THE UNITED STATES.
THE PANAMA CANAL PURCHASE
CHARGE AGAINST THEPRESI-DENT-ELECT’S BROTHER. United Press Association. Coryrigtii (Received Jan. 27, 10.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Hr. H. T. Rainey, in. moving in the House of Representatives for an in(pvir.v into the circumstances* of the purchase of the. Panama Canal, charged Mr. IV. H. Taft’s brother and others with being parties to a- railroad proposal about to be adopted by tin; Panama Assembly involving timber and land frauds.
[The President-elect’s brother, Charles P. Taft, owns a newspaper in Cincinnati, and possesses a large fortune. He is regarded as an especially able and energetic financier.]
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2411, 28 January 1909, Page 5
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