Roosevelt Announces First Term Will End After Three and a Half Years
Theodore Roosevelt declares on election night that March fourth will mark the end of his first term and that he will not seek a second nomination. He emphasizes acceptance of the trust placed in him and vows to uphold the public’s confidence.
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Fairbanks
Taft
Foraker
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Cannon
Hopkins
Mlinois
Washington
Jefferson
LaFollette
Hansbrough
Senator Long
Kansas
Ohio
Tillman
United States
John Sharp Williams
House
Rema Senator -Long
White ‘House
Roosevelts third term pledge shifts Democratic hopes
Washington observers say President Roosevelts refusal of a third term could boost Democrats by widening support for a northern or eastern candidate while Republicans assess Taft prospects. Key figures like Chanler Johnson and Douglass are discussed, with Louisville debates over convention site and a push against instructed delegates gaining traction.
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Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Taggart
Linet
Chanter
New York
Douglass
Massachusetts
Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson and
Chanler
Capitol
House
Senate
W. 8. Hunter
New York City
Bryan
United States
Kenney
Delaware
Louisville
Sherley
Woodson
Kentucky
Roosevelt will not seek a third term as president
Washington December reports confirm President Roosevelt will not run again, reaffirming the renunciation declared during the 1904 election. The White House statement indicates no change in the decision, with Roosevelt awaiting the nation’s official course amid ongoing European tensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Longworth Wife Undergoes Successful Appendectomy
Mrs. Alice Longworth wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth and daughter of President Roosevelt underwent an appendectomy at the White House today. Surgeon General Rixey said the operation by Dr Finney of Johns Hopkins aided by Dr Sophie Nordhoff Jung left her in excellent condition with no cause for concern about the outcome. The operation followed a recent examination by New York specialists who urged immediate action.
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Alice Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
White House
Finney
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Sophie Nordhoff Jung
Rixey
Navy
New York
Lost to family 23 years back for fortune return
Charles Werner vanished from Brooklyn at fourteen after seeing a western show. He reappeared after 23 years as a wealthy ranch owner in Oklahoma, later learning an German uncle left him a fortune. Relatives did not recognize him. an old blacksmith identified him. He plans to be declared legally alive again.
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New York
Charles Werner
Brooklyn
Werner
Flatbush
Abe
Oklahoma
Germany
Transfer of Pastors Highlights Fort Wayne and Fairmount
Rev H S Nickerson will move from St Paul's Fort Wayne to Fairmount M E church while Rev C M Hobbs will take over St Paul's Fort Wayne. The reshuffle, tied to Rev A W Greenman’s Rome mission, awaits Bishop McDowell approval and takes effect January 1.
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Herbert S. Nickerson
Fort Wayne
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairmount
C. M. Hobbs
Reanoge
St. Paul's
Mr. Nickerson
C. A. Wade
B. S. Heilopeter
McDowell
A. W. Greenman
Rome
Nickerson
Roanoke
North Indiana
Swayzee
Wolf Lake
Davis Seeks to Kill Trusts With Bold Speech
Washington December 11 Senator Jefferson Davis of Arkansas spoke in the capitol on trusts presenting his bill to suppress trusts pools and conspiracies He urged swift careful action arguing the Sherman law failed and called the trust evil a cancerous sore needing the surgeon s knife to remove it entirely He challenged any senator to contest the issue and urged action regardless of business fears
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Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Capitol
Davis
Senate
United States
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Denver Wins Bid For Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Committee debated sites for the next convention and chose Denver on first ballot with 20 votes to 15 for Louisville and smaller gates for Chicago St. Paul and Atlantic City The deadline for opening the convention was set for July 7 as committees yard funding and public contributions were discussed.
Cities Are Nominate For Democratic National Convention
Washington report details state nominations Denver Chicago Louisville St Paul Atlantic City with key figures Wilson Sullivan Woodson Antre mont Carroll. Chicago offer includes free convention hall rent and 50000 cash for immediate delivery to secure venue. Belmont publicity resolution passed then committee recessed until 4 pm to vote on convention site.
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Democratic National Committee
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Chicago
Louisville
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Atlantic City
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Business Men’s League
Republican Committee
Teller
Denny Goode
Sullivan
Nhnois
Cleveland
Johnson
National Committee
Swager Sherley
C. W. Franklin
Arlington Hotel
Perry Belmont
Dennis
Nevada
Peery
Utah
Taggart
Colo
Chas
Wilson
Texas
Belmont
Bulgarian Rebel Leader Sarafoff Killed At Threshold
Sofia December 12 Boris Sarafoff famed Macedonian revolutionary chief was shot dead at his doorstep by a fellow Macedonian who also killed Garvanoff as the latter said farewell. Sarafoff led raids against Turkish rule and sought a wide uprising possibly to seize Constantinople. He was about 37 and had been a central organizer of the Macedonian committee.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris Sarafoff
Macedonia
Garvanoff
Sarafoff
Balkans
Ellen M. Stone
Saloniki
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
Melnik
Turkey
Constantinople
Hoffman Gets Heavy Fine for Assault on Minnie Lawson
Henry Hoffman faced city court on Wednesday where he received a 60 day jail term and a $35 fine plus costs for assault and battery on Minnie Lawson of Calhoun street. Dr Tinkham testified the injury to Lawson’s nose would take a year or more to heal. The incident occurred after Hoffman refused to leave a resort.
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Rank
Henry Hoffman
Calhoun Street
Hoffman
Gasinehaee
Lils
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