Purdy Nomination for U S District Judge in Minnesota
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Milton Dwight Purdy of Minnesota for United States District Judge for the district of Minnesota. Purdy, 41, has led antitrust and interstate commerce cases in the Justice Department since 1905 and argued before the Supreme Court. He was Acting United States Attorney in 1901 and Assistant Attorney General in 1903, and acted as Roosevelt’s special representative in the Brownsville affair. Captain William S. Cowles and Robert H. Bryson were also named for Navy and Postmaster roles.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Milton Dwight Purdy
Minnesota
United States
District of Minnesota
Purdy
William A. Day
Department of Justice
United States Supreme Court
Great Northern Railway Company
Armour Packing Company
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Mr. Purdy
Summit County
University of Minnesota
College of Law
L Lochren
Ae William 8
Cowles
Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
Ind
Illinois Democrats Indorse Bryan Eight Delegates Named
Springfield April 23 The Illinois Democracy adopted the unit rule and instructed its Denver delegates to vote for William J Bryan. Eight delegates at large were named with each holding half a vote. The party backed the liquor personal liberty plank amid a lengthy debate and Chicago influence helped pass it.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Democracy Today
Denver
William J. Bryan
Resolution Committee
Mr. Bryan
Four More Taft Delegates From Tarheel State
In Raleigh North Carolina the Fourth Congressional District Republican convention endorsed the Roosevelt administration and instructed its delegates to back Taft at the national convention. In Taylorsville North Carolina the Highth District convention elected C H Cowles and L C Wagener as Taft delegates to Chicago and instructed them to vote for Taft.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Roosevelt
W. H. Taft
Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Highth
Taylorsville
C. H. Cowles
L. C. Wagener
Chicago
Republicans Nominate Thrasher in Eighth District
The Eighth Congressional District Republicans met at Camden and nominated P. H. Thrasher for Congress. Roosevelt's administration was endorsed and delegates were instructed for Taft for President and H. Clay Evans for Vice President.
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Nashville
Tenn
Eighth Congressional District
Camden
P. H. Thrasher
Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
H. Clay Evans
Lodge Seen As Strong Possibility For Permanent Chair
At Washington on April 23 a powerful effort is under way to persuade Senator Lodge of Massachusetts to accept the permanent chairmanship. His supporters say he would stand in a favorable light toward the individuals named in recent public chatter as possible Republican nominees.
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Washington
Capital
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee to Meet Early Over Contests
Indianapolis April 23 The Republican National Committee plans a meeting before the June convention due to a large number of state delegate contests. Chairman Harry S New says the full committee will hear all contests without subcommittees, possibly as early as June 1, extending debate time.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry S. New
Republican National Committee
New
National Committee
Kentucky Troops in Secret Move Against Riders
In Winchester Kentucky on April 23 a militia unit from Pineville arrived and others joined officers refused to reveal purpose while detachments moved toward Indian Fields and the Clay area amid local fear. Judge Benton and Evans deny calling troops as night rider threats loom and farmer Degman vows to plant tobacco with guard shotguns.
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Commercial Tribune
Winchester
Pineville
Gibson
Whitesburg Company
Mt. Sterling
Webb
Whitesburg
Damage Suit Goes to Jury in Paducah
In Paducah Kentucky at 4 PM the $100000 damage suits of Robert Hollowell and wife versus twenty eight alleged night riders including his brother John Hollowell of Caldwell County went to the jury in the United States Court. Judge Evans criticized alibi testimony saying memories were remarkable and he would place his money on the boy. It is described as one of the most noted cases tried in the court here.
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Benton
Evans
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley
Paducah
Robert Hollowell
John Hollowell
Caldwell County
United States Court
United States
Night riders destroy tobacco beds near Ripley Or
In Pisgah Ridge at night night riders burned and flattened tobacco beds three miles from Ripley Ohio. Charles Seipelt was forced to stand by as about thirty five to forty masked men carried out the destruction.
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Indian Fields
Clark and
Montgomery
A. A. Clay
Paris Pike
Clay
Bourbon
Commercial Tribune
Ripley
Pisgah Ridge
Charles Seipelt
Seipelt
Tobacco grower shoots night rider near Ripley
A local tobacco broker in Stringtown near Ripley C promised that a grower shot and killed a night rider who was raking beds at dawn yesterday. He heard of the shooting while traveling from Ripley to Cincinnati by train. Ripley and surrounding areas offered no further light on the reported killing.
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Stringtown
Ripley
Cincinnati
Nine Business Blocks Burned in Richmond Vermont Fire
A midnight blaze in Richmond Vermont wiped out nine business blocks causing about 100000 in losses. Help was summoned from Burlington as investigators sought the fire’s cause.
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Vermont
Iness
Richmond
Burlington
Alarm over Grover Cleveland illness in Lakewood
Reports circulated that ex President Grover Cleveland suffers stomach trouble while staying at a Lakewood hotel attended by Dr. Gaudenier of Lakewood and Dr. Bryant of New York. Watchmen guard the hotel. Mrs. Cleveland said he is getting along nicely and may issue a statement tomorrow. No one is allowed to see the former President.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover
Gleveland
Gaudenier
Joseph D. Bryant
New York
Cleveland
Lakewood Hotel
Tornado Leaves Trail of Death in Nebraska
A season’s first tornado swept through Cuming and Thurston counties near Bancroft injuring several and killing three people. The wrecked home of John Mangleson near Pender carried away Mr and Mrs Mangleson. George Wancker family suffered serious injuries. a baby’s body was found ten miles from Bancroft.
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Bancroft
Neb
Cumming County
Thurston County
John Mangleson
Pender
Tornado Destroys Part of Deport Killing Druggist
A late day tornado razed the eastern section of Deport Texas twenty miles southeast of Paris. W. R. Isbell a druggist is dead and several others injured. Twenty five to thirty residents were scattered in fragments. The Baptists and Presbyterian churches were destroyed.
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Paris
Tex
Deport
W. R. Isbell
Tornado Destroys About Thirty Buildings in Valley Springs
Sioux Falls April 23 A report from Valley Springs twenty five miles east of Sioux Falls says a tornado struck this evening demolishing about thirty buildings in the town.
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Sioux Falls
Valley Springs
Senator Piles Seeks Increase in Battleships by Amendment
In Washington on April 23 the Senate debated naval funding as Senator Piles of Washington proposed raising authorized battleships from two to four. The amendment to postpone final consideration prevailed, and the bill's next consideration was set for tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Piles
House
Gore
Hale
Steel Trust
Beveridge
United States
Japan
Lodge
Army
Nelson
Minnesota
Nebraska Lumber Dealers Enjoined by Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Nebraska State Lumber Dealers Association from any operations aimed at eliminating competition in building materials sales. Secretary Bird Critchfield is forbidden to conduct any business of the organization.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Lumber Dealers’ Association
Supreme Court
Cretary Bird Critchfield
Hughes Proclaims New York Legislature for May 11
Governor Hughes filed with the Secretary of State a proclamation calling the New York Legislature into extraordinary session on Monday May 11. The document does not list any subjects to be considered during the extra session.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Secretary of State
Cabrera Says 18 Plotters Shot in Guatemala Crisis
President Cabrera declares eighteen ringleaders in a conspiracy against him have been executed by order of the military. He warns more executions may follow while the capital remains under military control as revolutionary sentiment remains high and public life narrows.
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Cabrera
Guatemala City
Douma Receives Muslim Women Suffrage Petition
A petition from Mohammedan women of Orenburg Province asks the Douma to free them from forced domestic control and grant rights the Emperor allegedly guaranteed. It cites religion allows learning and travel and warns inaction could lead to wider oppression across the Mohammedan world. No action was taken.
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ST. Petersburg
Orenburg
Lively Senate clash over two revision bills in Columbus
In Columbus on April 23 a heated Senate session centered on two revision bills, one codifying general statute relations and the other reorganizing the General Assembly. President Williams clashed with Senator Howe over committee review, while the Rose bill reorganizing the State Board of Agriculture passed. Schools drew heavy attention with four bills addressing fire drills pupil transport fraternities and expulsions amid amendments setting notice and July 1 1908 rollout.
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Carter
Brandt
General Assembly
Howe
Senate
Rose
Duvall
State Board of Agriculture
Department
the State
Hafner
Senate Committee On Finance
Ohio
Reed
Grinnell
Schurr
Woods
Boards of
Schurz
Gayman
West
Ohio House OKs Broad Powers for Building and Loan Firms
The Ohio House passed the Russell building and loan association bill 101 to 2 after amendments. It allows associations to accept deposits and loan to nonmembers but bans checking accounts and requires annual compulsory inspections. The bill enables rebranding to Loan Companies or Savings Associations and expands loan terms by directors.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Russell Building and Loan Association
Building Association
Building and
Ohio
Russell Senate
House
Friz
Montgomery County
Wertz
Wayne County
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Edward F. Dunnew
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Princeton
Mrs. Cleveland
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Arabia
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