Morse Not Worried Says He Is Abroad Ten Days
Charles W Morse of New York travels to England for ten days on business and pleasure aboard the Cunard Campania. He dismisses reports of fleeing creditors as sensational gossip and plans to return to New York after a brief stay abroad. His attorney and U S District Attorney Stimson confirm Morse’s whereabouts and well being.
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Queenstown
Associated Press
Cunard Line
Ampania
Charles W. Morse
New York
Morse
London
Liverpool
Campania
C. M. Moore
Charles W Morse
Albert B. Boardman
United States
Stimson
Cunard
Shoe Day on the Bowery Draws 5000 Men
New York report notes Thursday titled Shoe day as thousands of men tramp the Bowery walks seeking footwear. The event highlights urban labor and consumer activity with 5,000 entrants observed in the street scene.
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New York
Bowery
Big Tim Sullivan Funds Annual Shoe Day in New York
Representative Timothy DPD Sullivan known as Big Tim begins his yearly shoe day distributing shoes to district men. On Thursday more than 5,000 stood in line before clubrooms opened, reflecting his favored charity and belief a man can march to glory in good shoes and dry socks.
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Timothy Dpd
Sullivan
New York
Big Tim
Better "Grub" for Soldiers
Secretary Taft receives varied replies from officers and enlisted men on army discontent. Causes cited include long practice marches and gymnasium drills, ration inadequacy, cut foods, and excess work. Army moves to help by raising rations and proposing a $400,000 service corps. A haversack ration of bacon, hard bread, coffee, and sugar may be adopted for emergencies.
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Washington
Feb. S
Taft
Department
Congress
Wanted, an Interpreter at Ellis Island
Interporters seek a language for a new immigrant aboard the Royal Mall Line steamer Atrato arriving from Savanilla. The man named G. Ferris with an Anglo Saxon sound spoke no known European language and responded to English with silence even after attempts in Hindustani Arabic and other tongues.
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New York
Ellis Island
Royal Mall Line
Miny
Savanilla
Ferris
Would Revise the Discipline
At a Detroit weekly conference Rev. J. Ernest Balmer urged rescinding church prohibitions on amusements. He argued the Methodist Episcopal Church should repeal penal regulations long ignored and remove bars for conscientious members.
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Detroit
J. Ernest Balmer
Arnold Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Balmer
Sir Harry MacLean Freed by Tangier Agreement
Caid Sir Harry MacLean, held in bondage for seven months by the bandit Raisull, has been officially turned over to the British charge d affaires in Tangier under a deal between Raisull and the British government.
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Sir Harry Maclean
Tangier
Caid
Harry MacLean
Raisull
Minority currency bill outlines reserves and elastic notes
The proposed measure, drafted for the House banking and currency committee, would require larger gold reserves, cap bank liabilities, and limit loans. It introduces inter convertible bonds and United States emergency treasury notes, with tax provisions to fund depositor protection and penalties for stock gambling by bank officers.
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United States Emergency — Treasury
United States
Bond Reserve Feature For National Banks
National banks may hold half their reserve in U S bonds or state and certain municipal bonds but not more than a quarter in state or municipal bonds. Bonds must be from municipalities at par for six years, and those municipalities must have existed ten years and never defaulted.
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United States
Rossiter S1 Holds Acting Public Printer Post
Washington report states William 8. Rossiter named by President Roosevelt as acting public printer was blocked by the Treasury over authority. Captain H. T. Brian then assumed acting public printer duties while Rossiter continues an inquiry into office conditions and business reforms for the plant.
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Washington
William
Rossiter
Roosevelt
Stillings
Treasury Department
Department
H. T. Brian
Brian
Government Printing Office
Hitchcock to Manage Taft Campaign After Postal Service
Announcement from Washington states Frank H. Hitchips will retire from the postal service soon and assume active management of Secretary Taft’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The exact retirement date is not fixed but expected around February 15.
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Hitchcock
Taft
Washington
Frank H. Hitchips
Hitchcock Accepts Taft Offer To Lead Campaign
The secretary’s campaign management is handed to Hitchcock after completing required actions for the post office department. The president and Taft both urge Hitchcock to undertake the campaign work, and Hitchcock accepted Taft’s offer.
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Post Office Department
Taft
Hitchcock
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Formed in Caucus
A joint Republican caucus in Washington on February 8 elected the party’s congressional campaign committee. James R. Manulowa, Albert P. F, Dawson, J. F. Boyd, James H. Davidson, and J. W. Fordney were chosen from Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Indiana and other states had not yet chosen their representatives.
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Republican Campaign Committee
Washington
Congressional Campaign Committee
James
Sherman
New York
Illinois
James RR. Manulowa
Albert PF
Dawson
Michi. Ian
Nebraska
J. F. Boyd
Wisconsin
James H. Davidson
Indiana
House Debates Omnibus War Claims Bill Passes
Washington Feb 8. The House devoted most of its session to the omnibus war claims bill which was approved after lengthy debate. The measure carries a $315 000 appropriation. Several private claims bills also passed and the house adjourned until Monday while the Senate remained in a heated session.
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House
Washington
Senate
Wreck of Washington Express Wounds Twenty-Four
The Washington express on the Pennsylvania railroad wrecked two miles south of Franklinville New York. The two car train carried twenty passengers and six crew members. all were shaken or bruised with four crew severely hurt. Notable injuries include B E De Kleistmaty of Tonawanda A R Mercy and S L D Crosson of Toronto with internal injuries and M O Blackmore of Chicago who lost the second finger of his right hand.
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Franklinville
N. Y
Washington Express
Penneyvania
Here
BE. de Kleistmatyer
Tonawanda
A. RB. Mercy
S. LD. Crosson
Toronto
M. O. Blackmore
Chicago
Blue Jackets Friends Society Formed in Massachusetts
A Boston notice reports the Blue Jackets Friends have organized permanently and incorporated under Massachusetts law. Miss Abbie Posdyk Ransom of Milton is president, and the group aims to defend navy boys from discrimination in higher class amusements.
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Jack
Boston
Blue Jackets
Massachusetts
Abbie Posdyk Ransom
Milton
Navy
Chicago Markets Hogs and Cattle Prices Steady to Strong
The Chicago market report shows hog receipts 46 000 with steady prospects. Hogs quoted 4 15 to 4 60 for mixed packers and heavy shipping grades 4 20 to 4 50. Cattle receipts 400 and sheep 300, with prices steady to strong for light and mixed packers.
John A Babcock Seeks Square Deal With North Americans Commission
John A. Babcock of The North Americans Commission Company in Chicago Illinois offers reliable service and timely responses promising a square deal. He invites inquiries and states readiness to assist any time.
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The
North Americans Commission Company
Pennypacker Investigation Claims No Violation Found
Testimony at the capitol prosecutions centered on ex Governor Pennypacker and Attorney General Carson. Stanford Lewis testified that Huston’s letter in the Carson inquiry was partly framed to align with other officials, admitting the letter was misleading though not written with intent to deceive. He said he did not know of any wrongdoing and defended the Capitol project as proper.
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Harrisburg
Pennypacker
Hampton L. C
Capitol
Stanford Lewis
Joseph Huston
J. H. Laneson
Snyder
Mathews
P Lc
Shuer
Berryff
Carson
Lewis
Mathues
Huston
Icebound Gun Barge Rescued by White Star Tug
The Nonpareil will attempt to reach the icebound gun barge Eliphalet Elise six miles from Greenport to free twenty Bliss Manufacturing workers trapped after ice caked the bay during torpedo testing. Previous attempts by Hartford and New London tugs failed. Rations aboard Bliss lasted one day as iceblocked escape.
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New York
Tueaday
Eliphalet Elise
Noyac Bay
White Star Line
Greenport
S. 1
Bliss Manufacturing Company
Brooklyn
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Tim Sullivan
Uncle Sam
Bluecoats
Royal
Tom L. Lewis
John Mite Workers of America
Mitchell
Jewis Ives
Bridgeport
Hell
United Mine
Democratic
Stillings—Hitchcock
Williams
Pulo
Glass
Gillespie
Texas
Ollie James
Crawford
Nx, Co
McHenry
Penn
Committee On Banking and
Treasury
W. S. Rossiter
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
Pennypacker's
Siberia
Tomsk
Cheromkhovo
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