McKinley Birthday Banquet Highlights Taft Rhetoric
Cleveland reports McKinley Day at the Tippecanoe club with Secretary Taft as guest of honor. Taft defended McKinley policy on finance and colonial acquisitions while speakers praised the martyred president. Vorys Brown and local leaders discussed Ohio politics and campaign strategy. Taft left for Washington after a public reception and luncheon.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Tippecanoe Club
Taft
Republic
Ohio
Philippines
Carrbbean
Porto Rico
Clarence Edwards
United Sates Army
Dunvcan EB. McKinlay
California
Myron T. Herrick
Union Club
Tippecanoe
The
Red Cross Society
Vorys
Arthur Vorys
Walter C. Brown
Republican State Committee
Brown
Chamber of Commerce Hall
State
Washington
Hughes Indorsed by GOP for Republican Nomination
New York. The Republican county committee unanimously adopts a resolution endorsing Governor Hughes for the Republican nomination and also endorses President Roosevelt’s administration. Boston. The Democratic state committee in a harmonious meeting strengthens its organization and considers an indorsement of William J. Bryan, later tabling it. New Orleans. Lieutenant Governor J. Y. Sanders' victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primaries is conceded. Huron, S. Dak. The Democratic state central committee plans the Rapid City national convention for June 14 and the Mitchell state convention for April 7.
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New York
Republican County Committee
Hughes
Roosevelt
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Huron
Democratic State Central Committee
Rapid City
Mitchell
Bry Wan
Boston
Democratic State Committee
William J. Bryan
Ice accident at Cass Lake saves youths and girls
An ice beat on Cass Lake broke into an airhole and dumped Marion Bruce Lucille Davis Bruce Bromley Goodman Jacobs and Donald Patterson all about seventeen into thirty feet of water. The youths are strong swimmers and rescued themselves and the girls.
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Pontiac, Mich
Cass Lake
Marion Bruce
Lucille Davis
Bruce Bromley
Goodman Jacobs
Donald Patterson
Pontiac
Pension measure for Kentucky Confederate veterans
Frankfort Kentucky January 30 Senator Revaker introduced a bill providing a pension of 125 dollars per year for all disabled and indigent Confederate veterans in Kentucky.
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Frankfort
Revaker
Kentucky
Leighton Business District Destroyed by Fire
The business section of Leighton near Oskaloosa Iowa was wiped out by a blaze. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars. Reported there was no fire protection in the area.
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Oskaloosa
Leighton
Seattle Miner Arrested in Series of Roberts Family Attacks
John Hurst of Seattle was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill George M. Roberts and his family using dynamite and other weapons. Detectives thwarted a latest attempt, marking the fourteenth known assault on the Roberts residence. Hurst previously faced related charges and denies the present accusation.
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Seattle
Wash
George M. Roberts
John Hurst
Roberts
Hurst
Secret marriage sequel shocks New York hospital
Mrs. George B. Sears maydying after taking poison following a secret marriage announced to newspapers. Born Au gusta Bleckman of St. Louis she had previous marriage in New Orleans and separated from her first husband. A note asked that Mrs. Niedringhaus be notified.
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New York
George B. Sears
Sears
Augusta Bleckman
St. Louis
d’Amron
New Orleans
H. F. Niedringhaus
Markets Reflect Mixed Wheat and Livestock Prices
Chicago board quotes show wheat futures fluctuating with Jan at 6.06 and May around 1.01 while corn and oats hold steady. Live Stock receipts steady with hogs near 4.30 to 4.35, cattle 5.00 to 6.50 for primes, lambs 6.75 to 7.80, and feeders mixed. East Buffalo reports slower cattle and softer hogs with lambs steady to higher.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Linois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
Gompers Opposes Private Interest in Money Issue
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, testifies before the house banking committee on currency law advising against private control of money issuance. He criticizes banks earning interest on bonds used to back bank notes and argues for constitutional authority to issue money by the government.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Gompers
United States
Representative Powers
Maine
Rio de Janeiro A Charm of Natural Harbor and Growth
Rio de Janeiro welcomes ships into a deep water bay framed by Organ Mountains and distant hills. The city sits on crescent shores with islands dotting the harbor and a populace nearing 900000, reflecting a stable growing capital of Brazil.
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Rio de Janeiro
Bay of Rio
Pension grant increase proposed for widows of veterans
Washington January 30 A general Pension bill would raise the pension roll by about 12 million dollars if ratified. It would pay 12 dollars a month to widows of Mexican war Indian war Civil War Spanish War veterans, with counts totaling roughly 7,400 8,700 18 000 and about 1,000 respectively.
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Washington
House
Sulloway
N. B
Committee On
Tillman Cries For Light In Treasury Probe
Washington January 30 The reply of Secretary Cortelyou to the senate resolution asks for more time and information regarding treasury department operations connected with the investigation.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Senate
Treasury Department
Senate in Brief on Cortelyou Report Printing Incident
Senate members mocked Secretary Cortelyou for printing rather than writing his reply to the treasury inquiry. Minor bills passed as talks on a strengthened American merchant marine dominated House debate on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill with limited progress.
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Senate
House
Washington
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Tillgan
Alward Announces Run for Congress in Michigan District
Dennis F. Alward, reading clerk of the house for twelve years, says he will seek election to Congress in Michigan's eleventh district after Representative Darragh declined renomination.
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Washington
Dennis FE. Alward
House of Representatives
Congress
Michigan
Darragh
Move for ab Income Tax in Washington
Washington scene notes a move for an income tax, with Senator Gort referenced in the brief item from July 80. The snippet hints at legislative action and political debate surrounding tax policy.
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Washington
Jam
Gort
Oskaloosa Lad Dragged to Death by Cow Rope
Jay Patchin twelve son of a prominent real estate man was killed when a cow dragged him after a rope looped over his neck. The accident occurred in Oskaloosa on January 30 and drew sympathy from many school friends.
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Oskaloosa
The
Evening Journal
Jay Patchin
Oklahoma Introduces Joint Resolution for Income Tax Amendment
A joint resolution was introduced to amend the constitution giving Congress the power to levy an income tax, either graduated or otherwise. The move seeks to authorize federal taxation beyond existing limits and set criteria for implementation.
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Okla
Congress
Riverside NJ without police or jailhouse
Riverside New Jersey, a town of about 4000 residents, lacks a paid police force and a lockup. Elsewhere in the country new rules appear, including New York making unnecessary noise near a hospital a punishable offense. Kansas grows dwarf broom corn for whisk brooms, and Vermont lacks a fixed legal workday hours rule. Granite cutters and government workers often log eight hours, while many plants run nine or ten hours and farm labor remains sun to sun.
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Riverside
N. J
New York
Kansas
United States
Vermont
Live Stock Market Report Chicago Jan 30 1908
Official receipts yesterday 61629 and shipments 7511. Estimated receipts today 40000 with market slow. Hogs ranged 4.08 to 4.35 for rough to heavy, cattle 1500 steady, sheep 12000 weak. Tomorrow’s expectations show bulk hogs 4.20 to 4.25 and western cattle 3.70 to 4.60 with lambs 5.00 to 7.20.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Texas
Market Readings Show Mixed Day With Cattle Slack
The report notes light activity with higher prices than yesterday across livestock and grain sectors. Mixed packer demand at 3086 and 410 to 4 points show varied prices for sheep, hogs, and cattle while rough grades and heavy shipping indicate cautious buyers.
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Yes
John A Babcock Affiliated With Chicago Illinois
A terse note states John A Babcock is with Chicago Illinois and requests timely contact. It emphasizes reliability and a straightforward, square deal oriented message. The wording implies a personal business or employment context.
Architect Huston in Criminal Trial Over Capitol Furnishings
In Harrisburg the trial of Joseph M. Huston and four co defendants reveals alleged fraud in capitol furnishings. Witness Rev Samuel Huston and Stanford Lewis describe the per foot charging scheme with sofas tables and clothes trees measured and billed to the state at inflated feet and prices. The commonwealth details forged certificates and price padding as part of the alleged scheme.
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Harrisburg
Joseph M. Huston
Samuel Huston
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Stanford B. Lewis
Capitol
Rev
Huston
Europe
John E. Sanderson
Sanderson
Lewis
June wedding in January in Minneapolis story
Harry Zier a leading Minneapolis figure married Jane Jereny in Pittsburg with ceremony at St Stephens church on January 18. The couple will reside in Minneapolis after the wedding and Zier is the son of the late Dr BE B Zier former Elks leader.
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Minneapolis
Harry Zier
Pittsburg
California
St. Stephens’ Episcopal Church
Zier
Jane Jereny
BE. R. Redhead
8&J. Stephens
BE. BR. Zier
Minneapolis Lodge of Elks
Funeral of Post-Dispatch Aide Held at St Margaret's
The funeral for Frank B. Onell assistant manager of the Post-Dispatch was held at St Margaret's church in St Louis with a large attendance of business and professional men. Interment was private. A letter from Francis E. Owell son of the deceased who is in Cuba arrived just before the service. Efforts to notify him had been fruitless.
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St. Louis
Frank B. Onell
Post-Dispatch
St. Margaret's Church
Francis E. Owell
Cuba
School Girls Win Their Strike in Carmi
Fourteen high school girls who walked out last Friday over alleged discrimination by a teacher were expelled but later reinstated by a unanimous vote of the school board. The group returned to school in a body and resumed classes after the decision.
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Carmi
Boars
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Culberson
Secretary of the Treasury
Lodge
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North Americans Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
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Pennsylvania
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