Editors Favor Roosevelt Nomination at AP Meeting
Editors from every state gathered at the Associated Press meeting show a split but notable tilt toward Roosevelt's renomination. Responses from 12 editors reveal Ohio and California leaning to Roosevelt while Chicago and Massachusetts show mixed or Taft-favoring sentiments.
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New York
Associated Press
Roosevelt
John M. Cohen
Journal
Atlanta
South
M. D. Cochrane
News-Bee
Toledo
Ohio
Taft
W. O. Millinger
Cleveland Press
Charles L. Stewart
Lexington Herald
Col
W. C. P. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Bryan
D. Bertolet
Independent
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
St. Joseph
West
A. D. Langtry
Morning Union
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Hughes
Rudolph Kauffmann
Evening Star
Washington, D. C
Washington
R. A. Crothers
the Bulletin
San Francisco
Ind
California
Republican Party
Victor F. Lawson
Daily News
Chicago
Frank B. Noyes
Chicago Record- Herald
Rep
Suckers Biting This Spring in Morgantown Silk Scheme
In Morgantown WV an advertisement promised ten yards of silk for $2, drawing many in Monessen PA to forward payment. Most customers received only ten yards of silk thread. U S authorities and police are investigating.
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Monessen
Morgantown
W. Va
United States
Morgan Buys Raphael Portrait for $50,000 in Rome
J Pierpont Morgan purchased Raphael's Virgin of St. Anthony of Padua for $50,000. The painting will join Morgan's collection at the Aldobrandini Palace in Rome, per a Central News dispatch.
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Morgan
London
Cable
J. Pierpont Morgan
Raphael
Merry Widows Hide Fire in Easter Church Service
At St John’s Catholic Church in St. Louis a blaze on the altar was concealed by a crowd of merry widow hats in the front rows until the priest and altar boys extinguished it preventing panic during Easter services.
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St. Louis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Harry Thaw Seeks Release From Matteawan Asylum
The first step toward release was taken as James G. Graham Thaws counsel filed for a writ of habeas corpus with Justice Marschauser at White Plains. An order to permit Thaw to sign the application was granted and a hearing to determine sanity likely follows.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
James G. Graham
Newburg
Thaw
Fine Will Never Be Paid Standard Oil Case
Washington reports a Justice Department official says the 29 million dollar fine against Standard Oil will not be paid and hints the government may seek dissolution instead. The suit remains active with trial expected in St Louis this spring or summer.
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Washington, Special
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Chicago
Department of Justice
St. Louis
Tippecanoe Monument Controversy Reaches White House
A $100000 appropriation to enlarge Ft. Benjamin Harrison is approved by a Republican sub committee as part of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Indiana interests push for granite use and Indiana stone while a Senate amendment seeks higher Bedford building funding. A 2500 member Indianapolis women’s council petitions demand full political rights for women.
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Washington, Special
Indianapolis Army Post
Committee On Appropriations
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Army Post
Indianapolis Post
Congress
Benjamin Harrison
Tippecanoe Battle Ground
Roosevelt
Chaney
Bedford
Indiana
Hanly
Secretary of War
Hemenway
Senate
Indianapolis Council of Women
Framed-Up For Millionaires in Wire-Tapping Plot
Detectives arrest T Deffenbacker or T C Diffy described as a king of wire-tappers. A letter from J W Maxwell of Boston allegedly arranged a fake Baltimore fight last October to swindle members of a Colorado millionaires club on a trip to Baltimore.
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San Francisco
T. Deffenbacker
T. C. Diffy
J. W. Maxwell
Boston
Baltimore
Millionaires Club
Colorado
Ten-year-old saves kitten, killed by truck in New York
In New York a ten year old boy, Dominico Bello, sacrificed his life to rescue his pet kitten. He was crushed when an electric truck toppled onto him as he attempted the rescue. The kitten survived unharmed.
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New York
Dominico Bello
Parents urge Rockefeller to fund Collinwood memorial
In Cleveland special report, grieving parents of the Collinwood school fire victims petition John D. Rockefeller to finance a public memorial. The appeal stresses the tragedy and seeks recognition and care for families affected.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Ohio
Collinwood School
Deficit Flagged in U.S. Government Printing Office
The Government Printing Office faces about a 600000 dollar deficit for the current fiscal year according to statements by Acting Public Printer Brian to the House Appropriations Committee.
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U. S
Washington
Government Printing Office
Brian
Committee On Appropriations
House
New York Easter Offering Reaches Record 758000
Grace Church on Broadway and Tenth Street collected 158000 in Easter offerings, among the largest single day gifts in a New York church. The totals highlight a record Easter giving across the city.
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New York
Grace Church
Broadway
Tenth Street
Italian Warship Squadron Sent Toward Asia Minor
Rome reports Admiral Grenet commands eleven ships, including Regina Elena with the Duke of the Abruzzi at its head, sailing Monday for a demonstration in Turkish waters about post offices and other irritants. The fleet seeks Turkish compliance without permanent occupation. Italy has support from Germany and Britain. the United States recalls past Armenian school disputes.
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Rome
F. Grenet
Regina Elena
Duke of the Abruzzi
Asia Minor
Turkey
Tripoli
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Death Leap Tragedy Shocks Berlin Circus Crowd
Gadbin, a French performer, was killed during a death leap at Circus Busch in Berlin before 5000 spectators. He leaped 100 feet to an inclined 40 foot shaft, struck the end, somersaulted, and died soon after as the audience fled the scene. Gadbin had completed the stunt 4388 times previously without incident.
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Berlin
Gadbin
Circus Busch
Navy Seeks 6000 New Recruits In Push To Boost Force
Washington reports the Navy plans to recruit 6000 additional sailors with 3000 to be enlisted before July 1. The Bureau of Navigation orders resume of recruitment after a recent suspension. Officials expect to use weekly publications and magazines to reach willing young men.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Great Gold Yield In Alaska and Northwest Special
Nome reports from Alaska's Seward Peninsula bankers and miners anticipate the largest spring gold production in state history. Projected value reaches around three million dollars as rich winter dumps accumulate at multiple camps. A new tin find at Brooks Mountain adds optimism to the mineral outlook.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Brooks Mountain
Deathbed Confession Frees Girl in Magdeburg Fire
A farm laborer on his deathbed confessed to urging his son to burn a farm near Magdeburg. Rose Knopfel, once sentenced to five years for the crime, was released after the confession.
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Hamburg
Cable
Magdeburg
Rose Knopfel
Nothing New to Us by Andrew Carnegie Letter to Judiciary
In a remarkable letter read before the House Judiciary Committee Andrew Carnegie asserts that new combinations of capital aim primarily to rob the public. He argues that concentrated wealth threatens fair competition and public welfare.
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Andy Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House Judiciary Committee
St Louis Man Jeffries May Face Further Delay After Typo
In Missouri a death row case may be prolonged after a stenographer misdated a respite notice. Governor Folk granted a 30 day stay from April 4 1908 but officials learned the error only later. Sheriff Hines weighs delaying the hanging until 30 days after the corrected date. Jeffries killed dairyman William Mussler in a robbery attempt. Mussler’s seven year old daughter testified.
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St. Louis
Bill Jeffries
St. Charles
Jeffries
Supreme Court
Folk
Sheriff Hines
William Mussler
Mussler
Alimony Rumors Link Vanderbilt Divorce to Multi‐Million Settlement
New York report says Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt obtained a divorce and that a substantial financial settlement is under discussion. Proposals ranged from 2 million in gilt edged securities to earlier offers worth 1.5 million in securities. The couple’s son will remain with the mother while the father retains access.
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New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
David McClure
Vanderbilt
Pastor George W Tomson Found Dead at Newton Hotel
In Woodbury New Jersey special report Rev George W Tomson pastor of the First Presbyterian Church was found dead with a bullet wound in his temple at the Newton Hotel. A coroner jury verdict cites self inflicted death though advised that motive linked to trouble with women parishioners remains only a theory.
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Woodbury
N. J
George W. Tomson
First Presbyterian Church
Newton Hotel
Widows See Pension Increase Implemented Automatically
Washington Special Pension Commissioner Warner announced widows on the pension roll will receive an automatic raise from $8 to $12 a month. Agencies are instructed to apply the new law with no further application required, first payment due May 4.
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Washington
Warner
Congress
Jack the Jabber Scares Philadelphia Transit
Police search for a slim well dressed man known as Jack the Needle Jabber who travels Race and Vine streets in Philadelphia. He uses a poisoned needle on pedestrians and creates fear in the Tenderloin district.
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Jack the
Philly
Philadelphia
Tenderloin
Race
Vine
His Fatal Slide Ends Young Player's Life
His Fatal Slide reports the death of Hervey R. Mangum aged 18, a University of Louisiana student, after injuries from a baseball game between Louisiana and Chamberlain Hunt Academy of Port Gibson.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Hervey R. Mangum
University of Louisiana
Louisiana
Chamberlain Hunt Academy
Port Gibson
Preservation method for eggs in Italian agriculture report
A report from the Italian department of agriculture notes that eggs protected with lard and kept in a dry room without contact will remain perfectly preserved.
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Rome
Department of Agriculture
New Farms for Women in Dallas and Menomonie Pact
Frank H. Jackson promotes a marriage frontier alliance between Dallas South Dakota bachelors and Menomonie Wisconsin spinsters. Dallas, a Rosebud settlement town of 600 with 11 percent bachelors, plans to enroll 66 single men and relocate spinster ties to create a congenial social economy linked to public domain land prospects.
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Dallas
S. D
Bachelors’ Club
Spinsters’ Club
Menomonie
Wis
Frank H. Jackson
Jackson
Rosebud
South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern
Tripp County
Frank Jackson
Uncle Sam
Staked County Vote Decides Governor Contest
In Cuthbert Georgia Randolph county will back Governor Hoke Smith in the June primary after a baseball game split along Smith Brown lines. Smith supporters wagered county votes on the game and the Smith team won 15 to 8. Brown backers say they will honor the outcome.
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Brown
Smith
Hoke Smith
Reverend proposes wives run bars to fund families
Clifton Heights Pennsylvania special report quotes Rev Thomas A Ar mor a Methodist pastor who argues husbands should buy alcohol through their wives at home. He suggests letting drinkers pay wives the per drink price to fund clothing and household necessities, enabling wives to save for the family.
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Clifton Heights
Thomas A. Armor
Bridgeport Plans $2 Million Island Raising Project
A new company in Bridgeport Ohio aims to raise Wheeling Island above the 1884 flood line by lowering the Bridgeport hill. The construction venture is said to involve $2,000,000 in capital.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Wheeling Island
Jersey City considers cat licensing ordinance
Jersey City Aldermen on Tuesday evening introduced a cat licensing ordinance. Alderman Herbert urged action noting about 50,000 too many cats in the city and many congregating in backyards.
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New York
Jersey City
Wife's Find Yields $2 Million for Husband
Mrs. John A. Drake discovered a pocket full of stock certificates in her husband’s hunting coat at the Waldorf Astoria. Experts value the Montana mine at $2,000,000, placing ownership in dispute as the couple’s property is tied to a possible gold mine claim.
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New York
John A. Drake
Waldorf-Astoria
Servia Crime Burdened
Belgrade reports 1907 violence metrics with 492 murders 348 attempted murders and 227 personal crisis reports amid a population of 2.8 million. The figures highlight Servia’s security burden and social strain during the year.
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Servia
Belgrade
Anti-Gambling Bill Stirs Washington Society
In the District of Columbia the Senate passed an anti-betting bill affecting horse, boat, and base ball bets and extending to contests like bridge. It bans betting on trotting and running races as well as elections and contests with a fine up to 500 dollars or imprisonment up to ninety days. The question arises whether poker and bridge amount to contests under the act.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Senate
Ice plant explosion tears through Tipton homes
A boiler explosion at Tipton ice plant Sunday blew through houses, tossing heavy timber and bricks across roofs. Engineer Charles Covert was thrown, not injured, as machinery over 500 pounds struck a bed and many windows shattered. Loss pegged at 25000 dollars. cause remains unknown.
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Tipton
Ind
Charles Covert
Turned Day Into Night by 15 Years of Sleepless Hours
Henderson a prominent Chicago merchant died at the Auditorium Annex this week. For fifteen years he reversed ordinary hours due to a liver ailment, breaking fast at 1 pm and dining at 1 am, making his day into night in a ritual observed for years.
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Chicago
Henderson
Auditorium Annex
Mr. Henderson
Alaskan creeks yield gold in Nolan and Wiseman strikes
Fairbanks dispatch reports two men from Nolan Creek in the Koyukuk district have already mined about 30 000 dollars from bed rock. Gravel to form a large dump will be washed in spring. A similar find on Wiseman Creek could spark another big camp.
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Seattle
Wash
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nolan Creek
Koyukuk
Wiseman Creek
Bald Senator Gets Bonnet
An Indian chief presents United States Senator Clapp of New York with a war bonnet as he exits the East. The gesture is to be worn on the bald head, prompting amusement from the senator’s friends who do not understand the joke.
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New York
Plenty Goose
East
United States
Clapp
Churches Ban Merry Widow Hats to Save Men
Burlington New Jersey reports pastors urge a ban on merry widow hats during services to keep men at church as big hats grow in number. The measure aims to curb back sliding and restore attendance by limiting prominent headwear.
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Burlington
N. J
Rich and Idle Ends Life in Philadelphia Suicide
In Philadelphia, Thomas H. Nice, owner of about $500,000, chose death over idleness by shooting himself in the mouth at the Schuylkill River and plunging into the water.
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Philadelphia
Thomas H. Nice
Schuylkill River
John D Jr as a Sleuth in New York Scheme
John D Rockefeller Jr proposes to imitate President Roosevelt to frighten away threats from rural visitors to New York with aid of his Bible class. The plan aims to make the city safe for country people while sharpers and swindlers are warned. Public endorsement is anticipated.
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John D., Jr
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
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