First Show of Strength Between Taft and Roosevelt Forces
A strength display between Taft and Roosevelt factions is planned for Thursday. The event aims to showcase support and demonstrate organizational momentum in the campaign.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
1
Howell Seeks Seat as Nebraska National Committeeman
Roosevelt supporters prepare to contest Col. Howell’s credentials and seat at the National Committee hearing next Thursday. Howell arrives with Nebraska official certificates asserting his legal election and vows to participate in the committee’s deliberations on contests. The Chicago assembly will host campaigns for Taft, Roosevelt, La Follette, and Cummins with key staff arriving to propel their platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Friends of
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
R. B. Howell
Omaha
National Republican
Thos. K. Neidringhaus
Missouri
Senator Root
Howell
Aldrich
Nebraska
Sims
National Roosevelt Committee
National Committee
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Follette and Cummins
Jos. M. Dixon
W. M. McKinley
Washington
Indiana
David Mulvane
Kansas
Pearl Wight
Louisiana
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Chas. Dick
Ohio
Ormsby MeeHarg
Roosevelt Taft Clash Looms At Ohio State Convention
Delegates and politicians flood Columbus for the State Republican convention. Roosevelt forces threaten a fight over six delegates at large while Taft forces claim a majority. Roosevelt warns any single Taft delegate election would be fraud, as factional lines lock in before the Chicago meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Dr C W Gibson Probably Murdered in Louisiana
Dr C W Gibson a Mission Texas dentist disappeared last night and police believe he was murdered possibly by two Mexicans for robbery. Blood stained clothes identified on the Red River bridge and signs suggest he was killed and his body thrown into the river. Gibson had arrived with his wife and two children and had gone to visit friends after leaving the hotel at nine o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alexandria
W. Gibson
Mission
Texas
Gibson
Red River
Pineville
Gibcon
Chicago market report notes small grain shifts and jail empty
Chicago price roundup shows minor rises in provisions from five to twelve and a half cents, wheat holding steady. A parish jail remains empty with no inmates confined for over a week, reflecting calm conditions locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Ty Associated Pf
Chicago
Three Killed and Three Escape in Baton Rouge Breakout
Desperate escape attempt by white convicts leads to three deaths and three fugitives at Baton Rouge. Authorities investigate as inmates attempt to breach security barriers in a riot wrapped incident.
Escaped Prisoners Flee By River From Louisiana Penitentiary
Baton Rouge June 2 Three convicts were killed three escaped and two recaptured after a wholesale escape from the state penitentiary’s quarter boat on the Mississippi just below Yazoo depot. Seven whites fled by blankets rope into the river as guards fired. Names include George Meyers Charles Thomas J E Morgan William McGrehor and Charles Flores with a negro Charles Jackson also missing. The escape occurred after leaving Hymelia crevasse where they had worked the levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
State Penitentiary
Mississippi
J. B. Morgan
New Orleans
Board of Control
Mississippi River
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Hymelia
Whitaker
Angola
A. D. Mathro
A. Howard
J. L. Row
May AE Intervention Alarmed by Rebel Advance
The Santiago Board of Trade voices alarm as approaching rebels threaten stability. Officials warn of potential disruptions to commerce and public order amid escalating tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago Board OF Trade
Refugees report killings and looting near Santiago Cuba
Reports from Lamaya refugees describe six hundred blacks entering Jamaiy and shooting whites, stores burned and looted. Washington sources warn the situation remains threatening near Escorbra and Daiquiri as Cuban forces and American gunboats move to avert further danger to life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
Lamaya
Jamaya
Washington
State Department
Daiquiri
Ivonet
Paducah
Havana
Insurgent Leader Seizes and Burns La Maya in Cuba
Estanos, the insurgent commander, with 800 men, attacked La Maya after regulars left to pursue rebels. The town, eight houses strong and mostly black inhabitants, was burned and looted as civilians retreated. Skirmishes occurred near Daiquiri with no decisive results as Cuban troops push forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Estanos
Sanguilly
Lamaya
Daiquiri
Rebels press arms levy as Monteagudo vows crushing blow
Reports from the scene of hostilities indicate rebel leaders press plantation owners for arms under threat of arson. General Monteagudo predicts a quick crushing blow and says no more reinforcements are needed. A dispatch from San Luis cites an assault by blacks on a station, looting stores and injuring three white women. Rumors of an uprising in Havana Province persist. The earlier capture near Daiquiri of Americans Wheeler and Foster is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monteagudo
San Luis
Havana Province
Daiquiri
Wheeler and Foster
Insurgents Burn Key Posts Near Santiago and Tartares
On June 2 in Santiago, rebels burned the post office telegraph office and rural guard barracks at Laynaya thirty miles from Santiago. Five soldiers were stationed there. Eugenio LaCoste declared Governor of Tartares north of Guantanamo and ordered planters to supply six thousand dollars and arms or risk arson. Lieutenant-Colonel Consuegra reportedly clashed with rebels near Daiquiri killing several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Laynaya
Eugenio LaCoste
Tartares
Guantanamo
Consuegra
Daiquiri
Appropriation Bill Greatly Reduced Hits House Action
Washington June report shows Taft tariff board elimination from sundry civil bill. President traveling expense set at twenty five thousand dollars annually. Total appropriations cut to just over one hundred nine million, reducing Panama canal and public buildings funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Tariff Board
House
Foreign Residents Flee Chihuahua Amid Rebel Federal Fears
Associated Press reports Chihuahua shows near depopulation with 106 foreigners and 47 Americans remaining out of earlier populations. Fear of a Federal attack prompts mass exodus as Rebels plan to contest Bachimba and secure arms for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Chihnahua
Headquarters Move to Convention City for Democratic Nominating Contest
Baltimore is set to host the national headquarters as Democratic candidates including Governor Wilson Speaker Clark Governor Harmon and Oscar Underwood relocate from Washington. Secretary Urey Woodson arrives to open offices while the national committee plans temporary officers and convention arrangements at the Fifth Regiment Armory and Belvedere Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Washington
Wilson
Champ Clark
Harmon
Oscar Underwood
Urey Woodson
National Committee
Fifth Regiment
Belvedere Hotel
Politicians in New Orleans Transfer Forces During Recess
New Orleans political actions note forces moved from the capital during the recess. Local officials report personnel shifts affecting oversight and governance as the session pause continues.
Leake Removal Demands Stir Louisiana Political Fight
The article notes calls to remove Governor Hall and place rail operations under new control as political maneuvering unfolds around Forsythe allies. It describes dueling factions in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, with House allies pledging to push Bryant and Stubbs backed bills amid looming open-floor hearings and Senate strategy.
Rival Monroe factions duel over city commission bills
A Baton Rouge special describes a looming clash in Louisiana politics as the Bryant bill led by John P. Parker Jr and Parker Sr faces final House action. Dr Forsythe, Monroe mayor, backs the Hood bill in the Senate, with committee timing and city votes likely shaping passage. The dispute shifts to New Orleans as supporters thrash strategy for Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile of Monroe
Baton
New Orleans
Ouachita
Jack Parker
Allan Sholars
Forsythe
Bat
Baton Rouge
Monroe
John P. Parker
Dr. Forsythe
Bryant
Parker
House
Senate
Quachita-Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Hayward
Florida
Weather Report
C. W. Gibson
Escorbra
Beaupre
Gomez
Patria
Convention City
Governor Hall
Frank P. Stubbs
Wey
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