Welcome to Georgia President Roosevelts visit in Atlanta
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Atlanta with large crowds estimated at around one hundred thousand. Gov. Terrell and officials greet him as he travels Peach Tree street toward Piedmont park for a state fair address. A later speech in Jacksonville is noted along with other regional events and a bank indictment in Louisville.
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President Roosevelts Visit to Mother's Roswell Homestead
The president visited his mother’s ancestral home in Roswell Georgia on his southern trip. He arrived at 7 30 joined by Senator and Mrs Clay for breakfast. He toured the old Bulloch mansion now owned by J J D Wing with two former servants, greeting them with warmth and recalling his mother Martha Bulloch’s girlhood.
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Martha Tulloch
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jackson
Town Presbyterian synod to meet in Vinton next year
The Presbyterian synod of Town selects Vinton as next year’s meeting place. In Strattonsville Pa a fire nearly wipes out the town with losses around 50 000 dollars. Milwaukee Coke and Gas reports plans to raise capital from 1 000 000 to 2 000 000. A body believed to be Dr G H Grant of Buffalo NY is found butchered in the New Central railroad tunnel in New York. The National Metal Trades Association and National Founders Association merge at Cinemati. Do it Wen.
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Presbyterian Synod of
Vinton
Strattonsville
Milwaukee Coke and Gas Company
G. H. Grant
Buffalo
N.Y
New Central Railroad
Ancient Egyptian land surveying roots and Genoa carriage clubs
Survey of land measurement traces to Nile floods and calendar based methods used by ancient Egyptians. It notes a Genoa custom where wealthy and middle class families own shared carriages and horses, rotating usage among themselves.
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Genoa
Unclear Brain Diagnosis Sparks Dark Quip in Syracuse
A fragmented Syracuse Herald snippet shows a gag about brain disease tied to a dead man and a remark on necktie choice. The quotation includes a doctor claiming brain involvement and a satirical line about letting a specific man pick neckties, reflecting a wartime or crime era mood.
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Syracuse Herald
James McKeen Named as Hughes Investigation Aide
James McKeen acting as principal assistant to Charles E. Hughes in the New York legislature inquiry. He hails from Maine, is of Scotch Irish descent, Bowdoin graduate, grandfather first president there, and leads the Hamilton Club in Brooklyn.
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Charles E. Hughes
New York Legislature
Na Maine
Bowdoin College
Hamilton Club
Brooklyn
City committee probes alderman bribery claim
A mayoral committee in Jacksonville, led by Aldermen A. Capps F. Hairgrove and W. Cobb, found that Alderman Babb sought 2300 from Burlington officials before an ordinance passed. Babb allegedly named other aldermen who denied authorization and were exonerated. the two-thirds vote to expel was not reached.
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Jacksonville
Davis
A.7 Capps
F. P. Hairgrove
W. Cobb
Burlington
Babb
T. J. Kendrick
Mike McGinnis
H. H. Higgins
J. D. Govela
J. Bart Johnson
Nion Hale
Thone
Sion
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Governor Orders Police on Crowd Disturbances
A governor has issued orders directing police to move directly against mobs during any preliminary volleys, outlining restrictions and expected response to tumultuous disturbances.
Health warning on alum baking powders and labeling
A public health notice warns that alum baking powders are harmful and widely condemned by physicians. It notes state laws branding alum content and that in DC the use of alum in bread and baked goods is a misdemeanor. It cautions buyers to check price signals as indicators of alum content.
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United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Very Large Liner Amerika Arrives On Maiden Voyage
New steamer Amerika arrives at Sandy Hook after 7 days 17 hours 12 minutes from Cherbourg. She carries 1031 passengers and exceeds rival tonnage, with a record displacement among transatlantic liners. Weather limited by one Newfoundland storm, voyage accomplished near record speed.
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Avalides
No Excuse For Him at Navy Yard Inquiry
Springfield Oct 20 The Attorney General and Pay Director James A Sting held a hearing to inquire into alleged mismanagement at the navy yard. The session discussed the general storekeeper post and related duties as part of a broader naval administration review.
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James A. Sting
Navy Yard
Navy
Humaber
Market Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Decline in Chicago
Chicago market notes from October 21 1908 show hogs and cattle trading weak to steady with opening prices mixed. Heavy packing and shipping grades hold, while light hogs and mixed packers move lower. overall receipts and leftovers noted, with estimates for today and tomorrow.
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Whicago
Public Printing Reforms Aim to Save Government Money
Landis testifies before a committee on reducing government printing costs claiming a 1,000,000 yearly saving is possible. He argues reductions would compel departments to select and sift material, and questions if expenditures are justified by benefits to the country.
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U I Representas Hive
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Imne Tee
Congress
Bureus
Inquiry on Government Printing Waste and Reform Efforts
A Senate and House printing inquiry critiques vast unneeded documents piling in Washington and across departments. It notes potential savings from stricter distribution and scrutiny, citing a projected special printing cost near two million dollars without reform.
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