Nevis of a Week Tells In Brief
The weekly Nevis column summarizes notable events in brief form. Theodora Roosevelt again served as president at the White House New Year reception with Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet members assisting. President Roosevelt and family returned to Washington from Pine Knot Virginia. The federal response to a Standard Oil pamphlet labeled the allegations evasions and the firm a hardened law-breaker. The American battleship fleet sailed from Port of Spain toward Rio Janeiro, expected to arrive January 10.
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Notable deaths and appointments across the nation
Dr. Nicholas Senn, famed Chicago surgeon known as the fighting doctor, dies at 63. Lamar Jackson, a full-blooded Cherokee, allotted a West Point cadetship by Congressman Carter of Oklahoma. State Bank of Rockyford, California, closes after a run. assets reported over 525000. Ohio Republican primaries set for February 11 with direct presidential nominee votes. Two women killed in a Rochester fireworks factory incident. Virgil Rute appointed to succeed Judge Jesse McDonald in Missouri. Judge Rule once a St. Louis newsboy. Louis M. Givernaud dies in Los Angeles. silk manufacturing pioneer. Seaboard Air Line receivers named by Judge Pritchard of Richmond. Charles Becker of Belleville shoots himself. Night-riders dynamite and burn warehouses in Russellville, Kentucky. Allison J. Naller of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Boaz dies in Washington. John D. Rockefeller donates over 2.19 million to University of Chicago. Count de Castellane and Prince Helio de Sagann’s sensational Paris fight. Augustus Hoegger, Swiss artist, fatally burned in Philadelphia studio fire. George M. Gable appears in Lancaster probate court to claim estate funds. wife remarried. 1907 navigation bureau reports 1066 vessels built. 602,508 gross tons. Phillip Kramer murdered in Portland. Vaudeville war ends as Middleton signs theater group deal. Torpedo boat Sotilla arrives at Para, Brazil. New Jersey pardon board denies clemency to McAllister and Death for murder of Jennie Hosscheleier. Prof. Thomas Day Seymour of Yale dies after brief illness. Attempt to seize Father Volitas, pastor, at Spring Valley.
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Chicago
Central West
Lamar Jackson
United States Military Academy
West Point
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Oklahoma
State Bank
Rockyford
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Seabord Air Line Railway
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Supreme Council of the Ancient Order of Boottinh Rite Masons
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John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
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Western Vaudeville Association
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Sotilla
Para
New Jersey
Walter A. McAllister
William Death
Jennie Hosscheleier
Pateram
Thomas Day Seymour
Yale University
New Haven
Riot and fires in Indiana and Missouri headline a list of disasters
A chaotic sequence of incidents from Murtole Indiana where police clashed with strikers injuring nine, to Terre Haute burning orphanage saving 100 children. The roundup includes a Kansas City death, Iowa murder sentencing, a Navy navigation chief appointment, and a San Francisco coal yard blast among many other fires accidents and legal actions across the United States.
Roosevelt Boasts Admiral Brownson Clash Over Navy
President Roosevelt rebukes Admiral Brownson for resigning rather than obeying naval orders and urges avoiding hysteria and falsehoods in criticizing Navy defects. He backs assigning medical officers to command hospital ships and seeks precise facts from Secretary Metcalf with Admiral Converse's input.
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Admiral Brownson
Navy Department
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Admiral Converse
Navigation Bureau
Metcalf
Police clubbed rioters as rent strikes flare in New York
Incipient rent riots on the East Side sparked clashes between landlords and striking tenants. Police reserves from several precincts intervened, injuring many and arresting five as decorations were removed and order briefly restored. In one block a landlord faced a mass meeting as red flags were torn down. later, more demonstrations erupted on East Twelfth Street with barricaded doors and ambulances called for the injured.
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New York City
East Side
East Eleventh Street
Haat Twelfth Street
Indicted for Conspiracy in Government Supplies Fraud
Federal grand jury indicts Erw it M Van Dyck former chemist and ink maker for the bureau and Victor G Bloede president of the Victor Bloede Co Baltimore in a conspiracy to defraud the government over black dry color for engraving and printing Van Dyck allegedly received between 70000 and 76000 dollars over several years from Bloede under a scheme involving samples and favoritism. attorneys for both men posted 10000 dollars bond with Justice Stanford.
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Federal Grand Jury
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Victor G. Hioede
Victor Bloede Co
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Baltimore
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Stateford
Postmaster orders ban on liquor transport in mail routes
Washington DC Postmaster General Meyer issues an order making liquor transport on star routes a violation of contract terms. Beginning July 1, carriers serving North Carolina to Kentucky must refrain from delivering intoxicants on these routes, a move expected to widen prohibition support and reduce mail service complaints.
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Thaw second trial opens with jurors chosen
Nine tentative jurors selected from 57 veniremen as the Thaw murder trial enters a second phase. Both sides exercise peremptory challenges, with no oaths until the full panel is set. Legal insanity to be the sole defense as proceedings run daily. Meanwhile the Supreme Court upholds state liability limits on interstate commerce in two damage cases, five to four.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Talesmen
Jerome
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Washington, D. C
United States
Supreme Court of the
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Congress in short session in memory of Senator Mallory
Washington both houses met briefly on the 6th with an early adjournment to honor Senator Mallory of Florida who died during the holiday recess.
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Mallory
Florida
Pugilist George Dixon Dies in Bellevue Ward
George Dixon a noted prize fighter known as Lite Chonatute died in Bellevue Hospital after a long struggle with alcoholism. He was about 87 years old and left penniless without a friend.
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George Dixon
Bellevue Hospital
Rae
Dison
More Shopmen Laid Off In Albany N Y Rail Lino Ink
The New York Central railroad line cut 300 more workers and added men in the West. This is the second round of layoffs within weeks, bringing the total to about 709 workers affected.
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New York Central Railroad
Old Age Diet and Health Advice from Prof Naunyn
A 19th century commentary summarizes Prof Naunyn of Strasburg on aging. It stresses modest diet, avoiding overeating, minimal meat, ample vegetables, controlled fluids, and a substantial midday meal. Emphasizes regular brisk walking, avoiding strain, and staying engaged with life to ease aging.
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The Limit Whispers From the Dying Man
A Cleveland Leader line quotes a dying man asking to cut off his nephew with a shilling and to send a telegram with the news of his death. The morbid note reveals a wish to do even less for the relative and seeks a grim final message.
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Foolish Fear and the Nervous Old Lady Exchange
A steamboat deck-hand replies to a nervous old woman asking about danger, saying there is plenty fear but not a bit of danger. The brief exchange captures a moment of calm reassurance amid anxiety aboard.
Markets and prices in New York and surrounding cities
A 1908 market summary from New York and Cleveland reports mixed commodity prices. Flour and wheat show modest activity while corn oats and potatoes range with varied creamery cheese and dairy figures. Cattle calves and sheep quotes appear with multiple regional entries and sporadic price points.
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