Postmaster General Hitchcock Defends Campaign Donations
Washington July 17 Postmaster General Hitchcock told a Senate committee that the 1908 fund total was 1 655 51827 and no corporate gifts were received after a new prohibition. He said only three contributions exceeded 5000 with early large gifts from Taft Cromwell Carnegie and Munsey.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Albany
Congress
General T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Republican Executive Committee
Dupont
Charles P. Taft
William Nelson Cromwell
Andrew Carnegie
Frank Munsey
Presence of Armies Triggers Unease Across Rail Line
Washington July 17 extreme agitation spread among Americans and foreign citizens along the Mexico Northwestern railroad as the insurgent army retreats. No serious trouble expected while the United States maintains strict neutrality and Mexican forces constrain themselves to necessary supplies and transportation.
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Washington
Mexico Northwestern
United States
Railroads Behind England in Panama Toll Protest
Washington July 17 President Taft heard from Representative Knowland of California that Canadian railroads aligned with American lines backed Great Britain's protest against free tolls through the Panama Canal for U S ships, signaling cross border support in the dispute.
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Washington
Taft
Knowland
California
Great Britain
Panama Canal
United States
Freight Classification Sparks Western Transport Debate
Detroit July 17 The National Industrial Traffic League opens a two day session in Detroit to discuss changes in the western freight classification that many shippers and railroad commissions say raise freight rates. The Interstate Commerce Commission is weighing evidence after suspending the new scheme for 120 days.
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Detroit
Mich
West
National Industrial Traffic League
Oklahoma
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Hampton Negro Conference Opens at Hampton Institute
Hampton Va July 17 Social workers of prominence attended the opening of the sixteenth annual Hampton Negro conference under Hampton Institute. The two day program includes reports from county school supervisors on negro education and discussions on health agriculture religious life school administration recreation and community work in rural areas.
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Hampton
Hampton Institute
Taft's Fourth Secretary Nominated Yet to Senate
Carmi of Ohio, Taft's fourth secretary candidate, visited the White House early today, though his nomination has not been transmitted to the Senate. The report notes the ongoing vacancy in the secretaryship awaiting formal nomination.
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Taft
Washington
Carmi
Ohio
White House
Senate
May Resignation Rumor Clouds New Jersey Governor
Seagit New Jersey July 17 Woodrow Wilson plans to decide soon whether to resign as governor or stay in office through the presidential campaign. He will consult with friends before making the decision public.
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Seagit
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Brown Orders More Equipment
Vice President Brown of the Denver and Rio Grande awarded contracts for 700 box cars 100 stock cars 350 all steel coal cars and 50 cabooses to be delivered within ninety days at a total cost of 1 100 000. This follows a prior order for 38 freight locomotives.
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Denver
Brown
Denver & Rio Grande
Asquiths Dublin Visit Creates Uproar Ahead of Speech
Prime Minister Asquith arrives in Dublin with Liberal whip and will stay with Augustine Birrell at Phoenix Park. A grand Theatre Royal address is planned with John Redmond presiding and Dillon Devlin among speakers. He returns to London Saturday via Liverpool after a Liberal garden party.
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Dublin
All
Asquith
London
Liverpool
William Lever
Directors of American Forestry Association Meet in Concord
The directors representing nearly all states arrive in Concord and are welcomed by Governor Robert P. Bass, president of the association. They plan to move to Bretton Woods tomorrow for the midsummer annual meeting held with the fifth annual forestry conference staged by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. The New Hampshire State Forestry Commission and the Association of North Eastern Foresters join the conference.
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Concord
N. H
American Forestry Association
Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
Bretton Woods
White Mountains
Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
New Hampshire State Forestry Commission
Association of North Eastern Foresters
Young People's Christian Union Holds Twenty-First Convention
Pittsburgh hosts members from across the nation for a four day session of the Young People's Christian Union. The group, affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church in North America, invites renowned preachers and missionaries to speak during the convention.
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Pittsburgh
Young People’s Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church
North America
Textile Manufacturers Convention Reports Freight Costs and Cotton Purchases
The Middle States Textile Manufacturers association held its third annual convention at the Louisville Country Club. Speakers included Lee Rodman on Freight Rates and Overcharges, Philip S. Tuley on Costs Systems, and Captain Paul J. Marrs on Experiences in the Purchase of Cotton.
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Textile Manufacturers
Louisville
Middle States
Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Louisville Country Club
Lee Rodman
Philip 5. Tuley
Paul J. Marrs
Henderson, Ky
Taft Nominates Officials to Treasury and Corporations
Taft sent to the senate the nominations of Sherman P. Allen of Vermont as assistant secretary of the treasury and Luther Conant Jr of New York as commissioner of corporations. Allen and Conant replace Herbert Knox Smith who resigned to join the Roosevelt party.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
Sherman P. Allen
Vermont
Treasury
Luther Conant, Jr
New York
Herbert Knox Smith
Roosevelt Party
Darrow Trial Probes Conspiracy Linking Gompers
In Los Angeles on July 17 the Darrow trial heard Watt recount Franklin’s remark that the prosecution aimed to involve Samuel Gompers, AFL president, in the case. Fremont Older, San Francisco Bulletin editor, and two local attorneys sat behind Darrow. Older testifies for the defense amid San Francisco labor leaders’ ties to the case.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
G. G. Watt
Fredericks
Darrow
Watt
Franklin
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Fremont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
San Francisco
Older
S. O. A. Tweitmoe
Demands Would Cause Bankruptcy in Wage Dispute
New York July 17 B A Worthington warned that many railroads would face bankruptcy if pending wage demands from all employee classes are granted He testified during his argument for the fifty eastern railroads before the arbitration committee in the dispute with engineers Firemen seek a twenty million yearly increase and other shop and employee classes expect gains matching engineers as a baseline of the talks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. A. Worthington
Ethel Conrad in More Trouble
New York July 17 Ethel Conrad the chorus girl who with Lillian Graham was acquitted of attempting to murder W Stokes is a patient in a local hospital. She was found unconscious with a chloroformed handkerchief bound over her mouth and her hands and feet tied. She told hospital authorities she was followed after leaving the subway and that her mind suddenly went blank.
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New York
Ethel Conrad
Lillian Graham
W. Stokes
Wing
Miss Graham
Convention of sealers meets in Columbus for three days
The third annual conference of state court and city sealers opened in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss standardization of weights and measures and laws to curb fraud. Prominent speakers include L A Fisher of the U S Bureau of Standards, Palmer of Massachusetts, Reichmann of New York, and W W Kelehner of Toledo.
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Columbus
State
L. A. Fisher
Bureau of Standards
Washington
New York
W. W. Kelehner
Toledo
September Wheat Closes Higher In Chicago Trade
Chicago July 17 September wheat closed at 9 37 4 cents per bushel reflecting a firm close as traders watched weather and supply cues. The market showed strength amid spillover from seeking demand and limited harvest progress.
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Chicago
Ill
Democrats Victory Presses Tariff Bills in Senate
A Democratic filibuster in the senate was signaled to force debate on wool, sugar, and excise tax bills. The wool bill move failed 35 to 28 with Republican progressives siding with regulars. Senator Simmons said Democrats may refuse adjournment without action on these measures.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Senate Democrats win push for tariff bills vote
Washington July 17 The Democratic forces in the senate have practically secured consideration of the remaining tariff bills and the excise tax bill. Senator Simmons in charge of the tariff measures warned Republican leaders of delays unless a vote is assured. Senator Root called the GOP into conference and consented to the Democratic demand as far as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Simmons
Root
Pinthot Case Highlights DC Property Underassessment
Washington July 17 Gifford Pinthot notes his Washington D C home was under assessed by 43 073 dollars, about 49 percent raising his property valuation and tax exposure by roughly six hundred dollars.
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Washington
Gifford Pinthot
District of Columbia
Washvton
Interstate Gun Tournament Opens in Salida
Salida Colorado hosts the interstate trap shooting event with shooters from Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico taking part. The Salida Gun Club stages the tournament which runs through Thursday and Friday with the opening today drawing many participants.
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Salida
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
District Attorney pushes grand jury in Rosenthal murder case
In New York City on July 17 the District Attorney announced a grand jury probe into the Rosenthal murder. He may reveal whether police or gamblers were implicated and said arrests would continue to test links between authorities and racket figures. Louis Webber, owner of a rival gambling house, was arrested as part of the case.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Rosenthal
Police Department
Louis Webber
Olympic team riding ends with Swedes first
Stockholm July 17 The military riding competition at the Olympic games concluded this morning. It covered 34 miles distance riding three miles cross country, individual steeplechase, prize jumping and prize riding. The Swedish team finished first, Germany second, and the United States third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
United States
Change Pythian Uniforms at National Assembly
Three days of activity open the bi annual session of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias in Indianapolis. Major General Arthur J. Stobbart presides with state brigadiers as delegates. The body may vote on restoring the old long coats and plumed hats and consider a monument to Major General James R. Carnahan, founder of the Uniform Rank.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Assembly of the Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Arthur J. Stobbart
Minneapolis
James R. Carnahan
Demonstration at Butler mill gates as strike widens
New Bedford July 17 disorderly demonstration by a thousand strikers and sympathizers occurred before the Butler mill gates. The strike affects twelve cotton cloth mills and about 13000 workers as strikers block entry for over two hours. Three were arrested.
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New Bedford
Mass
Butler Mill
Eddie Johnson vs Phil Kearney Faces 15 Round Tremor
Eddie Johnson and Phil Kearney square off in a 15 round bout at Alamosa Colorado tonight with local fans expectant for a decisive fight.
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Eddie Jonhson
Phil Kearney
Alamosa
Colo
Would Amend Constitution Would Amend Constitution
A July 17 Cripple Creek report says the Western Federation of Miners debates a proposed constitutional amendment to allow unions to contract with employers. President Moyer endorses it, arguing profits would go to rank and file miners via development work and shared bonuses for faster completion. Indications point to a late decision with a resolution barring work in mines lacking proper water provisions during drilling.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Federation of Miners
Rebels Loot Madera Lumber Storehouse Then Move West
A band of about a thousand rebels looted the Madera Lumber Company's storehouse, taking goods worth twenty five thousand dollars and robbing foreigners of horses and saddles before marching westward.
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Madera
Chihuahua
Madera Lumber Company
Interchange dispute pits Illinois Traction against Peoria and Pekin
The Illinois Traction system sues the Peoria and Pekin Union railway over an interchange refusal. The case, heard by the interstate commerce commission in Washington on July 17, seeks to address injuries to shippers from blocked traffic transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois Traction System
Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
County Board Debates Detective Bill and Bancroft Petitions
County commissioners wrestled with a $100 detective services bill dated February 2, questioning its authority after two prior bills totaling $580 for the same services. Idaho law requires itemized bills and clear payment authority, and officials pledged to follow the letter of the law. The Bancroft citizens petition for village incorporation and the Black Canyon Power company franchise were granted. The meeting is expected to stretch through the week.
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Board of County Commissioners
Cooper
Tt. M. Terrell
Terrell
Idaho
Bancroft
Black Canyon Power Company
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Uncle Sam
Gompers
Prohibition
Eugene W Chafin
Arizona
Eugene W. Chapin
Tucson
Ariz
Prohibition Party
Aaron 8. Watkins
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