Taft forces ahead at Republican convention in first ballot drive
The first day showed Taft loyalists with enough votes to name Elihu Root temporary chairman, needing 540 and casting 58 for Root. The margin is slim, with nine delegates pledged to Roosevelt. Three paths loom: Taft nomination, Roosevelt nomination, or a third candidate. Leaders and the public await the next moves as GOP factions converge on conflicting reform aims and old boss dynamics.
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Taft
Hlihu Root
Root
Roosevelt
Mike ‘Johnston
California
Hadley
Missouri
Ate Root
Barnes
New York
Johnson
Tweed
Fraternity Oath Questioned in Board of Education Talk
The board notes Mr Devine’s sworn denial of fraternity membership and attendance, praising his honesty and citing the dangers of false oaths. It warns students that joining fraternal groups risks conflict with school rules and civil law, urging confession over perjury.
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Board of Education
Devine
Frama
Voodoo Experiment At City Hall Targeting Former Mayor Buckingham
A fragment from a city page chronicles a voodoo-themed prank by a group of political figures using a cray on portrait of former Mayor Edward T. Buckingham. The piece notes the mood of the act, comparing it to a resurgence of superstition and a jab at public figures. The writer shifts to a satirical stance, praising the act as an odd edification of political theater.
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Edward T. Buckingham
Defects in the system of national party conventions
Governor Hagley of Missouri led a move to amend the national convention roll as prepared by the national committee. Victor Rosewater ruled no convention could convene before organization, leaving only a mass meeting. The piece argues the current system allows fraudulent delegations and calls for either federal primary nominations or state court review of delegate seating to curb partisan control. It predicts the Chicago convention may be the last for old parties, with direct primaries supplanting conventions.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Hagley
Missouri
National Committee
Victor Rosewater
United States
Hadley
Chicago
First colonial congress convened in Albany 1754
The first colonial congress gathered in Albany on this date in 1754 with representatives from New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York Pennsylvania and Maryland. It proposed a confederation plan by Benjamin Franklin to defend the colonies against France but was rejected for granting too much crown power and too little popular authority. Summers Millinery and Dillon Col on Main St advertise extraordinary price reductions.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
France
Congress
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Anniversary notice highlights Taft marriage and Fra Elbertus
Twenty six years after the Taft Herron wedding in Cincinnati a light-hearted anniversary column offers President Taft’s recipe for happiness in marriage. The piece also marks the birth anniversaries of poet Sam Walter Foss and writer Elbert Hubbard, profiling Hubbard as Fra Elbertus and praising his enterprise and wit.
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New Hampshire
Sam Walter Foss
Cudahy and wife reconcile after knife attack case
Kansas City June 19 packer John P Cudahy and his wife who split after he slashed bank president Jere S Lillis at his home and disfigured him for life announced they had reconciled The four children influenced the settlement and court action to return them to the parents was expected The children had been with their grandmother in Chicago and sent to a New Jersey school.
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Kansas City
John P. Cudahy
Packer
Cudahy
Jere S. Lillis
Circuit Court
Michael Cudahy
Chicago
New Jersey
Wall Street for Candidate Who's for Aldrich Plan
Alfred Owen Crozier argues in a Chicago June 19 column that the Aldrich Private Central Bank bill singlehandedly tests candidates across parties. He cites banker money, a $1,000,000 fund to push the measure, and warnings that Wall Street will back any pro Aldrich candidate while costing the public trillions. He condemns bank profits extracted from the Treasury since 1900 and warns of a private money monopoly over currency for fifty years.
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Alfred Owen Crozier
Chicago
United States
Aldrich
Congress
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Wall Street
New York
Shaw
National Reserve Association
Bryan
Senator Aldrich
Aldrich Central Bank
United States Comptroller
Labor Union Iron Workers
Supreme Court
Corset Covers and Garments at Bargain Prices
The notice lists Corset Covers in lace trim and embroidery with sizes 34 to 42, special at 19 cents. Other items include embroidered lace-trimmed corset covers at 50 to 75 cents, and long chemises in sizes 38 to 42 priced 75 to 95 cents, with additional size combinations and prices.
Hand made embroidered garments at special values
A small assortment of hand-made gowns corset covers drawers and skirts offered with embroidery lace trim and plain hemstitch options. Prices span 50 cents to 7.50 with multiple sizes and styles including long and short gowns skirts and ladies pajamas.
LA GRECQUE GARMENTS PROMOTION AND SIZES OFFERED
La Greque Garments advertises well made garments with correct fit and skilled workmanship. It lists combinations and sizes 34 36 40 with prices 1.26 and 1.75. Drawers and belt sizes 22 24 30 24 26 80 24 26 28 36 38 trimmed with embroidery in fine nainsook priced 1.25 to 1.59. Trinity combinations follow with tempting offerings.
Children's Garment Sale Draws From Old Stock
Children s garments include gowns in sizes 4 8 10 12 14 yrs with lace trim embroidery and embroidery trimmed options. Nainsook and Vambris drawers listed in child sizes with discounted prices. Boys cambric nightshirts for ages 12 to 14 offered at reduced 25 cents. Misses skirts 32 34 36 inches and embroidery trimmed Mason Princess Blouse sizes 12 14 16 priced at 1.26 and 2.50.
Princess Slips for Women in Special Sale Event
Japanese silk mostly white with a few black lace trim med and dainty. Former values from 6.25 to 7.80 in all sizes 34 to 44 inclusive now 3.50 to close out. Second La Resita Corsets feature a model selling for 3.00 in sizes 18 to 30 inclusive in Corset Section on main floor.
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Mai
Graft in Congress and the need for public issue on Aldrich bill
The speaker attacks the Aldrich bill as the boldest graft in Congress, warns of its potential passage, and urges making it a clear campaign issue. He calls for a political leader akin to Andrew Jackson to break Wall Street control and restore financial freedom. The plea centers on forcing parties to declare for or against the measure.
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Congress
Wall Street
Aldrich
Andrew Jackson
Great Wall Street
Republic
Bears Eyebrows and Mouse Whiskers Fetch Big Prices
A historical piece notes high demand and prices for fly tying materials such as bears eyebrows mouse whiskers and tropical bird hackles including junglecock and green screamer with markets in cities for mouse whiskers priced around two cents each and bird hackles from ten to sixteen dollars per tiny feather bundle. Eyebrows from Himalayan bears are valued at one to one fifty, supporting trout and salmon fly industries as anglers seek authentic materials over imitations.
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Beau
Monty Glass
Africa
Himalaya
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