Moody’s First Gown and Courtly Gossip in Washington
Washington reports on Attorney General Moody’s swearing in to the Supreme Court and the custom of judges wearing silk gowns. A modiste for the court outfits male justices, Moody buys a gown for 100 dollars, and a chief justice’s gown is Chinese satin. Society jokes swirl around Moody including photographs at a football game labeled with various prominent figures. A box at the game is shown as belonging to Secretary Moody, though that office has long since passed.
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Washington
Moody
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
New York
Count du Chambrun
West Point
Annapolis
Robert Shaw Oliver
Miss Durand
Henry Mortimer Durand
Oliver
Charles J. Bonaparte
Roosevelt Aims to Clear Washington Slums and Rebuild Links
President Roosevelt plans a sweeping program to wipe out the capital city slums south of Pennsylvania Avenue, funding potentially up to 2000000 dollars for a "city beautiful" overhaul. The plan centers on government purchase of the area near the post office and Municipal building, with a message to Congress anticipated. The historic Long Bridge, a wooden Potomac crossing, is being replaced by a modern steel structure, ending a landmark linked to early defenses, civil and world events, and multiple rail lines.
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Washington
White House
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
Reynolds
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Post Office Department
Fifteenth Street
Long Bridge
Potomac
Virginia
Rhode Island
Washington Light Infantry
Bull Run
Army of the Potomac
Meade
Army of Tennessee
Georgia
Ee Lowe
Southern Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Trac
Tarbell Tariff Series Opens With Hostile Tone
A magazine review cautions that Ida Tarbell's The Tariff in Our Times begins with a hostile view of protection and contains questioned facts. It notes Tarbell’s past success with Standard Oil but warns the scope here spans all industries and the national economy, suggesting cautious reading pending further installments.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Fathers of the Republic
First American Congress
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
United States
Miss Tarbell
Morrill
Cullom Promotes Non-Partisan Tariff Commission
Senator Cullom of Illinois proposes a senate joint resolution to create a non partisan expert commission to study tariff schedules and urge revisions. The piece contrasts protectionist and free trade aims, argues tariffs are political, and urges Republicans to lead on tariff policy with Democrats free to oppose if needed. San Francisco Chronicle.
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Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Republican Congress
San Francisco Chronicle
Two Years More For Cannon In Speaker Fight
The Kansas City Star notes Democrats and tariff revision Republicans could topple Joseph G. Cannon but doubts they will act. It argues beating Cannon would damage the Republican party and threaten prosperity, warning that tariff upheaval would hurt industry and business.
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House
Ms. Cannon
Kansas City Star
Repubican
Joseph G. Cannon
Calico Tariff Claim Is Misstated by Star
The Kansas City Star misstates the Supreme Court ruling on calico tariffs. The decision concerns fancy or figured weaves with 60 cent per yard fabrics paying higher duties, not printed goods or plain calico. The price of calico will not change by even a fraction of a cent.
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Kansas City Star
Supreme Court
Cleveland Chiefs Proposes Police Powers for Reporters
Cleveland Chief Kohler urges giving police powers to newspaper reporters. He argues reporters’ training enables them to mingle with all social classes, aiding detectives in a city of over half a million. He says reporters should work under police command and not be publicly known as city employees.
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Johnson Kohler
Cleveland
It Would Kill Mother in La Rue Romance
Marion Ohio reports Correll Bell a 24 year old Union City cashier sought to marry Mabelle Topliff 21 in La Rue. After six years of courtships and two prior delays the marriage attempt failed when the minister had left and the bride’s family cried. Bell left for Indiana and declared it would be the last attempt at marriage.
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Marion
Ohio
Mabelle Topliff
la Rue
Correll Bell
Big Four Railroad
Union City
Ind
Bell
R. M. Bell
Benedict
Indiana
Gen Warner in Race for Insolvency Judge Job
Columbus reports another candidate for Cincinnati insolvency judgeship Gen A M Warner an old line Cincinnati attorney and former Grand Army of the Republic commander urged his own appointment to the vacancy Warner has a strong Civil War record and broad renown among old bar members and veterans.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
A. M. Warner
Queen City
Harris
Ten. Warner
Grand Army of the Republic
New Year Toy Cannon Accident Blinds Ohio Boy
Hamilton Ohio and Anthony Fuerst, 15, of 1067 South Second Street, is blinded for life after a New Year toy cannon exploded. The injury to his left eye is permanent and the right eye may be lost as well.
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Hamilton
Anthony Fuerst
South Second Street
Cincinnati Aikin Liquor Tax Law Declared Valid
The superior court in general term rules the Aikin liquor tax law valid. The per curiam opinion states the burden of proof to prove invalidity was not sustained and the law stands.
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Cincinnati
Aikin
Superior Court
Per Curiam
Stutz Divorce Granted After Damages Suit Ruling
In Upper Sandusky Ohio Herman I F Stutz wins a divorce from Grace Stutz of Toledo. The case stems from his $10,000 damage claim against former Prosecuting Attorney Benjamin Meek, with the court ruling in favor of the defendant.
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Upper Sandusky, O
Herman IF. Stutz
Grace Stutz
Toledo
Benjamin Meek
Probate Judge Gideon GQ Sued Over Boarding Daughter
Findlay Ohio probate judge Gideon GQ was sued by his sister Flora McConica for 207 dollars claiming the amount was for boarding the judge's daughter Mamie. Flora McConica is wife of T H McConlca an attorney for the Standard Oil Co.
Man Shot By Lodger Over Piano Tune In Springfield
Henry Bowman a laborer boarding at the same house shot Mrs. Roma Young after objecting to her piano playing. The wound is reported to be developing dangerous symptoms.
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Springfield
Roma Young
Henry Bowman
Miner Survives Four-Hundred Foot Fall in Mine Cage
Edward Garighty of Columbus survived a 400 foot fall in a mine cage and was hospitalized at St Francis with facial bruising. doctors reported only facial bruises as injuries. In Dayton, a spokesman cites a $200,000 discrepancy in the Dayton Gas Light and Coke Co affairs, with potential increase.
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Columbus
Edward Garighty
St. Francis Hospital
Dayton, O
Extet
Dayton Gas Light and Coke Co
Was Making Up Time Car Wreck Injures Eight in Cleveland
Eight persons were severely injured on a south bound Euclid street car at West Fourteenth and Fairfield when a patent electric switch failed. Motorman Ed L Frobey could not explain why front and rear trucks went different paths. Conductor L R Peters broke his arm in the crash. Two bystanders were hurt but rejected medical aid. D D Jago suffered a serious leg wound after being pushed through a rear window.
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Cleveland, O
Euclid and
West Fourteenth
Fairfield Avenue
L. R Peters
Ed. L. Frobey
Peters
D. D. Jago
Nurse Goes Insane After Hospital Incident
Grace W. Merrill, a nurse at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, has fallen into insanity after being bitten by a patient last October. She is being taken to her home in St Johnsburgh Vermont with Miss Ella Crandall, the hospital matron, accompanying her.
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Dayton, O
Miami Valley Hospital
Grace W. Merrill
St. Johnsburg
Ella P. Crandall
Miss Merrill
Forced to Steal in Lima Wife Confession
Nellie Doyle Davis, wife of William Davis, says her husband coerced her into thefts in Lima. She admits robbing cloakrooms at St. John's Catholic Church during Christmas services after being forced to drink whisky. She says he forced her to choose between theft or serving other men. he has since left the city and the grand jury will probe the claim.
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Lima
Ohio
Nellie Doyle Davis
William Davis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Davis
Grand
Webber Marries Nettle Finch In Hinckley Ridge Ceremony
Former Congressman Amos R. Webber of Elyria and Miss Nettle Finch of Hinckley were married by Rev. Charles Searles at Hinckley Ridge Free Baptist church. They departed for Washington to urge ministers to back a bill prohibiting liquor sales in the District of Columbia.
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Medina
Amos R. Webber
Elyria
Nettle Finch
Hinckley
Charles Searles
The
Free Baptist Church
Hinckley Ridge
Ohio codifying commission sworn in at Columbus
Chief Justice Shauck administered the oath to L. C. Laylin and H. L. Sibley as members of the state codifying commission in Columbus. They organized by electing Laylin chairman, though Democrat James E. Campbell was not present at the meeting.
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Columbus, O
Shauck
Supreme Court
L. C. Laylin
H. L. Sibley
Laylin
James E. Campbell
AFL to Organize All Trades in Ohio from Cleveland
The American Federation of Labor plans a statewide drive to unite all trades with Cleveland as the headquarters. National organizer T. F. Flynn will directly oversee the campaign.
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Cleveland, O
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
T. F. Flynn
Marriage licenses and divorces rise in Hancock County 1908
During 1908 Hancock County issued 241 marriage licenses compared with 374 in 1905. There were 75 divorce petitions filed, equating to about one in four couples alleging marriage as a failure.
Toledo man Harris declared insane and committed to hospital
Toledo Ohio reports former city clerk Lem P. Harris adjudged insane and committed to the state hospital. Harris once was a prominent political figure and a Republican mayoral candidate, with earlier civic ties noted in the article.
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Toledo
Lem P. Harris
Harris
Mos
Repub
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