Roosevelts Dinner Guests and 1907 Policy Notes
National convention date set for June in Chicago. Reported policy news includes raises for rural delivery carriers, cotton production estimates, and Japan’s ambassador succession. Personal obituaries note prominent figures and accidental happenings record fires and fatalities across multiple states.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
White House
Louisiana
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Kogoro Takahira
Viscount Aoki
Washington
Hochi
Aoki
Japan
Senate Committee On Public
Janie
Tragic Fatalities and Crimes Reported Across Cities
Reports tell of Edwin Walker a ten year old who fatally shot Sven Eugena Anderson in New Britain Connecticut. Victor Scott decapitated by a train near Marquette Michigan. Three Garnal brothers drown at Tama Iowa. Iowa crimes include a Fort Atkinson man’s suicide and a Jefferson Town farmer’s murder suicide. Nashville man shoots wife then himself. Des Moines detective assaulted. California banker suicide. Pittsburg money-lending raids. Altoona murder of Mary Stell. Fort Gibson officers jailed for post office robbery. East Tola restaurant owner murdered. partner confesses.
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New Britain
Conn
Edwin Walker
Sven Eugena Anderson
Victor Scott
Mariquette
Mich
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Tama
Iowa
Bud
Kenneth
Gerald Garnal
N. K. Carnal
Corncl
John Martnnck
Fort Atkinson
Jacob Victor
New York
Charles C. Jackson
Des Moines
J. H. Breese
Jefferson Town
Frank Glick
Nashville
Ruth Glick
City Hospital
T. Otway Saldier
West End
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Mary Stell
Altoona
Teom
John A. Sages
Lewis
Wood
Fort Gibson
Okla
Rand Lee
William Stewart
East Tola
Kan
Stewart
We D. Cressson
Murer
Global unrest and disasters reported in 1908 era dispatch
Foreign conflicts escalate as Dinilulu surrenders in Natal while Yimchow forces seize three Kwang Si strongholds and martial law is declared. A Brazilian steamer sinks after a collision near Panama, with thirty aboard lost. in Algeria a French column defeats a revolt camp. Dowager Queen Sophia of Sweden worsens under strain after King Oscar’s death. An art theft occurs at Courtrai Notre Dame.
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Dinilulu
Liautey
Algeria
Matrahout Bouthick
Sophia
Sweden
Oscar
Vandyké
Church of Notre Dame
Courtrai
Belgium
Denver Picked by Democrats
A brief report notes Denver selected by Democratic leaders for a meeting setting, highlighting party alignment and anticipated discussions within the local political scene.
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Denver
Debates Over Accepting Denver Convention Funds
The Democratic national committee fixed July 7, 1908 for the Denver convention and debated accepting more than needed of the $100,000 Denver offered. The Clayton resolution opposing excess funds was tabled 31 to 14 after supporters argued the money was prudent, with Denver leading on the first ballot 22 to Louisville 17.
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Washington
Denver
Colo
Democratic National Committee
Clayton
Alabama
John Sbary
Williams
Mississippi
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Taggart
Judge Parker
St. Louis
Senator Stone
Missouri
Tom Johnson
Charles F. Wilson
Colorado
Democratic Committee
Louisville
Chicago
St. Paul
Mail Pouch Stolen Sparks Arrest in Staples Minn
A mail pouch was stolen from a mail truck at the Northern Pacific station in Staples Minnesota. A pipefitter named Appin, working in town, was caught cashing drafts from the pouch and arrested. A search for the pouch continues as authorities await U S marshall arrival.
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Staples
United States
Minn
Northern Pacific
Appin
Girl Tries Enlistment in Philippines Army Disguised as Boy
Catherine Andrews, a Sioux City girl, went to the U.S. recruiting office in boy’s clothes to enlist for the Philippine Army. Sergeant Hall saw through the ruse. she confessed it was a lark and then boarded a morning train to Denver.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Catherine Andrews
United States
Army of the Philippines
Hall
Denver
Berg awarded 625 dollars in damages from accuser
John A. Berg a farmer was jailed thirty hours in East Grand Forks without food after arrest. A jury in the district court found M. J. Enright of East Grand Forks must pay Berg 625 dollars in damages.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Pean
John A. Berg
East Grand Forks
M. J. Enright
Berg
Impressive U S Navy fleet sails for the Pacific
A massive fleet led by President Roosevelt left Hampton Roads in a flawless display. The ten knot line of battleships and escorts, including the Mayflower, headed toward Trinidad with Roosevelt aboard, while a gale-battered Atlantic coast faced heavy losses and widespread disruptions.
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Old Point Comfort
United States
Roosevelt
Anchorage
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake
Golden Gate
Bea
Virginia
Pehle
Washington
Trinidad
Hatteras
Horseshoe
Capes
Soul marriage attempt ends in tragedy in Cleveland
Borla Minoff, a Bulgarian designer, tried to wed through theosophical ritual by poisoning and chloroforming thirteen year old Jessie Schroeder and then killed himself. The girl survived. Minoff died as his spirit departed alone after chilling acts at the Schroeder home in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Borla Minoff
Jessie Schroeder
Minoff
Schroeders
Jessie
Cashier Ends Life at State Bank in Harsher
Bloomington til December 14. Easton, cashier of the State bank at Harsher, shot himself last night. The bank’s director reports the bank in good condition. No motive is known.
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Self
Bloomington
Til
E. EB. Easton
State’ Bank
Harsher
Boy Drowns While Skating on Lake Como
St Paul reports seventeen year old Russell M. Gibbons drowned yesterday after skating into an airhole in Lake Como. He was with three brothers who attempted the rescue but were unsuccessful.
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St Paul
Russell M. Gibbons
Olf
Lake Como
Ind
Spurned Suitor Shoots Two Women Then Kills Himself
In Columbus on December 17 Otto Schmigler, a Hungarian tailor, shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Caroline Webster and seriously wounded Miss Myrtle Spence before killing himself. The tragedy unfolded at Mrs. Webster’s home where Schmigler had a room, following alleged advances on Spence that were refused.
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Columbus
Ohio
Otto * Schimigler
Caroline Webster
Myrtle Spence
Webster
Schmigler
Mins Spence
Nicholas Senn Stricken After South American Climb
Chicago December 14 Nicholas Senn the celebrated surgeon is seriously ill at his home following a mountain climbing expedition in South America.
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Nicholas Senn
Chicago
South America
Aurgeon
Town Erupts Over Open Town Laws Reform Move In Preston
Preston Minnesota residents push reform after saloonkeeper J M Turck pays 50 dollar fine for Sunday liquor sale and faces trial for selling to a minor. A mass meeting is set for Wednesday evening to discuss improving moral conditions amid rising drunkenness on Sundays.
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Lid
Preston
Minn
J. M. Turck
Aged Judge Under Knife Chief Justice Cassoday Operated
Madison Wis Dec 18 Chief Justice Cassoday of the Wisconsin supreme court underwent a serious operation at his home Sunday afternoon for gallstones. His age seventy seven raised concern yet doctors report improved condition and hopeful speedy recovery barring complications.
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Cassoday
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Bloody Havana riot leaves five dead and twelve wounded
In Havana on December 18 a strike meeting sparked a fierce riot. Five men were shot and twelve injured as striking masons attacked substitutes. Police reserves fired pistols and arrested many participants to restore order.
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Havana
Yolande Coal Mine Disaster In Alabama
An explosion at the Yolande Coal and Coke Company mine near Yolande Alabama at 1 25 yesterday morning killed or trapped an estimated 40 to 60 workers. Rescue work is slow amid debris and crowds as miners from nearby towns assist officials led by Chief Mine Inspector J M Gray and assistant James Hillhouse. The cause is under investigation and identification of victims is hampered by severe mutilation.
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Yolande
Ala
Virginia City
Here
Yolande Coal and Coke Company
Huckabees
Aberate
Searles
Davia Creek
Brookwood
J. M. Gray
Jame Hillhouse
Lower Cross
Goldfield Labor Dispute Shows WFM as Restraint Group
Goldfield Nevada December 18 The Goldfield Mine Owners association submitted to the commission a statement sent by President Roosevelt claiming the Western Federation of Miners is not a labor organization but a combination in restraint of trade and treasonable. The commission reserved ruling and will begin consideration today Gen Finston and Gov Sparks will depart Wednesday morning. Goldfield miners union President McKinnon testified the WFM has been peaceful and denied need for federal troops. He will submit a full WFM side later.
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Goldfield
Nev
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Roosevelt
Western Federation of Miners
Commission
Gen. Finston
Sparks
Finston
McKinnon
Goldfield Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Minera
Western Federation
Documentary Evidence in Pettibone Trial Corroborates Orchard
In Boise Idaho on December 18 documentary evidence supported Harry Orchard's testimony in the Pettibone trial. Darrow was absent due to illness, Edgar Wilson stood in. Judge Goddard emerged as key witness for the state, detailing the bomb find. Former Sheriff Nichols undermined the state by disputing handwriting on a letter tied to Pettibone.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Clarence Darrow
Edgar Wilson
Darrow
Orchard
Luther M. Goddard
Nichols
Caldwell
Thomas Hogan
George A. Pettibone
Pettibone
Taft Party Delayed By Storm On President Grant Liner
The steamship President Grant carrying Secretary of War William H. Taft his wife and son Charles met bad weather off Cape Race delaying its voyage and likely pushing arrival in New York back one or two days.
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Harold D. Hancock
Hancock
Mick
John Philip Sotvin
George Baldwin
Wisconsin
Appleton
Shall Williams
Sousa
New York
Chillcothe
William
Atlantic
Hatteras
Maine
Sandy Hook
Edmund Phinney
New York City
Brooklyn
Boston
New England
Thomas W. Lawson
Broad Sound
Scilly Islands
Sheerness
Thames
England
Scotland
Ireland
Chicago
Hemisphere
Middle West
West
Northwest
London
Jameson
St. Louis
President Grant
Cape Race
William H. Taft
Taft
Charles
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Northern Navigation Company
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Cheyanne River Reservation
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