Taft names cabinet. Colorado judge halts fraud case
Denver March 6 Judge Robert Lewis of the U S district court ruled that federal statutes on mall fraud are practically nullified within his jurisdiction. The Manning mining case was dismissed as profiteering stock sold at two cents a share. Lewis warned courts cannot shield fools from bad investments.
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Associated Press
Denver
Robert Lewis
United States District Court Today
United States
Ward
Lewis
J. F. Manning
California's Legislature Adjournment Sine Die Near
Sacramento March 5 The adjournment sine die signal came when Beardslee of the Ways and Means Committee submitted to the lower house the general appropriation bill for the next two fiscal years. The measure appropriates 9,659,295 dollars, an increase of 1,524,606 over the 1907 allowance.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
California
Beardsiee
Ways and Means Committee
White Sox top Los Angeles in series opener
In Los Angeles on March 5 the White Sox team No. 2 defeated the Coast league club 5 to 3 in the first game of a series. Two runs came in the first inning aided by Tozer’s wild pitching as Los Angeles dropped the opener.
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Los Angeles
White Sox
Tozer
Taft names cabinet. oath of office today for most
Washington March 6 Taft administration unveils its cabinet with Knox, MacVeagh, Dickinson, and Wickersham among picks. Most members swear today while a few delay due to personal affairs. Taft aides discuss tariff plans and an inheritance tax provision as governors Hughes and Prouty visit. Fred Carpenter becomes secretary to the president.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Philanders
Knox
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Illinoia
Jacob M. Dickerson
Tennessee
George W. Wickersham
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Navy
George von Meyer
Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Agriculture
James 8. Wilson
Towa
Commerce and Labor
James Nagel
Missouri
Senate
George Wickersham
Messrs
Dickinson
MacVeagh
Taft Republican
Ways and Means
Hughes
Prouty
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Plattsburg and
Buriington
Fred Carpenter
Speaker Cannon Backs Inaugural Date Change To May First
Washington March 5 Speaker Cannon declared support for changing the Presidential inauguration from March 4 to May 1. He urged Congress to act and argued the shift would better fit the political calendar and avoid winter logistical issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cannon
Texas Senate Passes Anti Racing Bill
The Texas senate approved the anti racing bill by an 18 to 12 vote. Efforts to amend the measure all failed during the session in Austin on March 5.
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Austin
Texas
Senate Tonight
Twelve jurors again fill box in Calhoun case
San Francisco March 5 twelve men were accepted by both sides in the Patrick Calhoun case now in its eighth week. James L Arthur builder the fifteenth talesman examined that day was accepted after brief interrogation. Court adjourned till Monday afternoon when peremptory challenges will be exercised.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
James L. Arthur
Talesman
White Sox Top Coast League Club In 5 2 Victory
Chicago White Sox, top AL club, defeated the San Francisco Coast League team 5 to 2 in a featureless exhibition. Coast League pitcher and lineup details are not provided, but the result marks a clear win for the visiting White Sox in this early season matchup.
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White Sox
San Francisco
Desires Liberty or Death by Electrocution
Albert T Patrick appeals to the Brooklyn appellate division arguing his conviction and death sentence for the 1900 William Marsh Rice murder were the result of a judicial conspiracy and that Governor Higgins lacked power to commute. He asks to be freed or spared the electric chair, and warns he would choose execution if life imprisonment is not granted.
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Associated Press
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Patrick
Willam Marsh Rice
Higgins
Taylor
Measure Introduced in Suit Over Amputation at Taft Tunnel
Frank Carlson, a Taft tunnel laborer, sues Dr L J Corta for 40276 claiming his left leg was amputated seven and a half inches above the ankle without consent after an accident last November left his foot injured. Carlson alleges the operation removed most of the leg below the knee contrary to the understanding that only the front portion of the foot would be amputated.
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Associated Press
Mon
Frank Carlson
Taft Tunnel
L. J. Corta
Waukee
Puget Sound
Taft
Carlson
Austrian Avalanche Death Toll Rebuts Earlier Toll
Six Austrian officers and twenty-five men reported overwhelmed by an avalanche near Latrana are now recorded dead. They were found in a tunnel buried under snow after the disaster near Innsbruck.
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Prenn
Innsbruck
Austria
Latrana
Dinner at the Canadian camp features bizarre sea and land creatures
New York report from March 5 describes a peculiar annual dinner at the Ho wk Ager camp. Items include a rotted Marisic whale, grilled rubber from Nootka, an Amason monkey, a Winnipeg porcupine, and a boa.
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New York
Nootka
Winnipeg
Howk Ager
Roosevelt Receives Thousands Of Messages At Sagamore Hill
Former President Roosevelt spends his first day as a private citizen at Sagamore Hill and tells reporters he plans to leave for Africa on March 28. He received thousands of messages and will answer only about one tenth.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Africa
County Commissioners Rescind Clerk Appointments
Esmeralda County board reverses two month old decision to appoint Ben Rosenthal Cecelia Golden and A F Lesley as clerks under Joe Hamilton. Salaries for the past two months will be allowed following district attorney’s advice.
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Associated Press
Board of County Commissioners
Esmeralda County
Ben Rosenthal
Cecelia Golden
A. F. Lesley
Joe Hamilton
Ends His Life Beneath Wheels of Locomotive
Charles Garland a German man aged 45 is said to have died after being struck by a switch engine at the Monterey depot in Bakersfield. The incident occurred as he attempted to cross the tracks near the flame Pe depot in the city.
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Bakerspield
Marsh
Charles Garland
Monrovia
Kimeel
Thie City
Assembly Limits Bills After Ninth Day in Carson
In Carson on March 5 the assembly passed local measures including a police power reform and two franchise bills. The body also ordered no new bills after the ninth and approved a railroad commission bill removing maximum rates. The Yukon exhibit bill was tabled and Nevada opted not to promote outside resources. The anti gambling bill faces judiciary committee scrutiny as nearly 100 bills remain.
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Associated Press
Carson
McNamara of
Nye
Senate
Assembly
Churchill County
Elko
Humboldt
Nevada
Judiciary Committee
War on Nevada Wild Horses Declared by Stockmen
Central Nevada Stockmen's Association meeting in Austin drafts a resolution urging Nevada lawmakers to grant unlimited authority to kill wild horses. They estimate about 12,000 head roam Lauder area and vow immediate extermination efforts to protect grazing rights and cattle interests.
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Central
Nevedo Stockmen's Association
Neveds
Ers
Lauder
Nevada
Associaton
Austin
Testing Panama Canal samples at public roads division
Two samples were submitted to the tensile test of 14 008 pounds per square inch before the seal passed. A specimen of 009 percent pounds greater was noted. The tests were conducted at the department of public culture.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Manneh
Locke
Panama
Public
Department of Part Culture
Eet
Stock market moves restrained by trading class limits
New York reports show the movement of stocks today held within professional limits with transactions attributed almost entirely to the trading class. Bonds were heavy as the metal market notes copper dull and metals fluctuating with values cited for silver and lead.
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Associated Press
New York
Declared Dead Comes to Life in Coffin in El Paso
In El Paso Texas a two month old girl of C C Harrington Orange Texas was declared dead by physicians and mourners gathered for the funeral. The child awoke in her coffin three days after the death declaration causing a halt to the service. She is now reported out of danger and the coffin returned to the undertakers.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
C. C. Harrington
Orange
Hazen to Get R. R. Terminus Rumor Sparks Rail Talk
State railroad circles discuss Hazen as potential terminal for the new Oregon branch of the Southern Pacific. Reno has mounted a bid but sources whispered the railroad may favor Hazen, signaling a possible shift of the terminus from Nevada’s metropolis Cleland to Hazen.
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State Railroad
Eireles
Hazen
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Reno
Une
Tad
Lemer
Nevada
Métropotin
Cleland Aette
Montana Mayor Replaced Amid City Council Turmoil
Reports from Kalimpel indicate Major Herbert was deposed by the city council as Alderman A. took his seat. A. Donee was alerted to the shift as tensions rose over the statutory term limits and succession.
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Montana
Ponte
Kalimpel
Herbert Bar Beve
Ely
A.donee
Meralda County Renames Dog Catcher Official
County commissioners appoint A. L. Adame as dog catcher with no salary. They grant a half dollar per license and one dollar per licensed dog, plus twenty three dollars per day for dog keep. County should align similar post rules with other jurisdictions.
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Meralda County
A. L. Adame
Dade
Threety
Ellege Cure
Incomplete OCR Note From Petaluma Court Prohibition
A hazy OCR item from Petaluma mentions a court action and a restriction on a referenced protest or marriage related phrase. The fragment references a Wednesday event and an ordinance or memorandum, with unclear subjects or parties due to garbled text.
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