Rise of John W. Davis from Clarksburg to Congress
In WV, John W. Davis son of John Yales and Anna Kennedy Davis born in Clarksburg on Easter Sunday 1873 rises from local law practice to Congress. A staged nomination, telegrams misdelivered, and a last minute fatherly veto propel him to defeat Harrigan by over 3000 votes, amid Taft Roosevelt GOP splits and looming third-term talk.
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W. Davis
John Yalses
Anna Kennedy Davis
Yeas
Clarksburg
W. Va
John W. Davis
Congress
Davis
Alias Brennan
West Virginia
Jeanes
Bill
W. P. Subbard
Wheeling
Nevis
Mr. Davis
Ignatius Brennan
Owithin
Brennan
John
Organized Labor
Steel and Coal Mine Corporation
Charles E. Harrigan
Washington
Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Baltimore
London Times Tribute Calls Davis A Sanity Pleader
While serving as ambassador to England, John W. Davis drew praise from the London Times. Supporters say the tribute was prophetic, noting the paper praised him as witty and charming and a Pleader for sanity and goodwill among men. It concludes that men should be led by such presidents.
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John W. Davis
England
London Times
the Times
Roosevelt and Davis in the Nation’s Turmoil Over Court, Tariff, and Prohibition
The piece outlines debates over judicial recall, anti injunctions, and curbing the Supreme Court, with Davis rising in the House and forming ties with labor. It notes labor unrest, fears of a capital-led “rich man’s tariff,” and states moving dry while Congress weighs liquor shipping rules. An incident reports the steamer Vallescura being seized at Mobile over illicit liquor aboard, tied to Captain Angelo Ciarlo’s murder by a crew member.
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United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Samuel Gompers
Davis
House
Judiciary Committee
Organized Labor
Supreme Court
Pange-Aldrich
Mobile
Ala
Vallescura
Alabama
Paul’ Cazalas
Angelo Ciarlo
Heavy rains slow in south Georgia and Florida
Two days of unprecedented rainfall in southern Georgia and extreme northwestern Florida eased to normal. Totals in 24 hours reached up to eleven inches in some areas, with Tallahassee reporting the record. Two deaths reported in Georgia as storms damaged homes and killed a child in Browntown. Communications crippled, lines down, trains late, roads flooded, bridges undermined. Thomasville 9 inches official, Valdosta 8 unofficial, Savannah 9.05 official.
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Atlanta
Dept
Georgia
Florida
Talla
Hassee
Fla
Nashville
R. H. Chism
Merchant
Browntown
William Penn
Penn
Thomasville
Valdosta
Savannah
Boots And Her Buddies Left A Rum Runner S chase
A midnight pursuit in Boston harbor ended when a seagoing tug carrying several thousand gallons of liquor steered to a dock and sank ashore. The crew fled the vessel and pursued a wild course through the roadstead as dawn light broke.
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