Reed Rules and River Bill Moves Stir Washington
Washington report outlines the Reed rules debate and the push for larger river and harbor appropriations. It notes Rep Cushman’s past threats to force action, Sen Borah’s possible absence, and the pattern of internal House power struggles shaping waterways legislation.
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Cushman
Senator Borah
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Cannon
War Department
State of Washington
House
Congressional Record
Pettibone
Borah
Idaho
Fouth Senate
Chief counsel in Pettibone murder trial and Haywood case
The article notes the chief state counsel who spoke at the Pettibone murder trial of ex Governor Steunenberg and who also participated in the Haywood trial where he was acquitted. It mentions Senator Borah as a new senator not expected to take an active part in Senate duties soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Pettibone
Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Nevada
Borah
Judge Denies Stay in Switchmen Strike Case
In Buffalo on December 14 Judge Hazell of the United States court denied the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad's bid to continue an injunction against the Switchmen's union. The ruling finds no proof that union officers unlawfully urged a strike, noting President Hawley’s poll consent and his pledge to strike did not amount to incitement.
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Buffalo
Hazell
United States
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Lackawanna
Switchmen’s Union
Switchmen
The
Hawley
Convicts Testify in Prison Yard Murder Trial
Thomas Harrington, serving ten to twenty years for attacking his daughter, initially refused to testify in the Van Fleet murder trial at Jackson prison. He feared retaliation by other inmates, but was compelled to testify along with other convicts about the quarrel over profits from soap sales and the crime. Douglas, the murdered convict, had an ante mortem statement read. all testifying in gray prison uniforms.
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Jackson, Mich
Thomas Harrington
Jackson
Sault Ste Marie
van Fleet
Washtenaw County
Douglas
Harrington
Fire saves wife as man dies in rear house blaze
In East Ninth street fire, firemen pulled occupants from a rear house as a stable burned. William Seibel was found suffocated in a closet, while Robert Dwyer and his wife were unconscious in an upper hallway. Dwyer shielded his wife with his coat to save her.
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New York
East Ninth Street
Croker
William Seibel
Robert Dwyer
Sweden's King Oscar Lying in State at Royal Chapel
The body of King Oscar of Sweden lies in state at the royal castle chapel after his death on December 8. Only invited persons may view it. the public will gain access today. The admiral’s uniform outfits the catafalque, which is set as a bower of beautified towers.
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Oscar
Stockholm
Oscar of
Sweden
Royal Castle
Woman and Son Charged in Dublin Conspiracy Case
Minnie Walsh and her son are committed for trial on charges of inciting murder and conspiring to obtain money under false pretenses related to last summer’s attack on Lord Ashtown. Their attorney alleged letters were written by the lord's gamekeeper and claimed involvement by Lord Ashtown himself.
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Dublin
Minnie Walsh
Lord Ashtown
Quality drives grocer sales over price in food
Retail grocers discover that freedom from poisonous and spurious ingredients and excellence in flavor fuel popularity and rising sales. Quality, not price, wins customer confidence and sustains a successful business.
Careless execution scare over Soley death commutation
John Soley of Cleveland who killed his sweetheart narrowly escaped electric chair when commutation papers from the governor, mailed to the warden, were delayed. The warden checked with the governor, learned of the mailing, and the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment after post office officials said a letter was held for postage.
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Columbus
John Soley
Cleveland
Soley
Post Office
Kaiser Arrives in Holland with German Emperor
Emperor William of Germany arrived from Port Victoria aboard the Hohenzollern greeted by the Dutch royal family. Prince Henry escorted him to shore where Queen Wilhelmina awaited. The two monarchs exchanged cordial greetings and kissed the queen’s hand before driving through crowded streets to an ovation.
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Amsterdam
Emperor Willam
Germany
Port Victoria
Hohenzollern
Netherlands
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Mail pouches vanish from Omaha post wagon
Two loaded mail pouches for Nebraska and Colorado vanished from a post office wagon after loading. The doors were locked at the post office before departure, but arrived at Union Station with the doors gone and the two pouches missing.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Colorado
Union Station
Whale dies after six hour battle with ship line
A whale swallowed the schooner J. M. Weatherwax during a Pacific coast storm. The creature thrashed and screamed for six hours as a log line and rotator wounded it and the ship was driven at fifteen knots. A sailor cut the line and the whale died shortly after.
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San Francisco
J. M. Weatherwax
Jonah
Eureka
Pere Marquette Railroad Pays Franchise Fee in Michigan
Lansing December 14 P ere Marquette Railway company pays the state a franchise fee of 14500 for filing its new articles of incorporation.
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Lansing
Mich
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Aged twins George Lee and Catherine Van Pelt to mark 78th birthday
Jeffersonville Indiana December 13 George C Lee and Mrs Catherine C Van Pelt will celebrate their 78th birth day together this week. They believe they are the oldest twins in the United States and note rivals Alfred and Alvin Stephen of Oklahoma City are two years younger. Lee has seven living children while Van Pelt is childless. her husband Captain BE C Van Pelt a noted steamboat man of St Louis.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
George C. Lee
Catherine C. van Pelt
van Pelt
United States
Alfred
Alvin Stephen
Oklahoma City
Okla
North Dakota
Pana, DL
Lee
BE. C., van Pelt
St. Louis
Labor Man Seeks Democratic Nomination for Congress
Frederick L. Feick of Garrett announces his candidacy for the Democratic congressional nomination. He describes himself as a Democrat on general principles but runs as the candidate of organized labor.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frederick L. Feick
Garrett
Auctioneers Volunteering for Hope Hog Sale
In Columbus Indiana on December 14 volunteers reach seventy auctioneers to bid at the Hope Baptist church debt liquidation hog sale planned for the last day of December.
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Columbus
Ind
Hope
Hope Baptist Church
American Can absorbs United Can in San Francisco deal
San Francisco December 14 papers were signed concluding the absorption of United Can Company by American Can Company. The $1 million plus transaction is among the largest since the 1906 fire with terms not disclosed.
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San Francisco
American Can Company
United Can Company
Pacific Coast
Shunt-Down Plant to Reopen in Detroit
Detroit December 18 announcement that the Buhl Stamping Company's plant shuttered for three weeks will reopen next Monday with about 300 workers.
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Detroit
Tocade
Buhl Stamping Company
Orchard Testimony in Boise Murder Trial Cross Exam
Harry Orchard reiterates his Haywood trial account at Boise Idaho amid cross examination by Clarence Darrow. William F Walker, linked to a New Britain savings bank robbery, reportedly re arrested in Mexico. A Bank of Aldrich Mo heist of 3000 dollars occurs in daylight. Wisconsin sleeping car law declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court. A battle for control of Illinois Central plays out in Chicago superior court. Ohio child labor law struck down by a circuit court in St Clairsville.
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Harry Orchard
Boise
Tdn
Vettibone
Steunenberg
Haywood
Darrow
William F. Walker
New Britain, Conn
Mexico
Jesse James
Aldrich
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Superior Court
Chicago
President Fish
Illinois Central Railway
Ohio
St. Clairesville
The Bonaparte Medals in a War Time Display
Russell Sturgis notes in Scribner's Magazine that between Marengo and Waterloo fewer than sixteen years produced over 400 medals honoring Napoleon Bonaparte. These small bronze bas-reliefs reveal a practical art of display and show France often rising to the occasion in war and propaganda.
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Marengo
Waterloo
Russell Sturgis
Scribner's Magazine
France
Europe
Deserter Arrested in Green Bay
George Schuck a deserter from Fort Sheridan was arrested in Green Bay Wisconsin and confessed to police He will be taken back to Fort Sheridan for return to duty.
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Green Bay, Wis
George Schuck
Fort Sheridan
Chicago Market Hogs and Cattle Prices Hold Steady Amid Light Demand
Chicago reports mixed cattle hog and sheep quotes with heavy flaws in receipts. Official yesterday totals reach 32 575 cattle 38 000 sheep. market dull with hogs 10 to 15 lower than Saturday’s average and beef cattle 10 to 15 lower.
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Texas
Market Report Chicago December 16 1907
The Chicago market shows more activity with prices generally 10 points below Saturday. Mixed packers trade around 415 to 460, shipping ce 410 to 455, rough 410 to 4, cattle and sheep weak with bids 410 to 450 for light stock.
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal
A brief message declares John A. Babcock will deliver a square deal, urging confidence in fair treatment and reliability without additional details or context.
Mine Explosion At Yolande Entombs 75 Workers
Seventy five men were entombed by a mine explosion at Yolande in northeast Tuscaloosa County Alabama. Eight men escaped. Little hope remained for the others as reports circulated from Brim. The incident occurred today and is being covered as a major disaster in the region.
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Brim
Ala
The
Evening Journal
Yolande
Tuskaloosa County
Rifles for Schoolboys Plan Endorsed by Roosevelt
The National Rifle Association amends bylaws to allow school rifle clubs to affiliate with civilian clubs. A nationwide schoolboy tournament is planned from December 23, 1907 to January 1908 at Grand Central Palace New York with teams from Washington and Baltimore and other cities.
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National Association
Roosevelt
New York
Washington Post
National Rifle Association of America
National Board For
National Board
National Rifle Association
Grand Central Palace
Washington
Baltimore
Paper Stockings For Christmas Use
Christmas stockings will be hung with new paper stock woven for durability. The New York Press notes the paper stockings can bear weight and last the day. It mentions the newly coined gold eagle as a welcome Christmas gift and red houses to hold coins or treasures.
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Warran
Y ¥ Press
French books sold by leading publishers in U S centers
A Paris cable to the New York World says top publishers arrange to sell the finest French works in romance history art and drama at central U S points. The French foreign ministry has authorized Vice Consul Damour to set up the first station at New Orleans with another to follow in New York.
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United States
Paris
New York
French Foreign Ministry
Damour
New Orleans
Santa Claus May Wear Asbestos Whiskers in Des Moines
Fire Marshal Louis Siegel has ordered no cotton or tissue paper whiskers for Christmas Eve in Des Moines Indiana. He allows Santa Claus to wear whiskers if they are made of asbestos, a loophole noted by a Des Moines special to the New York World.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Appropriations Committees
House
Cooper
Wisconsin
Cannon
Reed
Burton
Ohio
Hooker
New York
Empire State
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
William McKinley
Joe Cannon
Repubicans
Judge Crisp
Georgia
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
Congress
Tom Reed
Messrs
Crisp
McMillin
New England
Mack
Joe
Santa Claus
Louis Siegel
Des Moines
New York World
Harvard Professor’s Remarks End in Laughter at Meeting
At a Teachers' association gathering Professor Paul Honus of Harvard concluded his address with a remark cut off by the audience’s laughter. The Boston Record reports his intended line was not captured, leaving the ending unresolved.
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Paul Honus
Harvard
Teachers’ Association
Boston Record
Say Old Man Can You Keep a Secret
Fragmentary dialogue shows a request for money with assurances of reliability. The excerpt hints at a secret exchange and a $20 sum, implying a cautious private agreement between two speakers.
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Tae
First Thanksgiving Proclaimed by Presidents Since 1868
The text traces Thanksgiving origins in Massachusetts with Plymouth settlers and Pilgrim Fathers, noting early observances and congressional recommendations during the Revolution. It states Washington proclaimed such days after the Constitution’s adoption and again in 1795, and since 1868 presidents issue proclamations for the last Thursday of November.
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Massachusetts
America
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
Congress
Washington
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