Lattan Makes Reply To Presidents Truth Claim
Mr Laffan replies to the presidents letter saying the Sun declines controversy with Roosevelt. He accuses the president of suppressing and perverting correspondence and notes the president’s control of patronage. The editor expresses chagrin that the recipient is the president and references Mr Foulke’s handling of a similar letter. The News will editorialize later.
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New York
Dec
Mr. Laffan
the Sun
Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Foulke
Walt
Taft
Delavan Smith Defends Panama Editorial Credit
Mr Delavan Smith, traveling from Chicago to New York, disputes Roosevelt's Panama remarks. He says the president's comments rely on a prominent New York paper, not the New York Sun, which Indianapolis News shared along with many papers. The News attributes the source to the New York paper Bein charge, disclaiming responsibility for accuracy. During the campaign, information reached him that Mr Foulke had in
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Cleveland, O
Delavan Smith
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Panama
New York Sun
Indianapolis News
Foulke
Taft Dines Tonight With Tar Heels
President elect Taft will be guest at a North Carolina society dinner in New York tonight. He plans to speak on tariffs and southern industry, outlining policy to win southern states for the Republicans. Governors of southern states are invited. Walter H. Page will preside, with W. W. Finley also speaking.
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New York
Dec
Taft
North Carolina Society
Walter H. Page
World’s Work
North Carolina
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
D. M. Clemson Sinks in Gale Out at Lake Superior
The 5,000 ton coal laden steel freighter D. M. Clemson, captained by S. R. Chamberlain and owned by A. B. Wolvin, is believed lost with all 25 crew members after a week overdue at Duluth during a severe gale on lower Lake Superior. Tug crews search the lake.
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Duluth
Minn
Dec
A. B. Wolvin
S. R. Chamberlain
Lake Superior
A Sign Warns of Town’s Ills in a Grim Adage
A stark aphorism suggests that if a man tires of a town it is because the town wore him down first. The line frames civic fatigue as mutual, reflecting local mood and social strain in a compact moral vignette.
Baseball bosses meet National Commission over minor leagues
National Commission convenes in New York to decide demands from the Eastern league and the American association for greater control of the sport. Leaders threaten secession and possible expansion into major cities if the commission does not grant concessions. A committee of eight magnates from the two leagues was named at a Buffalo meeting to present grievances to the commission.
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National Commission
New York
National Baseball Commission
Eastern League
American Association
Buffalo
Pat Powers
Ned Hanlon
C. T. Chapin
Walter O’mara
O’brien
George Tebeau
W. H. Watkins
C. S. Havener
Railroad Collision Blamed on Engineer Schlei
The Union Pacific special board of inquiry, including retired Generals Randall and Baldwin, reports the Borie wreck killed 10 men was caused by improper air manipulation by Engineer Schlei, leaving insufficient pressure to control the train during the emergency. This marks the first army officers participated investigation of this kind.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific ‘Railroad
George M. Randall
Frank D. Baldwin
Borie
Schlei
United States Army
Four Skaters Drowned on Lake Koshkonong
Four skaters Earl Cooper Harvey Richardson Violet Blivins and Fannie Blivins broke through the ice while skating on Lake Koshkonong and all were drowned in a tragedy reported from Janesville Wisconsin dated December 7.
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Janesville
Wis
Earl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Blivins
Fannie Blivins
Lake Koshkonong
Two Killed In Santa Fe Train Collision At Amarillo
Amarillo Texas December 7 two persons were killed two others seriously injured and several less seriously hurt when a northbound and a southbound Santa Fe passenger train collided near Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Burglar Hunt Ends Fatally in Springfield
Springfield physician Dr. Charles E. Brown Jr. dies in a cellar search for a burglar he believed was hiding there. The incident occurred after he began the hunt at his home in Springfield on December 7.
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Springfield
Charlies E. Brown, Jr
Public ridicule as punishment through English history
A London Chronicle summary contrasts harsh punishments from Plantagenet era to Georgian times. It notes pillory, public shaming, and burning for bad meat or wine, bareheaded walks and wax tapers, and systemic flogging from Henry VIII onward. It argues public ridicule sometimes deterred crime more than brutal flogging.
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St. Thomas’ Hospital
George III
Henry VIII
Gloucester
London Chronicle
Life's Eternal Strife and Daily Battlegrounds
The excerpt reflects R L Stevenson’s view on courage and duty, urging readiness and toil in daily life’s battles. It contrasts public drums with private trials, noting nobility in faces both victory and defeat while navigating crowds and expectations.
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R L. Stevenson
Something to Admire Suit Finish and Ayer
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Marros
The Cincinnati Tailors and French Dry Cleaning
The Cincinnati Tailors offer dry cleaning with special dyeing services at their shop next to the Auditorium, reachable by telephone at 528.
Origins of the Confederate battle flag explained
The article traces the shift from the stars and bars to the Confederate battle flag. It attributes design to Generals Johnston and Beauregard and notes Beauregard ordered red flannel badges after Blackburn Ford to distinguish troops. It mentions Miss Constance Cary as one of three Southern women who made the first flags per the Magazine of American History.
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William L. Cabell
Beauregard
Manassas
Blackburn Ford
Johnston
South
Constance Cary
Burton Harrison
Magazine of American History
Choice of Two Noises in Newark News Brief
A Newark News letter complains about a neighbor’s constant phonograph, noting irritation with the Reichards’ all day listening to keep their baby quiet, arguing that infant noise is less disagreeable.
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Reichards
Newark
Live coal trick proves linen and cotton poor heat conductors
A Washington Post note explains placing a glowing coal on tightly drawn cloth over copper to show heat travels through the metal and protects the fabric from burning. The piece urges using a plain linen or muslin to confirm the effect before trying with a better handkerchief.
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Washington Post
Wear Furs Across China in Cold Winter Garments
In winter, people of all classes in China wear fur wool or hair lined garments. Coolies use sheep or goat skins and officials possess numerous fur lined outfits. Homes are rarely heated, so furs are worn indoors and out to stay warm.
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China
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