Taft Has 229 SURE For The Presidency
Southern conventions this week may confirm William Howard Taft as the Republican leader. The party’s high tide of support hinges on delegates and undisclosed calculations.
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
3
Southern conventions this week may confirm William Howard Taft as the Republican leader. The party’s high tide of support hinges on delegates and undisclosed calculations.
Fragmentary report outlines Taft supporters seeking delegated votes across states amid contested seats and uninstructed delegates. It notes New Hampshire and Nevada moves, Arizona contests, and pushes from Hughes Fairbanks Cannon and La Follette, with regional conventions set to influence pledged totals and future delegate distributions.
In Cleveland April 27 Mrs Augus ta Repke testified in private court over guardianship of two boys ages one and nine. She sobbed that a man she believed her husband lured her to adopt as her son and that later she learned he was her brother. The mother described adoption by Ai Waste and shared about a move to an eastern city before the case.
Southampton April 27 A British cruiser St Paul rammed the Gladiator anchored off the Isle of Wight amid a heavy snowstorm. The Gladiator sank with 460 sailors aboard. five lifeboats saved most of the crew, while the St Paul sustained minor damage and returned to Southampton. Captain Passow and American seamen were praised for prompt rescue and discipline. Twelve.
Abigail Treat presents a tale of Heyfordville's stone house, Lawrence Heyford, Agnes Dow, and a web of suspicion surrounding a murder in Gesell's case. Tower circles the trio as townsfolk weigh love, envy, and superstition, while the aged servants guard secrets of the past and Agnes haunts the old residence.
Gnaries A McDonough representing King creditors filed schedules in U S district court Boston showing liabilities around 207 880 with assets about 13 000 amid 400 unsecured claims. Many creditors unable to locate the petitioner and King’s address listed as unknown. A meeting before referee Emery Gibby included Lee Friedman as intervener in the case.
A local April tale from Wilkes Barre describes a girl conquering danger amid a crowd as she climbed a tethered ladder to rescue others. Onlookers, including Kite and Summers, watched her ascent and skillful descent, praising her courage and swift actions in a hazardous situation.
An OCR fragment references Allen's Foot-Ease with repeated phrasing and stray words about feet and relief. It appears as a fragmented ad or label text lacking clear context or dates, but centers on the product name and generic relief claims without full sentence structure.
A May issue excerpt outlines Locke a novelist famed for The Beloved and The Morals of Marcus presenting a new serial, Simpin tina Dis Simple Reptimingii genius an inventor with intense human focus. The piece mixes fiction with notes on Wartime Reconstruction and fishing lore, ending with praise of William Allen White and a portrait of Tait as a practical, humane leader.
Christine Terhune Buck argues that parents often desire children for personal happiness, not civic duty. She says many would justify existence of offspring for their own fulfillment, while noting this view is natural though not ideal for broader society.
The article advises growing tomatoes in a well drained sunlit bed, with soil tilled previous year, using rotten peat or wood sash forms. It warns excess nitrogen harms flavor and color, recommends compost or commercial fertilizer, and emphasizes potash.
FragmentedSpeech on forestry policy and national forest reserves argues that Democratic victory in Minnesota would influence conservation. The text urges expanding federal land holdings, critiques wealth, and calls for more forests while warning against waste and political tradition.
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