Taft Strikes Back as Rivers and Harbors Clash
A dramatic Rivers and Harbors session in Washington featured Rep J Hampton Moore denouncing Ohio favored projects and triggering a caustic reply from President Taft at the White House. Rep Small condemned Taft and Speaker Cannon faced questions over Paterson selections as the debate over lakes to the gulf vs Mississippi Ohio routes intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
White House
Cannon
Congress
J. Hampton Moore
Philadlphia
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Champ Clark
House
Taft
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
John H. Small
North Carolina
W .K. Kavanaugh
St. Louis
St Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
Kavanaugh
Naten
Tikes
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
Mississippi
Enviners
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Small
Norfolk
Gulf
Speaker Cannon
Sheaker Cannon
Ache |Son
Pennsylvania
Adiison
Moore
Gulfs
Waite House
Martial Law Shuts Down Honduras Turmoil Grows
A revolutionary outbreak is feared in Honduras. Martial law is proclaimed in the capital and major cities. Political prisoners surge as arrests mount under President Dayilla. Former President Bonilla and Gen. Dienicho are ordered held. The Navy sends cruiser Tacoma to Puerto Cortez to protect Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Honduras
Dayilla
Policarpo Bonilla
Dienicho
Guietterez
Devilla
Navy Department
Tacoma
Puerto Cortez
Cristobal
Honduran
Republicans Outspend Democrats in House Campaign Funds
Reports filed with the House clerk show the Republican committee raised 77,461 and disbursed 74,373, while the Democratic group took in 27,799 and paid out 27,771. The largest Republican contributor was Rep. William B. McKinley with 60, and various figures from Union League Philadelphia to notable state committees added to the total. Major disbursements included payments to several speakers and campaign staff, with notable names such as Taft cabinet members and ambassadors listed among contributors and beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Mc . Kinley
Farmer’s Fund
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic Committee
Charles H. Duell
Republican Committee
James T. Saoyd
House of Representatives
Republican
William B. McKinley
UnionsLeague Club
Philadelphia
Republican State Committee of
Louisiana
Leslie M Shaw
Manufacturer's Club of
John Pitcairn
Fittsburg
National Republican Committee
Democratic Fund
W. C. Beer
New York City
South Trimble
Frankfort
J C. Mayo
Paintsville
Democratic State Committee
Georgie
Champ Clark
Missouri
Burle~son
Texas
Olle M. James
Kentucky
Taft
Hitchcock
Imon Kerens
St. Louis
Austria-Hungary
David Jayne Hill
Rochester
Charles Dyer Norton
Root
United States Senate
Duncan McKinlay
California
A. Rankin
Chicago
John Wesley Hill
New York
Food prices rise in Alaska and cod fetch high port prices
Reports from Seattle and Alaska describe rising costs in the Iditarod country with sugar at 2 cents a pound bacon ham and flour in proportion and horses in demand at $5 per hour. The Hattie A Hackman schooner sold cod at $5.50 per hundred pounds for large fish and $3 for medium fish as prices climb due to demand for foodstuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Iditarod
Gloucester
Masga
Dec
Hattie A. Hackman
Harmon Sees Taft Throngs in Capital Visit
President Taft and Ohio Governor Harmon spent about a half hour together in the White House complex with warm, friendly exchanges. Harmon, fresh from a big Ohio Democratic victory, drew strong interest from politicians in Washington as he planned conferences after a Philadelphia stop. Governors, Senators, and House members greeted him, while Harmon’s bank of supporters signaled a possible national campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
Gov
Harmon
Ohio
Mexico
Cincinnati
Gov. Foraker
Y Taft
United States
Republican
Norton
White House
City
Washington
Philadelphia
Senator Taylor
Tennessee
Taliaferro
Florida
Congress
Governor avoids presidential talk after lively public event
A parade of Democratic leaders and delegates greeted the governor as he toured a city, with many alluding to his presidential prospects. He declined discussing Ohio politics, preferring to speak with influential figures later. Fatigued, he and Adjt. Gen. Weybrecht returned to their railroad sleeping car after a long day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Adjt
Weybrecht
Fails to Clear Himself in Murder Trial
Austin Greaves, who defended himself, was sentenced to imprisonment for first degree murder in the killing of neighbor Alfred H. Hunter. He called his children Goldie and John to testify, claiming neighborhood persecution. He urged jurors to convict only if doubt remained, asking for death if guilty and urging accountability otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Austin Greaves
Alfred H. Hunter
Greaves
Goldie
John
Bis
Hunter
Alfred Hunter
Lehrs deny disagree. Baltimore man at home recovering
Henry Symes Lehr is at his mother Mia Lehr’s Baltimore home recovering from nervous dyspasia. Reports of a marital dispute and hospital transfer were denied. Lehr planned to stay in Baltimore then join wife in New York. He had returned from New York after overwork and attended a theater that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Washington Post
Henry Symes Lehr
Mia
Robert Lehr
East
Madison Street
New York
Dewey Resigns From Boy Scouts Amid Letters
New York December reports letters of resignation issued by William Randolph Hearst for himself Admiral George Dewey and Representative-elect Jefferson M Levy. Dewey who was named secretary says he desires to resign all connection with the organization. Hearst and Levy on the board express satisfaction with management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Boy Scouts
Wilam Randolph Hearst
George Dewey
Jefferson M. Levy
Admiral Dewey
Hearst
Mr. Levy
Ais
Regrets Snub to Japanese and War Talk Rise
A Tokyo Nippon editorial claims Japan must prepare for war with the United States, while a Pasadena society snub to Admiral Yoshida sparks diplomatic friction. Ambassador O'Brien arrives in Los Angeles noting no likely immediate conflict but diplomatic strain from anti-Japanese sentiment on the Pacific coast. The Nippon article cites US naval and military buildup across the Pacific as a provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Patrick J. O'Brien
Michigan
Japan
Pasadena Society
Yoshida
Ambasagador O'Brien
United States
Pacific
Hava
Philippines
Hawai
Panama
Slupsky Ends Beer Test At Hotel Jefferson
Special to The Weehingen Post reports Col Abe Slupsky completed a three day beer test drinking 20 bottles daily and 20 more for good measure. He earned $250 and a clothing order, then shared a feast with notable guests including A A Busch and J W Wilkerson. He gained eleven pounds and feels fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weehingen
St Louis
Dec
Col
Abe Shipsky
Hotel
Jefferson
Col. Siupsky
A. A. Busch
Eberhardt Anheuser
Adkina
C. Herbst
Milwaukee
J. W. Wilkerson
Savoy Hotel
New York
Col. Stupsky
Kidnapped Italian Boy Found Safe in New York
Giuseppe Longo, five, kidnapped from Brooklyn on November 19, was found by Italian bureau detectives on East Sixty third Street in Manhattan. Six men and one woman were arrested for the kidnapping. the boy was identified by his brother, Michael. Detectives and officers tracked suspects from a lower floor to the top, leading to multiple arrests in a notorious Italian quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whallington Post
New York
Giuseppe Longo
Brooklyn
East Sixty-third Street
Michael Rizza
Bytth
Avenue
Micelli
Sixty-third Street
First Avenue
Bozufii
Miceli
Russell
Bay
Nicholas Rizzo
Michael
Giuseppe
Alout
Nicholas
Carac
Carrao
Little Giuseppe
Stabile
Bervenza
Trabucci
Botti
House 334
Salvatore Glambrone
Salvatore
China to shed absolute rule and crown a constitutional empire
Historic shifts in Beijing point toward a transition from the ancient autocracy. The imperial senate presses for an immediate parliament, moves to curtail the grand council, and signals Prince Ching’s retirement while Duke Tsai Tse is seen as potential prime minister as China steers toward a constitutional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Tsai-Tee
Prince Ching
Peking
Dec
China
Imperial Senate
Imperial Parliament
Senate
Generd Belle
Grand Council
Prince Chun
Ale
Duke Tsai-Tse
Turkish coup plotted plan for military dictatorship
Berlin and Vienna hear rumors of a projected coup at Constantinople to establish a military dictatorship. No confirmation from London as of December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vienna
London
Constantinople
Phone Girls Suspended After Patrol Wagon Ride
In Wheeling West Virginia twelve National Telephone operators called police to escort them home in a patrol wagon during a heavy snow. The girls are suspended pending investigation as Chief Howard Hastings and his lieutenants work to have them reinstated, taking blame themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Washington Post
W. Va
National
Howard Hastings
Five Master Henry Q Barrett Grounds on Virginia Shoals
The five masted schooner Henry Q Barrett capt Dunton from Bangor and Bath Maine bound for Hampton Roads ran ashore at about 10 pm last night on the Isaacs or Nautical shoals just north of Cape Charles on the Virginia coast. Weather is good and wrecking tugs have gone to assist. The 1 664 ton vessel hails from Bath and is not registered.
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Norfolk
Henry Q. Barrett
Dunton
Bangor
Bath
Hampton Roads
Isaacs Or
Nautical Shoals
Cape Charles
Virginia
Barrett
Kind Words Please Berlin on Taft and German Ambassadors
Berlin reports today on addresses by President Taft Count von Bernstorff and Representative Bartholdt at Washington for the unveiling yesterday of the statue of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Press comments express satisfaction at the kind remarks about Germans and Emperor William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Taft
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Bartholdt
Missouri
Baron Frederick Wiliam, von Steuben
Emperor William
Court Finds No General Coal Trust. Temple Iron Violates Sherman Act
United States circuit court in Philadelphia Eastern District holds no broad conspiracy among anthracite railroads or coal companies to restrain trade. It singles out Temple Iron Company for Sherman Act violation and grants an injunction. Gov’t argues 63 percent contracts with independents were coercive. court finds them intrastate and not interstate, leaves coal price changes unchanged. Judge Gray,District’s ruling splits with Buffington and Lanning on separate points. case filed June 1907 amid era antitrust scrutiny. Major defendants listed include Reading Company, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Central Railroad of NJ, Erie, Susquehanna and Western, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia, Dee
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Temple Iron Company
George Gray
Joseph Buffington
William 2. Lanning
Gray
Buffington
Temple Company
Sodge Lanning
Oxevelt
Reading Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Reailroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Erie Railroad
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal Comany
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hillside Coal and Iron Company
New York, Susquehanna and Western Coal Company
Tidewater
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Ontario and Western
Delaware and Hudson
Baer
Reading
Thomas
Lehigh Valley
Woman in Glover murder case linked to threats and beatings
In Cambridge Massachusetts on December 8, testimony for the defense in the Hattie LeBlanc murder trial described Mrs. Lillian Glover threatening to buy a revolver and shoot her husband Clarence F. Glover, and beating Hattie LeBlanc repeatedly. Witnesses, including Mrs. Kate Sampson and Hattie’s sister Irene Langley, testified to confrontations, confessions coerced, and letters showing Glover’s intent to return Hattie home or remove her. The defense sought to prove suppression of evidence and bias by district attorney John J. Higgins as the jury heard additional witness accounts and a firearms expert testified the murder weapon could not backfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tella
Cambridge
Mass
Lillian M. Glover
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Hattie LeBlanc
Kate Sampson
Auburndale
A. Farley Brewer
Glover
Commonwealth
Brewer
Melvin 3. Jopnson
Casily
John J. Higgins
Mr. Johnson
Garriot
Saymour Glover
Johnson
Bond
Abraham le Blanc
Ee West Arbhat
Hattie
Chilaren
United States
Hatte
Hattie le Blanc
Irene le Blanc Langley
Vane
Langley
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W. H. Kavanaugh
Iitend
G.O. P
Heltimare
Pennsylvania Raiload
Merry
Rivers and Udrbors Congress
Bixby
Ransdell
Ohio Valley
Lehrs
Dewey
BOY Scouts
W. R. Hearst
J. M. Levy
O’brien
Pasadena
Tokyo
Slupsky
Baltimore and
Psai-Tse
Five-Master
Steuben
Temple Co
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