Roosevelts Views On Woman Suffrage Reported
Rev Dr Lyman Abbott quoted President Roosevelt on woman suffrage noting he supports equality but prioritizes the family and home. Abbott cited Roosevelt’s belief that the ideal life centers on a husband and wife in a functioning household.
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New York
Roosevelt
Lyman Abbott
National League For the Civic Education of Women
Abbott
West
France
England
America
Dust Explosive Test Fires Strong Recoil In Mine Lab
Pittsburg December 4 A federal laboratory and testing station in the city hosted tests of dust explosions. First trials with safety powder dry fire clay and coal dust failed to explode, but a later blast using 1.1 pounds black powder and 20 pounds road dust produced a violent recoil and full flame, showing the combination highly dangerous.
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Pittsburg
Rifle His Bed Fellow
Joseph Munch hotel proprietor and grand jury foreman in session faces threats to life. He has received anonymous letters and phone messages during the inquiry into criminal cases demanding he drop certain lines of investigation.
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Toledo
Dee
Joseph Munch
Munch
Menominee Indians Receive Annual Annuity
Shawano Wisconsin reports the annual annuity money is being paid to the Menominee tribe. Each member including squaws and children gets 30 dollars and there are about 1,500 people in the tribe.
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Shawano
Wis
Dutch Warships Demonstrate Off Venezuelan Coast Near La Guayra
Three Dutch warships the Jacob Van Heemskerk Friesland and Gelderland conducted a coastwise demonstration from Puerto Cabello to La Guayra with lights out and guns ashore pointed at the battleship. The maneuver signals preparations for an effective blockade. The Heemskerk later moved toward La Guayra while Friesland and Gelderland head to Maracaibo.
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la Gwaayra
Willemstad
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
Gelderland
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
la Guayra
Heemskerk
Maracaibo
Venezuelan
Netherlands
de Ruijter
Holland
Castro allegedly quits. claims of $60 million abroad
Paris reports suggest President Castro has deserted Venezuela with rumors he sent funds overseas. Newspapers here estimate he holds about $60,000,000 deposited in Europe, notably in England and France, amid speculation.
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Europe
Paris
Castro
Venezuela
England
France
Gifts Bring Chinese Volumes for President in Washington
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth received jeweled bracelets from the late Chinese empress dowager during a visit connected to the Philippines trip. Tong Shou Yi and Prince Psai Fu called with two secretaries and delivered the bracelets for Mrs. Longworth and several hundred volumes of Chinese literature for the president, with gifts also for Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Empress Dowager of China
Philippines
Tong Shou Yi
Prince Psai Fu
Longworth
Roosevelt
Edwin Booth Wardrobe and Furnishings Auctioned in New York
Theatrical property of Edwin Booth, including about 250 pieces of his ward robe and a large quantity of furniture and bric-a-brac, were sold at auction in New York on December 5, totaling around 17 dollars for the sword of Brutus.
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Edwin Booth
New York
Auction Memoir Items From Brac Collection Sell Loudly
A Brac collection sale featured priced curiosities including a Shylock scales set at 25 dollars a Shylock bag with keys at 12 and a Shylock knife at 20. A Richard III jeweled mace went for 18 dollars and Brutus sword in deerskin scabbard brought 17 dollars.
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Richard Ill
Brutus
Baby with osification of face and limbs at Mount Sinai
Six weeks old Benjamin Gordon is being treated at Mount Sinai hospital for gradual ossification of the face arms and legs. Physicians report the infant eats and sleeps well and appears normal aside from tissue hardening and disfigurement.
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New York
Benjamin Gordon
Mount Sinai Hospital
Democrats Electing House Leader in caucus
Washington December 5 The Democratic members of the house elect a new leader in caucus for the opposition to Republican rule. John Sharp Williams of Mississippi retires after serving as leader through the Fifty eighth Fifty ninth and Sixtieth congresses. Champ Clark of Missouri is a leading successor candidate.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
H. D. Money
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Bridge game banter over money inLife
Perks and Lane discuss playing bridge for money and express mixed confidence. The exchange centers on whether the game will improve and whether risking money is worthwhile.
West Point Praises Colored Cavalry Detachment
Washington reports at the United States Military Academy, Col. H. L. Scott says the colored cavalry detachment proves advantages over white troops for academy duty. A waiting list exists. 116 cadet vacancies remain, and 92 new cadetships are urged to offset shortages.
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Washington
United States Army
West Point
United States Military Academy
H. L. Scott
Academy
Secretary of War
Scott
Corps of Cadets
Million Dollar Fire Hits Portland Docks and Ship
Fire in Portland, Maine, reignites after a partial containment. The Grand Trunk docks suffered extensive damage with losses estimated at 250 000 to 300 000 dollars, while the steamer Cornishman and cargo faced about 200 000 dollars in damage. Total losses may reach around a million dollars.
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Portland
Grand Trunk Railway
Dominion Line
Grand Trunk Company
Chicago hog and cattle market report December 5 1908
Official receipts yesterday 23 237 shipments 115. Estimated receipts today 19 000. Market floats across hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges and grades listed. firmness noted at times with unchanged or steady comparisons. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company and Postal Telegraph Bidg Chicago.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Seeks Fair Treatment in Deal
Local notice features John A. Babcock urging fairness and a square deal in business. The fragment emphasizes trust and equitable handling of a transaction, reflecting a personal endorsement in a public notice style.
Wreckage of Soo City Found After Severe Newfoundland Gale
Cape Ray reports debris from the Soo City, a 438 ton excursion steamer built in 1888, indicating a sinking with unknown crew losses. The storm battered at least ten Newfoundland fishing vessels. seventeen died among three crews. Captain Dillon, previously with the Missouri, commanded the wrecked ship. The Soo City was bound for New Orleans to join Texan ports service when she went down.
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Cape Ray
St. Johns
N. F
Soo City
Great Lakes
Newfoundland
John G. Dillon
Brooklyn
United States
Missouri
Indiana Transportation Company
Felix Jackson
Velasco
Tex
New Orleans
Texan
Michigan City
Ogdensburg
N. Y
F. W. Dounty
Milwaukee
Dillon
West Bay City
Mich
Huron
Michigan
Riders Get Release Today As Indictments Loom
Seven of eight alleged night riders confined in Nashville jail were sent to Union City to be released on bonds under Judge Matthews order. They will be rearrested on new indictments charging a capital offense in the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin at Walnut Log October 19 as troops guard the Nashville jail.
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Union City
Tenn
Matthews
Nashville
Quentin Rankin
Walnut Log
Taft Endorses New Mexico Statehood Claim
Snow fell at Hot Springs Virginia as Governor George Curry pressed for New Mexico statehood before President-elect Taft who expressed hearty support. Taft canceled golf that afternoon and planned to depart for New York the next day.
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Curry
New Mexico
Hot Springs
George Curry
Taft
New York
Johnson's Daughter Freed in Divorce Suit
Mrs Elizabeth Johnson Mariani daughter of Mayor Tom L Johnson wins a divorce from Frederico Mariani of New York. The couple married in March 1907 and she testified he never supported her. He is an Italian playwright.
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Frederico Mariani
New York
Cleveland
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Mariani
Ward Burlingame Dies After Long Public Service
Ward Burlingame aged seventy two, longtime chief clerk in the dead letter office in Washington and private secretary to four Kansas governors and three Kansas senators, died of heart failure in Topeka on December 4.
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Ward Burlingame
Topeka
Kas
Washington, D. C
Kansas
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Royal Baking Powder CO
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Causcus
House of Representatives
West Point Cadets
Blaze
Dominion
Cattie
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Wit
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North American Commission Company
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