Michigan Democrats Fight Over Clark Wilson Delegation
Bay City May 15. The Michigan state democratic convention adjourned amid factional strife over 30 Clark supporters and the Clark-Wilson battle for the national convention at Baltimore. Wilson managers claimed an early edge but Clark leaders warned of a floor push for Clark instructions if concessions were not made. Delegates favored anti Wilson sentiment in twelve district caucuses and adopted resolutions denouncing tariff and favoring direct senatorial elections and an income tax.
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Bay City
Mich
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilon
Michigan
Champ S Clark
Clark
Wilnes
Phe- Michigan Clark
Taft
Congress
United States
Uninstructed Delegates Back Wilson At South Carolina
Columbia South Carolina May 15 After voting to send the states 18 delegates to the Baltimore convention the democratic state convention adopted a resolution indorsing Woodrow Wilson for president. The vote was 241 to 91 proving the division between those for instructions and anti instructionists who wanted free action. The battle lasted three hours with pointed speeches and procedural moves shaping the delegate stance.
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Columbia
S. C
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilm
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Watrammel
Developmentea
Anti-Instructionista
Taft Targets Roosevelt in Ohio Campaign Swing
President Taft intensifies criticism of Theodore Roosevelt during a three day Ohio tour. Taft rejects Roosevelt’s call for no personalities and vows to answer charges while grappling with hoarseness and a taxing schedule.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bucyrus
New York Pressmen Vote Against Sympathetic Strike
New York May 15 The New York Pressmen's Union voted 581 to 140 against striking to honor President Berry's plea after three hours of debate. In Chicago May 15 an inquiry into police handling of the newspaper strike led to suspensions fines for a sergeant and eleven officers facing charges amid a probe of lax disorder control.
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New York
Berry
Chicago
Civic Service Department
Dem congressman clash prompts police rush at Democrat convention
Nashville May 15 police reserves rushed into the state convention hall after statements suggesting a blows exchange between Shelby county rivals Congressman K D McKellar and State Comptroller Dibrell during a Shelby county contest discussion. The scene stirred as audience tensions rose and Dibrell appeared distressed.
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Nashville
Tenn
del Bates
D. McKcallar
Dibrell
McKellar
Memphis
Shelby County
Apedae
Vand
MciKellar
Roosevelt claims over 500 delegates pledged for nomination
Dayton Ohio May 16 Theodore Roosevelt asserts the Republican nomination fight is decided with over 500 delegates already pledged and more to come. He attacked Taft for using Black regiments from Brownsville and recalled soldiers discharged for acts at Brownsville. Roosevelt spoke in Elyria and Dayton delivering fifteen addresses amid large crowds.
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Dayton
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ohio
New Jersey
Elyria
Springfield
Taft
Illinois
Patt
Colored Regiment
Brownaville
Aspail
No Favor Shown by Tennessee Delegation at Convention
Nashville May 15 The Tennessee delegation to the Democratic national convention will go uninstructed as the state convention selected eight delegates and eight alternates at large after resolutions against instructing. District delegates were chosen in caucuses, with two instructed for Clark and one district endorsing Clark. At large delegates include Luke Lea and Samuel Young with eight alternates named. The convention also ended rival state organizations by electing a new state committee and nominated Supreme Judge A S Buchanan for another term and Be Moore for civil appeals judge, backing a unitary primary nomination for state and national offices.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Clark
Wilson
Harmon
Underwood
Luke Lea
Samuel Young
M. M. Allison
Nat Baxter
John Tifton
Wiliam Percy
George Milton
H. C. Adler
P. Mooney
L. D. Walker
G H. Lyie
George W. Barker
D. Fort
Pice
Denunciations fly as Williams attacks Boland in Archbald probe
Washington news reports May 15 recount Scranton witness Williams denouncing Boland as a traitor while accusing him of duping a lawyer to obtain information. He repudiates a letter to Conn about Katydid bank dealings tied to Judge Archbald and the Erie railroad.
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Williams
Boland
Washington
Maward J. Williams
Scrai
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Erie Railroad
Willam FP. Boland
Scranton
Conn
Laurel Line
Caim Bank
Willams and Archbald
Erie
Department of jJnsnce
Corn
Archbald
Worthington
Mr. Worthington
Wiliam Fitzgerald
Martin
Price
Archhbald
Sterling
Williamae
Floyd
William
Webb
Adieed Boland
Socialists Aim to Aid Industrial Workers
Fragmentary telegram style notes from Indianapolis dated May 15 cite the national socialist convention and a committee pledge to aid the World War effort through allied labor action. Readers see references to delegates and telegrams as part of the discourse.
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Indianapolis
Todas
Wiods Jaber
Cal
Distinguished Education Leaders Gather for Hibben Inauguration
A regal assembly at Princeton marked the inauguration of John Grier Hibben as university president. Attendees included President Taft and Supreme Court Chief Justice White, with delegates from 134 institutions and graduates from many universities in Europe and the U.S. The crowd, plus Princeton alumni and families, filled Nassau Hall with applause and the Tiger yells resounded in the gymnasium.
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Princeton
John Grier Hibben
Taft
White
United States Supreme Court
Europe
United States
Nassau Hall
Atlanta vice commission forms to tackle social evil
The Atlanta vice commission held its first public meeting in the mayor's office electing Joseph A. McCord as chairman and naming EB Ballenger as vice chairman with Thomas J. Day as secretary. Members, including Aldermen Candler Nutting and Councilmen Hall Walker and others, planned investigations into assigns, hotels, street walkers, and protection of visiting young women, requesting $250 for expenses and police detail, aiming to report to council with recommendations.
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Joseph A. McCord
EB. G. Ballenger
Thomas J. Day
John S. Candler
James R. Nutting
Orville T. Hall
George W. Boynton
William G. Humphrey
RN. Fickett, Sr
George S. Walker
Police Department
Council
Atlanta
McCord
Humphrey
Wuage
Candler
Circuit Court
Weather Prophecy Showers Forecast For Area
Forecast warns showers Thursday and Friday with cooler conditions. Reported low temperatures near 1 or 2 degrees, high near 41. Measured rainfall over 24 hours and excess rainfall since month start and year start are noted but details are garbled.
Louisiana Flood Devastation Expands As Hymeha Crevasse Grows
New Orleans reports the Mississippi flood has inundated about 7 500 square miles of Louisiana land and driven over 108 000 people from their homes. More parishes will flood as levees break, with tens of thousands still homeless and property damage mounting into the millions. The stretch along the river remains 300 miles long and 10 to 30 miles wide, with 25 parishes already submerged and only partial relief expected in ten days.
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Louisiana
Arkansas Line
Gulf
Rhode Island
Delaware
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Morehouse
West Carroll
East Carroll Richland
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Madison
Franklin
Caldwell
Tensas
Catahoula
LaSalle
Concordia
Avoyelles
Pointe Coupee
St. Landry
West Baton Rouge
Iberville
St. Martin
Assumption
St. John the Baptist
St .Charles
St. Bernard
West Feliciana
Terre Bonne
LaFourche
Iberia
St James
Jefferson and
St. Mary
Lower St. Bernard
Mississippi River
HymeHa Crevasse
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