Taft Speeds to Jersey City Misses Washington Express
Secretary Taft sped from Sagamore Hill to Jersey City in a sixty horsepower touring car taking one hour thirty minutes. A crowd at the Twenty third Street Ferry delayed him, causing him to miss the 4:05 Washington express and board the 5:25 train arriving in D.C. at 10:55. He discussed War Department matters with General Wright and others and outlined summer plans to Hot Springs Virginia.
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Tary Taft
Taft
Jersey City
Washington Express
Twentythird Street
New York
Washington
Clarence R. Edwards
War Department
James T. Williams
Sagamore
Oyster Bay
Mr. Taft
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Denver
Luke E. Wright
Ide
Philippines
Ft. Washington
Long Island
Taft Returns From Campaign Swing to New York and Oyster Bay
Secretary Taft arrived in Washington at Union Station after travels to Cincinnati New York New Haven New London and Oyster Bay. When asked if he would campaign, he answered I will leave that to my bottle holders.
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Washington
Taft
Cincinnati
New York
New Haven
New London
Oyster Bay
Union Station
Iowa Congressman May Not Appear as Republican Nominee
Des Moines Iowa June 27 It appears there will be no regularly nominated Republican candidate for Congress in the Seventh Iowa District Captain Hull and Judge Prouty may run as independents The Dallas County contest could reach the State Supreme Court with little chance of a decision before the November election If no Republican candidate remains either Hull or Prouty must run as independents by petition to enter the race
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Iowa
Des Moines
Congress
Captain Hull
Judge Prouty
Dallas County
State Supreme Court
Judge Uty
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Mills
A. Russell Peabody
Thaw
Robert W. Chanler
Dutchess County
United States
Chicago
Taft
Kentucky
Bryan
Robert J. Wynn
Mt. Sterling
Herman, Newcomb
Swager Sherley
Louisville
Robert C. Kinkead
Taft Nomination Indorsed At County Convention
Republican county delegates in McArthur Ohio passed resolutions backing Roosevelt's policy and Taft's presidential nomination. Douglas was named for Congress, Freiner named for representative on the county ticket amid a large, enthusiastic gathering.
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McArthur
M’arthur
Roosevelt
Taft
Douglas
Freiner
Vorys Gaining Strength for National Chairmanship
Ohio political insider Arthur I. Vorys resumes duties at Columbus HQ after five days rest at Buckeye Lake. He handles late bills and reorganizes bureau affairs before turning operations over to the National Committee, of which he is the Ohio member, ahead of an adjourned meeting.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Arthur I. Vorys
Chicago
Buckeye Lake
Ohio
Locomotive Wreck After Boulder Traps Engine In Street
An engine crashes from a low track caused by a stray boulder. Hayes and Francis die, with Hayes’s sister Elizabeth distraught as other crew members recall the high speed and sudden explosion. Railroad men call the wreck unavoidable.
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Walter Street
Walter Thompson
Carpenter
Hill
Lowry
Pennsylvania Depot
Elizabeth Hayes
Hayes
Francis
Joint worm strikes wheat in Fayette County
Farmers in Fayette and neighboring counties report a new pest, the joint worm, damaging about 20 percent of the wheat crop. Marion Gibson reports a fifty acre field may be unsalvageable as ravages appear across the region.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington D. H
Fayette
Marion Gibson
Ohio Support Builds for Vorys as National Chairman
In Washington next Wednesday Mr. Vorys faces a political push from Ohio and others to elect him National Chairman. Committeemen who were noncommittal at Cincinnati join the effort, boosting pressure from Western states and Taft circles with little discussion at Taft headquarters. New's successor remains a point of strong interest among party workers.
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Washington
Vorys
Ohio
Cincinnati
Taft
New
Mr. Vorys
Western
Taft Plans Lincoln Visit for Nebraska State Fair
Lincoln Nebraska June 27 Secretary Mellor announced Taft would visit Lincoln on September 3 to attend the Nebraska State Fair. Taft promised Governor Sheldon he would attend and J. Bryan has been invited to speak.
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Lincoln, Neb
Mellor
State Board of Agriculture
Taft
Lincoln
Sheldon
Ww. J. Bryan
Patterson wins Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nomination
In a hard fought primary Governor M. R. Patterson defeats rival E. W. Carmack for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Supreme Court judge candidate D. L. Landsden wins with B. D. Bell a close second. Railroad Commissioner Frank Avent defeats W. C. Whitthorn. Delegates: 1,318 from 96 counties. Patterson leading by 8,000 to 10,000 votes amid a statewide prohibition issue.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
M. R. Patterson
E. W. Carmack
Supreme Court
D. L. Landsden
B. D. Bell
Frank
Avent
W. C. Whitthorn
Patterson
Carmack
Thaw's Counsel Obtains New Writ in Poughkeepsie
Harry Thaw wins a new writ of habeas corpus returnable in White Plains. The move aims to force a jury trial on Thaw’s sanity and prevent immediate return to Matteawan. Judge Mills signed the writ after under sheriff Townsend withheld Thaw under the prior recommitment order.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan
Mack
Morschauser
Townsend
Supreme Court
White Plains
Charles Morschauser
Justice Morschauser
Thaw
Kentucky Delegation Plans and Factional Strife Ahead of Denver
Louisville dispatch notes plans for Kentucky delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver with a July 3 train departure. State leaders hope to honor Ollie James and J. C. W. Beckham, while Gray supporters push for a vice presidential ticket. Republicans praise Taft and eye Kentucky’s allegiance.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Denver
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
Kentucky
Ollie James
J. C. W. Beckham
George Gray
Delaware
Thaw’s counsel delay on habeas corpus new trial
District Attorney Jerome said he has no definite information on Thaw’s habeas corpus bid for a new trial. He noted that if law entitles Thaw to a jury trial on mental condition, he would not oppose it. if the issue is unclear, he would oppose the jury trial to avoid prolonging litigation.
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Lakeville, Conn
Jerome
Thaw
Obituaries for Mrs. W A Snyder and Dr Walter Wright
Mrs. W A Snyder wife of Pioneer Polo and Shaft Co president died in Piqua Ohio from cancer. She was socially prominent in Ohio and New York. Dr Walter E C Wright longtime Evidences of Christianity professor at Olivet College died at home in Olivet Michigan aged 65. He was born in White Hall New York and served Berea College and the American Missionary Association.
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W. A. Snyder
Pioneer Polo and Shaft Company
United States
Piqua
Ohio
New York City
Walter E. C. Wright
Olivet College
Olivet
Mich
White Hall
N.Y
Berea College
Kentucky
The
American Missionary Association
Noted guard stricken with paralysis en route to Bloomington
Albert D. Gallaher of the Government Secret Service, who once grabbed the murderer's gun beside President McKinley in Buffalo, collapsed from paralysis while traveling from St Paul to Bloomington. He also guarded President Roosevelt at the St Louis world’s fair and protected Russian and Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, earning a watch and chain from the Russian government.
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Bloomington
Ind
St. Paul
Minn
Albert D. Gallaher
Government Secret Service
Gallaher
McKinley
Buffalo
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Portsmouth
N. H
Democrats At National Convention Consider Harmon and Bell
Reports from Denver indicate Democrats weigh Theodore Bell and Judson Harmon for temporary and permanent chairmanships. Bryan backs Bell and Henry D Clayton with Dahlman noting platform plans may differ from earlier Bryan positions. Ticketing, seating, and processional plans provoke intense interest as the convention nears.
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Bryan
Bell
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
James C. Dahliman
Omaha
Denver
Lincoln
Dahlman
McNeil Emerges as VP Hope in Democratic Plot
A Bridgeport secret conference with Homer Cummings allegedly yields a canvass showing Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport poised for the Vice Presidential nomination by Democrats from New York New Jersey and New England regardless of the presidential nominee. Harry Ney and Dr. Harry McManus issue a manifesto claiming over two thirds of Connecticut Democrats oppose Bryan and Bryanism.
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Commercial Tribune
Hartford
Conn
Bridgeport
Homer Cummings
New York
New Jersey
New England
Archibald McNeil
Denver
Harry C. Ney
Farmington
Harry McManus
Hartford County
West Virginia backs Isadore Rayner for VP slot
Prominent West Virginia Democrats meet in Huntington and unite behind Maryland Senator Isadore Rayner for the Democratic ticket Vice Presidency. The conference includes George S. Neal and Joseph S. Miller as backers with delegates from Denver and other leaders signaling solid support for Rayner. The move ties West Virginia to Rayner as a unifying Southern-leaning choice acceptable to party factions.
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John H. Holt
West Virginia
Denver
Raynor
United States Senate
Sullivan Receives Bryan Backing for Vice President
Des Moines Iowa June 27 Jerry E Sullivan gets a letter from W J Bryan approving his possible VP bid saying he knows no reason Sullivan should not be named and would be glad to add his name to the list Sullivan will second Bryans nomination at the Denver Democratic Convention where Bryan selected him for that honor
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Des Moines
Jerry E. Sullivan
W. J. Bryan
Sullivan
Bryan
Denver
Hanory
Bryan Delivers Keynote at Elmwood Old Settlers Reunion
In Elmwood Nebraska on June 27 W J Bryan spoke as guest of honor at the Old Settlers reunion praising the labor of Nebraska pioneers and their contributions to state history.
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Elmwood
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Old Settlers
Bryan
Man's Body Found in a Refuse Box in Chicago
A man’s skeletal body was found in a rear refuse box at 8819 Escanaba Avenue in South Chicago. Police noted long burial, emaciation, missing lower jaw and arms, but clothing remained largely intact including two underwear sets, jeans, a black shirt, jumper and shoes. A scrap of eam with date November 14 03 was found in a pocket.
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Chicago
Escanaba Avenue
Eam
Passengers Leap From Car Window In NYC Rail Crash
A rear-end collision on the Third Avenue Railroad in New York left a score of passengers injured with at least one possibly fatally. Panic sparked as the front car hung near the L structure and passengers leaped from windows. Firemen rescued the wounded. John Bauman of Manhattan suffered a possible skull fracture. Several others received minor injuries and were sent home.
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New York
Third Avenue Railroad
John Bauman
Manhattan
Dr Gladden Suffering Bronchitis. Out From Pulpit
Columbus preacher Dr Gladden is confined to his home by illness and will miss Sunday services. A week after a church picnic at Glenmary Park he caught a severe cold and became hoarse. He now suffers bronchitis but hopes to resume duties in about a week.
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Columbus, C
Gladden
Bu Winess
First Congregational Church
Glenmary Park
Cincinnati Women Duel for General Federation President
At the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Boston Cincinnati leaders Mrs. Blair and Miss Annie Laws loom large as contenders for the General President's chair. Massachusetts and St Louis candidates also figure, with Ohio delegates pivotal to the outcome. The meeting also notes the deaths of Mrs. Wynn and Mrs. Shute as part of convention news.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Cincinnati
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
McLean Blair
Council of the
National Federation
Annie Laws
Middle West
Ohio Federation
Ohio State
Ohio
St. Louis
May Alden Ward
Massachusetts
Philip Moore
Miss Ward
Blair
Miss Laws
Denver
Henry Wynn
Malden
Mass
Newport
Sarah Shute
Coon Rapids
Mount Hope
D. N. Cooley
Iowa
General Federation
Household Economics
Burton Smith
Atlanta
Robert J. Burdette
Los Angeles
Cal
Virginia C. Meredith
Cambridge City
Ind
Juniata Sheppard
St. Paul
Breckenridge
Laura D. Gill
Desha Breckenridge
Lexington
Kentucky
Ella D. Glines
Sarah Platt Decker
Sherman Gains Strength After Illness
Cleveland June 27 Congressman James S. Sherman remains in normal condition and shows rapid progress toward regaining strength. Plans for the Republican Vice Presidential candidate to return to Utica New York next Friday are proceeding.
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Cleveland, O
James S. Sherman
Utica
N. Y
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