Taft May Visit Philippines Amid Presidential Run Hopes
Secretary of War Taft is likely to visit the Philippines next summer to attend the opening of the first native assembly. Politicians see the trip as a hint he may pursue the Republican presidential nomination. Taft has not decided but states the invitation will not affect his political or judicial future. He remains a central figure in shaping Philippine governance and Panama Canal affairs while planning campaign speeches in Ohio and other states.
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Manila
First Native Assembly
Taft
Philippines
Supreme Court
Justice Brower
Lay
Atiswel Snown
Xatt
Amercan
Islands
Philippine Commission
Brown
Supreme Bench
Senate
Tim
Gefoltels
Tart
Congress
Panama Canal
Ame
Cangresa
Speddl
Greensboro
X.C
Put-in-Bay
Ohlu
Ohio Bar Association
Sherman
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Ohio
Maine
Joe
Iknelight
Tig
Gampers
American Federation of Labor
Littlefeld
Organized Labor
Gompers
Ian Dihnalantins
Watterson
Janahia
Madison
Henry Watterson
Bryan
Bergen
Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Jr
Hick
Wattergon
Movements of Ocean Steamers July 1 to 14
Shipping news lists arrivals and sailings of multiple vessels. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg Dover Cherbourg. St Paul to Southampton via Plymouth Cherbourg. Mesaba to London via Dover. Zeeland to Antwerp via Dover. Umbria to Liverpool via Plymouth. Friedrich or Groun0 from New York to Cherbourg and Brest. Auerpstoun sailing Cedric from Liverpool to New York. Lucanls arriving from New York via Queenstown. Potsdam to New York via Boulogne. La Provence to New York. New York sailings from Cherbourg and Southampton. Vadegland sailing from Antwerp to New York.
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New York
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Dover
Cherbourn
Ailor
St. Paul
Southampton
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Mesaba
London
Zeeland
Antwerp
Umbria
Liverpool
Flymouth
Friedrich
Queenstown
Rotterdam
Potsdam
Boulogne
Death of W. H. Busby Ends Noted Chicago Editor’s Career
Willam H. Bushey longtime Chicago Inter Ocean editor died after a lingering illness. Civil War war correspondent, later city editor of the Ohio State Journal, and Western editor for American Agriculturist and Hearth and Home, he joined the Inter Ocean staff in 1878 and served until death. He was highly regarded among Chicago newspaper men and is related to LS Whyte Bushey, Washington correspondent and private secretary to Speaker Cannon.
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Chicago
Willam H. Bushey
Chicago Inter Ocean
Cvil
Ohio, State Journal
Columbus
American Agriculturist and
Hearth and Home
The
Tribune
Inter Ocean
Col. Bushey
Ingalls Sees Bryan Victory Likely in 1912 Election
Cincinnati wired report where M. E. Ingalls, back from abroad, lauds William Jennings Bryan as the next president, claims 1896 and 1900 money influence kept Bryan from the White House, and urges reforms including municipal ownership, anti trust measures, and publicity to curb rate discrimination in the meat industry.
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America
Roosevelt
Bryan Committews Invitation to Bryan Welcome Home
New York August 30 1908 reception planned at Madison Square Garden for William J Bryan returning from Europe August 20 1908. The Anti Trust League urged co operation of business interests nationwide to join the welcome with speeches by Bryan and other distinguished men.
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New York
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Anti-Trust League
William J. Bryan
Madigan Square Garden
Europe
League
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Bryan
Roosevelt Likely To Let Race Decide His Return
John Sharp Williams, U S minority leader, in New York before sailing to London, said Roosevelt would likely consent to run again prompting speculation the president may be forced into the race. Williams criticized Republican tariff plans and voiced Bryan as the Democratic standard bearer while denying a Bryan committee departure. Loeb countered the president’s election night pledge not to seek re election. A Danish report noted a large warship destined for the Jamestown Exposition with Admiral Waldemar accompanying.
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New York
London
International Parliamentary Congress
John Sharp Willams
House
Roosevelt
Mr. Willams
Saragossa
Gaig
Williams
Republican Party
Wiliam J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Willams
Bryan
Europe
Oyster Bay
Long Island
John Sharp Williams
Leh
Loeb
Uncle Joe to Rescue in Maine Campaign Fight
Speaker Cannon to assist in Maine Second district race as Charles E Littlefield faces organized labor backed challenge. President Gompers will personally appeal to union voters, with Cannon and other party leaders rallying in key Maine centers to defend the Republican incumbent.
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Speaker Cannon
Pine Tree State
President Gompers
Campaiga
Maine
Charles E.littlefield
Organized Labor
Littefieird
Cannon
Gampers
Littlefield
Washington
Camp Pafen
Littefield
Bir
Gompers
Republican Party
Sherman
Littlefeld
Miaine
Alpine Death Toll Rises in Alpine Climbing Season
Geneva reports a grim Alpine climbing season opening with sudden deaths. Within two days sixty percent of fatalities occurred among climbers using nonprofessional guides, prompting Alpine clubs of Italy and Switzerland to seek broad preventive measures. Authorities note eight Swiss and five German victims among the early deaths.
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Washington Post
Geneva
Italy
Switzerland
Crown to Prosecute Prinzess von Wrede for Hotel Robberies
Special cable dispatch reports the crown prosecutor will prosecute Prinzess von Wrede on a charge of robbing hotels of silverware. A large amount of silver was found at Rasadow Castle in Mecklenburg last April. Her friends call her a kleptomaniac and say she has been confined in a sanatorium since the exposure.
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von Wrede
Briafox
Washington
Hanover
Prinzess von Wrede
Rasadow
Mecklenburg
New Paris Art Exhibit Shows Moreau Collection
Paris plans a major exhibition of nineteenth century paintings from the Moreau collection to be shown early next year. Ministers commit $40,000 to acquire this national treasure, with Le Figaro praising the canvases for their artistic worth and the esthetic instruction they provide. The works span the 1830 school and later movements including impressionism.
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Moreau
Washington Post
Paris
Impression
Boys Sport Shocks Her in Hare Cruelty Letter
Cable dispatch from London reports a Washington Post letter criticizing Eton for permitting hare hunting by boys. A novelist questions mercy and urges the headmaster to rebuke cruelty, while Eton’s reply remains undisclosed and the beagle master defends some sports as lacking extreme cruelty.
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Speings
Washington Post
L Ondon
Eton
Gladstone
Beagles
Guida
Watterson Sees Roosevelt Roosting Over Bryan in Debate
Col_enry Watterson, the Kentucky journalist, argues in an interview that government ownership of railroads and telegraphs would entrench the party in power, that Roosevelt makes Bryan look conservative, and that radical and conservative labels shift over time. He also critiques wealth, warns against entrenchment, and urges regulated corporate power while praising Roosevelt’s bold public stand.
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Doughty
Ketuckian
New
Roosevelt
Bryan
Washington Post
New Yorks
Enry Watterson
Kentucky
Sale of Rare Engravings At Sotheby's In London
London July 14 Sothebys sold about 1000 old master engravings from the Alfred Morrison collection. Total realized $25,470 with strong competition. Martin Schongauer print fetched $2,050, the highest price, beating Berlin Museum bidders.
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Keppel
New York
Foday
Martin Schongaues
Eaechel
Berlin
Martin Schongauer
Ny Meppel
Gillette Prisoner Says Death An Accident In Lake Case
Chester Gillette of Cortland New York was arrested at Arrowhead Adirondack region and charged with the murder of Grace Brown of Otselic. He admits a boat trip led to her death but offers conflicting, vague explanations and seeks an early confession as investigators press for a motive and clear account.
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Washington Post
Titica
Chester Gillette
Cortland
Arrowhead
Adirondack Mountains
Grace Brown
Frank Brown
Otselic
Gillette
Herkimer
Miss Brown
Herkimer County
Big Moose
Miss. Brown
Rand
Engle Bay
Arrow
Bush Lake
Gill
Fats Home
Hagle
Hay
Cloge
Gizette
President Hames Lubin Named To International Agriculture Commission
Special to The Washington Post Oyster Bay July 14 President Roosevelt signed commissions naming David Luvin of Stockton California and Eugene G Haskell of Detroit to senior posts with the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome Lubin the institute originator and ally of King Victor Emmanuel II Italy and Roosevelt meanwhile enjoyed a salmon fishing trip in Canada returning to Sagamore Hill with a good catch and pleasant time.
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International Institute Agriculture Commission
Rome
Washington Post
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
David Luvin
Stockton
Cal
King ‘Victor
Emmenueil
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Canadas
Sagamore Hill
Steamer Sainam Attacked by Pirates Near Wachow
The British steamer Sainam was attacked fifty miles from Wachow by Chinese pirates. Rev Dr MacDonald was shot and killed, the captain badly wounded, and the engineer saved by hiding behind boilers. A Chinese passenger also died. Pirates fled in a junk. Dr MacDonald and his wife served with the Wesleyan Colonial Society at Wachow.
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Hongkong
Sainam
Wwochow
MacDonald
Mass piracy to end aid passage of copyright bill
London July 4 The British government consented to Father T P O Connor s ideal copyright bill It is believed enactment will end extensive piracy protecting users and publishers It would curb American music being stolen and republished here
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London
T. P. O'Connor
Iceman killed in Camden station clash over ice
At Camden station a heated dispute over a piece of ice led to a fatal struggle between ieman Charles Tub and brakeman Moore. Moore, who is under arrest, admits striking Tub after being attacked amid the quarrel. Doctors report the brutal encounter resulted in Tub's death.
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Washington
Baltimore
Charles
Jubb
Iceman
Camden Station
Brakeman
Moore
Tubb
Adiita
Camden
Aves
Bodies Recovered From River After Drowning Incident
Miss Rose Batterfield drowned Thursday night while out with a beating party on a river excursion. Her body was found half a mile from the scene as rescuers continue search. Gordon, who attempted the rescue, disappeared, and later the body of a companion was found. Celebrations mark the Dewey safe arrival on Salymong Island according to reports.
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Washington
Richmond
Rose Batterfield
Yeang
Gordon
Miss .Batterfield
Dewey
Solomons
Salymong
Her
Peasants Repulse Cavalry at Tchernkassy Riot
An officer and three soldiers were killed and four wounded when a squadron of dragoons attacked a peasant group occupying the estate of M. Horienoff near Tula. In Sosmitan, revolutionists seized the municipal building, beheaded the guard, and escaped with the city’s keys.
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Tcherkagsy
Kiev
Ruger
Tula
Russia
M. Horienoff
Sosmitan
Death by own action after grave quarrel shocks South Boston
Boston July 14 reports detail a mysterious quarrel at a South Boston house ending in the death of Sergeant Samuel Sweitzer Coast Artillery. Dennis McSweeney and Elizabeth Bloom were gravely injured. authorities say Sweitzer attacked McSweeney and his daughter then killed himself. McSweeney was found with a fractured skull and jaw. Bloom was treated after fainting. A suicide note was found in Sweitzer's clothing. Works indicate Bloom's husband had recently left, opposing Sweitzer’s visits. Father Samuel Sweitzer of Boyhin Springs Pa. was notified.
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Dennis McSweeney
Mrz
Elis Bloom
Boston
Sergi Samuel ‘Sweitzer
States Coast Artillery
Deane McSweeney
Elizabeth Bloom
McSweeney
Galdier
McSweeney Willie
Bloom
MacDonald
Boyhin Springs
Samuel Sweitzer
Man to Bellevue for Sanity Exam After Fire Attempts at St Patrick’s Cathedral
A Montreal printer described as Peter Lepine, forty, was committed to Belleveu Hospital for examination after he allegedly tried to set fire to St Patrick’s Cathedral at Fifty Avenue and Fiftieth Street. He claimed prior insanity in Canada and said John Rockefeller attended the races today for the Rational fete.
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New York
Wieself
Peter Lepine
Montreal
Canada
Bellevun Hospital
Lepine
St Patrick's Roman Catholic
Pita Avenua
Fictieth Street
Rockefeller
Washington
Commique
John Rockefeller
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Ingalls
Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
M. E. Ingalls
Hey
United States
Will Rur
Denmark
Copenhagen
Swg
Denmari
Prince Waldemar
Frederick VI
First Gur
Remmblican
Alps
New Paris
Ouida
Hare
John Oakhurat
Rairoads
H. H. Rogers
Rogers
Grace Brows
Hames Lubin
Chines
Missionary
Rot MacDonald
Ara
Wachow
Wesleyan i Colonary Society
jInsures
Blow
Railroad
Ice
Seventh St
Hersaged
Insane Asylum
Hero
N. B
Panama
Dors
Serge
Lisle
Pennsylvania Ave
14Th Street
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