Roosevelt Declares Taft Fight at National Committee
Chicago session reports 1 Roosevelt delegate and 17 Taft, 101 Taft seats so far. D C Edwards of Kentucky’s 11th district was Roosevelt’s lone win. Taft forces block seating of another Roosevelt pair. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill denounces Chicago process as treason to democratic government.
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Astronomical Notes for 164th Day of Year
The entry records Venus rising at 3 44 am Jupiter setting at 3 35 am Saturn rising at 2 51 am and day length increasing by 6 hours 10 minutes. It marks the 164th day and notes 15 hours 14 mile length in spring.
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Anniversaries Flashed From Early American Events
The note lists several historical anniversaries including John Winthrop arriving at Salem with the Massachusetts charter in 1630 and New York City incorporation in 1665. It also cites Hadley, Massachusetts attacked in 1676, the first naval battle at Machias in 1775, a 1846 St Johns fire displacing 6000 people, and the 1898 U S army sailing for Cuba in 32 transports.
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Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather Wednesday and unsettled conditions Thursday with light to moderate west winds. The advisory notes differ only in regional phrasing, with Washington reporting the same outlook for New England.
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Taft Delegates Seated Amid Roosevelt Majority in Indiana
The former President highlights the committee action seating Taft delegates from Indiana's 13th district despite Roosevelt supporters holding the convention majority. He frames Chicago as a test of whether the people or party bosses control the Republican nomination process.
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Boston Woman Killed in Suspected Accidental Revolver Discharge
Miss Minnie West 35 formerly of Boston was killed in her brother George Wests Monponset Street home by what is believed to be an accidental revolver discharge. Investigators say the wound location and handling suggest she was unloading the pistol when it fired.
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Conductor dies saving woman on moving streetcar
Robert T. Bailey a 35 year old Dexter street line conductor died after slipping from the running board while trying to seize a woman about to alight from a moving car in Providence Rhode Island. He suffered a skull fracture and was killed instantly leaving a widow and two young children.
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Aviator Finishes 12 Mile Flight with Dr Provan
George H. Gray piloted Dr. W. F. Provan of Harvard Dental School in a 12 mile biplane flight lasting about 22 minutes from Atwood Park near Saugus and Revere ending about six o clock last night.
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Lillian Russell to Wed Alexander Moore in Pittsburg
The wedding of actress Lillian Russell to Pittsburg Leader publisher Alexander Moore is set for 10 AM tomorrow at a City hotel with a small guest list and a publicity ban. Moore arrives with Russell's sister Miss Russell travels by Weber & Fields train from Cincinnati then to a matinee in the week.
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Driver Fatally Injures Woman Saving Baby in Lawrence
Clarence W. Gutteridge swerved to avoid two children and struck Mary Haykel as she pushed a baby carriage on Lawrence Street near the Y M C A building. She suffered grave injuries including fractured ribs and breastbone as the infant in the carriage was spared.
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Trolleys Bill Veio Veio Governor Foss Veto Overturned
Governor Foss veto of the western trolley merger bill was overthrown in the House by 157 to 68 amid attacks and renewal of a deal charge with the New Haven railroad. Senate action stood uncertain with a narrow margin awaiting today.
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Army airship crash kills Hazlehurst and Welch in Maryland
At College Park Maryland a Wright type army aeroplane wrecked during a test flight killing Lt Leighton W Hazlehurst of Macon Georgia and A L Welch of Washington DC. Both had flown earlier in the day and Welch had been with the Wright firm as a teacher.
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Aviation Crash Kills Welch and Hazlehurst Near Ground
A military aircraft piloted by Welch with Lieutenant Hazlehurst as passenger crashed from about 200 feet after two climbs. At roughly 380 feet the craft collapsed at high speed, killing both men. Captain C DeF Chandler ordered an inquiry into the accident. The machine was brought to the army.
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Boston Beats St Louis 2 1 In Ten Innings
National League results include Boston 2 St Louis 1 in ten innings, New York 8 Chicago 3, Pittsburg 16 Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 3. American League shows Boston 4 St Louis 0, New York 6 Chicago 3, Washington 3 Detroit 2, Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 7. Red Sox strengthen grip on first place. Olympia Athlete Drew mentioned. McGoorty to box Gardner tonight. Boston Olympia team described as formidable. Harvard crews race and Yale time trial noted.
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Union calls for 80 000 member boycott amid city strike
The Central Labor Union executive board directed its 80 000 affiliated workers to boycott until the strike ends. Dynamite found on tracks at three city spots caused alarms. Seven arrests were reported as crowds clashed with police and motormen faced blame for several incidents, though no serious injuries occurred.
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