Taft favored at West Virginia convention amid delegate battle
West Virginia Republicans meet in Parkersburg to choose delegates for the national convention with Taft favored. The state party endorses Secretary of War Taft and most declared delegates support him. Hughes Fairbanks Cannon and Knox have limited backing, with Ritz of Bluefield among potential Supreme Court candidates.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Taft
West
Fairbanks
Scott
Olio
Chicago
Supreme Court of Appeals
Judicia
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Harold A. Ritz
Bluefield
Miners in Vermont Chase Highwaymen After Robbery
A large group of armed miners pursues fleeing highwaymen through Vermont as political tensions surface. Public sentiment shows Secretary of War favored by many, while Governor Proctor's influence shifts opinions against Hin. The article links labor unrest, security fears, and ongoing ballot dynamics.
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Proctor
Hin
Vermont to send uninstructed delegation to Chicago GOP convention
Vermont delegates to the state convention favor an uninstructed delegation to the Chicago Republican convention with a roughly equal split between Taft and Hughes supporters. Governor Proctor and the Proctor family influence may sway Vermont toward Hughes, unless Taft gains momentum on the first ballot.
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Burlington
Vemnont
Vermont
Taft
Hughes
New York
New England
Proctor
Redfield Proctor
Governor Proctor
Tat
Roosevelt
Torpedo Boat Gala Sunk in Night Collision off Kentish Knock
Harwich April 28 The British torpedo boat destroyer Gala was cut in two and sunk after a collision with the Attentive during night maneuvers in the North Sea off Kentish Knock. Destroyer Ribble returned to Sheerness with two compartments flooded and Lieutenant Fletcher of the Gala perished. No further casualties reported.
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Harwich
Pay
Gala
Kentish Knock
North Sea
Ribbie
Sheerness
Fletcher
Gata
Tornado relief under review by General Potts in Gulf department
Washington April 28 General Potts commanding the department of the gulf at Atlanta has begun an inquiry into conditions facing tornado victims in his jurisdiction. Tents rations and medical supplies will be provided. The senate blocked a house resolution authorizing war secretary relief for south cyclone victims. Elizabeth New Jersey April 28 one man fatally injured several hurt and traffic on the Pennsylvania blocked for years after a collision between a freight and a passenger train near South Elizabeth.
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Washington
Potts
Department of the Gulf
Atlanta
Senate
Secretary of War
South
Elizabeth
N. J
Pennsylvania
Southlizabeth
Robbery of Gary Coal Wagon Draws Wide Hunt
Four armed men robbed a wagon carrying between 12 000 and 15 000 to Wilcox mines. Two superintendents and dozens pursued through Gary streets, gunfire erupted, two Italians identified among the bandits, no deaths reported.
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Coal Company
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
Grewer
Wileve
No. 2
Gary National Bank
J. Payne
No. 1
BK. M. Hissar
Peery’s
Wilcoe
Notice to Tan-Payers and Blue Stone Traction Update
Notices warn delinquent taxpayers of impending publication of the list and urge immediate payment. The Blue Stone Traction Co announces a five percent discount for light and power accounts paid by the 10th of each month at 23 Bluefield Ave, Vr. M. Waltzer, Manager.
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W. P. Hawley
Sherif
Bluestone Traction CO
Compan
Bluefield Ave
Vr. M. Waltzer
Norfolk and Western Plans 7.5 Million Two Year Notes
Norfolk and Western will borrow seven and a half million dollars via two year notes instead of bonds. Proceeds fund improvements in the coal fields west of Elkhorn including double tracking and straightening tracks, likely creating hundreds of jobs during a period of business downturn. The notes may be refinanced into bonds if the market improves within two years.
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Norfolk and Western
Thursda
New
Elkhorn
Banker and Stockh
Oer
New York
Relief efforts accelerate for tornado victims in the South
In New Orleans on April 2, a relief committee reports rapid donations of money medicine provisions and clothing. Carloads of aid depart for Amite Purvis and other tornado hit towns in Louisiana and Mississippi. News from O about 250 destitute negro families whose homes and livestock were lost.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Amite
Purvis
O' 11
Miss
Miss De Peyster A Bride in St Bartholemew’s Church
Miss Helen Van Cortlandt de Peyster married Burgeon George Augustus Lang of the U S Navy at St Bartholemew’s Church in New York this afternoon. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop Greer before a large society gathering and a reception followed at the bride’s mother’s home on Madison Avenue. The bride descends from prominent Dutch colonial families through her mother Augusta Morris and Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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New York
St. Bartholomew's Church
Helen van Cortlandt de Peyster
Augusta Morris
Lewis Morris
Republican State Convention Chooses Taft Delegation
Pueblo reporters say the Republican state convention adopted a Taft slate with all delegates voting as a unit to go to Chicago. The outcome names the entire delegation from the state bound for Taft.
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Pueblo
Cal
Chicago
Taft
President appoints Harry Stillwell Edwards postmaster
Washington reports on April 28 that President named Harry Stillwell Edwards as postmaster of Macon Georgia. The appointment advances federal mail service leadership in Macon.
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Washington
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Macon
Lang Bridegroom Navy Doctor with Samoa War Valor
Dr Lang, newly married, is noted for charity work aiding the poor and sailors. He graduated from the University of Rochester in 1883 and the University of Pennsylvania Medical College in 1886, served in Samp son’s squadron, commanded survivors after a Samoan battle, and earned special commendation from the Secretary of the Navy.
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Lang
University of Rochster
Medical College
University of Pennsylvania
Sampson
Philadelhea
Hawaii
Lung
Secretary of the Navy
Senate and House Pass Pensions and District Funds
Washington April 28 The senate passed the pension and District of Columbia appropriation bills and heard the presidents special message amid speeches on the Brownsville incident and cyclone relief. The house devoted most time to various remarks and applauded the presidents message, with Leake of New Jersey attacking the White House and joking about changing the Republican emblem.
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Washington
Pension
District of
Leake
New Jersey
Republican Party
Race Trouble Stirred in Cosmopolitan Dinner
New York on April 28 faced a race crisis after a Cosmopolitan Society dinner. White women sat beside Black men and supported intermarriage as a solution, provoking widespread concern from educated Black leaders who warned of lasting damage to race relations. A roomful of twenty white guests listened to a discussion on miscegenation, sparking intense public reaction.
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New York
Cosmopolitan Society
Inter Ans Riage
North
Century of Catholicism marks New York centennial
Cardinal Gibbons delivers a masterly address at St Patrick's Cathedral as six thousand worshippers fill the church and onlookers along Fifth Avenue witness the centennial celebration. Archishop Foerley reads Pope Pius X message while officials send congratulations including President Roosevelt.
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New York
Baltimore
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Monsignor Falconio
Vatican
Fifth Avenue
Cardinal Gibbons
Quarantine Guards Fire On Fugitives In Laguayra Area
Report from Willemstad says guards shoot several fugitives from Laguayra Venezuela as port Porto Cabello arrivals note a Bubonic plague claim disputed by Venezuela. Military line from La Guaira cuts the port off, with about ten deaths daily and burned houses at death sites.
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Willemstad
Laguervra Venezuela
Porto Cabello
Laguayra
Tianeiy Dispatch Denies Raisull Death Rumor
A Feho de Paris dispatch from Taneiy says reports of Raisull's death are false. The dispatch notes a volley from behind a bush by a band of KMikmes, but Reisull was not struck. The tribe vows vengeance on the bandit chief.
Cincinnati Tailoring Co Suits to order $15.00 up
Salted pecans and almonds offered at Sublette and Barnes. Telegraph want ad suggests local shopping and services. Readable fragments indicate a tailoring and grocery ad style from a 1931 newspaper.
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Cincinnati Tailoring Co
Sublette & Barnes
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