Taft Visited by Senators at Hot Springs
President elect Taft spent time at Hot Springs with Senator Scott of West Virginia and former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis. The discussions focused on current affairs and a forecast of a strong business outlook under his administration. Senator Fulton of Oregon signaled he would attend a conference on Oregon affairs.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Scott
West Virginia
Henry Gassaway Davis
Fulton
Oregon
Alligator Freed From Ada Well After Escaping Exhibit
Rufus High found a four foot alligator thrashing in a well while cleaning a cistern in Ada Ohio. The reptile wore a brass ring from a three year old display in a local business house and has grown two feet since escaping over two years ago.
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Ada. O
Rufus High
Ada
Volume of Trade Has Upward Trend
R G Dun and Company reports weekly trade gains universal across sectors with manufacturing plants boosting active capacity. Seasonal weather spurs demand for winter goods, collections improve, and future plans expand. Some regions suffer from heavy temperatures or crop market delays. Pig iron and coke prices rise with better forward contracts through July 1 1909 and flexible terms for forward deliveries.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Company
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
Valley Furnace
State completes introduction of Lamphere murder testimony
In Laporte Indiana the state finished direct testimony in Ray Lamphere’s murder trial of Mrs Belle Gunness and her three children. Defense first witnesses testified while progress was made but did not advance opening statements. Dr George Wasser examined Gunness teeth and noted a misfit if crowned. the trunk mystery surfaced as State's Attorney Smith described a trip to retrieve Lamphere's trunk.
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Lamphere
Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Worden
George Wasser
Smith
Roy Marr
Warwick Place
Taft and Burton Hold Extended Talks on Tariff and Congress
President-elect William H. Taft met for an hour and a half with Representative Burton in Hot Springs Virginia. They discussed tariff revision the speakership and the next congress with Taft seeking harmony between legislative and executive branches and Burton named as a possible senator from Ohio.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Taft
Burton
Monetary Commission
United States Senate
Ohio
Astor estate to daughters after mother’s death
Mrs William Astor died recently leaving most of her fortune to her two daughters. Her son John Jacob Astor was said to be amply provided for by his father's will. The notes also mention maritime business plans by Fighting Bob Evans, a Marine Corps musician’s desertion sentence, a salt mine destruction in Kansas, and a second degree murder conviction of Mary Harbour in Sioux City.
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William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Bob Evans
C. J. Magness
United States Marine Corps
Senator Gorman
Kingman
Gman
Kan
Mary Harbour
Sioux City
Rose Adams
Rockefeller Testimony Heard In Standard Oil Case
The cross examination of John D. Rockefeller in the federal suit to dissolve Standard Oil concluded its direct history of the company from 1862 to 1882. Kellogg pressed Rockefeller on growth leading to the 1882 trust agreement as Archbold watched and the government pressed its case.
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John D. Rockefeller
Kellogg
New York
Standard Oil Company
Oil Combine
Standard
Rockefeller
Frank B. Kellogg
John D
Archbold
Combine
Quiet in Peking as dispatchs report calm after upheaval
Washington dispatch from the Chinese legation states Peking remains quiet. The report is signed by Prince Ching Na Tung and Yuan Shi Kai of the foreign affairs board and was sent to Chinese consular officials in the United States.
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Peking
Washington
How to Convince Her and Demand in China
A brief satirical note on courtship urging men to marry when a woman decides to be with him. It then reports a strong Chinese demand for lead used in various industries, especially lining tea chests for export.
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China
Tobacco deal closed in central Kentucky
The American Tobacco company and the burley tobacco society sealed a historic agreement for the 1906 and part of the 1907 crops. The average price is 20 1/2 cents for 1906 and 17 cents per pound for 1907, covering about 80,000,000 pounds in the pool and an outlay near $14,000,000, bringing rapid circulation to central Kentucky.
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Louisville
American Tobacco Company
Burley Tobacco Society
Kentucky
Moros Gather Near Malabang as U S Deploys Recon Force
Several hundred Moros gather near Malabang while a five company infantry column with two guns moves out for reconnaissance. Manila awaits word on outcomes after possible parley.
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Manila
Malabang
Ohio board of commerce ends with banquet
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Ohio state board of commerce closes tonight with a banquet at the Ohio club. Resolutions were adopted urging passage of a certified accountant law, a primary election law, and public accounting laws.
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Columbus
Ohio State Board of Commerce
Ohio Club
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