National League probes bribe attempt in title game
The National League appointed a four member committee to investigate umpire Klein and Johnstone after reports of a bribery attempt related to the New York versus Chicago championship game at the Polo Grounds on Oct 8. The alleged approachers are unnamed and the league says those named are not connected with organized baseball.
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National League
Tem and Johnstone
Pulliam
New York
National League of Baseball Clubs
Klein
Johnstone
New York Polo Grounds
John T. Brush
Charles H. Ebbetts
August Hermann
Harry C. Pulliam
Messrs. Klem and
Young Corbett to Fight Phil Brock in New Orleans Tonight
In New Orleans on December 12, "Young Corbett" faces Phil Brock in a twelve round bout. Corbett claims he is as strong as ever after beating Terrible Terry McGovern, having trained hard and even shoveled coal on the steamer en route from New York to sharpen his condition.
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Phil Brock
New Orleans
Corbett
Terry” McGovern
New York
Notable Boxing Clash Rumors Stir Around Brock Fight
Reported chatter centers on a potential bout with Brock as Wilhout Kame Sstrengio’s backers scrutinize the matchup. Followers doubt the champion can decisively stop Brock, who is not regarded as a top-rated foe.
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Wilhout Kame
Aid Ring
Brock
Big Turk Defeats Beell in Chicago match
Yusif Mahmout defeated wrestler Fred Beell in Chicago on December 12 in a notable match.
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Big Turk
Beell
Chicago
Yusif Mahmout
Fred Beell
House Favors Revision of Philippine Tariff Schedules
Tariff hearings before the ways and means committee will continue through the short session. A compromise between Judge Taft and committee leaders leads to a House bill to thoroughly revise current Philippine sugar and tobacco schedules.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Taft
House of Representatives
Directors Barred as Models Display Latest Styles
Fifty representatives of the National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association visit Toledo to view four of the middle west’s prettiest models. Directors avoid displaying direeotype designs. delegates come from Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toronto and other cities.
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Toledo
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association
Middle West
Chicago
St Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Toronto
Tarrier Sent to Jail and Fined
Columbus, Ohio publisher John A Tarrier of Town Topics was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined $1000 for misusing the mails by mailing a weekly paper that attacked local citizens.
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Tarrier
Columbus
John A. Tarrier
Morgan Beats Twentieth Century Run
J P Morgan's special train traveled from Chicago to New York in seventeen hours and one minute, beating the Twentieth Century Limited schedule by fifty nine minutes.
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Morgan
Twentieth Century
New York
J. P. Morgan
Chicago
Fanatic Johnny the Baptist Wounded After Town Rampage
Edgewater New Jersey December 12 an armed fanatic claiming to be John the Baptist terrorized the main street for an hour holding up store proprietors and exchanging shots with a hastily formed posse He was wounded by pursuing officers and citizens He claimed to be Oscar S Pomeroy Nebraska once of Stamford Connecticut and was ordered to Morris Plains state asylum
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John the Baptist
Edgewater
N. J
Oscar S. Pomeroy
Nebraska
Stamford
Conn
Morris Plains
Yale Head Says Athlete Idol Now center stage in colleges
Cambridge Mass Dec 12 President Arthur Twing Hadley of Yale University told Harvard students that the athletic spotlight has displaced the leading debater as the campus idol He urged greater public interest in intellectual prizes arguing prize schools should prove they meet public need and questioned if prize winners have done enough for the public.
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Cambridge
Mass
Arthur Twing Hadley
Yale University
Harvard
Eliot Resignation Accepted by Harvard Overseers
Cambridge mass December 12 the Harvard college overseers accept the resignation of President Charles W Eliot with reluctance and place on record a resolution of admiration and esteem
Wisconsin May Lose Four Million Tax Suit Against Railroads
Madison Wis Dec 11 There is a possibility that Wisconsin may be unable to collect nearly four million dollars from railroads including the Milwaukee and Northwestern for back taxes under the old license fee system. The U S Supreme Court decision in a Texas railroad case threatens to trigger a similar outcome for Wisconsin.
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United States Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee and Northwestern
Texas
No Jury for Gould Divorce Case
Katherine Clem mons Gould was denied a trial by jury in her action for divorce from Howard Gould in New York court on December 12.
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Gould
New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Big Contractor Agnew Declares Bankruptcy in Chicago
John P. Agnew, noted contractor who built Chicago’s Lawrence Avenue pumping station and intake tunnel, filed for bankruptcy in the U S District Court in Chicago. Liabilities listed at 150 890 and assets at 599 579 with about 395 000 tied to city litigation. In Racine Wisconsin John P Davies longtime manufacturing leader and 32nd degree Mason dies from a brain clot.
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John P. Agnew
United States
Chicago
Lawrence Avenue
United States District Court
Agnew
Taft to Speak at McKinley Memorial Organ Dedication
President Elect William H Taft will headline a New York City ceremony at the Metropolitan Temple dedicating the McKinley memorial organ. Speakers include Andrew Carnegie Colonel John James McCook Governor Hughes and Vice President Elect Sherman with Bishop Goodsell and Rev Buckley also speaking.
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New York
Metropolitan Temple
William H. Taft
John Wesley Hill
Andrew Carnegie
John James McCook
Taft
Hughes
Sherman
Goodsell
J. M. Buckley
Carnegie
Kellogg Likely Cabinet Pick for Taft Era
Washington reports Frank B Kellogg known as a trust buster will join Taft's cabinet though no formal offer has been made. George A Knight of California is also suggested for a portfolio. Taft plans after the Gridiron dinner to travel to New York and then Augusta Georgia by Thursday.
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Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Taft
Kellogg
George A. Knight
California
New York
Augusta
Yale Granted Place of Honor in Inaugural Parade
The inaugural committee announced that the Yale class of 1876, which included President Elect Taft, shall have the right of the line in the parade of civil organizations on the day of Taft’s inauguration in Washington.
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Yale
Washington
Elect Taft
Yale University
Taft
Taft Parade Cost Revealed by Republican League
New York December meeting of the Business Men's Republican League announced the Taft parade cost for the organization at seventy five thousand dollars, with the figure listed as 57 481 dollars.
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Taft
New York
Business Men's Republican League
Great Northern to Install Telephone Dispatching System
The Great Northern railroad announced a telephone dispatch system for the Minot division from Devil's Lake to Williston, a 23 mile stretch, with installation nearly complete. When finished, the system will extend to Culbank Montana and along the Montana and Butte divisions, covering 437 and 507 miles respectively.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Minot
Devil's Lake
Williston
Culbank
Mont
Montana
Butte
Questions for Stockmen Convention in Los Angeles
T W Tomlinson secretary of the American National Live Stock association issues the call for the twelfth annual convention to be held in Los Angeles January 26 to 28. Topics include federal grazing control on unappropriated public lands in semi arid states, forest reserves administration by the federal government, railroad shipment service for stock, correction of railroad rates and tariffs.
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Los Angeles
Denver
T. W. Tomlinson
American National Live Stock Association
Hog supply from China to compete in British meat market
London December 12 The Peninsular and Orient Steamship company proposes next year to begin importing Chinese hogs. It is believed the hogs could be brought in in large quantities on refrigerating ships and that the trade might compete with frozen beef and mutton.
Chicago hog and cattle market reports from December 12 1908
Official receipts yesterday 32012 shipments 8171 estimated receipts today 19000 tomorrow 60000 market mostly lower or steady by category hogs light mixed and heavy packers prices bounded by 5 00 to 6 65 for different grades cattle and sheep listed as steady or unchanged with bulk and porkers price ranges. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Chicago postal telegraph building.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock Ghicago Ad Claims Reliable Service
A brief ad from John A. Babcock Ghicago Illinois promises dependable service with a claim of a square deal. The truncated message emphasizes personal availability and reliable treatment for customers seeking timely assistance.
Perkins Addresses Congress Over Secret Service Debate
Representative Perkins of New York spoke to a attentive gallery as a resolution was adopted to appoint a five member committee to review the president's message on secret service issues. Perkins warned the statements could affect Congress dignity and usefulness, and the chamber applauded after his remarks.
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Washington
James Breck Perkins
Secret Service
Congress
House
Perkins
Congress of the
United States
Seaking
TELLER ACCUSED IN BEVERLY BANK SHORTAGE
Beverly Massachusetts December 12 officials expect Albert Hoogs teller of the Beverly Savings Bank to be arrested today on a charge that he was responsible for a $9300 shortage. Hoogs was dangerously ill after an overdose of narcotics but physicians say the act was not an attempted suicide.
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Massachusetts Bank
Beverly
Mass
Albert
Hoogs
Beverly Savings’ Bank
Dance Injunction Refused for First Ward Ball in Chicago
Superior Judge Barnes refused to issue a writ to stop the annual First Ward Democratic club dance in Chicago near the Coliseum. Rev. Dr. W. O. Waters petitioned for the injunction, arguing the event is a national affair and prohibition would be a calamity. The ball was set for Monday night.
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First Ward
Chicago
Barnes
Democratic Club
W. O. Waters
Heney Ready to Travel for Reform Speech Tour
Francis J. Heney, famed San Francisco graft prosecutor, will travel east in January to address reform clubs in many cities between San Francisco and New York. He will also confer with the president.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
New York
Heney
Death of a Well Known Mason
Henry Bake a prominent Mason and founder of an old Chicago coal firm is dead. Thomas Jefferson's grave lies in woods near Charlottesville Virginia along an embowered road to Monticello.
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Chicago
Henry Bake
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville Va
Monticello
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Racine Business Men‘s ™ Association
Great Northern
China
John A. Babcock
S. Witt
The
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Representative Perkins
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