La Follette Sweeps Wisconsin In Presidential Primary
Milwaukee reports show Senator Robert M. La Follette as the Republican favorite and Governor Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic choice in Wisconsin’s first presidential primary. Taft delegates to Chicago appear split, with Roosevelt variously favored in Portland and Auburn caucuses.
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La Follette Wins Wisconsin Delegates In Taft Clash
Early results show Wisconsin Senator La Follette poised to secure at least 23 of 26 delegates to the Chicago convention as Taft’s manager F S Phillip concedes. Wilson and Clark also trail with decisive margins, Roosevelt absent from the ballot. La Follette carries Superior 1487 to 278 and dominates Oshkosh and Winnebago County.
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Cyclone Tears Through Camden Wrecks 25 Homes
Philadelphia April 2 Two women died as a cyclonic windstorm struck Cooper's Point Camden and moved toward central city along the Delaware River. Dozens of houses were roofless and 25 completely demolished causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Devastating Camden Storm Ruins Homes and Injures Two Women
A Camden storm left the city in darkness with piled debris and toppled telegraph poles. Mrs Annie Cleary and Miss Annie Behrend, riding a street car, were crushed by a collapsed building and are not expected to recover. In the hardest hit Camden sector, entire blocks lost their roofs and residents fled into the streets amid terror as winds exceeded forty miles per hour.
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Veterans to raise funds for nurses monument in Massachusetts
Veterans from across the state gathered at Faneuil Hall for two sessions of the 46th Massachusetts G A R encampment. Granville C. Fisk retired as department commander and spoke at the morning session. Commander-in-Chief H M Trimble and adjutant-general Charles R E Koch spoke in the afternoon as officers were elected.
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Girls Rescued From Fire on Power Block Fire Escape
Thirty terrified girls on a third story rear fire escape landing at 88 to 98 Blackstone Street were carried to safety down a narrow iron ladder by Sergeant Cornelius J. Donovan and Patrolmen McDonald and Ferrari of the Hanover Street station. The blaze caused 15 000 to 20 000 dollars damage, prompted two alarms, and took over two hours to fight.
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Convention Clouded by Veteran’s Death and Illness
A veteran died and another fell ill during the convention, requiring his removal to the Relief Hospital. Both were delegates from out of town, casting a somber mood over the gathering.
Fainting Girl Falls in S Pit at Forest Hills Station
Muriel Neal a 10 year old of Forest Hills wandered into the elevated station pit after 11 pm. Officer Dennis Lordan of Division 13 pulled her clear seconds before an oncoming train. The exhausted child, reported missing since that day, was returned home after the rescue.
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Gibbons Held in Golden Libel Case
John H. Gibbons was held in 500 bond for the grand jury on a criminal libel charge against John Golden president of the United Textile Workers of America. The case centered on an affidavit prepared and signed alleging Golden misappropriated 1000 from strike relief funds at the request of Industrial Workers of the World strike committee.
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Suffrage Defeated in House by 106 to 86 Vote
Miss Margaret Foley led militant suffragists in the House gallery as the woman suffrage bill was defeated 106 to 86 on a substitution vote replacing the committee's adverse report.
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Debate sparks rumpus as Foley heckling echoes campaign
Miss Foley who drew attention last fall for heckling Mr Frothingham and Republicans regrets the outcome after voting. The galleries filled for the debate with Hargis of Montague starting the motion to substitute the resolve. Washburn Callahan Pope Webster Gif ford and Wolcott Meins spoke for and against the measure.
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Grand jury probes Mattie Hackett case as Percy defies summons
Augusta reporter notes a dramatic grand jury moment as Representative Augustus Percy refuses to answer questions. Nathan Raymond urges indictment of Elsie Raymond while Percy recounts a Readfield outing in 1905 linking Hackett to past trouble with another woman.
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Sergeant rescues 30 girls from rear fire on Blackstone Street
At 6 o clock Sergeant Donovan discovered smoke from the American Paper Box Company quarters on the fourth floor. He climbed a ladder, freed and guided three quarters of the 30 trapped girls to safety before firefighters arrived. The fire damaged the fourth and fifth floors and smoke damaged upper levels.
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Richmond Defeats Braves in Tight Baseball Duel
Eight days before the season opens Richmond defeats the Braves in a close contest. Red Sox hold practise at Pirates Park. Athletics take the Phillies in the third game as Princeton rows against Harvard and Cornell on Charles River. Yale lists 21 players for Southern trip. Gallant and Griffin fight to a draw in boxing.
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Clergy Leaders Beaten During Liquor Raid in Maine
In Waterville Maine on April 2 Rev Henry N Pringle secretary and Rev Wilbur F Berry superintendent of the Christian Civic League of Maine and local pastor Cyrus Flint Stimson were assaulted by about 150 people while aiding Officer Lorenzo Davis in liquor warrant service at 23 and 2312 Maple street. Pringle suffered a broken nose as a mob member pressed him into rubbish and struck him repeatedly. Berry was knocked down and kicked and Stimson was grabbed by the collar and hustled into the street.
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Alleged proprietor linked to raid on Maple Street
Myer Wolman, Democratic ward committee chair in Ward 2, is named as the alleged proprietor. Police reported a raid on 23 Maple Street with no liquor found, while a second entry at 23 12 Maple Street led to a riotous clash as bystanders and a mob assaulted officials including Mr. Stimson and Mr. Pringle.
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