Thaws Habeas Corpus Plea Again Faces Judge
In Poughkeepsie New York May 16 Judge Marschausen may decide Monday May 26 on Harry K Thaws liberty plea from Matteawan Insane Asylum after a habeas corpus hearing. District Attorney Jerome pressed for alienist access to Thaw while Thaw agreed to a personal examination by a neutral panel.
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N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawgn Insane Asylum
Stanford White
Marschausen
Thaw
William Travers Jerome
New York
Messrs. Graham & Peabody
Pilgrim, Evans and
Jelliffe
Svith
Jerome
Mr. Jerome
Matteawan
Finley Presses for Garber Chair as May 27 Session Near
Special Dispatch reports William L. Finley insists on becoming Democratic State Chairman and will decline the Secretary post or any lesser role. James Ross backs Garber and criticizes Finley while local Democratic organ comments imply party unity is at stake ahead of the May 27 joint session.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
William L. Finley
State Central Committee
Finley
Central Committee
Garber
James Ross
Garber-Finley
Harmon
Finlay
Ross
Peary to AAO His Flag Today
Pacific fleet under Rear Admiral Dayton will sail at 8 a.m. for Santa Barbara Channel. After his departure the senior officer in port will break the salute to Admiral Sperry commanding the Atlantic fleet.
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San Francisco
Pacific Fleet
Dayton
Santa Barbara
Sperry
Atlantic Fleet
Connecticut
Roosevelt Praises Churea Pioneers at Methodist Conference
President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks attended a General Conference of the Methodist Church in Baltimore with about a thousand Methodists. Bishop Earl Cranston praised the President as a born Methodist and the President called it a pleasure to speak, noting Methodism’s deep ties to American history and national life.
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Washington
American University
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Deliver
Iowa
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Baltimore
Earl Cranston
College of History
Martin Luther
Germany
United States
America
Atlantic
Cleveland streetcar strike sparks riots and bloodshed
In Cleveland Ohio May 16 the conductors and motormen strike led to rioting and arterial disruption. Joseph Bishop urged arbitration while Municipal Traction Company President Dupont wanted union-initiated talks. Police protected crews as mobs harmed workers and damaged tracks and trolley wires. Mayor Johnson warned of force to restore order.
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Cleveland, CO
Municipal Traction Company
Joseph Bishop
State Board of Arbitration
Bishop
Adolph Behner
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Behner
Dupont
Traction Company
Lakeview
Kohler
Johnson
Tom IS. Johnson
Detectives Watch Iver W. J. Bryan in Washington
Central Office detectives kept Iver W. J. Bryan under watch during a Governors conference visit in Washington after a white man left a threatening message at Willis J. Abbott's office. Abbott reported the incident to police as a prudent precaution.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Central Office
Willis J. Abbott
Mr. Bryan
Abbott
Night Riders Raid Kentucky Tobacco Beds
A band of about fifty masked night riders attacked tobacco beds in Scott and nearby counties killing plants and spreading gas. Soldiers and Kentucky State Guard leaders arrived to assess the raids as growers reported losses and possible arrests.
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Kentucky
Hinton
Scott County
Russellville
Ohio
Lexington
Pendleton County
Bracken County
Grant County
Cincinnati
Blanchet
Corinth
Sadieville
T. C. Henry
J. Tegarten
S. T. Lee
Owens County
Winchester
Ford
Roger D. Williams
Regiment of
Kentucky State Guard
Troop Cavalry in Southern Ohio Tobacco District
Captain R W Knauss reports troops are overworked in the Southern Ohio tobacco district and asks for relief. Assistant Adjutant General Kautzman plans redistribution to ease fatigue, noting no reinforcement needed. Knauss denies mistreatment by farmers and says men are aided whenever possible.
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Columbus
R. W. Knauss
Ohio Tobacco District
Kautzman
Knauss
Damage Reported in Brown Tobacco Beds Vandalized
Special Dispatch reports multiple tobacco beds damaged near Russellville Brown County indicating possible single party involvement. Beds on the George Schatzmann and Fred W Schatzmann farms, Caleb Elschlager, M Morris, and Perry Ramsey were dug up, including a large hundred foot Schatzmann bed with tomato plants removed.
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Ripley, O
Russellville
Here
Brown County
M. Morris
George Schatzmann
Caleb Elschlager
Perry Ramsey
Fred W. Schatzmann
Georgetown Pike
Schatzmann
Ohio and Switzerland Counties farmers form Law and Order League
More than 250 farmers met in Rising Sun Court House to form a Law and Order League. Elected officers include President Sherman Hefflekamp Secretary George Berroglow Treasurer Lawrence Turner Advisers Hampton Rogers Henry Kaiser Fred Douglas and J B Coles named attorney. A $500 reward for raiders and a $1,000 reward from Farmers Mutual Insurance for destroying insured property were offered. A state reward petition and funding drive were planned.
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Rising Suns
Ohio
Switzerland
Rising Sun
Law and Order League
Sherman Hefflekamp
George Berroglow
Lawrence Turner
Hampton Rogers
Henry Kaiser
Fred Douglas
J. B. Coles
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Panama Creates Electoral Board in Shared Inquiry
Panama announces the formation of a Commission of Electoral Inquiry to examine all election details from start to finish. The government invites the United States to participate, designate examiners, cross examine witnesses, inspect lists, and cooperate to ensure orderly, reliable results.
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Panama
United States
Joseph C.S. Blackburn
Canal Zone
Herbert G. Squiers
Delegates Instructed Ten Vote for Taft At Chicago
A Chicago convention near term will likely show delegates instructed for Taft. Officials report 134 unbound members added last week, raising the tally beyond the expected 200 requirement on first ballot.
Taft Delegates Lead In Several States Across Contests
Voters and party leaders report Taft delegates prevailing in Alaska Arkansas and other districts while Wisconsin and Pennsylvania delegates are mostly instructed for Taft. Michigan Missouri and New Jersey show unified or strong Taft support with some uninstructed delegates leaning Taft. Maine and New York reflect contingent Taft backing from selected delegates and statewide patterns.
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Arkansas
Ohio
Oklahoma
Taft
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
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Missouri
St. Louis
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New York
Maine
Governor Fort
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Alasha
Arizona
Atteee
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Columbia
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New Hampshire
New Mexico
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North Dakota
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South Ta
Utah
Vermont
Washin
West
Wyoming
Taft Expected to Clinch Nomination on First Ballot
Columbus May 16 A I Vorys Taft campaign manager issued a statement tonight declaring that with the close of the campaign for delegates to the Republican National Convention the nomination of Secretary Taft on the first ballot is a foregone conclusion. He said 980 delegates will sit in the convention and 53 have been chosen.
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Dutchess County
Pilgrim
Poughkeepsie
Sway
Remother
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
A. I. Vorys
Taft
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