Herrick Said To Desire Vice Presidency Amid Roosevelt Hint
Columbus dispatch reports Maston T. Herrick aims for vice president, with Governor prospects and a potential running mate role beside Theodore Roosevelt. Hanna backing and Ohio convention pressure shape Roosevelt endorsement while Harding and Summers gain support for office.
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Roosevelt
Hanna
Herrick
Hanna National Organization
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Mark Hanna
Postoffice shakeup looms as Machen faces ouster
Postoffice Inspector Fosnes takes charge of free delivery amid General Superintendent Machen's absence from duty. The move may abolish the General Superintendent role, with Payne and Wrnne aware. Tulloch cites corroborative data and hints at further disclosures, while fireman Dower is dismissed for alleged ring and improprieties in engine-room promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice
Fosnes
Machen
Thorpe
New York City
Payne
Wrnne
Seymour W. Tulloch
Washington City Postoffice
Tulloch
Charles Emory Smith
Jer Tracewell
Merritt
Bristow
James Dower
Post Office Department
Dower
James O’donnell
As Postoffice Inspector
Infanta Isa Belle Injured in Horse Fall at Madrid
The Infanta Isa Belle, aunt of King Alfonso, fell from her horse in Madrid today and was kicked in the mouth. Her lip was badly cut but she was not dangerously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Infanta
Isabelle
Alfonso
Postal official faulted in San Francisco mail abuses claim
Postmaster General Payne stated that during San Francisco street car troubles a postal official was accused of giving undue privileges to detectives hired by the Amalgamated Street Railway Employees of America. He recalled the case was investigated and condemned, and he had not heard of similar complaints from New Orleans.
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Washington
Amalgamated Street Railway Employees of America
Pittsburg
Payne
San Francisco
New Orleans
William Astor Chanler Towed an Actress
New York May 9 Miss Minnie Ashley the actress engaged in A Country Girl to William Astor Chanler millionaire politician soldier and explorer Chanler is not in town Ashley has not confirmed the rumor Ashley known for Iris in A Greek Slave and singing in San Toy She was born in Charlottesville Virginia and had been married before Chanler served in the Fifty seventh Congress and is famed as an African explorer hunter and author
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Minnie Ashley
William Astor Chanler
Ashley
Chanler
Miss Ashley
Iris
John Winthrop Chanler
John Jacob Astor
A.m
The
Union
Leishman Faces Troubles in Turkey Diplomatic Row
Washington May 9 The State Department revealed Turkish correspondence showing Leishman United States Minister to Turkey faced repeated refusals by the Grand Vizier and countermanded decisions. He pressed for audience with the Sultan and warned of breaking relations if issues were not resolved. The Sultan later ordered better treatment and Leishman resumed relations, averting a rupture.
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Washington
Leishman
United States
Turkey
State Department
Hay
Sublimé Porte
Mr. Leishman
Porte
Boy Accuses His Father of Murder in Chicago
Julius Wiltfax accused his father John Wiltrax of shooting six year old Paul Paszkowski at the family saloon. The boy, after hours of interrogation, broke down and led police to a basement where the body may have lain before burial.
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Chicago
Wheeler
West Chicago
Julius Wiltrax
John Wiltrax
Paul Paszkowski
Wiltrax
Julius Wiltfax
Paul
Father
Wiltfax
No Desire to Carry Democratic Banner
Former President Grover Cleveland replies to Athens Banner editor B F Holder Jr. saying he has not desired to carry the Democratic banner for a fourth presidential contest. He emphasizes no ambition for the presidency at this time.
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Athens
B. F. Holder, Jr
Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Charges of Cruelty at Asylum Sustained
Louisville May 9 The Lakeland Asylum Investigating Committee reports on cruelty toward patients sustaining charges against attendants. It finds force used as punishment not restraint and recommends repeal of the current law and passage of a law creating a nonpartisan board.
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Louisville
Lakeland Asylum Investigating Committee
General Assembly
Mystery Paris Murder Ties American Suspect
In Paris on May 9 a mysterious murder case unfolds as Mme. De Brienns is found strangled in her room. Police officials now claim an American is implicated though the suspect's name is not known and clues remain vague. The victim was a well known figure who had come from America.
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Paris
Mme. de Brienns
America
Admiral Cervera Named Life Senator in Gazette
Reports from Madrid state on May 9 that Admiral Cervera has been gazetted as a life Senator. The official action elevates his political standing within the government structure.
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Madrid
Cervera
Marcum's Own Story of Attempts on His Life
Despatch details the plots against United States Commissioner James B. Marcum of Jackson. Marcum, once detained as a prisoner, recounts the threats by Moses Feltner and three accomplices, including a plan to lure him to his office and kill him, with rifles hidden in nearby woods and a guaranteed impunity in a related case.
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Marcum
Jackson
Hej
Feltner
Theields
Jett Accused Of Slaying Marcum In Breathitt Trigger Chase
In Lexington May 9 Breathitt County deputy sheriffs pursue Curtis Jett after Thomas Cockrill swore out a warrant for Jett's murder of J B Marcum. Judge Back and others predict a wide implicating web as witnesses testify. Mrs Marcum denies the Hargis interview and pleads for peace. Officials plan arrest at Jacksons Ferry and Jackson home.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Breathitt
Curtis Jett
Jackson
Winchester
Madison County
Clark County
Thomas Cockrill
Squire Abner Oldham
Jett
J. B. Marcum
J. J. C. Back
Los Angeles
Cal
Marcum
B. J. Ewen
Breathitt County
Cerberus
W. O. Bradley
Thomas Marcum
Hargis
McChord
Jackson's Ferry
Ewen Shot on Porch in Winchester Kentucky
Lexington report says B. J. Ewen was shot while washing his face on his back porch at Jackson at sundown. The shooter hid in bushes near the house and the wound’s seriousness could not be confirmed. The incident comes from a Herald report via Winchester sources.
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Ewen
Jackson
Fugitives Seek Safety In Flight From Breathitt Feud in Kentucky
In Lexington four fugitives from Breathitt County feuds hide and move often. Notable among them is T P Cole formerly Jackson Assistant Postmaster and secretary of the Eleventh District Republican Campaign Committee. Cole arrived fifteen months ago and has been shifting homes as strangers seek him. The Cockrill faction uses Cole's residence as its city headquarters. The report recalls the Joe Hurst incident and the Raider murder tale tied to Jackson feud history.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Breathitt County
Tom Cockrill
Jackson
T. P. Cole
Eleventh District
Republican Campaign Committee
Cole
Cockrill
Woodard Avenue
Woodland Park
Joe Hurst
J. E. Raider
Jackson County
Hurst
Captain Hurst
James B. Marcum
Raider
She Hallwa
Hlerslie Avenue
Leland Hotel
Aatiff
Katherine McQuinn
Tom” Smith
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Callahan
Myron T. Herrick
Desire
Herrick Pos
Columbus
Maston T. Herrick
Colonel Herrick
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Marion
Nash
George B. Cox
Philo G. Burnham
Dayton
Augustus N. Summers
Springfield
Supreme Court
P. D
Spector Fosnes
DOVER
Anderson
Breathitt Circuit
XL Xington
Kentucky
Cox
Wen
Moses Feltner
Crime
Assas
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