Senators Fight Taft Machine in Post Office Appointments
In Washington on January 16 Senators For ker and Dick vow to block federal patronage used to build a Taft machine. They lead a probe into about twenty five Ohio post office appointments, with several already held up, signaling strong Senate resistance to perceived presidential influence. Other debates focus on bribery, public office nominations, and penalties for bribery involving officials and corporations.
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Washington
Poat
Ohio
Post Office Committee
Taft
National Bank Proposal for United States National Bank of America
A bill by Fornes proposes a Washington based national bank with $100 million capital, funded by 60 million in gold bonds and 40 million from national banks. The secretary of the treasury chairs a 25 member board, with branches in major cities and a 1958 sunset, plus potential notes up to 400 million on secure deposits.
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Washington
United States National Bank of America
Fornes Dem
New York
United States
United States National Bank of Americans
Congress
Chicago
New Orleans
Boston
Denver
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Portland
Ore
Secretary of the Treasury
General National Bank
Senate and House in Brieg Discuss War Funding Cut
The senate and house in Brieg Washington on January 16 approved a joint resolution reducing the war expenditure from 15 million to 11 million dollars. The remainder of the session focused on debate over the war effort and related measures.
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Senate
House
Brieg
Washington
United States
Hobson Pushes Naval Bill at White House Visit
Representative Hobson, a strong navy advocate, met with the president at the White House and later introduced a bill to provide a navy adequate for national defense. The measure would fund $50,000,000 annually for new battleships and authorize up to $50,000,000 in one year for war material, with force levels increased by 1,000 enlisted men and officers as battleships are authorized.
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Washington
Hobson
White House
Monet Security and Defense
Tragic Boyertown Fire Leaves 170 Dead with 115 Identified
Coroner Strasser reports 170 dead from the opera house blaze in Boyertown Pennsylvania. Of 168 bodies in improvised morgues only 115 are identified, with many found headless or unrecognizable. Relatives search for missing loved ones as morgue scenes move spectators to tears.
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Boyertown
Strasser
Jacob Johnson
Negro Arrested for Murder In Kansas City
Claude Brooks known as Slim, a Black man, was arrested in Carrollton Missouri on a murder charge after the body of Stanley Herndon was found dead in his apartments. Brooks says he robbed the corpse of 150 dollars.
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Kansas City
Claude Brooks
Slim
Carrollton
Stanley Herndon
Brooks
Maryland fills Senate seats in joint convention
Maryland’s General Assembly in joint convention elected Walter Smith to a full six year term in the United States Senate beginning March 4 1909 and declared William Pinckney Whyte elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Gorman.
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Maryland
Annapolis
General Assembly of
Walter Smith
United States Senate
William Pinckney Whyte
Gorman
Plowing reported in Stanley County South Dakota
News from Stanley county centers Trayes and Phillip describe plowing in early January. The winter has been unusually mild across central and western South Dakota, making it seem late in the season.
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South Dakota
Pierre
Stanley County
Trayes
Phillip
New Rule Against Railways Approved in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Jan 16 Commissioners Williams and Clark of the State railway committee approved a plan requiring railway officials to provide photographs and full wreck details. The plan orders a description of equipment used and an explanation of the disaster cause.
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Lincoln
Neb
Williams and Clark
State Railway Committee
Students move to form Hughes club at Brown University
Brown University senior class authorizes a committee to form a Hughes club aimed at backing Governor Hughes for the presidency. The class president is empowered to appoint the committee and lead the effort in Providence Rhode Island.
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Hoom Hugh
Providence
R. I. Jance
Brown University
College Hughes Club
Governor Hughes
Nebraska Democratic Convention Set for Omaha March 5
The Democratic state central committee in Lincoln announces the state convention will be held in Omaha on March 5 to select delegates to the national convention.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic State Central Committee
Omaha
Japan cabinet trouble and Aoki interview at Honolulu talks
In Tokyo and Honolulu reports warn of a looming cabinet crisis as Finance and Communications ministers resign. The diet faces possible dissolution after spring elections with the budget and immigration questions dominating debate. Viscount Aoki critiques labor migration to America amid isolationist views. Livestock outlook grim as stockmen face losses and deflated prices. Roosevelt policy on public lands and forest reserves becomes a convention issue.
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Tokio
Sainoji
Finance
Honolulu
Viscount Aoki
United States
America
Japan
Asia
Korea
Manchuria
Munro MacKenzie
MacKenzie
Roosevelt
Outlook Alarm: Denver Hosts Live Stock Convention Plans
In Denver on January 16 the convention programme for the American National Live Stock association is outlined. The agenda focuses on industry challenges and policy discussions expected at the annual gathering.
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Denver
The
American National Live Stock
Trial Ends Abruptly in Quinto Abduction Case
In New York on January 16 an epileptic seizure struck juror after the Long Island City trial of Rocco Quinto. The jury had reached a verdict on charges of abduction and assault involving 15 year old Minnie Ferraro whom Quinto allegedly enticed from her home and held for two weeks. The judge declined to accept the verdict due to the juror’s collapse.
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New York
Rocco Quinto
Long Island City
Quinto
Minnie Ferraro
Attorney General to Challenge Club Liquor Exemption
St Paul Jan 16 Attorney General Young says he will seek the state supreme court to overturn Judge Kellys Ramsey county district court ruling that the Minnesota club is exempt from the liquor license law and from the Sunday sale ban.
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St. Paul
Jan
Young
State Supreme Court
Kelly
District Court
Ramsey County
Minnesota Club
Murder Puzzles the Authorities in Westchester
New York January 16 homicide puzzling authorities. The body of Frank Nunno a wealthy young banker was found beside his wagon on a lonely road near Ardsley. He had been stabbed in the neck after a struggle and a large sum of money along with his watch disappeared.
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New York
Westchester County
Frank Nunno
Ardsley
Nunno
Missing Otter Creek trustee suspected in cash shortage
Bondsmen report James Risher, former Otter Creek township trustee, is $2,000 short. His wife surrendered five acres and a house. Risher has been missing for a month. he could have drawn up to $5,000, with speculation that lavish spending caused the shortage.
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Teece Haute
Lad
Dan
James Risher
Otter Creek Township
Risher
New Road Formally Opened In Wisconsin Line
An engine and a combination passenger and baggage car left Green Bay for Scandinavia, with the trip marking the formal opening of the new Waupaca Green Bay line. The route extends from Waupaca to Scandinavia via diversion over the new road.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay and Western Road
Scandinavia
Waupaca
Quake Shakes Gonaives Namely Port au Prince Area
An earthquake struck Gonaives sixty five miles northwest of Port au Prince. Some houses collapsed and others were damaged but no deaths reported. Communications with the town are cut. Aftershocks continue and a tidal wave followed the first quake.
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Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Gonaives
Thaw insanity defense witnesses questioned in New York trial
Still proving that mad defense is insanity, Thaw case sees new testimony about his irrational behavior. Coroner’s jury members recalled Thaw’s irrational conduct the day after the Stanford White shooting.
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New York
Adhorne
Harry K. Thaw
Young Thaw
Stanford White
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Jan 16 1908
Chicago markets report brisk hog and cattle trading with receipts and fattening prices. Hogs ranged from 4 15 to 4 55 with heavy lots at 4 20 to 4 55. cattle and sheep mostly steady with Texas and western cattle quoted at 3 20 to 4 60 and sheep around 3 60 to 5 70. Estimated receipts today about 38 000 hogs and 10 500 cattle and sheep combined.
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Texas
Chicago
Grain market report from Beach-Wickham Grain Co
The report lists bid ranges for commodities with light 420 to 465, mixed packers 425 to 4624? Heavy shipments 425 to 4624, rough 425 to 430, cattle steady others weak. Sheep steady. Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company. 544 545 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A Babcock and North American Commission Company
A cryptic note from Chicago Illinois references John A Babcock and The North American Commission Company with a promise of a fair deal and an invitation to write anytime. The fragment implies commercial 연락 and willingness to negotiate.
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The
Commission Company
Planned Sensation Sparks Hamill Near Fatal Threat
Chicago reports detail a near-murder during Attorney Samuel R. Hamill’s Walsh case as Beatrice Metcalfe of Terre Haute attempted to shoot him while he addressed the jury. Metcalfe, arraigned on assault with intent, demanded funds and claimed a divorce promise. Hamill denied any improper relation and said he advised her away from pursuing a case.
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Chicago
Samuel R. Hamill
Walsh
Beatrice Metcalfe
T Haute
Federal Building
United States
Foote
Hamill
Terre Haute
Man Attempts Self Harm on Railroad Tracks in Kenosha
In Kenosha Wisconsin January a demented man named Matt Petrauska seized a prayer book and a crucifix while lying on the Chicago and North Western tracks at the station. The train’s fireman jumped from the engine to pull him free before wheels could crush him.
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Kenosha
Wis
Matt Petrauska
Milwaukee
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Michigan Central orders wide layoffs due to earnings drop
Detroit January 16 report says divisions have been ordered to lay off as many employees as business will permit amid a decline in earnings and reduced activity across the railway system.
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Michigan Central Detroit
Michigan Central Railway
Kenora Flour Mill Worth Million Destroyed by Fire
The Maple Leaf flour mill at Kenora valued at over a million dollars was completely burned. The blaze disrupted wheat supply in Kenora, located about 130 miles east of Winnipeg.
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Man
Kenora
Kenora Lo
Bea
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