Taft Names Hitchcock Chairman and Campaign Manager
Frank H Hitchcock was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee and manager of the Taft presidential campaign. Hitchcock, a close Taft ally, had earlier declined the post due to ill health but accepted after persistent urging from Taft faction leaders. The committee met at 10 o clock in New York.
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Mittee
Taft
Hitchcock
William H. Taft
H. Tat
Republican Party
Lumber Merger Plans to Unite $306 Million Forest Interests
July 9 report from Trihome Leonia details a plan to merge lumber holdings into a single holding company valued at about 306 million dollars. An organizing committee, chaired by KF Kh Weyerhauser of St Paul, seeks 25 million from proprietary interests to finalize the charter and financing. A prior meeting featured Gifford Pinchot on forest preservation.
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Gifford Pinchot
Government Forestry Bureau
Count Boni de Castellane Starts Battle for Children
In London the former husband of Anna Gould seeks to establish custody of their three children. The move is described as a preliminary skirmish rather than a full claim, signaling a forthcoming legal dispute.
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Daily Tribune
Paris
Count Boni de Sastellane
London
Prince Helle de Sagan
Anna Gould
No Action by Convention Delays Resolutions Committee
The Resolutions Committee impedes progress at the convention causing postponement of key agenda items as delegates await decisions. The delay reflects friction within the committee and extends meeting timelines beyond the planned schedule.
Pea Industry Dominates Local Convention and Plant Tour
The fourth session of the Democratic National Convention opens with Henry D. Clayton named permanent chairman. A scramble over credentials follows as Boss Guffy loses support and Hobson is silenced. Meanwhile in Weld County a pea harvest prompts a detailed factory tour of Empson canning plant with 150 to 200 workers, outlining every step from hullers to canning and labeling.
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Alabama
Weld County
Empson
Petfork
Hullers
Greeley
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