Roosevelt and Johnson Accepted Progressive Nominations
Roosevelt accepts the Progressive presidential nomination and Johnson accepts the vice presidential nomination at Chicago. The Convention names Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson as its two leading candidates, outlines new rules, and features dramatic displays by Jane Addams and diverse delegates.
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Avernor
California
Abe Ruef
Francis J. Heney
F. R. Gleed
New York
Progressive Party
Beveridge
Maryland
Johnson the fighter: California governor and insurgent
The piece profiles Governor Hiram Johnson born 1866 in California, describing his insurgent rise, legal battles against the Southern Pacific machine, notable cases against George H. Clark and Abe Ruef, and his 1902 move to San Francisco. It notes his wife is an insurgent ally nicknamed “the boss” and his 1902 rise to governor after a long political struggle.
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Louisiana
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Ruef
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William F. Herrin
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Governor Johnson
Peerage Conferred on Government Whip
A peerage is conferred on Rt. Hon. Alexander William Murray master of Elibank and chief government whip who resigns his Commons seat. Percy Holden Illingworth representing Shipley is named his successor in office. Elibank is the eldest son and heir of Viscount Elibank once lord lieutenant of Peebleshire.
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London
Alexander William Murray
Elibank
House of Commons
Percy Holden Illingworth
Shipley
Yorkshire
Viscount Elibank
Peebleshire
Henry C. Shrieves to be Buried Today
The funeral for Henry C. Shrieves a 30 year veteran constable of Boston will be held at 2 pm at his home 27 Trust Street Dorchester He died suddenly Tuesday morning from heart disease believed caused by excitement from a collision of two electric cars on Columbia road about a week ago
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Boston
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Columbia Road
Brockton Tax Rate Drops Forty Cents
Brockton on August 17 1912 set the city tax rate at 19.70 per thousand a drop of 40 cents from last year and the lowest since 1907. Mayor Harry C Howard hailed the result as splendid and citizens had expected a rise rather than a decrease.
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Brockton
Harry C. Howard
End of the First National Progressive Convention
Theodore Roosevelt era and votes are recalled as Beveridge closes the convention with a Doxology and benediction by Rev. James Goodman. The Rev. Goodman offers blessing, then Beveridge proclaims adjournment without day, calling it one of the three most notable occasions in the country’s history.
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Beveridge
Progressive Party
John L. Hamilton
Illinois
Progressive
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Allen
Medill McCormick
H. Lee Mitchell
Washington
Pennsylvania
Prendergast
National Progressive Party
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Colorado
Sindsey
Ator Beveridge
Carrie
Wyoming
Johnson
James Goodman
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