Roosevelts Backed by Virginia Republicans Meet in Martins
About 300 insurgent Republicans gathered at City Auditorium in Martinsville for a noon meeting to plan for the national convention in Chicago. W M Peyton of Henry County urged supporting the Democratic candidate if Taft is renominated. Delegates elected J M Newcomb Petersburg state chairman and others from Richmond Petersburg Newport News and Martinsville. Police presence kept order as votes and resolutions attacked Taft and urged Roosevelt leadership.
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Taft
W. M. Peyton
Commonwealth
Henry County
Virginia
United States
Tutt
Bate
J. M.newcomb
Petersburg
White
C. Kuseom Stemp
Wiliam M. Peyton
Martins. du White
J. B. Pollard
Nesto Laws
Richmond
J. Je
Diowens
Mesto
Doctor of Folk
William Mil Mith Demond
J. T. Newsom
Newport News
George Iisen
A. W. Bierioe Aerts
aMweig
Peteret
Mare Abtievillv
Fae VW. J. Bihils i
Petereburg
J. F. Marchant
J. R. Pollard
Jrouen
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
A. A. Graham
Hampton
Roosevelt Commonwealth
Pollard
Graham
Roosevelt
Jane
Body of King Frederick VIII Sent to Lübeck
The body of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, who died in Hamburg, is shipped on a special funeral train. Dowager Queen Louise and three children accompany the cortege, mourning deeply as the coffin is carried to the private coach. The procession moves to Travemund for transfer to the Danish ship Dannebrog for Copenhagen.
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Germany
Louise
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Dheck
Gustave
Dagmar
Thyra
Lubeck
Travemund
Neustadt Bay
Dannebrog
Copenhagen
Hamburger Hof
Syed
Butler Defends Arbitration at Mohonk Conference
Special. President Nicholas Buller of Columbia University defended arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France at Mohonk. He mocked political chatter and urged a global "international mind" to pursue universal peace, criticizing Senate delays and urging wiser international policy.
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Mohonk, N
Nicholas Alurray Buller
Columbia University
Lake Mohonk
Loneland
France
United States Senate
Sutter
Artemus Ward
Senate
Feutler
General Assembly Meets in Bristol Presbyterian Church
The fifty second Southern Presbyterian General Assembly convened at 11 AM in the First Presbyterian Church Bristol with nearly all Southern synods represented. Rev. Russell Cecil preached opening sermon. Stated Clerk T H Law announced commissioners. Moderator election looms with candidates Vance, Dobyns, Clyne, Reed. Evening sessions set for public meetings on church clauses.
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Britol
Tenn
Fifty-Second General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Russell
Cecil
Second Presbyterian Church
Richmond
T. H. Law
Spartanburg
S. C
R. BE. Glenn
North Carolina
R. C. Reed
Columbia, & C
James I. Vance
Nashville
T. S. Clyce
Sherman
Texas
General Assembly
W. BR
Dobyns
St. Joseph
Thomas
Clyon
Tex
Columbia
Taft Declares White House Year Unpleasant
A Clifton Forge Review item quotes President Taft calling his past year in the White House distinctly unpleasant while the Chase City Progress compares him to Lincoln up North and Old Hickory down South, noting public sympathy for a longer presidency.
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Taft
White House
Clifton Forge
Lincoln
Old Hickory
Chase City Progress
Wyser Attacks Allen's Counsel in Carroll County Trial
In Wytheville, Va a crowded courtroom witnessed Joseph Wyser launch a vehement attack on defense counsel Fr. Hairston during the Floyd Allen trial. He accused Hairston of misrepresenting evidence and misreading instructions, delivering a blistering rebuttal that challenged the defense’s portrayal of the case as a jury considers indictments for an assault on the judiciary.
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Wyser
Tuin
Pulaski Atttorney
Wysor
Tne
Hairston
Stapler
Mr. Wyser
Commonwealth
Roanoke
Steinoke
Ile
Thornton L. Massie
Massie
Floyd Allen
Staples
Mr. Wysor
Carroll County
Julius Caesar
Lincoln
Booth
Garfield
Gileau
McKinley
Czolgotz
Betty Ayers
Sidna
Judie Massie
Sidna Allen
Massin
Carroll
Wypor
Virginid
Titanic hearing reveals Franklin offered train to Halifax
Senate investigating committee heard Ben Co of Lehigh New York and New Haven Railway say Franklin telephoned him on April 14 asking trains to Halifax for Titanic passengers. Co noted Franklin promised White Star Line expenses and that most passengers were saved, while London inquiry heard of a lifeboat with five passengers and captains urging restraint as women declined boats.
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D. C
Senkwr Adam Atweot Smith
Tianhe
Senate
Bennt Co
Oe Pee
Lele New York and New Haven Railway
P A. S. Franklin
International Mercantile Airline Company
Gbim
Plaintax
New York
White Star Ner
Mn Campbell
Wic
Clive
Halifax
Franklin
England
London
Sovernments
New Foundland
Atlantic
Rule
Reuke
Lord Mersey
Tart
Taft
John Sumamon
Hart
Roosevelt Delegation Urged At North Carolina Convention
Special Raleigh, N C. Morehead, state Republican chair, called the convention to order and urged a full Roosevelt delegation. Zeb Walder, Roosevelt state manager, was seated to organize the body as Morehead favored unity with Taft allies. A Dixon telegram pledged a strong Roosevelt showing and a hoped for 66,000 Ohio majority.
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N. C
Morehead
North Carolina
Zeb Vance Walder
Lexington
Roosevelt
Taft
Walder
Senator Dixon
Dixon
California
H Roosevelt
Chicago
Ohio
Roosevelt Keeps Lincoln Hair Lock Revealed in Hay Letter
Washington D C special reports Col Roosevelt possesses a lock of Abraham Lincoln s hair cut the night of his assassination The lock was given in 1905 by John Hay and kept in private correspondence Hay s memoirs say the hair is sealed in a ring cut from Lincoln s head by Dr Taft and Hay notes Roosevelt as one of the men who valued Lincoln most.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John Hay
McKinley
Lincoln
Taft
Hay
Mr. Hay
WORN OUT FAFT FORCED TO REST IN OHIO CAMPAIGN
Worn out by three days of arduous work in Ohio, President Taft rested in Cleveland after leaving the field to Colonel Roosevelt. He rode in his private car to Gordon Park and planned a quiet morning with friends, while Major Rhoades coaxed his husky voice for tonight’s mass meeting.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tait
Roosevelt
Gordon Park
Rhoades
Railroads Lose Wharf Monopoly in Public Terminal Ruling
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane ruled that railroad wharves serving public port traffic become public terminals when offered to all shippers. Railroads must provide equal access or offer relivery at other wharves at no extra charge. The decision targets Eastern seaport docks in Philadelphia New York and Baltimore and applies to all rail and water line companies. The ruling extends to billing practices for water lines and requires uniform access under reasonable rules.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio
Southern Railroad
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Commission of North Railroad
Publc
Ceormctimartra
Colonel Roosevelt Attacks Taft on Reciprocity Policy
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Taft's reciprocity plan in Bradford Junction speech to about 1,500 listeners, saying the measure benefits beef and flour mills by letting in raw materials and keeping duties on finished goods. He urges farmers to vote against Taft next Tuesday to resist political bosses.
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Bradford Junction
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Beef Trust
Millers’ Trust
Roosevelt
Corey Likely to Get in Trouble over Steel Trust Probe
William Eilis Corey former president of United States Steel Corp sailed for Europe instead of appearing as a witness. Jacob M Dickinson leading the investigation said Corey was subpoenaed and cannot trifile with the government. John A Topping of Youngstown, chairman of Republic Iron and Steel Co, was recalled as a witness for defying government efforts.
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New York
William Eilis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Steel Trust
Jacob M. Dickinson
Corey
United States
John A. Topping
Youngstown
The
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Millionaire A 2 Waiter In Jail
George C. Fetterman a Los Angeles millionaire real estate dealer orange grower rancher and auto speeder has been promoted to head waiter at the county jail. He is serving time for speed violations and his prior kitchen duties included peeling potatoes. A jailer praised him saying he is the best waiter ever here.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George C. Fetterman
Fetterman
Pedterman
Presbyterians Hear Heresy Case at Southern General Assembly
Louisville reports the Presbyterian Church in the United States holds its 124th General Assembly with 1.5 million members. Delegates debate a $10 million pension fund, reestablish ties with Union Theological Seminary, and examine charges of heresy against Rev. William A. Brown. Rev. J. F. Carson presided. major candidates include Sneed, McClure, and Matthews.
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Ohio River
Union Theological Seminary of
New York
Charles Briggs
William A. Brown
Union Theological Seminary
J. F. Carson
Brooklyn
Frank W. Sneed
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
J. G. K. McClure
McCormick Presbyterian Seminary of
Chicago
Mark Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Wash
Wife of Prominent Doctor Attacked in Wytheville
Mrs. Thomas, wife of physician and granddaughter of Colonel Withers, was accosted by a drunken man while returning from the opera. She repelled the assault with her umbrella, fled indoors for a pistol, and a bloodhound tracked the area but failed to locate the offender amid heavy rain. Baldwin-Felts detectives joined the investigation. the suspect, likely a stranger linked to the Allen trial, may be arrested soon. Mrs. Thomas remains a leading Virginia social figure and her father once United States senator.
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Wytheville, VA
Merc
I. A
Allen
Thomas
Colonel Withers
United States
Lynchburg News
Virginia
Youth Arrested After Assault on Six Year Old Girl in Staunton
Staunton Virginia Special report: Seventeen year old white youth C W Prubacker was arrested after noon on a charge of attacking the six year old daughter of William Kern. He was taken to Luray for safety amid mob violence fears. Brubacker, son of a Methodist minister, was said to have locked an older sister and allegedly assaulted the child. He was captured by the father at gunpoint and handed to authorities.
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Staunton
C. W. Prubacker
William Kern
Luray
Brubacker
Chicago
Masked bandits hold up New Orleans train
Two masked men dynamited a safe on the New Orleans and Northeastern line eight miles south of Hattiesburg Mississippi early. They escaped with about 14000 dollars. Passengers were not harmed as five charges exploded under the safe and the express car was damaged. The loot, largely government funds consigned from New Orleans, was placed in a leather bag before final escape.
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New Orleans
Unknown men flee after dynamite incident near train line
A fragment describes two men who planted dynamite and fled with their companion as a train crew did not pursue. Investigators say the trio veered into darkness and headed toward the Alabama state line after departing in a north easterly direction.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Newspaper Snippets Reflect Political Satires And Legal Views
A collage of editorials and notices mocks politicians from Roosevelt to Archbald, condemns legal punishments, and critiques U.S. electoral oversight. It contrasts editorial voices on death penalty, crime, and federal supervision with regional quips on prices, aviation fish, and market declines.
Negro Will Not Die In Chair In Norfolk Case
Clarence Nixon, a condemned black man in Norfolk County, was granted a reprieve by the Governor from April 17, delaying his execution. The victim, a married white woman, was assaulted after being grabbed at her door. Uncertainty remains about the defendant's identity, and the Governor has not set a new date.
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Richmond
Clarence Nixon
Norfolk County
Mann
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