Taft to Resume Practice of Law in Cincinnati
President Taft, welcomed by cheers and sympathy letters after his defeat, plans to return to law practice in Cincinnati. Governor Hadley of Missouri, traveling with Taft, will discuss a successor to James Sherman on the Republican ticket. Hadley says he has not been asked to accept any post.
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Washington, D. C
Whitce House
Hin
Taft
Union Station
Madley
Missouri
Requests to Governor for Allen clemency from death row
Richmond special reports letters flood Governor Mann urging commute of Floyd and Claude Allen’s death sentences. Some writers claim lack of justice and self defense, noting Claude’s loyalty. Clemency petitions to be presented next week. hope rests with the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Richmond
Mann
Allens
State Penitentiary
Claude Allen
Floyd
Supreme Court of Appeals
mystery envelopes finding of child
Reporters describe a Little yellow haired baby found with a Black family on Elm Street Fulton. Police interview residents at 105 North Elm Street to determine if the child is white or light colored, with one daughter claiming maternity and details about the child’s appearance and guardians.
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Elm Street
Fulton
Jack Wilkshire
Louis Kellam
McMahon
North Elm Street
Slade
Edna Slade
Juanita
Edna Linde
Franklin Street
Girl Killed After a Moving Picture Show
Nine year old Sarah Goldswitch of Brooklyn left a De Kalb Avenue theater and crossed car tracks. A Ridgewood car struck her, pushing her along twenty feet before motorman John McLane could stop. Conductor Edward Conway freed the girl. crowd and police were alerted. Dr. Alenta of Bushwick Hospital ruled her dead.
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New York
Sarah Goldswitch
Pulaski Street
Brooklyn
Moving Picture
de Kalb Avenue
John McLane
Edward Conway
Gates Avenue
Alenta
Bushwick Hospital
SANTA CLAUS GETS SEVERE SET BACK
A New England quarantine on evergreen plants and lumber to curb gypsy moth spread disrupts Christmas tree shortages. In New York City a two ton truck crashed along Cherry and Catherine Streets injuring several pedestrians including children and women. driver halted after steering failure and all injured were treated and sent home.
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Washington, D.C
Secretary of Agriculture
New England States
United States
New York
Cherry and
Catherine Streets
Hunter & Trim
Fulton Market
William J. McGuire
Catherine Street
Edward de Rosa
Jennie Scrosini
Nellie
Mre
Serafini
Tell
Loretta Prondolfilo
Catherine Costa
Cherry Street
Cecille Marota
Shields
Hudson Street Hospital
Lynchburg Vote Canvass Shows Tiny Taft Margin
Special to Hill City Ledger reports the Lynchburg canvass of Tuesday’s vote reveals only a minor difference from the unofficial tally. Taft shows a small lead with figures around 218 to 111 against. commissioners and treasurers’ totals appear largely unchanged amid a few marginal adjustments in the ballot counts.
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Lynchburg
Unofliaoe
Velt
Taft
Iress— Gini
Wilson Carries California
With roughly 1,700 precincts remaining, Governor Wilson led Roosevelt by about 4,500 votes Friday night and indicated he would win California by an estimated 7,500. Progressive leaders remained hopeful, noting Roosevelt precincts could overturn the margin and potentially carry the state for Roosevelt.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Roosevelt
California
Inka
Mystery Visitor At Martinique Hotel In Lillian Russell Tale
A Martinique Hotel clerk recalls a strange scene when a tall man arrives with orders to receive two visitors and one long distance call. Miss Lillian Russell and Dr Munyon are named, with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to call from Oyster Bay. A humorous exchange ensues as the clerk damps the tension with stilted dialogue. The tale blends celebrity lore with a comic hotel moment.
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New York
Martinique
And
Bath
Lillian Russell
Munyon
Theodore Roosevelt
Pihee
Tesk
Bellevue
Madison Square
Miss Russell
Prohibition in West Virginia to be Contested
In Wheeling West Virginia opponents of the statewide Prohibition amendment say they will seek to challenge its constitutionality. They argue that the amendment should not take effect until the time of ratification is completed, contending it violates constitutional provisions.
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Prohibition
W. VA
Wheeling
Touwo0u
Taft Sends Sympathy Message to Mrs J L Wilson
Washington D C President Taft sent a heartfelt sympathy message to Mrs John Wilson widow of a former United States Senator from Washington Hotel The message conveyed warm regards and personal concern acknowledging her loss and offering assistance in a dignified tone
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Taft
J. L. Wilson
Washington, D. C
John Wilson
United States
Washingford Hotel
Not a clear headline from the fragment
A disjointed newspaper scene shows a clerk mistaking an envelope amount and misidentifying a man as Alexander P. Moore of Pittsburg, related to Lillian Stus sell. The moment ends with a laugh as the auditor and reporters misread the names and intentions.
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Tellig
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburg
Lillian Stussell
Roosevelt Wins in Minnesota Amid Strong Plurality
Theodore Roosevelt won Minnesota with returns up to noon Friday showing about a 15 000 plurality. Although incomplete, the results cover every section and indicate Roosevelt carried every congressional district except the Fifth which includes Minneapolis. The Republican State ticket led by Eberhart and the Republican Legislature ensure Knute Nelson’s Senate re election.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Theodore Roosevelt
Minnesota
Eberhardt
Knute Nelson
Senate
Clergyman Drinks Beer Then Delivers Raucous Talk
In New York Rev. Dr. George C. Richmond of Philadelphia, famed for criticizing John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force’s marriage, spoke at Blassa's Hall Bruce Street and Fourteenth Avenue. He paused for water but demanded beer, then praised the crowd and attacked Republicans and Democrats, accusing bishops and clergymen of socialism. He urged honesty even when it risks jobs.
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New York
George C. Richmond
Philadeloya
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine Force
Ewaurk
N. J
Bruce Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Hales Penrose
James Hell
McNicol
Buried Treasure Found in Parrot’s Retreat
George FR. Staff reports a humorous scene in Judge where a man searches a parrot’s corner and finds his own last year’s overcoat, causing loud thanks and comic relief. The odd discovery is framed as a playful anecdote.
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George FR. Staff
Judge
Roosevelt hunkers inside as rain halts campaign visits
Saga more Hill, Oyster Bay, colonel Roosevelt stays indoors due to rain. He dictated replies to Progressive leaders while Senator Dixon, campaign manager for the Bull Moose, called in and the two men discussed the campaign situation at length.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Senator Dixon
Bull Mooge
No Hope for Dr Smith’s Recovery in Virginia
Lynchburg, VA Special report says Dr W W Smith head of Randolph Macon Woman's College was slightly improved but delirious for hours after a bad night His death is not expected immediately though his condition is serious Acute Brights disease is listed as his trouble and end cannot be many days away
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Lynchburg
W. W. Smith
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Bright
Honest New Yorker returns lost badge to Chief Maher
In New York a deputy fire chief lost a jeweled badge worth 200 dollars on Third Avenue. Charles Stuart found the badge and returned it, sending the chief to repay him with a 20 dollar rent payment from a family pressed by unemployment. Stuart, a former cabbie now seeking any work, declined further praise.
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New York
Helen Stuart
East Eighteenth Street
Helen
Charles Stuart
Patrick Maher
Clymer Street
Brooklyn
Maher
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Manhattan
Eighteenth Street
Stuart
The
World
Chief Maher
Mrs. Stuart
Sunburst Jewel Dispute Reaches Court in Jersey City
Mrs. Stuart Vanderbeek reported a $1,000 diamond sunburst lost and advertised for return. Mrs. William Piggott claimed to find it, with a seventeen-atoncas variant cited. A court date was set as tension rose, but charges may be dropped as the case drifted toward dismissal.
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New York
Stuart Vanderbeek
Fairview Avenue
Jersey City
William Piggott
Clinton Avenue
Vanderbeek
Mrs. Piggott
Thorney
Mra. Vanderbeek
Butler
Taft urged Republicans to stay loyal after overwhelming defeat
Washington special reports that Taft and other leaders vow to preserve constitutional government and rebuild the Republican ranks. Roosevelt in Oyster Bay says the fight goes on and predicts the G O P will be weakened but not dead, with progressives and Democrats poised for 1916.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Taft
Mead
Republican
New York
Republian
G. OO. P
Oscar Straus
Straus
Beveridge
Indiana
Wilson landslide ushers in a Democratic era with Cabinet talks
News notes that Woodrow Wilson’s election as the twenty seventh President triggers early Cabinet speculation. Bryan or Bacon for secretary of state. Crane or Underwood for Treasury. Untermeyer, Brandeis, Folk for Attorney General. McAdoo or Daniels for Navy. McCombs or Daniels for Postmaster General. Roosevelt second, Taft third in late returns. The Sixty third Congress to be Democratic. Taft warns on presidential third party votes.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
United States
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Rayner
Maryland
Bacon
Georgia
Treasury
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Oscar W., Underwood
Alabama
Samuel W. Untermeyer
New York
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Folk
Missouri
Navy
William G. McAdoo
Willliam F. McCombs
Suecptma Daniels
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Burk
North Dakot
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Maine
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O'Gorman
Iwan MacCombs
Thomas K. Marshall
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Grover Cleveland
Ucket
Roosevelt
Taft
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Govvernor Wilson
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Massachusetts
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Wisconsin
la Foliet
Pennsylvania
Sylvania
Cham Clark
Senate
Aachusetts Electors Congress
Joseph G. Cannen
House
Crane
Richmond Woman Seeks Alleged Virginia Gold Mine
Norfolk resident Miss Lillie Dingus asks Richmond police to locate a rumored gold mine on W. Dingus farm near Richmond. She believes she is related to the owner, who advertised treasure over thirty years ago, but she cannot reach him. The tale, with unclear corroboration, appears in local clippings.
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Norfolk
Misa Lillie Dingus
Church Street
W. Dingus
Miss Dingus
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