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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
4
Public notice lists daily and Sunday issues from The Winchester News Co. with mailing details. Rates shown include one year subscriptions at 5.20, monthly options at 1.50, and advance payment terms for office or collector.
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Congressman Burton of Ohio, after a Hot Springs visit with President-elect Taft, asserts Taft will press party pledges including tariff revision. He portrays Cannon as an obstacle and predicts harmony or costly delays if Taft cannot prevail. He notes possible obstruction by the Speaker and the need for reform. The article contrasts German imperial views with British decline and Japan in a separate World summarization.
The text advocates overthrowing Cannon supremacy, notes Foraker's exit from public life, and argues Haskell and similar figures are discredited. It urges a healthier tone among public servants and sees defeating the current Speaker in re election as the most meaningful advance.
Horace Vose's chestnut fed Rhode Island turkey, weighing 26 pounds, was shipped to Washington for Thanksgiving at the White House. Since President Grant, the gift has become an annual honor with the best birds chosen for the distinction.
Cleveland news reports United States Judge Taylor granted an injunction against Bell Telephone and its Ohio Indiana Illinois affiliate restraining interference with independent long distance firms. The suit by United States Telephone Company accuses Bell of buying or selling exchanges to eliminate rivals and notes massive stock value increases and high dividends.
Tang Shao Yi chief Chinese envoy lands in San Francisco with Prince Tsai Fu and a large retinue. The mission thanks the United States for remittance of nearly 14 million dollars. Dowager Empress death announced during harbor arrival shocks the party. They proceed to Washington for Taft inauguration.
In Tokyo on November 23 an American baseball team defeated Waseda University 5 to 0 before 8030 fans. Waseda struggled to reach second base while Count Okuma, in American team attire, tossed the opening ball. Afterward the visitors were hosted at a garden party by Count Okuma.
A special meeting of the state board of agriculture in Columbus Ohio is set for Wednesday evening to review Pr. Paul Fisher’s report from Buffalo on the foot and mouth disease outbreak. A state quarantine may be ordered.
Paris November 23 The auto aero committee of the Auto Club of France has decided to organize a grand prize for aviation. The prize will be competed for in 1909 and its value will be about 40000 dollars.
A quip from the Portland Oregonian suggests it is better for girls to be shot by repulsed suitors than to marry them, reflecting a harsh societal joke about courtship and danger.
Five men including Captain Obed Knowlton of the British schooner Hugh G. were killed in a collision at Broad Sound. Three men were rescued.
Andrew Carnegie argues in a New York magazine that infant industries no longer need tariff protection. He asserts steel and other sectors have grown past protection needs, urging heavy luxuries duties continue but manufactured article duties be greatly reduced or abolished when unnecessary.
The report notes St George Ballard’s suicide in San Jose while jailed for a police shooting charge. Raymond Decker dies from accidental gunshot while hunting near Warren. Mrs. Sarah M. Page dies choking on a cas tor oil capsule. A cave‑in near Cincinnati kills three diggers. Edward A. Hoag, 68, dies by gas asphyxiation after seizing a flag. Samuel Gompers is re‑elected AFL president by one vote against.
The fishing steamer Mount Desert with 450 passengers was struck by the fruit steamer Admiral Dewey in fog near Coney Island. Dewey pressed on with a hole in its bow while passengers swarmed aboard the Dewey and both vessels grounded near the east bank. Ulmer Park and other boats assisted in rescue as fishermen aboard Mount Desert were injured.
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