Lodge Nominates Curtis Guild Jr for Vice President
Senator Lodge presents Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild Jr as the Republican vice presidential candidate. He highlights Guild’s Harvard education, Civil War service, loyalty to the party, and multiple terms as Lieutenant Governor and Governor.
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Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Harvard
Spain
Lee
McKinley
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Hon
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Baby Tortured for Months Relieved After Help
A young child suffered months of itching eczema covering face head hands and legs causing bleeding from persistent scratching. Surgeons or caregivers sought relief and immediate aid was provided to ease the infant’s condition.
Cuticura Cures Infant Eczema After Three Months of Treat
A mother recalls failing medical trials for her three week old with severe eczema on face and head. After seven months, Cuticura remedies cured the infant and provided lasting relief. The letter promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as complete skin treatments.
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Louis Beck
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Taft of New England Stock Honored by Nomination
By the nomination of William Howard Taft, Bridgewater and Brockton praise his lineage. His grandmother Sylvia Howard of Bridgewater was Levi Howard’s daughter, connecting Taft to the old Plymouth County Howard family. Sally Howard married Amos Taft in 1820 and moved to Ohio.
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William Howard Taft
Bridgewater
Sylvia Howard
Levi Howard
Townsend
Milford
Mass
Eliakim Howard
Ebenezer Bailey
Sally
Amos Taft
Ohio
Howard
Old Colony
William H. Taft
Sherman Lead Story of Utica Politician Sherman
Utica native James S. Sherman rose from a farm boy at New Hartford to mayor and long serving congressman. He switched from Democratic to Republican early, won Utica mayoral race by 1300, then held a durable seat while pursuing banking and industrial roles in upstate New York.
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N. Y
James S. Sherman
New Hartford
Here
Hamilton College
Democratic Town Committee
Sherman
James G. Blaine
New York
Young Sherman
Utica Trust & Deposit Company
Central New York Abstract & Title Company
Utica Daily Press Company
New Hartford Canning Company
New Hartford Tin Can Company
Utica City National Bank
Taft nomination sparks Napoleonic dynasty comparisons
London editorials praise Taft securing the nomination for president amid Roosevelt triumphs. The Daily Chronicle notes the fate of policy tied to Taft’s rise as President, while the Daily Graphic calls him an American Dauphin with Napoleonic undertones under the Stars and Stripes.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Daily Chronicle
Daily Graphic
Stars and Stripes
Massachusetts Delegation Rifts Over Ninth District Convention
Private Chicago reports show disputes within the Massachusetts delegation led by J. J. McCarthy surveyor of the port of Boston over filling a vacancy. Henry Gediman, Henry Gediman, Ward 8 Republican ally of Martin Lomasney, was elected as an alternate. Ed ward C. Graves and William E. White were chosen as delegates. White later ceded, Myrick seated as a delegate replacing White while McCarthy’s credentials mattered little.
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Massachusetts
J. J. McCarthy
Boston
Henry Gediman
Ward 8
Martin Lomasney
Edward C. Graves
East Boston
Republican City Committee
William E. White
Charlestown
White
Port
McCarthy
Graves
James W. H. Myrick
Ward 9
Mr. Myrick
McCarthly
Sherman Secures Second Place as Ticket Nominated
The Sherman movement gains momentum as state delegations back his ticket with a final total of 816 votes. Vice President Fairbanks and other top figures receive scattered support as the convention adjourns amid cheers. Delegates prepare to appoint a national committee and campaign staff with Taft ally Hitchock favored for campaign manager.
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New Jersey
James S. Sherman
New York
National Committee
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Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Hitchcock
Myron T. Herrick
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