Short Session Allocates Record Roman Budget In 59th Congress
The fifty ninth Congress ended with a record appropriations level near one billion dollars. Navy battleships were authorized, army artillery expanded, and a general service pension granted for veterans of the Mexican and civil wars. Rivers and harbors received eighty three million, salaries up for cabinet ministers and officials, plus rail and postal staff raises. The immigration bill was tightened, an agricultural bank set for the Philippines, and new powers for government appeals lifted anti trust efforts.
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Ashington
Army
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Hoodoo Desks in Washington Offices Prompt Fearful Transfers
A study describes hoodoo desks in federal departments where repeated misfortunes including dismissals and deaths lead to avoidance by staff. Notable cases include private secretaries to an assistant secretary and a war department door keeper post famed for a string of tragedies and resignations.
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Washington
War Department
Civil Service Commission
Art strictures at government print shop restrict decorations
Officials in the government printing office face new rules banning decorative pictures mirrors and calendars on walls and restricting art in the print shop including portraits of President Roosevelt. Maj Sylvester sought to permit all pictures but authorities say the aim is to shift responsibility for wall displays away from police. An order was issued removing pictures mirrors and decorations from the walls.
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Roosevelt
Maj. Sylvester
Sylvester
New Palaces of Rich Eye Washington Society Circle
Multimillionaires Mrs. Fields of Chicago and George W. Vanderbilt of New York plan private Washington residences to elevate the city as society capital. Real estate deals place a lawyer on New Hampshire avenue near Seventeenth and 8 streets as brokers report Mrs Field seeking prime property. Architects are consulted and plans hint at mansions rivaling famed homes like Lester Walsh Townsend Lara Anderson in recent years.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
George W. Vanderbilt
New York
Washington
New Hampshire Avenue
Rm Pld
Vanderbilt
Field
Eclipse
Lester, Walsh, Townsend
Lara Anderson
Lester
Aes Cifele
The Mall Order Threat to Towns and Trade
Rhetorical address by R. B. Miller warns that mail order houses erode village commerce, depress town property values, and gut local services. He cites misbranded goods, higher shipping costs, and the spread of catalogue buying as a dangerous, modern competition undermining small towns and local retailers.
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Capt. Cuttle
R. B. Miller
Mayor Barred From Office As Padlock Closes Fredericktown Hall
In Fredericktown Knox county a constable padlocks the village mayor's office preventing Mayor Walter N Ball from performing duties over a disputed board bill of 145 dollars owed to Walter Owen. Owen filed an attachment before a justice and sealed the mayor's office containing law books and personal effects. Ball refuses to pay and Owen will not withdraw the attachment leaving the mayor unable to transact official business.
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Mt. Vernon
Fredericktown
Knox County
Walter N. Ball
Walter Owen
Owen
Ball
Removal from bench in Toledo by Central Labor union
The Central Labor union unanimously urged Gov. Harris to remove A. D. Stewart from the Toledo police court bench. Critics say Stewart lacks legal knowledge and judicial temperament and lets personal friendships influence rulings. Stewart, an old soldier, is a personal friend of Harris who appointed him on January 1 after Brough moved to the common pleas bench.
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Toledo
Central Labor Union
Gov. Harris
A. D. Stewart
Stewart
Brough
Common Pleas
Williams in fatal duel over telephone pole incident
Andrew Williams and his brother in law Hosea Freeman fought over a planted telephone pole at Freeman’s home in West Union. Williams used a shovel and Freeman a rock before Williams shot Freeman with a pistol, killing him instantly. Williams is jailed and seriously injured amid strong local feeling.
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West Union
Andrew Williams
Hosea Freeman
Williams
Freeman
England's Ban Ends for Exile Boer Leader En Route to Europe
Gen Dr Epke Rolf de Wall former Boer republic leader travels from Columbus to New York bound for Europe. After a year he plans to return home as England lifts his exile. He was wounded at the Wall River battle in 1902 and says the Boer people will not be satisfied with England's terms.
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Columbus
Epke Rolf de Wall
Volkraad
New York
Europe
England
Wall River
South Africa
Conductor Crowley in Boston Car Incident
On election day a passenger, an elderly man who had drunk enough to sleep, woke as the car neared Dudley Street and argued with Conductor Crowley. The sleepy man shouted that the conductor was a liar, naming John Moran amid the exchange.
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Cara
Forest Elia
Crowley
Boston Herald
Dudley Street
Clereult and Guild
John BA Moran
New Metric Chart For Schools From Bureau Of Standards
The Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce and Labor has prepared a new metric chart showing geographic measures of the international metric system. It will be furnished free to any school teaching.
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Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce and Labor
Union Fork and Hive Co chartered in Columbus Ohio
The Union Fork and Hive Co of Columbus obtains a charter from the Ohio department of state with capital stock of 1 100 000 to manufacture hand powered farm and garden implements. Incorporators include Thomas I F Connors BE A Cole John W Kaufman 4 B Maddis and C B Jamison. Stock is 50 50 common and preferred with 7 percent cumulative preferred. The United States Hoe Co and the Continental Tool Co are consolidated into the new corporation.
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Columbus
Union Fork and Hive Co
Department of State
Thomas IF. Connors
BE. A. Cole
John W. Kaufman
B. Maddis
C. B. Jamison
United States Hoe Co
Continental Tool Co
Two Men Die as Girder Slips at Sandusky Docks
An iron girder dislocated from the top of a 50 foot derrick at the Pennsylvania railroad docks caused three workmen to fall the entire distance. Edward Roberts of Lake Linden Michigan and Edward Webster of Fairport Ohio were instantly killed. T. J. Bauman of Toledo Ohio had his right leg crushed off at the hip.
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Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Roberts
Lake Linden
Mich
Edward Webster
Fairport
T. J. Bauman
Toledo
Jury verdict in manslaughter case in Coshocton Ohio
The Coshocton jury convicts Mrs Borden Kerscher of manslaughter for the Christmas day death of her husband. Testimony showed he came home intoxicated and beat her prior to the fatal incident.
Incident at Ra ney Fish Co. plant shocks Sandusky
Orson Meeker a wealthy fish dealer in Sandusky fired a bullet into a ceiling in a freezing room at the Ra ney Fish Co plant. He then killed himself by shooting his head after testing a newly purchased public safety device.
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Sandusky
Orson Meeker
Himelf
Raney Fish Co
Proprietor Guilty Of Keeping Liquor Saloon In Dry City
Think of It Washington D. H. Theodore F. Brown proprietor of the largest drug store in the city was found guilty of keeping a place where intoxicating liquor are sold an a beverage. Brown has fled a motion for a new trial. This place was voted dry two years ago.
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Washington D. H
Theodore F. Brown
Brown
Stabbing Incident Ties Two Athens Teens to Schoolyard Assault
In Athens two 18 year olds, Kenneth Gillett and Wilson Carr, are involved after Carr kicked Gillett at school and Gillett stabbed him in retaliation. Gillett was later arrested as police investigated the incident.
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Athens
Wilson Carr
Kenneth Gillett
Tom Carr
In & Serigua
Gillett
Oitet
Arret
Gas blast at Albion hotel injures Jones family in Marietta
A natural gas explosion in an upstairs room at the Albion hotel blew Marion Jones his wife and their 2 year old child from bed. An open pump connection lit by a light left burning in the adjoining room caused the room to ignite. Six men in a nearby room were also blown from bed but escaped injury.
Taft Preferred If Roosevelt Stays Out
Cleveland congressman Theodore E. Burton says he prefers Taft for the presidency provided Roosevelt does not decide to run again. He notes Roosevelt might seek another term if a big unfinished project remains at the end of his current term.
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Roosevelt
Congressman Burton
Cleveland
Taft
Theodore E. Burton
Burton
Arm dug up to ease boy's anguish in Ohio tale
In Hamilton Ohio a physician dug up the dismembered right arm of Carl Antenan, 15, who lost it while riding a C H and D freight car. The lad, at Mercy hospital, said his arm itched and that his fingers were clenched, and he felt relief when the arm was found and later straightened.
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Alfred C. Clark
East End
London
Jefferson
Carriage Buried in River Flood Drowns John Hahn
In Coshocton Ohio John Hahn aged 18 or 28? years drowned while driving through Wal honding river overflow on the road to Roscoe. His horse and carriage swept over an embankment. sister Emma aged 17 survived clinging to the vehicle. Hahn body recovered after two hours. they were en route to his brother’s wedding.
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Coshocton, O
John Hahn
Walhonding
Roscoe
Emma
Hahn
Wage settlement reached for Ann Arbor and DT&I railroad workers
Toledo reports that after talks among General Manager Lowell and employee committees a satisfactory wage settlement was reached. Engineers firemen conductors and other trainmen on the Ann Arbor will receive an average seven percent increase while DT&L trainmen get a five percent rise.
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Toledo, O
Lowell
Ann Arbor
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Carnegie Adds 25 000 For Oberlin Library and Theology Chair
Andrew Carnegie pledged 25000 more to complete Oberlin College library bringing his total to 150000. D Willis James of New York City donated 40000 to establish a chair of practical theology at the college.
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Oberlin, O
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Library
D. Willis James
New York City
General Horace Park Dies at 78 in Sandusky Era
Kenton veteran Col Horace Park commanded the 48d Ohio during the Civil War and later headed the Ohio state fish hatchery at Sandusky. He died in Kenton at age 78. He is survived by a widow, one brother and two sisters.
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Kenton
Horace Park
Ohio Volunteer
Ohio State Fish Hatchery
Sandusky
Fake solicitor jailed in Tiffin for fraud
Jailed after pleading guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses. O J E Whitney, a fake magazine solicitor from Portsmouth, victimized many residents of Tiffin and received a 60 day workhouse sentence.
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J. E. Whitney
Whitney Halls
Portamouth
Vorys Returns to Columbus After Cincinnati Conference
State Insurance Commissioner Vorys went back to Columbus after admitting a meeting in Cincinnati with Editor Taft about Secretary Taft's candidacy.
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Vorys
Columbus
Cincinnati
Taft
Canton Bank Cashier Acquitted After Hour Trial
A jury acquitted Corwin D. Bachtel, cashier of Canton State Bank, after about one hour of deliberation. He had been tried on charges of padding the bank’s deposits and presented a report to the auditor in 1904.
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Lisbon
Corwin D. Bachtel
Canton State Bank
Fourth divorce granted to Mrs Moranyder in Marion
Mrs Moranyder of Marion Ohio was granted a divorce from Joseph Horanyder an actor of Cincinnati. This marks her fourth divorce secured in the legal court.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Mall
Ohio
Oberlin
Col. Park
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