Choosing Delegates Chooses Republicans Parade of State Conventions
Washington dispatch notes the first delegates-at-large to the Republican national convention will be chosen Thursday as Florida Republicans meet in St. Augustine and state conventions proceed from noon to mid May in rapid sequence. It lists dates and cities for Missouri St. Louis February 27, Ohio Columbus March 3, Kansas Topeka March 4, Nebraska Omaha March 11, Oklahoma Oklahoma City March 11, Iowa Des Moines March 18, Indiana Indianapolis April 1, West Virginia Parkersburg April 29, Pennsylvania Harrisburg April 29, Maine Portland April 20, Connecticut Hartford May 12, California Sacramento May 14, South Dakota Minot May 14 for the Republican side, with Democrats holding conventions later in many states including Wisconsin Milwaukee February 13, Kansas Hutchinson February 21, Oklahoma Muskogee February 22, Nebraska Omaha March 5, Washington Spokane May 18, South Carolina Columbia May 20, Oregon Portland June 16.
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Minot
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Milwaukee
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Spokane
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Columbia
Oregon
Delegation Presses Beverage Bill For Tariff Commission
In Washington a large group including the National Grange and National Association of Manufacturers arrives to urge passage of the Beverage bill creating a non partisan tariff commission. A hearing is set for tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
National Grange
National Association of Manufacturers
Chambers of
Commercce
Washington
Hughes urges end to race track gambling at Brooklyn meeting
New York Governor Hughes calls for abolition of race track gambling at a Majestic theater gathering of the Citizens Anti Race Track Gambling Campaign association. He argues it is a constitutional issue, not a church matter, and backs three bills to end the practice. Joseph H. Choate presided as a large group of citizens attended.
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New York
Hughes
Majestic Theater
Brooklyn
Citizens
Joseph H. Choate
May Become Rich through Old Bequest to Girl
Francis Hall Mendenhall a fourteen year old at Fort Leo New York is poised for wealth from a father’s bequest. The Kentucky chemist A D Mendenhall left a formula he believed would riches and trained his daughter to repeat it daily. A New York businessman has turned the formula to account and her income already exceeds her needs with wealth likely before age maturity.
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New York
Francis Hall Mendenhall
Fort Leo
Hudson
A. D. Mendenhall
Kentucky
Death of Rockford Postmaster Colonel T. G. Lawler
Rockford Illinois on February 3 reports the death of Colonel T G Lawler former Grand Army of the Republic commander and postmaster.
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Rockford, Ill
T. G. Lawler
Grand Army of the Republic
Styles in Mens Dress at Merchant Tailors Convention
New York reports the fifth annual convention of the Merchant Tailors National Protective Association with hundreds of tailoring professionals and wives attending at the Astor. Sessions over a week focus on new men’s dress styles and the related garment exhibition showcases diverse fabrics, colors, and innovations including purple accents and color mixtures.
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New York
The
Astor
Merchant Tailors National Protective Association of America
Atlantic
Tve
New Castle Tin Can Plant Opens, 600 Jobs Created
New Castle Pennsylvania February 3 The American Tin Can Company plant started operations today providing employment for nearly 600 men at the outset with plans for growth.
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New Castle
American Tin Can Company
Insurance Chief waivers delayed until taxes paid for 1907
Austin February 3. Commissioner Love orders that applications for waivers of Robertson law deposit features be held until firms file sworn 1907 gross premium receipts reports and pay a 3 percent receipts tax to the state treasurer. Renewal actions likewise await tax payment and 1907 report.
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Austin
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Love
Riot at Illinois Steel plant in South Chicago injures officers
A crowd of about 1000 gathered Monday outside the Illinois Steel Company plant in South Chicago to demand entry as plate mills reopened. Policeman Edward Roach was beaten unconscious, Officer Stupec was injured while helping. the rioters were dispersed after a riot alarm and a large police detail. Four arrests were made.
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Illinois Steel Company
Plate Mills
Edward Roach
Stupec
Stucc
Boiler blast kills seven at Northumberland mill
Seven men die and four are injured in a boiler explosion at the Van Allen & Co rolling mill in Northumberland near Sanbury Pennsylvania. The dead are David Clarke Samuel Sarviss George Kress William Jones Grant Leader Willis Bruese and John Shelvin. Injured are Harry Smith Frank Morgan Wesley Reichenbach and a man named Sanders. Smith and Morgan are listed in serious condition and all victims were taken to a local hospital.
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Sanbury
van Allen & Co
Northumberland
David Clarke
Samuel Sarviss
George Kress
William Jones
Grant Leader
Willis Bruese
Join Shelvin
Harry Smith
Frank Morgan
Wesley Reichenbach
Sanders
Smith
Morgan
Government orders cruiser sent to Lisbon
Madrid announces that the government has ordered a cruiser to be dispatched to Lisbon amid rising tensions.
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Madrid
Lisbon
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