Roosevelt faction defeats Penrose at Pennsylvania convention
In Harrisburg on May 1 the Republican state convention, led by former State Senator William Inn, ousted United States Senator Boose Penrose from power. The delegates voted for Roosevelt loyalists, named Henry Son as state chair, and adopted a Roosevelt-leaning platform. Senator MeNichel, Penrose’s Philadelphia ally, remained through six hours as the Roosevelt wing claimed a sweeping victory.
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Harrisburg
William Inn
Pittsburg
United States
Bosse Penrose
Matthew Stanley Quay
Theodore Roose
Progres
Henry Son
Henry
Roosevelt
Flinn
Penrose
Leutenant
James FP. MeNichel
Philadelphia
Bill
Jim
Iis
McCombs on Massachusetts Democratic primary results
William F. McCombs said the Massachusetts Democratic primary did not change the Wilson campaign. Delegates elected were pledged to Foss on the first ballot, with no Wilson column delegation filed. a few Foss delegates favored Wilson on the second ballot. He blamed limited Wilson funds and insufficient campaigning.
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New York
William F. McCombs
Woodrow Wilson
Massachusetts
Wilson
Foss
United States
Clark
Governor Foss
Mr. Clark
Boston
Wigan
Taft
Roosevelt
Lincoln and Hoogevelt Advocate Direct Primary Reform
The piece supports recalling judicial decisions and urges a shorter primary ballot with preferential presidential primaries. It calls for a direct vote to indicate the public’s choice for United States senators and omits any reference to President Taft.
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Ham Lincoln
Hoogevelt
Taft
United States
Taft says State Dept has no evidence of Japan land move
President Taft informed the Senate that the State Department has no evidence of any land purchase or intention by Japan in Mexico near Magdalena Bay. Secretary Knox reported that the Japanese ambassador denied the rumors as sensational and baseless. The matter arose from an American syndicate seeking to sell lands to a Japanese group, with the United States signaling no approval for such a transaction.
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State Department
Japan
Mexican
Washington
Taft
Department of State
Mexico
Magdalena Bey
Knox
Magdalena Bay
Department
United States
Senate Debates Magdalen and Honduran Treaty Actions
Record of Wednesday in Congress notes President Teft's message denying land seizure by Japan near Magdalena, with Senate foreign relations committee handling May votes on Nicaraguan and Honduran loan pacts. Debate on Magdalen message referenced, Lea seeks AG response re Harvester seat. House appropriations committee failed to report commerce court funding. foreign affairs committee issued favorable reports on consular system and foreign imprint rules.
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Japan
Magda’ Sena Bsy
Lea
Foreign Relations Committee
Thuareday
Alpropriations Voommunittes
Commerce ‘Court
Beef Prices Out of Sight in New York
New York May 1 Wholesale prices of beef reach a twenty year high as prices climb for three weeks. Packers attribute cost to corn at 81 cents a bushel and cattle feeding scarcity. Potatoes sell at record prices amid production shortages blamed on importation and a looming Norfolk potato crop. Butter shortage noted, with inability to buy 150 tubs from any single firm. William E. Skinner of Denver comments on national strain from range depletion and farmers’ adjustment to livestock growth. The page also features a short Detroit Free Press joke about amateur gardeners.
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New York
Washington
State Food Investigating Commission
William E. Skinner
Denver
International Live Stock Exposition Association
Five Men Cremated In Gasoline Dock Explosion
Five Great Lakes Towing Company employees died in a dock explosion at Jefferson Avenue on the Cuyahoga River. A 10,000 gallon gasoline tank leaked oil on the river, ignited, and set fire to a Standard O 1 barge, causing a blast and $450,000 in property damage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes Towing Company
Jefferson Avenue
Cuyahoga
Long Hike Begins by Walking Woolfs From Kansas City
The Walking Woolfs Dwight and Mrs Woolf start a 10900 mile trek from Kansas City toward Denver San Francisco and Seattle. They will traverse the western United States and Canada with a return mostly through Canada.
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Kansas City
May
Dwight L. Woolf
Woolfs
Kan
United States
Canada
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
British Columbia
German grocer Otto Stramm slashes throat ear to ear
In Charleston on May 1 Otto Stramm, a German grocer, cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor, severing his windpipe. Doctors performed heroic measures but he cannot recover. Authorities cite aberration of the mind. Stramm had been released from a state hospital for the insane after setting his store aflame.
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Charleston
Otto Stramm
Stichés
Stramm
State Hospital For the Insane
So Sweet and Pleasant to Take Archival Note
A fragment from an archive notes a phrase about a product or line described as sweet and pleasant to take. It hints at comparisons to more drastic options and suggests archival context without full details. The readable portion emphasizes a favorable impression of the item in question within historical records.
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Poole & McCullough
Atlanta
South Forsyth St. Beil
Pabst
Bruce Risson
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