Wilson Campaign Sparks Pennsylvania Whirlwind
Governor Woodrow Wilson toured Pennsylvania by rail, speaking at Williams Grove and other stops. Crowds packed stations from Lancaster to Easton, with thousands shaking his hand and two speeches delivered after the daytime rally.
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Easton
Penn
Woodrow Wilson
Pennsylvania
Williams Grove
Harrisburg
New Jersey
Lancaster
Reading
Allentown
Tariff Critique and Political Corruption in Pennsylvania Speech
The speaker denounces tariff protections as not benefiting farmers, arguing prices are set by abundance and foreign demand. He blames Pennsylvania leaders for tolerating corrupt influences and criticizes Taft for vetoing a free list bill that would aid farmers.
Clark in Maine Delivers Campaign Speech in Rockland
Speaker Champ Clark spoke to a large Rockland crowd in Maine on August 26 urging a Democratic sweep of Congress and the White House. He accused President Taft of hindering cost of living relief and praised Wilson and Marshall while supporting a revenue tariff.
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Rockland
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Clark
Taft
Congress
White House
Maine
Kent
Roosevelt
Wilson
Marshall
Cuban press attacks on Gibson raise serious concern
Havana Aug 29. The anti American Cuban press attacks against Hugh S. Gibson the American chargé d affaires over his stance in forcing payment of Hugh Reilly s claim for final settlement of the Cienfuegos water works contract are causing grave apprehension.
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Havana
Hugh S. Gibson
Hugh Reilly
Cienfuegos
Diplomats, Journalists Stir Public Feeling Over Cuba Check
The assault on the American diplomat by journalist Maza fuels anti U S sentiment. Reports say Mr Gibson refused a 557000 payment for the Reilly claim, while the legation notes that cash was needed to prevent payment stoppage by challengers.
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Maza
United States
Gibson
Reilly
Guild rumor denied by Mr Courtenay Guild
Mr Courtenay Guild brother of ex Governor Curtis Guild and ambassador to Russia denied in an interview that Ambassador Guild would end his service in St Petersburg. He said he is actively working to straighten out the diplomatic tangle with Russia after Congress terminated the old treaty. Major matters include the Jewish passport dispute and Far East commercial and political issues. He has made progress and remains at his post aside from a brief Washington trip.
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Curtis Guild
Russia
Post
Boston Journal
Ambassador Guild
St. Petersburg
Far East
Washington
Pelletier Goes the Limit With Wilson
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier tours Clinton Hudson and Marlboro praising the Democratic platform and his gubernatorial bid as a straight forward Democrat aligned with Governor Wilson. He spoke at Music Hall in Clinton presided by John H. O'Brien then addressed hundreds at the Hudson House and Marlboro Winsor House venues.
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Clinton, Hudson
Marlboro
Pelletier
Baltimore
Wilson
Clinton
Music Hall
John H. O’brien
Suffolk County
Hudson House
Hudson
W. A. Pierson
Winsors House
Mr. Pelletier
One-eyed leaders of the blind seek recall reform
Milwaukee August 29. The American Bar Association closed with a warning against seeking recall of judges and against recalling judicial decisions. It urged alternative methods to curb delays in lawsuits and named committees to study expediting court procedures.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Bar Association
Crime Bar Advocates Written Ethics Codes For Judges
Charles A Boston of New York urged written ethics codes for judges to curb bench criticism. Henry D Estabrook of New York attacked judicial recall as misguided theatre. Frank B Kellogg of Minnesota was elected president as new directors were named. The American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology began its fourth annual meeting alongside the bar association.
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Henry D. Estabrook
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Texas
William H. Staak
Pennsylvania
John H. Voorhees
South Dakota
S. S. Gregory
Ilinois
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
Bar Association
Lawyer's Wife Seeks Divorce in Cambridge Case
Maud A. Stockton files a 10000 attachment through Choate Hall Stewart against her husband Rolla E. Stockton Boston attorney over alleged infidelity. Stockton faces pending non support and Taunton arrest cases. The couple, married April 12 1888 at St John New Brunswick, still resides at 54 Lee Street Cambridge though estranged.
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Rolla E. Stockton
Boston
Lee Street
Cambridge
Maud A. Stockton
Meys, Choate, Hall & Stewart
Stockton
Louisa A. Morris
Oliver Street
Malden
Taunton
St. John
New Brunswick
Hancock Street
Bank Declines To Handle Campaign Subscriptions
The National Bank of Commerce of Boston refused Acting Chairman McAdoo's request to receive and forward popular subscriptions to campaign funds for all parties. Bank officials said banks should keep aloof from politics.
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National Bank of Commerce of Boston
McAdoo
Democratic National Committee
Taft Tours Columbus for Ohio Centenary Celebration
President Taft spent a full day in Columbus to mark Ohio’s capital birth centennial. He met officials, spoke to farmers and lawyers, attended a bar association banquet, toured the fairgrounds, and faced a single disruption from a troubled woman at his hotel. He discussed veto power, reformers, and the judiciary with leaders, officials, and guests during a day of busy engagements before returning to Beverly.
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Taft
Ohio
Fire Department
State Capitol
Bar Association
Daugherty
Ohio Republican Executive Committee
Carmi Thompson
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Beverly
State Fair
Leonard Wood
Washington
Nicaragua
Panama
Republic
Woman Defends Home Slaying Auto Burglary Attempt
In Brockton a man attempting to break into Mrs. Mary Balson’s West Street home was met by the resident who fired a revolver. The intruder fled toward a waiting, unlit car and escaped. No one was reported injured.
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Brockton
Mary Balson
West Street
Everett Man Identified After Local Suicide by Trolley
The body of a man who killed himself by throwing in front of an electric car in Providence was exhumed and identified as John Fitzgerald of Everett Massachusetts. Identification was made by his daughter Lillian Fitzgerald who traveled to seek news.
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Providence
R. I
John Fitzgerald
Everett
Mass
Lillian Fitzgerald
Governor Foss Promises Speak After Labor Day
Governor Foss warned his rival District Attorney Pelletier that he will issue a statement after Labor Day. He spoke briefly before attending the Barnstable fair with Mayor Fitzgerald and said he plans to address the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Foss
Pelletier
Fitzgerald
Fosse
Governor Foss Faces Campaign Draw in September Primaries
District Attorney Pelletier and allies push an active bid to defeat the Governor in September primaries. Foss plans no campaign this summer but will appear with speakers Clark and James at Cas hobie Lake next Saturday for a key political gathering with hundreds of Democrats expected.
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Pelletier
Clinton
Hudson
Maynard
Cashobie Lake
Foss
Clark
Ollie James
Baltimore
Eckmans Alterative Promoted For Tuberculosis Cure
An advertisement touts Eckmans Alterative as a cure for consumption and other lung ailments. It cites a Wilmington user who recovered after months on the remedy, urging readers to increase strength and weight with wholesome food and fresh air. Sales points include available in druggists and a requested booklet of recoveries.
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West Street
Wilmington
Del
Lippincott & Co
Market Street
Jas. Squires
Riker- Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
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