Democratic managers plan Lincoln conferences before Bryan tour
Two Lincoln meetings set by Democratic leaders precede Bryan notification. The text book committee includes John E. Lamb, Josephus Danielson, and Richard L. Metcalfe. a separate executive consult fixes campaign conduct and finances. Dr. J. W. McClure says Missouri leans to Bryan. others note unionist Sedalia support and Southern Democrats in New York.
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New York Times
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Bryan
John E. Lamb
Indiana
Josephus Danielson
North Carolina
Richard L. Metcalfe
Mack
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
H. D. Clayton
Notification Committee
J. W. McClure
Sedalia
Missouri
M. Bryan
McClure
Kern
S. D. McGuire
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Osceola
Kan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
McGuire
Des Moines
Iowa
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Illinois
Harvey W. Hardy
Fairview
New York State
Hardy
Henry Douglas
New York City
Bryan and Kern Club
New York
Gen. Douglas
Maryland
Lee
Douglas
Henry George, Jr
Taft Campaign Movements Open With West Virginia Stop
William Taft and party arrive Hot Springs Virginia after visiting the Greenbrier. Elmer Dover named secretary for the advisory committee as Frank Hitchcock and Arthur Vorys plan campaign steps. Senator Elkins predicts Swisher victory and Taft declines to enter WV controversy.
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Hot Springs
William Haft
Taft
Clarence R. Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
Greenbrier
West Va
Arthur Vorys
West Virginia
Swisher- Scherr
Ficht
Senator Elkins
Swisher
Scott
Scherr
Elkins
Republican drive aims for record Vermont victory
National Republican campaign plans a large turnout in Vermont's September 1 election to boost the national effort. Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock travels to Hot Springs to confer with Taft aides and Vermont leaders. Cabinet members Wilson and Straus will speak in the final Vermont campaign week. Olcott is the only prominent state Republican who met Hitchcock.
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Vermont
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Hot Springs
Taft
Frank H. Williams
Vermont Central Republican Committee
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wilson
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Woodruff
J. van Vechten Olcott
Taft to Speak at Brooklyn Prison Ship Monument Dedication
Judge William H Taft accepts invitation to speak at the dedication of the Prison Ship martyrs monument atop Fort Greene Hill Brooklyn on November 14. Congress provided 100000 for the shaft while New York City 50000 and the State 25000 plus voluntary contributions.
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William H. Taft
Fort Greene Hill
Brooklyn
Congress
Wallabout Bay
New York City
Hitchcock considers Westchester home after campaign
After a Westchester county motor tour with National Committeeman William L Ward Republican National Chairman Frank Hitchcock indicated he might quit politics after the campaign. He cited Westchester lake country as appealing and declined to commit to a definite future.
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Westchester County
Frank H. Hitchcock
William L. Ward
New York
Mr.itchcock
Hitchcock
Payne declines run for New York governor
Congressman Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, denies he is seeking the New York governorship. He states his ambition is to be re-elected to Congress and to help revise the tariff.
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Atsburn
N. Y
Sereno E. Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
New York State
Payne
Congress
Irishman near death from mosquito bites at Blackwell’s Island
Patrick O Lane a young Irish immigrant in the United States nine months faces possible death from mosquito bites. After losing his Subway guard job and shelter he slept in a Bronx vacant lot and was found by Policeman Spitz. Magistrate Harris ordered him hospitalized and promised work upon recovery.
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Patrick O'Lane
Blackwell’s Island Hospital
O'Lane
Harris
Ninth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
174Th Street
Howe and Wyse Avenues
Bronx
Spitz
Many Gas Meters Too Fast Reported
Secretary Travis H. Whitney reports July meters tested by the Public Service Commission inspectors. Of 24 576 tested, 332 meters had consumer complaints. Among fast meters, 53.1 percent were fast and 38.9 percent slow, with 122 fast and 114 slow exceeding the legal 2 percent limit.
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Public Service Commission
Travis H. Whitney
Commission
Woodruff to preside as Taft faction backs Hughes bid
Republican State Committee meets in Albany to set date for the State Convention in Saratoga on Sept 14. Joseph H Choate and Elihu Root named as temporary and permanent chairs respectively, with Woodruff asserting no interference with Gov Hughes renomination if party rank and file support it.
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Republican State Committee
Saratoga
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
Timothy L. Woodruff
Elihu Root
Choate
Root
Woodruff
Adirondacks
Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Mr. Woodruff
Peanne
Wardruff
William Larnes, Jr
Algbany
William N. Ward
Westchester
Ward
Wadsworth
TIMES
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Republican Machine
Democrats Set Up State Headquarters and Call for Convention
Democratic State Headquarters to open in Hotel Victoria on Friday as the State Committee plans to issue a call and fix a date for the State Convention. Chairman William J. Connors expected today or tomorrow. Tammany Hall groups plan primaries for Sept 8 and discuss transfers.
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Victoria
Democratic State Committees
William J. Conners
Democratic National Committee
Hoffman House
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Democratic National Committee to Open Chicago HQ
Chairman Mack of the Democratic National Committee met with Iowa and Michigan leaders to discuss campaign financing and strategy for the Middle West. He planned to open New York headquarters next week and head to Lincoln for Bryan’s notification while John H. Atwood arrives to organize a speakers bureau.
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Chicago
Mack
Democratic National Committee
Wade
Iowa
Wood
Michiigan
Middle West
Haskell
Moses C. Wetmore
Lincoln
Bryan
East
New York
John H. Atwood
Kansas
Speakers’ Bureau
Prohibition candidate Chafin nearly drowns at pool
Eugene W. Chafin presidential candidate narrowly escaped drowning Saturday night in a YMCA pool in Lincoln Nebraska. He was aided by three young men led by Maurice Hyland who said Chafin nearly sank in the deep water before surfacing. He recovered quickly and delivered a Chautauqua address the next day while guests and nominators from the Columbus Convention were noted.
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Lincoln
Neb
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Young Men’s Christian Association
Chafin
A. O. Wolfenbarger
Columbus
Arrests Mount In Blockton Mine Train Ambush Case
Thirty men arrested at Blockton amid the ambush of the Birmingham mineral train that killed three and injured eleven. Among those seized is Robert Hayes, Blockton mine local president. Strikers used a detective network to anticipate strikebreaker arrivals, and many arrestees are foreigners who previously acted as strikebreakers.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
Blockton
Robert Hayes
Tennessee Company
Acton
John P. White
National Miners’ Organization
Alabama
National Union
National Organization
Strikers Stone a Train in Winnipeg Nighttime Attack
In Winnipeg last night, amid the Canadian Pacific Railway strike, stones shattered windows in passenger cars and glass in other cars. Unidentified assailants, reported from the St Boniface yards across the Red River, hurled large stones and damaged several cars. trainmen say multiple persons were involved.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
St. Boniface
Red River
Typographical Union Opens 54th Annual Convention in Boston
In Boston the International Typographical Union begins its 54th annual convention alongside the seventh annual gathering of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers union and allied bodies. President reports membership near 46,000 and eight hour dispute cited as past event. Secretary-Treasurer documents regular funds at 148,310.95 with a 585,642.18 year end decrease.
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Boston
International Typographical Union
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union of North America
Mailers’ Trades District Union
Woman's Auxiliary
J. W. Bramwood
Indianapolis
Ind
McIntyre Case Move to Dismiss Indictments Refused
A second bid to drop five grand larceny indictments against T. A. McIntyre, head of T. A. McIntyre & Co., who died recently, was presented before Judge Crain by J. H. McCrahon. Assistant District Attorney Marshall noted Judge Foster had ruled against dismissal in a prior motion. The judge referred the matter to Judge Troster for action.
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T. A. McIntyre
T. A. McIntyre & Co
Marshall
Nurses Set for Morning Yacht Cruise Aboard Helerita
Commodore Frank J Gould’s yacht Helerita, flagship of the Seawanhuka Yacht Club, will depart this morning with about twenty to thirty hospital nurses aboard for a short leisure cruise. Luncheon will be served on board and organizers aim to ensure a pleasant trip.
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Frank J Gould
Seawanhuka Yacht Club
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