Massachusetts delegates back Bryan for unified party
The Massachusetts Democratic Convention instructed its delegates to back William J. Bryan hoping for a united party to win the presidency. Kentucky Republicans favored Taft as first choice with Roosevelt and Taft as second for state delegates. Utah Republicans listed Roosevelt first and Taft second as presidential nominees. Convention.
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Massachusetts
William J. Bryan
Taft
Utah
Roosevelt
Massachusetts for Bryan delegates elected despite confusion
The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention debated endorsing Bryan for president and whether delegates should be chosen by acclamation. A roll call elected four at large delegates as Bryan supporters, with the platform urging a united party and Bryan’s presidency.
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Boston
William J. Bryan
Committee On
Bryan
Stimson
George Fred Williams
Dedham
John BR. Moran
Daniel F. Doherty
Westfield
John W. Coughlan
Fall River
J. P. Kane
Lawrence
William A. Davenport
Greenfield
Thomas P. Kenny
Lidward W. Gallagher
Lowell
Philippines
United States
United Party
Faneuil Hall
William Jennings Bryan
Taft Wins at Kentucky Convention After Disorder
At Louisville on May 7 the Kentucky Republican Convention concluded with Taft forces prevailing after hours of disorder and wire pulling, electing delegates at large instructed for the Secretary. The event marked a decisive shift in the state party lineup and set the stage for upcoming battles within the national GOP.
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Louisville
Taft
War summary and party harmony plea in Kentucky politics
Fragmentary note recalls Gov B A Willson of Louisville Judge A R Burnam Richmond W Marshall Bullitt H W D Lane and a Taft restitution effort. It mentions Senator-elect William O Bradley leading Fairbanks forces and urging party harmony after a decisive defeat.
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B. A. Willson
Louisville
A. R. Burnam
Richmond
W. Marshall Bullitt
Louisyville
HW. D. Lane
Teolored
Taft
Fairbanks
United States
William O. Bradley
Second Choice Uninstructed Delegates at Republican Convention
In Salt Lake City on May 7 delegates backed Roosevelt as the first choice and Taft as second. The Platform Committee endorsed tariff protection ship subsidies a larger navy and postal savings banks. A motion to nominate a Senate candidate at the state nominating convention sparked factional fighting led by Gentile Insurgents against Smoot allies. Delegation to Chicago includes Smoot Sutherland Howell Livingston Wilson Loose and is uninstructed.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Ats
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Platform Committee
Department of Mines and Mining
Congress
D- C. Rideout
Smoot
Chicago
Reed Smoot
George Sutherland
Lee Howell
Livingston
CG. N. Wilson
Cr. E. Loose
Bryan Campaign in Minnesota Hints Separate Delegates Meet
In Minnesota the Bryan campaign managers face a loss of delegates in Democratic primaries. They plan to attend county conventions on Saturday and may call a separate convention May 1 to 4 if Bryan delegates are not recognized.
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ST. Paul
Minn
William J. Bryan
Minnesota
Bryan
Countess of Warwick to Speak in Ohio District Campaign
In Bellefontaine Ohio on May 7 the Countess of Warwick the famed Philish Socialist plans twelve speeches in the Highth Ohio Congressional District this Fall per E. Wharton Socialist nominee. Republican Ralph D. Cole has pledged Congressman Nicholas Longworth to support him and Longworth will bring his wife to the district though she will not speak.
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New York Times
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Countess of Warwick
Highth
E. Wharton
Ralph D. Cole
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Jongworth
Lawyer seeks dismissal in Hansen extortion case
Carl Fischer-Hansen's counsel John F McIntyre urged Judge Mosalsky to drop the indictment on grounds of insufficient Grand Jury evidence and illegal or improper testimony. The defense argued the $15,000 payment stemmed from a settlement with Italian boy Macaluso, not extortion, while O'Brien allegedly offered settlement and letters and a diary could implicate him. Assistant District Attorney Smythe said he would file a brief Tuesday.
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John F. McIintyrs
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Joseph E. O’brien
Philadelphia
Mosalsky
Sessions
McIntyre
Fischer-Hansen
O’brien
Antony Macaluso
O'Brien
F. M. O’brien
Macalusa
Macaluso
Smythe
Dalton Named State Engineer Stenographer in Albany
State Engineer Skene appoints John W. Dalton of Albany as confidential stenographer at $1200 salary to replace John J. Murphy. The move fulfills a patronage pledge made by Chairman William J. Conners to Jacob L. Ten Eyck in opposition to Patrick E. H. McCabe.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Skene
John W. Dalton
Ten Eyck
John J. Murphy
William J. Conners
Jacob L. Ten Eyck
Patrick EH. McCabe
Cashier Charged With $469000 Bank Embezzlement
William Montgomery cashier at Allegheny National Bank, long a hub of Pittsburgh Republican politics, was arrested after bank examiner William L. Folds found delinquencies totaling at least $460000. Montgomery posted bail at 50000 with George J. Tener acting on his bond.
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Pittsburg
Penn
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
William L. Folds
United States
William T. Lindsay Montgomery
George J. Tener
John K. Tener
Congress
Twenty-fourth
Montgomery
Henry Reiber
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
James Young
Reiber
Young
National
William Stewart
National Bank
Philadelphia
Lindsay
M. L. Quay
Quay
Billy Montgomery
Allegheny County
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Robert McAfee
Pittsburgh Bank Defalcation Triggers Arrest After Bribery Attempt
The fortune involved is estimated at $500000. Montgomery, arrested this afternoon, says he has no stolen money and that he lent large sums to speculators. The bank’s standing remains intact despite the defalcation, with connections among Pittsburg’s elite and a state account near $5000. Reports say financial figures and politicians offered $400000 to US Bank Examiner Olds to drop prosecutions, but he refused.
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Pittsburg
William L. Folds
United States Bank Examiner
Montgomery
Olds
Dirrests
Examiner
Duke Threatened Rivals Over 600 Shares Stock Transfer
In a Newark court a suit by the American Tobacco Company against R P Richardson Jr Co contends James K Duke of the American 706 tobacco company threatened rivals and that stock transfers were to be used to force competition. The case cites alleged aggressive price cutting and threats as part of a broader dispute over a supposed friendly transfer agreement.
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James K. Duke
Befora
Howell
Newark
American Tobacco Company
R. P. Richardson, Jr. & Co
North Carolina
Robert P. Richardson
Edward J. Richardson
Edward P. Walters
Richardsons
Rockingham County
N.Y
Richardson Company
Strike halts Singer Building work over non union trim
All work on the Singer Building aside from painters was tied up yesterday due to a trades strike over non union wood trim supplied by the Fischer Brothers. The stoppage affected the Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street locations where the firm has contracts for fittings.
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Singer
Fischer Brothers
Fifth Avenue
Tifth Street
Two Giant Mansions Sit Empty Near Madison and Seventy-Second
For thirteen years the two Gothic mansions at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and Seventy-second Street, built around 1895 at a reported cost of $1,000,000, have remained unoccupied. Owned by Mrs. Rhinelander Waldo, they stand near Presbyterian Hospital and St James's Church while a for sale sign anunciates their status.
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Madison Avenue
Seventy-second Street
Rhinelander Waldo
Francis Waldo
Waldo
Waldos
Europe
Presbyterian Hospital
Court Adjudges Man Dead In Absentia Estate Filing
Surrogate Beckett ruled John Philip Naething legally dead after 1875 disappearance and named his brother Charles F. Naething administrator of a $2,634 estate with accrued interest. Naething served in civil war forces and later wandered the country. Brothers ran Naething's restaurants at 18 Fulton Street and 388 Broadway.
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John Philip Naething
Beckett
Charles F. Naething
West Seventy-second Street
Bee
Ee Naething
Naethine
Fulton Street
Broadway
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Kentucky
Roose
Velt
Tast
Lady Warwick
Mrs. Longworth
Hansen
New York
Greenhuli & Company
B. Altman & Co
Allegheny National
The
New ‘York Times
Duke
Tobacco Company
Hoboken
Charles Flesh Food
Lambert’s
Idealia
Meadowbrook
Violet
Wate
Pinaud
Castile
Lyon’s Tooth
Simpson-Crawford Co
Woodbury’s
Ideal
West India Bay
London
iAll
Bloomingdales
Lex
3D Ave
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60Th St
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34Th Street
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