Taft Roosevelt delegates and other week’s political notes
The Republican national committee seated 40 more Taft delegates in Arizona California Louisiana Michigan and Mississippi with Roosevelt Men often voting with Taft allies. Harding announced Taft asked him to name him at Chicago and accepted. Democratic convention backed Wilson and instructed delegates to vote as a unit.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Taft
Arizona
California
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Duluth
Minn
Wilson
Tragic Deaths Across Americas and Europe Tell Tale
Reports recount John Evanson a Leroy dry goods merchant who died of heart disease at a station. Four unidentified tramps perished in a Mackinaw City fire that consumed a fish shed. A 150 member train will head to San Francisco for the club women convention. United Automobile Owners of America forms in New York to guard auto parts and repair costs. Vassar College holds daily activities drawing visitors. A Wright Biplane mishap in Washington, D C. kills A T Welch and Lieut L W Hazelhurst. Louis E Seaman, ex cashier of Elgin bank, arrested in Los Angeles for alleged embezzlement exceeding 100000 dollars. Kansans City streetcars halt over no smoking rule. workers protest. Villisca murder scene reveals ax with blood and hair. Fifty nine farm laborers die in a Tambov barn fire. Sir Rufus Isaacs says a Titanic inquiry fee note was handed to him as White Star director. A general transport strike disrupts England’s food supply.
Cuba Revolt Quelled in Ten Days Promised by Gomez
President Gomez of Cuba assured President Taft via Admiral Osterhaus in Havana that the rebellion would be crushed in ten days. A U S Marine guard unit at El Cuero mines, led by Captain Edward B Manwaring, repelled an insurgent attack with no Marine casualties and unknown insurgent losses.
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Gomez
Taft
Osterhaus
Havana
United States
Edward B. Manwaring
el Cuero
Cuba
US Senate Drives Three Day Recesses Balance Taft Court Fight
The Senate approves a three day recess from June 17 to July during national conventions. The House plans a three day recess during the Democratic convention. Taft supporters expect a veto on the commerce court abolition bill if passed. MacVeagh may deny bank charter applications in Chicago. The Supreme Court adjourns for October 1912 term with cases like the California Oregon land fraud conviction of Hyde and Schneider under review.
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U. S. Senate
House
Taft
Commerce Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
A. Hyde
A. Schneider
California
Oregon
Scenes and Incidents Among Delegates at the Republican Convention
Delegates and their wives mingle at the Chicago convention with humor and friction as they observe delays and tactics. Mrs Borah arrives to a disordered room while wives lament long separations from their husbands. Col Edward Thayer recalls a near misadventure with a burro, and Chicago police themes surface in remarks by Mrs Sarah Head and Mrs Bond. Taft headquarters hosts a playful ballgame forecasting bets and a boast by Joseph Kealing about picking winners.
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Chicago
Sarah F
Oklahoma City
Hat fashions and political clamor at congress hotel hub
Observers note varied headgear among attendees at the Congress hotel headquarters with Colonel New in a soft hat, Governor Stubbs under a white felt, and many Texans in sombreros. Major Thomas Dunphy of Topeka bets Roosevelt's nomination while hat in the ring buttons spread among Roosevelt supporters.
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Congress Hotel
Colonel New
Governor Stubbs
Colonel Younger
Alabama
Taft
Roosevelt
Thomas Dunphy
Topeka
Kan
Dunphy
Prince Kalanianaole Featured At Republican Convention
J Kuhio Kalaniianole delegate from Hawaii, nicknamed Prince Cupid, stands among Chicago crowds to represent Hawaii at the Republican convention.
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Chicago
J. Kuhio Kalanaianole
Congress
Hawaii
Prince Cupid
Teddy Hat Appears In Drinks At Campaign Event
At the Congress hotel the Taft campaign features a novelty Teddy Hat made from orange peel placed in every drink in the Pompeia room. A follower notes the stunt as he retrieves the peel from his lemonade and jokes about further campaign concessions.
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Teddy Hata
Rough Rider
Congress Hotel
Pompelia
No Photos for Niedringhaus in Missouri quarrel
Thomas K Niedringhaus of Missouri resists photography insisting he will not stand for a photo. He complains that photos are worse than sketches and mocks photographers who snap him while he speaks.
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Niedringhaus
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Missouri
Secretary picks Werner for agricultural post in Kansas
The secretary of agriculture reportedly selects Werner of Brewster Kansas as the sole candidate for the position amid strong confidence in Roosevelt's nomination. Aims to secure support and push forward the campaign for Roosevelt while indicating limited entry for others.
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Werner
Brewster
Kan
Roosevelt
Javen
Ibis
Reading maketh a full man and remedy of self pity
The passage argues self pity poisons the mind and life, contrasting it with reading and a remedy that strengthens character. It frames widespread inner ruin as a danger to "the best selves" and warns against embracing despair or suicide. Garfield Tes is mentioned in a garbled context as part of the market reference.
Cole's Carbulisatve Relieves Itching and Skin Ailments
An advertisement for Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin promoting a cure named Carbulisatve claimed to relieve itching and skin discomfort. It mentions a free sample offer and lists dubious pricing and marketing language.
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Cole
Cole & Co
Black Hiver Falls
Wis
Still Hoping
A man reflects on lifelong hope to possess a coin worth more than its face value, describing his persistent anticipation and the idea that fulfillment may come with such a rare find.
Kopp's Baby's Friend Promises Relief for Teething
Mrs L P Plummer of Rockland Maine describes her baby crying day and night until using Kopp's Baby's Friend. She praises its effectiveness for teething and as a general remedy. The product sold by druggists at 10 26 or 60 cents or mailed from Kopp's in York Pennsylvania. Sample by mail on request.
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Colie
Kopp
L. P. Plummer
Rockland
Baby's Friend Co
York
Modern home design clash in quirky dialogue
A dialogue between a client and architect reveals a demand for a fashionable, modern house. The client desires a living room large enough to feel cold and a kitchen too small to cook in, highlighting style over practicality.
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Detroit Free Press
A Fine Distinction in City Journalism
A city editor counts staff as about fifty men five women and three society reporters. The scene captures a playful moment amid early newsroom life and the editor’s pragmatic tally of personnel.
Law of Life in California Water Bill Joke
A sunlit walk in California turns to rain as two men react differently to meter costs. One laughs at water rates while the other laments paying ten dollars daily for climate. The tale ends with a wry proverb about shared fate and expenses.
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California
Oddities of Justice and State Crime Penalties
Eugene Smith argues in Case and Comment that penal codes are unsound and clash with modern state crime relations. He cites wide disparities in sentences across states for perjury larceny arson burglary counterfeiting and other offenses.
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New York Bar
Lawyers’ Magazine
Smith
Florida
Maine
Delaware
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Ohio
Rhode Island
California Doctor Endorses Grape-Nuts Forty Years
A Los Angeles physician with four decades of practice touts Grape-Nuts as unmatched for general health. He cites brain focus, nerve vitality, and digestion, saying he prescribes Grape-Nuts and Postum instead of coffee and that the product strengthens the stomach during travel.
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Los Angeles
Postum Co
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