Commoner lists many running mates for 1912 ticket
The Commoner, in discussing 1912 Democratic tickets, names many possible running mates. William Jennings Bryan notes the selection date grows near and urges reading reader opinions. Prominent figures cited include Joseph W Folk, Woodrow Wilson, and Champ Clark, alongside other accessible Democrats.
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William Jennings Ryan
Tyler
Virginia
Chamberlain
Oregon
Owen
Oklahoma
Bryan
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Stonewall Jackson’s Religion Refines His Warrior Spirit
A magazine portrays Stonewall Jackson’s faith as gradual yet all consuming, evolving from Catholic influences to austere Calvinism. It stresses devotion, daily prayer, and strict Sabbath observance, noting he weighed every utterance against sanctuary standards and avoided Sunday mail or letters.
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Jackson
John Donne
Williams and Heyburn Clash Over Jim Jones Payroll
Senate debate on an appeal by Senator John Sharp Williams centers on retaining James Jones, Jim Jones, the faithful servant to Jefferson Davis, on the Senate payroll though he provides no service. Senator Heyburn calls Jones' service an infamous record, prompting a sharp rebuke from Williams while denouncing the remark. The exchange drew intense Senate interest.
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John Sharp Williams
Jefferson Davis
Senate
James Jones
Jim Jones
Confederate States of America
Heyburn
Jones
Williams
Senator Williams
Tax Reform Critique Highlights State Tax Inequities
The Virginia Press Association heard Dr. Douglas S. Freeman of the State Tax Commission discuss widespread tax inequities in Virginia. He cited uneven land and personal property assessments across counties, harsh disparities in real estate and personal property taxation, and the disproportionate burden on fiduciaries and insured funds, urging central administrative reform.
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Virginia Press Association
Natural Bridge
Douglas S. Freeman
State Tax Commission
Virginia
Freeman
Grayson County
Richmond City
Grayson
Loudoun
Henrico
Danville
Senate Is Best Club In Country
A Northern editorial extols the United States Senate as a club where partisan lines blur within its walls. It claims members from Republicans and Democrats mingle cordially, removing rough edges in debates and social spaces, becoming cordial friends over years.
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Senate
United States Senate
John Letcher Showell Ordained to Pure Food Expert
Berlin Advance notes in Worcester Parish Worcester County Maryland July 7 1906 report that John Letcher Showell an applicant from Virginia Theological Seminary and M A C will be ordained deacon at St Pauls P FE Church Berlin on July 13 A contingent of bishops clergy and the candidate will participate Dr Harvey Wiley the pure food chief faces action by the Department of Agriculture’s personnel committee recommending resignation Taft approval expected Attorney General Wickersham supports the committee Wiley quips about being ousted from office frequently over ten years yet remains on the payroll.
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John Letcher Showell
Wiley
Berlin
St. Paul's P. FE
Worcester
John Showell Letcher
Virginia
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Wickersham
H. H. Busby
Columbia University
New York
Jones and Glass Speakers Galore
The Virginia Democratic League voted at Murphy's hotel last Thursday to launch a statewide campaign of oratory in support of Jones and Glass. About a dozen speakers will tour Virginia with stump speeches soon, led by former Governor Montague and other prominent figures.
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Virginia Democratic League
Murphy's Hotel
Jones and Glass
Virginia
Messrs
Montague
Richmond News- Leader
Rain Follows Prayer as Virginia Sees Rainfall Return
Governor William Hodges Mann urged prayer for rain amid extreme heat and drought. Richmond enjoyed two rain events in three days, including a Friday downpour. A resident recovered a fourteen inch alligator found in a street puddle during the storm, keeping it in an iron tank at home.
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Virginia
William Hodges Mann
Richmond
Landon Brown
West Main Street
Brown
Main Street
Aged Botetourt Farmer S. C. Hammond Harvests Wheat
In western Botetourt, S. C. Hammond one of the county’s oldest and respected citizens struggled to find help for harvesting his crop. At 92 he cut 69 dozen sheaves with an old fashioned cradle on June 29, aided by a neighbor. a former Confederate veteran, he is crippled in his left arm but remains active on the farm. A local boy hopes to become a man and perhaps marry when grown.
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S. C. Hammond
Western Botetourt
Hammond
University students hired as motormen for Atlantic City cars
Twenty Penn students will work as motormen on Atlantic City Street Railway cars this summer. Some have already begun. others start after commencement. Jobs pay 15 dollars per week. University Employment Bureau holds exclusive right to supply the crews.
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Husky University of Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
University Employment Bureau
Vardaman Leads Parade in Meridian for Senate Candidacy
One hundred sixty oxen yoked in eighty spans pulled the ox cart carrying James K. Vardaman through Meridian Mississippi streets on Wednesday to promote his bid for the United States Senate.
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James K. Vardaman
Meridian
Miss
United States Senate
Journalistic Folk Are Unpurchasable
Virginia press leaders praised by Dr. George H. Denny of Washington and Lee University for integrity and independence from special interests. C G B Cooke of the Richmond paper echoed the defense of press honesty, noting journalists’ courage and probity despite claims of whiskey influence and machine politics. The Richmond Evening Journal reports the Virginia press as a bulwark of the Commonwealth with a clean conscience and unwavering commitment to free, fair expression.
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George H. Denny
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Press Association
Natural Bridge
C. GB. Cooke
Denny
Cooke
Commonwealth
Virginia
Globe
Unique Surgical Graft Restores Leg With Shin Bone Transfer
Surgeons at New York Hospital for Deformities completed a pioneering operation by grafting a healthy shin bone from a donor to a woman with necrosis. Earlier attempts were confined to animal experiments, and a donor leg was prepared from a murdered accident victim kept in an ice bath for use in the procedure.
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New York Hospital
Monument to Maury Proposed for Hampton Roads Waters
The Boston Globe and others back a U S memorial to Commodore Maury in Hampton Roads proposing an island fort at Chesapeake entrance to defend Norfolk Washington and Baltimore with a statue at Fort Maury. The Norfolk Virginian Pilot supports naming the fort Pathfinder of the Seas and urges Congressional funding to strengthen the coast defenses.
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Boston Globe
United States
Hampton Roads
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Baltimore Sun
Ocean
Chesapeake
Norfolk
Washington
Baltimore
Commodore
Fort Maury
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Taft Board
Portsmouth
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
A Queen Is Coming A Christian Mother's Last Influence
An ordinary mother of three energetic boys shaped by love labor and faith. She learned art and letters to guide them, inspiring Greek, Tennyson, and Miller in daily life. At her funeral three famed men attended, while The Recording Angel spoke of a throne for her and three places for serving men of high ideals.
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Tennyson
Miller
Angelus
Forget-Me-Nots God Names a Little Flower Tale
A German legend tells how flowers received names from God. One flower forgot her name after hearing of the Creator’s kindness and was given the name Forget-me-not. The message urges God’s children to keep loving Him through all days and moods.
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Mr. Bryan
Chauncey M. Depew
Chicago
Richmond Evening Journal
Marry
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