Convention notes and political contest at Chicago
Most state delegations arrived in Chicago and the vice presidential nomination dominated talks. DelHiver was seen as a likely ticket member, with Sherman and Fairbanks gaining traction. Platform battles loomed as factions pushed for or against proposed resolutions. The Republican national committee finished hearings on contests affecting 219 seats, Taft awarded 216 and Foraker three.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Taft
Foraker
Warships Gather in San Francisco Harbor for Homeward Run
A broad sweep of general news covers warships assembling in San Francisco to begin the voyage home, Venezuela faces a locust plague, and various notable events including a royal audience for Ambassador Hill, a horse victory in Paris, a campus tragedy in Iowa, and other national and international notes.
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San Francisco
Zutia
Venezuela
Emperor William
Dr. Hill
Germany
W. J. Vanderbilt
Northeast
Noya Danse
University of Minnesota
Cuba
Byron Pfautz
Lisbon
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Daniel Cooper
Cadillac
Mich
Pennsylvantia Capitol
Charles B. Butler
Guthrie
Ohlo
United Confederate Veterans
Clement A. Tiyans
Georgia
Memphis
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Washington
Juliette Williams
Legacy of trials and turmoil across early 1900s America
A string of varied events spans pardons for Caleb Powers and James Howard in Kentucky, a fatal postoffice robbery with $12,000 stolen, and a violent Kansas City incident. Reports note Missouri and Kansas flood relief, a juried ruling on Henry Ward’s competence in Pontiac, and anti gambling measures tied to New York’s Senate. Unrest, politics, and disasters touch governors, judges, riots, and missing persons, while infrastructure, rail, and liquor debates shape the era.
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Gov. Willson
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
James Howard
William Goebel
Tiffs
Vetera
Bedalis
Pontiac
Mich
Henry Clay Ward
Agnew-Hart
Tha
New York Senate
Hughes
Patrick O'Hare
Pittsburg
Fataily
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Fall River
Kan
Brewers’ Convention
Milwaukee
Morris Packing
Kaw
Allison Glass Works
Centralia
Gravesend
New York
John McGreer
Chicago
Hudson River
Anthony Comstock
New York Society For the Suppression of Vice
High Society
la Crosse
Wig
Capitol Heights
Montgomery
Ala
Robert B. Lee
Landis
United States Supreme Court
Herman Bilik
Mary Vizal
Wisconsin
W. D. Cox
J.C. Wallace
American Shipbuilding Company
Bay City
New Orleans
Hyman, Berg & Co
State
Washington
Oregon
David B. Aull
Europe
William J. Bryan
Guv
Jontson
Minnesota
Los Angeles
United States Brewers’ Association
Burns
Jackson County
St. Joseph, Mo
Obituary notices of notable figures
Obituary summaries list Blind Tam a famed Negro pianist who died in Hutoken New Jersey, Frederick Arthur Stanley Earl of Tierby who died in Lonion, General Peter A S McGlashan noted as Walker's Alibusters and a Confederate veteran who drowned near Savannah Georgia, Charles T Tunnell representative of New York's Third district who died in Brooklyn, and Cant Edward Rabey commander of a small steamer at the New York quarantine station who died.
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Blind Tam
Hutoken
N. J
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Earl of
Tierby
Lonion
Peter A. S. McGlashan
Walker
Savannah
Charles T. Tunnell
New York
Brooklyn
Edward Rabey
New York Quarantine
Taft Platform Dominates Convention Debate As Pressure Rises
As convention days near, Chicago campaigns frame a Taft platform showdown in the resolutions committee. Wade H. Ellis manages a document praised for its thorough wording, while leaders clash over an injunction plank and federal stock oversight. Gompers voices support as Taft aims to bind party action.
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Chicago
Taft
Resolutions Committee
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Auditorium Annex
Ellis
Roosevelt
iPresident van Cleve
Nationial Manufacturers Association
Mr. Ellis
Senator Long
Kansas
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Mack
Philippines
Far Eastern Dependency
United States
Delegates Discuss Taft Ticket At Informal Iowa Nebraska Meeting
Chicago Iowa delegates gather in the Auditorium Annex to back Taft for president and discuss Shel den for vice president. Senator Burkett promotes Shel den and politics with Nebraska delegates as Dolliver’s room is maneuvered against. Officials note a first ballot Taft nomination and Fairbanks potential renomination amid lively caucus chatter.
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Twene
Chicago
Iowa
Dolityer
Major Lacy
Committee On
Frank W. Simmons
Burkett
Shelden
Nebraska
Snelden
Washington
White House
Sheldon
Dolliver
Cannon Arrives in Chicago to Review Platform
Speaker Cannon arrives in Chicago from Danville to confer with House leaders at the Union League club. He reviews the platform draft, notes anti injunction plank may conflict with caucus stance, and plans to inspect in person. Leaders emphasize consistency with past positions and warn against divergent official representations.
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Chicago
Joe” Cannon
Danville
Union League Club
Congress
Paine
New York
Daizell
Penney Yanin
Representative Overstreet
Sherman
Richard Rereus
Missouri
Ilinois
Cannon
House
Nebraska Delegation Arrives in Chicago for Taft Nomination
Nebraska delegates led by Senator Burkett and Senator Brown arrive at the Palmer House in Chicago. Victor Rosewater has chaired the contest talks and holds Morrill’s proxy as the delegation plans to elect a national committeeman and a chairman. Burkett is expected to speak for Taft and join the resolutions committee. Governor Sheldon may become the delegates’ chairman.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Palmer House
Burkett
Brown
Pollard
Kinkaid
W. N. Wase
Norfolk News
J. H. Arends
Otoe County
Victor Rosewater
National Committee
C. H. Morrill
Lincoln
Taft
Sheldon
California Delegation Leads Taft Nomination Speech Push
Headed by De Young Chicago delegates arrived Monday with Oregon’s George H. Williams, attorney general in the Grant cabinet, now white haired and aged yet vigorous, ready to reconsecrate the nomination of Secretary Taft along with Idaho delegates as part of the ongoing party procession.
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Chicago
California
de Young
Oregon
George H. Williams
Grant
Uow
Taft
Idaho
Hughes Name To Be Presented For Vice President Nomination
New York delegates will back Hughes on the first ballot to push a New York man for vice president. General Woodford says New York’s 78 votes would then be cast for Hughes. Dolliver’s boom gains vitality while Fairbanks and other figures seek prominence in the vice presidential drama.
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Chieago
Stewart L. Woodford
New York
Taft
Hughes
Woodford
Chicago
Mr. Dalliver
Fairbanks
Sheldon
Nebraska
Cortolyou
Sherman
Nominations To Be Thursday At National Convention
Chicago reports mounting anticipation as final preparations for the 1908 Republican national convention proceed. Delegates, marching clubs, and glee teams fill the streets while Taft and Knox supporters dash hopes and the Dolliver contingent shifts. Washington says administration favored either Dolliver or Cummins for vice president as city politics stage a record setting gathering.
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Chicago
Taft
Knox
Julius Caesar Burrows
Ile
Roosevelt
Dolliver
White House
Tolliver
Cummins
Iowa
Washington
Governor Cummins
James Saderman
New York
Nebraskans Agree on Platform With Little Friction
Nebraskans reached broad agreement on all platform points with minimal dispute. The only contest involved the resolutions committee seat, decided after two votes in favor of Judge Field over Senator Burkett. Field previously served on the resolutions committee for a convention that backed Taft. The La Follette faction will continue efforts on physical railroad exams, popular election of senators, and tariff reform, while anti injunction and tariff revision planks remain focal points for leaders and possible issues at the convention.
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Resolutions Committee
Judge Field
Senator Burkett
Nebraska
Taft
la Follette
Farewell Kiss Under Forbidden Veil Exchange
A heartbroken young man pleads for one kiss as Mannering consoles the crying girl. She recoils lightly and asks for time to reconsider while he clings to her in a charged, veiled moment. The scene closes with a readerly admonition to gloss over the sacred moment.
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Mannering
Perhana
All-Round Book Prompts Reader With Quick Wits
A book agent tries to sell a heavy volume to El Hobbs on a piaza, joking about reading aloud to a wife who is dead and a household with only Hobbs and his cat. Hobbs remains dry and unmoved, while the agent teases about children and a book to throw.
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el Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
What a Dear Little Wife Did
A leap year widow targets widower Mr Primrose with sly talk about a dear little wife to manage his clothes. He retorts that his late wife already sorted his belongings so thoroughly there was no bus fare left for the morning.
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Primrose
Backaches and feminine health remedy advertised
The back signals trouble in a woman's body and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as the immediate remedy. Endorsed by Rockland and East Earl readers, the ad claims long history of cures for displacement, inflammation, fibroids, irregularities, and back pain.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia
Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
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