Roosevelt for Taft Attack Echoes in House Debate
Special from Washington reports Monday's House session focused on party lines as Representative Campbell of Kansas read a Roosevelt endorsement letter from Taft's nomination. Alabama Democrat Heflin cited Roosevelt's attack branding Taft as corrupt and robbing the American people, drawing Democratic applause.
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YGDON
D.C
House
Campbell
Rema
Kansas
Roosevelt
Taft
Heflin
Former helper to oppose Wilson in Baltimore parade
Champ Clark supporters plan a 10 000 strong parade ending at the convention hall. Delegations from Missouri Maryland Kansas City Pittsburg St Louis Boston Chicago join, with Clark banners and a Clark “Secret Service” to mingle with delegates. Stone predicts Clark gains on the second ballot and maintains first ballot strength.
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Baltimore
Champ Clark
Missouri
Naonal
Champ Clark Association
Washington, D. C
Clark
Kansas City
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Thomas Little
Maryland
New York
Wilson
Clark “Secret Service
William Stone
Secret Service
Stone
California Delegation Backs Champ Clark for Last Ballot
California leaders declare support for Champ Clark, vowing to carry the will of the people to the final ballot. The California delegation, with 26 delegates, coordinates from Kernan Hotel and Maryland Theater facilities in Baltimore as headquarters and gathering spots.
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California
Clark
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Chicago
Roosevelt
Kernan Hotel
Maryland
Ex Senator Smith Accuses Governor Wilson in Baltimore Fight
Ex Senator James Smith Jr of New Jersey leads a faction opposing Governor Wilson in Baltimore as 24 to 4 delegates align. Smith says Wilson betrayed the organization that helped him while Wilson backers predict victory and note rising campaign support. D A Dugan handles Wilson camp publicity after a secret New Jersey caucus.
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Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Batle
James Smith, Jr
Wilson
Smith
Edward E. Grosscup
State Democratic Committee
D. A. Dugan
Boy Confesses Theft at 125th Street Station
A seventeen year old youth, John Ashby, told West 125th Street Eighth Avenue police he stole two diamond rings from Florence Newman in the Bronx after asking police for help. He claimed he was homeless and wanted to be up. He said the rings had been pledged and tickets were exchanged for a ring and $15 for another.
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Florence Newman
Avenue
The
Bronx
York
Montreal love scheme ends with surrender
A boy, in tears, recounted meeting Alice C Kenny in New York. He quit his clerk job, robbed his sister, traveled to Montreal to find her, learned she did not live at the given address, returned home penniless, and then decided to surrender at the police station.
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Alice C. Kenny
East
Dorchester Street
Montreal
Alice Kenny
New York
Poison and fire revenge on employer in New Haven
Amelia James, a servant at Dr F F Kodk, allegedly plotted with carbolic acid and oil soaked rags to start a fire after being denied a Thursday night out. Police traced the scheme to the firehouse fire and questioned the young woman at the station.
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New Haven
Conn
Amela
Aidelian James
F F. Kodkk
Budd
Amelia
Miss James
Clark Boom 15 Vee Being Planned
In Baltimore special reports ten contests waiving seventy eight delegates were ready for presentation before the national committee. District of Columbia six votes Illinois twenty eight votes Pennsylvania two votes Porto Rico five votes Texas four votes Rhode Island three votes South Dakota ten votes Vermont five votes Philippines six votes Alaska six votes. Leaders believed the contests would not take long and would not spark the same party feeling seen at Chicago.
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Baltimore
National Committee
District of Columbia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Porto Rico
Texas
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Philippines
Alaska
Chicago
Koose- Sher- Taft Welt
Man
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Il A
Georgia
Kentucky
Muaine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oess
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Columbia
Hawaii
Cummins
la Follette
Hughes
Por
Cesed
Sarah Hadley Reerlige
Merriam
Gillette
Editorial snippets on politics and society in 1908 era
A collage of brief editorial notes from various papers. Mentions Chauncey M Depew calling the Republican convention a funeral yet living, Taft’s wire-pulling, prayer versus bomb at Chicago, and a Massachusetts town offering fifty dollars to brides. Also notes straw hats versus russet shoes, hotel diamonds, and a newsboy who saved 2400 dollars over twelve years.
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Massachusetts
Virginian-Pilot
Remark on Colonel Rosenwelt as a public nuisance
Nelson County Times ridicules Colonel Tiddy Rosenwelt calling him possibly the greatest blatherskite and predicts he will be a major nuisance with over four months until the November election.
Byrd retirement sparks hopes of political return
The Roanoke Times notes that despite Byrd's retirement some friends expect him to be called back to political leadership. The piece cites Chicago delegates from the South, with a Methodist preacher among them and alleged bribery offers by Roosevelt supporters to desert Taft. Banks, the Mississippi convert, is said to have been paid to share funds but failed to distribute and fled.
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Byrd
Slackstone Courier
South
Chicago
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Mississippi
Troosevelt
Taft
Roanoke Times
Voting rights and party platform across Virginia
A compilation of editorials and notices from Virginia papers arguing for tariff support and political appointments, praising law enforcement and court decisions in Lee county vote bribery cases, and urging adherence to the spirit of the law. It notes northern and western westward migration influences, platform items, and a Wytheville Supreme Court ruling backing Judge Skeen.
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Virginia Court of Appeals
Skeen
Lee County
Circuit Court
Flounery
Plounery
Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Wytheville
Supreme Court of Appeals
Massie
Virginia
Supreme Court
Radford
Sun Yat Sen and Geh Ming Tang’s Chinese Revolution Plans
The Christian Herald notes Sun Yat Sen and allies have operated as exiles for over a decade, organizing the Geh Ming Tang to undermine Manchu rule. It asserts the movement targeted military officials and soldiers, counting on central disruption to spur nationwide revolt as evidence from the previous months confirms his strategy.
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Sun Yat Sen
Japan
Sun
Christian Herald
Taft at the Cross Roads in Harper’s Weekly
A. Maurice Low in Harper’s Weekly argues Mr. Taft can win renomination only by avoiding compromises with enemies. He warns Taft risks destroying his chances if he reconciles with foes at the cost of alienating supporters. The piece critiques Taft’s strategy and political alliances.
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Mr. Taft
A. Maurice Low
Harper's Weekly
Joey
Roosevelt as Candidate in a Politician's Scramble
The author argues that only Taft can force Roosevelt into the open, while Roosevelt's campaign for delegates is seen as a standard political scramble for the White House. Roosevelt is described as a man on horseback looming in imagination but a candidate pursuing personal ends through typical political tactics.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
White House
Tries to arrest a bee ends with police sting injuries
A New York beehive tale recounts Policeman James Looby attempting to round up bees at William Hogslin’s Bayonne address. Bees attacked him, his helmet came off, and he suffered multiple stings before Edmond Isbills and a boy caused further buzzing chaos.
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New York
William Hogslin
Looby
Hogslin
Edmond Isbills
Fashion enters the door and sales wait for no woman
The brief, era style note references fashion’s reach and the idea that a woman is judged by how long she keeps fashion. It cites quirky lines from the Judge's Library and a Chicago News tease about pigs and a king, implying satirical snippets.
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Judge's Library
Stanford's Spirit Lifted After Devastation
Harper's Weekly notes Leland Stanford University embodies San Francisco resilience. Despite April dawn ruin, the campus rebuilds begin with steel nave frame raised and mosaics saved for reerection. Stonework and chapels are being restored as patience and faith guide the restoration of one of the nation’s show universities.
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San Francisco
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Stanford
Pergolis
Richardson
Leland Stanford
Harper's Weekly
Nomination intrigue at Baltimore convention scene
A Baltimore dispatch outlines Democratic party maneuvering over temporary chairmanship with Parker, Harmon, Wilson factions contending. Talks of Gaynor and Murphy plots, Bryan’s potential exclusion, and a Belvedere gathering to sway delegates. Wilson supporters rally with Ridder and Byrd predicting Virginia and New Jersey alignments.
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Baltimore
Teddy
Emerson and Gelvedere
Bryan
Gaynor
Murphy
Harmon
Wilson
Clark
Underwood
Parker
Chicago
Amone
Tageart
Sullivan
Tryan
New York
Belvedere
Mack
Charles F. Murphy
Councis
National Committee
David Rockwell
Harvey
Ohio
Garber
Toledo
Napoleon
Democratic Party
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Pennsy
Washington
Hermann Ridder
Staats Zeitung
Democratic National Committee
Ridder
Senator Martine
New Jersey
Martine
Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia
Washington Sundy
New Willard
Macday
Wale
Murphy, Taggart and Sullivan
Vance McCormick
Harrigilrs
Pennsylvania
Peter Wedin
Hudson County
N. J
Tammany
Denver
Mystery Boy Is Killer In Plane Mystery
Harry Turner, nineteen, an aviator’s machinist at Mineola, died after a crash while testing a plane. He told Peter McLaughlin he hid his family, saying they had nothing to do with him. Turner’s body was pulled from wreckage. two wires injured him. doctors said no hope. He wished to find his people.
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New York
Harry Turner
Mineola Aviation Field
Peter McLaughlin
Brooklyn
McLaughlin
Carl van Hoffman
Turner
Harry
Geoinng
Viane
Pell
MelLaughlin
Rass
Bie
Frank Fitzsimmons
Henry Walden
Melaughlin
Mineola
Virginians Reported Short of Por Unit Support
Baltimore special says Speaker Byrd, after polling Virginia delegates at Rennett yesterday, believes progressives will beat them for Wilson and that a two thirds unit-rule majority cannot be reached after the first ballot. He also says reactionaries under Martin and Swanson could not obtain a majority.
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Baltimore
Rennett
Byrd
Virginia
Wilson
Martin
Swanson
Roosevelt on Third-Party Bid Arrives in New York
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived from Chicago aboard the Twentieth Century at 12:40 PM with his wife. He declared only I’m in a go ght as he entered the city to lead a third party in the national campaign this year.
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New York
Theodoreoosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Bathing for health in summer and daily care
Practical guide on summer bathing emphasizing cooling benefits and health effects. Describes sponge baths, cold plunges, sea and surf baths, and home setups. Advises on who should avoid intense plunges, diving caution, and postbath routines including rubbing, rest, and cool sprays.
Taft Nominated On First Ballot At Chicago Republican Convention
Delegates in Chicago nominating speeches were brief and direct as Taft secured a majority on the initial roll call. Roosevelt factions disrupted proceedings with interruptions and a volatile atmosphere, while Taft supporters celebrated a decisive outcome and Sherman secured the vice presidential nomination amid a largely silent Roosevelt contingent.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
la Follette
Root
Taft
Sunny Jt
Sherman
New York
Iow
Gunda’s Moment of Peril at New York Yard
Gunda the elephant at his New York enclosure roared when a fearsome stray dog intruded the yard. The animal lunged toward the proprietor as the dog urged by the breach pursued, prompting the elephant to back into his house with the dog in pursuit. Keeper Thuman soon arrived as further roars rattled the building.
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Gunda
New York
Thuman
Nagel Faces Cab Bellows As He Walks Home
Secretary Charles Nagel, returning from New York, ignored a chorus of hack drivers shouting for rides to uptown hotels and offices. He calmly walked fourteen blocks to his Washington office, laughing when a driver jokily offered Deaf and Dumb Asylum as a ride.
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Nagel
Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
New York
Hackmen
Willard
Raleigh
Statesman
Johu
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York Press
Salem Times Hexister
Willamsburg
Free Lance
Lance
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Orange Observer
New York World
Floyd Press
Ledger Dispatch
Farmville
Iowa
James H. Allen
United States Signal Corps
Aviation Department of the Navy
Statue of Liberty
C. C. Witmar
New York Bay
Supreme Bench
Southland
Gordonsville
Ameren
Culpeper Enterprise
Henry County
Boston
Mass
Podge
Chicago News
J. “Ham” Lewis
Sheriff Wedin
Mt Vernon Place
Emerson
Orient
Lewis
William Romaine Tyree
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