Congress Debates Corporate Political Contributions Penalty
In Washington on January 15 1909.house members argued over codifying criminal laws. Cochran proposed a drastic amendment to ban corporate political contributions with stiff penalties including a ten year prison term and a $10 000 fine, while others argued for broader or separate bills and criticized existing penalties as too lenient.
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Washington
House
Hardy
Texas
United States
Kimball
Kentucky
Cochran
Cockran
Williams
Moon
Gaines Attacks Wall Street in Tennessee Outburst
Gaines of Tennessee created a confrontation as he labeled Wall Street financiers as a bacteria that defied regulation by the agriculture department. He questioned whether such men should riot in New York and pressed for a law amendment to curb them, while Payne accused Democrats of delay and politics delaying the bill.
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Gaines
Tennessee
Wall Street
Department of Agriculture
New York City
Payne
House
Buncombe
Warning on section 218 triggers Cochran amendment clash
Sims of Tennessee uses the Cochran amendment debate to warn the house about section 218. He cites spotting a liquor lobbyist in the gallery and accuses hidden interests, claiming the section rewrites postoffice routes into liquor transport duties despite an apparent prohibition.
President pledges Cuba turnover by Feb 1909
Washington reports to the senate that Provisional Governor Magoon’s conditions in Cuba warrant turning over the island to Cuban elected leaders no later than February 1, 1909. The president and Secretary Taft stress prompt transfer and orderly Cuban self governance.
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Washington
Senate
Magoon
Cuba
Congress
Taft
Lays It To Roosevelt in German Parliament
Berlin reports Count von Kanitz of the Conservative party assailed President Roosevelt over U S trust policies and the high discount rate at the Imperial Bank. He blamed U S interference with trusts for worldwide financial tension and noted a recent European gold rush amid America’s “frenzied finance.”
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Berlin
Richstag
Imperial Bank
Count von Kanitz
Roosevelt
Ant von Kunitz
United States
America
Europe
Notable Ottawa figure Owen Hoff Dies at 100
Owen Hoff, a wealthy former state politician, dies in Ottawa TI at age one hundred. The outline notes his prominence in state politics at one time. The Mississippi River at Winona Minn has frozen over for the first time in history. The Nevada legislature holds a special session, opened and organized. The National Guard Association in Boston reelects General Charles Dick of Ohio as president. The French parliament begins its opening session with standard formalities.
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Owen Hoff
Ottawa
Winona
Minn
National Guard Association
Boston
Charles Dick
Ohio
Nevada
Defender of Corporations Fights New York County DA
George W. Perkins, ally of J. Pierpont Morgan, is a leading defender of large corporations and their open publicity. He argues corporations solve major economic problems but is currently at odds with the New York County district attorney over life insurance cases.
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George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Perkins
New York County
Rhoades Opera House Disaster Leaves 167 Dead in Boyertown
Panic and fire at the Rhoades Opera House in Boyertown Pennsylvania claim 167 lives with fear of more buried beneath the ruins. Town of about 2500 grieves as rescuers work in bitter cold to recover bodies and identify remains becoming nearly impossible due to severe burning.
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Boyertown
Rhoades Opera House
Lttle
Tim Taken After First Incident
An event reports Tim was removed from the scene about an hour after the initial incident. No additional details provided in the readable text.
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Tim
Tragic Caloric Light Ignites Fire at Opera House
The Philadelphia and Reading company rushed two carloads of laborers as recovery of corpses proceeded after a tragedy at Rhoades Opera House. A calcinm light misfire splashed coal oil from a tin tank near front of stage causing a volley of flames as Rev. Adam A. Weber and others attempted to douse the blaze. About 425 people were in the 3 story brick building with 60 local performers on stage.
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Philadelphia and Reading Company
Rhoades Opera House
National Bank
H. W. Fischer
Carlisle
Adam A. Weber
St. John's Lutheran Church
Fire Alarm Sparks Stampede in Packed Hall
Eyewitnesses report a sudden yell of Fire causing a mass rush to the doors as spectators fled a crowded venue. Folding center seats and loose side chairs hindered egress and left many trapped amid the scramble to exit.
Terrible Stampede and Fire Tragedy Reported at City Event
At a crowded venue a fall and jammed exit left many unable to escape as a oil tank ignited. Flames spread among a trapped mass, rescuers freed victims from a six foot high pile on the second floor. Within Hopkinsville Ky January 15 the Kentucky National Guard relieves by Louisvilles governor order with local guard taking over to curb night rider activity.
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Hopkinsville
Kentucky National Guard
Louisville
Willson
Market totals and cattle hogs prices in Chicago trading notes
Chicago markets report mixed hogs with light to heavy shipping grades quoted 4.15 to 4.60 while cattle and sheep show strong to higher bids. Official receipts yesterday 30 475 and 7 570 shipments with estimated receipts today around 38 000 and tomorrow 18 000 to 30 000 in various grade ranges.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Seeks Fair Deal in Statement
A short message from John A. Babcock pledges insistence on a square deal and timely communication. He urges straightforward treatment and clear terms without evasion.
Thugger y in Russia bomb attack and nobleman death
Railway guards repel a band of twenty brigands attacking a train with gold cargo. One guard dies and five attackers are sentenced to death including Prince Dzhayany a Georgian noble who organized the plot. Commentaries on 1907 note varied views among newspapers.
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Tashkint
Russia
St. Petersburg
Bokhara
Dzhayany
Novoe Vremya
Bourse Gazette
Red
von Kauffman
Nicholas
Stolypin
Iswolsky
Vladimir
The
Empire
Uexhull
White Eagle
Railroads
Schaffhausen
Council of the Empire
Count Witte
Farman Predicts Rapid Aerial Travel Advances
Paris January 15 Henry Farman the French aeronaut voices a future for aerial navigation based on combining principles from the Blériot and Santos-Dumont cubic cellular aeroplanes. He foresees an aeroplane omnibus Paris to London in five hours and 1910 flight ranges from thirty to one hundred miles at automobile costs.
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Paris
Henry Farman
Santos Dumont
London
M. Farman
Miss Igna Anderson Pleads for Senatorial Suitor
Miss Igna Anderson from Alaska came to Lincoln Nebraska to plead for her sweetheart John Martin who was convicted of swindling. She asked Governor Sheldon for a pardon promising he would reform and start a business. The governor will consider the request.
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Lincoln
Neb
Igna Anderson
Alaska
John Martin
Sheldon
Goolds Appeal on Murder Sentence Rejected
Vere St Leger Goold and Marie Violet Goold have had their appeal for sentence revision denied. Goold received life imprisonment and Mrs Goold the death penalty by guillotine for the murder of Eya ma Levin in Monte Carlo last summer.
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Monte Carlo
Vere St. Leger Goold
Marie Violet
Goold
Mra. Goold
Eyama Levin
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Sinews
National House
Sims
Boyertown, Pa
Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Grigago
Ill
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