Taft Cabinet Chiefs Based On Broad Legal Ties
The Taft administration assigns nine men to cabinet posts led by Philander Knox as secretary of state and Franklin MacVeagh as secretary of the treasury. The roster includes Dickinson at war, Wilson at agriculture, Hitchcock at post and Nagel at commerce, with Ballinger interior and Wickersham as attorney general, all tied by strong legal and business credentials.
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Taft
Philander Chase Knox
Brownsville
Mount Union College
Bio
United States
Pennsylvania
James H. Reed
Carnegie Company
Mr. Knox
McKinley
Pensylvania
Knox
MacVeagh
The
Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Chester
Chicago Citizens’ Association
Chicago of Charities
Municipal Art League
American Civic Association
National Civic Federation
Democrats of Illinois
Grover Cleveland
Dickinson
Jacob M. Dickinson
Tennessee
Ces
Columbus
Fie
Columbia
Leipsia
Mr. Taft
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Hermitage
Nashville
Tenn
Andrew Jackson
Roosevelt
Bryan
Wilson
James Wilson
Iowa
Scotland
Tama County
Iowa Assembly
Iowa State Railway Commission
Congress
State University of Iowa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Hitchcock
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Mr. Hitchcock
Amherst
Harvard
Columbia Law School
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Government Exposition Board
Post-Office Department
Minsouri
Colin
Charles Nagel
St. Ved
An He Clan Taal Ake Boi
Navy
Meyer
George von L. Meyer
Boston
Boston Common Council
Italy
Russia
Ballinger
General Land Office
Richard A. Ballinger
Seattle
Wash
Boonesboro
University of Kansas
Washburn College
Topeka
Williams College
Washington
Jefferson County
Wickersham
George W. Wickersham
New York City
Pittsburg
Lehigh University
of the Universality of Peonsylvania
Philadelphia
Frn
Strong & Cadwalla
Henry W. Taft
Silence Over Petrosino Murder Frustrates New York Police
New York police chief officials met in conference but offered no new leads on Lieut. Jos. Petrosino murder in Palermo Sicily. Inspector McCafferty criticized Italian police for silence while Petrosino’s wife Mrs. Petrosino remains prostrated at home.
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New York
Lieut. Jos. Petrosino
Palermo
Sicily
Detective Service
Italy
Petrosino
Petrosina
McCafferty
Rejection of Miners' Demands
Secretary Hartlein of District No. 5 United Mine Workers warned a strike by anthracite miners. He said operators rejected all issues, prompting a Scranton convention on March 23 to push the same demands, with a strike likely if not granted.
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Philadelphia
Hartlein
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Father lynched by mob in Rosendale Mo reported by daughter
Fannie Radjy, 23, says her father William Ramsey, a minister from Beaumont Texas, was invited to preach in Rosendale Missouri on a March night. She alleges a white mob seized him after the sermon and hanged him, then burned his body the next morning.
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Dallas
Tex
Fannie Rainady
Murder mystery may be cleared in three Negroes charged
Washington reports the murder of Walter F. Schultz Chicago artist whose body with throat cut was found near Alexandria Virginia on March 7. A pawn ticket for Schultzs gold watch led to the arrests as three Negroes are charged with the murder. A potential clearing hinges on the arreaL Sum day.
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Washington
Walter F. Schultz
Chicago
Alexandria
Schultz
Pact Rumor Dividing Central America Quietly Circulated
A private dispatch from Mexico City reports that the United States and Mexico have a secret understanding to partition Central America and annex four republics if further turmoil occurs in the region. The note aligns with tensions over Nicaragua and Salvador and follows a U S withdrawal from Managua signaling strained relations.
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Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Mex
Central America
Walls Drop on Firemen in Spartanburg Blaze
Fire destroyed property valued at 65 000 dollars in Spartanburg and injured five firemen and one Wofford College student when walls collapsed during the blaze. The fire, possibly started by gasoline, was contained by a protective wall and aided by drizzle and rain. Carolus Mosely of Lamkens, a Wofford student, suffered the most serious injuries.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Wofford College
Cleveland
Bank of Spartanburg
Carolus, Mosely
Lamkens
Inherited Kidney Trouble Hearing Time and Trial
Mrs. Frank Roseboom of Moscow Idaho describes hereditary kidney trouble. She notes nervousness failing eyesight poor circulation and restless sleep with irregular heart action and weak back. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief and says the medicine sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Frank Roseboom
Washington St
Moscow
Idaho
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Samson Delivers Box to Depot
A messenger named Samson is asked for his name and instructed to take a box to the depot in a brief exchange. The dialogue highlights a simple delivery task without broader context.
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Messenger
Samson
A Cure for Fits Promises Revolutionary Epilepticide
A sensational medical pitch claims a century lasting cure for fits and nervousness via epilepticide. It asserts nationwide interest and offers large trial bottles, literature, and testimonials sent free from Dr May Laboratory at 548 Pearl Street New York City.
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Dr. May
Pearl Street
New York City
Fatal Catastrophe. Young Wife.
A terse dialogue fragment portrays a wife fearing her ill husband may die from a cold, with a cautious doctor expressing doubt over the outcome while the husband jokes about the bill. The piece shifts to an ad and a humor quote referencing Castoria and a London Opinion travel remark about Africa.
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Baltimore American
Australian F. Mother Gray's remedy sale notice
Advertisement touts a back and urinary pain cure described as a pleasant herb regulator for women. Claims safe, reliable, and never-failing with mail order available for 50 cents. Offers address The Mother Gray Go Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Rample
le Roy
Xeox
Uncle's Will Holds Faint Remembrance in Conversation
A speaker notes that the uncle did not truly remember the subject in his will. The exchange implies a sharp, detached memory rather than a warm, clear bequest. The dialogue underscores a strained family dynamic and unresolved ties surrounding inheritance.
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Momotombo
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