Taft forces fear campaign headwinds in Massachusetts
The Taft campaign in Massachusetts panels General Champlin’s Taft League reinforced as Congressman Gardner arrives to shake things up. Gardner predicts Taft will drop kid glove tactics and push a straight attack, while Roosevelt delegates surge. Dudley Field Malone leads Wilson efforts with Harvard club activity and Curley for Speaker Clark rallies.
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Colored men rally in Boston protest against Roosevelt third term
An anti-Roosevelt meeting will be held in Faneuil Hall Friday evening with speakers including Hon. Moorfield Story. Boston colored leaders organize the protest under the slogan Remember Brownsville, chaired by W. M. Trotter.
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Embroidery Page Promises Alphabet Transfers Next Sunday
The Post announces a full embroidery page for next Sunday featuring an alphabet of ready to transfer letters. Soap and water clean up required for using the transfers.
Colonel Roosevelt Denies Taft Lorimer Connection
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at the Roosevelt committee headquarters, denies charging President Taft’s assistance to Senator Lorimer. He calls Representative Gardner’s Massachusetts statement false and quotes a telegram he sent to Gardner in refuting the claim.
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Roosevelt Denies Suppressing Harvester Trust Reports
Colonel Roosevelt says he never suppressed any Harvester Trust or other trust papers during his administration and cites telegrams from Herbert Knox Smith and former Attorney General Bonaparte to back his claim. He notes Taft shifted stance on Lorimer, earning Lorimer’s support and loyalty from Taft leaders in the Senate.
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Oregon Delegation Votes Not All for Roosevelt
Attorney General A. M. Crawford holds that Oregon's delegation to the national convention need not support Roosevelt with all votes. He says only a majority of the party primary vote binds delegates, while a plurality requires delegates to back their ballot choice.
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Direct Vote Bryan's Hope Direct Vote Bryan's Hope
William J. Bryan met with Senators and Representatives in Washington on April 23 to discuss popular election of Senators and related legislation. He said he would speak for Woodrow Wilson in Florida and for any other progressive Democrat if present. He urged Congress to unite on the issue as the greatest question before the American people.
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Rhode Island Republicans to ratify Taft delegate slate
Rhode Island Republicans meet in state and district conventions to elect national convention delegates and adopt Taft for re election resolutions. The state central committee plans instructing delegates to vote for Taft, with little likelihood of any other candidate being supported.
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Senate backs direct vote amendment sent to conference
The Senate voted 42 to 35 to insist on its amendment to the House resolution seeking the direct popular election of U S Senators. The move sends the measure to conference again with Senator Borah the sole Republican voting with the Democrats against it. The amendment envisions federal control of elections.
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Missouri and Indiana Delegates Instructed For Roosevelt
Clinton Missouri reports Judge C A Denton of Butler and C H Williams of Clinton as sixth district delegates instructed for Roosevelt. Auburn Indiana lists twelfth district delegates St H Rerick and Harry Brown also instructed for Roosevelt.
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Butler
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Roosevelt
Auburn
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Colby College Straw Vote Totals by Candidate
In Waterville on April 23 Colby College students cast 116 ballots from 260 eligible voters. Roosevelt led with 64 votes, Taft 30, Wilson 22, Clark 3, Cummins 3, Hughes 2, Foss 1, and La Follette 0 or 1, reflecting a split field.
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Taft to Hand Out Hot Talk on East Coast Trip
President Taft leaves for a tour of Massachusetts New Jersey and Pennsylvania with plans for speeches meetings with political leaders and time for golf and motoring. He is expected to respond to Roosevelt criticisms as part of the voyage and will return to Washington Sunday.
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President to Tour New York and Massachusetts States
The President will depart Washington after noon and stay at brother Henry W. Taft’s home in New York. On Thursday he will speak in Springfield Worcester and Boston with rear platform talks at Palmer and South Framingham before continuing.
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High Cost Living and the Man to Smash It
A Roosevelt era Political tract frames High Cost Living as the central issue of the election. It argues the grafted few steal wealth from workers and promotes a single candidate capable of forcing Congress and public opinion to smash the cost burden. The author promises future chapters naming the one man who can secure this transformation.
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Taft to Address Banquet and Speeches in Major Cities
President Taft plans a busy itinerary beginning in Boston with a principal address via long distance telephone and greetings at an Associated Press and ANPA banquet in New York. He will attend Frederick Dent Grant memorials on Governor's Island and travel to Newark for Taft Club duties, then on to Trenton Philadelphia and finally Washington.
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Three Mast Schooner Lottie Beard Damaged in Gale
The three masted schooner Lottie Beard bound from New York for Rockland Maine with coal lost all sails two booms and the mizzen mast in a gale off Rockport. Life savers aided her and a tug towed her to Gloucester where she arrived leaking slightly to be repaired before continuing to her destination.
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Cleveland Children Wage Fly Swat Crusade
In Cleveland, school children gather at City Hall to claim a cent for each dead fly delivered as the two week reward period runs out. Health officials say each fly killed now reduces nine more later, prompting the city to post the incentive.
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Progress by Calamity: church view on Titanic disaster
The diocesan paper The Church Militant argues that calamities like the Titanic disaster drive history forward. Bishop Lawrence says progress arises from upheaval and that victims become benefactors guiding safer futures and reforms.
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2000 Operatives Walk Out and Join I W W in Haverhill
Two hundred workers at Lennox & Briggs morocco factory left at noon and went to Socialist Hall joining the Industrial Workers of the World. They presented demands including a 25 percent wage rise a 54 hour week without pay cut a closed shop and a reply by 11 am tomorrow.
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Vandalism Strikes Historic Pews in Quincy Church
Fifteen ivory buttons dating to 1828 were stolen from First Parish Church of Quincy cushions during a Norfolk County C. E. Union convention visit. A janitor caught a possible thief, who fled before identification. Officials plan to replace the buttons by the culprits.
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German Cruiser Bremen Bound for Sea Drills From Newport
German cruiser Bremen under orders of Commander Retzmann naval attaché to the German embassy at Washington will depart Newport for gun torpedo and other drills at sea tomorrow and remain until Friday. On returning to Narragansett Bay she will stay about three weeks more.
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Malden Couple Wed In Civil Ceremony
Miss Margaret Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lee Robinson of 190 Summer Street Malden married Dexter Stevens of Clinton superintendent at Lancaster Mills son of Mr and Mrs Ezra A Stevens of 5 Elm Street Malden last evening by the Rev H H French pastor of the First Congregational Church.
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Charlie Dugans and the Voters Crisis Spotlight
A charged critique of Charlie Dugans politicians and their election style. The speaker questions their influence on voters and the impact on families facing high living costs, urging readers to choose a bold “man of the people” to lead. The piece links economic strain to social unrest and calls for scrutiny of campaign tactics.
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