Iowa Delegates Vow to Stand Behind Bryan at National Convention
At the Iowa state Democratic convention Bryan is urged by loyal supporters to vote as a unit for him at the national convention. Delegates at large include C. Porter Des Moines Sullivan Mason City and Duncombe Fort Dodge. The Iowa gathering endorses the Omaha platform while debating adoption of the Nebraska plank and discusses potential races for senator and governor.
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Cedar Rapids
Bryan
Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa
Resolutions Committee
Toto
Judge Wade
General Weaver
Fred White
C. Porter
Centerville
Jerry B. Sullivan
Des Moines
E. J. Dunn
Mason City
F. Duncombe
Fort Dodge
Weaver
Indiana for Bryan Delegates to Denver Convention
The Indiana Democratic state convention named a ticket and instructing the thirty delegates to vote for William J. Bryan for president. John W. Kern was endorsed for vice president. Thomas R. Marshall won the governor nomination on the fifth ballot with Frank J. Hall as lieutenant governor nominee.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Frank J. Hall
Rushville
Johnson for President Nomination Confidence Cited
R T O Connor asserts John A Johnson will win the Democratic presidential nomination at the Denver national convention. He notes North Dakota backed Bryan earlier and points to Johnson declaring earlier as a potential difference. He says he is positive about Johnson's nomination.
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St. Paul
North Dakota
Johnson
R. T. O’connor
Democratic State Central Committee of
Bryan
John A
Johson
John A. Johnson
Denver
Despondent Brooklyn Youth Dies After Jump From Bridge
In New York on March 27 a young man thought to be Edwin J. Ditmars, 18, son of a Brooklyn physician, jumped from the Brooklyn bridge and died shortly after being pulled from the water. His mother said he had been despondent for weeks due to unemployment and dependence.
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New York
Edwin J. Ditmars
Brooklyn
Young Ditmars
Smith Seated but Maryland Senator's Right Unresolved
Washington March 27 The Senate debated whether Senator Benedict John Walter Smith of Maryland may retain his seat. The discussion occupied nearly four hours and halted progress on the currency bill before adjournment for the day.
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Washington
Senate
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Architect Dwight Dies After Taking Poison in Custody
Henry Hyde Dwight a prominent Los Angeles architect who had just been served with an arrest warrant for uttering a fictitious check swallowed chloroform in the presence of a constable. He died a few hours later in the hospital after coming from Boston to reside in the city.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Hyde Dwight
Boston
Swight
Aged Jacksonville Man Burglarized After Hidden Gold
In Jacksonville Illinois on March 27 an elderly resident J W Carrington hid 5000 dollars in gold at home after drawing it from bankers fearing a panic. Thieves stole the money and fled with his horse and buggy. The horse was later found near a small town in the county.
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Jacksonville
J. W. Carrington
Tft
Not Formally Engaged Declined Comment at Luncheon
New York March 27 Madame Anna Gould and the Prince de Sagan were luncheon guests at the St. Regis hotel with Mr James Tyler Morse. Sagan refused to comment and Madame Gould said she is not formally engaged to the prince.
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New York
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
Jame Tyler Morse
St. Regis
Sagan
Madame Gould
Prince de Ga Gawrrt
Aberdeen man commits suicide at St James hotel
Minneapolis dispatch reports Carl Hult of Aberdeen Washington shot himself in the temple after locking himself in a hotel room at the St James. He died later at City Hospital despite an attempted bullet removal. No motive is known.
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Minneapolis
Carl Hult
Aberdeen
Wash
St. James Hotel
City Hospital
Horne Acquitted on Murder Charge in Groves Case
General Richard C. Horne was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of H. J. Groves, managing editor of the Kansas City Fest. He will be committed to an asylum after being returned to jail, with no lunacy commission sought.
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Kansas City
Richard C. Horne
H. J. Groves
General Horne
Groves
Wallace
Horne
Bank Robber Killed in Farm ers Bank Job
Gentry Arkansas March 27 A failed bank robbery at Springtown ends with the dynamite blast killing a robber whose body is found near the bank safe. A map in his pocket marks Gentry Springtown and Sulphur Springs with crosses, linking the same gang to recent robberies. The dead man’s identity is unknown.
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Gentry, Ark
Farmers’ Bank
Springtown
Gentry
Sulphur Springs
Senator Tillman’s Doctor Says He Aims to Resume Work
Dr. J. W. Babcock of Columbia says Senator Tillman, his closest medical advisor, dictated a statement noting improvement but slow progress and that he does not expect to regain strength to resume Washington work this session.
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Columbia
S. C
J. W. Babcock
Senator Tillman
Tillman
Washington
Big Screw Driver Quip About 2000-Pound Tool
In London Tit-Bits a joke repeats a sailor tale of a 2000 pound screw driver said to be in the engine room of an ocean liner. The exchange questions the claim with a punchline about heavy machinery on ships.
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London
Waiting Roles and Hustle Define Success
A quotation from the Houston Post contrasts waiting and hustle, noting that while some may approach opportunity passively, others who actively push forward tend to reach success first. The line emphasizes initiative over patience.
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Houston Post
Williams Sets Democratic Stance On Roosevelt Measures
Representative John Sharp Williams, Democratic minority leader, issues a press statement outlining the party's position on Roosevelt he measures. He says Democrats will back certain reforms with Republican votes but oppose others and demand concessions to curb filibusters. Williams notes support for campaign finance disclosure and anti child labor acts while opposing changes to antitrust rules and tariff revision processes.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
House
Williams
District of Columbia
Territories
Supreme Court
Neessaat
Permanent Waterways Commission
Hughes Endorsed by Albany Republicans for Hughes Nomination
Governor Charles E. Hughes was formally endorsed for the Republican nomination by Albany area Republicans and independents at a Hughes League meeting. General Stewart L. Woodford of Brooklyn spoke as league president. A Lebouef resolution praised President Roosevelt and declared Hughes a Lincoln-like standard bearer respected nationwide.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
United States
Vicinity
Hughes League of the United States
Stewart L. Woodford
Brooklyn
League
Randall J. Lebouef
Roosevelt
New York State
Charles Evans Hughes
Lincoln
Two Severe Earthquakes Hit Mexico City In March
Mexico City was struck by two major earthquakes. The first quake lasted about 4 minutes 28 seconds with little property damage but many walls cracked. The second, stronger shock caused clock stoppages and wall damage as crowds fled theaters, with four Mexican workers injured and one mortally. The quakes were felt across a 500 mile swath from Guanajuato to Rincon Antonio.
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Mexico City
National Observatory
Mexico
Guanajuato
Rincon Antonio
Hill declines to confirm German ambassador status report
Paris reports that David Jayne Hill refuses to credit the Berlin Washington denial on the German government changing its attitude and receiving the ambassador. A private telegram from Berlin says the German foreign office denies any official action was taken.
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Paris
Washington
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Republicans Endorse Cannon for President at Illinois Convention
Illinois Republicans endorsed Joseph G Cannon for the presidency and backed tariff revision. Four delegates-at-large to the national convention were elected: Shelby M. Cullom Albert J. Hopkins Charles S. Deneen and Fred A Busse. A fire at the Leland hotel caused an abrupt, brief adjournment before resuming the program.
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Springfield
Illinois
Joseph G. Cannon
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
Albert J. Hopkins
Charles S. Deneen
Fred A. Busse
Chicago
Cannon
Leland Hotel
Rhode Island GOP Convention Chooses Delegates
Providence March 27 The Republican state convention chose four at large delegates to the Chicago national convention but did not instruct them on any presidential preference. Delegates are Andrew de Urrier Cumberland Alexander Crumb Westerly Ezra Dixon Bristol and John Fletcher Providence. The platform endorsed the national administration and its policies.
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Providence
R. I
Chicago
Andrew de @urrier
Cumberland
Alexander C. Crumb
Westerly
Ezra Dixon
Bristol
John Fletcher
Republicans Endorse Taft Evans and Hale at Tennessee Capitol
Nashville delegates assembled at the capitol to name themselves the regular state convention and endorsed William H. Taft for president and H. Clay Evans for vice president while instructing for Congressman Nathan W. Hale as national committeeman.
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Nashville
Tenn
Capitol
William H. Taft
H. Clay Evans
Nathan W. Hale
Bomb Explodes in Mulberry Street Five Storey Tenement
A bomb exploded in a Mulberry street hallway near Dominick Bonomolo’s Italian bank building in Little Italy New York on March 27. No injuries reported though windows walls and floors were damaged. Bonomolo had received threatening letters for five years, police said.
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New York
Mulberry Street
Italy
Dominick Bonomolo
Bonomolo
Bank scandals at Farmers Deposit Natl bank raise theft fears
Pittsburg March 27 reports say officials downplay losses of John Young and Henry Reiber at Farmers Deposit National Bank, insisting defaults are under 300 000 dollars while rumors place the total between 850 000 and 1 000 000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
John Young
Avelitor
Henry Reiber
Milwaukee Brunswick five-even sets Wisconsin high score
In Madison on March 27 the Milwaukee Brunswick five-even bowling tour posted 3,179 in a match against the Madison Capitols, the highest team score ever recorded in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee Brunswick
Madison Capitols
Wisconsin
Italian Auto in New York Paris Race Progress
Advices from Ely Nevada claim the Italian entry is near Ely outskirts. The French car has reached Ogden. The German vehicle is reported at Rock Springs Wyoming.
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Ogden
Utah
New York
Paris
Ely
Nev
Rock Springs
Wyo
Belmont Family Perishes in Fire Mystery
In Belmont Massachusetts on March 27 Ernest Bloomquist a cabinetmaker his wife Lotta and their twelve year old son Lewis were burned to death in a house fire. The blaze is thought to have started outside the building and the origin remains unclear a local mystery hangs over the tragedy.
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Belmont
Mass
Ernest Bloomquist
Lotta
Lewis
Marshfield Brewing Manager Killed by Passenger Train
Otto Backus, manager and partner in the Marshfield Brewing company, was struck by a Wisconsin Central passenger train and killed in Marshfield Wisconsin on March 27.
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Marshfield
Wis
Otto Backus
Marshfield Brewing Company
Wisconsin Central
Conklin Defeats Wright In 14.2 Bil Liards Playoff
C F Conklin of Chicago beat H A Wright of San Francisco in the second game of the playoff to break a triple tie in the amateur national championship tournament at 14.2 billiards. The final score was 400 to 3138.
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Chicago
C. F. Conklin
H. A. Wright
San Francisco
Senator Pennrose in Grave Condition Amid Uncertain Recovery
Philadelphia March 27 The condition of United States Senator Penrose is grave and little hope is given for recovery He has been unconscious many days but his physicians have not given up hope.
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Philadelphia
United States
Penrose
Indictments Returned Against Ruef Ford and Rail Leader
San Francisco officials announce three indictments against Abraham Ruef Tirey L. Ford and Patlborn president of United Railways alleging bribe offers on May 10 1906 in a case tied to the franchise granting trolley conversion. New indictments aim to dodge prior defense objections with Judge Sturtevant presiding and trials set before Judge Dunne and Judge Lawler. Heney leads the prosecutions with O Gara for Ford and Ruef to face trial imminently.
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San Francisco
Patlborn
United Railways
Tirey L. Ford
Abraham Ruef
Sturtevant
Calhoun
Ford
Ruef
F. P. Nichol
John J. Fuerey
D. G. Coleman
Heney
Ruet
Dunne
Tirey
Lawler
O’gara
Postal safes robbed in Illinois towns increasing losses
In Terre Haute Indiana on March 27 robbers blew open safes at the Marshall and Westfield post offices and took all cash and stamps, with losses reported over 1000 dollars. Authorities suspect the same men who earlier tried to rob a Chrisman bank.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Marshall
Ill
Westfield
Chrisman
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