Taft shifts battle to New Jersey for convention votes
Taft claimed 670 delegates pledged and a comfortable path to nomination and said he would campaign in New Jersey and Philadelphia. He projected holding at least seventeen Ohio votes and a majority of 570 of 1,078 delegates, while La Follette campaigned in Jersey City and West Hoboken and Taft and Roosevelt planned to enter New Jersey.
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Chicago
Taft
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Camden
White House
Ohio
la Follette
Jersey City
West Hoboken
Roosevelt
Denver Voters Name City Officials Elected May 22
The Citizens' ticket gives Denver city officers elected Tuesday set to take office June 1. Names include Mayor Henry J. Arnold Sheriff Daniel M. Sullivan Auditor James F. Markey Recorder Luccy J. Harrington Treasurer Allison Stocker Clerk Otto Thum Assessor Clair J. Pitcher Coroner Dr J W Purcell Juvenile Court Judge Ben R B Lindsey County Judge Wayne C Williams County Judge Roger H Wolcott Superintendent of Schools Hon on MacPherson Justice of the Peace Richard Wolfe Justice of the Peace C C Mills Justice of the Peace Otto Dock Constables John D Wilmot Joseph Sacks John W Springer Nob le Utilities Commissioner Armour C Anderson Supervisors W C Danks District No 1 P H Mullen District No 3 Henry Walker District No 5 John Skinner District No 7 Aldermen Gene Madden J W Ford D S Bley Bernard Speler W Welgele James O'Driscolloon M O'Brien M Spaulding A A Organ T Mitchell R M Larsen J M McLane W Hall A C Monson M F P Moore John Mollison Sixteenth ward
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Denver
Colo
Trcket
Henry J. Arnold
Daniel M. Sullivan
James F. Markey
Luccy J. Harrington
Allison Stocker
Otto Thum
Clair J. Pitcher
J. W. Purcell
Ben RB. Lindsey
Wayne C. Williames
Roger H. Wolcott
Honon MacPherson
Richard Weolfe
Cc. W. Mills
Otto Dock
John D. Wilmot
Joseph Sacks
John W. Springer
Henry Walker
John ©. Skinner
Gene Madden
J. W. Ford
D. S Bley
Bernard Speler
W. §. Welgele
James O'Driscoll
Oon M. O'Brien
M.“ Spaulding
A. A
Organ
T. Mitchell
Ron
R. M. Larsen
J. M. McLane
W. Hall
A. C. Monson
Enth
M. FP. Moore
John Mollison
Harmon Carries All of Ohio
Ohio primary returns from about 4 500 of 5 192 precincts show Roosevelt leading with 32 of 42 delegates and Taft 10, Harmon poised to complete a 48 member delegation. The result signals Harmon’s control of the state Democratic convention and a unit rule likely to bind Wilson delegates to Harmon.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
Taft
Harmons
Baltimore
Wilson
Harmon
Cincinnati
Murderer Prefers Bullets to Noose at Utah Prison
Salt Lake City May 22 Five riflemen behind a black curtain fired steel-nosed bullets into the heart of a blindfolded man seated in a wooden chair at the state prison. Julius Sirmey, condemned for the murder of Thomas Karrick a 14 year old school boy, chose the firing squad over rope.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Julius Sirmey
Thomas Karrick
Votes for Women Campaign Moves Across States
A Mississppi Valley suffragist conference today approved a campaign to educate voters on the Votes for Women message. The effort will start immediately in Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Oregon Nevada New Hampshire and Alabama ahead of next fall’s local elections.
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Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Oregon
Nevada
New Hampshire
Alinoia
Mississippi Valley
Beasts and Jungle Leader Declares Victory in Denver
In Denver May 22 Judge Jen Lindsey outlines Ben Lindsey's interview amid a libel case involving Boss Evans and the Pirate crew. The piece emphasizes public opinion as a justice force and praises Roosevelt vindication, the Post and Express, and Citizens who helped elect new officials. The interview signals a push to change conditions and honor the public’s trust as the new era begins.
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Boss Evans
Roosevelt
Denver
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The
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James Randolph Walker
Citisen's
Colfax Boys
Chleeng
Fulee
Seng to Hang Tomorrow for Murder in Wyoming
Special to The Leader. Rawlins, Wyo. May 23. Joseph Seng, convicted murderer, faces execution at sunrise Friday after a denial of clemency by Governor Carey. Seng killed William Lloyd in Evanston in 1910 after an in‑saloon quarrel, was sentenced to hang, and the appeal failed. Warden Alston traveled to Cheyenne for clemency discussions, but no stay was granted. Seng’s family awaits the outcome. scaffold construction is underway for the August 4 hanging date previously set by the state supreme court.
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Rawlings
Wyo
Joseph Seng
Seng
Alston
Cheyenne
Carey
State Supreme Court
William Lioyd
Evanston
Qiuarrel
Lloyd
Bryan Addresses the Methodists
The Naphthall Libycock of Kansas City was elected bishop by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Minneapolis on May 22. He received 548 votes on the fifteenth ballot, thirty four more than needed, with William Jennings Bryan among the speakers today.
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Minn
Naphthall Libycock
Kansas City
General Conference of
The
Methodist-Episcopal Church
William Jennings Brgan
Widow Leaps From Window After Husband's Death
Washington May 22 Mrs Ledroit Barber heiress to A L Barber fortune known as a beauty leaped from a room in the Barber mansion tower where her husband died She struck a flag pole four stories above the ground then fell to a veranda rebounded into a tree and dropped fatally injured in a chaotic scene surrounding the Barber residence.
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Washington, DC
Ledroit Barber
Naphair King
Washington
Barber Mansion
Nominating Speeches Set at Chicago Convention
Worthington May 22 delegates plan to second the Roosevelt nomination at the Chicago Convention. Governor Johnson of California Henry and Allen of Kansas and Senator Cripps of Minnesota, named by Roosevelt backers, will present speeches tonight according to advance information.
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Spoaden
Muonvel
Chicago
Johnson
California
Henry and Allen
Kansas
Lorke
Senator Cripp
Minnesota
Friends of
Roosevelt
Sheep Tender Found Burned To Death In Hermosa Cabin
News from Hermosa Wyoming reports Andy Madden a sheep tender for the Warren Live Stock Co found burned to death in his cabin near Hermosa Coroner H M Balmer Fort Collins was dispatched The cause and circumstances suggest a fatal fire amid Madden a lone recluse with a history of drinking and mining activity in Diamond Peak The body showed extensive burning with parts of limbs missing and the cabin destroyed by fire
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Warren Live Stock CO
Cheyenne
Hermosa
Wyo
Andy Madden
Warren Live Stock Company
Hermoga
H. M. Balmer
Fort Colling
Frank Carroll
Mr. Carroll
C, 2
Worster
Maddon
Madden
Carroll
City to Run Cluster Lights At $2,000 Cost In Cheyenne
City approves Kemper proposal to transfer cluster lights from Wichita Street and fund $2,008 from the improvement fund. Five cluster lights will burn dusk to 11 then one remains lit into daylight, reducing city lighting costs from 4.77 to 2.00 per month. Neighborhood arc lights to be added at Twenty fourth and Warren and at Thirty second and B as work proceeds by July first.
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W. K. Kemper
Cheyenweight, Puel & Power Company
Wichita
Kemper
Thidaeti
Talsan
Twentyfourth
Warren Avenue
Cluatera
Arnold Voter Wins Bride on Election Wager
Denver, May 2. Arthur Laughton claimed the Citizens ticket victory and promptly married prospect Miss Vina V. Pearson after the marriage license clerk opened. She recalled the wager and the couple set out to find a minister following the license.
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Denver
Colo
aArthur Laughton
Vina V. Pearson
Rebels routed as Mexican federals clash with guerrilla bands
Reports from Mazatlan and Guerrero describe fierce battles in western Mexico. Federals under Generals Ojeda and Robago meet heavy resistance from rebels and local fighters as civilians suffer. In Bequinaia women with machetes aided defense. seventy four rebels killed and hospitals overflow with wounded. American refugees await evacuation from Altata as fighting continues near Reliano and Tren Marina.
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Bequinaia
Ojeda
Guerrero
Biford
Altata
Taft Seen as Best Bet in Republican Convention Fight
Washington column argues Taft leads with 470 delegates, needs 41 more for nomination, while Roosevelt faces 245 needed with 308 left. Arkansas supports Taft, other states listed with delegate counts totaling 246 remaining.
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Taft
Leony Thole
Arkandna
Tuttomoda
Roosevelt
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