Taft and Wife to Speak at National Civic Dinner
President elect Taft and Mrs Taft will address the National Civic Federation dinner in New York as guests of honor. Speakers include Seth Low Andrew Carnegie Herman Ridder and Samuel Gompers while topics cover welfare work old age pensions and savings banks.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Taft
Patt
Federation
Public Employees’ Welfare Committee
Women’s Department
Gompers
Ridder
Seth Low
Andrew Carnegie
Herman Ridder
Samuel Gompers
England
Massachusetts Voluntary Savings Bank
United States
John Mitchell
Trade Agreement Department
Weather forecast for Midwest states hints at mixed precipitation
The forecast covers Indiana Illinois and Iowa with cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. Wisconsin and Lower Michigan may see rain or snow later, indicating unsettled weather across the region.
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lower
Taft recalls McKinley urging Philippines role
President elect William H. Taft recounted the February 1900 Cincinnati telegram from McKinley asking him to go to the Philippines. Taft said the president chose him to help establish a government there, noting McKinley trusted the reluctant ally more than a willing one.
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New York
William H. Taft
McKinely
Philippine Islands
McKinley
White House
Mr. Taft
Court House
Cincinnati
Philippines
Fleet at Colombo Today Great Reception for Our Sailors
The homeward bound American battleship fleet was sighted off Colombo causing a social and official stir. Colombo authorities prepare hospitality with a colonial secretary directive, a legislative appropriation, daily excursions by special trains, baseball games, and club freedoms for officers.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Edward
United States
Legislative Council
German Battleship Posen Launched At Kiel
A German battleship of about 18 000 tons was launched at Kiel with Princess Radolin naming the vessel Posen. Present were Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife who hosted a banquet for launching guests.
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Kiel
Radolin
Paris
Posen
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Dutch Capture Castro Warship Off Puerto Cabello
Dutch cruiser Gelderland captured the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix outside Puerto Cabello. The Alix was towed to Willemstad with its crew ashore. forts did not fire. Reports from La Guaira note rumors of revolution as Jacob Van Heemskerk and Friesland approach.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Gelderland
Puerto Cabello
Willemstard
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
la Guaira
Castro
Hewitt Will Contest In Oswego Probate Case
Mrs. Charlotte Arnot challenges the probate of Peter Cooper Hewitt's will amid a contested $8,000,000 estate. The will bars large bequests to relatives and directs residuary funds to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions. Hewitt was a cousin of U S Senator Thomas C. Platt.
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Oswego
N. Y
Charlotte Arnot
Peter Cooper Hewitt
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Tuberculosis Exhibit Opens In Tuskegee Health Congress
In Tuskegee Alabama a six day health exhibition focused on tuberculosis opens today for black attendees. The event, promoted by the Negro Health Congress, aims to educate and improve health awareness among the Negro community and may be a historic first of its kind.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee, Ala
Exhibition Aims to Fight Tuberculosis Among Colored People
Visitors to the exhibition were welcomed by Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, as part of a worldwide effort to halt the ravages of tuberculosis among African Americans.
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Bobdker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Hero Hanrahan's Body Unclaimed in Newark Burial Expected
William Hanrahan, a Boxer Rebellion hero, died in a Newark hospital and has not been claimed. It is likely he will be buried in Potter's Field. He was among four volunteers who braved heavy fire at Tien Tsin to recover dead and wounded. Letters from John D. Long, secretary of the navy, were found among his effects.
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Newark
N. J
William Hanrahan
Potter's Field
Hanrahan
Tien Tsin
John D. Long
Navy
McKinley
Council Bluffs Opens National Horticultural Congress Show
Council Bluffs opened today the national horticultural congress as crowds from Omaha visit exhibits of fruits flowers garden implements and other items gathered from across the country. The event runs during corn show week with many residents crossing the river to view displays.
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Council Bluffs
Missouri
National Horticultural Congress
Omaha
Betting ruling stirs Kentucky racing promoters
The Kentucky court of appeals ruled that betting on horse races is not gaming under state law, prompting optimism among promoters across Kentucky. Latonia management expects profitable bookmaker meetings in the ring next spring and fall.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Latonia
Hansbrough Resting Quietly After Operation
Minneapolis December 14 Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota remains listless but comfortable after surgery. Doctors report no new complications though he still has a fever and improvement is slower than hoped.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Young Corbett Claims Draw in Brock Bout Inquiry
New Orleans report notes "Young Corbett" praising Ty Cobb for calling the Brock fight a draw. Corbett says he outscored Brock in all ten rounds and defends his victory claim.
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Young Corbett
New Orleans
Ty Cobb
Denver
Phil Brock
Mother and Child Burn to Death in Vermont Tragedy
Brunswick Vermont December 14 Mrs Laura Smith and her two year old daughter burned to death in a blaze.
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Brunswick
Laura Smith
Door Knocker Fashion Grows Among Home Decor
The article notes a rising trend in fixing small door knockers to bedroom doors. It highlights variety in design materials including brass copper and oxidized silver, with dainty shapes increasing in popularity.
Floating Telescope at Harvard Observ. Aims to See Faint Stars
Harvard Observatory installs a water supported reflecting telescope the largest of its kind with a five foot mirror. The buoyant steel float supports a tilting polar axis while electric motors regulate all moves. The two ton glass can be resilvered as needed and the image is viewed from an adjacent building. It targets stars of seventeenth or eighteenth magnitude and fainter unattainable with other instruments.
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Harvard
Harvard Observatory
Hogs and cattle futures mixed in Chicago markets
Chicago market report for December 14 1908 shows hog receipts estimated at 53000 with prices to 5 75 for heavy shipping grades and 3 50 to 4 70 for pigs. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices also listed with declines in several categories and overall market softness vs last week.
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Texas
John A Babcock Advertisement in Chicago Area
An ad features John A. Babcock of The North American Commission Company in Chicago area offering services with a promise of a square deal and prompt response.
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The
North American Commission Company
Congress to adjourn for Christmas week as secret service issue looms
Washington dispatch reports both houses plan ante Christmas work week with holiday adjournment likely to January 4. The Perkins committee report on the secret service issue may be acted on before dispersal. Senate leaders hoped to advance postal savings banks and then consider the Foraker bill on re enlistment of Brownsville riot era soldiers, with Senator Lodge opposing.
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Washington
Congress
Secret Service
Perkins
House
Senate
Carter
Foraker
Brownsville
Lodge
Electrical farm to be shown at Chicago electrical fair
An upcoming Chicago electrical show will feature an electrical farm adjunct with incubators hatching poultry, milking by electric machinery, mechanical cream separation, electrolytic butter making, motor driven planting and harvesting devices, and an electrical kitchen in a model farmhouse.
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Chicago
Woman Revealed as Man After Death in Manhattan
The sudden death of "Sammy" Jones in Manhattan at eighty uncovers that Jones was a woman. Jones, who for eighteen years dressed and lived as a man, associated with men, drank liquor and used tobacco, prompting the discovery when Undertaker Laffey of Bozeman handled the body.
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Butte
Mont
Manhattan
Sammy” Jones
Jones
Laffey
Bozeman
Plan Huge Skyscraper in Fifth Avenue Block
Heirs of Marshall Field announce a $7,000,000 investment in a sixteen story skyscraper on Fifth Avenue between Thirtieth and Thirty First streets. The site is valued at $4,500,600.
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New York
Marshall Field
Fifth Avenue
Thirtieth
Thirty-First Street
King Edward to Return to London After Brighton Visit
King Edward, staying in Brighton for a few days, will return to London today to resume social engagements. He was not in best health on arrival but now appears fully recovered.
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King
Brighton
London
England
Edward
Watch Factory to Shut Down Elgin National Watch
Elgin National Watch Co posted notice of a ten day shutdown effective December 34.
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Elgin
Elgin National Watch Company
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Negro Health Congress
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