Bristow seeks inquiry into North Carolina posts political activity
Senator Bristow introduced a senate resolution calling for an inquiry into reports that ten federal office nominations in North Carolina were withdrawn to influence state politics. The probe would also examine post office inspectors as political emissaries and threats to postmasters over candidate support. The inquiry includes charges from Postmaster George R. Lewis of Bessemer Alabama about taft aides and Birmingham officials.
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Bessemer
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Birmingham
Gallinger
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Roosevelt
Alabama
Aldrich
Republican District Executive Committee
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Civil Service Commission
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Committee On Privvileges
Wickersham vows resignation over Lewis ouster
Washington March 4 Attorney General Wickersham said he would resign from the American Bar Association if the organization sustains its executive committee action ousting William H Lewis an African American and assistant attorney general from membership He said he fights not for admission of a degree but against the ABA doing something he believes illegal.
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William H. Lewis
Attorney Federal
Relic Said to Be Piece of Original Cross
In Minneapolis on March 4, R M Belmare a University of Minnesota professor of Roman language is reported to possess a relic claimed as a fragment of the cross of Christ. The heirloom descended after his mother’s death and is shaped as a crucifix with a blessing document and papal blessing noted.
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Minn
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University of Minnesota
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Ohio Babies on Roosevelt Plan
Columbus, March 4. Ohio families preserve large families, with three reporting a nineteenth child in the past year. Eight report a seventeenth child, fifteen a sixteenth, and thirty a fifteenth, with hundreds at ten and twelve children. The data come from the state bureau of vital statistics.
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Roosevelt
Napoleon
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Wilson Breaks Record With Fifteen Years in Cabinet
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, set a record for continuous service in U S presidential cabinets. Appointed in 1897, he has served under McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, surpassing Albert Gallatin’s 1801 to 1813 treasury tenure.
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James Wilson
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Taft
Frame-Up Seen by Taft Managers in Letters to Roosevelt
Taft campaign managers allege a frame-up aimed at Roosevelt, citing letters and behind the scenes influence. Mo del claims point to Perkins and Munsey as unseen hands guiding the effort, with Dixon of Montana taking formal charge at Roosevelt national headquarters in the Munsey building.
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Frank K. Munsey
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Perkins
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McKinley predicts Taft two thirds delegates at convention
Representative William B. McKinley, Taft headquarters rector, told reporters Taft will secure more than two thirds of delegates at the Chicago convention and win in November. He cited growing public confidence and primary and convention endorsements of the administration.
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Hunt Administration Loses First Civil Service Suit
The court ruled against the city in a civil service case tied to the new administration’s dismissals. Magistrate Meredith W. Yeatman upheld former City Solicitor Ballard’s view that employees could not be removed without charges and a civil service trial. The decision implicates multiple Republican holdovers across city offices and signals a political setback for the Schwab era.
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City Hall
Robert Uricho, Jr
Ballard
Civil Service Commission
Schwab
Bettman
Yeatman
Edward Bartsche
Department of Seals and Measures
Stephenson Seat Bought Says Kenyon in Senate Speech
Washington March 4 Senator Kenyon denounced the election of Senator Stephenson as bought by money stating the seat was purchased. He called the methods employed undignified and an organized riot of corruption, warning that money should not rule the republic. The Iowa senator argued seats do not belong to the highest bidder and urged the people to rise against corruption.
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Jones
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Lea
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Morey
Call of the People Drives Roosevelt Nomination Question
In Oyster Bay Roosevelt says he would accept a nomination if the party asks, distinguishing candidate status from acceptance. He states popular demand grew late, with governors urging him to run and prefers open primaries to reveal voter will. Taft campaign gains and Indiana preconventions loom as Roosevelts rivals rally.
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van Valkenburg
Roosevelt
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Taft
White House
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Mexican Revolution Grips Nation Along Border
Washington reports from border and interior towns describe widespread revolutionary agitation and disorder in Mexico. In Chihuahua the danger is grave with Orozco deserting Madero and fears for foreign residents in Juarez. Rebels near Juarez number about four thousand while Cananea residents could defend themselves for a day without aid. American towns along the line seek extra troops to curb horse theft and ensure safety.
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Pascual Orozco
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Jury Chosen For Andrews Bribery Trial in Columbus
A jury was impaneled in Columbus for State Senator La Forrest R. Andrews of Portsmouth facing a $200 bribe charge tied to the Cetone-Whittemore insurance bill. Detected delays hovered as detective Smiley’s whereabouts sparked fear of collapse. jurors were chosen after six hours of questioning, with defense and prosecution challenging several panels.
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Thomas Rathmell
Claude Grover
F. M. Elliott
Thomas A. Grenier
John Kuhnheim
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Henry J. Roberts
George Snyder
Samuel Martin
Insurrecto Troop Trains Halt Near Chihuahua City
Colonel Emilio Campa with 800 Vasquistas halted his train at Gallego after Juarez departure and urged early action against Chihuahua. Pascual Orozco, leading 600 insurrectos there, pressed Campa to move, but Campa planned cautious advance to avoid traps and would wait for General Salazar with 200 troops before entering the state capital. Orozco’s tie with Pancho Villa reportedly brief and uneventful.
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Mexico
Emilio Campa
Juarez
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
Orozco
Campa
Dla Madero
Salazar
Pancho Villa
England Teaches Officers To Fly At Salisbury Plain
London March 4 In the house of commons Lieutenant Colonel John Eadward Bernard Seely announced a new aviation school at Salisbury Plain for training soldiers sailors and civilians. About 180 officers would pass through annually. Trainees would pay initial flying costs but receive 375 upon obtaining pilot certificates and appointment to the flying corps. The government is purchasing 131 aeroplanes.
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House of Commons
John Eadward Bernard Seely
Salisbury Plain
England
Flying Corps
Gift To City Opens Hamilton Powder Magazine Deal
The Daughters of the American Revolution presented today the historic powder magazine to the city of Hamilton through attorney Stanley Shaffer. The city must assume all outstanding obligations totaling about $200 as part of the gift to Hamilton.
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Miamilton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Stanley Shaffer
Hamilton
Roosevelt Mass Meeting Draws Western Pennsylvania Support
Governors and senators spoke at Pittsburg urging Theodore Roosevelt for president. W R Stubbs of Kansas and Moses E Clapp of Minnesota argued the people are fit for self-government and that Roosevelt will be nominated if they can register their will at June convention. The mass meeting signals growing Roosevelt sentiment in the region.
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