Cabinet Complete Taft Choice Hinted in Transit Turmoil
President elect Taft and his wife attend a New York theater reception where he receives an ovation. Chicago merchant selected as Treasury secretary amid party realignments. Bryan’s faction and Liquor interests influence the cabinet talks. Attendees and staff depart, with ongoing speculation on the final appointments and political support shaping the new administration.
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Taft's Cabinet Complete List of Members Named
Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox aged 56 from Pennsylvania is a lawyer. Franklin MacVeagh from Illinois 67 merchant is Secretary of Treasury. Jacob McGavock Dickinson of Tennessee 58 lawyer is Secretary of War. George Wickersham from New York 58 lawyer is Attorney General. Frank H. Hitchcock from Massachusetts 42 chairs the Republican National Committee as Postmaster General. George von Lengerke Meyer from Massachusetts 51 banker is Secretary of Navy. Richard A. Ballinger from Washington 53 lawyer is Secretary of Interior. James Wilson from Iowa 74 farmer is Secretary of Agriculture. Charles Nagel from Missouri 60 lawyer is Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
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New York
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Promptu reception and farewells in distant city
Aesha boarded the car after a brief reception and exchanged handshakes with numerous attendees. Mia Taft commented that the visit was lovely and that everyone met was kind, adding she does not know when she will return to Philadelphia.
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Flood danger eases as water recedes in Pittsburg
Alarming weather threatened a three foot above danger line flood noon today but banished by night. Forecaster Henry Penny will revise estimates showing a maximum 23 feet expected in Pittsburg with four feet at Wheeling. Kentucky Indiana and Tennessee suffered damage as Beargrass Creek swept cattle from inclosed pens. Taylorsville Salt River reported 137 feet of water in main street and families faced hardship with food shortages.
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Big Steamer Refloated In Thick New York Fog
In a dense fog New York harbor the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm 71 from Bremen ran aground at Gedney Channel with about 1000 passengers aboard. It was floated at noon and anchored in open water as the mist lifted. In Boston a White Star steamer Cretic from Naples with 1000 passengers struck bottom twice but sustained no damage.
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Unusual Operation Ends in Death of British Soldier
Richard Wheaton, a longtime British soldier, dies at County Hospital from an aneurysm of the aorta after an experimental operation. Twenty feet of silver wire were inserted to reinforce the artery, a last hope that could not prevent his death two weeks later.
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Teal held at Tombs in Gould divorce case trial
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Margaret Teal wife of theatrical manager Benjamin Teal was ordered jailed at the Tombs for the remainder of the trial on a subornation of perjury charge connected to the Frank J Gould divorce case. The day centered on cross examination of Mabel McCausland who said Teal and detective Harry Mousley urged her to provide perjured testimony.
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Sperry to Washington as fleet commander amid Roosevelt rumors
News from Fort Monroe details Admiral Sperry’s expected departure for Washington to discuss fleet plans with the Navy Department and potential replacement outcomes. A Norfolk parade for 140 officers and 2000 sailors is planned, tying to the inaugural pageantry in March.
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Cooper's Past Life Alleged to Be Embezzler
In a tense session of the Cooper Sharp trial for the murder of former Senator Carmack, prosecutor claims Col D Cooper embezzled over 100000 as Maury county clerk and master, while his defense contends irregularities were due to bad management and that no state funds were mishandled. The testimony covers prior defalcation records, Polk ventures, and Cooper’s explanations of actions and motives as cross examination unfolds.
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Balkan War Clouds Deepen as Russia Faces Duma Pressure
St Petersburg and European capitals report rising fear of war over Serbia as Austria Hungary may act within two weeks. Russia prepares mobilization talk, while the Duma warns war is inevitable if Austria seeks Serb action. Berlin and Paris clash over intervention, with Britain cautiously hopeful for restraint.
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Resolution to Oust Judge Sparks Debate in San Juan
A House of Delegates resolution seeks Roosevelt’s immediate action to remove Judge Kadey of the United States district court. It cites statements from a legislative hearing accusing the judge of incapacity and leniency toward the old system, with court officials promising action and a ca use hearing for those attacking him.
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HALF MILLION WON BY FRAUD ALLEGED BAND OF SWINDLERS
Little Rock officials announce the arrest of J C Maybray and three confederates on mail fraud charges. Records show names of victims across the country and abroad, with about three hundred others acting as agents. The group is said to have operated nationwide, prompting federal action.
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Fatal Accident on Steamer Augusta Victoria Kills Ten
Ten people died and seventeen were injured when a gangway slipped between the Hamburg wharf and the steamer Augusta Victoria during loading for New York. No passengers were aboard at the time. The tragedy occurred at Hamburg on the night of February. Authorities opened inquiries into the incident and the vessel remained at the pier under investigation.
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Roosevelt Attends Nephew Stewart Robinson Funeral
President Roosevelt travels to New York for the Harvard student‑attended funeral at the Church of the Holy Communion in foggy weather. Guarded processions through streets and stations delay ferries and express trains as he returns to Washington.
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Fortune Gone Ends Life in Wall Street Slump
H A Abeles a 55 year old New York retiree shot himself twice in the mouth amid a Wall Street loss of 1000. He left a note blaming stock trades and saying I am tired of life. He lived with brothers M H B Abeles Edward Abeles and sister Mrs Levy on West End avenue. another brother D R Abeles runs a clothing shop in St Cloud Minn. Michael Selvin a shipping clerk found the body on the second floor of a Greensboro Street establishment run by his brothers and cousin.
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House Rejects High Presidential Salary and Other Increases
The House defeated a Senate proposal to raise the President’s salary to 10000 and later set the President at a flat 7000 with no travel allowance. Other raises for the Vice President, Speaker, Supreme Court justices, and federal courts were rejected or contested amid partisan debate and conference votes.
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