Ironmaster as Host Mrs Roosevelt Is a Guest
Andrew Carnegie hosted a Willard banquet for the Carnegie Institution trustees and prominent guests including Mrs Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks. Informal addresses were given by Carnegie and others as a White House handshaking moment followed.
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Andrew Carnegie
New Willard
Carnegie Institution
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Carnegie
Byilings
Roparett
Fairbbanks
Fairanks
Billings
Joseph Cannon
Misa Cannon
Robert 8. Woodward
Carnenia
Great Northam
John 8. Billings
Charles D. Walcott
John
Bill Ings
John L. Cadwalader
Cleveland
Dodge
Lyman J. Gege
Daniel C. Gilman
Henry L. Higginson
Charles J. Hutchinson
William Lindsay
Seth Low
Wayne MacVeagh
D. St. 1
Weir Mitchell
William W. Morrow
Elvin Root
Charl B. Walcott
Andrew B. White
Darrell Wright
Garrick Club Elects Officers and New Members
At a Garrick Club meeting last night Joseph E. Luckett was elected president Col R P Andrews vice president H S Reger secretary and Don 8 Roseberry treasurer New members elected include J S Hastings George J Drewry R F Lackatt Frank Plyot James F English Edward Stein Fellz Mahoney Henry C Carruth PF Mapp and many others including Admiral Philip Hichborn and W H Harp in a lengthy list of new members.
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Garrick Club
Joseph E. Luckett
Col
R. P Andrews
H. S. Reger
Don 8
Roseberry
Hastings
George J Drewry
R. F Lackatt
Prank Plyot
James F English
Edward Stein Fellz Mahoney
Henry C Carruth
PF Mapp
P J Walsh
W of Gardner
HH Beus
Arthur Nevin
D Remghran
A. Grimes
W. H. Dyar
C Koonce
W. W. Walteco
RT Andrews
WV. Price
E. Specer Blackturn
James Koundy
John Heelan
Charles Staley
George C. Thomas
Frank Hoatoril
Pelee Bovert L. Hough
Philip Hichborn
B. W. P. Liggett
Buford Lynch
Arthur Rodgins
Meest Ober
Frank B. Shafer
J. Marshall Little
Week P. Morgan
W. H. Harp
Republics Sign Treaty With Re-established Diplomatic Ties
A Caracas message to the State Department says Deformbiea and Venezuels have renewed relations once broken during the Matos rebellion. Tensions with the United States linger as Colombia’s stance and cross-border clashes with Matos forces influenced regional hostility and potential coalitions.
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Membia
Venezuela
Deformbiea
Venezuels
United States
Matos
State Department
Caracas
Camro
Colombia
Castro
Panama
Central América
Mexico
Bank Opens Tonight in National City Building
National City Bank plans a morning opening at 146 Street in Washington in a former American Trust building. The bank moves from Fifteenth and the Avenue next week with minor interior changes and a new vault due in January. FP. A. Drury is president with Franklin T. Sanner as vice president and A. G. Clapham as cashier. directors listed. Chief Engineer John F. Stevens departs for New York for Panama Canal work.
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National City Institution
National City Bank
Washington
Americar, Sterrity and Trust Company
Jalter Institution Wll
Fifteenth and the Avenue
Riges Bank
FP. A. Drury
New House
Franklin T Sanner
A. G. Clapham
Roter M Heth
William A Hill
Charles Jxrremer
Charles J. Walker
Wiliam A. Blur
Charles W. Dars
AG. Clapham
T. F Schneider
Henry Evans
Pepe
Washington American League Baseball Club
Colorado Building
Benjaming Mine
Equitable Industrial Lits Insurance Company
District of Columbia
Oy of Washington
Allien C. Clark
Central National Bank OF
Washington City
D. C
Ale Rupe
Ana
Mrs Bradley Wins One Cent Damages in Norfolk Suit
Mrs. Robert Bradley of Washington, daughter of the late Rear Admiral Stevens, sued Watt Bellew Clay for 50000 dollars claiming slander and assault after a department store incident. A jury awarded one cent damages and judged she wore two belts at the time.
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Bradley
Norfolk
Washington Post
van Dee
Robert Bradley
Washington
D. C
Stevens
U.S. N
Circuit Court
Watt, Bellew & Clay
Alfred Clay
Arm
Railroads face federal rebate inquiry in Chicago
Federal grand jury probes rebates by railroad firms with Chicago ties. Subpoenas issued for many railway executives and major shippers as investigations focus on preferential treatment and discount practices. Probes extend to at least three transportation firms with Western headquarters, amid nationwide actions.
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Chicago
Morrison
Moody
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tise
Philadelphia
United States
J. Whitaker Thompson
Grand Jury
New York
Washington
Tods
West
Thompson
Mitchell laid to rest in Portland as thousands pay tribute
The body of United States Senator John H. Mitchell lay in state in the Portland council chamber from removal to 2 pm. Thousands viewed the casket with national colors, a muskets and bayonets guard, and floral tributes. Services at First Congregational Church were by the Order of Elks, with D. S Cohen delivering a eulogy, then burial at Riverview Cemetery following Odd Fellows ritual.
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Portland
Oreg
United States
John H. Mitchell
Riverview Cemetery
Mitchell
First Congregational Church
Order of Elke
D. 8 Cohen
Rogers Willing to Testify in Missouri Suit
M F Elliott general counsel for Standard Oil sent word to Henry Wollman local counsel for Missouri AG Hadley offering to bring H H Rogers and John D Archibald both vice presidents to the January 6 hearing in New York. Rockefeller deposition planned in New Jersey or Virginia with court orders to obtain it.
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Missouri
John D. Rockefeller
Washington Post
New York
M. F. Elliott
Standard Oil Company
Henry Wollman
Hadley
H. H Rogers
John D. Archibald
Mssouri
Standard of Company
Fallot
Rogera
Archhbald
Rockefeller
New Jersey
Virginia
No Appetite Warns Of Vitality Loss And Hoods Sarsaparilla
A health notice asserts loss of appetite signals weakness and potential prostration. It urges taking Hood's Sarsaparilla as a proven alterative tonic said to have cured thousands.
Protest Telegram From Girl Over Kidnapped Fiancé in Nicaragua
Miss Stella Baker, whose fiancé Alphonso Zelaya was abducted on the eve of their marriage, writes a protest to the Nicaraguan president. The telegram from New Orleans arrived for her in Washington as she recovers from shock and grief. Friends suspect motives behind the kidnapping and plan to address the matter with officials, while Minister Cores calls the report private but true.
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Waa
Nicaragua
Washington
New Orleans
Stella Baker
Alphonso Zelaya
Young Zelaya
K Street
Alphonso
Cairo
Miss Cunningham
Miss Baker
Mr. Zelaya
Alil
Zalaya
Legation
Cores
Potters to Banquet Entirely on American China
The United States Potters Association at its twenty sixth annual convention in Raleigh voted to serve a banquet entirely on American made china marking a milestone for domestic ware. President W F Wells of East Liverpool urged showcasing American pottery quality to compete with French English and Austrian wares and endorsed Roosevelt's transportation policies with Esch Townsend bill discussions.
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United States Potters’ Association
Raleigh
W. F. Wella
East Liverpool
Ohio
Roosevelt
Indorse
Wells
Atlantic
France
England
Austria
Art and Design
Willits Rhodes
Rhodes
Washington
Militia in Convention at New Willard Convention City
The Assocation of Naval Militia of the United States met at New Willard in Washington with Capt Edwin Geer presiding. Delegates from Washington included Capt SB Stratton Lieut Commander RB Brummett and Surgeon SB Clifford Cox as eighteen states represented.
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Association of Naval Miliia
United States
New Willard
Washington
Edwin Geer
Naval Militia of
Maryland
Naval Militia
Sidney Bieber
District of Columbia
W. Stratton
R. B. Brummett
Clifford Cox
Union
Congress
Miliary and Naval League
Naval League
Edward Geer
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Mitcheson
Pennsylvania
Kb, Brummett
Permanent Hearst Party formed as Independence League in New York
Supreme Court Justice Stover filed incorporation papers for the Independence League by Thomas Gilleran in New York. The group aims to promote electoral reforms, direct nomination by people, public ownership of utilities, and independent administration of government, uniting existing societies and establishing state and national branches. Eleven directors signed, including William Randolph Hearst and Samuel Seabury. The league will succeed the Municipal Ownership League as a permanent organization.
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Independence League
New York
Washington Post
Supreme Court
Stover
Thomas Gilleran
State of
United States of America
William Randolph Hearst
Samuel Seabury
James G. Phelps Stokes
C. Augustus Haviland
Max F. Ihingen
John Palmer
Melvin G
Franklin Eulogy Highlights Merit in Civil Service
New York December 12. More than 600 Pennsylvanians in New York heard Postmaster General Cortelyou praise Benjamin Franklin at a Waldorf Astoria dinner marking his 200th birth anniversary. Cortelyou urged merit as the controlling factor in all department appointments and promotions, noting Franklin’s early post plans and salary growth.
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New York
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
George RB. Cortelyou
Benjamin Franklin
Cortelyou
Franklin
Rica Porter
Frederick P. Fish
Boston
Maine
Georgia
Mr. Cortelyou
Astaires
Wrankin
Thue
Washington
Jis
Confessed Theft by Post Office Clerk Totals $1800
Eugene I. Hoover a former clerk at Station C Post Office confessed by letter to stealing about $1800 from postal funds during his career. He fled after Monday night shift. investigators say he had falsified accounts for some time. Hoover, 26, married with a two year old, attributes his downfall to betting on horses.
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John W. Cotter
City Post Office
Eugene I. Hoover
Hoover
Cotter
Moorer
Yas
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Brazil lodges protest over Panther incident at Itajahy
The Brazilian minister filed a complaint with the foreign office after the German cruiser Panther operation at Itajahy, asserting a breach of international rights. Berlin promised full, impartial investigation and satisfaction if Germans were in the wrong. Steinhoff was not a deserter, though details remain unclear.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Panther
Itajahy
Bradil
Steinhoff
Buenos Ayres
Brazil
United States
China for the Chinese Movement Gains Credence in China
The Times Shanghai correspondent reports a genuine and widespread anti foreign sentiment after Russia’s defeat by Japan. Causes include the Anglo-Japanese alliance, U S conciliatory stance misread as appeasement, educated students returned from Tokyo, and the withdrawal of the British fleet and allied garrisons.
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London
Shanghai
The
Times
Russia
Japan
China
United States
Tokyo
Porte Virtually Yields in Macedonia Finance Dispute
The Porte’s reply to the six powers on Macedonia, delivered to Austro-Hungarian ambassador von Galice, urges reconsideration of some Turkish modifications but is seen as a virtual acceptance of the powers’ demands. A Turko-Persian frontier commission may avert further conflict. key point is imperial confirmation required for all financial commission decisions, signaling near termination of the dispute.
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Macedonia
Constantinople
Porte'sa
Haron von Galice
Turkey
British Ministry Adds Minor Officials to Premier's List
London December 12 Foreign Secretary Gray names Louis Mallet B to be private secretary. Mallet, a former aide to Lansdowne, served in Rio Janeiro Rome and Teheran. Premier announces other appointments: McKenna Financial Secretary to the Treasury Walton Solicitor General and more ministry posts including Churchill Spencer and Hobertson.
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London
Gray
Louis Mallet
Herbert
Lewia Bamodl
Colonisew Wingtow
Leonard Spencer Churchill
the Earl OF Portsmouth
Richard Knight Caulton
Th Admiraty
Edmund Hobertson
India
John E. Ellis
John Lawson Walton
J. B. Robson
Scotland
Thomas D. How
New Naval Base for Japan Enlarges Kominato Torpedo Station
Tokyo reports that Kominato torpedo station in Mutsu will be expanded into a naval station. The Taukeuba cruiser launch postponed due to hull damage from high tides. Kominato lies in the well sheltered Aomori bay, opening to Tsugari Strait, a key naval area. Queen Helena meets Mrs. White in Rome. Alfonso to meet Princess Ena in the Riviera plan. Cambridge defeats Oxford in Rugby at Richmond.
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Kominato
Tsugari Strait
Tokyo
Mutsu
Taukeuba
Aomori
Japan
Tsugari
Toby Tall
Enterprise Bank Dividend Planned by May First
Pittsburg officials report the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny will likely pay a dividend around five percent by May first. Only about a quarter of the bank’s $55,000 in total assets has been recovered, with collateral totaling $950,000. Prosecutions are postponed until after the holidays.
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Pittsburg
Enterprise National Bank
Allegheny
Weather Summary and Local Report from December 13 1908
Weather bulletin notes a Southwestern disturbance over Southern Texas with showers along the Lake region and light showers eastward through New Jersey. Temperatures fall in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys with fair conditions elsewhere. Rain possible in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the southern Mid-Atlantic regions. snow expected in the Northern Lake region Thursday. winds shift along coasts. Local observations list temperatures from midnight to mid-afternoon and a 37 degree minimum with 51 at noon. Maritime movements report the Kaiser Wilhelm II bound for Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Tomas
Migniuaspot
Oklahoma
Lake Region
Bug- Jona
Minwsurt
Misissippi
Btatea
Kentucky
South Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
New York
New England
Lower Lake
Eiatere Upper Lake
Thurstay
Upper Lake Region
Okio
Miainstopi
Wartera
Texas
Atlantic
Trast Gulf States
Misalauppi
East Gulf
Great Lakes
Europain Porte
Lake Superior
St. Marya
Lake Pepin
Columbia River
Straits of
Tuan de Fuca
Alames
Interior Caifornia
Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Atlantic City
N. J
Bismarck
N. Dak
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohto
Gheyenne
Wye
Bavenport
Towa
Denver
Colo Des Moines
von Galveston
Tex
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Kaneas Ciy
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
New Orlenna
North Platte
Nebr
Omaha
East Lake City
Utah
Gt Louis
St Paul
Minn
Springness
Til
Vicksburg
Mise
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Ena
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Riviera
Ena of Battenberg
Eugenie
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Cambrigge University
Lansburgh & Bro
Timea
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Enterprise Bank
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bramen
Christian Kander
Peter Grogan
7Th St
Bet. H and I Sts
American Security and Crust Company
Fifteenth Street
Washington Brewery Co
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405 Avenue
Pa. Ave
Kneessi
Gsaie Frome
Guise
E. W.grove
Georges
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Schwartz & Pelzman
Ith Street
Kolte and
Asccordion Platting
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Oppenheimer’s New Home Agency
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