President rebukes senate over presumptive inquiry
Roosevelt in plain terms rebukes Culberson for demanding why the government did not prosecute the steel trust. He confirms approval of the United States Steel absorption of the Tennessees Coal and Tron concern and says Attorney General Bennapa was told not to explain non action. The president states it is not within the senate’s authority to direct an executive department or demand reasons for action.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Fennesses Coal and Tron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Tronaparte
Culberson
Steel
Tennessee Concern
Bennapa
Attorney General
Congress
United States
Powers May Warn China Over Yuan Shi Kai Dismissal
The American, British and Japanese ministers press a strong warning to the prince regent after Yuan Shi Kai’s dismissal upends Pekin politics. German, Russian and French ministers show no clear instructions, while Chinese officials question legation inquiries and resist foreign representations on Yuan’s treatment.
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Yuan Shi Wad
Fire destroys major buildings in Springfield district
A four alarm blaze in Springfield Missouri damaged the Baldwin theater and the Colonial dating building in the business district on Wednesday. The five story theater structure housed guests and staff who fled to the street as explosions in the basement caused the fire. over 200 evacuees escaped unharmed with total losses estimated near 400,000 dollars.
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Springfield
Springdell
Baldwin Theater
Chlet Staiarla
Atthes
Gates backs free trade in iron coal and lumber
John W. Gates writes to Speaker Cannon urging free trade in iron coal and lumber. He says 4 cuts of 60 percent in the steel schedule would not harm U.S. iron and steel manufacturers and calls for these items to be removed from the free list, with the letter referred to Ways and Means.
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Ates Bs
John W. Gates
Cannon
Committee On Ways and Ineans
Gates
Free Island
Siowsly Live Stock Market and Refugee Crisis Notes
Siowsly reports Wednesday quotations in the Sioux City stock market with prices like Por beeers six twenty five and Top dogs ninety five ninety. A graft inquiry highlights city graft and bribery changes affecting Pittsburg mayor Georgy W. Guthrie amid public backlash over refugee treatment and related incidents.
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Siowsly
Sioux Ciy
Georgy W. Guthrie
Pitts
Aeeet He Pittebur
Bayern steamer aid to victims of Messina disaster
King Victor Emmanuel received Ambassador Griscam presenting the Bayern on behalf of the American relief committee. The steamer carries provisions and medical supplies for Messina, with 13 000 refugees in Naples, many wounded and some dead. Scorpion ship carries sterilized milk for distribution under American consulate. Reggio reports earthquakes with repeated shocks and collapsing walls alarming survivors.
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Italy
Bayern
Messina
Rome
Reggio
Victor Emmanuel
Griscam
American Relief Committee
Strait of Messina
Naples
United States
Scorpioneff
Wizard parson of Bristol seals 1908 with 2811 marriages
The Rev. Alfred Harrison Burroughs, known as the wizard parson, closed 1908 with 2811 marriage ceremonies across eighteen years. He operated a hotel in Tennessee to entertain bridal couples and built a bridal chamber with twenty rooms. Now past 76, he remains active and meets trains from Virginia while carrying umbrellas for shelter.
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Alfred Harrison Burrroughs
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Burroughs
Virginian
Investigating Wilson Authority Over Board of Pure Food Referees
The House committee probes whether Secretary Wilson exceeded his authority in creating the board of pure food referees and if he acted in line with the law in setting aside 100000 dollars for the board’s work. He will be questioned when he testifies.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Board of Pure Food Referees
Wilson
Vessel Cheyenne Leaves San Francisco for California Ports
The United States monitor Cheyenne, fitted with off burning furnaces, steamed from San Francisco harbor Tuesday bound for Southern California ports. The voyage, likely lasting three months, is an experiment to study the effect of all fuel on the boilers under the new firing arrangement.
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United States
Wyoming
San Francisco
California
Carrie Nation to Speak in London Music Hall Lectures
Carrie Nation will appear on the stage of a London music hall in a series of lectures under a vaudeville syndicate. The engagement offers a strong platform for her campaign with promises of courteous treatment and ample opportunity to advance her cause.
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Carrie Nation
London
Puget Sound Mills shingle mill burns in Washington
A large shingle mill at Puget Sound Mills and Timber Co. in Bellington Washington burned Monday night. Loss estimated at 416000 with 150000 insured. W. bi Cleveland a riveter was burned to death and several other workers had narrow escapes. Fire said to have started from a hot box.
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Puget Sound
Bellington
Wash
W. Bi Cleveland
To Keep Up Fight de A
After March 4 next the activities of Senator Porguker will be transferred from the United States senate to the Quits. White in definite understanding has been reached concerning his course, it is believed he will become attorney for some of the Brownville soldiers to test the constitutionality of the president action in discharging them without hope.
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Porguker
United States Senate
Quits
White
Brownville Wldiers
Hobeihe
Big Sum for Italy Congress Grants 800000 for Earthquake Survivors
Congress approved an $800000 relief appropriation for Italy's earthquake victims with swift House and Senate actions. President Roosevelt signed the measure, while supply shipments Cunard Celtic and Culfon were redirected to aid the stricken scene. A special committee, under Ambassador Griscom, will oversee fund use and accountability. The State Department instructed Griscom to draw $100000 immediately upon the bill becoming law.
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Italy
Congress
Roosevelt
Celtic
Culfon
United States
Secretary Root
Ambassador Griscom
State Department
Griscom
Potter Jr. of People's State Savings Kills Self
Henry Potter Jr chief executive of the People's State Savings Bank in Detroit reportedly shot himself in the bathroom Monday morning. He had suffered prolonged nervous strain and was found dead with a bullet through his head. family had recently noted a prior gas incident during a heart trouble episode.
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Henry
Potter, Jr
People's State Savings Banks
Detroit
Mich
Potter
Lawson
People’s People’s State Savings Bank
Associated Press
Castro Operated Upon in Berlin
Ex-President Castro of Venezuela underwent kidney surgery in Berlin conducted by Dr Israel to address effects of a prior unsuccessful operation in Venezuela. The delay was due to danger, and Castro stated he did not flee responsibility or avoid his duties during his absence.
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Kalfe
Castro
Venezuela
Berlin
Israel
Germany
Supreme Court Denies Petition in $29 Million Standard Oil Case
The Supreme Court on Monday denied the government’s petition for a writ of certiorari in the $29,000,000 Standard Oil fine case. The ruling leaves intact the court of appeals decision adverse to the government and favorable to Standard Oil.
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Supreme Court
Tlon
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil Company
Court of Appeals
Standard OU Company
Supreme Court upholds New York gas price cap
The U S Supreme Court in Washington reversed a lower court ruling and affirmed New York laws fixing gas prices in New York City at 80 cents per 1 000 cubic feet. The Consolidated Gas Company of New York City was among the parties challenged.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Tower Court
uBalnet the
Consolidated Gas Company
New York City
New York
Pittsburg Councilmen and Bankers Indicted for Bribes
Seven Pittsburg councilmen and two former bankers were indicted on charges of accepting and conspiring to receive bribes. They were arrested two weeks earlier and charged this Monday.
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Pittsburg
Munday
Old Showman Barney Reynolds Dies in Cleveland Hotel
Barney Reynolds a 72 year old comedian and showman of the old school was found dead in his hotel room in Cleveland Ohio on Monday. Heart disease is listed as the supposed cause.
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Barney Reynolds
Cleveland
Elks Send Aid To Red Cross For Earthquake Relief
Holland of Colorado Springs wired 5,000 dollars on behalf of the Elks to the National Red Cross Association in Washington for earthquake sufferers relief. The donation follows a 3,000 dollar prior contribution.
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Elks
Hi. . Holland
Colorado Springs
Colo
Elka
National Red Cross Association
Washington
New York Cabmen Go to Work After Strike Weakens
Cab drivers in New York return to work as the weeklong cab strike loses momentum. Officials note clearer posts and fewer stoppages, easing transportation disruption.
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New York
Refining a Stock Gamble Impromptu Defense by La Follette
Renator La Follette won praise for discussing with great approbation the President's suggestions toward abolishing stock gambling. He argued marginal transactions are not his, insisted on studying them, and offered a paradox about a successful stock gamble where one pays for nothing with money not possessed and sells what one never had for a profit.
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Renator la Follette
G Reat
Women Suffer No More Backache Say Kidney Pills Help
Mrs. John J. Wright of Mitchell South Dakota reports ten years of kidney trouble ending after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes relief from dragging back pain dizziness and irregular secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John J. Wright
First St. Mitchell
Dean
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Spade A Spade Phrase From a Cockney Playful Banter
A brief Chicago Tribune quotation shows a cockney speaker remarking that a plain spoken friend uses blunt language, with a humorous exchange about naming a spade a spade and a playful mispronunciation noted in the dialogue.
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Chicago Tribune
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure With $100 Reward
A long advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming it cures a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers $100 to any case it cannot cure and encourages sending testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and includes humorous excerpts about Whistler and social gossip.
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F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Hall
Grape-Nuts Praised In Reader Letter From Battle Creek
A Battle Creek reader extols Grape-Nuts after a yearlong trial. He says his wife, previously unable to keep food down, regained strength and health, describing her as rosy and robust again. The letter cites the product as a great health food and invites readers to learn more through the Road to Wellville program.
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Vawan
Poutum Co
Mich
Southern States Go Dry as Prohibition Spreads
A wave of temperance has banished saloons from Alabama Mississippi and North Carolina at midnight New Year’s Eve and spread through Georgia and Texas. Law firms led by Leon Wet of a major Southern firm plan to test the laws in court while others push for broader statewide prohibition. Local option efforts continue in Louisiana and Kentucky as the anti saloon movement links up for further campaigns.
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Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
South
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisiana
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
Arkansas
Montgomery
Leon Wet
Mobile
1800 Vows to Emulate Christ in Cleveland
1800 young delegates from three church societies in Cleveland vow to live two weeks as Jesus would, representing 11,000 members. Rev W B Wallace leads at EK H Worth memorial church and offers rules for cheerful, timely conduct and humble living.
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Cleveland
Jesus Christ
W. B. Wallace
East End
Jesus
Jedua
Christ
Ohio legislature in session to elect Foraker successor
The Seventy-eighth General Assembly of Ohio convened in Columbus at 10 o clock in extraordinary session to elect a U S Senator to succeed Joseph B Foraker, review state appropriations, consider a new or remodeled penitentiary and convict labor under the Werts law, and potential inheritance tax law due to revenue decline. The convict labor issue is expected to trigger debate.
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Columbus
Senator Foraker
Seventy-eighth General Assembly of
Ohio
Harris
Statehouse
United States
Joseph B. Foraker
Blind shoe string peddler cries of wealth in years of work
George Davis a 70 year old in St Louis was found unconscious from alcohol and taken to city hospital. He later claimed blindness since six years and a street shoe string business with signs. He stated his income averaged 200 dollars monthly and his assets totaled 150 thousand dollars with claims of 350 thousand in her game.
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George Davis
City
St. Louis
Coin Gains in 1908 at Yalta Mints Reach 145400
The record shows 1908 gains at the Yalta mints totaling 145400 with noted percentages and figures in the calendar year. Details are sparse but indicate financial activity and yields in that period.
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Yalta Biates
Butter Shortage Grips British Isles Amid Famine Panic
The British Isles face a severe butter shortage with London and major cities in panic. Merchants note no cold storage reserves, while marquee margarine firms rush to meet orders under unprecedented pressure. Prices soar and expectations of a large surplus amid rationed supplies loom as imports struggle.
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British Isles
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Glasgow
Bristol
England
War relic cap story and store patience humor
An English periodical shows a carved gilded French Cap of Liberty taken from a battleship in 1794 and later used on another ship under English flag. The tale links Captain Francis Cole to the Unite capture and notes descendants own the cap. A foreign observer asks why American department stores succeed. the answer cites patient customers waiting for one gift at a time.
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Rmiarthead
England
France
Revolutionnaire
Francis Cole
Unite
Celo
The Mystery Sleep Talk in a Quiet Night
A humorous exchange reveals a man apologizing for his dream speech as he mutters Maria, for heaven's sake let me get in and word edgewise, prompting light amusement at a sleepy confession.
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G Gewjum
John
Cuticura Remedies Laud as Blessing for Dandruff
A Carthage Ohio mother recounts how Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cleared her daughter’s crusted scalp and eased dandruff in a Southwest missionary family. She notes success treating milk crust on baby’s head and praises the remedies. The testimonial is signed by Mrs. J A Darling dated January 20, 1908.
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Matt—Daly
Cuilcurs
Mra
J. A. Darling
Fifth St. Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
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Iowa
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Reslin
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China
Messiad
Niscom
Tas
Alfred H. Burroughs
de A
Eaton Fogalong
Ruffen Wratz
Dawg
E. W. Grove
Whistler
Lord Redesdale
Lord Reesdale
Dundee Advertiser
Eldeat
Elijah Traifty
Cornell Avenue
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Inspector Hunt
William Fitzgerald
Jessie Cooper
Wayman Frawking
Ohio Legislature
Dodds
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