Taft Uses Unfilled Jobs to Pressure Nominees
President Taft signals possible renomination of himself by withholding ten federal nominees in North Carolina. He will not return the names to the Senate until each applicant proves loyalty to Taft. The move surpasses prior political pressure seen by even veteran leaders.
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Washington
Taft
North Carolina
Senate
Penrose
Duncan
Roosevelt
South
Jon M. Burrows
Ashboro
Clark Gets Support of Home State in Blue Ridge Fight
Joplin Missouri February 20 after an afternoon floor battle the Democratic state convention elected eight delegates at large to the Baltimore convention each with a half vote Ball opposed the slate calling it a gag rule and cannon issue the delegation was instructed to vote for Champ Clark on every ballot. The sixteeen Baltimore delegates will be chosen next week the executive committee will meet to pick between Roosevelt and Taft loyalists linger in the balance.
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Joplin
David Ball
Bowling Green
Baltimore
Ball
Cannonisu
Champ Clark
Baltidore
United States
William J. Flone
James Y. Reed
A. M. Dockery
Gallatin
Lon V. Stevens
St. Louis
David R. Francis
William T. Kemper
Kansas City
Gilbert
Barbee
Virgil Rule
Louis
Senate
Pamlico
Beaufort
John M. Moorehouse
North Carolina
E. C. Duncan
Duncan
Moorehouse
Roosevelt
New York Court Starts Probe Into Price Thieves
A broad city court probe led by Magistrate Murphy targets butter and egg price gouging. The district attorney aims to indict traders tied to the Mercantile Exchange for fixing prices and storing surplus to manipulate markets.
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New York Court
New York
Waa
Murphy
Ucts
Deford
New York Mercantile Exchange
Aviator Sandt Survives Lake Crash Homeward Flight
Erle Pa Feb 20 Young aviator Earl Sandt in his first flight over the Great Lakes from the United States to Canada crashed ten miles east of his Northeast course. Engine failed twenty miles east, machine turned turtle and he lay unconscious in wreckage. He later walked ten miles to shore barely alive, bleeding from many cuts, and was brought to a hotel by special car amid cheering crowds.
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Erle
Earl + Sandt
Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Northeast
Sandt
Taft Machine Poised to Win Convention
Ex Governor John T Osborne, en route between trains, reports Taft favored by the Republican machine in key states and predicts a smooth path to the nomination. He notes Roosevelt’s early boom fading, Wilson leading among Democrats, and Clark seen as erratic though strong in some quarters. Osborne plans to attend a Bryan banquet at the Plating House Saturday.
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Osborne
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Champ Clark
Bryan
Cheyenne
Rawling
Cheyenne City Hall Plan Drafted in $60,000 Vote
Cheyenne officials move to authorize construction of a new city hall with a 60 000 price tag. A city hall building committee will select a site and oversee plans with funding drawn from the general fund. The ordinance sets a 60 000 appropriation and outlines process for site and plans.
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Treastle
Nimmo
John Charles Thompson
D. 8. Swan
Schiling
New City Hall
City Hall
City of
Cheyenne
City Mall
Seco
Bryan banquet draws out of town guests to Plaines bowl
The planning committee for the Bryan banquet at Plaines bowl on Saturday evening reports many out of town attendees will attend and take seats. Most tickets are spoken for though a few remain for late arrivals. Reservations are expected to finalize seating soon.
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Bryan
Plaines Bowl
Cheyenne Exhibit Plans Detailed Booth Arrangements
The Cheyenne home industries exhibit outlines a ground plan for the Burlington hall booths, with Elmer Keefe overseeing layout. Booths include National Lumber, Bristol Printing, Frontier Water, Cheyenne Steam Laundry, and others, each 10 feet long, decorated in green and white with palms, as a centerpiece for the display.
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Cheyenne
Elmer Keefe
Burlington Hall
Capitol Avenue
16Th Street
Atand
National Lumber Company
Bristol Printing Company
Frontier Water
Cheyenne Steam Laundry
Paul Milatso Cheyenne Cigar Factory
Leneeka Bottling Works
Cheyenne Trunk Factory
Nicholatsen & Stuler
Pioneer Abstract Company
Cheyenne Printing Company
Geuchner Jewelry Company
J, EB
Stimson
Pioneer Paying Company
Manewal Bakery Company
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company
Labor Journal
Cheyenne Baking Company
Hammond Packing Company
Cook Bros L’e Company
Hattie Lassen
Swayer
Florist
Ellis, Candles
Cheyenne Brick Company
Cheyenne Creamery
Hansen's Confllctionaries
Hopper & Dartley
Booth
Remarkable Lincoln Birthday Celebration Reports
Washington special correspondent notes a public stance by the current president claiming some doubt about popular government. Senator Penrose lauds the Lincoln League and suggests a similar movement in Pennsylvania. the report highlights the Lincoln League as a notable Illinois organization led by a statesman.
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New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Dolge Panrose
Staunhpatter
Congress
Lincoln League
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J. H. Whitt
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