Taft Wins First Kentucky District Controversy
Louisville April 30 The Republican State Central Committee ruled in favor of the Taft faction in the First District contest. It held Deboe rulings in the Graves County case were contrary to party law and deemed the regular convention the legitimate one. The issue involves Deboe seating the bolting Fairbanks delegation. The national convention delegate question remains to be decided by the National Committee.
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Louisville
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
United States
Deboe
Graves County
Fairbanks
Taft Maine's Preference Indorsed at Republican Convention
At Portland on April 30 six presidential electors were named along with four delegates-at-large and four alternates to the Republican National Convention. Delegates at large were Shaw of Portland Ricker of Poland Spring Hill of Augusta and Dunn of Verno. The party endorsed Taft in spirit though not all voting instructions were given. Amos L. Allen was renominated for Congress.
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Indorse
Portland
Thomas P. Shaw
Edward P. Ricker
Poland Spring
John F. Hill
Augusta
Charles J. Dunn
Vrono
Evelt
Secre Taft
Horace Mitchell
Kittery
Richard Webb
Are Land
Amos L. Allen
Congress
Maryland Republicans Indorse Taft For Presidency
The Maryland state Republican convention named delegates at large to the national convention and adopted a resolution endorsing Secretary Taft for the presidency. Delegates were instructed to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. Taft delegates were elected by the Fifth Congressional District Convention.
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Baltimore
Felix Agnus
The
American
William P. Jackson
Wicomico County
Pearce and
Mudd
Taft
Dellegates
Chicago
North Carolina Republicans Instruct Taft Delegates
The Greensboro convention elected at large delegates Thomas Rollins Asheville Charles Harris Dillboro E C Duncan Raleigh Spencer Adams Greensboro to the national convention. Resolutions endorsed Roosevelt and instructed Taft for president. Spencer Adams reelected chairman of the state executive committee.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina
A. H. Price
J. J. Britt
Thomas S. Rollins
Asheville
Charles J. Harris
Dillsboro
E. C. Duncan
Raleigh
Spencer B. Adams
Roosevelt
Taft
Predicts Stampede for Taft by Kennedy Claim
Representative James Kennedy of Youngstown predicts Taft will win the Republican nomination easily. He says two months ago hebet taft was nominated and that no other candidate would be presented at the national convention. Kennedy insists Taft’s allies cannot defeat him.
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Kennedy
Comercial Tribune
Munsey Building
Washington, D.C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Taft
Two Robbers Loot an Express Car Near Pittsburg
On April 30 in Pittsburg two train robbers boarded the New York and St Louis express at Union Station as it departed at 10 05 pm. They overpowered the express messenger and escaped with seven bags of currency whose amount was not yet known. The crime occurred about seven miles west of the station.
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Pittsburg
Union Station
Sivn
R Station
Howe Committee Report 15 to be made on May 9
Columbus dispatch reports the Howe committee will submit its majority report on campaign capital abuses in state offices at the May 9 adjourned session. The inquiry covers Treasurer of State, Auditor, Fire Marshal and Secretary of State.
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Howe Committee
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Howe
Senate
Drake
Patterson
Guilbert
Thompson
Sentor
Nominations Confirmed in Ohio Senate Temperance Session
Ohio Senate confirmed nominations for state posts as temperance bills face scrutiny. James D. Bemis of Fremont named trustee of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home. George L. Fordyce of Youngstown named to Massillon State Hospital board. French Thornhill of Marysville named trustee of the State School for the Blind. Tyler of Clarington named trustee.
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Ohio Senate
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Senate
Hafner
James D. Bemis
Fremont
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
French
Thornhill
Marysville
State School For Blind
George L. Fordyce
Youngstown
Massillon State Hospital
Tyler
Clarington
Garfield Refuses to Produce Bribery Statement in Citizenship Case
Secretary Garfield declines to release a Rosenwinkle statement accusing Citizenship Court judges and US officials of bribery in Choctaw and Chickasaw citizenship cases. Senator Jeff Davis presses for production. Garfield calls the claim unsubstantiated and stands firm.
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Secretary of Interior
Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Garfield
Rosenwinkle
Citizenship Court of
Indian Territory
United States
Jeff Davis
Davis
Senate
Honduran Consul General Seized in Mexico City
Reports say Juan Barrios leading troops entered the Uruguayan Consul General residence in Mexico City and seized the Honduran Consul General Mindenze and his son who were sheltering there. The Uruguayan consul was absent and fled to the embassy seeking asylum.
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City OF
Mexico
Juan Barrios
Uruguay
Mindenze
Abe
Amace
Ace
Necklace Recovered After Four Years Shows Romantic Route
In Berlin on April 30 a $2.50 necklace once given to the wife of imperial court tenor Fritz Kraus was found abandoned by a poor widow. A coal man reportedly picked it up and gave it to the widow’s daughter for a plaything before the owner was identified by Mrs Kraus. The coal man faces prosecution for not reporting the find.
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Berlin
Imperial Court
Fritz Kraus
United States
Fire Threatens To Destroy Town In West Virginia
A midnight fire in a Rowlesburg general store operated by R Hooks threatens the town. Burglars allegedly tried to blast the safe. Aid came from Keyser and Oakland. Bowlesburg citizens used dynamite to fight the blaze but eight buildings burned, losses estimated at $40,000.
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Grafton
W. Va
Quarry Foreman's House Dynamited Near Butte
The home of J G Wicklund foreman of Washoe Smelting quarries near Anaconda was blown up at midnight. His wife and baby escaped. Wicklund was injured but not seriously. Hundreds of Austrians and Italians who had worked the quarries before the panic were not employed as Amalgamated Copper resumed winter operations, and he received constant letters threatening his life.
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Butte
Mont
J. G. Wicklund
Washoe
Anaconda
Wicklund
Amalgamated Copper Company
Union Officials Enjoined On Charge of Intimidation
In Butler Pennsylvania Judge Galbreath issued a preliminary injunction against United Mine Workers President Francis Feehan fourteen organizers and all members in the field. The petition alleges union organizers frightened nonunion workers who were labeled scabs with revolver and explosive threats. Arbitration Plan Adopted. Kansas City Missouri April 30. A plan of arbitration was agreed to by joint conference to settle miner operator troubles in the Southwest. If no accord the matter goes to senior officials of both sides or a third arbitrator whose decision binds both.
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Butler
Butler-Mercer
Galbreath
County Co
Francis Feehan
United Mineworkers of America
Mineworkers’ Society
Southwest
Miners’ District Union
Operators’ Association
Miners’ Union
Duel Duelists Clash On Bankers Feud In New Orleans
In New Orleans on April 30 a duel challenge arose after a Port Investigating Committee dispute. Matthew Sanders, banker and Leyland Line manager, faced a challenge from J B Honor who cited alleged distortion of witnesses. Authorities note Sanders may ignore the challenge. In Birmingham, Dr J B Garrison killed D Williams in a duel after a family dispute. Williams shot Garrison, who then killed Williams, with a coroner's jury proceeding.
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New
Orleans
Port Investigating Committee
Matthew Sanders
J. B. Honor
Honor
Leyland Steamship Line
Sanders
Birmingham
Ala
J. BE. Garrison
D. Williams
Flat Creek
Garrison
Williams
Miners and Operators Meet in Athens on Dead Work Scale
In Athens Ohio on April 30 miners and operators of Subdistrict No 1 convened in a joint convention to consider a dead work scale. After full discussion the matter was referred to a joint Scale Committee which will probably report tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Athens
Roosevelt urges vigorous action on railroads books probe
President Roosevelt pressed Representatives Hepburn Townsend Campbell and Sulzer to push a larger appropriation in the sundry bill for a full investigation of railroad books to ensure compliance with Section 20 Hepburn rail rate law. Law calls for uniform accounts and publicity from careful audits to expose secret rebates. Congress previously cut the next year’s request from 250000-500000 to 50000, deemed insufficient.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Iowa
Townsend
Michigan
Campbell
Kansas
Sulzer
New York
Dramatic closing hours in probe of submarine methods
The House committee investigating Electric Boat Company ends open sessions as Frederick Brown Whitney admits authorship of anonymous February letters to a Detroit paper and Michigan State Senator Edinborough. Whitney, ill in Garfield Hospital, explains he sought exclusive legislation to curb Lake Torpedo Boat Company competition.
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Lake Company
Washington
Electric Boat Company
House of Representatives
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
House
Frederick Brown Whitney
Detroit
Frank Edinborough
Michigan
Whitney
United States
Thurston
Nebraska
Garfield Hospital
Naval Affairs
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
The
Lake Submarine Company
Bomb Rocks Phoenix Club Doorway In City Shock
Police suspect anarchist plotting after a bomb blast at the Race Street entrance of the Phoenix Club injures bartender Frank J. Buegel, who warned bystanders to run. The device loaded with dynamite and gunpowder exploded near 11 45 p m causing severe loss of his left hand.
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Phoenix Club
Frank J. Buegel
Native troops ambushed in Africa during march to Nouakchott
A Dagana dispatch reports a 34 man force of native infantry and European officers attacked by natives while moving toward Nouakchott in Senegambia. All members were killed or wounded as they fled from the raiding party near a trading post.
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Dagana
West Africa
Nouakschott
Ags
Taen Lg
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