Impressive Service for Gen. Kearny
A poem recounts the funeral train for Major General Philip Kearny killed at Chantilly in 1862. His body passed Trinity Church to City Hall and remained in state before voyage to Washington. The piece notes the wartime bravado and the mournful public procession.
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New York
Broadway
Wall Street
Philip Kearny
Battle of
Chantilly
Trinity Church
City Hall
Washington
Funeral for General Wearny Moves City in Solemn Procession
A funeral at Trinity Church honors General Wearny with half‑staff flags, a military guard of honor, and crowds along Wall Street and Broadway. The coffin lay in state at Trinity, identified by the verger William C. Broughton, before transfer to City Hall. Major General Daniel E. Sickles attends as one of the few surviving Civil War corps commanders.
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Trinity
Guard of Honor
City Hall
Wall Street
Broadway
Battery
City Hall Park
Daniel E. Sickles
Funeral tribute to General Sickles and procession to City Hall
General Sickles, wounded in the Civil War, attended in uniform with medals as he was wheeled forward to the coffin. A grand procession formed with clergy, veterans, and buglers, then the measured march to City Hall through cheering crowds.
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Sickles
Dr. Manning
Joseph W. Hill
Bruce Reddish
J. Wilson Sutton
E. B. Smith
Governor's Island Post
Manning
Chopin
Grand Army
Twenty-ninth
Orange
City Hall
Funeral interment marks return of General Kearny
General Kearny's body is removed from a vault after 50 years with full military and religious pomp at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The ceremony honors his service and marks the final resting place ceremony.
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National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
President Taft labels recall advocates demagogues
In New York on April 11 President Taft denounced recall of judges and judicial decisions as demagogic. He said some supporters are sincere but many push change without knowledge of constitutional preservation or a concrete improvement plan.
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New York
Taft
President cautions on recall of judges at Union League Club
The President told the Union League Club of New York that recalling judges or their decisions threatens the Ark of the Covenant of judicial independence. He praised Philadelphia and New York clubs for endorsing his candidacy and urged vigilance against corporate power and reform measures, stressing steadfast support for constitutional principles and liberty.
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Union League Club of
New York
Union League Clubs
Philadelphia
Roosevelt recall of judiciary sparks Harvard talk
Ex Secretary James R. Garfield defends Colonel Roosevelt against charges of destroying court power. He argues the recall plan seeks self government compatible with good governance and criticizes the Taft administration as disloyal. Garfield spoke to 500 Harvard students on the political situation and stressed the era’s stakes for constitutional principles and progressive reform.
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Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Harvard Roosevelt Club
Harvard Union
Commonwealth of Sovereign States
Taft
Kentucky Sends 23 for Taft at State Convention
Kentucky's four at large delegates to the Republican national convention were instructed to vote for President Taft. Roosevelt leaders plan to contest the decision to unseat them. The Kentucky delegation totals 26 with 23 Taft and 3 Roosevelt instructed. four Taft district delegates and two Roosevelt district delegates are contested.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Taft
Roosevelt
Quiet Republican Convention Sets Tone for Taft Campaign
The convention proceeded calmly with Roosevelt delegates abstaining from contesting a credentials report. Amid counting, the credentials committee favored Taft by 101-2 to 31-2, tallying 1722 Taft and 654 Roosevelt delegates. A minority resolution accused mass convention practices of masking voter intent and “steam roller methods.”
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Roosevelt
Committee On Credentials
Chicago
Committee On
Taft
Race for delegates stands with party allocations and contested seats
The racial delegate tally shows Republicans and Democrats with varying totals and regional allocations. Details include numbers for Illinois Maine Missouri Oklahoma and Wisconsin with multiple contested seats and unclear outcomes.
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Hawaii
Clark
Illinois
Maine
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Votal Clark
Militia Called to Stop Riot at Party Convention
State Chairman W. Frank Knox was ousted and Alex J. Grosbeck of Detroit elected to succeed him as chairman. Truman H. Newberry, Roosevelt era secretary of the navy, ousted as temporary chairman, refused to preside over the rump Roosevelt convention amid riotous scenes at the armory door with delegates entering.
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W. Frank Knox
Alex J. Grosbeck
Detroit
Taft
Truman H. Newberry
Roosevelt
Navy
State Committee
Roosevelts Rally Spins Into Turbulent State Convention Fight
Taft forces posted 30 assistants to bar Roosevelt delegates at the Taft convention meeting as doors were locked and conflicts erupted. Roosevelt delegates and guards held the hall while Knox and King faced off, amid clashes with Taft supporters and police restoring order. The Roosevelt faction argues the state committee met illegally without Knox, while the committee contends a majority can call a session.
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Mckinley Club
Taft
Roosevelt
Knox
Osborn
State Armory
Detroit
State Committee
King
Sergeant At Arms
Ile
W. 1. Gordon
Midland
Jack Cramer
Cramer
City
Light Brigade
Chicago
Dowd of 17 Resting Funeral Notice in Roxbury
Dowd of 17 North Find passed away. Funeral from Mary Avenue Chapel at 8:30 p.m. Monday. Solemn mass at Church of St. Gels on Columbus Avenue Roxbury at 9 o'clock. formerly of Incidence Street. Burial and further notices to follow.
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Church of St. Gels
Columbus Ave
Roxbury
Blame for Break Put Up to Taft
James R. Garfield former Secretary of the Interior told a Roosevelt rally that Taft had immense backing from Theodore Roosevelt. He said Roosevelt supported Taft in the Philippines and in the campaign for the presidency, insisting any blame lay with Roosevelt’s restraint.
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Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Lon
James R. Garfield
Taft Presidency Criticized For Wrong Guidance And Tariff Bill
The speaker charged that Taft failed to support progressive policies and surrounded himself with advisers out of step with the people. He blamed Cannon and Aldrich in Congress for steering the Payne Aldrich tariff bill and noted Taft only embraced conservation after public outcry. Other speakers included Leonard B. Chandler Russell D Crane and Senator Brown.
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Garfield
Cannon
House
Aldrich
Senate
Dolliver
Clapp
Beveridge
Norris
Madison
Payne-Aldrich
Leonard B. Chandler
Somerville
Russell D. Crane
Cambridge
Brown
Medford
No Compromise for Roosevelt on Return Home
Oyster Bay, April 11. Suggestions of a compromise candidate for the presidential nomination were sent to Colonel Roosevelt after his arrival. He refused, declaring no one should dare press a compromise and said he has no offer to make regarding any deal with the New York Republican organization.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York State
Mrs La Follette to Stamp California Campaign
Thomas K. Kase announced Mrs La Follette will lead a speech making tour in California to back her husband’s Republican presidential nomination. She will travel after the Oregon primaries and address women voters in major cities.
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San Francisco
Thomas K. Kase
la Follette Teague
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