Taft Roosevelt Clash Deepens In Massachusetts Delegates Row
Massachusetts Republicans reject Roosevelt demand for delegates to back Taft at Chicago. Roosevelt and Taft each hold eighteen delegates after district votes, with Fisher Baxter leading Roosevelt at large and Crane backing Taft. Roosevelt protests, seeks loyalty to his pledge, while Taft managers push for adherence as La Follette shows minimal support.
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Taft
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Massachusetts
Baltimore
Charles S. Baxter
Frank Seibertich
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Labollette
Teddy Sweeps Machine Out of Pennsylvania
Morrisburg Pa May 1 The Republican state convention under Former State Senator Finn of Pittsburgh wrested control of the party machinery from United States Senator Perone who has led the regular organization since Branley Quay’s death. The Roosevelt faction scored a sweeping victory naming twelve delegates at large for Roosevelt and endorsing Roosevelt policies with a new party rules set.
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Dog in Tar Law Quip Sparks Civic Debate
The Baltimore American quotes a reader asking why a dog cannot enter tar areas while noting dogs must be cared for. The comment mockingly cites a supposed law against excretion and describes a "spits dog" as a misnamed breed.
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Gardner Wins Popular Decision in Ten Fast Rounds
Special to The Leader Denver May 1 Jimmy Gardner of Lowell Mass edged Howard Baker of Boulder Colo in a ten round no-decision bout. The fast paced fight featured exchanges from start to finish with Baker mounting pressure in the middle rounds and Gardner responding with late surge. Crowds from Nebraska Colorado and Cheyenne witnessed the bout and referee Mike Garry’s work drew praise. Baker praised his conditioning and confidence while predicting victory. Also listed: prelims Kelly KO’d Brown and Walters vs Valvino ended in fifth for Valvino.
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Lowell
Mass
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Houlder
Colo
Wistian
Nebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne
Mike Garry
Gilfey
Jacobs
Kelly
Walt Walters
Valvino
Governor Carey Sees Thin Stock but Bright Prospects Ahead
Governor Carey, back from a trip to Careghiet Casper and Wheatland, reported sparse stock with little loss. He noted lower cattle losses at Caryhurst and improved feed costs, while Wheatland farmers plant more grain and beets and shipped 6000 tons of hay to Texas. Growing alfalfa income, new buildings, and bright range conditions set optimism for the coming year.
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Wheatland
Caryhurst
Texas
Stalfa
Carey Yurat
Alleged Harvester Trust Murdered Competitors Headlines
Washington dispatch reports Burdette Townsend, a Roosevelt trust investigator, found in 1900 that the Harvester Trust was a monopoly restraining trade and colluding with railroads. The discovery claims Roosevelt silenced the report and protected the trust, which faced prosecutions in Missouri and Oklahoma before immunity was granted.
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Burdette D. Townsend
the United States
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Oklahoma
Wall Street
Pastor's Busy Day Sparks Four Weddings
Rev. W. M. Nelson conducted two ceremonies on a single day. At 2:30 p.m. Orrin Blackburn, a Union Pacific employee, wed Miss Melba May Faw Jay at the bride’s home on 41 West 2th Street. the couple plans to live in Sidney, Nebraska. Later, at 8:45 p.m., George Miler married Mrs. Laura C. Porter at J. M. Campbell’s home on 10 W, 20th Street. they will reside in Cheyenne.
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Orrin Blackburn
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20Th Street
Cheyenne
Tiny girl who romped on beach with aging playmates
Baltimore May 1 thirteen years ago a little girl in a blue dress befriended Ross R Winans on Newport Beach. Now 19 she inherits half a million dollars from his will, while the rest of the estate flows to relatives. The will omits Victoria Delgado the Spanish dancer wife of Winans' son, and directs a $200000 yearly income in trust for the son until death.
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Victoria Delgado
Ross W. Whistler
George Revison
Tale
Underwood Leads Georgia in Presidential Preference Returns
Early returns from Georgia's presidential preference primary favor Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama with the Atlanta Constitution estimating a ten thousand vote edge. Counts in several counties remain close, and an official tally is awaited to confirm the result.
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Woodrow Wilson
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Denver Receivers Named For Moffat Road Rails
Judge Rid dle appoints D. C. Dodge and M. Perry as receivers for the Denver Northwestern and Pacific railway offs at Denver. A receiver for the Denver Railway Securities company is named W. W. Watson. Executors of the David Moffat estate requested the action to shield creditors as the securities firm defaulted on 4.5 million dollars in principal and interest.
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Evans
Moffat Road
New Hampshire Clambers Onto Taft Band Wagon
Concord New Hampshire May 1 The state Republican convention instructed delegates to vote for Taft until released four district delegates already pledged to Taft Some Roosevelt supporters objected to ironclad instructions but the Taft slate prevailed in a party lineup A clause forbidding any call for Roosevelt to Chicago triggered a row and was struck down
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Surveying 000 Miles of New State Highway
Officials from the state engineer's office under A J Parshall plan a 600 mile highway from Cheyenne to Yellowstone Park. The route passes Wheatland Douglas Casper Thermopolis Meeteetse Cody to the park with heavy costs expected for swampy sections. Snow hindered surveying in higher areas delaying final route decisions.
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TH. A. Patten
Five Men Die in Standard Oil Barge Blast at Cleveland Docks
Five men were burned to death when a Standard Oil barge exploded at Cleveland docks. Leaking gasoline ignited oil on the river, causing a massive fire that enveloped the vessel and produced a terrible blast. Damages were estimated at £150,000.
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Ohio
Standard
Corbett to Train Flynn in Las Vegas Fight Build Up
Corbett and Flynn preparations advance with Curley posting 1100 to cover Johnson’s training for the July Las Vegas bout. Finn and Curley head to Monteauma New Mexico for training as James J Corbett and Tommy Hhairns join early June for the Rio Grande area plans.
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New Mexico
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Tommy Hhairns
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Bishop Warren Opens General Conference of Methodists
Minneapolis hosts the quadrennial General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened by Bishop Henry Warren of Denver as the oldest active leader. Bishop Mark Cranatan of Wallington will read the Episcopal address, with the bishops seated by seniority and twenty five women delegates including Mine Halla Garibaldi of Tojoe attending.
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