Williams Defines Democratic Stand on Roosevelt Bills
Mississippi representative John Sharp Williams declares the Democratic stance in the House on Roosevelt's measures. He names favored reforms, opposed items, and concessions needed to block an organized filibuster, aiming for bipartisan passage with 20 to 25 Republican votes alongside Democrats.
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Faees
Washington, D. C
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Williams
Republican House
District of Columbia
Territories
Supreme Court
Controversy Over Cannon Referring Sherman Bill to Judiciary
Washington March 26 President shows keen interest in a bill by Representative Hepburn to amend the Sherman act to partially exempt labor unions and permit rail pact and capital traffic agreements. Speaker Cannon sent the measure to the Judiciary Committee, drawing criticism from labor and Maine Representative Littlefield. Hindes cited house practice placing trust and corporate regulation under Judiciary.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
White House
Cannon
Judiciary Committee
Commerce Committee
National Civic Federation
Congress
Representative Littlefield
Maine
Organized Labor
Littlefield
Asher C. Hindes
House
Newspaper Analyst Champions Free Trade Across Labor and Tariff Debates
Mr Williams argues that legalized boycotts and blacklists violate common law and harm workers. He cites federal court rulings on restraints of trade and unions, and urges broad tariff revision with wood pulp and print paper on the free list. He warns against expert commissions and favors people chosen by the public.
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Williams
Yould
House
Penate
Moyer Sees Bright Mining Outlook Across West
In San Diego on March 26 Charles H. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners said conditions in Colorado Idaho Montana and other western states are improving rapidly and he expects prosperity by mid August He visited George H Pettibone during illness and then became ill with a severe asthma attack and is barely convalescent.
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San Diego
Cal
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Colorado
Idaho
Montan
Moyer
George H. Pettibone
Preacher Dies During Coalinga Celebration Address
Rev. F. 7. Nesbit pastor of the Coalinga Presbyterian church collapsed and died at 12 30 PM after finishing his speech at the town incorporation celebration in Fresno California. A crowd of about one thousand witnessed the sudden death and the event was halted.
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Rostrum
Fresno
Cal
Nesbit
Presbyterian Church
Coalinga
Little Light on Ambassador Hill Turn Down Report
The Kaiser may have influenced doubts about Dr. David Jayne Hill becoming American ambassador to Germany. Tower, Hill, and German officials exchange-friendly actions, while German papers deny Hill is persona non grata and stress no rift with Washington.
Hill still puzzled by alleged German ambassador turn down
Paris March 26 In the absence of official confirmation from Washington or Berlin David Jayne Hill declined to credit or discuss a report that Germany had refused to receive the American ambassador. Berlin telegram denied any official action. Hill is disturbed by the circumstances and sees no basis for objection to him. Prince Henry had presented a signed photograph to Hill during his Washington visit.
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Nag Journal
Wiren
David Jayne Hill
Germany
William
Dr. Hill
Charlemange Tower
Doctor Hill
Prince Henry
Hill
United States
Hague
United States No Particular Incident Seems To Have Taken Place Between Dr. Hill
Berlin
Tower
Ambassador Tower
Lokal Anzeiger
Foreign Office
David J. Hill II
Washington
New York
London
Zeitung
Paris
Hills
Prince
Bryan Invades National Capitol
William J. Bryan visited the Capitol and met with Democratic members in the lobby as a tellers vote took place. He discussed his income from paid lectures and politics, admitting some money from speaking but denying the high figures claimed. He noted other public men also use lectures for support.
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Morning Journal
Washington
William J. Bryan
Capitol
House
Mr. Bryan
Indiana Democratic Convention Adjourns After Nominating Ticket
Indianapolis March 26 The Indiana democratic state convention closed after naming a state ticket adopting a platform and directing delegates to vote for William J Bryan for president John W Kern was endorsed for vice president and Thomas A Marshall chosen for governor The convention had six governor candidates and the nomination came on the fifth ballot with four ballots for lieutenant governor Frank J Hall endorsed after four prior ballots
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Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Thomas A. Marshall
Columbus City
Frank J. Hall
Rushville
Judson Harmon Named for Governor of Ohio
Springfield dispatch reports the seventh district democratic convention urged Denver delegates to support Bryan for president and endorsed Judson Harmon of Cincinnati as the party candidate for governor.
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Judson Harmon
Ohio
Springfield
Denver
Bryan
Cincinnati
Bryan Dominates Iowa Democratic State Convention
At Cedar Rapids on March 26 the Iowa Democrats cheered Bryan as delegates at large were named. The platform mirrored the Omaha and Nebraska ideas, with supporters urging endorsement from Bryan. Resolutions were rewritten after debate, with Claude B. Porter Jerry B. Sullivan N. J. Dunn and D. S. Duncombe named as delegates at large. General James B. Weaver failed to gain a delegate seat.
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Morning Journal
Cedar Rapids
Bryan
Nebraska
Omaha
Resolutions Committee
Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Claude B. Porter
Jerry B. Sullivan
N. J. Dunn
Duncombe
James B. Weaver
Illinois Republicans Endorse Cannon Candidacy and Tariff Revision
Springfield March 26 The Republican platform endorses Joseph Cannon as a presidential candidate and favors tariff adjustment. Four delegates at large elected to the national convention. Governors Deneen and state officers backed, with no opposition. A fire at the Leland hotel caused an abrupt, brief adjournment before the final program.
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Morning Journal
Leason Wire
Springfeld
Ilinois
Joseph Cannon
Wison
United States
Cullom
Hopkins
Deneen
Busse
Chicago
Pboutrl
Washington
Cannon
Leland Hotel
Row action at Brownlow convention in Tennessee sparks confusion
Morning Journal report from Nashville notes a split at the Brownlow Republican state convention. W L Davis brandished papers claiming they were resolutions moved for adoption, but the motion passed without reading. Resolutions instructed for Taft, while the delegation to the national convention was set to go uninstructed.
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Morning Journal
Nashville
Tenn
Brownlow
W. L. Davis
Claiborne
Taft
Evans-Hale-Sanders Republicans Hold Convention After Capitol Fight
Nashville March 26 The Evans-Hale-Sanders faction of the Republican party met for a convention after a capitol fight. C N Tillman praised recent Republicans while noting danger of a dynamite threat. Resolutions urged H Clay Evans for vice president and Nathan Hale for national committeeman and endorsed tariff revision and Roosevelt administration backing Taft for president.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Evans-Hale-Sanders
Republican Party
State Capitol
C. N. Tillman
H. Clay Evans
Nathan Hale
Roosevelt
Taft
Landis and Benton Elected Delegates to Republican Convention
Charles W. Landis of Osborne and Otis L. Benton of Oben tin were chosen as delegates from the sixth district to the national Republican convention in Chicago and instructed to back Taft. A closely passed resolution endorsing Congressman W. A. Peveder provoked heated debate as the measure finally carried.
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Ossorne
Kan
Charles W. Landis
Osborne
Otis L. Benton
Obertin
Chicago
Taft
W. A. Peveder
Fifth Virginia district Republican convention opens in Rocky Mount
Roanoke Virginia March 6 The fifth district Republican convention gathered today in Rocky Mount to select delegates and set party platforms for the upcoming electoral cycle.
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Roanoake
Rocky Mount
Delegates to National Convention Voted as Instructed
The report states delegates were elected to the national convention and instructed to vote for William th Talt. The outcome emphasizes party leadership guidance and the delegates’ adherence to directives.
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William Th Talt
Taggart Relected National Committeeman From Indiana
Indianapolis March 26 Thomas Taggart was re elected Democratic national committeeman from Indiana by the new delegates to the national convention Twenty four of the thirty delegates cast ballots for Mr Taggart Two did not vote
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Rhode Island Delegates Chosen At First Eastern Republican Convention
The first eastern United States republican state convention met in Providence on March 26 to elect delegates to the Chicago national convention. Delegates Andrew J. Currier Cumberland Alexander C Crumb Westerly John Fletcher Providence. The platform backed Theodore Roosevelt’s administration and urged protection of labor and capital and civil and political rights for colored citizens in every state.
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Providence
United States
Chicago
Andrew J. Currier
Cumberland
Alexander C. Crumb
Westerly
Nizon Bristol
John Fletcher
Theodore Roosevelt
General Horne Acquitted in Groves Murder Case
Kansas City March 26 General Richard G Horne was acquitted of murdering H J Groves managing editor of the Kansas City Post by a criminal court jury. The verdict says Horne was insane at the time of the shooting and remains unfit. he is committed to an asylum.
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Songbird
Cincinnati
Madame Rosa Olitzka
San Carlos Opera Company
Louis J. Sinaj
Chicago
Kansas City
Richard G. Horne
H. J. Groves
The
Kansas City Post
Criminal Court
Horne
Groves
Busy West Coast Battleship Fleet At Magdalena Bay
Captain Albert Hyder of the launch Norah reports from Los Angeles that the battleship fleet at Magdalena Bay is constantly active with target practice and maneuvers. He notes fleet officers toil day and night while shore leave is rare and dispatch bearers stay aboard.
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Los Angeles
Albert Hyder
Magdalena Bay
West
America
Hyder
Norah
Judge Lochran Resigns from U S District Court
Minneapolis March 26 Judge Lochran said his resignation from the United States district court will be in the hands of the president March 31 The statement was definite and came from the judge today.
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Lochran
Minneapolis
United States District Court
Army Captain Indicts Thief Over Fort Sheridan Checks
Federal grand jury indicts Daniel Keller a former Army captain on charges of stealing quartermaster checks from Captain Weigel at Fort Sheridan Illinois. The case highlights alleged theft of military funds and ongoing federal prosecution.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Daniel Keller
United States Army
Keller
Weigel
Fort Sheridan
Illineois
Heirs Declared Competent in Chicago Estate Case
Los Angeles March 26 Judge Houser declared Misses Margueret and Anna Wade competent to manage their affairs and refused to appoint a commission to examine their sanity. The Misses Wade had been under guardianship of Dr J M Holden of Long Beach who opposed restoration to competency.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Houser
Superior Court
Misses Margueret
Anna Wade
Chicago
Misses Wade
J. M. Holden
Long Beach
Roosevelt Family Board Southern Trip
Mrs Roosevelt and companions depart Washington by train for Vicksburg to sail on the Mayflower to New Orleans then return by rail to Washington in about ten days, traveling with Miss Ethet Kermit Archie Miss Hagner and Miss Cornelia Landon.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Ethet
Kermit
Archie
Miss Hagner
Cornelia Landon
Southern Railway
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Washington
Admit Pilipinas to West Point Cadet Entry
A Senate joint resolution authorising the secretary of war to admit not more than seven native Filipinos as cadets at West Point, with graduation qualifying them for commission in the Philippine scouts, was agreed to today by the House committee on military affairs.
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Williams
Permanent Waterways Commission
District of Columbia
Territories
House Judiciary Committee
Washington, D. C
Senate
Secretary of War
West Point Military Academy
Philippine Scouts
House Committee On Military Affairs
Jerome Witnesses At Hearing In Met Street Railway Probe
Former juror William H. Tillinghast testifies as chief witness in the Jerome case hearing. He admits bribery payments from the Metropolitan Street Railway and two prior prison terms. Franklin Pierce leads the defense for the prosecutors. The proceedings, before ex Chief Justice Andrews, focus on alleged neglect and evidence handling in 1900 to 1902 jury bribery cases.
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Morning Journal
New York
Willam H. Tillinghast
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Jerome
Metropolitan Street Railway
William F. King
Andrews
Court of Appeals
Hughes
Cati
Pierce
Tillinghast
Seabury
William H. Tillinghast
Metropolitan
Stanley Poggs
The
Many Amendments to Aldrich Bill Passed in Senate
Washington March 26 The Senate resumed debate on the Aldrich currency bill after the Preaer committee approved amendments from Lodge Nelson and Allison The Lodge change adds Philippines and Manila bonds as acceptable securities for the proposed currency The Nelson amendment requires interest on deposits in national banks and sets rates and conditions for public money deposits Johnston offers a further amendment restricting functional banking associations outside reserve areas after January 1 1909
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Preaer
Senatores Lodge
Nelsom Johnston
Lodge
Philippines
Manila
Nelson
Secretary of the Treasury
Johnston
Reserve
Central Reserve
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