Longenecker resignation stirs Hamilton park board
Secretary Morris Longenecker of the Hamilton County park board tendered his resignation, sparking a tense clash with Mayor Hunt. Board members hesitate to act as talks of political pressure and council intervention emerge. The Commercial Tribune conducts a large GOP presidential preference poll in the county.
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Housewives Boycott Meat To Push Prices Down
Philadelphia residents led by local housewives began a meat boycott claiming that lower prices will follow if demand declines. They note butter-bannings last year cut costs and report dealer trade down about a third in areas where the boycott has taken hold.
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Chicago Clothier Shot by Wife in Suspected Self Defense
In Chicago on May 4 George Berstein a 30 year old wholesale clothier was shot twice and mortally wounded by his wife Florepte Berestein in their home. Mrs Berestein says her husband attempted to kill her and the revolver discharged accidentally during the struggle.
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George Berstein
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Presidential Nomination Excitement Sweeps The Public
The Commercial Tribune notes intense public interest and strong sentiment surrounding the current Presidential Nomination contest with widespread engagement across communities and party ranks.
Mothers Day Dawn of Fight for Suffrage in Ohio
Columbus May 4 1912 Mothers day is to be a great gala for womans suffrage in Ohio May 10 proclaimed by Governor Harmon. Suffrage leaders plan mass meetings to promote mothers rights statewide as the constitutional convention has voted to submit an amendment for equal rights of citizenship.
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Roosevelt Charges Bosses Block His Maryland Campaign
In Cumberland Maryland on May 4 Colonel Roosevelt denounced Democratic and Republican bosses he said conspired to defeat him. He warned plain people that federal office holders and party bosses across the nation were working against his campaign as he wrapped up a Maryland swing before Monday primaries. He urged voters to oust the bosses and cited cheers and praise from Hancock and elsewhere as evidence of broad public support.
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Taft Leads In Texas Republican Stance At State Convention
May 4 Dallas Texas results show Woodrow Wilson still ahead in residential precincts with Roosevelt and Taft close. Taft gains slight edge in late returns, securing thirty three votes to Roosevelt eighteen in the Republican state convention out of a total 252 votes.
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Fragmentary OCR Rumors from LaFollette Page
Fragmented text shows garbled numbers and letters including LaFollette and scattered digits. No clear event or entities emerge beyond random sequences and placeholders.
Fire at Stanage Company Causes $50000 Loss and Injuries
A blaze at the W. H. Stanage printing firm on Pearl and Walnut streets produced a dense smoke plume and nearly gutted the building, with damages estimated around 50000. Firefighters faced a short circuit fire display, rescued two workers, and a press collapse as operations continued overnight. Mrs Stanage was treated for a scalp wound after tripping on a hose.
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Taft defends Harvester trust in Baltimore speech
President Taft declared that Roosevelt protected the Harvester trust after George W. Perkins urged against prosecution. He cited Herbert Knox Smith’s diary to challenge cabinet timing and argued Roosevelt aims for benevolent despotism in trust policy. He spoke across Maryland in seven stops.
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