Negro delegates scarce at Republican convention in Chicago
The Republican national convention in Chicago shows few Negro delegates this year. Unlike four years ago, southern representation was reduced, with about twenty five Negro delegates elected, a third of 1912 levels. Some northern delegates, notably from New York, are present as alternates.
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Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
New York
Charles W. Anderson
Manhattan
Internal Revenue
Congress Hotel Roosters and Roosevelt Backers in Debate
A boisterous scene in a hotel Congress shows bronze jardinières with rubber plants and a water incident. Mrs. C. H. Wharton spearheads a petition from Seattle women urging Colonel Roosevelt. Delegates joke about Tom Smith and weigh rosters as Roosevelt momentum spreads through Massachusetts and New England.
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Tom Smith
Tom
McAllister
Mr Smith
C. H. Wharton
Womens’ Roosevelt Club
Seattle
Colonel Roosevelt
Kitchener Asserts Unyielding Military Resolve
The article portrays Lord Kitchener at sixty six with vigor and discipline, insisting on work over leisure and tolerating no home concerns for soldiers. It recounts his Boer War actions, harsh methods, rapid decisions, and relentless focus on efficiency and organization.
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Egypt
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Kitchener
Corps
Royal Engineers
Pales
Kitchener Declared Dead As Hampshire Sinks In Battle
Earl Kitchener, secretary of war, is reported killed when the armored cruiser Hampshire sinks after a naval engagement. Once heading war affairs in London he often visited the front, known for vigor and steely resolve. The German pursuit of Kitchener had been noted since the war began.
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India
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London
France
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Strang-Coleman Company Stars Baldy Strang at Chautauqua
The Strang-Coleman Company offered vocal and instrumental music with Baldy Strang, famed as the Harry Lauder of Chautauqua, in Scotch costume and bagpipe, as the standout act per the Fremont Times-Indicator. The piece urges full attendance to boost community betterment via season tickets.
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Strang-Coleman Company
Baldy Strang
Harry Lauder
Chautauqua
Fremont, Times- Indicator
Fremont
Mich
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