Chanler Looms as Likely Winner at New York Convention
Rochester observers report Chanler drawing strong support as factions hold preliminary conferences on the eve of the state convention to name candidates for governor and other offices. Early arrivals indicate a record Democratic turnout and expect decisive nominations before sunset. The Rochester gathering signals high interest as delegates and visitors flood the city for the large convention.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York
Democratic Party
Democratic Party Convention Signals Gubernatorial Battle
The Rochester chamber decorates for a Democratic convention with Main street arches and Bryan Kern imagery. Bryan’s Wednesday address draws crowds as National Chairman Mack and top leaders visit. Upstate delegates back Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, predicting 125 votes, while W Cary Ely of Buffalo garners consideration amid protracted talks among factions.
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Rochester
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
Kern
Mack
Alton B. Parker
David 8. Hill
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
W. Cary Ely
Buffalo
International Traction Company
Democratic State Convention Narrowing Governor Candidates
After talks among major state leaders, the Democratic nomination condition tightens to a choice between Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, urged by State Chairman Conners, and Justice James W. Gerhard of New York City, backed by Tammany Hall chief Chas Murphy.
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Wm. J. Conners
James W. Gerhard
New York City
Chas F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Train wreck near Samson leaves three dead and twenty one hurt
A Henderson-Gold Lumber Company log train wrecked about five miles north of Samson Alabama. Three killed outright J O Stephenson Joe Wise and Albert England. Four others Jim Donaldson Frank Williams Conner Powell and Will Jackson gravely injured. The trestle crash occurred on a steep grade as the engine and eighteen cars derailed after the engineer began moving the full train.
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Montgomery
Ala
Samson
Henderson-Gold Lumber Company
J. O. Stephenson
Joe Wise
Albert England
Jim Donaldson
Frank Williams
Conner Powell
Will Jackson
One Woman Killed in Chesterton Train Wreck
One woman was instantly killed and five people were seriously injured in a collision at Chesterton Indiana. Twenty eight passengers sustained injuries ranging from serious to minor when a Chicago suburban train struck the rear of a special excursion train bound for Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Chesterton
Ind
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Road
Indianapolis
Lake Erie and Western
Taft Answers Bryan in Cincinnati Speech Tour
Judge Taft spent the day composing a reply to Mr Brgan s comment on Roosevelt taft letter and drafting two speeches for tomorrow. He will address a Greenfield Indiana delegation and Methodist Negro preachers across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Brgan
Roosevelt
Greenfield
Ind
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Night riders organize in Arkansas to limit cotton acreage
A Jonesboro Arkansas report says night riders are forming in northeastern Arkansas to reduce next year's cotton acreage and force this year's crop to be held for the minimum price set by the International Farmers' Union convention at Fort Worth.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Worth
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Promises Delicious Ice Cream
Ad copy touts Blue Ribbon Vanilla as a flavor that makes desserts and ice cream deliciously smooth. Encourages readers to order from their grocer with emphasis on taste and convenience.
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Blue Ribbon
Clinchfield Flour Ad and School Supplies Offer
An old advertisement promotes Monitor Pulverized Flour as quality flour available at all stores and invites orders through Clinchfield Coal Corporation Roanoke VA. It also touts school supplies and a free biotter and ruler with purchases from Flat Top Book and Stationery Co.
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Clinchfield
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Roanoke
Flat Top Book & Stationery CO
Opposition dwindles at New York Republican convention
At Saratoga on September 14 the party organized its convention with Elihu Root as temporary chairman and Joseph H. Choate as permanent chair. The likelihood of Governor Charles J. Hughes being renominated grows as Fassett Barnes Hendricks and allies face weak opposition. Woodruff and Herbert Parsons shift to backing the governor. The meeting adjourned after Root spoke and will reconvene tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles J. Hughes
Elihu Root
Joseph H. Choate
England
Hughes
Fassett
Barnes
Hendricks
Woodruff
Herbert Parsons
New York County
United States
Root
Anti-Hughes movement presses Root for New York governorship
In Saratoga on September 14 the anti Hughes camp outcomes push Secretary of State Elihu Root to accept the governor nomination over Governor Hughes. Root weighs party welfare and the strength of the movement as he considers his decision with others.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Elihu Root
Hughes
Root
Uw Tlat
Eye care offer with free consultation in Bluefield West Virginia
If your eyes do not need glasses we will tell you so. If glasses would help we will fit you with accurate instruments. Our office uses no harmful drugs and is equipped with the latest instruments. Consultation and examination free. Dr. Chas. W. Mayer successor to Dr. W. L. Jenkins 407 Princeton Ave Greenspon Ridge Bluefield West Virginia.
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Dh. Chas
Best Roofing on the Market from Bluefield Stock
The message promotes roofing as the best on the market and invites buyers to allow proof. It notes shipment of one two and three ply products from a Bluefield stock source for delivery.
Battle over Hughes renomination reaches crisis at Republican convention
The draft describes a late night crisis at the Saratoga convention as leaders plead with Elihu Root to back Governor Hughes. Root refused, citing loyalty to the president, amid reports that Hughes could win on the first ballot if Root does not intervene.
Biennial Convention Opens for Locomotive Firemen and Engine
About 1 060 delegates gather at Memorial Hall for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men opening. Some 750 lodges from the U S Canada and Mexico represented with reports to be heard over three to four weeks. Memorials to late Grand Master Frank P Sargent to be adopted. Rochester vies to host next convention.
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Columbus
Memorial Hall
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firement and Enginemen
America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brank P. Sargent
Brotherhood
Sargent
Rochester
Death of H. H. Smith Noted Educator in Atlanta
H. H. Smith, father of Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia and a renowned southern educator, died at his Atlanta home. A New Hampshire native, he lived in California, Baltimore, and North Carolina before moving to Atlanta about 15 years ago. He was 88 years old.
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Atlanta
H. H. Smith
Hoke Smith
Georgia
South
New Hampshire
California
Baltimore
North Carolina
Arkansas Election Returns Slow. Donaghery Likely Governor
Little Rock reports show only scattered results by 10:30 pm with the Democratic state ticket led by George W. Donaghery seemingly elected by a large margin, likely around 50,000 votes. The update notes meagre returns from today's election.
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Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghery
Heavy vote polled in Maine election statewide
Portland reports show Republicans leading Maine by about 8 000 as 468 of 519 towns report for governor. Bert M. Fernald Republican leads Obadiah Gardner Democrat with 72 177 to 4 992, reflecting a shift from 1904 results where Cobb led Republicans and Davis Democrats. Twenty cities split evenly with ten apiece.
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Portland
Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
Cobb
Davis
Voting surge boosts Democratic gains in rural districts
Heavy turnout in rural areas pads Gardner’s statewide appeal as Democrats gain across most counties and cities. Early returns favored Republicans in a large conference majority, with nearly 140000 voters casting ballots and several cities swinging back to Republicans. The final margin and legislature composition remain uncertain for days.
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Gardner
Republcan
Auburn
Augusta
Belfast
Ellsworth
Portland
South Portland
Hurricane Moving Slowly Northward
Weather bureau officials monitor the West India hurricane as it nears the Florida coast. Warnings are posted at Jupiter Miami and Key West with storm advisories along the peninsula. The center lies south of Nassau in the Bahamas and the storm moves slowly west or northwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
West India
Turks Island
Florida
Jupiter
Miami
Key West
Morida Peninsula
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Monitor Pulverized Flour Ad Ends with Brand Claims
An advertisement promotes Monitor Pulverized flour as the flour of quality available at all stores. It also touts Sauer’s Pure Concentrated Extracts of Lemon and Vanilla as the largest selling brand in the United States, noting ten American and European medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Crushed Lime Stone Offered by W H Coffman Coke Co
Crushed lime stone in all sizes delivered within the city at a reasonable price by W H Coffman Coke Co Bluefield West Virginia. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills aid weak back backache rheumatic pains bladder inflammation and other kidney discomforts sold by all druggists.
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W. H. Coffman Coke Co
Bluefield
W. Va
DeWitt
Train Wreck Near Clarksdale Kills Four. Dozens Hurt
A Yazoo and Mississippi Valley wreck two miles south of Clarksdale Mississippi today killed four people and injured twenty six as two passenger coaches plunged down an embankment. Dead include Virg ie Graham Glendora and Abner Russell 17 Anding with Mrs Robert M Gay Glendora and an unidentified white woman remain buried.
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Clarksdale, Miss
Clarksdale
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Here
Virgie Graham
Glendora
Abner Russell
Anding
Robert M. Gay
Bryan Addresses Maryland Voters in Annapolis and Baltimore
William J. Bryan, Democratic presidential candidate, spoke in Annapolis on campaign issues and addressed a Baltimore crowd in the Fifth Regiment Armory, drawing an estimated 25,000 observers and a reception rarely equalled in the city.
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Baltimore
William J. Bryan
Maryland
Annapolis
Fifth Regiment
Hrgan
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Chanler
New York Democrats
Superior Supply CO
M. Smith
F. L. Black
J. Lee Harne
Bland Street Capital
United of State and City Depositary
American National Bank
Carter
J. N. Vance
D. R. Wood
Union Bank and Trust Company
Bluefield, W. VA
Flat Top National Bank OF
L. E. Tierney
R. E. Bolling
W. H. Thomas
W. B. Hicks
L. A. Hooper
Bank OF A
Alabama
Barnes and Hendricks
Choate
Genasco
the Miller Supply CO
Charles §. Hughes
H. Smith
Sauer
STAG
Samuel L. Matz
the Duvall Music CO
Princeton Avenue
Vics and
Sharon
Henry Rodgin
Busy Bee
Princeton Ave
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