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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
9
The national committee hear ings opened in Chicago with Taft supporters securing the six Alabama delegates at large and the ninth district seat after roll call voting. Roosevelt foes challenged Roosevelt-aligned conventions in Alabama and argued for regular procedures while Borah Penrose and Kellogg pressed for record votes.
The Republican National Committee opened hearings on delegate contests across several states amid a tense session. Alabama’s six at large delegates and district delegates were wrestled over by Roosevelt and Taft camps with Ormsby McHarg and Charles Dick leading the Taft side. The committee postponed Arizona, then took up Alabama, voting to seat Taft delegates while Roosevelt supporters argued legality and procedure.
Colonel Orestae Ferrara, speaker of the Havana House of Representatives, unexpectedly left Havana for the United States via Key West. He is believed to be acting as a special agent of President Gomez to Washington.
An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as strengthening the stomach kidneys and bowels with a systemic tonic. It urges purchasing the first bottle on a money back plan and asking a druggist for the second. The copy emphasizes unique efficacy and branding. A separate item notes North Highlands park near Columbus offered to the city for 6600 dollars, with council considering the offer.
Washington June 7 Every child in the elementary schools in the United States would be card catalogued and a running history of his entire school career in the grades kept permanently on file under a plan formulated by investigators whose reports have just been issued by the United States bureau of education The plan has the approval of the national education association and some 300 cities already have begun to keep the cards Eventually its anticipated about 6660000 pupils thus will be tabulated From the new card catalogue system definite and scientific answers can be made to a large number of questions the solution to which now must be guessed The committee of investigators also has drawn up a uniform method of reporting fiscal statistics for the computation of costs.
Rain prompts postponement of the Colonial Hills picnic to Saturday June 15. Organizers reroute plans and expect clearer weather for gatherings and activities.
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