Roosevelt Attends Last Inaugural Church Service
Washington March 1 In inaugural week President Roosevelt attended Grace Reform church for the final time as chief executive. He left with two secret service guards amid a large crowd and later met Taft at the White House for a several hour conference. Roosevelt issued a proclamation summoning Congress in extraordinary session March 4 to receive executive communications, likely including cabinet nominations.
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White House China Closet Exhibition Catalog Prep
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt has prepared a catalogue of presidential china and tableware. One copy will go to Mrs William Howard Taft and another to the public buildings superintendent. The exhibition in the east wing corridor covers most administrations except Van Buren and several earlier terms.
President Sells Out Roosevelt Landau and Stable Equipment
Washington March 1 The presidents stable equipment went to auction with a landau brougham and blankets selling for modest sums. The landau drew 250 dollars, the brougham 130, a carriage whip 75 cents, and the blankets only a few dollars each due to lack of prior advertisement.
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Bryan to Be Lion at Nebraska Dinner Amid Taft Inauguration Honors
While Taft receives honors at the Washington inauguration ball, William Jennings Bryan will headline a "dollar dinner" in Pittsburg on March 1. He is expected to reiterate his presidential campaign convictions in his speech.
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W. J. Bryan
Taft to Take Oath on Century Old Supreme Court Bible
Washington March 1 President elect William H Taft will take the oath of office on the century old Bible in use by the Supreme Court of the United States. The ceremony will mark Taft's assumption of the presidency with the historic document providing the oath.
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Rockefeller Contribution Funds Richmond Hussars Parade
Augusta Ga March 1 By a 300 contribution from John D Rockefeller who is here the Richmond Hussars will be enabled to participate in the inaugural parade in Washington.
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Student Insane From Hazing At University of Oregon
Portland reports Ralph R. Bristol, a University of Oregon student, is insane allegedly due to ice water hazing from December last. In Philadelphia a 15 year old girl Eleanor Fink killed herself with poison after being forbidden to see a boy she loved.
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University of Oregon
Philadelphia
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Wet vote sparks call for resignation of Earlham professor
Richmond Indiana March 1 The resignation of W N Trueblood professor of English at Earlham college is demanded by a Dubin Friends church meeting after his wet vote in the local option election which defeated the anti saloon faction Wayne county remains the only dry area A quarterly Friends meeting is set for next Saturday Twenty five students threaten to withdraw if Trueblood resigns Earlham college maintains close ties with the Friends church.
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Cabinet Assembling Bal linger and Nagel On Way To Inauguration
Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle bound for Washington to attend Taft inauguration to become interior secretary. Charles Nagel named for secretary of commerce and labor travels with Mrs Nagel from Chicago to Washington per St Louis dispatch.
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Poisoning husband case shocks Rockford manse
Mrs. Lora Kauffman is accused of administering poison to her husband Henry Kauffman. Dr. Hains of Chicago reports large quantities of strychnine found in the stomach during analysis. Mrs. Kauffman denies using any drug. The case stems from a report by a scientist.
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Chicago
Chinese student joins Cornell Phi Beta Kappa
Tonfu Hu of Wu Chengh Sien China has been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at Cornell University Ithaca New York March 1 showing scholarly recognition for a Chinese student at the university.
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Government plans to store flood waters in West carry to final stage
Chicago reports detail major reclamation projects to complete this summer. Roosevelt dam in Arizona and the Gunnison tunnel in Colorado are highlights, with 18 million plus in work making fertile about 800000 acres. Cement contracts total 104600 barrels, including 10000 for the Uncompahgre project.
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Negro Admits Killing Girl and Points to Stolen Jewelry
Albia Iowa March 1 John Junken a colored man confessed to murdering Clara Rosen at Ottumwa after stalking her to her sister's home and striking her with his fist then crushing her head with a stone. He said he took her purse and diamond and led investigators to the items found in Ottumwa in the attic of Frank Weaver who is also jailed. Junken to be kept in Des Moines with a tightly guarded jail.
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Des Moines
Patrick Still Makes Fight For Freedom
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of murder by poison in the Rice case, faces the New York appellate division on a habeas corpus writ. He argues the governor Higgins duty bound to issue a valid commutation, contending life imprisonment differs and is harsher than the death penalty and not authorized by statute.
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Grant Farm National Park Proposed Purchase
Washington March 1 Representative Cowdrey of Missouri introduces a bill to buy the 436 acre Grant Farm in St. Louis County Missouri for 400000 dollars. The plan would turn the property into a national park honoring General Ulysses S Grant.
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Two Cent Postage Between U S and Newfoundland
Beginning today a two cent stamp carries a letter between Newfoundland and the United States replacing the former five cent rate. The reform follows efforts by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell who spoke with President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Meyer on the change.
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Valuable Serpent Dead in New York Zoo
The second fer de lance captured, a South American venomous snake, died at the Bronx Zoological Park. Since last April six venom extractions were made, about half a teaspoonful each, and the venom is diluted with sugar of milk for medical use, ensuring a supply that will last for years.
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Baldwin, famed turfman, dies in Arcadia home
E. J. Lucky Baldwin, renowned turf figure, died at his Arcadia residence this morning after several weeks battling pneumonia. The Los Angeles area obituary notes his prominent involvement in horse racing circles and local society.
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Lucky) Baldwin
Arcadia
Sneeze Ends Long Trance Restores Youth to Consciousness
Wilbert Healy a seventeen year old from Bloomfield New Jersey regained consciousness after ten days in a trance following a basketball injury. A cushion fragment apparently cut from a sofa triggered his sneezing which physicians say loosened a brain blood clot aiding recovery.
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Wilbert Healy
Bloomfield
N. J
Markets Show Hogs And Cattle Mixed On Chicago Day
Chicago markets on March 1 1909 report hog receipts estimated at 62000 with varied hog prices from 5 90 to 6 50 and mixed packers from 6 00 to 6 45. Cattle and sheep demand weak to steady with western and Texas stockers and feeders priced 3 40 to 6 60 for cattle and 3 25 to 7 75 for sheep and lambs. Closing figures indicate more activity and slight rise over opening.
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Move in Care of the Insane Advances in Treatment Plan
Springfield March 1 Insane patients in Cook County will be committed to state hospitals by the medical commission method and judges urged statewide to use it where no jury trial is sought The plan aims to remove the belief that insanity is a disgrace and to treat it as a disease needing early medical action Judge Rinaker’s approval is hailed as a major advance and Graves outlines the conference findings The law currently provides voluntary jury and medical commission paths and Graves urges amending lunacy law to allow thirty days for a judicial mental condition determination
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Chicago
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Illinois Medical Journal
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Persos
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Forty-sixth
Likely record high short session appropriations
Washington March 1 The short session of Congress is expected to approve more than 1 008 000 000 in general appropriations with only one of fifteen bills sent to the president for signature making an exact total impossible to determine.
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Congress
Weather forecast for Illinois to Iowa region
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with a chance of rain or snow tonight and generally fair weather on Tuesday. Lower Michigan sees fair today with cooler Tuesday. Local snow for Wisconsin and Iowa today, then generally fair tomorrow.
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