28 May 1912
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
1
Roosevelt supporters claim momentum as Hoboken hosts a vigorous campaign winds up. Taft side pushes in Atlantic City with confident organizers and a public rally.
President Taft and Col Roosevelt courted New Jersey voters with multiple meetings across Monmouth Middlesex and Ocean counties and Atlantic City where Taft spoke to about 40000. Roosevelt rebutted Tafts deficit claims and warned of a Chicago Convention bolt while Wilson spoke once from Princeton. Polls open 10 a.m. close 9 30 p.m.
President Taft traveled through Middlesex Monmouth and Ocean counties visiting Perth Amboy and Atlantic City. He spoke to crowds totaling about 40000, with strong support noted in Middlesex and Monmouth as Roosevelt supporters and immigrant voters influenced local sentiment amid a favorable, orderly reception overall.
A Russian financial group and John Hays Hammond reportedly agreed in St Petersburg to form a Russo American bank with branches in major towns. The bank would foster industrial ventures and handle financial operations with a franchise said granted by Prime Minister M Kokovtzoff.
John Hays Hammond has advised Russian officials on territorial development. A planned irrigation scheme in the southeastern steppes would grant rights to him and associates and enable further Trans-Caspian development. American experts were slated to test land for wheat and cotton, with Hammond meeting Cabinet Ministers and the Czar at Tsarskoe-Selo to discuss agricultural and mineral productivity.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America announced plans to equip stations at New Orleans Swan Island in the Caribbean and Santa Marta Colombia to provide direct wireless service between North and South America. General Manager John Bottomley said the United Fruit Company will fund the several hundred thousand dollar project, to be completed within six months.
Abraham Zin of 140 Monroe Street struck and killed 5 year old Kopie Speifer near 134 Essex Street as he crossed after school. A hostile crowd mobbed Zin. Officer Knightly escorted him to a drug store and then to a station after half an hour. Kopie was the youngest of eight and his sister worked at 134 Essex Street.
The Senate Judiciary Committee decided that under the new apportionment the next Electoral College should cast 534 votes instead of 386. The 1911 act leaves doubt about timing but the committee supports raising voting strength with the new apportionment. The House Judiciary Committee is considering similar action.
The State Department says no agreement has been reached between American Minister Dubois and the Colombian Government for Panama independence recognition in exchange for a $30,000,000 indemnity. No negotiations on Panama have occurred for nearly a year unless Ospina’s restraint affected U S relations.
Dispatch describes late evening shipping movements including gas supply status and stock at a line, with a 283 mile reference and a 10 PM timestamp. Mentions Red Star Line and events at a quay or port with transfers and freight details.
Roosevelt forces filed a contest against Indiana delegates led by Col Harry S New and Charles Warren Fairbanks over temporary chairman Elihu Root, aiming to remove New from the National Committee and potentially control the convention. The Coliseum work proceeds under architect Arthur Brown to ready seating for 11,188 with platform, delegates, alternates, and visitors.
A reader tips article highlights good bass fishing spots near New York City and offers practical guidance. It suggests local lakes and waterways, gear choices, and seasonal approaches to boost catch chances for weekend anglers.
Representative McKinley of Illinois, head of Taft's campaign committee, says Roosevelt may bolt if not nominated in Chicago. He notes Roosevelt's rapid mental progress and argues the Republican convention will deliberate to choose, with Taft likely to win on the first ballot.
William Barnes Jr sent a telegram to New York delegates asking their views on Senator Root as temporary National Convention chair. The message signals early testing of Taft and Roosevelt factions as delegates weigh Root's bid and potential contest. Local leaders expect a tight fight over control in Chicago.
In Times Square 200 plus Knickerbocker Hotel waiters halted service at 7:15 pm and filed into the street amid police reserves. The disruption delayed a National Cotton Manufacturers Association dinner and prompted hotel officials to prepare for possible wider actions as cooks and dishwashers joined the walkout.
At the Waldorf Astoria a Pan American Society gathering hosted diplomats from Latin America. Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil stirred interest by noting a U S seizure of Brazilian coffee, sparking debate on trade practices and U S policy toward foreign commerce.
Special train from Atlantic City departs Thursday May 30 at 5 80 P M for Trenton Elizabeth and Newark Adv with limited stops and connections to TM services.
Wilbur Wright is sinking rapidly in Dayton Ohio after a relapse of typhoid fever. Doctors issued a bulletin at 8 PM stating the patient was apparently dying with prospects extremely gloomy. The aviator remains unconscious as his condition worsens and death is expected at any time.
A telegram to the New York Pharmaceutical Society reports Dr. Harvey W. Wiley seriously ill at his Washington home. Pierce, Wiley's secretary, says his temperature tonight stands at 102 degrees. The telegram noted the doctor was to speak tonight.
A cinema fire in Vallareal Spain caused by a cinematograph machine explosion killed eighty people. The tragedy occurred tonight at the Vallareal theatre, with emergency responders rushing to the scene. Investigations into the cause and safety measures are expected.
Mrs Herbert Wadsworth returns to Ashantee south of Avon after a 900 mile thirty day trek from Washington D C. The party included Miss Janet Allen Lieuts Long and Rowcliffe and Helen Taft rode ten days. Mrs Wadsworth was the sole rider to complete the entire journey with overnight stops at farms or camps along the route.
Gov Foss will refer the petition of Lena Cusumano for commutation to the Executive Council for a hearing. A hearing is set for Wednesday at 2 PM. Cusumano and Enrico Masciati were condemned for the Hull murder of 1910. Masciati has moved to Charlestown death cell while Cusumano remains in Plymouth County Jail.
In a night session of the Reno divorce court Judge John R. Orr grants an absolute divorce to Mrs Beatrice V OBrien for desertion. Mrs OBrien with her young son leaves that same evening for San Francisco. John OBrien, defendant, works for a New York moving picture firm. Mrs OBrien is daughter of the late George Marrin, liquor wholesaler of New York and Brooklyn. Reports say she will wed a wealthy New Yorker who obtained a Reno decree seven months earlier.
In Chicago on May 27 200 Protestant ministers voted to back Dean Sumner's call for health certificates alongside marriage licenses. They urged pastors to shape public opinion to support the plan and noted Michigan's long standing law penalizing ministers who marry contagious patients.
Henry W. A. Page a New York linen merchant is indicted for criminal libel for circulating pamphlets defaming Representative Henry D. Clayton and other House members. The trial proceeds as the Judiciary Committee faces impeachment pressure amid Page’s past divorce action.
A brief item notes consumption of seven out of six glass-stoppered bottles in a Great Bear Spring Water context, with a quirky reference to bottle count and packaging.
President Gomez reports to the Cuban people that armed revolts in Oriente Province are largely quelled within six days. He cites 4,000 regular troops and volunteers, notes widespread public support, and rejects foreign intervention while offering gratitude for domestic calm and discipline.
President Taft assured Cuban President Gomez of Washington’s support in the crisis on the island. He sent a message expressing sincerity and confidence in the Cuban government’s energetic measures to quell disturbances and restore order.
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