Johnson Boom Moves Toward Chicago and New York
New headquarters may be opened in Chicago as Gov. Johnson builds his presidential boom. Day, his secretary, was in Chicago scouting offices while Johnson disclaims any coordinated campaign. If expanded, banners could extend to New York and Washington as mail and telegrams surge since the Democratic committee endorsed him.
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Dalzell denies backing Taft at Yale banquet
Representative Dalzell rebutted reports that he endorsed Secretary Taft at a Yale alumni dinner, affirming loyalty to Senator Knox and stating he plans to attend the National Convention as a Knox delegate. RUMORS persist over possible loss of his Chicago Convention seat and potential replacement on the primary ticket.
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No Preference Said by New on Chicago Nomination
Harry S. New, chairman of the Republican National Committee, states the committee will hear all contests and decide each case on its merits with justice and party regularity, rejecting claims that the nomination at Chicago will be controlled by a single candidate or group.
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Taft to Speak in New Haven New York Next Week
Secretary Taft departs Sunday for New Haven to join a Yale Corporation meeting then proceeds to New York to address the Society for the Education of the Negro and Indian on Monday and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick at a St. Patrick's Day banquet on Tuesday in New York.
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Hughes Leads Steamship Vote at Apache Passengers Ballot
Albany March 13 A wireless message to Gov. Hughes from the steamship Apache dated at sea and received via Atlantic City N J shows test ballot results Hughes 295 Taft 21 Bryan 7 Johnson 1 The message signed Passengers notes the Apache arrived at Sandy Hook at 8 PM from Jacksonville
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Democrats Set April 14 for State Convention
Dover March 13 The Democratic State Central Committee selected April 14 as the date for the Democratic State Convention to elect delegates. The convention is expected to endorse Judge George Gray for the Democratic nomination for President.
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George Gray
Good Nominated for Congress on 699th Ballot
MARION IND March 13 Charles H Good tonight was nominated for Congress on the 699th ballot by the eleventh District Republican Convention.
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Charles H. Good Tonight
Congress
German Family Returns Sacred Chinese Marriage Contract
In Berlin on March 13 reports say a German family tied to a participant in the 1900 Peking expedition has returned a sacred Chinese document. The marriage contract of the present Emperor, signed February 18 1866, was looted after the Boxer rising and later authenticated by a German official before being sent back to Beijing.
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Peking
British Socialists Lose in House Clash Over Unemployed Bill
In London on March 13 the Liberals and Socialists clashed in Parliament as the government defeated the Unemployed Workmen's bill by 149 votes. The measure, dubbed the Right to Work bill, would force local authorities to provide work or maintenance for unemployed families. The government, led by Asquith, urged rejection, arguing the bill would damage social harmony and that existing measures already aid labor.
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Asquith
John Burns
Russia Seeks Extradition in Mme Stein Case
The American Embassy certified a December indictment in St. Petersburg against Olga Stein a Russian woman for swindling and embezzlement. She fled the city three months ago and extradition will be pursued from New York. No mention of military or political secrets is made in the documents. Stein was arrested in New York on March 9 charged with $50 000 larceny in Russia.
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Mme. Stein
New York
Russia
No Battleships for Czar Plan Revised by Defense Committee
The Russian drafting committee told the National Defense Committee that 1908 battleship construction should be abandoned. It urged funding for torpedo boats destroyers submarines and hospital ships and faster construction. It warned reform of the Ministry of Marine is needed before fleet reconstruction.
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Ministry of Marine
Flames Rage Through Bahia Business Section
A major blaze in Babia Bahia devastates the business district as firemen struggle to halt the inferno. Thirty three buildings consumed with losses around 1 million dollars and several fatalities reported. Bahia is Brazil’s principal commercial city after Rio de Janeiro, about miles northeast of Rio with a population over 200000.
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American Cipher Stolen in Bucharest Heist
A cipher copy of the American State Department code was stolen in Bucharest by a French employee and fled to Constantinople. This marks the second such breach in recent years, the first occurring in St. Petersburg where spies obtained photographic copies from the American Embassy.
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German Colonial Rail Plan Expands in Southwest Africa
Berlin reports the Federal Council approved a 900 mile rail construction plan in German South West Africa and Kamerun to boost colonial development. African appropriations total 37.5 million dollars funded by six year loans.
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Federal Council
Africa
Kamerun
Plan to consolidate colleges under unified university system
A Madison meeting of State college presidents outlines a national effort to organize U S universities along common lines. Wisconsin's Rockefeller endowment rep says colleges within 100 miles would become junior colleges, offering only up to sophomore year while universities handle four-year degrees and post graduate work. Rockefeller and Carnegie collaborate on the project.
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Real Reason Why Roosevelt Won Trun Must Be Saved
Col Harvey presents a Harper's Weekly mock front page arguing Roosevelt would not seek a third term. The piece claims his view of critics as Wall Street money power, the danger of unlimited authority, and Augustus Caesar as a cautionary parallel, with Peck’s classical notes appended.
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Traders Denounce Japan Over Manchuria Rail Project
The General Chamber of Commerce of Niu-chwang protests Japanese government stance on the Hsinmingun-Fukumen Railroad, calling it against the Portsmouth treaty and harming Manchuria trade. In Peking, Hayashi met with Na-tung and Yuan Shih Kai to discuss the Tatsu Maru incident, with nominal understanding reached and continuation planned.
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