Cornell Coed Debater Elizabeth Cook Faces Columbia Challenge
Miss Elizabeth Ellsworth Cook, a Cornell Law senior, is at the center of a dispute with Columbia over her eligibility to debate on Feb 28. Cornell maintains she is eligible as an undergraduate who earned a place on the team, while Columbia argues a female opponent biased the result. Support from Cornell officials and outsiders underscores the broader issue of co education in intercollegiate debate.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Elizabeth Ellsworth
Cook
Cornell
Columbia
Miss Cook
Leroy R. Goodrich
Debate Union
Debate League
League
Pennsyvania
George Lincoln
Burr
Ralph Catterall
Henry A. Sill
Frank A. Fetter
J. A. Winans
Stewart Avenue
College of Law
Cornell Congress
Columbua
Elizabeth Cook
Cornell University
Pdaward T. Perine
Cedar Street
New York
Perine
Columbia University
Gail Loughlin
University of Pennsylvania
Miss Loughlin
Pennsylvania
Portrait of a Self Possessed, Scholarly Young Writer
A description details a five foot slender woman with a pale face, brown eyes and hair, a serious intellectual look, and a soft musical voice. She works in a New York office to fund her course and is noted as a clever writer and speaker with common sense and balance.
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New York
Taft Dines With Chairman Parsons in Washington
Secretary Taft dined informally at Congressman Herbert Parsons house in Washington tonight. He came at Parsons invitation to meet his old college friend O. T. Barnard of New York and share conversation with the group.
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Taft
Parsons
Washington
Herbert Parsons
O. T. Barnard
New York
Taft Leads Republican Senate Preference Poll
The Washington Post poll of 60 Republican Senators after Taft entered the presidential race shows Taft leading nominations with 29 votes. Knox, Fairbanks, and others receive scattered support. regional patterns vary and several senators remain noncommittal. The survey highlights Taft strength in the Midwest and certain New England states, with many ballots kept confidential.
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Taft Sar
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Fairbanks
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Foraker Taft clash looms at Ohio Society dinner
The Ohio Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria next Saturday faces a potential clash as Senator Foraker plans a broad critique of the Roosevelt administration and praise for Secretary Taft. Taft is expected, possibly attending the Amen Corner event at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the same night, while rumors of his decline swirl. Gov. Hughes is slated to speak, with Foraker allowed to express his views, fueling political expectations ahead of the national convention.
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Taft
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Harmon
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Hughes
Taft Delegates Elected by First Missouri District
Delegates from the First Missouri Congressional District met in Lancaster and elected to Chicago, with instructions to vote for William H. Taft for President on the first last and every ballot.
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Missouri
Lancaster
Chicago
William H. Taft
Governor Harris Confirms No Rehearing Term
Columbus, Jan 25. Gov Harris states he desires no term and expects to be nominated. The report follows claims that Congressman Nicholas Longworth, son in law of the President, will seek Ohio governorship.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Harris
F. A. Derthick
Scramble for Hughes Ban Wagon Shapes Local GOP Rally
Local Republican leaders rush to back Governor Hughes ahead of the national convention in Chicago. The Odell faction faces pressure as Herbert Parsons pushes an indorsement rider, aiming to expose insincerity and shape primaries. Taft Roosevelt tensions color the maneuvering and a Hughes reception is planned with George W. Young introducing the Governor.
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Hughes
Herbert Parsons
Odell
Parsons
Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Prosecutor Welty Argues Foraker Case Before Court
Allen County Prosecutor Welty argued before the Ohio Supreme Court in Chambers that the State primary law violates the Fourteenth Amendment by denying equal protection to all voters. He acted at the request of Senator Foraker.
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Welty
Foraker
Columbus
Ohio
Allen County
Supreme Court
Chambers
Slashed Wife and Man Kills Self in New Jersey Boarder Case
Philippe Pecono found his wife attacked by Giuseppe Poleso who boarded with the family. Poleso slashed the woman behind the ear and wounded Pecono, then killed himself with a pistol after police broke into the home. The wife survived after five stitches, but doctors fear she may die.
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New York Times
Lyndhurst
N. J
Philippe Pecono
Lackawanna
Giuseppe Poleso
Peconos
Pecono
Poleso
McIntyre
Linwood
Stock Managers Combine Form West Coast Theatrical Group
An association of theatrical managers formed to control the stock business across the West was announced in Los Angeles. The group aims to reduce competition for popular actors and actresses in Pacific Coast cities, with representation from Denver Spokane Portland Sacramento Oakland San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego.
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