Democratic Conference Aims for Party Unity in NY
Old line Democrats in Washington discuss uniting the party on solid Democratic principles. Ex Justice Morgan J. O'Brien and District Attorney William Travers Jerome emphasize a nonhostile approach to Bryan while weighing future candidates and party recovery.
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Waldorf- Astoria
Appellate Division
Supreme .Court
Morgan J. O'Brien
William Travers Jerome
Times
O’brien
Bryan
Democratic Party
Maeve
Jerome
Hrgan
Perry Belmont
Washington
Plan Not Favorable to Bryan Conference in New York
Washington Democrats oppose a New York conference aimed at blocking William Jennings Bryan’s Denver nomination. They fear such talks would stiffen Bryan’s resolve and widen party divisions. A friendly movement in his support could name another candidate with Bryan’s backing. A House poll showed anti Bryan sentiment, yet leaders insist loyalty to Bryan remains.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Denver
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
New York
New York Times
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Pryan
Democrats
Bryan Silent on Democratic Conference Plans
William J. Bryan refused to discuss the Democratic conference in New York. He met with a National Democratic Committee sub committee on a Rock Island train en route to Denver, shaking hands with Roger Sullivan who he had attacked earlier.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
New York
Bryan
National Democratic Committee
Denver
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan
Mr. Bryan
Birmingham
Montreal
Bryan Denial On Letter About Standing Aside
Willis J. Abbott of the Bryan Publicity Bureau in Washington denied a circulating claim that a letter from Bryan urged stepping aside if Denver delegates opposed his nomination. Abbott said he had not received such a letter and had not heard from Bryan on political matters for weeks. He also rejected the reported friendly sentiments toward Gov. Hoke Smith Senator Culberson and Gov. Johnson as stated.
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Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Gov. Smith
Georgia
Senator Culberson
Texas
Democratic Party
Culberson
Gov. Hoke Smith
Washington
Willis J. Abbott
Bryan Publicity Bureau
Denver
Mr. Abbott
Hoke Smith Declines New York Democratic Conference
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia says he will not attend a New York Democratic conference this week and rejects claims he would bolt the Bryan ticket. The report notes Bryans nomination at Denver and Cortelyou Bryan and Day attending a Missouri Society dinner at the Plaza on Feb. 4 with 250 covers planned.
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New York
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Bryans
Denver
Bryan
Five State Districts Endorse Hughes Candidacy
A New York Times report from Albany outlines broad support for Gov. Hughes across most state congressional districts. It notes Westchester and Onondaga groups backing Hughes, with several counties organizing leagues and leaders signaling for the Republican presidential nominee.
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New York Times
Albany
New York
Kings Counties
Hughes
Suffolk
Westchester
Ibany
St. Lawrence
Onondaga
Roosevelt
Long Island
Hughes Clubs
Mount Vernon
New Roshelle
Schoharie
Otseto
Oneida
Herkimer
Jefferson
Lewis
Oswego
Tiughes
Broome
Tompkins
Chenango County
Wayne County
Yates
Raines
Wyebub
Wilcox
Cayuga
Shold
George W. Aldridge
Thirty-second
Monroe
State Hughes League
Fassett
Chemung
Steuben
Schuyler
Seneca
James W. Wadsworth
Genesee
Speer Wadsworth
Livingston
Te Courty Committee
Chautauqua
Cattarfigus
Allegany
Thos
Bronx
Kansas May Be For Hughes in State Primary Shakeup
In Topeka Kansas strong opposition forms to Secretary Taft for President amid push for an immediate state primary law. Square deal delegates back Hughes or La Follette, with a March 4 state convention called to nominate delegates, though void if a primary bill passes. Kansas aims for La Follette or Hughes by May.
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New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Taft
Chicago
Hughes
la Follette
State Committee
Senator Long
Roosevelt
Kansas
Ikansas
State prison costs show higher care for women inmates
Albany reports New York spends nearly twice as much daily on female prisoners as on male inmates. Auburn Women's Prison costs reach 57.8 cents per day versus 38.2 cents for men at Auburn Prison. The study notes record inmate numbers, a prison school with civilian head teacher and convict assistants, and suggests state control of penitentiaries or redirecting felony cases to Elmira Reformatory or state prisons. It also cites limited educational facilities in county jails and shorter sentences eligible for confinement.
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Albany
New York
State Commission On Prisons
Auburn
Elmira Reformatory
Dog nabbed thief in Montclair yard
A Newfoundland named Leo owned by Wallace Terhune chased and captured a tramp in Montclair New Jersey after he stole a suit from Terhune’s wife and tried to carry it away. The thief Walter Shirley of Hartford Connecticut claimed he had never stolen before. Leo kept watch over the suspect until Terhune arrived and escorted him home.
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New York Times
Montclair
N. J
Wallace Terhune
Pine Brook
New York City
Seo
Terhune
Walter Shirley
Hartford
Drowned Boys Found After Glen Reservoir Tragedy
Mount Vernon Mayor orders search as 8 year old Ransom Caygill Jr. and Leland Crider drown after ice on Glen Reservoir near Yonkers boundary breaks during skating. Firemen from Clinton Hook and Ladder recove red the bodies using grappling hooks.
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Howe
Mount Vernon
Clinton Hook and Ladder Company
Ransom Caygill, Jr
Alderman. Caygill
Leland Crider
J. L. Crider
Fourteenth Avenue
Glen Reservoir
Yonkers
Caveglill
Claim Agent A Thief Faces Larceny Charge In Newark
Vernon W. Dodge of Worcester Massachusetts a claim agent for Public Service Corporation of New Jersey is jailed in Newark charged with stealing 250 dollars. He confessed and officials say defalcations could reach thousands. He allegedly settled accident claims for 5 or 10 dollars with release forged for 25 or 50 dollars and kept the money. Suspicion arose after audits found multiple settlements with only witness notes.
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Vernon W. Dodge
Worcester
Mass
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Newark
N.J
William J. Hughes
Public Service Corporation
Dodge
Train wreck attempt foiled near Porter Falls
In New Martinsville West Virginia on January 19 a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train was stopped before a boulder on the track by engineer J W Bull near Porter Falls six miles south of town. Passengers were jostled but none seriously injured. Samuel McCormick, recently discharged as a section hand, was found nearby and arrested on a charge of attempting to wreck the train.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Porter Falls
Here
J. W. Bull
Samuel McCormick
Defense of Prizefights on Battleships Faces Navy Stance
Sailors aboard the Tacoma and Hancock await Navy Department action after the Cumberland training ship prizefight last Tuesday night which cost Apprentice Seaman H. A. Hartnet his life. Admiral Evans endorses boxing as discipline while warning against excess, and Manning who fought Hartnet will be court-martialed.
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Tacoma
Hancock
New York Navy Yard
Navy Department
Cumberland
H. A. Hartnet
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Hampton Roads
Admiral Evans
Meriwether
Branch
Annapolis
Roosevelt
Manning
Harrnet
Death Probe Placed In Hartnet Case Aboard Cumberland
Rear Admiral John H. Merrell orders a formal inquiry starting tomorrow into the death of H. A. Hartnet an apprentice seaman who died from a brain clot after a fight on the U S training ship Cumberland The body may be buried in Newport unless claimed and D H Manning another naval apprentice held in custody pending the investigation
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Newport
R. IL
John H. Merrell
Second Naval Division
H. A. Hartnet
United States
Cumberland
Philadelphia
D. H. Manning
Middletown
N. Y
Harnet
Locomotive Plunges 90 Feet in Corydon Junction Tragedy
At Corydon Junction Indiana a westbound Southern Railway locomotive plunged from a ninety foot trestle. Three trainmen died Clarence Dunham engineer W I Scott fireman and Frank Carter brakeman. Two others were fatally injured as the wreckage dragged two freight cars and a caboose before catching fire and being extinguished by villagers.
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Corydon Junction
Ind
Southern Railway
New Albany
Clarence Dunham
W. I. Scott
Frank Carter
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