Peacereigns in State Convention of Norfolk Democrats
Delegates filed into the Norfolk Democratic Convention as plans aimed at unifying factions. Eight Virginia delegates at large to Baltimore were named, including Sen. Martin and Gov. Mann, with no contest expected after consensus on instruction. Col Caton spoke amid heat and crowded hall, as resolutions and a presidential primary stance drew applause.
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Norfolk
Gentemen
Ellyson
Caton
Virginia
Baltimore
Martin
Swanson
Mann
Frew Alefred B. Williams
Richard EF. Byrd
R. Tate Irvine
Harry St. George Tucker
Co. O'Flaherty
Richmond
Underwood
Harmon
Wilken
Clark
Strode
Amherst
C. Fenton Day
Isle of Wight
State
Democratic Committee
Wartin
Norman R. Hamilton
Resolutions Committee Lists by District at Norfolk Convention
The Convention Hall in Norfolk hosts the Special Committee on Resolutions. District breakdown names a slate of members including W. A. Jones C. C. Berkley and J. H. Beverly in the First District and E. W. Hubbard L. I W H Peyton among others in the Tenth. The Second District replaces Colonel C Fenton Day with A C Cromwell and removes Colonel J EE West, a prominent supporter of the dry movement, from its district committee.
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Convention Hall
Norfolk
W. A. Jones
C. C. Berkley
J. H. Beverly
R. B. Tunstall
J. Z B. Cole
J. A. Lesner
S. L. Kelley
H. J. Lewis
E. C. Folkes
George A. Smith
T. Lassiter
J. M. Harris
E. W. Saunders
O. W W. Dudley
T. G. Burch
Lucien H. Cocke
John VD. Noell
John D. Easley
A. L. Warthen
T. Dunn
RR. M. Wood
Eigth
E. Jh. White
Samuel G. Brent
W. T. Oliver
J. F. Wyser
Martin Williams
W. H. Rouse
E. W. Hubbard
L. IW. H. Peyton
A. G. Preston
C. Fenton Day
J, Ee, West
Suffolk
A. C. Cromwell
Norfolk County
West
Ate
George W Stevens Improves After Gall Stone Operation
George Walter Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, of Richmond, Virginia, is a convalescent patient at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore after gall stones operation. He is reported much improved.
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Baltimore
George Walter Stevens
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Johns Aioe
Baltimore Hospital Sees Successful Operation on Mr Stevens
Mr Stevens arrived in Baltimore with his daughter Miss Melen Stevens. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors performed an urgent operation deemed entirely successful. The railroad president of Utica was noted for a long career and was elected president in 1900. He is expected to return to duties in a few weeks.
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Stevens
Baltimore
Melen Stevens
Anaethre
Utica
Ohice
Bax
Chesa Peake and Olde
Dream leads to burglar's capture in New York
A woman's dream helped reveal a burglary at 117 East One Hundred and Thirty fifth Street. She wrote a note after seeing a man enter the department apartment building through a window frame. Police pursued the suspect, who fled toward Harlem and was later found with an ankle dislocation and taken to a hospital.
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New York
East One Hundred
Fysor
Sirewt
Polive
Transport Workers Walk Out Across United Kingdom
London reports a special strike called by the National Executive Committee of the Transport Workers Federation. All iron port workers in England Scotland and Ireland are ordered to quit tonight affecting more than 100000 men with threats to close every port in the United Kingdom.
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Wvrght
London
England
Slee
Scotland
Ireland
Transport Workers Federation
Te Io
United Kingdom
Wright Dying of Typhoid Fever in Dayton
Special dispatch from Dayton reports Wilbur Wright, famed aviator and inventor, gravely ill with typhoid fever at his home. Orville Wright said there is little chance of recovery, doctors warning he may not survive the night.
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Dayton, O
Wilbur Wright
Orville
New Solution for Servant Problem in Chicago
Mrs. Amos M. Cottrell of Elgin advertised for a servant offering a weekly automobile ride. Only one reply arrived asking to see a picture of the chauffeur before considering the position. Mrs. Cottrell dismissed the notion, noting she already has a good girl and does not want a girl ambitious to attract her chauffeur.
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Chicago
Ili
Amos M. Cottrell
Elgin
Nations Paralyzed by Strikes in Early 20th Century Europe
The Washington Herald notes-wide strikes across Sweden France Russia Great Britain and Germany from 1890s to 1909 paralyzed economies. Sweden's August 1909 stoppage idled 200000 workers while Stockholm felt no traffic or trade. France faced slow telegrams and disrupted communications. Russia suffered rail and food shortages with deadly violence. Britain and Germany endured prolonged upheaval ending only after leadership and military actions.
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Sweden
Denmark
Stockholm
France
London
Paris
New York
Russia
Moscow
Great Britain
England
Germany
Washington Herald
Roosevelt Welcomed by Crowd in New Jersey Rallies
In Jersey City Theodore Roosevelt drew a crowded, turbulent reception as he canvassed for New Jersey's twenty eight Republican votes. Eight police protected him as he boarded a train to Paterson amid cheers aimed at Roosevelt over Taft.
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Jersey City
N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
New Jersey
Pateron
Taft
Roosevelt Victor in Ohio Fight
Ohio primary returns show Roosevelt leading Taft with Roosevelt set to control the state convention by 38 of 48 votes and to elect six delegates at large. Harmon leads Wilson in district delegates, with Harmon likely binding 48 delegates to Governor Jarmon at Baltimore.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Taft
Harmon
Wilson
Jarmon
Baltimore
Stephens Tablet Unveiled At Richmond University College Of Medicine
Georgia congressman W G Hbreiasey denounced initiative referendum and recall as false teachers of government while addressing the opening of the University College of Medicine in Richmond. The event included a tablet unveiling honoring Alexander H Stephens, Confederate vice president, with remarks by Judge George L. Christian and a 200 child choir.
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Richmond
W. G. Hbreiasey
Georgia
Alexander H. Stephens
University College of Medicine
Confederacy
George L. Christian
The
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
J. E. Poindexter
R. E. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
W. C. Mercer
Clay Street
New University College of Medicine
Twelifth
Confederate Museum
Brantley
Taft Opens Navigation Congress After Westward Move
President Taft left Washington with Secretary Hilles and Major Rhodes to address the International Navigation Congress at the Metropolitan Opera house in Philadelphia. He will campaign through New Jersey, visiting every county until the primary next Tuesday at 1 PM.
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Washington
D. C
Taft
Hilles
Major Rhodes
Philadelphia
International Navigation Congress
Metropolitan Opera House
Camden
New Jersey
Candidate Adopts Roosevelt Strategy for Voting Day
The candidate plans to stay on site until one hour before the polls close, aiming to set a new precedent. Previously he camped the night before the bulletin. His itinerary in New Jersey follows Colonel Roosevelt’s footsteps.
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Dent
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Wins Ohio Delegation in Primary Victory
Ex President Roosevelt carries Ohio by a wide margin, captures thirty of forty two district delegates and leads in the state convention race. Taft loses his home state as Harmon defeats Wilson by a large margin. Roosevelt broadens lead with New York support and Progressive gains, while Taft projects a tougher horizon with remaining delegates still to be chosen.
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Ohio
Taft
Hirman
New York
Republic
The
New York Herald
Cummins
Lafollette
Towl
Cummins and Labollette
Thorty
Columbus
Theodore Rooosevelt
Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
William Honard Taft
Baltimore
Wilson
Clinginnall
Cleveland
Toledo
William Jennings Bryan
Tait
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
New Jersey
Roosevelt says Ohio victory settles the contest
Oyster Bay bulletin reports Theodore Roosevelt declaring the Ohio win settles the contest. He says they could have won without Ohio but opponents needed a solid vote to contest at Chicago. Roosevelt also mocks Taft’s remark about not trusting impulsive public judgment.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt Leaders Tout Deliberate Vote Over Impulsive Choice
Walter L Brown, Ohio Roosevelt leader, praises deliberate judgment of the people over impulsive action. Colonel Roosevelt celebrates in Ohio, plans a New Jersey ride, and predicts victory. Returns show Harmon delegates in ten districts, Wilson leading in several others, with slow totals due to many local county candidates.
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Ohio
Walter L. Brown
Ohio State Central Committee
Roosevelt
Tuttshome State
New Jersey
Harmon
Wilson
Taft Begins New Jersey Campaign After Return
President Taft returned to Washington at 8 55 pm and immediately prepared for a New Jersey campaign that starts tomorrow and runs through Tuesday. He aims to study the merits of candidates for three vacancies in the Army's upper ranks.
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Washington
D. C
Ohio
Taft
New Jersey
Roosevelt landslide in Ohio seals nomination fate
Senator Dixon from Roosevelt headquarters declares Ohio has spoken with a likely 60,000 margin for Roosevelt. Taft conceded among delegates. Roosevelt expected to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot in Chicago and secure the biggest presidential victory in history.
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Columbus
Dixon
Roosevelt National
Taft
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Chicago
Biogwest
Partridge Tries to Enter Henrico Courthouse Misadventure
Henrico county officers chase a live partridge that tried to enter the courthouse yard. The bird led the chase through the jail area before being caught by C. M. Barlow and placed in custody of County Treasurer Hechler. Officers seek a possible explanation for the mysterious visit.
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Henrico County
L. L. Cornell
C. M. Barlow
Hechler
H. C. Hechler
James Theodore Eubanks
T. J. Todd
Charles City
New Market
Puryear
Presbyterians Clash Over Romanism at Southern General Assembly
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly rejected most of the majority report on Romanism and urged education and gospel preaching as the church’s sole tactic. A substitute resolution, backed by Dr. Reed and Judge Hall, called for disseminating knowledge rather than political or financial campaigns. The assembly also grapples with committee power shifts and Sinnott's Alabama case ruling. Delegations to Aberdeen, Scotland, were named for next year’s Pan-Presbytery counsel.
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Bristol
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Committee On
R. C. Reed
Columbia
Allen G. Hall
Nashville
J. T. Vance
Executive Committee of Education
Thomas ¢. Johnson
Richmond
W. R. Dobyns
St. Joseph
T. S. Clyee
Sherman
Texas
A. C. Dunn
B. D
South Carolina
W. R. Webb
Louisville
J. K. Roberts
Assembly
Lee
Sinnatt
Sinnat
Alabama
E. M. Green
Kentucky
W. L. Sinnote
Pan-Presbytery
Aberdeen
Scotland
Dor. J. W. Walden
Arkansas
M. M. McKay
Florida
J. C. Tims
Georgia
T. S&s. McElroy
D. M. Sweets
Louisiana
George Summy
W. Hutton
North Carolina
W. J. Martin
Oklahoma
J. M. Clark
M. F. Ansel
Tennessee
J. L. Rachman
T. 8. Clyce
Virginia
Co. T. Janney
T. W. Sloan
Greenville
D. C
Thomas B. Gresham
Baltimore
S. L. Morris
American Ships Exempt From Toll
The House adopted the Doremus amendment to the Panama Canal bill granting free tolls for American owned vessels in coastwise trade. The measure, backed by Pacific coast members and Rep. Doremus of Michigan, overrides the Ways and Means plan and reads No tolls shall be levied against vessels engaged in the coastwise trade of the United States.
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Washington, D. C
House
Doremus
Panama Canal
Ways and Means Committee
Pacific Coast
Michigan
United States
Caton Says Democrats Enter Bold New Era in Virginia
Alexandria colonel James R. Caton in remarks at the State Democratic convention chairmanship says the party faces a brilliant new period with the nation watching and the party united toward guided victory.
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Norfolk
James R. Caton
Alexandria
Democracy in Virginia and the Republican nominee battle
The Virginia Democracy boasts a spotless record under state control, praising education, veterans pensions, roads, and economic growth while criticizing the Republican contenders William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt for mudslinging. It predicts a sharp rebuke from the American people whichever Republican secures the nomination.
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Aein
Virginia
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Rebels Likely to Again Attack Fez in Morocco
Special dispatches report another imminent attack on Fez capital of Morocco by native tribes in revolt across the Moroccan country. The dispatches describe widespread unrest with tribes throughout the region aligned against authorities.
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Fez
Paris
Morocco
Crisis Reaches In Revolution At Bellano
In Jiminez area 14,000 men clash as Bellano battle resumes at dawn. Gen Hilerta’s federal force fights Gen Orozco’s rebels, long range duels ongoing, heavy Federal losses, rebels pursue former positions. fight continues after nightfall with cannon and rifle fire lighting the field. Northward, bridges burned to isolate Torreon as rebels threaten city. Velardena reports rebel defeat there.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Torreon
Republic
Velardena
Darrow Trial Begins With Thirteen Jurors
In Los Angeles Judge Hutton resumes the Clarence Darrow bribery trial noting an extra venireman was added to the panel. The thirteen jurors appear with strong opinions. DA Fredericks expects a sensational opening and a verdict by June 15 with Rogers and Darrow aligning with Ford.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hutton
Talesmen
Clarence Darrow
Superior Court
Fredericks
Ford
Rogers
Darrow
Train Derails Near Covington Killing Fireman
A Pennsylvania passenger train No. 26 westbound left the rails near Covington Ohio at high speed. The fireman was killed instantly and several passengers suffered severe cuts and bruises. Officials claim no passengers were killed or seriously injured.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Covington
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