Fourteenth Republican Convention Timeline Traced
A Washington report outlines the path of the Republican Party’s conventions from 1856 to 1904. It notes delegate shifts, key figures like Fremont Lincoln Grant Blaine and Roosevelt, and the evolution toward nationwide representation in the upcoming June convention.
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Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Union
John C. Fremont
California
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Cuba
Ostend
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Pay Your Taxes Now Four Days Left In Tax Discount
Pay your taxes now to save 24 percent before the discount ends in four days. Beginning November 1st a 6 percent addition will be added by law, so paying now reduces the total due. Treasurer D. G. Lilly notes the address at 107 Princeton Avenue.
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U. Gy
Ery Wee
D. G. Lilly
Princeton Avenue
Last Notice to Taxpayers on Early Payment Discount
Taxpayers are urged to pay by November 80th to obtain a two and one half percent discount. A one week offer promises thirty four percent savings. Contact W. P. Hawley at the Loom No 1 Telephone Building for details.
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W. P. Hawley
Charles H. Hunter Found Dead in Roanoke Puddle
In Roanoke Virginia on November 28 Charles H. Hunter of 15 Tazewell Avenue was found dead in a water-filled puddle at the Seventh Avenue corner. A coroner ruled death natural from heart failure. Hunter, a former Chesapeake and Ohio railway conductor, had been ill for years and wandered from his home late last night.
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Roanoke
Charles H. Hunter
Tazewell Avenue
Sixth Street
Seventh Avenue
Johnson
Hunter
Staunton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Bettie Hunter
Lewis
West Virginia Forecast Warmer Conditions North Region
Weather brief for West Virginia shows Friday and Saturday fair and warmer in the northern portion with fresh northwest to north winds. The forecast emphasizes improved temperatures and brisk winds across the north.
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West Virginia
North Portion
Thanksgiving Celebrations Across Cities Abroad
Americans in Paris Berlin and London held dinners balls and receptions to mark Thanksgiving. In Paris the Palais d Orsay hosted a banquet with turkey and pumpkin pie. in Berlin a banquet and ball featured Yale and Harvard speakers. Chicago observed a day of closures and church services. London noted a Five OClock Club dinner with menu items from across the Atlantic. New York showcased charity deeds and a large ragamuffin masquerade.
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Paris
Palais D’orsay
George B. Baker
Sortonne
Leo Mielziner
Berlin
Zoological Garden
Hadley
Yale University
Schofield
Harvard
London
Five O'Clock Club
Rhode Island
Boston
California
New York
New Yorker
Salvation Army
Sinclair Plans New Socialist Colony Tour of Europe
Upton Sinclair announces plans to head a new cooperative colony in early next year. He envisions living in wagons and tents, touring California then Europe with socialist writers, aiming for a ten year experiment away from cities with vegetarianism and communal schooling.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Upton Sinclair
Co-Operative Society
Helicon Hall
Englewood
Sinclair
California
Europe
Bernard Shaw
H. C. Wells
Countess of Warwick
Warwick Castle
Businessman Kills Wife in Hotel Then Plunges to Death
John Whitley a leading Brooklyn dealer in stores ranges and heating apparatus and vice president of the Reliance Ball Bearing Door Hanger Company killed his wife with a pistol as she slept on the ninth floor of the Hotel Belleclaire Broadway and 77th street New York. He then leaped to the street and was killed on impact. Whitley 60 and his wife 35 had a Brooklyn home but were living at the Belleclaire temporarily.
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John C. Fremont
California
John McLean
Ohio
McLean
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Grant
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
James G. Blaine
Rutherford B. Hayes
Dellot
Blaine
Gen Hayes
Maine
Old Guard
General Grant
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
John Sherman
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Minneapolis
Harrison
Cleveland
William McKinley
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
John Whitley
Brooklyn
Reliance
Belleclaire
Broadway
77Th Street
Whitley
Kidnapping Case Dominates Mexico City Police
Mexico City authorities battle a large kidnapping case as an organized gang vanishes forty nine children aged two to twelve. Over two months the police have pursued clues on the missing boys and girls believed taken from their homes.
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Mexico City
Mex
Big land deal in Virginia iron ore lands
Pittsburg report says State Auditor A C Scherr of Charleston West Virginia and a local iron syndicate are negotiating to sell 25 000 acres of iron ore land in Rockingham Augusta and Albemarle counties Virginia for 500 000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
A. C. Scherr
Charleston
W. Va
Rockingham
Augusta
Albemarle Counties
Joke Ends in Tragic Shooting Confession
Amzi Helms, jailed on murder charges in Charlotte, admits firing at Ella Pryor in what he calls a fatal joke. He claims he withdrew a shell from the gun at Miss Pryor's house, fired thinking there was only one shell, and believed he had killed Mrs. Pryor, the girl's mother, before wandering in the woods all night.
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Charlotte
Amzi Helms
Ella Pryor
Helms
Miss Pryor
Meeker Ox Team Pioneer Seeks Oregon Road Monument
Ezra Meeker, 76, famed Oregon trail traveler in a prairie schooner drawn by oxen, arrives in Washington to push a government backed concrete road honoring west settlement. He travels 3600 miles from Puyallup with Senator Pyle and Rep Cushman to meet President Roosevelt and lawmakers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Rail
Executive Mansion
Senator Pyle
Representative Cushman
Meeker
Puyallup
Wash
Mr. Meeker
Congress
Oregon
Indianapolis
Ind
Oregon Country
Tacoma
President Open to Extending Jamestown Exposition
The president favors sending to Congress the decision on keeping the Jamestown Exposition open next summer if the exposition company desires. Government exhibits may stay until Congress acts on funding. Final continuation rests with the board of governors, but government consent is needed. The president’s stance suggests support for next year’s show.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Exposition Company
Board of Governors
Ellen Terry’s Lost Sister Found After Narrow Contact
East Palestine Ohio November 28 A note from actress Ellen Terry helped locate her long lost sister Mrs Mary Ann Mansell wife of a coal miner here The estrangement dated from her marriage to Mansell The family of three children is poor and the wife is active in the Methodist Church
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East Palestine
Ellen Terry
England
Mary Ann Mansell
Mansell
Mnsell
Methodist Church
Call for Blue Ribbon Flavoring Ex Tracts
A brief notice seeks blue ribbon flavoring extracts for a competition or prize. It calls participants to submit authentic flavor samples and compete for top honors in the event.
Beautiful necklace stock at White Pharmacy display
W C Moore at White Pharmacy advertises a holiday sale of necklaces and gold beads ending December 7. Orders for holiday delivery are encouraged now.
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Moore
White Pharmacy
Seven Die in Kansas City Rooming House Fire
A morning gas explosion leveled a two story brick rooming house in Kansas City killing seven men and fatally injuring two others. Victims were burned beyond recognition and their identities may not be established.
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Kansas City
Opening of Dominion Parliament in Ottawa Sparks Fight for Clout
The Dominion Parliament opened in Ottawa with ceremonial duties and a forecast of a long session. Opposition critics predict it may be the last before a general election, signaling tense political drama ahead.
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Ottawa
Ont
Electric Bitters Promoted By Gettysburg Veteran
David Parker of Fayette NY, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, praises Electric Bitters for curing long stomach trouble and claims he would not take $500 for their benefits. Marketed as a grand tonic for the aged, female weaknesses, and weak kidneys with a 60 cent price guarantee by all druggists.
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Gettysburg
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Four Republicans on the Powers Jury in Georgetown
The Powers trial jury is announced in Georgetown Kentucky on November 28. Jurors listed include G B Shinkle and J C Linde both Republicans along with O R Collier Thor Robinson and J C Renaker as Republicans in a panel with Democrats J W Renaker A B Joutt James A O Harris E K Race B S Franks E J Marshal V J Price and others.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
J. W. Renaker
G. B. Shinkle
J. C. Linde
A. B. Joutt
James A. O’haran
Franks
E. J. Marshal
EK. J. Race
O. R. Collier
Frank Lee
Thor Robinson
VJ. L. Price
Currency Bill Move Shaped For Early House Action
Washington reports say Charles N Fowler may see an early currency measure bypassing the banking and currency committee. The plan routes the bill under a rules resolution to push it through in the first weeks of the session, with Aldrich likely to introduce a Senate bill and the rules committee arranging quick passage. Fowler would remain chairman but powerless to block the measure.
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Washington
Charles N. Fowler
House Committee On Banking and Currency
House
Committee On Banking and Currency
Committee On Rules
Fowler
White House
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Mr. Fowler
Banking and Currency
Famous Horses Sold at Madison Square Garden Auction
At Madison Square Garden the fourth day of the old glory horse sales saw 117 thoroughbreds sold for a total of 151 511 dollars and an average 1295 per head. Nimey Hanks the 21 year old trotting mare with a 2 04 record from 1892 to 1894 sold for 1500 to J and J Madden of Lexington. Todd the trotting stallion with a 2 143 4 record brought 20000 to A Garson of New York for W C Brady. Direct Hal the pacer with a 2 041 4 record sold for 10000 to Howard Cobb of Ithaca and Highball went to E R Perk of Cleveland for 9400.
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New York
Madieon Square Garden
Nimey Hanks
J. and J. Madden
Lexington
Todd
A. Garson
W. C. Brady
Direct Hal
Pacer
Howard Cobb
Ithaca
N. Y
Highball
E. R. Perk
Cleveland
Malt Houses Burned In Chicago Fire Of Two Breweries
A Chicago blaze today destroyed the malt houses of the T. O. Lettie Brewing Company and the Mullin Brewing Company, causing estimated losses of one hundred thousand dollars for each plant.
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Chicago
T. O. Lettie Brewing Company
Mullin Brewing Company
Boxing decision crowns Kaufman over Sullivan in twenty-fifth round
Colma California November 28 Al Kaufman of Colma was awarded the decision over Jack Twin Sullivan after a twenty five round bout. The decision was clear cut and Kaufman prevailed.
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Colma
California
al Kaufman
Jack
Twin
Free Mining Reports Offer From Pittsburg Mining Review
A Pittsburg Mining Review ad promises thorough data on active mining stocks to assess investment value. Readers are urged to send under consideration investments for a free report and possible subscription at $1.00 yearly.
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Pittsburg
Still in Her Teens Dies Leaving Three Husbands
Minnie Dauchey known as The Wild Rose of Wilton died in Norwalk Hospital after a checkered career while still in her teens. She left three husbands and four children, having gained notoriety for three marriages in one week five years ago in a tale that captivated the region.
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Peter Sturm
South Norwalk
Howard Dauchey
The
Salvation Army
Conn
Minnie Dauchey
Wild Rose
Wilton
Norwalk
Minnie Bretherton
Robbers Loot Freight Depot in Goldfield Scam
Robbers overpowered two watchmen at the Tonopah Goldfield and Bull Frog railroad freight depot and blew the safe securing several thousand dollars. Nov 28 report notes the raid occurred at the depot, with a rifle used in the robbery.
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Goldfield
Tonopah, Goldfield and
Bull Frog
French Retreat After Moroccan Campaign Clash
Advices from Algeria report the Moroccan army invaded yesterday and French forces retreated. Eleven French soldiers were killed and fifteen wounded in the engagement, with the advance signaling a setback in the conflict.
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Paris
Algeria
McCoy Nears Victory in No-Decision 15-Round Bout
Northfork West Virginia November 28 The McCoy versus Purcell boxing match drew a large crowd with lively action. Fifteen rounds produced no decision though many believed McCoy had the edge. He offered to post a forfeit to meet Purcell again at a future location. The event was held at the Masonic Hall under the McDowell Athletic Club with local sportsmen in attendance.
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Daily Telegraph
Northfork
W. Va
Big Mill
Young McCoy
Kid Purcell
McCoy
Purgell
Masonic Hall
McDowell Athletic Club
Edna Macon Wins White Beauty Show in Taylorstown
Pittsburg dispatch reports Edna Macon a mulatto woman from Louisiana won first prize at a charity bazaar beauty show in Taylorstown. White rivals protested and threatened removal of the entire Black population after the award. Edna is 18 with light brown features and a musical background.
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Pittsburg
Edna Mason
Taylorstown
Edna Macon
Edna
Meat Prices Cut Ten to Twenty Per Cent
Chicago reports packers forcing price cuts amid tight money and surplus, with beef down ten percent and hog products down twenty percent. Stock raisers faced minimal demand as cattle and hogs flooded stock yards, pushing prices lower from October highs to about $3.80 for hogs and around $5 for good cattle.
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Chicago
Combine
Santa Claus Headquarters At The 5 & 10c Store
Holiday goods and prices promoted by The 5 and 10c Store at 38 Bland Street. Emphasizes low prices and holiday assortments. Also advertises dry cleaning and repair by Ed Habernigg in the Greenspan Building Room 12 with phone number 304 Red Lot.
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Bland Street
Ed Habernigg
Greenspan Building
Red Lot
Matthews and Ashworth Cranberries at Sublette and Barnes
An ad listing Matthews and Ashworth offering cranberries at Sublette and Barnes on November 27 1931. The notice includes a quoted reflection by George Eliot about the tide of human needs and reciprocal claims shaping public life.
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Sublette & Barnes
George Elliot
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Superior Supply CO
Bluefield, W. Va
L. E. Tierney
E. Bolling
W. H. Thomas
W. B. Hicks
Flat Top National Bank OF
Bluefield
United
ES Government
Thomas E. Peery
Col
L. BE. Tierney
W. D. Thornhill
R. M. Garrett
P. J. Kelly
EB. L. Bailey
E. EB. Carter, Pres
D. R. Wood
Union Bank and Trust. Company
Edwin Mann, Pres
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
Asst
First National Bank of
Capital
Bert
Charles RK
Lonndo
State OF Oregon
Miner
Ferrell's
Dominion Parliament
Matthews & Ashwoyth
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
West End Drug Co
W. J. Peters, Freeman
Kauffman
Purcell
Penna
Santa Claus Headquarters
Matthews & Ashworth
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