Federal charter bill faces uncertain fate in Congress
President Taft backs the federal incorporation plan as a solution to regulate large corporations while predicting opposition from states rights advocates. Business figures such as George W. Perkins and Frank A Van derlip criticize the measure for tight government control, though Taft believes its constitutionality is solid.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
George W. Perkins
Frank A Vanderlip
Perkins
White House
Boy's Wit Saves Brother From Cave-In Rescue
In Plainsville Pennsylvania a 13 year old boy William Cower was trapped by a cave-in while crossing a field. His 10 year old brother Clarence shouted for help and returned with men and a rope to lower into the shaft. Clarence tied the rope to his body and together they were hauled to safety.
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Wilkesbarre
Plainsville
William Cower
Clarence
William
Gilbert Nominated Vice Governor of the Philippines
President Taft nominated Newton W. Gilbert of Indiana as vice governor of the Philippines and secretary of commerce and police. Charles B. Elliott of Minnesota was named to the Philippine commission and secretary of commerce and police, with Magoon declining the post The moves follow Taft’s tender to Charles and Magoon of Nebraska for the role.
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Washington
Taft
Charles & Magoon
Nebraska
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Department of Commerce and Police
Magoon
Newton W. Gilbert
Indiana
Philippines
Public Instruction
Charles B. Elliott
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Philippine Commission
Commerce and Police
Wedding in Navy Circles in Newport Engagement Report
Newport Feb 8 Miss Mary Emily Cassard daughter of Chaplain and Mrs Will Cassard becomes engaged in naval circles. The couple plans a future wedding in Rhode Island with military family participation and social attention.
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Newport
R. I
Mary Emily Cassard
Edwin W. Sims Heads Beef Trust Quiz
Edwin W. Sims serves as United States Attorney in charge of a quiz on the beef trust. The event examines price fixing and market practices with a focus on federal enforcement and public interest.
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United States
Beef Trust
Senate Session Short On Lee Statue Debate
The Senate debated placing Robert E. Lee's statue in Statuary Hall as Civil War memory resurfaced. Senator Heyburn opposed the loan of Confederate tents to Mobile veterans and condemned the statue plan while the session cleared unobjected bills including fish hatchery authorizations and federal incorporation measures.
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Heyburn G
Robert E. Lee
Statuary Hall
Washington
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
Clark
Wyoming
Judiciary Committee
Newlands
Committee On Interstate Commerce
War Department
Mobile
Heyburn
Robert B E. Lee
Capitol
Gov Fort Backs Income Tax Amendment Move
Gov Fort sends a special message urging the adoption of a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Congress to levy an income tax. The measure has little support among state political leaders, and its passage by the New Jersey legislature appears doubtful.
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Trenton
N. J
Gov Fort
Congress
New York Witnesses Testify on Beef Trust Case
Witnesses from New York appeared before Judge Landis's federal grand jury probing the beef trust. Frederick Joseph, president of the New York Butchers' Dressed Beef Association, led the testimony along with K H W Joseph, Arthur Block, and Aaron Buchbaum, officers of the dressed beef firms now under National Packing Company.
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Chicago
New York
Landis
Federal
National Packing Company
Armour Swift-Morris
Frederick Joseph
Butchers’ Dressed Beef Association
K. HW. Joseph
Arthur Block
Aaron Buchbaum
Dressed Beef Concern
Miss Cassard to Wed Dallas Bache Wainwright Jr
iam S. Cassard of the naval training station here is announced Miss Cassard is to wed Assistant Paymaster Dallas Bache Wainwright Jr son of Captain Wainwright of the coast geodetic survey and a nephew of Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright U S N.
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Iam S. Cassard
Naval
Miss Cassard
Dallas Bache Wainwright, Jr
Captain Wainwright
The
Coast Geodetic Survey
Richard Wainwright
Elephant Named Fargo Is Killed After Illness
Evansville Indiana February 8 Fargo largest elephant of Norris Rowe circus is killed after vets say recovery is impossible. A rope noose tied to chains and pulled by two horses strangled the sick animal who has suffered rheumatism for over a year.
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Fargo
Norris & Rowe's Circus
Insane
Evansville
Ind
Norris & Rowe
Henas
Missouri Democrat C C Dickinson sworn in to House
In Washington on February 8 the Democrats greeted C C Dickinson of Missouri's Sixth District as he took the oath for the House. He was escorted to the speaker's podium by Minority Leader Clark after arriving with a plurality around 3800, surpassing his late predecessor DeArmond who died in November.
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Washington
C. C. Dickinson
Missouri
House
Dickinson
Speak
Clark
DeArmond
Taft withdrawal prompts Wade Ellis to seek Ohio GOP chair
President Taft announced Wade H Ellis will resign to become chairman of the Ohio Republican State Executive Committee contingent on his election at the Dayton state convention. Senator Burton accompanied the president in the conference and Ohioans expect Ellis to be chosen.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Wade H Ellis
Republican State Executive Committee
Burton
Ellis
Dayton
Beatrice Snyder Ends Life at Niagara Falls in Protest
Miss Beatrice R. Snyder of Buffalo committed death by her own action by going over the American falls after visiting a Buffalo pastor and a note to her parents. The note expresses remorse and asks forgiveness as she left a purse containing a card from Dr. EB H. Dickingon.
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Niagara Falls
Beatrice R. Snyder
Buffalo
American Falls
Mamma
Beatrice
EB. H. Dickingon
North Presbyterian Church of
Miss Snyder
Strikers Rally As Foreign Labor Joins In
The drop forge department and 1 260 Beshlenem Stee otpany strikers are joined by about 2000 Hungarian laborers. The Hungarians will strike for a 10 hour day and 60 cents an hour as machinists vote to stand by the foreigners.
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Beshlenem Stee Otpany
Hun- Batiane
Lizzie Feldman Rescued After Seventh Suicide Attempt
In Evansville Indiana Lizzie Feldman 42 was saved from drowning in the Ohio river by Henry Hugby 67 a boat carpenter who jumped in to save her after she fought him off during another desperate plunge.
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Evansville
Ind
Lizzie Feldman
Ohio River
Henry Hugby
Gaskell & Barker Car Company Announces Wage Increase
Michigan City Ind February 8 The Gaskell and Barker Car company has hosted notice of a general increase of 15 cents a day effective March a. The increase is said to be due to a scarcity of labor and bright business prospects.
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Michigan City
Ind
Gaskell & Barker Car Company
Live Stock Markets Report Chicago Feb 1910
Estimated receipts and price ranges across hogs cattle and sheep with shifts from yesterday and forecasts for today tomorrow. Markets show strength for hogs and mixed packers while cattle and sheep move slower and weaker. figures list prices by grade and region with grain company attribution in Chicago.
Local Washington Market Prices and Grain Totals
Market report from Washington City lists hay at 12.00 to 14.00 per load or bale, flour 1.60 to 1.70 per sack, bran 1.00 per hundred, straw 4.00 to 5.00 per load, 0.75 to 1.50 per hundred for shorts and corn meal 0.25, buckwheat 0.50, chickens and eggs also noted with few legible figures. Quotations provided by Reister & Son with uncertain figures for several items.
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Ccc Sb Eidanke Sosecesnsces San
Paris Police Chief Ill in Illinois
Paris February 8. M Lepine chief of police is seriously ill with influenza due to exposure during recent floods.
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Paris
M. Lepine
Machinists Strike Growing in Bethlehem No 2 Shop
About 2,000 machinists in Bethlehem Pennsylvania plan to quit today as part of growing strike action. The workers, assembled from No 2 shop, show broad participation and escalating labor unrest at the facility.
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Bethlehem
John A. Babcock Case Involving North American Livestock
Case file notes John A Babcock in a dispute with North American Livestock Commission Company at U S Stock Yards Chicago DLL. Proceedings outline claims, parties, and jurisdiction with dates and filings referenced in the docket. The record records motions and responses and assigns counsel.
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Case of North American .Livestock Commission Company
U. S
Inquest on Swope death resumes in Independence
A coroner's inquest in Independence resumes to determine Colonel Thomas H. Swope's death with a jury of six locals. A prior ceremony viewed the body and heard testimony from more than 40 witnesses connected to burial and embalming practices.
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
John G. Paxton
Swope
B. H.ewart
Thomas H. Swope
Independence
Zwiart
Thomas H. Swepe
Dence
R. B. Mitchell
Emplefé Undertaking Company
Cold Wave Grips Northeast with Subzero Temperatures
Freezing conditions sweep Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania as temperatures fall below zero. Two men are found dead on the streets, victims of the cold in the city. Mountain counties report ten below zero and several towns record subzero readings. Places like Allentown Harrisburg York Pottsville Wilkes Barre all endure freezing nights with zero to ten below readings.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
FiLvania
Allentown
Harrisburg
York
Pottsville
Rule Hints Rural Carriers in Hunting Prohibition
A Post Office Department order bans rural mail carriers from shooting or hunting game while on routes or using guns for that purpose to prevent mail delays caused by such habits. The measure responds to complaints about delays in mail delivery and collection in various locations.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Long's Name Emerges for Vacant Massachusetts Seat
Hoston Feb 3 John D Long is the latest suggestion for the vacancy in the nth congressional district caused by the death of William Co Lovering Long in his high2nd year has previously served as governor of Massachusetts and held multiple terms in Congress He was secretary of the Navy from Kinley's first administration until Roosevelt's presidency.
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Hoston
John D. Long
Aog Nth
William Co. Lovering
Long
Massachusetts
Kinley
Roosevelt
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Montague Roberts
Carin
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Fgan
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Gell Ts
University of
Wade E. Ellis
Republican Executive Committee
Beatrice Snyder
Prospect Point
8. C. Hyde
National Capital
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Washington City
Reister & Son
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Cavikas
John A. Babcock
Swope Estate
William C. Lovering
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