Colonel's Band Wagon Builds in New York Republican Ticket
A faction within New York Republicans consolidates around Colonel led slate for the party line. Support grows as key figures rally to the Colonel.
29 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
1
A faction within New York Republicans consolidates around Colonel led slate for the party line. Support grows as key figures rally to the Colonel.
The Roosevelt campaign signals a progressive platform at the national convention with Timothy Woodruff as expected state chair and Herbert Parsons to succeed him. Roosevelt asserts the platform favors the administration while outsiders claim it reflects local tariff concerns and internal party shifts in New York.
Charles A Barrett of Athena sends gratitude to supporters in the recent primary contest. He emphasizes defending the people's rights and the direct primary, pledging to uphold its implications in the future.
Round Up Wild West show begins in Pendleton and runs for three days with large crowds from across the Pacific coast. The event is likened to the Cheyenne roundup in style and scope.
Tacoma residents report that the city has become a Gretna Green for mixed couples seeking marriage licenses. On September 29 two Japanese American and American pairs wed, with another couple from Seattle expected, and a third from Vaugh, Washington.
Manager Church urges hurry to haul lumber and finish booths before fair days. Crews will work on site, decorations can wait, but readiness by Wednesday noon is essential to prevent confusion. Warren Construction roller will roll streets daily to curb dust before Grange Day Monday.
Walter Brookings started from Chicago in a Wright biplane aiming to fly 137 miles to Springfield for a Chicago Record Herald prize of 10000 dollars. Thousands watched as he left on a level course with an Illinois Central train following for supplies. He passed Kankakee at 10 30, 60 miles an hour, two miles ahead of the train at about one hundred feet.
Official counts show Republicans and Democrats nominating large slates in Union County with Coroner Bacon Clerk Wright Treasurer Frawley and Recorder Snook receiving cross party support. The list details candidates for Governor State Treasurer Attorney General and various county and judicial posts with both parties featuring overlapping nominees.
Discovery of hook worm among Punjab immigrants at San Francisco quarantine spurs anti oriental immigration sentiment. Seventeen immigrants held at Angel Island. five infected. Potential impact on Chinese immigration as well. Hindu immigration to the coast runs about five thousand yearly.
Rochester N Y September 29 The Democratic state convention opened with general belief the state ticket would not be picked until tonight Chairman Murphy of Tammany Hall dominates the gathering with no clear candidate Edward Shephard of Brooklyn leads for governor Alton B Parker temporary chairman in opening remarks accuses the federal government of violating the constitution and cites rising living costs and tariff attacks saying the Republican machine stands with trusts and corporations against the people
President John Collier of the Commercial Club returns from Illinois with news that eastern capital is eager to back western irrigation projects railroads and traction lines. He says Chicago and Kansas City financiers expect profitable returns and will fund western development as confidence grows across the middlewest. Collier notes his daughter will stay in the east during fall.
City council orders three miles of cement sidewalks at last night’s meeting. Notices of intended improvements in districts will be sent out immediately as discussed in The Observer yesterday.
Stockholm report says two men described as Russian spies were arrested today while prowling near the Haden fortress on the Finnish frontier. The arrests sparked excitement across Norway and Sweden amid fears Russia aims to keep a free harbor on the North Atlantic by occupying a coastal strip on the peninsula.
Berlin reports say riots last night worsened, with about 700 people cut or injured by police sabers and as many as 20 000 participants. Hospitals overflow with injured, many in precarious condition. Four American journalists were lightly hurt as damage neared 25 000 dollars.
Reverend Arthur Little, Episcopal minister in Chicago, killed himself after his wife was placed in a sanitarium. He left a note citing a broken mind and asking mercy for his wife as doctors doubted his pleas.
Resolutions introduced by the American Mining congress claim the Southern Pacific railroad holds fifty miles north of California lands under a federal grant wrongly. They demand President Taft take steps to recover the land and oppose federal conservation measures, signaling a floor fight ahead.
Federal Judge Marshall annulled town lot fraud charges against Governor Haskell and co defendants after a conference found insufficient evidence to convict. The move likely ends trials tied to the sale of Jets in Muskogee, with Governor Haskell resisting proceedings.
A midnight blaze at the American Olive Company plant in Los Angeles caused about 150000 dollars in damage. The origin of the fire remained unknown and the plant was among the world’s largest facilities. Additional property losses were reported in the incident.
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