Beveridge Defends Progressive Party at Chicago Convention
Albert J. Beveridge, temporary chairman, outlined the Progressive platform in Chicago. He pledged rule by the people, tariff reform, a Tariff Commission, child labor abolition, age pensions, and woman suffrage, urging laws fit current conditions and a united nation.
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Chicago
Albert J. Beveridge
Progressive National Convention
Beveridge
Progressive Party
Bull Moose
Negro Delegates Barred at Progressive Convention
Chicago August 5 The national committee barred contested negro delegations from Florida and Mississippi. Florida's supplemental delegates were removed after a three hour session as negroes protested vigorously. Mississippi seating favored white delegates from a Lily White meeting. Earlier Alabama negroes were expelled and four Ohio seats denied.
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Chicago
Florida
Mississippi
C. H. Alston
H. L. Anderson
Alabama
Ohio
Beveridge outlines New Party aims and tariff reform
The statement promotes social brotherhood over individualism and intelligent cooperation over reckless competition. It calls for direct nomination and election by the people, tariff as a business issue, a tariff that protects honest American goods yet discourages dishonest ones, abolition of child labor and old age pensions.
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America
Progressive Party
United States
Beveridge
Oil and Tobacco Trusts
New Party
Roosevelt Makes Street Speech in Chicago Rally
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives at 8:53 a m and is greeted by a Progressives delegation led by George W Perkins and Gov Hiram W Johnson. He speaks from a hotel auto stand, condemning corrupt bosses and promising to inform the public about the movement.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress Hotel
George W. Perkins
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Chicago Record-Herald
Roosevelt Arrival Boosts Johnson VP Prospects
Chicago report notes Colonel Roosevelt’s arrival strengthens Governor Hiram Johnson’s bid for vice president. Both leaders favor naming a Southern Democrat for second place to win votes, but no consensus exists and Johnson is favored by many observers.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Thrull Moose Convention
Roosevelt
Chicago
Johnson
Compromise Tentative on Negro Contestants Dispute
A committee crafted a tentative compromise to settle the negro dispute. The plan proposed allowing the negro contestants to participate under a new arrangement and conditions.
Free Prescription Promises Instant Skin Beautification
An advertisement touts a two ounce Kulux Compound mixture with witch hazel to remove blemishes tan freckles and collar discolorations. It claims instant cooling non rubbing lasting effects for neck shoulders and hands, promising permanent soft smooth skin like a child’s with continued use.
Roosevelt Refuses to Mediate in Negro Dispute
In Chicago Roosevelt declines to intervene after the national committee settles the negro contestants. He directs followers to read his Atlanta letter to Julian Harris as his full view. He meets leaders Hiram Johnson Gifford Pinchot James Garfield and others to discuss the platform ahead of the convention.
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Harris
Chicago
National Committee
Roosevelt
Julian Harris
Atlanta
Hiram Johnson
California
George W. Perkins
Gifford Pinchot
New York
James R. Garfield
Ohio
George L. Record
New Jersey
Medill McCormick
Platform Committee
Bandannas Drive Roosevelt Emblem Trend in Chicago
In Chicago on August 5 the red bandanna handkerchief replaces the moose head as the new party emblem. Delegates wear bandannas, street dealers sell cotton to silk variants, and vendors shout Roosevelt battle flag sales. Women also adopt the emblem, with milliners flooded by trim requests.
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Chicago
Women Marchers Cheer Crowds in Chicago Parade
Several hundred woman suffrage enthusiasts led by a military band marched along Michigan Avenue from the Art Institute to the Coliseum with Votes for Women banners. Large crowds cheered at many points as the procession passed Colonel Roosevelt's hotel and exchanged greetings.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
The
Art Institute
Fourteenth Street
Coliseum
Roosevelt
Suffrage Advocates Receive Ovation As Roosevelt Arrives
Citizens wait on the sidewalk to greet Colonel Roosevelt and cheer the suffrage advocates as he arrives, marking a moment of public support for the movement.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Bubonic Plague Case Reported in Liverpool
The Liverpool local government board reports a bubonic plague case involving a seven year old boy. Initial diagnosis suggested appendicitis, but an operation revealed plague symptoms.
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Liverpool
Local Government Board Today
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