Taft and Sherman Inaugurated in Grand Washington Ceremony
President Taft took the oath on the east portico with James Sherman sworn in as vice president. A vast crowd filled Washington as veterans and cadets led a massive parade from the Senate to the White House. Key figures included Justice Fuller, General Bell, and Sperry’s world cruise sailors in a military pageant surrounding the inaugural events.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Mar
Capitol
William Howard Taft
The
United States
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Senate
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
White House
Congressional Committee of Arrangements
Knox, Lodge and Bacon
Burke, Young and Gaines
Congress
Roosevelt
Jobe Taft
Mr. Taft
Sherman
Mr. Fairbanks
Mr. Sherman
Edward Everett Hale
Fairbanks
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Congressional Committee of
House
Military
Naval Academies
Melville W. Fuller
Bia
Jurfat
Imme
Great Assembly
Black Horse Troop
Cleveland
Guard of Honor
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
West Point
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Army
Navy
Cuba
Philippines
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Connecticut
IiMnois
Sperry
Korea
China
Lafayette Square
Gen. Bell
Ato
Fake wrestling swindle hits Iowa victims in diverse scams
O G Newberry of Vincennes Indiana lost about 16000 in a fake wrestling scheme. Boxes sent to Davenport by alleged swindlers contained only office papers and clippings. Federal officers report a Council Bluffs gang fleeced residents of Lee and Van Buren counties, with victims listed including Tom Robinson and J H Gallentine of Montrose. Post office inspectors state investigations are underway.
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Davenport
Express
Little Rock
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Lee
van Buren
J. C. Maybray
Ark
Iowa
Tom Robinson
Farmington
Wd Leach
Montrose
J. H. Gallentine
O. G. Newberry
Vincennes Ia
Newberry
Pittsburg
Fort Madison
Post Office
Victims in Droves Identify Leader in Arkansas Swindle
Victims arriving in Little Rock identified J. C. Mabray as the alleged leader and named the quartet including J. G. Kile of Decatur, an aged farmer swindled on February 13. Kile traveled to invest $10,000 and waited two hours for a horse race payout to a bettor who vanished. He testified before the grand jury.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. C. Mabray
J. G. Kile
Decatur
Kile
Mr. Kile
Grand
Dentist on Trial in Death of Two Year Old Child
Dr Charles M McCracken of Cameron West Virginia wealthy dentist stands trial for the death of his two year old child on Christmas Eve after a quarrel with his wife. He shot at his wife wounding her then fired again wounding the child fatally. A Baltimore college graduate from Green County Pennsylvania, he pled insanity as his defense.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Charles M. McCracken
Cameron
McCracken
Baltimore
Green County
Radical Election Law Passed in House
A radical bill by Edwards of Greenwood clears the Topeka Rus house. It removes party emblems from ballots and prints a candidate’s portrait after his name. Ballots would classify candidates by the office they seek.
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Topeka
Rus
Edwards of
Greenwood
Son Kills Father in Defense of Home Near Garden City
John D. Nite, a Garden City area farmer, was shot and killed by his son Samuel in what authorities call a defense of his mother and sisters. A coroner's jury exonerated Samuel. The incident occurred at the family home in Kansas.
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Garden City
Kan
John D. Nite
Here
Samuel
Baron von Meyendorff Killed Hunting in Russia
Baron von Meyendorff, a Russo Japanese War era commander, was accidentally killed while hunting on General Shuvaloff’s estate in St. Petersburg. The incident occurred on a private Russian estate. Authorities reported no foul play.
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Kified
St. Petersburg
Federal Judge Richards Dead in Cincinnati
The United States circuit court of appeals judge John K. Richards dies at his home from Bright's disease. He served on the federal bench and passed away in Cincinnati context, leaving a legacy in the judiciary.
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Richards
Cincinnati
John K. Richards
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bright
Lucky Baldwin Dies at 81 in Los Angeles Home
Industrial magnate James L. Baldwin known as Lucky Baldwin dies at his Arcadia ranch after a weeks long illness. He was 81.
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Lucky
Baldwin
Los Angeles
Cal
B. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Arcadia
Four Bandits Killed by Troops in Mier District
Captain Castul Jo de la Rocha reports four bandits killed and two captured after a desperate mountain fight in the Mier district near Guaymas Sonora. Troops engaged armed bandits in a rural operation seeking to suppress violence.
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Guaymas
Sonora
Castul Jo de la Rocha
Mier
Mountaiza
Missouri House Committee Reports Favorable on Prohibiting Betting
Jefferson City Mo The committee on criminal jurisprudence of the house of representatives of the Missouri assembly reported favorable on a measure to prohibit betting on baseball. The action signals progress toward tighter oversight of gambling tied to sports.
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Jefferson City
Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
House of Representatives
Disagreement over merger probe plan in Senate
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee voted to report a disagreement on a resolution to probe the absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by United States Steel. The session included disorder as Speaker Cannon urged order while the Appalachian appropriation bill advanced after lengthy discussion.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Senate
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Cannon
House
Mann
Illinois
Cook
Colorado
Ban on Leather Merger Reversed by Court of Errors
Trenton March 2 The Court of Errors and Appeals reversed the Court of Chancery ruling that allowed United States Leather Company and Central Leather Company to consolidate. Central Leather had been formed to acquire most of United States Leather stock. James C Colgate held 22 763 shares of United States Leather stock.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Chancery
James C. Colgate
United States Leather Company
Central Leather Company
Colgate
United States Company
Market Briefs from The Markets Chicago Mar 1
The Chicago market report lists prices for spring wheat at 6.40, Minnesota hard patent, jute at 5.25 5.20, export bags 4.80 4.90, clear export bags 3.85 4.10, winter wheat patent 5.10 5.25, jute 4.90 4.05, rye flour white 3.70 3.85, Butter creamery extras 8c, various grades for eggs and potatoes, and wheat futures May at 118% 1.17% buttering, with May corn at 66 and July 65c. New York notes flour demand steady, Minnesota patents 5.65 5.90, winter straights 5.35 5.50, and a dip then rally in May wheat to around 1.20. Rye No. 2 western at 86c.
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Chicago
Mar
Minnesota
Dutre Fox
New York
Big Northwest
Sualy
Western
Live Stock Market Report From Omaha March First
Live Stock in Omaha shows mixed gains and losses with cattle steady. Native steers sell around 4.25 to 8.26, hogs down about 10 cents, and sheep quotes indicate a 10 to 20 cent dip. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices vary by category and grade across the market.
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Omaha
Neb
Cattlis
Stoady
Texas
Chicago Market Report Cattle and Hogs Prices
Chicago market notes list cattle prices by grade including good to prime steers six to seven dollars and twenty-five cents to six dollars eighty. hogs range from about six dollars forty-five to six sixty-five. Includes yearlings heifers stockers and calves with varied values.
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Chicago
Mar
Hutchers
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