Hearst Hearst Foraker clash echoes in national debate
Cincinnati and New York dispatches detail the Hearst and Taft Foraker exchange with comments from Senator Foraker and John D Archbold of Standard Oil. The letters touch on personal conduct and corporate ties amid the ongoing political controversy. Archbold defends past relations as proper while Foraker recalls legal work for the Standard Oil firm.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Foraker
Hearst
Derrick
Ohio
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Silas McBee
New York
Churchman
C. P. Taft
Standard Oil Company
Congress
Senate
John D. Archbold
Hearst Replies To Foraker In St Louis Speech
Hearst blasts Foraker in St Louis saying he served with Standard Oil and would have denied the matter if he had seen the letters Hearst read. He cites two 1902 letters from John D Archbold praising deposits and urging action on Senator Jones’s bill to modify the Sherman Act. He argues Foraker’s claim the correspondence had no congressional link is false and warns of danger to the republic.
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St. Louis
William R. Hearst
Senator Foraker
Hearst
Columbus
Foraker
Standard Oil
Tam
Broadway
New York
John D. Archbold
Jones
Arkansas
Archbold
United States Senate
Bryan and press battles over free silver in 1896
A fragment recounts a newspaper owner recalling the 1896 Democratic free silver fight. He faced advertiser pressure and a large October deficit of 158000 dollars, yet refused to surrender and called Bryan a shellman at a county fair for political manipulation.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Bryan
New York
Washington asserts no foreign corporation bill in 1900 records
Washington reports congressional records show no bill in 1900 or the first session of the fifty sixth congress relating to foreign corporations as per Kraker Archbold correspondence. The referenced House Bill 500 was a private claims bill not about corporations.
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Washington
Kraker-Archbold
House
Price
Chicago
Hearst
Governor Haskell
Oklahoma
W. R. Heart
Columbus
Haskell
Standard Oil
Francis S. Monnett
Ohio
Monnett
Mr. Hearst
Frank Rockefeller
C. N. Haskell
N. Haskell
W. C. Haskell
W. CC. Haskell
Cleveland
McWinley
District of Columbia
Gradual Improvement Seen in Trade Says Weekly Review
New York Sept 19 R G Dun weekly review notes gradual improvement in the commercial situation and rising confidence. Resumption of factory work is cited as progress while unemployment declines slowly. Water scarcity and uneven early figures for shoe shipments flour output and bank exchanges temper optimism. Steel mills show more business in sight though major projects may wait until after the election. Railways demand for rolling stock and equipment adds value.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade Today
Temple Israel Dedicates 250000 Structure in St Louis
In St Louis the Temple Israel, a 250000 dollar temple at Kings Highway and Washington Boulevard, was dedicated with rabbis from several cities and prominent Jewish laymen. Leon Harrison, the church’s pastor, led the ceremonies as the Corinthian structure showcased Caen stone walls, a 60 by 65 by 94 foot main hall, a grand arch north wall housing the ark and organ loft, and a grilled screen for the choir. The interior gleams with antique gold and red finishes, a crimson carpet, and multicolored stained glass windows.
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St. Louis
Temple Israel
Kings Highway
Washington Boulevard
Leon Harrison
Wicks and Hicks Exchange Witty Remarks in Journal Snippet
In Somerville Journal chatter a playful exchange over admiration and speech is captured with Hicks denying admiration and Wicks remarking on a rosebud mouth. the brief dialogue highlights social banter and characterization in a small-town paper.
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Hicks
Somerville Journal
Prohibitive Tariff Sought by Paper Official
Frank J. J. Sensenbrenner, vice president of Kimberley & Starke, urged Congress to raise the wood pulp tariff to force Canada to curb pulp exports. He argued U S prices for print paper have fallen since 1879 due to bigger mills, faster machines, and economies, despite rising raw material costs. Ballou of Menasha Paper noted transport as the key to pulp supply, while forest conservation claims prompted new scrutiny in Washington.
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Appleton
Wis
Frank J. J. Sensenbrenner
Kimberley & Starke Comming
Congressional Investigation Committee
Canada
Sensenbrenner
Semsenbrenner
United States
Congressional Committee
ADMITS EASTERN SUPERIORITY IN PAPER PRODUCTION
Chairman Mann questioned Sensenbrenner on why eastern mills can print paper cheaper than western mills located near wood sources. The witness argued eastern managers are better, and he believes pulpwood supply in this region will suffice for several years, though he warns that now is the time to prepare for wood supply.
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Mann
Sensenbrenner
Forest fires rage across many regions as rain slows spread
Reports show fires in Catskills Maine and Ontario burning sharply with heavy rain improving conditions in Minnesota. Authorities say the powder trust case will soon start and battles intensify in Persia over Tab riz. Taft and Bryan scheduled to speak in Chicago on October 7 at the Association of Commerce dinner.
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Catskill Mountains
Minnesota
Ontario
Michigan Federation of Labor
Beveridge
Bryan
Maine
Powder Trust
James Scarlett
Philadelphia
Persia
Tabriz
League of Iowa Municipalities
Ottumwa
T. J. Phillips
St. Petersburg
Manchester
England
Taft
Association of Commerce of Chicago
Death of Charles H Myrick former Des Moines club owner
Omaha Neb Sept 19 Charles H Myrick once owned the Des Moines Western Baseball club and served as league vice president. He died at Excell Springs Iowa and was buried at Odebolt Ia his former home. He was fifty four years of age.
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Charles H. Myrick
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines Western Baseball Club
Excelsior Springs
Odebolt
Cholera reports show decline with new cases and deaths
Manila dispatch notes twenty three new cholera cases and six deaths in the latest twenty four hour period ending 8 a m The epidemic continues to recede with improving conditions observed by authorities
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Manila
New York Woman Becomes Nun at Corpus Christi Convent
Mrs. Gen. Merriam Hyde, born Oliver Prince Buel, takes vows as Sister Mary of the Tabernacle at the Corpus Christi Convent of the Perpetual Adoration at Hunters Point. Her vow marks a life-long commitment after her husband’s illness and presumed death, with her return to a religious garb following a year of observance.
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New York
Corpus Christi
Hunters Point
Merriam Hyde
Oliver Prince Buel
Mary
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Hudson River
Vanderbilt divorce decree filed in New York Supreme Court
The final decree in the divorce of Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was filed with Justice Gerard after an interlocutory decree three months earlier. No opposition from Vanderbilt was noted, and the proceeding now rests with Justice Gerard as a formal step to completion.
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New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Gerard
Supreme Court
Vanderbilt
Gerald
Cadets Condemned for Revolutionary Society in Vilna
Three cadets at the military school in Vilna are sentenced to exile in Siberia after forming a society that used cadet officers to prepare for revolutionary activity. The court ruling flags the group as a threat to stability and orders punishment for their alleged actions.
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Vilna
Russia
Maitial
Siberia
Woman Killed By Auto In Joliet
Joliet Illinois September 19 city treasurer Martin B Schuster while driving ran over and killed Mrs John Lye of 305 Allen Street. The woman became confused and stepped in front of the machine.
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Joliet
Martin B. Schuster
John Lye
Allen Street
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reports Sept 19 1908
The Chicago markets show slow activity across hogs cattle and sheep on Sept 19 1908 with receipts estimated around 7 000 hogs and 2 000 sheep and cattle. Prices vary by grade from light to heavy ship’s grades with hogs 6 60 to 7 40 and cattle and sheep showing steady to slow movement amid poor quality.
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Chicago
John A Babcock delivers a square deal notice
John A Babcock pledges a fair, square deal in a brief, unnamed public notice emphasizing integrity and service. No further details are provided in the readable fragments.
Wrights Aeroplane Disaster At Fort Myer Explained
Washington Sept 19 Fort Myer rests in gloom after the aeroplane crash that killed Lieut Thomas Selfridge and seriously injured Orville Wright. Investigators and colleagues trace the accident to abnormal vibration of a control wire striking a propeller blade, breaking the blade and wire, with Chanute offering the final cause as a guide wire fault. Sympathy messages pour in for Wright at the Fort Myer hospital.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Thomas R. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Orville Wright
Army
Wright Taylor
Octave Chanute
Wright
Mark Twain House Robbed and Counter Notice Issued
Redding Conn September 19 Mark Twain’s home was robbed of dining room silverware Thursday night. Deputies were fired upon in a pursuit that left a deputy sheriff wounded, but the burglars were captured and jailed. Twain posted a humorous warning on the door describing where to find the remaining items and instructing burglars to be quiet.
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Redding
Conn
Mark Twain
Clemens
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