Hitchcock Placed as Postmaster General in Taft Cabinet
New Hot Springs Virginia dispatch reports Frank H Hitchcock has accepted the Postmaster Generalship in Taft's coming cabinet. Timothy J Woodruff of New York discusses senatorial plans with Judge Taft. Inaugural advisers named to assist Stellwagen aim to elevate the event beyond predecessors. Payne replies sharply to Van Cleave critic and tariff hearing notes include requests from auto and steel interests and a polemical attack on Roosevelt.
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Hot Springs
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Tim i
Litchcock
Putt
Woodruff
Ware
Timothy J. Woodruff
New York
Woorduff
Washington
Stellwagen
John M. Wilson
U. A
Charles J. Bell
John Joy Edson
J. W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Payne
van Cleave
Charles H. Sherrill
Bar Iron
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
John W. Walton
Cleveland
Nelson Lyon
Tarrytown
N. Y
Lyon
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Philadelphia
Payne Replies To Van Cleave On Tariff Revision
Washington November 28 Serena Payne chair of the house ways and means committee says the tariff bill will be judged by the people after examination of the bill itself and the material before the committee. The sharp exchange with Van Cleave centers on the tariff revision hearing.
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Washington
Elf
Serena Payne
House
Ways and Means
Army versus Navy clash marks final big game of the year
In Philadelphia at Franklin Field on November 28 the Army and Navy meet for a season finale watched by soldiers and sailors from around the world. West Point faces Annapolis with strong defenses and a history of close scores, while betting favors the Army despite the Navy’s strong gridiron record.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Villanova
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Townsend signals bid for speaker with House rules reform
Jackson journalist quotes Representative Townsend after a hunting trip. He says prior talks with supporters cooled post election and he plans to go to Washington. His declared aim is a revision of House rules to diversify the Speaker's committee influence.
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Jackson
Mich
Townsend
House of Representatives
Washington
Committee On Rules
Roosevelt creates Ocala and Dakota national forests
President Roosevelt signed proclamations establishing the Ocala national forest in Marion county Florida and the Dakota national forest in Billings county North Dakota. The Florida tract covers 201 480 acres with about a quarter already taken under land laws, suitable for forest production. The Dakota forest spans 14 080 acres and aims to study planting in a state with only one percent tree growth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ocala National Forest
Marion County
Fla
Dakota National Forest
Billings County
N. D
Territory
Alaska
Scientific Forest Administration
Florida
Mississippi
Dakota Forest
Turkish Envoy Seeks Peace with Austria Hungary
Bilkmet Bey the Turkish chargé d affaires in Vienna met with Baron von Aehrenthal and other Austrian foreign officials. He said Turkey desires peace with Austria Hungary and will act within the law to counteract the Turkish boycott on Austrian and Hungarian goods. He urged agreement on the proposed international congress and said Turkey urged Serbia and Montenegro to maintain peace.
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Vienna
Bilkmet Bey
Baron von Aehrenthal
Foreign Office
Bikmet Bey
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Montenegro
Careful Man and His Umbrella Highlight
A witty caption from the Detroit Free Press notes a man who has kept the same umbrella for years, underscoring his cautious and deliberate nature. The quip plays on the idea of consistency and reliability.
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Detroit Free Press
Chicago Livestock Show Opens With Record Entries
Chicago hosts the International Live Stock exposition for two weeks starting today. Breeders from the U S Canada and Europe bring top cattle sheep swine and horses plus dress ed meat stock seeds and wool gear. Entry totals set records with 1249 cattle 905 sheep 765 horses 258 swine and 3167 overall despite missing exhibits from quarantined states.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Europe
Improvement in Hayti Report From Port au Prince
The foreign office said Hayti shows notable improvement and German merchants seek protection though no demand has come from the German diplomatic representative. With French and United States warships expected soon at Hayti, officials doubt a German vessel will be needed.
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Hayti
Berlin
Foreign Office
Port-au- Prince
United States
Another Man for Speaker in Illinois Race
Harrisburg Illinois November 28 Charles Durfee of Golconda announces his candidacy for speaker of the house in a letter to Representative Lewis E York of Harrisburg Durfees bid centers on southern Illinois backing and he is the lone candidate from that region encouraging his chances in the contest
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Harrisburg
Lewis E. York
Charles Durfee
Golconda
House of Representatives
Durfee
Southern Illinois
Author Mrs. Cowper shoots herself at St Regis Hotel
Mrs Theodore Archibald Cowper of Middletown New York an author shot herself in the head at the Hotel St Regis. She has an even chance to recover. Formerly she was a business partner of James H Wallack a theatre manager who died by his own hand at the Commercial hotel last May. Her husband died in the state hospital eighteen months ago.
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New York
Theodore Archibald Cowper
Middletown
N.Y
St. Regis
James H. Wallack
Ctor
Commercial Hotel
State Hospital
Cholera Outbreak Reemerges in St Petersburg
Asiatic cholera, thought eradicated after three months of prevalence, has broken out again in St Petersburg. In the last twenty four hours there were twenty seven new cases, primarily among well to do families, exhibiting the virulence of early outbreak days.
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St. Petersburg
Memphis Paper Seeks Cash Receiver Appointed for News-Scimitar
In Memphis on November 28 Judge Walter Mahone of the chancery court appointed Judge A C Floyd as receiver for the News-Scimitar Publishing company after bondholders sought relief. Publication will continue under the receiver's direction. Floyd, formerly editor of the Morning News, which merged into the News-Scimitar about two years ago, carries the new role.
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Memphis
Walter Mahone
Chancery Court
A.C. Floyd
News-Scimitar Publishing Company
Milwaukee man Pardonea freed after gubernatorial pardon
Ira B. Smith once a leading Milwaukee businessman and part owner of a wholesale grocery firm was released from the Milwaukee house of correction after Governor Davidson signed a pardon. He had been imprisoned months for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Milwaukee
Ira B. Smith
Bir
House of Correction
Davidson
Milwaukee House of Correction
Boy Hunter Bleeds to Death After Accident
Monroe Mich Nov 28 The eight year old son of William Duffey of Yagerville shot himself in the head accidentally while hunting and bled to death before aid could be summoned.
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Monroe, Mich
William Duffey
Yagerville
Wind storm in Stevens Point kills man and causes heavy damage
A wind storm in Stevens Point Wisconsin killed Charles Lawsen and caused about 150000 dollars in damage to factories and homes. Other incidents include a man dying in Madison and a Milford New Hampshire tannery fire with 125000 dollars losses.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Charles Lawsen
H. C. Crandall
Reynolds, Il
Madison
T. P. Boyle and Company
Milford
N. H
Jean Albert A Gudry
Sorel
Que
House of Lords
Commons
United Staes
Haytis
Kentucky
Caylings
John Bercha
Thomas Garigan
Kreicherville
Staten Island
HOGS AND CATTLE MARKET REPORT Chicago Nov 28 1908
Heavy detail on hog shipper grades and receipts with estimates for today and tomorrow. Markets show bulk light mixed packers and heavy ship grades with steady to higher trends. Grain company furnished the data from Beach Wickham Grain Co with postal telegraph blog notes.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph
Chicago
United States and Japan Seal Pacific Peace and China With Mutual Consult
Washington reports a far reaching agreement between the United States and Japan. The pact supports free peaceful Pacific commerce, mutual restraint, and defence of China's independence and equal opportunity. It binds both nations to consult if events threaten the status quo and to act jointly to protect their interests.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Pacific
China
Popular Bank Plan Aims at St Marys Church Members
In Manchester New Hampshire on November 28 members of St Marys church organized a popular bank inspired by Canadian models. It combines savings and cooperative features with deposits trusted to a board of advisors. Depositors may borrow against savings and shares are issued in their name redeemable anytime.
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Manchester
N. H
Canada
St. Mary's Church
Man in Indiana Displays Religious Mania
English Indiana reports Herman Burghardt who arrived two weeks ago has become mentally unbalanced. He constantly repeats the Lord's prayer, muttering it in his room and kneeling at the church. He says he lived in Oklahoma and sold a farm for 1500 dollars. he brought 750 dollars and deposited it in a bank.
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Ind
Herman Burghardt
Oklahoma
Bolton Ends Life In Barn With Carbolic Acid
George Bolton a 30 year old prosperous farmer in Lipton Indiana apparently tired of living took his own life by drinking carbolic acid. He was in good health and finances and was found dead in a barn with the bottle beside him.
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Lipton
Ind
George Bolton
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National Committee
Brooklyn
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RELD
Michigan
North Dakota
John A. Babcock
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Une
Sam
Manchester, N. H
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