Taft and Tongue fight for New England delegates
Boston dispatch details the Taft faction battling for delegates to the Republican National Convention across New England. It notes Emerson Hughes influence, Massachusetts and Connecticut leaning Taft, Maine gains Taft support led by Frye, Bates, and Long, with New Hampshire and Vermont undecided.
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New England
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Connecticutt
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Connecticut
Massachsetts
Wey
Hughes
Chicago
Lodge and Crane
John L. Bates
Siitor
Navy
John D. Long
Pine Tree
Fred J. Allen
Maine Senate
E. P. Ricker
Poland Springs
Exdiovernor Hill
Augusta
Charles J. Dunn
Orono
New Hampshire
Vermont
Yale
Gaveex
Steed withdraws from Innae Turnant tram race in Villa Rica
Hon T Steed senator and state school commissioner candidate withdraws from the race citing the state executive committee plan for an early primary. He claims the committee’s move bars canvassing the state and alleges a conspiracy to defeat him. The reform leader notes his opposition to early primaries. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills advertised.
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Villa Rica
T. Steed
State Executive Committee
Steed
Gabriel Steed
State Senate
Estate Committee
New York Conference Advances Modest Liberalizing Step
The New York conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adopted a proposal to remove paragraph 248 of church discipline limiting amusements such as dancing card playing and theater going. The vote was nearly unanimous with seven opposed. If approved by the general conference it would not change doctrine but make these acts a matter of conscience. The body also backed electing Negro bishops and protested the removal of Jesus name from New York public schools.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
New York Board of Education
Atlanta
Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy claim card
Old style medical claim card stating Foley’s Honey and Tar is an irin cough suppressant that stops coughs, heals lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption, contains no opiates, with a yellow package and urging buyers to refuse substitutes.
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Foley
Ell Druggtats
Treat Railroads Fairly Says Editor Upshaw
Editor William D. Upshaw of the Golden Age urges fair treatment of railroads and calls for honest regulation. He cites public servants, laborers, and jurors, warns against hysterical prejudice, and pleads for sane policy to prevent layoffs and financial ruin while honoring the railroad’s role as a public servant.
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William D. Upshaw
The
Golden Age
Upshaw
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
New York
Alderman
de Mane
DeKalb County After Good Roads Movement Votes Yes
At a mass meeting in Decatur the good roads movement in DeKalb County unanimously urged DeKalb's legislators to push a special act to improve county railways. The plan seeks 300000 in 5 percent bonds for 30 years and annual issuance up to 60000, plus a public roads commission to map trunk roads and a sinking fund. The act would bar corporations or individuals from using county paved roads for steam or electric railways.
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Atlanta
Decatur
Good Roads
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Public Roads Commission
Countess Gladys Causes Sensation in Hungarian Deputies
Budapest April 8 the visit of Gladys bride of Count Lanzio Szechenyi to the house of deputies caused a stir as deputies from the gay termment spoke while opposition made noise. Roth shouted Beatl Countess Szechenyi is in the ladies galleries and will think we are savages. Many members rushed to glimpse the countess and the remaining quorum passed the bill.
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Budapest
Hungary
Gladys
Lanzio Szechenyi
House of Deputies
Roth
Beatl
Szechenyi
Hotel Plans May Add Sixth Story With Auditorium
The hotel, originally planned as five stories, may rise to six. A 300 seat auditorium is proposed on the fifth floor for conventions and events, reducing bedroom count. Owners will decide in a few days, foundations are strong enough to support the extra story.
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Sunbert
Saloons Lose Big In Illinois Prohibition Vote
Chicago April 8 A forceful prohibition result leaves about 1014 saloons closed across Illinois with large cities defending licenses while many smaller towns vote to abolish. Counties and townships show further closures as districts tally incomplete returns.
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Chicago
Minois
Baloona
Knife and hot poker attack ends with injuries in Youngstown
In Youngstown on April 8 police halted an alleged honor feud between two women. Miss Nina Jackson and Miss Lou Barr exchanged wounds with a large butcher knife and a hot stove poker. Jackson was stabbed in the neck and taken to city hospital as Barr stood restrained. Investigators cite jealousy over attentions as the feud’s motive.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Nina Jackson
Watts Street
Lou Barr
Miss Jackson
Ecity
Misa Barr
Kennedy
Misa
Jackson
Ami
Tee IP Nifoee
Darrmattan
Arti
Important Ruling on Clarke County Voter Registration
Athens Ga April 1908 official ruling clarifies that to vote in the May 2 county primary and June 4 state primary, voters must register during 1908 and cannot rely on the sheriff primary registration. Chairman T S Mell urges all voters who have not registered since January 1 to do so at once.
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State Executive Committee
Thomas 8. Mell
Democratic Executive Committee
Mell
Athens
Iso
Clarke County
Chairan Thuett
Catholics Celebrate the Centennial of Baltimore Archdiocese
Baltimore April 8 Today marks a centennial since the archdiocese of Baltimore was established along with four suffragan dioceses New York Boston Philadelphia and Bardstown Prior to 1808 only one Catholic bishopric existed in the United States Estimates show 11 million American Catholics today served by fourteen archbishops and ninety bishops with over 15 000 priests and more than 12 000 churches A grand centennial celebration is planned for the city later this month surrounding the annual meeting of Roman Catholic archbishops in Washington and related gatherings.
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Baltimore
United States
New York
Concannon
Boston
Cheverus
Philadelphia
Egan
Bairdstown
Fhoget
Carroll
Bardstown
Arcdiocese of
Washington
Catholic University to Consecrate Bishop at St Mary's
The ceremony will consecrate Mrs Daniel J. OConnell as titular Bishop of Senate at St Mary's Cathedral with Carona Gibbens officiating. The Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States aims for full attendance by its members during the celebrity ton events.
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United States
Daniel J. O'Connell
Catholic University
Senate
St. Mary's
Carona
Gibbens
Marie Burroughs Weds F M Livingston In New York
Actress Marie Burroughs marries Francis M Livingston a life insurance man and author in a West 73rd Street home ceremony. The bride, once a prominent stage figure and Queen Guinevere in a production, plans a honeymoon to Evie t gp end their marriage marks her fourth union after earlier marriages to Louis F Massen and Marquis McPherson.
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Marie Burroughs
F. M. Livingston
New York
Francis M. Livingston
West Siel
Lis Inestor
Evie T
Marie Urrougha
San Francisco
Aid Nage
A.M. Balioe
Madison Square
Mrs
Mr. McPhers
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Constipation Remedies
An old advertisement warns about appendicitis and chronic constipation. It promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, non-gripe remedy that eases bowels without harsh effects. It cautions against substitutes sold by druggists.
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Orino
Pat Leak
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