Taft Easy Leader as Taft Nomination Looms at Chicago
At the 1908 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Taft secured the nomination on the first ballot as crowds surged and Roosevelt supporters attempted to sway the hall. Henry Cabot Lodge announced the result amid enthusiastic scenes, with Taft’s early lead cemented by votes from Ohio and New York.
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Ohio
William Howard Taft
Taft
Henry Cabot Lodge
Agata Sloe
Ols Teals
Cation Ucatelense DE
Oeaseaye Wiese
Pitan Rss
Wiaserten Snes Vie Ata Shoah
Ajecas
Roosevelt
Woman Clings to Train Steps. Rescue At Allentown Vestibuled Express
A man hangs to a vestibule in Allentown as two women from the Terminal attempt to board a Lehigh Valley vestibuled express. One makes it inside. the other clings to the steps for several blocks until the fireman notices and halts the train. The exhausted woman wears a large Merry Widow hat.
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Allentown
Lehigh Valley
Negroes to Support G. O. P. Chicago
The Fred Doug las National Republican League has likely urged African American voters in Chicago to back the Republican Party, signaling a political alignment shift or campaign push within the community.
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Chicago
Fred Douglas National Republican League
Sherman Wins Vice Presidency Nod at Republican Nominating Convention
New York Congressman James S Sherman was nominated for Vice President on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Taft supporters, after Fairbanks declined, backed Sherman amid West opposition and concerns the pick could weaken the ticket. Enthusiam rose as Sherman received multiple voates and support from leaders including Speaker Cannon and Governor Willson. The convention proceeded on its fourth day amid sweltering heat and dusty winds.
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Henry Sherman Boutell
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Fordney
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Ohio
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New Jersey
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Negro Voter Organization Aims to Back Nominees
A group of 75 negro voters from the west north and south organize to mobilize support for the nominees chosen at the National Republican Convention. Troops begin deployment to Alaska with six companies of the Twenty second Infantry leaving Monterey California for new postings.
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Presidio
Unusual Missouri Madness Ends in Forgiving Death
Rev Valentine Strauss a German Evangelical pastor in Hermann Missouri suffered two months of homicidal mania firing from crags and trees at townsfolk. He died after being shot by a dozen armed men. he forgave his killers and his wife aided neighbors during his rampage.
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Valentine Strauss
German Evangelical Church
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Staple
Fredericskburg
Max Knieche
Knieche
Gasconade
Blater
Rabies Cure Advances Reported by Pasteur Institute Leader
Dr. George Gibier Rambaud, head of the Pasteur Institute, arrived in New York aboard La Provence after studying Paris methods for rabies. He cites a serum that aids immunity if given soon after a bite, shortening recovery time and expanding protection against bite severity.
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George Gibier Rambaud
Pasteur Institute
la Provence
Paris
Rambaud
August Marie
King’s Chauffeur Fined in Diplomatic Immunity Case
A chauffeur for King Leopold was fined $110 for injuring a bicyclist last fall while driving the royal automobile. Baroness Von Vaughan was in the car. King Leopold was cited but claimed diplomatic immunity, and the summons was withdrawn.
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Brussels
Leopold
Baroness von Vaughan
Electrifying Prussia’s Railways Initiated by Berlin Alliance
Westinghouse electric interests join with the Bergmann Electric Company of Berlin to install traction systems in Germany. The combine targets Prussian State Railway Administration electrification of steam railways with $12,500,000 allocated to start the work.
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Berlin
Westinghouse Electric
Germany
Bergmann Electric Company
Bergmanns
Westinghouse
Prussian State Railway Administration
Timber Supply Confidence From Weyerhauser
Frederick Weyerhauser, a leading timber magnate based in St. Paul, denies looming forest denudation. He says Minnesota and Wisconsin still hold ample timber to keep mills running for ten to fifteen years, with extensive holdings across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho underpinning supply.
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Frederick Weyerhauser
Weyerhauser
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Telegram of Congratulation to G. O. P. Candidate
Public War Department release shows Taft receiving telegrams from Booker T. Washington Andrew Carnegie and others after his nomination at Chicago. Taft dictated replies thanking Fairbanks Knox Cannon LaFollette Hughes and others for their congratulations and support.
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Memphis
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Ala
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Robert Taft
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Ind
Knox
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Cannon
Danville
LaFollette
Madison
Wis
Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Woodmen to Buffalo Next Head Camp Meeting Outcome
Peoria special reports Buffalo won the head camp meeting of 1911 over Dallas by a delegate vote. Head Consul Talbot will earn 10000 annually, Clerk Hawes 7500, head banker 5000, each director 6000. Executive officers may buy the Ambler ranch near Colorado Springs and raise funds for a sanitarium for consumptives.
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Buffalo
Dallas
Tex
Woodmen of America
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Hawes
Ambler Ranch
Colorado Springs
Pittsburg Plate Glass unveils portrait tombstones
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company announces it will start manufacturing special plate glass tombstones featuring a full portrait of the deceased. The new stones have generated many inquiries and will begin production at once.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Williams resigns minority leadership in House
Eufaula Alabama reports that John Sharp Williams of Mississippi will resign as the House minority leader effective December 1. H D Clayton announces the move, saying Williams wished to give the party time to choose a successor and to prepare a new speaker for the short next winter session. Williams also notes optimism for a Democratic win if the campaign sticks to last session issues.
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Ala
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
H. D. Clayton
Clayton
Washington
Williams
Woman to be Electrocuted in Auburn Prison Case
Watertown N Y Mrs Mary Farmer aged 39 was found guilty of murdering Mrs Sarah Brennan and sentenced to electrocution at Auburn prison during the week of August 2. Her husband faces indictment as accessory to the crime.
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Watertown
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Auburn Prison
Two Condemned to Die in Warsaw Plot
A man and woman have been condemned to death at Warsaw for involvement in an attempted killing of General Skallon, Governor General of Warsaw. Seventeen other death sentences were announced from towns across Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Skallon
Russia
Foresters Boost Rates in Major Insurance Hike
The Supreme Council of the Independent Order of Foresters announces a substantial rise in insurance rates across ages 20 30 40 and 54. New monthly costs per thousand now range from 0.87 at age 20 to 4.31 at age 54, up from previous 0.62 0.72 0.90 and 3.00. Men project their own expectations in light of the increases.
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Toronto
Ont
Supreme Council
Independent Order of Foresters
New National Committee Formed by Republicans
The Republican party chooses a new national committee to govern for the next four years. Many members are veterans, while a few are newcomers to party politics. The full list follows.
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Chicago
To Open Suspended Bank in New York
The Merchants' and Traders' Bank, suspended during the financial panic, seeks court permission to modify an injunction. Directors propose reducing capital from 2,000,000 to 1,900,000 and borrowing 1,000,000 from Equitable Trust Company. They report 82 percent of depositors back reopening, with liabilities 14,411,830 assets 14,443,650 and surplus 31,820 plus 2,000,000 capital stock.
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New York
Merchants’ and Traders’ Bank
Justice Blanchard
Jackson
Equitable Trust Company
Heaviest Ticket Ever in Washington National Ticket
Secretary Taft and running mate James S. Sherman form the heaviest national party ticket, their combined weight approaching 500 pounds. Taft, renowned for dismissing weight as a gentlemanly matter, weights and stature are highlighted in the pairing.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
James S. Sherman
Fence 40 Feet High Provokes Ellsworth Avenue Clash
In Pittsburg on Ellsworth avenue the Rev. Dr. J. McKee, owner of adjacent property, completed a towering fence forty feet high. The structure blocks light to A. J. McSorley’s flat house amid stern denials of a spite motive. Residents protest and await further action.
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Pittsburg
A. J. McSorley
Ellsworth Avenue
Sexton Collars Mad Dog At St Pauls Church
In Wilmington a crowd of several hundred at St Paul's Catholic church watched a supposed mad dog roam inside. Sexton Bartlett Crogan acted quickly, catching the animal, choking it, and tossing it out a window to prevent a panic.
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Wilmington
Del
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Sexton Bartlett Crogan
Pottsville Doctors Remove Ribs To Relieve Heart Trouble
Pottsville hospital surgeons operated on 25 year old Elmer Weil to relieve heart pressure, removing three ribs to expose the heart during the procedure. Weil withstood the operation well and doctors expect full recovery.
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Pottsville
Elmer Weil
Pottsville Hospital
Weil
Potato prices surge in Chicago on new and old crop tubers
Old crop potatoes advanced 5 cents a bushel on South Water street to 1.00 and 1.10 dollars by grade. New crop tubers rose 10 cents to 1.25 and 1.40 dollars by grade. In two weeks prices climbed about 25 cents for the assistant staff of life.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Joy in Taft Ind as TaftNominated for President
Joy swept Taft Indiana at the nomination of Secretary Taft for president. The note adds Taft would seek a post office if elected. Taft is a small rail station on the Indianapolis division of the Big Four, located between Anderson and Pendleton, six miles from Anderson and two from Pendleton.
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Taft
Ind
Indianapolis
Big Four Railroad
Anderson
Pendleton
Living for Others Is the Higher Life
The fragment presents a spiritual theme of selflessness as a higher form of living. It emphasizes serving others as a central value and suggests a moral or religious perspective. No dates or named entities are provided.
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Mnparaiye
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