Iowa Republicans Name Taft Backers At State Convention
Des Moines reports the Republican state convention, held at the Auditorium on the Isle, named Joe R. Lane Davenport George Perkins Sioux City Frank Simmons Ottumwa and Lafayette Young Des Moines as at large delegates to the National Convention. The platform endorses tariff revision by a special session and Taft for president, while backing Senator Allison. Delegates in districts named several pairings and alternates.
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Des Moines
Isle
Joe R. Lane
Davenport
George Db. Perkins
Sioux City
Frank Simmons
Ottumwa
Lafayette Young
William H. Taft
Allison
Senate
D. L. Heinsheimer
Glenwood
W. F. Lake
Arlington
E. J. C. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George H. Spahr
Henry County
H. S. Sawyer
Lee
H. S. Rand
N. E. Currin
Louisa
S. A. White
F. W. Ellis
Clinton
David Brandt
Johnson
R. G. Popham
Iowa
G. E. Hillsinger
Jackson
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Eugene Schafter
Wright
Ralph H. Plock
Fremont
W. E. Crum
Taylor
L. F. Potter
Shelby
J. H. Duell
Harrison
D. H. Scott
Cass
A. L. Brooks
Audubon
Robert Healy
Webster
A. D. Clark
Kossuth
S. D. Goldswaithe
Boone
J. EB. Wickham
Saunders
John T. Lacey
W. R. Boyd
Victor FE. Bender
Council Bluffs
N. N. Jones
S. A. Finger
Scott
Republican Party of
Ohio
Congress
Impos
Roosevelt
Taft
William B. Allison
Des Moines County
W. J. Blythe
Thomas A. Cheshire
George D. Perkins
Birdsall
Major Lacey
Ellis
Cast-off police uniforms sent to Africa for trade
Uniforms of British constables are shipped to Africa in exchange for palm oil, ivory, skins and other goods. Swarthy Africans in London police dress roam the roads of the dark continent, wearing the irregular helmet and swaggering as if owning Africa. Polish women are employed as laborers on dams near Bredstedt in Schleswig Prussia, working as well as men for less pay.
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Africa
London
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Prussia
Golden Leaf Sandals Made for Lodge in Lynn
A Lynn shoe firm crafts costly sandals for a Boston Masonic lodge valued at 1500 dollars. The footwear is fashioned entirely from gold leaf with thousands of leaf pieces, and the buckles are solid gold. Thunder terrifies the lobster and may trigger claw loss and regrowth in deep water, a natural response noted as seas churn.
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Lynn
Boston
Duel in riding school fatally wounds Russian general
In Saint Petersburg on March 19, Lieut. Gen. Smirnoff was fatally wounded in a pistol duel with Lieut. Gen. Fock. The duel arose from Smirnoff's memorandum on Port Arthur’s siege. It occurred in the Chevalier Guard riding school with seconds and high officers present. Smirnoff died after four exchanges. Fock’s coat was perforated and Smirnoff was carried to a hospital for Roentgen tests.
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St. Petersburg
Smirnoff
Fock
Chevalier Guard
Vladimir H. Purishkevich
Duma
Schultz
Navy
Sido
Stoessel
Lieut
Podgursky
Port Arthur
Kireieff
Gorbatoffsky
Russia
Gen
Gen. Fock
Reiss
Supreme
Mayor Busse Home Break-In Attempt Reported
A man described as potentially mentally unfit was found outside Mayor Busse's Sedgwick Street home Wednesday, kicking the door of the mayor’s office. Detained for questioning, Nouby Slee of Michigan City, Indiana, claimed a $5,000,000 theft motive but provided no clear purpose. Police planned to assess his sanity. Busse slept through the incident and was unaware until police took the intruder away.
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Chicago
Busse
Sedgwick Street
Seymour
Hudson Avenue
Nouby Slee
Michigan City
Ind
L. Blake Baldwin
Iudson Avenue
Michael Loftus
Loftus
Mrs Fiala Rescues Children From Brooklyn Fire
In New York on March 19 Mrs Anthony Fiala wife of the Arctic explorer who led the Ziegler expedition rushed to the third floor as smoke filled a Brooklyn house. She wrapped her three asleep children in an Eskimo robe and carried them to the street.
Students Out on Bail After Star Theater Riot
Ann Arbor Michigan reports all University of Michigan students arrested Monday night in a Star theater riot were released on bail. Each student posted $1,000, then was escorted to Justice Doty’s court and back to cells under tight police guard.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Star Theater
Liberty
Justice Doty
Grover Cleveland Celebrates 71st Birthday at Lakewood
New York March 19 Grover Cleveland quietly marked his seventy first birthday at Lakewood New Jersey. The former president, the twenty second and twenty fourth in the U S line, appears well past seventy yet walked and seemed in excellent spirits.
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Cleveland
New York
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
United States
Mc Kibbin Leads GOP Mayoral Bid Over Lawler in St Paul
St Paul Minnesota reports Joseph McKibbin a Republican and head of a prominent manufacturing firm appears set to lead the Republican ticket for mayor on May 5, defeating Daniel W Lawler the Democratic nominee as precinct results count nears a dozen.
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McKibbin
Lawler
St. Paul
Minn
Joseph McKibbin
Daniel W. Lawler
Labor Appeals for Laws Conference Chooses Gompers Chair
A pivotal labor conference held in Washington on March 19 elected Samuel Gompers as permanent chairman. He addressed the meeting and was empowered to appoint two seven member committees to draft an appeal to national and international unions and the public outlining organized labor demands to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Washington
Mar
Gompers
Kronprinz Wilhelm Rammed By Crown of Castile Off Staten Island
In thick fog off Staten Island the Crown of Castile struck the liner Kronprinz Wilhelm tearing a ten foot hole in the stern. The Crown of Castile’s bow penetrated the Kronprinz Wilhelm’s steward’s quarters about 15 feet. No injuries reported.
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Kronprinz Wilhelm
New York
Lloyd Line
Staten Island
Crown of Castile
Braham Fire Destroys Eight Businesses In Braham
Fire in Braham Minnesota destroyed eight business houses in the southern Isanti county town. Firemen from Minneapolis aided the response and the total loss is put at 90000 dollars. The blaze began Wednesday and was brought under control by the combined effort.
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St. Paul, Minn
Braham
Isanti County
Minneapolis
Noted Philadelphian Dead
Joseph G. Darlington, a leading Philadelphia dry goods merchant, died at his Haverford home after a week of illness. A two time Union League president, he played an active civic role. Born in Pittsburgh, he was about 65.
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Philadelphia
Joseph G. Darlington
Haverford
Darlington
Union League
Pittsburg
Tobacco Fight to Go On in Danville Virginia
In Danville Virginia on March 19 plans adopted by the Bright Tobacco Growers Protective Association of Virginia and North Carolina call for a renewed and vigorous battle against the American Tobacco Company, continuing a fight started several years ago.
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Danville
Bright Tobacco Growers’ Protective Association of
Virginia
North Carolina
American Tobacco Company
John D. Adds to Fund for Firemen in New York
John D. Rockefeller subscribed $1,000 to the Kruger and firefighters fund in New York. With this and other subscriptions the total raised reaches $22,569.13.
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John D
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Kruger and Firemen’s
Senator Whyte Dies in Baltimore Home
Baltimore Md March 18 United States Senator William Pinckney Whyte died at his home in the city on Tuesday night leaving a long career in public service and national politics.
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Senator Whyte
Baltimore
United States
William Pinckney Whyte
Judge recommends commute in Orchard case to life in prison
Caldwell Idaho March 19 Judge Fremont Wood presiding in the district court says Harry Orchard testified fully and truthfully in the Haywood Pettibone murder trials. He recommends the state pardons board commute Orchard death sentence to imprisonment with execution set for May 15. Orchard thanks the court and pleads no immunity.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Mar
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Fremont Wood
State Board of Pardons
Orchard
State
Ant
Wood
Judge
Warships Persuade Haiti to Ease Front of Defiance
Paris reports say foreign warships’ arrival at Port-au-Prince led President Nor Alexis and M. Carteron to abandon intransigence. Refugees may reembark and safe conducts granted for Gen. Firmin and other asylum seekers. German and US officials note reduced tensions and protection of their subjects.
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Paris
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Alexis
M. Carteron
Firmin
An Gonaives
Muc
Borno
Berlin
United States
Secretar Root
Germany
Legation
Consula
Washington
Mar
State Department
Ministe Furniss
Irregularities Found in State Oil Inspector Accounts
In St Paul Minnesota on March 19 authorities report $6,199.95 irregularities due to alleged bad bookkeeping and failure to collect fees in J A McDermott former state oil inspector. McDermott reportedly paid into the state treasury between 5.50 and 6000. Public Examiner Schoener says the state will not lose a cent. The exam was requested by Secretary of State Schmalheim.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mar
Hallway Fight Fatal in Cincinnati Home
Two men, John Baldwin aged 35 and Edward Warder aged 44, fought in a dark hallway at Warder’s East Court Street home. Warder died from injuries after Baldwin allegedly struck him with a hammer and the men fell down three flights of stairs.
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Cincinnati
Mar
John Paldwin
Edward Warder
East Cour Street
Warden
Baldwin
Prison for Bogus Marshal in Ohio Case
Earl Hesser posed as a United States marshal from Cleveland to arrest railway workers in Lima Galion and Crestline. He was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary by Judge Quai on a Tuesday. After arresting and handcuffing his victims he would rob them.
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Lima, O
Mar
Earl Hesser
United States
Cleveland
Galion
Crestline
Quai
Hesse
Beaumont Man Kills One Wounds Two In Saratoga Incident
In Saratoga, 40 miles northwest of Beaumont Texas, Tom Williams was killed and R Wilson and Blase Latidas wounded by a shotgun blast fired by Albert Clampitt who surrendered.
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Beaumont
Tex
Mar
Saratoga
Tom Williams
R. Wilson
Blase Latidas
Albert Clampitt
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W. Il. Taft
WOWA
Senator Allison
Horse City
Union Pacific
Mr. Harriman
Pennsylvania
Suez Canal
House of Delegates
Porto Rico
Panama
South Africa
Kentucky
Tennessee
America
Ross
Fred Busse
Labor Appeals For Laws
Burns
DAKO
Jurist
Conroe
Magnolia
Here
Nord Alexis
Minnesota
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