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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1908

Page

15

Canada or prison for him former customs official predicaments

Former customs silk examiner Charles C. Brown faces a tangled legal end as a Silk Fraud indictment against him is dismissed in a New York federal court. Brown had earlier been extradited to Sing Sing after a Canada arrest to serve a previous conviction. a later trial on the same matter ended with a hung jury. The case raises questions about extradition and the enforceability of the prior sentence while Brown appears set to return to Canada. A. S Rosenthal, linked to the frauds, was arrested as a fugitive with an 80,000 bond. The government cites multi‑million dollar silk fraud schemes connected to the case.

New York Holt United States Charles C. Brown Customs Brown A. 5 Rosenthal Sik Sing Sing Canada Montreal Tom Secret Service Gramkars Uint 3Naula Bree A. S Rosenthal Stk Europe Im Tha Rik

Atchison and the President question in 1908 note

A letter discusses David Rice Atchison and the claim he was a president for one day. It cites Polk era terms and a March 1819 oath appointing Atchison as President pro tempore. Also mentions a Sunday observance meeting in New York Avenue and a Baltimore contractor recommendation for Eastern Market addition.

Rere David Riceard Missouri United States James K. Polk Atchison Mr. Atchison Senate Polk Executive Journal Thomas H. Benton David Rice Atchison Millard Fillmore Samuel B. Hill Seventeenth Street

Taft imperialism claim sparks debate in Cleveland club

W A Croffut reports in bold terms that Secretary Taft advocates governing distant colonies, while arguing territories like New Mexico and Arizona enjoy self government. The piece challenges the distinction between territories and colonies, noting local powers and taxation remain largely controlled by residents and officials.

United States Louisiana New Mexico Arizona States Washington

Savannah Delegation Extends Savannah Board of Trade Invitation

Senators Bacon and Clay and Representative Edwards with Savannah business leaders visited the White House to invite the President to attend the twenty fifth anniversary of Savannah’s board of trade. The President said he would like to visit Savannah but cannot go south. Delegation included Stilwell Kavanaugh Motte Blun Hitch Hogan Cann Bloodworth Hunter Wytly Gignilliat. Invitations also went to several Cabinet officers. The President declined a Vermont bear hunting trip.

Bacon Clay Reprsentative Edwards Georgia Savannah White House Board of Trade Wiliam B. Stilwell M. J. Kavanaugh J. W. Motte Henry Blun, Jr KR. M. Hitch John M. Hogan J. Ferris Cann F. D. Bloodworth Wright Hunter Vermont Foster M. J. Hapgood Perry

Roosevelt Directs Action Against Wealthy Corporations

A dated message laments lack of federal control over powerful corporations and urges decisive measures to curb oils and industry. It defends national resilience amid financial stress, criticizes reckless wealth, and calls for honesty in business and politics to avert broader harm.

Abraham Linco Rone

School teacher murdered in Batangas Luzon

Anne E Hahn a former Ameri can schoolteacher assigned to Palio Pines was killed in Batangas Luzon on January 29 per a dispatch to the Bureau of Insular Affairs. Mrs M J Jackson of Crete Nebraska learned of her sister’s murder in Tugon, noting Hahn had lived in the city twenty years and was active in church work. She was about forty five, a writer of short stories, and had a long tenure as a teacher from Nebraska.

Anne E Hahn Palio Pines Batangas Luzon Bureau of Insular Affairs Mo J Jackson Crete Nebr Mies Hahn Mana Aml M. J. Jacson Anna E Hahn Tugon Hal

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