Official Call Sets Democrats to Act This Week
The Democratic national committee in Chicago issues the official call for the gathering of that party to nominate a president and vice president. The convention city votes favored Chicago. 1908 dates point to June 16 assembly with delegates by state rules and primaries as decided. The Democratic committee meets at the Arlington next Thursday to choose the convention location and timing, with June 2 as a favored alternative date.
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Washington, Dee
Regrandican National Committee
Chicago
Bready
Chivago
Kansas City
Denver
Cnt
Democratic National Committee
Arlington
Louisville
Atlantic City
Cannon and Gompers Clash Over Labor Leadership
Washington reports Speaker Cannon greeted a local plate printers union delegation with praise for his labor record while signaling opposition to a one party control of labor votes. He praised Gompers as an organizer but argued union men should not accept a dictatorship over their ballots, noting a larger labor vote in 106. The delegation chair stressed loyalty to the federation.
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Washington
Cannon
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Union of Plate Printers
Plate
Lgbor
American Federation of Labor
United States
Gompers
Ttn
Shenker Cumann
Reserves Made for Party Headquarters in Chicago
Republican leaders have reserved suites in Chicago hotels for campaign use according to Speaker Cannon and others. Notables including Fairbanks Taft and Foraker reportedly sought rooms, while Governor Hughes denied plans to open Chicago HQs. Roosevelt’s name for a 1908 ticket remains a topic of discussion.
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Chicago
Dee
Cannon
Auditorium
Fairbanks
Taft
Foraker
Cal Baxhiavve
Sane
Phebes
New York
de Additeria
Albany
Tlughes
Robert H. Baller
Ote Gouvernor Hughes
Wilkes
J. Bryan
United Democratic Party
Campilus
Roosevelt
Notable Deaths and Society News Across America
Mrs Louisa H Taft widow of Judge Alonzo Taft and mother of Secretary Taft dies at Millbury Massachusetts aged 80. Judge George Baldwin a wealthy Wisconsin landowner dies at Appleton aged 69. Miss Helen Burton of LaCrosse Wisconsin marries EK Williams Panama Canal official. Gladys Vanderbilt to Count Lazlo Serechenyi wedding in New York. Elihu Root Jr marries Alicia Stryker at Wiaa New York. A six day bicycle race opens in Madison Square Garden. Night riders burn three Kentucky tobacco warehouses in Hopkinsville, with $200000 at stake and witnesses fearing to testify. Banks and trusts show improving confidence after financial turmoil. California State Deposit and Trust defect exposed as victim of reckless mispricing. St Louis bank and trust deposits total $20 million. Mrs Wilting in Ryan and daughter sail to Europe from New York. Annual meetings of the National and American baseball leagues planned in New York and Chicago. Chicago livestock show closes with record attendance.
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Louisa H. Taft
Alonzo Taft
Taft
Millbury
Mass
Society of
Kentucky Tobacco Growers
Trust
Hopkinsville
Elihu Root, Jr
Alicia Stryker
Wiiea
N.Y
George Baldwin
Wisconsin
Appleton
Helen Burton
Abbie M. Burton
LaCrosse
Wis
EK. Z. Williams
Panama Canal Commission
New York
Gladys Vanderbilt
Lazlo Serechenyi
Chicas
Chicago
California Sate Deposit and Trust Company
Aso
Wits
Wood
Madison
Wilting
Ryan
Europe
William To Revan Dinners and Rally in Omaha Crowd
William To Revan was guest of honor at a dollar dinner hosted by the Dahl ania Democratic club in the Auditorium. About 1,200 attended the banquet and roughly 8,000 filled the galleries to hear his remarks. The Nebraskans gave a warm reception as he signaled willingness to accept the Democratic nomination and delivered a Washington style address amid demonstrations.
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Omaha
William To Revan
Dahlania Democratic Club
Canata
Washington
Governor Thiehes Put To Renomination Question
In New York Dee argues that Governor Thiehes will not seek renomination. The claim cites a view that if Thiehes remains in public life after next year it could hinder Republicans seeking the presidency. Alfred R. Page, state senator and ally, weighs in on the governor’s future plans.
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New York
Dee. v
Alfred R. Page
Thiehes
Repblicans
Lind
United States
Judge rebukes jury over embezzlement acquittal
Judge Evans denounces jury for acquitting George MacKown charged with embezzling 81,000 from Northwestern Felt Shoe Company. MacKown, arrested in California, vanished after the factory fire and was returned to Webster City where he disappeared. He nearly fainted upon hearing of his acquittal in his cell.
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Fort Dodee
Der
Evans
George MacKown
Northwestern Felt Shoe Company
MacKown
California
Webster City
Tie
Boy Plays with Revolver Says Girl Dies in City
In New Britain Connecticut on December 9 Edwin Walker aged 10 handled a loaded revolver and shot Sven Enugena Anderson a 8 year old girl. The bullet struck the heart and she died.
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New Britain
Conn
Edwin Walker
Sven Enugena Anderson
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Offer Quick Relief
Advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as fast relief for kidney and bladder troubles. A week’s treatment costs 250 dollars. sold by Win. F. Jungkunuz, druggist, at 84 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Win
Jungkunuz
Stephenson Street
Jews Protest Against Christmas in New York
At year end New York social life continues despite tensions over a school policy banning Christmas references. Jewish leaders pushed to remove sectarianism from schools, prompting protests as Christians defend holiday traditions. The piece also notes a surge in reading about banking and finance at public libraries, plus a quirky barber services plan tied to busy commuters.
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Roosevelt
Board of Education
Santa Claus
New York
New Riverside Drive Extension Nears Completion
The crowds on Sunday reveal New York life across amusements and worship. Manhattan and Bronx host 487 churches with about a quarter million in services. Riverside Drive, from 125th to 168th, nearly finished after three years and 3.5 million dollars. The boulevard rises 80 feet at its peak and 60 feet above the river at the trough, with a planned future extension to Spuyten Duyvil costing 5 million dollars.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Poers
Riverside Drive
125Th
168Th Street
Grant's Town
158Th Street
Spuyten Duyvil
Jeneth
City of
Freeport
Pecatonica River
Township Twenty-Seven
Stephenson Street
Said Street
Said
Township Twenty-Sevon
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Old Missouri on Social Equality and Southern Folks
An extract discusses the term folks used by southern Negroes, equating it with quality and gentility. It recounts Mammy’s habit of visiting white households during Thanksgiving, ending with a fall that required a doctor and nurse after tending the baby.
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Missouri
Isham's Diplomacy and Mammy's Rescue Tale
A fragment from a racial memoir describes Mammy's loyalty to a family and the plan for her to care for a northern mistress's child. Missouri, a "white folks nigger," meets the new mistress and resists embarrassment, while Jim B. recalls his duel-influenced lineage and a drunken claim of killing a black man, sparking a town inquiry led by Isham.
Fateful night confrontation in Jim town office
A tense exchange reveals a Black person was shot by a man who is said to be dying from the wound. Isham reports the shooter vowed harm, while Cap'n remarks on white folks and Black people. The dialogue captures racial tensions and fear in the aftermath of violence.
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Isham
Jim B
Jim
Old Isham
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