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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement proposes cheaper boiler insurance urging readers to request a premium quotation. It touts Travelers as the best option with four inspections over five years and strong financials, seeking details like policy expiration date boiler count makers type power or heating and valve load.
A terse line notes a distance of three and one half miles from the green. The fragment hints at a pursuit or location query, lacking clear subject, verb, or identifying details to determine a full event or outcome.
The jury convicts Abraham Ruef of bribery to secure a trolley franchise, facing a possible fourteen year penitentiary term. Prosecutor Francia Heney attends the closing scene amid a tense, guarded courtroom after a 106 day trial lasting days.
A priest of St. Roche’s Catholic archdiocese in Youngstown was poisoned when strychnine was placed in his communion cup. He drank and fell ill, blaming an enemy. The report also details Panama canal graft denials by Willem Nelson Cromwell and defenses regarding funds paid to old and new canal companies. Venezuela’s President Castro arrives in France amid guarded hotel and safety measures. A $6,000 reward is offered for train bandits who robbed a Great Northern Railway train near Hillgan, Washington.
Chicago December 1 J Pierpont Morgan warned that any man who is bearish on the future of this country will go broke He recalled a saying from his father that guided his business and optimism despite panics and reverses He spoke at the Chicago club recalling their move to America from England with his father to embark in business.
J Pierpont Morgan advises youth to avoid betting against the country's future. He recalls his father's warning that doubting American growth leads to ruin, noting episodes of doubt but asserting that vast growth will sustain the nation through dark times and uncertain markets.
Henry W. Taft distanced his family from the Panama canal transaction stating neither he nor Charles or any family member had any direct or indirect stake in the deal. He denied involvement in any syndicate or stock interest linked to the canal transfer or related underwriting and transactions.
President Roosevelt denounces Americans accused of infamous falsehoods about the Panama canal seizure and acquisition. He pledges to prosecute those guilty of libel and says he will seek to reach them criminally if possible. Governor Denneen of Illinois heads the Deep Waterway committee and the president’s remarks echo national resolve.
Speaker Cane declares firm opposition to funding national waterways by government bonds. In a rivers and harbors congress address he said he would not vote for a ten year bond issue of one billion dollars to finance proposed improvements.
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