Liberal leaders and figures in late 19th century Britain
The article traces careers of Gladstone era officials, noting Stirling division elder statesman, 1871 entry as Secretary for Ireland, later War Secretary, Liberal leader, and 1903 premier. It outlines Asquith's birth, education, legal career, roles as Home Secretary, East Fife MP, and marriages, marking a pivotal Liberal transition.
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Stirling
Scotland
Gladstone S Tratton
Ireland
William V. Harcourt
Henry
Asquith
Herbert Henry Asguith
Morley
Yorkshire
City of London School
Balliol College
Oxford
Lincoln’s Inn
Queen’s Counsel
Gladstone
East Fife
House of Dominons
F. Melland
Manchester
Kinder Toward Cameron Pianos Question Set Again
Caleb W. Cameron faces renewed scrutiny as the Board of Education Buildings Committee reopens the five piano purchase case. New opinion shifts among nonmember officials hint at support for the committee report, with Commissioner Abraham Stern now backing the prior findings and signaling a vote for the report if unchanged.
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Caleb W. Cameron
Abraham Stern
Stern
Cameron
Assemblyman Francis denies opposition to direct nominations
Assemblyman James A. Francis of the Twenty third District rejected charges of bad faith and opposition to Goo dhughes last week. He issued a statement in which he denied the charges and said he supported direct nominations personally. He said his motion aimed to spur Green, claiming the latter was not active enough in pushing the bill.
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James A. Francis
Twenty-third
Green
Kings County
Assembly
Woodruff comments on convention delegate selection plan
Timothy N. Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Committee, declined to discuss Gov. Hughes’s refusal to name delegates at large. He said the usual plan would likely be followed, with a committee of one man from each Congress district, and that the slate had not been decided as far as he knew.
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Timothy N. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Gov. Hughes
Woodruff
Congress
Gray Headquarters Opened as Gray Support Grows in 1904
Washington dispatch reports formal Gray headquarters to open soon with Beamish of Philadelphia heading a modest fund. Gray backers claim enough pledged delegates to thwart Bryan at Denver, citing Democratic support from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and other states.
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New York Times
Washington
George Gray
Delaware
Chicago
Johnson
Richard J. Beamish
Philadelphia
Gray
Bureau
Judge Gray
Pennsylvania
Democratic Committees
Lackawanna County
Denver
Democratic State Committee of
South
Wilmington
New Jersey
New York
New England
Friends of
Minnesota
West Virginia
Carolinas
Louisiana
Delegates Planned for Denver Convention Jump to 1008
The Territories will each send six delegates, boosting total delegates to 1008 at the Denver convention from 980. With the two thirds rule for nomination, Bryan needs 673 votes to win while anti Bryan factions expect more. States still counting on alternatives will contribute 164 delegates, with more expected from anti Bryan camp.
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Denver
Bryan
Fight Over 10 Million Dollar Cotton Fund in Senate
Senator Bacon of Georgia plans to push a bill to pay cotton seized by Union forces during the Civil War, despite a 40 year battle and a $10,028,351.88 Treasury fund held by a Supreme Court decree. Senator Hopkins opposes the measure as a rider to land settlement legislation, amid fears of a Treasury raid.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Congress
House
Treasury
Supreme Court
United States Treasury
Hopkins
Ten Eyck Claims Assembly Delegates Triumph in Albany
Jacob L. Ten Eyck, who vied with Patrick B. McCabe in the Democratic primaries, says he won the First and Third Assembly district delegates and will back his claim at the State Convention. He alleges fraud by McCabe opponents in the Nineteenth Ward and says inspectors altered returns after records were filed.
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Albany
Jacob L. Ten Eyck
Patrick BE. McCabe
Democratic State Committee
Ten Eyck
Albany County
McCabe
Alban
Delaware Not for Taft in Delaware Republican Primary
Delaware voters backed Senators Richardson and Du Pont, defeating ex Senators Allee and Hugging and Dr Layton, leading to an uninstructed delegation to the Chicago Convention. Taft supporters lose influence though Du Pont and Marshall show friendliness. the delegation will support the strongest presidential candidate.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Taft
Richardson
du Pont
Delaware
Allee
Layton
State Department
Washington
Chicago
Marshall
Death of Capt Ronald H F Greville heir to Lord Greville
London April 6 The death is announced of Captain Ronald H F Greville heir to Lord Greville He hailed from a wealthy Scottish family and his wife was daughter of William McEwan The couple counted many American Riviera acquaintances among their circle Special to The New York Times.
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London
Ronald H. F. Greville
Lord Greville
Cantain
William McEwan
Riviera
New Yorkk Times
Amen Corner Moves to Hoffman House in Political Shift
The so called Amen Corner of New York politics shifts from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to the Hoffman House as Republican and Democratic factions eye new headquarters. The move follows the Fifth Avenue closure and places a potential annual dinner at the Hoffman House. The Burchard speech and Blaine’s defeat are recalled as part of the era’s political memory.
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Times Square
Amen Corner” Corporation
Hoffman House
Fifth Avenue
Republican National Committee
Lifs
Madison Square
Dr. Burchard
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Burchard
Democratic National Committee
Forts for Pacific Islands Defense Funds Restored
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed the Fortifications bill restoration, adding 11 million dollars for Hawaii Philippines Manila Pearl Harbor and Pacific Coast defenses. The Atlantic and Gulf Coasts receive little of the boost, with most funds aimed at strengthening outer defenses.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Hawaii
Philippines
House
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Attempted church arson in Bath Maine thwarted by organist
In Bath Maine on April 5 Miss Mary Morse, the church organist, prevented a burn when a gas pipe under the Universalist Church platform leaked and a lamp placed under the organ ignited. The fire was extinguished by sexton William Curtis before services. Police consider revenge against the repairer as a possible motive.
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Bath
Maine
Universalist
Mary Morse
Operators Vote to Strike in Chicago
Local No. 1 of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union met in Chicago and voted to strike Western Union on June 1 and Postal on July 1 unless wages rise 10 percent and an eight hour day is set. The move aims to disrupt coverage of national party conventions, though few operators in Chicago reportedly know of the threat yet believe the action may fail.
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New York Times
Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union Company
Postal Company
Mrs Randall Shot by Husband Dies in Brooklyn Home
Mrs Rose Randall, shot by her husband during a quarrel at 701 Park Place in Brooklyn last Monday, died last night at Swedish Hospital. The husband Edward Randall, an expert of bata, killed himself after the shooting.
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Rose Randall
Park Place
Brooklyn
Edward Randall
Bata
Chief Arrests Himself in Tuxedo Park Motoring Case
April 5 at Tuxedo Park saw Police Captain Gilmore Bush arrested by himself after a speeding complaint by his brother-in-law, Supervisor Charles S. Patterson. The judge freed him, finding no motor cycle speed limit violation due to lack of ordinance and missing timekeeping evidence.
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New York Times
Tuxedo Park
de Garmendia-Pell
Gilmore Bush
Charless. Patterson
Tuxedo
P. Lorillard, Jr
Georges Griswold
Uxedo
Charles S. Patterson
John Winters
Chief Bush
Dr. Wise
Nate Phillips
Loriilard
Friends accuse Frances Tenney in jewelry theft
Frances Tenney of 101 West Eighty eighth Street was arrested at home by Central Office Detectives for acting in concert with an unnamed man in robbing Amelia Lyddy of 2837 Broadway of 2500 dollars worth of jewelry. Lyddy says the pair visited yesterday afternoon, the man stole the bag behind a picture, and Tenney restrained her during the escape. The man remains at large.
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Frances Tenney
West Eighty
Miss Lyddy
A No 1 Tells His Name From Tramp Trails
Middletown N Y April 5 A No 1 the most famous tramp announces his identity as Ray Livingston of Cambridge Springs Penn He has travelled over 300000 miles since 1883 riding on top of and under freight and passenger cars earning about 7 50 He does not beg but carves potato art speaks four languages and has quit trampling to write a book of his adventures
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Ray Livingston
Cambridge Springs
Penn
New York
San Francisco
Singing Causes A Murder In Evening Dress
Ries Speel a druggist was shot dead by an unidentified man in evening clothes early this morning as he walked home with his wife and two daughters after a reception. The killer, accompanied by two fashionably dressed women who sang snatches from a song, fled with the women. The shot struck Speel in the brain and he died instantly. the assailant and the women escaped.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Ries Speel
Speel
Mexicans Distrust US Says State Department
Washington reports growing Mexican public suspicion of American intentions driven by irresponsible newspaper gossip and criticism. Officials cite Magdelena Bay remarks and media coverage of extradition, labor troubles, and Colorado River issues as fueling distrust. Mexico alleges safe havens for conspirators in the United States, to which the State Department points to recent counteractions in St. Louis and readiness to act again.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
American State Department
State Department
Magdalena Bay
Colorado River
Mexco
Sania
St. Louis
Two lynchings reported in Mobile and Mississippi
Mobile scene details a mob of about 25 men lynching Walter Clar ton, a Hand Lumber Company inmate, outside Bay Minette after he refused transport for his crime. In Wesson, Mississippi, John Burr, a young Black man, was lynched by about 30 men near town after confessing to killing a twelve year old white boy during fishing.
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Mobile
Ala
Walter Clarton
Hand Lumber Company
Joseph White
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Wesson
Miss
John Burr
Earl Smith
Burr
Smith
Boys steal $1500 worth of gems in Wheeling
Three boys, Albert Albinger aged 16 and companions Carl Rader and Ralph Hercules, were arrested on suspicion after jewels valued at 1500 dollars disappeared from the unlocked safe in the Russell and Russell law offices on March 19. They allegedly confessed while attempting to sell the brooches in Bellaire to raise money to take them to Texas.
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Wheeling
West Va
Russell & Russell
Albert Albinger
Bellaire
Carl Rader
Ralph Hercules
Albinger
Texas
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