Will Elihu Root Become 1909 President?
The article argues Elihu Root may leave legal practice to become Secretary of State under Roosevelt and hints he could be Roosevelt’s successor. It notes Root’s close ties to the president, his ambition framed by precedent of Secretaries of State becoming presidents, and cites past leaders who rose from the same post.
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Washington
Elihu Root
John Hay
Root
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Fairbanks
Secretary Root
Weaver
Philadelphia
United States of America
Council
White House
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Martin van Buren
James Buchanan
Times
New York
Three Rs That Have Much to Do With May Van Alen
Newport July 23 reports of May Van Alen engagements ended in disappointment and death. The article notes three suitors with R names: Remington who died by his own hand, Ralph Ranlet a Holyoke bachelor, and Paul Rainey the frequent companion. Rainey from Cleveland stays in Coats villa Wickham road Newporter.
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Newport
May van Alen
Remington
Ralph Ranlet
Holyoke
Husvana
Paul Rainey
Miss van Alen
Ralph Ranley
Rainey
Warship to Host First Dancing Deck on Drake
Prince Louis of Battenberg sails with six ships to Canada and the United States, visiting Quebec St John s Halifax and New York. Two dances will be held on the flagship Drake in a floating ballroom for up to 600 guests, with a tented canopy roof and a hydraulically supported deck. The squadron leaves Gibraltar August first and returns around November fifteenth.
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London
Prince Louis of Battenberg
New York
Quebec
St. John’s
Halifax
Gibraltar
Canada
United States
Bermuda
Douglas Denies Moody Charge at Lincoln Club Banquet
Governor Douglas rejects Attorney-General Moody's claim of deplorable spending in his election and defends all campaign funds as legitimate. He notes the state report shows $34,300 contributed by Douglas to the Democratic State committee, with Republicans reporting about $18,000.
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Douglas
Moody
Lincoln Club
Nahant
State House
Democratic State Committee
Sentencing for T. J. Scollans Scheduled This Week
Thomas J. Scollans, found guilty of bribing a juror, will face sentencing this week. The law sets a maximum five year prison term and a $1000 fine, with a minimum of two and a half years. The case centers on testimony by Lillian Palmer, once his clerk, who warned against jury tampering and followed him into the spotlight as the affair unfolded.
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Thomas J. Scollans
Lillian Palmer
Brighton
Lillian Palmer Dundes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Scollans
Boston
Roosevelt Seeks Grand Jury Probe Into District Corrup tion
District of Columbia will convene to weigh alleged criminal practices in an executive department tied to the so called cotton leak. President Roosevelt demands full investigation and punishment, with Samuel C. Smoot as foreman of the grand jury.
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District of Columbia
Washington
Bureau
Wilson
Roosevelt
Beach
Grand Jury
District Attorney's
Samuel C. Smoot
Alleged Hitch in Riley Medal Award Affair
The story reports a disputed medal award for bravery in the Philippines to Sergeant William F. Riley of Somerville. His father says no papers linking Riley to the award exist and questions whether his son has served, while the elder Riley recalls Reverend Cleary of Dayton, Ohio witnessing his son depart for the Philippines.
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William F. Riley
Somerville
Philippines
Mr. Riley
United States Army
Award Cleary
Dayton, O
Governor Douglas to Meet Democratic Leaders at State House
Governor Douglas will host a committee of Democratic leaders led by Josiah Quincy at the State House to discuss next fall's campaign. The visit is set for around 2 PM with ex-Congressman John R. Thayer among the speakers. his support for a second term for Douglas is to be checked today amid health and business pressures.
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Douglas
Josiah Quincy
State House
Boston
John R. Thayer
Worcester
China to send Chinamen to top world schools
A Post reporter notes China plans a large influx of educated youths to study abroad with 120 Chinamen to be placed in U S schools. Six have entered MIT, and President Pritchett predicts more will follow. He says the move aims to train a body educated abroad to advance China, mirroring Japan’s earlier path.
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Japan
Chinatown
Post
United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pritchett
China
Death by own action in Mrs Welch case
In Portsmouth New Hampshire Medical Referee Dr Lance says Mrs Mabel Welch died by own action after being taken to Portsmouth Hospital. Authorities ordered an investigation and County Solicitor Kelly will decide on chemical analysis of the stomach. She was found ill at 10 Cornwall Street after consuming a drug believed to be Laudanum.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Lance
Mabel Welch
Portsmouth Hospital
Post
Kelly
Seven Injured as Wabash Passenger Train Derailed
A Wabash passenger train derailed three miles west of Buffalo tonight. Five coaches overturned and seven passengers were injured though none seriously. Emergency crews aided victims at the scene and investigations began.
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Buffalo
Here
Brighton Civil War Vet Jefferson Thomas Missing Since July
Brighton police issued a general alarm for Jefferson Thomas a 76 year old Civil War veteran who vanished from 6 Mead Street on July 13. No clues have surfaced to locate him.
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Jefferson Thomas
Brighton
Mead Street
Senator Wetmore's Reported Brief Operation At New York Hotel
New York reports state United States Senator George Peabody Wetmore of Rhode Island arrived five days ago at the Hotel Savoy in Newport to under go a slight operation. He refused to be disturbed at the Savoy tonight and it remains unclear if the procedure was performed. Mrs Wetmore accompanies him.
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New York
United States
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island
Newport
Savoy
Photographers' Studios Closed at Revere Beach
Photographers at Revere Beach saw their studios shut yesterday after a Friday night selectmen order. They claim unfair treatment and threaten further closures of beach attractions if forced to shut. Charles E. Hersom, 30, of Beachmont, was struck by a vehicle and injured on the boulevard with an ankle sprain.
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Revere Beach
Charles E. Hersom
Beachmont
Fell Off a Car Injures Visitor in Boston
John Forden, guest of Hotel Reber in Readville, fell from a car on Washington Street near Dover in Boston. He was taken to Emergency Hospital where three stitches were required for a head injury.
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John Forden
Reber
Readville
Boston
Washington Street
Dover
Gale pours on as small motor boats battle long distance race
In a Cape Cod to Marblehead motor boat race hardship tests 12 boats. The Blink leads as rough seas slow rivals the General Bumps and the Talisman push onward from Plum Island Gut toward Nantucket Sound.
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Cottage City
New York
Marblehead
Nantucket Sound
Point Judith
Blink
C. W
C. T. Estabrook
Boston
General Bumps
P. R. Irwin
Philadelphia
Talisman
William Saville
Plum Island Gut
West Chop
Long Island Sound
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Bass River
Baron Komura and Party Reach Chicago Today
Baron Komura the Japanese envoy to the Russo Japanese peace conference arrives in St Paul Minnesota and is greeted by several hundred people. The party travels by Great Northern railway and spends the afternoon and evening resting at the Aberdeen Hotel with no official welcome.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Baron Komura
Great Northern Railway
Aberdeen Hotel
Exceptions to Chinese anti American boycott announced
Shanghai July 23. The boycott plan approved July 20 will permit American dealers with unsupplied stocks to sell existing goods. Future contracts with them are forbidden. Chinese pupils will not be allowed to continue attending American schools.
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Shanghai
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Mrs. Dundes
Brooklyn, N. Y
Chastisatandant
Prince ST
U. S
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Senator Wetmore
Chicago
Union Pacific
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