Denver convention seat expansion approved for bulk attendance
Delegations from Brooklyn to New York districts meet under McCarren Murphey plan while Idaho contests remain unsettled. National committee set July 6 deadline for contest filing. Denver venue capacity rose from 4 to over 12 700 seats after local convention arrangements conference with the national committee.
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Robert A. Burke
Chicago
Brooklyn
York
Ius Tabove
McCarren-Murpy Ht. O
Idaho
Dubdise
Com- Tastica
National Committee
Denver
Littleton Aims for Vice Presidential Boom at Denver
Brooklyn ex-borough president Martin W. Littleton will go to the Democratic National Convention as a spokesman for a New York State faction. He seeks a conservative platform and a speaking role on the Committee on Resolutions, backed by Morgan J. O'Brien and Alton B. Parker allies. Texas delegates are to trigger his support, with Murphy and Connors backing the effort as Tam many stalwarts head to Denver midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
Denver
Littleton
Morgan J. O’brien
William F. Sheehan
Alton B. Parker
Texas
Charles F. Murphy
William J. Conners
New York
Murphy
the Waldorf
Bailey
J. Murphy
Tammany
Wall Street backs Taft as Bryan nomination looms
Denver reports Bryan’s nomination for president spark confidence on Wall Street that Taft will win. Market letters from J S Bache, Hutton, Clews, Davis note Bryan’s nomination as a likely defeat for Democrats and foresee a Taft victory. Some bankers prefer alternative candidates, but general sentiment favors stability and a Taft presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Wall Street
Taft
Chicago
Bryan
Wall Street Commission
Times
W. J. Wohlman
J. S. Bache & Co
Ohio
Republi‘gan
E. F. Hutton & CO
Henry Clews & CO
John H. Davis & CO
Democratic Party
W. J. Bryan
Miller & CO
Thomas W. Niedringhaus
St. Louis
Waldorf-Astoria
Mr. Bryan
Taft favored by Missouri Republicans in 1908
The speaker asserts confidence in a Republican victory in Missouri and predicts Taft may win by a larger plurality than Roosevelt in 1904. He argues Bryan's candidacy would end his influence and realign the Democratic Party, praising Taft as embodying Missouri GOP ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
Judge Gray
East
Missouri
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Illinois Men See Bryan on Road to Denver
Illinois delegation members visited William J. Bryan at Fairview Lincoln Nebraska after a rain soaked trip from Lincoln to Denver. Bryan asked if they would back the good roads plank at the Denver Convention and they replied they were unanimously for it. The party continued toward Denver in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Illinois
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Denver
Lincoln
Bryan
Johnson Declines Vice Presidential Bid for Presidential Run
Iowa governor Johnson states at Chautauqua that he will not seek the National party vice presidency even if Bryan is chosen. He plans to run for the presidency, with his friends handling Denver duties and day to day state leadership his priority. He confirms no other political ambitions if not selected as the party's nominee. He spoke at a Chautauqua Assembly event in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Denver
Johnson
Minnesota
Day
Myers
Bryan
National Party
Chautauqua Assembly
Coler to Visit Bryan in Lincoln and Denver
Borough President Bird of Brooklyn and Mrs Coler depart for Lincoln Nebraska to visit Col William J Bryan for several days. From Lincoln Coler will proceed to the Denver Convention. He denies candidacy for vice president but is seen as a potential acceptor if offered. He favors an anti injunction plank aligned with Gompers on fair play.
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Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Lincoln Neb
Col
William Jenkings Bryan
Rom Lincoln Coler
Denver
Kern Acceptable to Bryan in Denver Platform Talk
Lincoln June 29 Judge W W Black of Everett Washington delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Denver says the national platform will include a strong anti injunc tion plank Kern of Indiana as VP candidate would be entirely acceptable to the Bryan men of the country according to Judge Black.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
W. W. Black
Everett
Washington
Denver
John W. Kern
Indiana
Bryan
Black
Cassidy Launches Queens Primary leadership battle
Democratic State Committeeman Joseph Cassidy former Queens Borough president filed with the Bureau of Elections the names of 368 men chosen to conduct the upcoming Democratic primaries in Queens. The move marks the first clash in a party faction led by Sheriff Herbert Harvey and Patrick Mara of Flushing.
Appointment to New York State Farm for Women Commission
Gov Hughes appoints Mrs Jane L Armstrong of Rochester and Mrs Eliza M Guy of New York to the State Farm for Women Commission. The panel includes prison officials and a State Board of Charities member, to select a site for a state farm for the custody employment and outdoor treatment of delinquents.
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Albany
N. Y
Small Classroom Fire Strikes PS 16 in Williamsburg
A minor blaze erupted in the girls' classroom of Miss Anna Kemp on the third floor of Public School 16 on Wilson Street Williamsburg at noon yesterday as classes dismissed. Police suspect a mischievous pupil started it. Teachers kept order and all 1000 plus students escaped safely. Damage described as slight.
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Brooklyn
Wilson Street
Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg
Anna Kemp
Three Rescued From Sinking Launch Off Robbin's Reef
The Immigrant cutter of the Immigration Bureau commanded by Capt. Paige rescued three passengers from a waterlogged launch off Robbin's Reef yesterday afternoon. The launch's machinery had failed, leaving it sinking. Names of the rescued were not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Bureau
Paige
Robbin’s Reef
Taft urged to take Yorys as chairman in Washington
A flurry of conferences and rumors centers on who will chair the Republican National Committee. Ohio delegates push Arthur I. Vorys, while Hitchcock and Meyers are also discussed. Taft and Hitchcock avoid contact as the talks hint a nonfirm choice and a likely regional compromise.
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Taft
Yorys
New York Times
Washington
Republican National Committee
Charles P. Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Ohio
Arthur I. Vorys
Hitchcock
Guilbert
Walter Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Henry Williams
State Committee
Vorys
Taft Cleans Desk As Transfer of War Dept Arranges
Secretary Taft spent June 29 clearing files in the War Department and briefing his successor General Luke E Wright. He toured offices with brother Charles Taft and hosted calls from Oliver Arango Arosemena and others. The formal transfer is set for noon Wednesday in a brief ceremony.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
War Department
Luke E. Wright
Charles P. Taft
State
War
Navy
Oliver
Arango
Arosemena
Legation
Bell
Edwards
Powell Clayton
Republican National
Gen. Wright
New York
Mr. Taft
Gen. Bell
Schofield
Department
Kellogg Plays Silent Role in Republican Chair Race
Frank B Kellogg of Minnesota, first stating he would not accept the Chairmanship, later grew reticent amid telegrams and a long distance call. At the Waldorf he refused to discuss the matter as Senator Murray Crane left with him, noting he knew nothing of the position.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Kellogg
the Waldorf
Murray Crane
Crane
Sherman condition improves for Republican VP bid
Cleveland reports Representative James S. Sherman, Republican Vice Presidential candidate, is recovering rapidly with normal temperature pulse and respiration. His condition continues to improve as of tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
James S. Sherman
Woodruff Returns to Lead Republican State Headquarters
Republican State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff arrived from the Adirondacks and began work at State Headquarters. He said the Republican State Convention date is not set but likely the Tuesday after the September 8 primaries. The Democratic State Convention date and location are also unsettled, with Saratoga and Buffalo as likely venues.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Adirondacks
Saratoga
Buffalo
Ill farmer kills wife and wounds son then kills self
Julius Turner, 69, a Clay City, Illinois farmer, shot his wife near Sailor Springs after a night of jealousy and fatally wounded his 15 year old son whom he mistook for his wife’s admirer. He then shot himself and survived a jailhouse injury while refusing to eat. The wife was 20 years younger. the couple had been separated four years. The son Glenn worked on a nearby farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Julius Turner
Clay City
Sailor Springs
Turner
Glenn
Hunter for Governor nominee linked to Socialist Party
It was reported that Robert Hunter, Socialist Settlement worker and Poverty author, would be the Socialist Party of the State’s Governor nominee. Hunter said the rumor would be a duty to accept if true, while at New York Socialist Party headquarters A Solo mon denied any nomination and expected Joshua Wauhope to be nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunter
Socialist Settlement Worker
Socialist Party of
Hunter
Noroton
Conn
New York
Socialist Party
East Eighty-fourth Street
A. Solomon
Joshua Wauhope
International Paper Co Cuts Wages in 10 Percent Reduction
Officials of the International Paper Company announced a 10 percent cut in its wage scale to take effect August 1. The reduction affects several thousand mill workers across the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Co
Glens Falls
N. Y
The
International Paper Company
Almoner appeal for aid to 6,000 families in need
A well known New Yorker asks RS Minturn to act as almoner for a donation of one thousand dollars to assist the Assoc. Improving Condition of Poor in caring for over 6,000 families this summer. The request stresses urgency and distribution of funds to relieve distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New Yorker
R.S. Minturn
Treas
Assoc
E. 22d St
Brotherhood 7 Aids Rival Oil in Lubrication Claims
In a government anti trust case against Standard Oil, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers witnesses reveal Galena Signals oils played a key role in reducing hot boxes on the Louisville and Nashville line between 1903 and 1905. Frederick Burgess testifies to engine delays and the impact of rival oil reports. Galena expert William Holmes discusses promotional practices tied to railroad passes during instructional work.
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B . Locomotive Engineers
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey Corporation
Frederick A. Burgess
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Franklin Ferriss
Custom House
GalJena Signal Oil Company
Standard
Burgess
Louisville & Nashville
Kellogg
Theodore H. Curtis
Smith
New York
Curtis
Mr. Burgess
E. P. Houston
Mr. Kellogs
Benes
Ohio Oil Chief Urges Drillers to Cut Output
James C. Donnell General Manager of Ohio Oil Company calls on U S drillers to curtail production until a viable market exists He notes tankage cannot be built and cites daily output in the Illinois oil field alone exceeding 100 000 barrels
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Findlay
Ohio
James C. Donnell
Ohio Oil Company
Illinois
Disinherited Son Laurence Archer Jr Found Dead in Brooklyn
Laurence Archer Jr a Brooklyn Elks member was found dead in his kitchen by wife and two children after a visit to Brighton Beach. Gas from a stove tube was present though death is considered possibly accidental. Archer, son of a former California judge and ex mayor, had a falling out with his father over a will. His funeral is set for Wednesday at the Elks headquarters on Schermerhorn Street.
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Laurence Archer, Jr
Brooklyn
Order of Elks
Brighton Beach
Archer
Superior Court of California
San José
West
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company
the Elks
Schermerhorn Street
Mass Escape at Maryland School for Boys In Baltimore
In Maryland Baltimore 48 boys at the Maryland School for Boys revolted and escaped. The breakout was led by a large boy armed with a crowbar and occurred after the outer gate lock was destroyed. Police and guards pursued as bricks and stones were hurled. Capt. Baker was struck but not seriously hurt. Only 14 recaptured by mid morning.
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Maryland School For
Baltimore
Mda
Baker
Bailey group extradited for U S mail fraud plot
President Davila orders Francis G. Bailey Albert W. Bailey Charles H. H. Myers and Capt Albert Oxley turned over to New York Police Lieutenant Beery. The group linked to the Export Shipping Company and Goldsboro cargo valued at 200000. They face charges of conspiracy to defraud via the mails with surrender to U S authorities framed as comity.
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Porto Cortez
Honduras
Davila
Francis G. Bailey
Albert W. Bailey
Charles H. H. Myers
Albert Oxley
Peter W. Beery
New York Police Department
Export Shipping Company of
New Jersey
Myers
General Supply Company
Oxley
Goldsboro
Albert G. Greeley
Washington, D. C
United States
Elections favor Obaldia in Panama municipal vote
In Panama on June 29 free vote areas backed Senior Obaldia. Colon Coele and Panama provinces gave large Obaldia majorities while Arias supporters edged out in Toboga Chame and Chorrera. Veragua showed mixed results with EEE candidates. Los Santos districts split with Obaldia leading. No returns from other provinces yet.
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Panama
Obaldia
Colon
Coele
Toboga
Chame
Arias
Chorrera
Veragua
Eee
Root's Stay At Muldoon's Hygienic Institute
Secretary of State Elihu Root is receiving treatment at Willam Muldoon's hygienic institute near White Plains New York. Muldoon defends the facility as a hygienic institute with no physicians, noting the patient and doctor determine treatment length while declining to disclose details of Root's condition or regimen.
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White Plains
N.Y
Willam Muldoon
Elihu Root
Root
Muldoon
City Finance Inquiry Moves Toward Organization Meeting
Senator Owen Cassidy who chairs the joint Legislature committee arrived in Popperday to rally the panel before Democrats Senator McCarren Assemblymen Oliver and Palmer depart for the Denver Convention. A meeting may be held today or tomorrow as the group plans to hire counsel and an expert accountant to probe city finances similar to gas and insurance inquiries led by Mr. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Cassidy
cCarren
Oliver and
Palmer
Denver
Hughes
Italian Man Loses $600 In Park Nap Theft
Sebastiano Ducchiarello of Kegley West Virginia awoke in Mulberry Bend Park to find his $600 pocket gone from his righthand. He alerted police at Elizabeth Street Station and investigators checked the Rogues Gallery for a possible suspect.
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Kegley
Mercer County
West Va
Sebastiano Ducehizrello
Italy
Mulberry Bend Park
Sebastiano
Elizabeth Street
Ducchiarello
McCutcheon
Police
Rogues’Gallery
Reaper
Warrant Out for Yonkers Young Man Chiefly Tied to Hudson Fuel
City Judge Beall of Yonkers has issued a warrant for the arrest of John J Towers connected in a confidential capacity with the Hudson Fuel Company. Towers has been in the coal company employ twelve years rising to a responsible position. He recently began frequent automobile rides and left town after an automobile hire bill. He is about years old unmarried and popular among Yonkers youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Beall
John J. Towers
Hudson Fuel Company
Towers
Coal Comny
Sculptor Walsh Acquitted in Belleville Manslaughter Case
Dominick A. Walsh, a Newark sculptor, was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of James Lackey following a three and a half hour jury deliberation. Walsh testified he did not strike Lackey and was charged after an in act incident on March 31 in Belleville.
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Walsh
Newark
N. J
Dominick A. Walsh
James Lackey
Belleville
Lackey
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New York State
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China
Sixth Avenue
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Japan
15Th St. Lleles
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210Th Avenue
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Thos. J. Stewart CO
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