited in a Saturday Evening Post analysis of Taft administration. He accuses Taft of choosing political expediency over public welfare and aligning with powerful interests.
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Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Saturday Evening Post
Taft
Pinchot
Roosevelt
Africa
Winona
Nelson, Beveridge
Cummina
Austria may rumor of a big battle
The Evening Times extra edition claims Austria plans to halt Italy's operations against Turkey on the Albanian coast. Milan dispatches say Italian troops at Prevesa were repulsed after a bombardment with 15 casualties. A report also notes the Italian cruiser Cavout struck a mine near Tripoli bay and sank, with similar unconfirmed claims of bombardment at Mitylene.
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United
London
The
Evening Times
Austria
Italy
Turkey
Paris
Milan
Prevesa
Cavout
Tripoli Bay
Constantinople
Country Girl and Millionaire Tragedy Opens Chapter One
Gertrude Gibson from Sandoval Illinois rises from a village background to encounter Emil W. Strauss a Chicago tycoon who promises Paris education and wealth. She travels to Chicago and Paris with him, becomes known as Mrs. Strauss, and struggles with the claim of a real home and love.
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Gertrude Gibson
Sandoval
Til
Gertrude
St. Louis
Emil W. Strauss
Chicago
Paris
Strauss
Rioting and strike chaos grip rail workers in multiple cities
Reports from Jackson Mississippi and New Orleans describe violent clashes between strikers and strike breakers amid the shopmen strike. In Jackson a striker John Tardy was seriously wounded. New Orleans notes six killed and over a hundred wounded with daily losses around a million dollars. Officials in Los Angeles predict a settlement before November as leaders from the National System Federation express optimism after a Chicago telegram.
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United Press
Jackson
Miss
John Tardy
My United Freee
New Orleans
Southern Exchange Committee
United Preas
Los Angeles
James J. Jones
National System Federation
J. L. Compton
Local System Federation Board
System Federation
A. D O. Yancey
Chicago
City council about wage cuts sparks council clash
Paul K Mohr of the Central Labor Council opposed wage reductions to lower the tax levy while landowners like John B Agen Judge W D Wood and Laurence J Colman urged retrenchment. They argued for living wages and attacked the idea of cutting wages for workers and police. The council showed little chance of wage relief, with some positions possibly abolished. In a separate case Minnie M Williams won an alienation suit against Mrs Luella M Roat for 26000 alleging undue influence over her ex husband in 1908.
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Paul K. Mohr
Central Labor Council
John B. Agen
W. D. Wood
Laurence J. Colman
Public Utilities Department
Seattle
8. E. Co
Ite
Minnie M. Williams
Albertson
Luella M. Roat
Gertrude and Chick Patterson in The Paris Affair
A 1908 tale details Gertrude Gibson marrying Charles A. Patterson in California then returning to Chicago. The couple’s troubled marriage unfolds with alleged infidelity, money coercion, and an alienation suit by Patterson against Strauss. Patterson's illness drives a Colorado retreat as letters reveal fears of murder and financial manipulation.
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Charles A. Patterson
Chick
Gertrude Gibson
Stroues
Patterson
Chica
Pacific Coast
California
Chicago
Strauss
Paris
Strouse
Colorado
Gertrude Kills Her Consumptive Husband in Self Defense
Mrs. Patterson says her husband Chick threatened to kill her during a walk at a sanitarium. She took his revolver and shot him, claiming self defense. She faces a Denver jury on a murder charge.
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Gertrude
Chick
Nice Cottage Near Pioneer Square For Sale
Nine minute car ride from Pioneer Square a beautiful five room cottage on a large lot 650 by 120 feet with trees and flowers in splendid condition. The lot is valued at 2500 dollars and the property is priced at 3250 dollars.
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Pioneer Square
Cash Balance to Suit OLE HANSON 4& CO New York Elk
A terse ad notes a cash balance available to suit Ole Hanson and Co with a contact address in New York Elk. The listing emphasizes a five hundred dollar balance and references multiple street numbers 314 315 316 317.
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OLE Hanson 4& CO
New York Elk
Women's feet are funny things says Star observer
A Star reporter notes how women sit and walk in public, observing feet and heels with humorous, cheeky commentary. The piece playfully mocks French heels and chair-leaning poses while urging readers to watch how women maneuver footwear in everyday settings.
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Star
Henry George Jr to Speak in City on Tolstoi Topic
Henry George Jr a New York congressman and son of the late Henry George arrives next week to address Tolstoi at the Y M C A auditorium a week from Sunday. He will also meet labor men at the Labor Temple in the afternoon a week from tomorrow.
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Henry George, Jr
New York
Henry George
Leo Tolstoi
Labor Temple
Shots Fired at Ministers in Vienna Reichsrat
An unidentified man fired several shots from a gallery into ministerial benches in the Vienna Reichsrat. The ministers of education and justice were seated there when the shots occurred, causing panic as lawmakers fled. The assailant was arrested and no injuries were reported.
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United Press
Vienna
Reichsrath
Justice
Portuguese crisis widens as 40,000 advance on Oporto
Advices from Madrid report a rapid expansion of the royalist uprising in Portugal. Prince Joseph of Braganza and allied leaders command about 40,000 men armed with quick firing guns marching toward Oporto to declare it capital. King Manuel is anticipated to arrive from England.
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Prince Joseph of
Braganza
Oporto
Manuel
Portugal
England
Weather Update for Seattle and Vicinity
Rain tonight and Friday with increasing southeast winds. Noon temperature today was 53 degrees.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Lights For Taft Home In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles city council approved a 150 dollar appropriation to install electric lights around Dr Edward s home during President Tafts two night stay. Chief Sebastian said lighting is needed for proper night patrols by secret service and police.
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Taft
United Press
Los Angeles
Edwards
Sebastian
Twins Born Two Days Apart in Porterville
Mrs. W. H. Martin of Poplar district weighed about 100 pounds when she delivered two ten pound babies in Porterville. The first child, a son, was born on Tuesday, and the second, a daughter, followed on Thursday in circumstances described as nearly unmatched by local physicians.
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Porterville
Cal
W. H. Martin
Poplar District
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