Unit rule abrogation reshapes Democratic convention race
Pro-progressive forces win a motion to end binding state delegations by unit rule at the Baltimore convention. Wilson gains eighteen Ohio votes as Harmon forces lose them. momentum grows for Kern as potential third or fourth ballot nominee while Bryan remains influential but unlikely. New York backs Gaynor on first ballot as dynamics shift toward possible brokered outcome.
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Ohio
Wilson
Harmon Forces
Harmon
Coubt
Comtee
Kern
Clark
Bryan
New York
Gaynor
Ker Clark
Democratic National Committee
South Dakota
Columbia
Rousseau Anniversary Observed in Geneva for 200th Birthday
Geneva marks the 200th anniversary of Jean Jacques Rousseau born June 28 1712. The celebration began June 26 and runs three days with notable savants from America and many European countries taking part.
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Rousseau
Geneva
Switzerland
Jean Jacques Rosseau
America
Europe
Taft Says President Will Win Second Term
Henry W. Taft declared before leaving for Europe that his brother the president was confident he would receive a second term. He predicted that the third party would not weaken the president's support.
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Taft
New York
Henry W. Taft
Europe
Georgia Legislature Opens Annual Session
Atlanta June 6 The Georgia Legislature met in annual session and plans fifty days. A leading measure seeks to ban beverages with more than half of one percent alcohol and would curb the near beer trade.
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Atlanta
Georgia Legulature
Boillet Wins Grand Prix at Dieppe in Peugeot
Boillet, driving a French Peugeot, won the automobile grand prize at Dieppe France completing 956 miles and seven furlongs in thirteen hours fifty eighty minutes and twenty three and one half seconds elapsed time.
Former Senator Higgins Dies in New York at 71
Wilmington report states former United States Senator Anthony Higgins died today at his brother's home in New York aged seventy one.
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Wilmington
Unit States
Anthony Higgins
New York
Clark and Underwood get convention news in Washington
Speaker Clark and Representative Oscar Underwood spent the day in their Capitol offices watching Baltimore developments by telegraph and newspapers. The two allies greeted visitors from Baltimore while avoiding any presidential talk in the corridors saying only hello.
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Washington
Clark
Oscar Underwood
Baltimore
Underwood
Champ
Oscar
Officials Liable to Fine and Imprisonment in Funding Gap
Washington June 26 President Taft will send a message to congress urging an extension of current year appropriations to avoid illegal operation of the federal government. The plan seeks funds for a temporary period as deficiency bills are not enacted. Both houses are expected to pass the resolution tomorrow.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Roosevelt Says He Faces One Man Big Business Foe
Oyster Bay June 26 Theodore Roosevelt says his campaign for the presidency centers on opposing what he calls big sinister influences. He argues powerful interests fear him as the one man they cannot control and will back any candidate they think can beat him. He notes they attacked him at Chicago and aim to influence the Democratic convention to the same end.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Tojsy
Chicago
Vermont GOP gathers in Burlington for state convention
Vermont Republican leaders meet in Burlington to name candidates for governor and other state officers for September election. Two fielding governors seat contenders are Allen M. Fletcher and Joseph A. DeBoer. First district GOP aims Frank L. Greene for Foster seat, with Frank Plumly slated for renomination in the Second district.
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Burlington
Vermont
John A. Mead
Allen M. Fletcher
Cavendish
Joseph A. DeBoer
Montpelier
White River Junction
Frank L. Greene
St. Albans
David J. Foster
Frank Plumly
Rhode Island Societies Fight Move of Constellation
Historical societies in Rhode Island prepare to oppose the navy department plan to remove the Corbeta Constellation from Newport Naval Training Station. They argue the cost is small and the ship’s historic ties to Newport merit keeping the top square rigged ship in place.
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Newport
Rhode Island
Navy Department
Newport Naval Training Station
Bryan Refuses Chair to Harmonize at Baltimore Convention
Day two of the Democratic National Convention reports Senator Kern elected chair of the resolutions committee with W J Bryan declining the post. Bryan cites harmony, party unity, and possible minority reporting. The rules and credentials unfold as speeches and demonstrations surge, including a 33 minute Wilson rally and unit rule abrogation vote.
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Daily Telegraph
Bryan
West Virginia Unsettled Thursday Ahead of Weekend Fair
Virginia faces local showers with Thursday and possibly Friday fair in West Virginia and lighter variable winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Book Worms Meet in Great Convention Ottawa 1966
The American Library Association opened its 34th annual convention in Ottawa with about 1,500 attendees participating. Canadian topics will be featured in a dedicated session with speakers including George E. Foster and Dr. George H. Locke, while U S attendees include Dr. Herbert Putnam and Dr. George E. Vincent among others.
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Ont
American Library Association
Canada
George E. Foster
Congress
George E. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Carl H. Milan
Indiana Library Commission
Carl B. Roden
Chicago Public Brary
Walter L. Brown
Buffalo Public Library
Tessa. I. Kelso
New York
Danville Father Commits Suicide Over Death of Prohibition Detective
Hartwell Ethrington a prosperous Danville farmer killed himself with a shotgun three years after his son Carl Ethrington a Newark Ohio prohibition detective was lynched. Officials say grief over the son's death led to the elder Ethrington's own death by his own hand.
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Danville
Carl Ethrington
Newark
Ohio
Hartwell Ethrington
Fthrington
Tariff First in New York Platform Draft for Democrats
The New York delegation's platform places the tariff as a core Democratic principle, asserting the government has no right to collect tariff duties except for revenue. It calls for limiting taxes to government needs, while backing roads, inland waterways, civil service reform, workers compensation, and pure food laws. Newland's draft urges abolishing Negro suffrage, tariff reduction, and a $50 million river improvement fund.
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Baltimore
New York
Newland
Nevada
Democratic Party
Michigan Diamond Jubilee Celebrated by University
In Ann Arbor Michigan the University of Michigan marks its diamond jubilee with distinguished educators and guests attending. A mammoth campus tent hosted anniversary exercises headlined by an address from Lawrence Maxwell of Cincinnati.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan Today
Lawrence Maxwell
Cincinnati
Trustees Propose New University President at Fayetteville
In Little Rock on June 26 the University of Arkansas trustees discussed selecting a new president to replace Professor J. N. Tillman who has resigned. The leading candidate is Dr. S. C. Mitchell, then president of the University of South Carolina, though his acceptance is not assured.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
University of Arkinsas At
Fayetteville
J. N. Tillman
8. C. Mitchell
University of South Carolina
Mitchell
King and Queen Open Wales National Museum in Cardiff
The king presided over the foundation stone laying for the national museum of Wales in Cardiff marking a major royal visit to the west of England and Wales. The royal couple will travel to Bristol on Friday for the official opening of the King Edward Memorial Infirmary.
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London
England
Wales
National Museum of Wales
Cardiff
Bristol
King Edward Memorial Infirmary
Thaw and Jerome Engage in All-Day Release Hearing
In White Plains on June 26 Harry K. Thaw and William Travers Jerome sparred through an all-day debate over Thaw's petition for release from Matteawan insane asylum. The courtroom buzz rose as the exchange grew tense with Thaw defending himself against Jerome's questions calling them a mental examination.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Court Room
Jerome
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards Seen In Mountains
Roanoke Va June 26 There is a strong belief that Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards Carroll county outlaws are still in Carroll county This view is supported by attorney W D Tompkine who is in town He says a kinsman saw both men in a mountain pass after a storm They were bearded and exhausted and dodged into the bushes Detectives still pursue the pair amid doubt and ongoing searches in the mountains
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Roanoke
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwardes
Carroll County
W. D. Tompkine
Hillaville
Toupkings
Allens
Wesley Edwards
Allen
Duplessis Sues United Shoe Machinery for 2 Million
The Duplessis Independent Shoe Machinery Company sues the United Shoe Machinery Company in federal court seeking 2 million dollars under the Sherman act. The suit claims monopoly and anti competitive practices harm Duplessis business, citing a Haverhill factory and fear among manufacturers of retaliation for purchasing their machines.
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Shoe Machinery Trust
Plaintte
Boston
Mass
United States District Court
Duplessis Independent Shoe Machinery Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
The
Tts
Duplessis Company
Haverhill
West Virginia Delegation Chooses Officers for Democratic Convention
Stuart W. Walker of Martinsburg was named chairman with Judge O Tavenner of Parkersburg as vice chairman and George S. Huntington as secretary. W A MacCorkle and J J P O'Brien were named to credentials and rules committees. Lawrence Tierney to notify the vice presidential candidate J A Miller of Wheeling. The delegation voted to act as a unit for Champ Clark's nomination. S Wallace objected stating he would vote for Clark without instruction. Henry G. Davis sought chair or resolutions post but was not chosen.
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Stuart W. Walker
Martinsburg
West Virginia
O.tavenner
Parkersburg
George 8. Huntington
W. A. MacCorkle
Charleston
J. J. P. O’brien
Wheeling
Lawrence Ke, Tierney
McDowell
J. A. Miller
Champ Clark
Wallace
Clark
Henry G. Davis
Committee On
Classification Board Turns Coal Land Into Public Asset
The United States Geological Survey reports rapid growth of land classification work transforming public coal and oil lands. In May alone nearly 2.5 million acres were classified with 126,151 acres appraised at over 3 million dollars.
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Classification Board
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Land Classification Board
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Land Board
Solicitor General Resigns in Washington
Frederick W. Lenann, solicitor general of the United States, today handed in his resignation to the president. Lehmann, a Democrat, is viewed as a possible replacement and has been linked to a future attorney general role.
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Washington
Frederick W. Lenann
United States
Lehmann
Supreme Court
St. Lo
Taft
Lloyd W. Bower
Conference of jurists assembles in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro June 26 The conference of the international commission of jurists, formed from Pan American meeting plans, opens with delegates from all American republics. U S representatives include Frederick Van Dyne assistant solicitor of state and John Bassett Moore professor of international law at Columbia University.
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Rio de Janeiro
International Commission of Jurists
United States
Frederick van Dyne
rOpatteens
Satate
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Governor nominee wed in Kentucky marriage
Miss Laura B Delker, from a prominent Henderson family, married Edward G Dunn who was recently nominated for governor of Iowa by the Democratic party. After a short wedding trip they will reside in Dunns home town of Clear Lake Iowa.
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Henderson
Laura Bdelker
Edward G. Dunn
Iowa
North Carolina Bankers Gather for Annual Convention
In Morehead City North Carolina bankers and business leaders attend the North Carolina Bankers Association annual convention. The event opens with sessions slated for Thursday and Friday with representatives from across the state in attendance.
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North Carolina
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