New Faces Possible in Coming Senate Races
A national review outlines Senate terms expiring next March and the battle for control. It notes 52 Republicans and 43 Democrats with one vacancy and lists key states, candidates, and expected outcomes including Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Massachusetts and other contests shaping the 1910–11 Senate picture.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Davis
Colorado
Hughes
Guggenheim
Shafroth
Rucker
Bonynge
J. F. Vaile
Delaware
N. A. Richardson
A. (. Bacon
Georgia
Idaho
Borah
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Cullom
Lawrence Y. Sherman
J. Hamilton Lewis
Kenyon
Iowa
D. W. Hamilton
Kansas
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Lorimer
W. R. Stubbs
Roosevelt
Ollie James
Baltimore
Paynter
Louisiana
Joseph E. Ransdell
Murphy F. Foster
Maine
Obediah Gardner
Plaisted
Frye
Pine Tree
Edwin C. Burleigh
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
Curtis Guld, Jr
St. Petersburg
Even
Draper
McCall, Gardner
Weeks
Crane
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
William Alden Smith
Roosvelt
Roosevelt foes loom as Smith targeted in Michigan race
The Roosevelt camp pursues Smith in Michigan while Knute Nelson of Minnesota weighs a Senate bid. Progressive Republicans oppose Nelson if he runs, amid Taft Roosevelt tensions. Mississippi settles its race with Vardaman replacing Percy, and Montana eyes Dixon’s successor as Roosevelt’s campaign manager. Nebraska faces retirement talks for Norris Brown with party control in question.
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Michigan
Roosevelt
Wolverine
Smith
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Nelson
Taft
Mississippi
Vardaman
Percy
Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
Norris Brown
Nebraska
Ridder Quashes Belmont and Ryan Ties in Campaign Cash
Herman Ridder, 1908 Democratic treasurer, testifies before the senate committee on campaign receipts. He says total receipts were 620,644 and expenditures 619,410 and claims he was the largest donor with 37,000. He denies Belmont or Ryan contributed, noting seven thousand was in his name and his sons each gave nine thousand. He defends Tammany donors’ qualifications after Bryan’s Baltimore denunciation.
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Washington
Herman Ridder
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Kidder
Bryan
Ridder
Baltimore
Sensational death by own action in Roanoke County
In Roanoke County Virginia Mrs A J Chapman shot herself with a 38 calibre revolver in an apparent suicide. Despondent for weeks she had moved to a county farm recently. Her husband a government distillery inspector in Henry County Ridgeway was summoned home upon learning of the tragedy. Neighbor Mrs Whitmen notified him at the depot.
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Roanoke
Roanoke County
A. J. Chapman
Capman
Ridgeway
Henry County
Wayne County Nominating Convention Rejects Third Party Ticket
In Credo district at Wrights hall Ceredo the Republican convention named delegates for Wayne county nomination on July 27. Congressman Hughes spoke and resolutions to place state and county tickets on a third party line were voted down. The meeting was harmonious.
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Huntington
W. Va
Credo
Wrights Hall
Ceredo
Wayne County
Hughes
Minority report to spark sensation in steel trust probe
Republican members of the Stanley steel trust investigation committee drafted a report on the inquiry results. They claim the Republican recommendations will go beyond Democratic plans and push constructive bills to amend trust laws rather than censure officials. Washington observers say the document will provoke stronger reaction when submitted to the house.
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Washington
Stanley Steel Trust Investigation Committee
House
Stanley
Office Holders in Trouble in Political Influence Probe
Charges were lodged today against seventy office holders, mostly in the south, for using the influence of their offices in politics. The civil service commission is conducting the investigation.
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Washington
South
The
Civil Service Commission
Grave anxiety over Mikado illness shocks Tokyo market
Court physicians report Emperor Matsuhito of Japan critically ill with acute nephritis and uraemic poisoning after July intestinal trouble. Bulletin notes prior diabetes kidney decline. ministers and royal family at palace as stock prices plunge and Japan braces for potential succession changes.
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Tokio
Matsuhito
Japan
Imperial Household
Stock Exchange
Katsura
Europe
Geil
Kioto
Komei
Ichijo Tadaka
Yoshihito
Prinece
Sabako
Michitaka
Former Congressman in Fight in Nashville
Former congressman John Wesley Gaines confronted a black chauffeur after a near-accident. Gaines struck the driver as the car crashed into a telephone pole, causing extensive damage. Gaines, arrested on assault charges, was released on bond.
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Nashville
John Wesley Gaines
Gaines
Toner
Railroad trestle blown up near Rath county strike site
A large trestle of the Rocs mines in Rath county was blown up last night as 200 miners remain on strike. A dynamite laden railroad tie was found early today preventing a train wreck, and guards have been increased around the plant as great excitement spreads in Lexington.
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Lexington
Rocs
Rath County
Georgia Bank Fails in Atlanta After Sudden Run
The Citizen's Trust Company failed due to inability to realize quickly on resets during an unexpected run. Officials say all claims will be liquidated.
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Georgia Bank
Atlanta
Revolt Reported in Lisbon and Madrid Dispatches
A Universe dispatch from Orense Spain reports a revolution breaking out in Lisbon and Oports with confirmation still unclear. Correspondents note unrest spreading through Lisbon and Madrid as authorities respond with caution.
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Lisbon
Madrid
The
Universe
Orense
Spain
West Virginia and Virginia Showers Forecast Sunday
Local showers expected in West Virginia Sunday or Sunday night and likely Monday. In Virginia showers Sunday and likely Monday with light to moderate south winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Democrats Name Prince for Senate at Princeton Convention
The seventh senatorial district Democrats met in Princeton with delegations from four counties led by Raleigh. J. C. Prince was unanimously nominated for state senate after speeches praising his qualifications. Committees formed, resolutions endorsed the Democratic platforms, and the convention adjourned sine die.
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Princeton
Raleigh
Beckley Cornet
John Kee
D. M. Easle
Kee
A.S. Johnston
Monroe
J. R. Henry
Johnston
D. E. French
Mercer
W. A. French
W. H. McGinnis
Summers
W. T. Bally
J. M. England
Senaor French
State Senate
J. Lewis Bumtardner
Beckley
J. C. Prince
B. W. Pendleton
Mr. Prince
Prince
John Kee Conaty
New Sonnet
M. R Basley
Aleigh
W. H. File
Lilly
Menrce
J. M
England
Committee On Resolutions
Senator French
Zapatistas Attack Train In Mexico Killing Sixty
In Mexico City on July 20 a Zapatista force of about 500 set a mine on the railroad between Mexico City and Cuernavaca Morelos. The resulting explosion and ensuing gunfire killed over sixty passengers and wounded many, including a federal military escort.
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Mexico City
Zapatistas
Cuerravaca Morelos
Glasscock to Speak on Presidential Stand in Charleston
Governor Glasscock will release a public statement Monday morning outlining his position in the presidential contest. The announcement follows a prior delay in issuing the statement.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
Canal Purchase Overrides Treaty Say Senate
Senator Smith of South Carolina argued in the Senate that government purchase of the Panama Zone alters the United States relations with Great Britain and the Hay Pauncefote treaty, affecting canal toll policy.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Panama Zone
United States
Great Britain
West Virginia voters weigh party tickets after Huntington convention
Charleston dispatch reports the West Virginia state political scene as Republicans name a strong ticket led by James S. Lakin while Democrats showcase a high class slate. Delegates and leaders, including Watson and Chilton, maneuver for influence as campaigns loom toward November.
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Charleston
W. Va
Republican State Committee
Parkersburg
James 8. Lakin
Terra Alta
Robert B. Bertheim
Welch
Lakin
State Board of Control
Hatfield
Bernheim
Huntington
Parvershoro
Phosen
Taft
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
West Virginia
United States
Clarence W. Watson
William E. Chilton
Johan T. McGraw
Watson-Chilton
Grafton
William A.maccorkle
MacCorkle
Clark
Baltimore
Wilson
Bryan
Convention Contention Over Gag Rule Sparks Fallout
The convention erupted over a gag rule resolving to send all resolutions to the resolutions committee without debate. Mac Corkle failed to withdraw the measure and faced public rebuke, leaving the state figure humiliated and absent for the rest of the session. The fiercest contest centered on the congressman at large nomination, with Samuel V. Woods backed by Watson-Ciltoun and Mc Graw.
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Resolutions Committee
Mac Corkle
Mae‘Corkle
Clark Leads House to Seagirt for Wilson Greeting
Champ Clark led 116 members of the House in a special Washington-to-Seagirt train to greet Governor Wilson. The delegates gathered on a porch reception to wish Wilson well for the presidency and present autographs as a memento of the Democratic majority closing out the session.
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Clark
Seagirt
Champ Clark
House
Wilson
House of Representatives
Washington
United States
Congress
Seaxirt
Bull Moose Meet To Last Three Days
Chicago reports the third party national convention to open August 5, lasting three to four days. Tickets will favor contributors covering expenses. about 25 000 dollars needed, largely paid by ticket sales. George F Porter says Coliseum setup mirrors the Republican convention with fewer Roosevelt delegates per cap.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Headquarers
At Ia
Geo. F. Porter
Committee On
Roosevelt
Twenty Five Shots Fired at Strikebreakers in West Virginia
About twenty five shots were fired from ambush at a cart of Kentucky miners being taken into Paint Creek. Only two shots hit the car and no injuries reported. The attack occurred at Holly Grove where hundreds of striking miners reside in tents. Sheriff Smith sent extra deputies as tensions rise.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kentucky
Paint Creek
Holly Grove
Smith
Receivers Denied Control of New River Co. Properties
In Charleston West Virginia the supreme court denied the rule of prohibition against appointing receivers for the New River Company and sixteen subsidiaries. A temporary writ had already been issued. An appeal and supersedeas were granted in the case seeking possession of the property by Samuel Dixon William K Deegans and Eugene Carver until the dispute is resolved in higher court.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
New River Company
Bennett
Fayette
Samuel Dixon
Wiliam
K. Deegans
Eugene Carver
Excursion Train Derails Near Maple Grove Maryland
A Western Maryland excursion train carrying about four hundred pleasure seekers derailed at Maple Grove Maryland due to rails sprouting. No serious injuries reported.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maple Grove
Innocence Claim Revives 22-Year Prison Case
West Virginia relatives relay new evidence to Congressman Littlepage asserting John Ball, jailed for life for murdering an Indian at Fort Leavenworth, may have been wrongly convicted. Bootprint link disputed by another man. petition for pardon to attorney general under consideration.
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Washington
John Ball
Boone County
Fort Leavenworth
Kanrae
Congressman Littlepage
Ball
West Virginia
Pall
Hall
Congressman Littlepate
Jof
Senator Watson
Pension Bureau
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Athens
Chillicothe
Pittsburg
House
Senate
Kanawha
Henry Fry
Chilton
Charleston
Huntington
Hamilton
Littlepage
Postoffice Department
Long Branch
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Ernest
Roane County
Son Kills Father in Florida. Justifiable Homicide Declared
Marianus Fla July 20 Walter Nichols was shot and killed by his son Earl at Wellwood after he attempted to kill his wife the boy's mother. The boy surrendered and was released when the coroner s jury returned the verdict of justifiable homicide.
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Belmont
Ryan
Wayne
Ongressman
Hughes Spear
Minority Report
Stanley Steel Trust Investigating Committee
Pringe
Raleigh County
Qver
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