Steam Roller Dictates California Delegates Victory
California Republicans split as Roosevelt swept the state by 70,000 votes. In San Francisco Fourth District Taft supporters claimed district election, while Roosevelt backers argued the state result should govern. Governor Hiram Johnson refused to testify, calling the proceedings a theft of the people’s will and naming Pat Calhoun and S. Fred Hogue as alleged graft figures. Taft delegates seated 37 to 16 amid courtroom chaos.
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Roosevelt
Republican National mM
California
Taft
Fourth District
Francis J. Honey
Hiram Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
San Francisco
Heney
Esterbrook
New Hampshire
Borah
Calhoun
Pat. Calhoun
Hiram W. Johnson
Heney and Johnson
Hogue
Fred Hogue
San Francisco Post
Arizona to Taft Too Contests at Republican National Committee
Delegates at large from Arizona initially seated for Taft left Roosevelt with a 107 to 1 score. Roosevelt delegates bolted, a roll call was demanded but only eighteen joined, and the Taft side won the seating by voice vote. The Arizona and California contests move toward hearing as the committee begins an early session.
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Chicago
Ill
Arizona
Taft
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Roosevelt del Uon
Cremensne
Ricville Saunders
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Saughters
California
Anen
National Committee
Charles Dick
Kentucky
Rosewater
Aviation crash at College Park kills two aviators
At College Park army aviation field a Wright aeroplane crashed during an altitude test after 6 PM. Lieutenant Leighton W. Hazlehurst Jr. of the Seventeenth United States Infantry and Al Welsh, a Wright birdman, died under wreckage. Hazlehurst suffered a broken neck and leg. Welsh had a fractured skull. The accident ended the final test run without warning.
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Washington, D. C
Wright
Army Aviation Field
College Park
Leighton W. Hazlehurst, Jr
Seventeenth United States Infantry
al” L. Welsh
Hazlehurst
Welsh
Hout
Fatal Airplane Crash Ends Early Flight Trial
An experimental Wright aircraft crashed at 6:13 in a field near the government hangar shortly after takeoff at 6:10. Aviators Welsh and Hazlehurst were aboard during an altitude test, but the machine collapsed nose first and plunged to the ground, killing both pilots.
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Welsh
Haziehurst
Hazlehurst
Wright
Figcht
C. de Forest Chandler
Table Motion 10 Unseat Henry in Taft Roosevelt Fight
The Taft camp gained Mississippi delegates bringing Taft to 152 as Heney faced a bid to unseat him. The Republican National Committee opened Mississippi and Missouri contests with Roosevelt backers led by Gov Hadley. Heney fought to retain influence amid claims of fraud and party loyalties.
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Chicago
Ill
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Francis J. Heney
California
Heney
Missouri
Taft
Tlb
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Dean E. Hyman
George Morrison
W. 8
Sturgis
San Francisco
Sidney Bieber
District of Columbia
Herbert S. Hadley
Bryan
Hadley
St. Louis
Stead Urges Smith to Act on Maritime Safety
Albert T. Stead of London, son of the Titanic victim, writes to Senator William Alden Smith urging the Senate Commerce Committee to reject British Board of Trade certificates and demand robust American inspection of foreign trans Atlantic ships. He supports British maritime reform and says the stand would aid their efforts. The hearings on the navigation bill continued with Capt. R. P. Schwerin and Marston Niles presenting safety proposals.
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Washington, D. C
Albert T. Stead
London
William O'T. Stead
William Alden Smith
Senate Commerce Committee
British Board of Trade
Stead
Smith
White Star
R. P. Schwerin
Pacific Mail
San Francisco and
Portland Line
Marston Niles
Navy
Strike Breaker Has Accident On Broadway Bridge
A street car on Broadway Bridge in Boston carried by a strike breaker derailed after speeding over the draw. One young woman was injured and taken to a hospital. many received minor injuries. The motorman’s high speed caused the crash, with the car sliding twenty five feet and nearly plunging into the water before the heavy frame work kept it from going overboard.
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Boston
Mass
Broadway
Numi
Harvard Lampoon Advice to Owen Johnson
Cambridge Mass Special. The Lampoon the Harvard undergraduates humorous publication has challenged Owen Johnson author of Har vard and her institutions. The editorial says a man writing about Yale may not be fit to critique Harvard Radcliffe or its world. A college trains men for the world reform the world first then its training schools.
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Cambridge
Mass
the Lampoon
Harvard
Owen Johnson
Yale
Radcliffe
Washington Elm
Johnson
Papers Recovery and Arbitration in Virginia Case
In Richmond Virginia a dispute over missing documents involves Librarian Scott and Poindexter. Acting on his own, O Ferrall recovered half the papers by compromise. Estimated auction value of the documents ranges from 1500 to 2000 dollars. The Commonwealth may recover the remaining items, but officials differ and the case is stalled before an arbitration board.
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Richmond
Scott
Poindexter
Storey
O'Ferrall
Beg
Libbie
Commonwealth
Colonel Roosevelt Backs Woman Suffrage Plan
Theodore Roosevelt announced through Judge Lindsey that he supports woman suffrage and will include a clear declaration in his Chicago convention platform. Lindsey spent two hours with Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill, aiming to secure the explicit endorsement.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Lindsey
Denver
Chicago
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt backs woman suffrage plank for Chicago platform
Colonel Roosevelt voiced strong support for woman suffrage after noting voting women in Colorado and other Western states reshaped politics. He said adding a suffrage plank to the Chicago platform reflects the country’s benefit from granting women the ballot. President Taft also supported women’s suffrage on record.
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Roosevelt
Colorado
Guggenheim and Evans
Washington
California
Chicago
Lindsey
Taft
Donohue Backs Run If Stuart Withdraws In Virginia
Richmond reports Captain Donohue says he will run for governor if Henry C. Stuart is not in the race. Donohue, tied to Willard and Montague by relations, is a Fairfax Herald owner and former auditor. His candidacy hinges on Stuart’s health and plans, with Donohue ready to contest if Stuart falters.
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Richmond
Donohue
Virginia
Henry C. Stuart
Donohoe
Joseph E. Willard
Montague
Martin
Captain Donohoe
Fairfax Herald
Senate
Fairfax
Stuart
Mr. Stuart
The Ply Catechism Summer Fly Creed
A rhythmical catechism from Indianapolis condemns filth and flies. It lists where flies breed and feed, their dangers to humans, and methods to kill them including lime, screens, sticky papers, or kerosene. It warns that flies carry typhoid fever tuberculosis and summer diarrhea and urges sanitation to protect health.
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Indianapolis
Maddogs Haunt Lynchburg as rabid dog shot
In Lynchburg Virginia the vil.dog owned by Rev. Joseph B. Dunn rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church was shot last night after showing hydrophobia. Two dogs bitten by the rabid animal are confined. A dog killed here two weeks ago is now confirmed by Federal experts in Washington to have hydrophobia.
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Lynchburg
Joseph B. Dunn
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Washington
Mass Meeting for Strikers Plans Parade in Boston
A mass meeting for 150000 workers on Boston Common is planned to support car men in the strike against the elevated railway. The meeting, backed by the Massachusetts AFL, Boston Central Labor Union, and Carmen's Unions, aims to stage a monster parade with statewide backing including 10000 from Lowell. The elevated road rejects arbitration as a rival transportation service forms. Cars ran all night on all lines under a curtailed schedule.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Carmen
Lowell
South Boston
Roxbury
Elevated
Thrice Arrested In One Day Man’s Record
LeRoy Halamka, 23, a self described Columbia law student, faced Magistrate Freschi on grand larceny charges in West Side Court for $700 from George H. Janns, a real estate dealer. Bail set at $1,000, later reduced. linked to a $1,000 automobile from Motor Finance Co. and a $450 hotel bill. Halamka, paroled to his father, faced additional warrants as details emerged of failed stock purchase and hotel incident.
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New York
LeRoy Halamka
Columbia
Freschi
West Side Court
George H. Janns
Clyde E. Black
Motor Finance Company
West Fifty-ninth Street
Halamka
Black
Halamkea
Halamksa
United States Rubber Company
Janus
Army Navy Club
Automae
J. W. Down
Avon Hotel
Maxwell Hamilton
Down
Riots Subside As Boston Strike Eases
Boston elevated railway runs full night service for first time since the strike. Company loans 1,500 new workers to replace strikers, bringing staffing to 4,500. General Bancroft refuses arbitration. Boston Central Labor Union urges affiliates and families to refrain from riding.
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Boston
Mas
Bancroft
Boston Central Labor Union
Rates in Newport News Ordered by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission has directed railroads serving Norfolk and Newport News Virginia to file tariffs by October 1 to end discriminatory rates favoring Norfolk over Newport News.
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Newport News
Yfashington
D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk
Judge Hanford Investigation Pursued by House Vote
Representative Berger's resolution proposes investigating Judge C. H. Hanford of Seattle with a view to impeachment. The measure was reported to the House by Chairman Clayton of the Judiciary Committee and was unanimously adopted.
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Washington, D. C
Berger
C. H. Hanford
Seattle
House
Clayton
Judiciary Committee
Virginia Girl on Death Row Delays Execution to July 19
Richmond Virginia Governor Mann granted a respite for Virginia Christian a sixteen year old girl condemned to death for murder delaying the June 21 execution date to July 19. Lawyers will seek a rehearing and possible clemency from the Governor after the Supreme Court allegedly refused a writ of error. The miscommunication involved a clerical error misunderstood by telephonic report. Efforts now focus on obtaining clemency to avert capital punishment.
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Richmond
Mann
Virginia Christian
Virginia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Writ of Error Granted in Virginia Christian Case
Attorneys J Thomas Newsome and George W urge a 30 day respite to file an amended petition for commutation after reports show writ of error granted then refused. Execution set for June 21 requiring quick action.
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J. Thomas Newsome
George Wate
Virginia
E. Stewart Jones
Supreme Court
Virginia Christian
Revenue Cutters Ordered to Alaska Delayed by Message Gaps
Captain Mertholt of the revenue cutter service dispatches Tahoma and McCullough to Alaska but orders go unanswered and Bertholt fears nonreceipt. Delays hinder arrival to volcano stricken towns as cutters are beyond land wireless range and a chartered vessel will carry orders.
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Washington, D. C
Mertholt
Revenue Cutter Service
Tahoma
McCullough
Alaska
Bertholt
Brave Little Willie Kissed Robbers Away at Bellmore
Special. Willie Schwincker lingered at the garden gate bidding his girl good night delaying a post office burglary. He guided plumber George Rohr and helper Ike back to the post office to defend the safe. A lookout Norris Weeks with a duck gun joined, but the robbers fired a peek at the door without opening the safe or stealing stamps. Willie hopes Andrew Carnegie will hear about this.
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Bellmore
Willie Schwincker
Willie
George Rohr
Ike
Norris Weeks
Wilflchwincker
Andrew Carnegie
New Discoveries Made in Nevada
In Mina area east of Mina Nevada Professor Lawrence Baker reports remarkable prehistoric finds from ancient tropical waters. Remains include a three toed horse about the size of a lamb and a nearly complete prehistoric dog. Fossils dated to about five to six million years ago.
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Reno
Nev
Mina
Lawrence Baker
Department of Geological Research
University of California
American Arrests on Charge of Fraud in New York
Two police lieutenants seized Clark A. Miller and Alfred H. Motley Jr after they arrived with the Kron Prinz Wilhelm and faced grand larceny charges for allegedly obtaining 100000 from William Ottman Jr of the United States Lithograph Company through forged claims about a lithographing process. The men were previously released in London on extradition papers issues and returned to fight their case.
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New York
Kron
Prinz Wilhelm
Clark A. Miller
Alfred H. Motley, Jr
United States Lithograph Company
London
England
America
William Ottman, Jr
Brake beam wreck halts Southern freight near Arlington
A southbound Southern Railway freight from Alexandria to Atlanta was wrecked at 8 o clock with a broken brake beam near Arlington Lynchburg causing thirteen cars to pile up and paralyze the Washington division. All passenger trains diverted via Buena Vista and Basic City. twelve hours to restore. No injuries.
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Lynchburg
Alexandria
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Arrington
Washington
Buena Vaista
Basic City
Attempt to Boycott Meat Market Ends in a Disgraceful Scene
New York. A mob of several hundred women meat boycott ers and sympathizers invaded two large Williamsburg meat markets at 47 Siegel Street. They poured oil on meat and poultry and customers, dragged people out, fought proprietors and employees, and clashed with police who used clubs to drive off the attackers.
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New York
Williamsburg
Joseph Wernstein
Sam Bernstein
Siegel Street
Excursion Train Wreck Near Dalton Kills Two
Two railroad workers died and more than fifty passengers were injured when an excursion train on the Western and Atlantic Railroad derailed near Dalton Georgia. Five cars plunged over an embankment as the engine left the track. Section hands repairing the torn track were struck.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Western and Atlantic
Dalton
How Virginians Voted in 1844
Virginia voters backed James K. Polk for president in 1844 with 1,337,248 votes to Henry Clay 1,299,068 and James G. Birney 69,300. The piece lists Polk’s statewide electoral ticket and a Whig ticket led by Clay, with district electors and remarks on economic policy and party rhetoric, noting West Virginia then part of Virginia.
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Richmond
United States
Baltimore
James K. Polk
Tennessee
Henry Clay
Virginia
Kentucky
James C. Birney
New York
Polk
Clay
Birney
Monumental
W P. Knowles
City
George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
John 5. Millson
Norfolk
Thomas Wallace
Peterburg
Willian R. Baskerville
Mecklenbure
Willian Daniel
Campbth
Archibald Stuart
Patc
Willian Smith
Fauquier
Willian P. Taylor
Caroline
Willian H. Roane
Henco
Richard Coke, Jr
Gloucester
Henry Bedinger
Jefferson
Green B. Samuels
Shenandoah
James Hoge
Pulaski
Henrys. Kane
Scott
Robert A. Thompson
Kanawha
Joseph Johnson
Harrison
William Morgan
Marion
Old Dominion
Theodore Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Europe
Henry P. Irving
Cumberland
Joseph K. Irving
Amherst
Geo. H. Gilmer
Pittsylvania
Valentine W. Southall
Amelia
John Janney
Loudoun
Edward T. Tayloe
King George
Raleigh T. Daniel
Richmond City
Moreau Bowers
Willamebure
West Virginia
Riots in Palermo Over Maritime Law Passage
Palemo Italy experienced massive rioting as a new law restricting maritime agreements triggered clashes. About 150 wounded, including 15 gendarmes and many women, with several expected to die. Rioters demanded resignations and threatened to burn municipal buildings. gunfire escalated before authorities dispersed mobs and arrested leaders.
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Palermo
Italy
Palermoi
Mayor C. B. Greer Re-elected In Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount Virginia reports Mayor C. B. Greer re-elected with 64 votes to 22 over Captain G. W. R. Hale. New council members elected were Messia N. P. Angle, H. Ak, A. B. Garrett, W. C. Menefee, W. A. Belcher, and Raymond Davis. Defeated candidates were J. W ens H. C. Chitwood and R. H. Garre.
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Hazelhurst
A. L. Welsh
Army
Henry
Lincoln
Moses
U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Taleston
Harvard Lampoon
Boston Commons
House Committee
Nevada
Robt H. Whitfield
Isle of Wight, Dist
John E. Shell
Bruns
Greer
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