Senator Tillman at the Convention in Baltimore
Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina, a longtime Democratic figure, attends the Baltimore convention with the party. The piece notes his prominence and suggests it may be his last appearance at a national gathering as his health wanes.
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Benjamin
Tilman
Ouiiaiun
Tillman
South Carolina
Baltimore
Heath
Taft
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Lax-Fos Way Promises Digestion Health Boost
A vintage advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a tonic that strengthens the liver stomach kidneys and bowels and claims it keeps the whole inside system right. The pitch invites readers to buy the first bottle on a money back plan and urges agitating their druggist to stock it.
Fruitle ss Balloting Repeats at Convention in June
Baltimore June 28 delegates scramble as aisles clog and band plays The Star Spangled Banner The sixth and seventh ballots fail to nominate a candidate With Clark Wilson and Underwood leading or gaining modestly New York casts for Harmon and several states shift votes Revisions continue as two thirds rule blocks nomination and no victor emerges in the balloting sequence.
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Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Marshall
Baldwin
Sulzer
Bryan
New Hampshire
Hegirac
Ita
Pennsylvania
Larmen
Bryant
Vermont
Connecticut
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Alaska
William Sulzer
New York
Michigan
Tovwrner Harmon
Tennessee
Porto Rico
Kern
Maine
Massachusetts
J. Warren Davis
New Jersey
Britton
Wison
Wion
William Suiwer
North Carolina
Underwood Jost
Yates
Ohio
Rinehart
James Mevonville
Steubenville
John W. Kern
D. L. Yost
Woodsfield
Hiartoon
Louisaiana
Pol
Nebraska
Nia
Hermon
James
Kansas
Baltimore
Pa- Mee
George Br. Dudley
Washington
Wwearlad
Co. N. Maffey
Oklahoma
Charles F. Murphy
Harman
Taggart
Sullivan
Murphy
Indiana
Illlinois
Thellinois
Wilaga
Wilgon
Democratic Platform Calls for Broad Progressive Reforms
The platform advances progressive policies with harmony. It endorses tariff reductions for revenue, anti monopoly measures, and strict railroad and banking regulation. It pushes banning holding companies, trusts, and interlocking directors, taxes, and direct senatorial elections while urging Alaska coal and land conservation actions.
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Maine
California
Bryan
Jefferson
Taft
Standard Oil Company
Tobacco Trust
Night at St Boniface Cemetery Toll Ends In Mass Death
Police rush to No 484 Southport Avenue, Chicago, after a frightening report of many dead. Officers discover the site is part of St Boniface cemetery and detectives search for the informant who claimed the deaths.
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Southport Avenue
John Buckley
Sheffield Avenue
Chicago
St.Boniface Cemetery
Roosevelt and Progressives Split Over 1912 Challenge
Roosevelt faced resistance from progressives as he pursued a thirdtime presidential bid. Backed by a vast campaign machine and unlikely allies, his approach wavered between reform rhetoric and elite deals. Critics argue the split harmed the movement by embracing personalities over core economic issues.
Baltimore influence shapes steel era in reform debate
The passenger noted Baltimore's events as proving Wall Street influence, urging unity behind Wilson or another Progressive to aid the new party. He referenced Senator La Follette's critique of him but chose not to engage at the moment.
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Baltimore
William J. Bryan
Wall Street
Wilson
la Follette
New Anaesthetic Discovery Aimed at End of Pain
Edinburgh surgeon Dr F W Forbes Ross claims a non-poisonous anaesthetic can render most accidents and surgeries painless. A 1 per cent quinine and urea hydrochloride mix injected into nerves, followed by injections over 24 hours to two weeks, allegedly stops pain and shock with minimal risk. The Lancet discusses this discovery and its potential epochal impact on surgery.
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F. W. Forbes Ross
Edinburgh University
Royal College of Surgeons of England
London
Ross
Lancet
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