Indiana Convention Solid for Fairbanks
The Indiana Republican Rate Convention in Indianapolis adopts a platform and nominates a ticket headed by Governor James E. Watson with Charles Warren Fairbanks urged for the presidency. The body backs tariff revision, anti child labor laws, state local option, and strict regulation of capital and mining interests.
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Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Naional
Chicago
James E. Watson
Rushville
Premont C. Goodwine
Sport
Frep A. Sims
Frankfort
John C. Billheimer
Wash- Bein
Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
James Bingham
Muncie
Supreme Court
George W. Self
Lawrence
Turnan
Anderson
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Bevrridge
Hemenway
J. Frank Hanly
Congress
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Theodore Roosevelt
Com
Indiana
Republican Party
Republican State General Committee
Congress of the
Parettican
United States
South America
Ita
Republic
Justine
Ousting of Dick Takes Place
The district delegations in the Republican State Convention ousted Senator Dick as chairman of the executive committee. Henry A. Williams of Columbus was named chairman with W. H. Phipps of Paviding as secretary and William F Hoffman of Columbus as treasurer, defeating W. F Kyrdell for the post.
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Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Foraker and Lick
State Central Committee
Henry A. Williams
Arthur J Verys
W. H. Phipps
Paviding
Wiliam F Hoffman
W. F. Kyrdell
Weasurer
Las
Bermel refuses to resign as Queens Borough president
Joseph Bermel, president of Queens Borough, denied reports he would resign to go to Europe. He stated he will remain in office for his full term and that any contemplated health trip to Europe has been aban doned.
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Bermel
Joseph Bermel
Queens Borough
Europe
Young
Arthur H. Sherin
Bloch
Harlem
Bowdoin
University Nine
Johnson Platform joins active presidential field in Minnesota
Chicago dispatch reports Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota moves from passive to active candidate status. The launch includes a Grand Pacific Hotel headquarters with M. B. Lynch as manager and Theodore M. Knapper as assistant. The policy statement favors tariff reform, state rights, free trade with Canada, an income tax, regulated big business, and opposes public ownership of railways.
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Tribune
Chicago
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
M. B. Lynch
Minnesota Democratic State Committee
Theodore M. Knapper
Bryan
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
Philippines
Canada
Bryan Disrupts Jersey Visit Sparks Democratic Clash
Trenton April 2 serious trouble flares as William Jennings Bryan plans to speak in Trenton on the 13th during the Jefferson dinner in New York. The date shifts to avoid conflicting with the state convention. Leaders oppose Bryan while Whittier presses for a public luncheon and reception at Democratic HQ.
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Tribune
Trenton
William Jennings Bryan
Jefferson
New York
Bryan
New Jersey
Edmund A. Whittier
Mr. Whittier
State Committee
Fort
Whittier
Mr. Bryan
Katzenbach
Democratic
Charles H. Gallagher
Democratic State Committee
Mr. Gallagher
Wall Street for Taft Says General Woodford
General Stewart L. Woodford of the Hughes National League asserts Wall Street favors Taft and that Secretary Taft must shift tactics. He cites a Taft letter to the Republican County Committee implying loyal support for the governor’s backers and defends Roosevelt against charges of seeking renomination.
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Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes National League
Wall Street
Taft
Friends
Hughes
Taft Organization
Robert C. Ogden
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
United
New York
Roosevelt
Kings County Democrats Choose 69 Delegates to State Convention
In Kings County assembly district conventions last night, 69 delegates were chosen for the state convention at Carnegie Hall on April 14. Elected were 7 revolting McCarren foes in the 6th District with William R. McGuire, James Shorteil and Max Auerbach. in the 4th District William E. Melody led with Edward Halloran and John T. Kelly.
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Kings County
Carnegie Hall
Manhattan
McCarren
Tammany
James Shorteil
Max Auerbach
McGuire
William E. Melody
Williamsburg
Melody
Edward Halloran
John T. Kelly
Republicans choose district delegates to national convention
In McLeansboro Illinois on April 2 the 24th Congress District Republican convention selected Fred W. Potter and J. B. Blackman as delegates to the national convention and instructed them for Cannon. In Rockford Illinois on April 2 the 12th Congress District Republican convention chose Walter Reeves of La Salle and L. L. Elwood of DeKalb as delegates and instructed them for Cannon.
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McLeansboro
Fred W. Potter
J. B. Blackman
Cannon
Rockford
Walter Reeves
la Salle
L L. Elwood
DeKalb
Middletown
N. Y
2D Assembly
Goshen
Hughes
United States
Parsons on Primaries Shows Proof of Crooked Work
From The Tribune Bureau Washington April 2 Representative Parsons president of the New York County Committee returns with repeaters slips as proof of a shady primary. He says Odell crowds used gangs at polling places and he arrested a man for repeating. Parsons reports Republican leaders have not heard from Governor Hughes on delegates at large.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Parsons
New York County Committee
White House
Odell
Mr. Parsons
Newark
Porter Confident After County Conventions Victory
Washington April 2 Friends of Representative Peter A Porter of New York report he captured Orleans County delegates and toppled the Wadsworth forces in the county convention. Niagara County will decide his renomination as it pledges for him though elections are in September.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Friends
Peter A. Porter
New York
Capitol
Orleans County
Wadsworth
Wyoming
Livingston
Genesee
Orleans
Porter
Niagara
Congress
Convention Carries Porter's renomination Bid in Orleans County
After a daylong deadlock the Orleans County Republican Convention at Albion voted 26 to 24 to send a delegation favoring Peter A. Porter for Congress. Wadsworth faction parity held in Livingston and Genesee. Niagara County will decide Porter's fate at fall primaries.
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Tribune
Lockport
N. Y
Orleans County
Albion
Congress
Peter A. Porter
Wadsworth
Porter
J. M. Aikenhead
Wyoming
Orleans
Livingston
Genesee
Niagara County
Messrs
Merritt
Upstate Conventions Highlight Party Delegates
In Buffalo and other New York locales on April 2, Republican district conventions named delegates to the national convention and endorsed Hughes. Democratic meetings urged re election of Norman Mack and William Conners, with uninstructed delegates favoring Johnson. Albany factions clashed over delegate legality as conventions proceeded.
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Buffalo
Frederick Greiner
John Grimm
Simon Seibert
Clark H. Timmerman
Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
United States
Norman E. Mack
William J. Conners
Mr. Conners
Utica
N. Y
New York
Samuel A. Beardsley
William Townsend
Frederick Gillmore
Thomas 8. Jones
George H. Graham
David E. Powers
Johnson
John W. Potter
William E. Lewis
Daniel F. Breitenstein
George B. Allen
Watson T. Dunmore
Joseph O'Rourke
Ballston
Saratoga County
Harley Tennant
D. J. Harrington
W. A. Bedell
W. S. Donnelly
M. M. Dolan
John E. Ellsworth
Senate
Gilbert H. Benedict
A. J. Woodward
Frederick Watkins
Congress
Frank E.vons
Charles D. Gardiner
George W. Miller
Albany
Albany County
Democratic Organization
Patrick E. McCabe
Jacob L. Ten Eyck
McCabe
Ten
Franey
Ten Eyck
Tite
Warneke Company Missing Man Faces Grand Jury
Henry C. Warnecke head of the Warneke real estate and banking group with offices in Williams burg is missing. District Attorney Clarke says Warneke’s firm faces grand jury scrutiny Monday after a series of financial anomalies including a bad check and a sheriff’s sale notice.
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Henry C. Warnecke
Warneke
Senate Building
Graham Avenue
Williamsburg
Clarke
Grand Jury
Manhattan
George Ammon
Warnecke Bank
Remington
Elmira Reformatory
A. BD. Rosenthal
Hempstead
Long Island
Roosevelt
Pearson Decision Reserved After Court Martial?
Lieutenant John A. Pierson of the 7th Cavalry at Fort Slocum faced a court martial on four charges tied to a correspondence with Major Thomas B. Dugan over a broken $4 steam gauge at Recruit Company No 4 barracks. Represented by Captain Peter Murray, Pierson pleaded not guilty to insubordination, disobedience, disrespect, and neglect of duty. decision reserved after a secret session.
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John A. Pierson
7Th Cavalry
Fort Slocum
New York
Governor’'s Island E
Leutenant
Thomas B. Dugan
Pearson
Peter Murray
Quartermaster’s
Earthquakes Continue Shaking Mexican Regions
Dispatches report ongoing tremors in Chilpancingo district Guerrero and mountain districts of Oaxaca. Oaxaca towns Tlaxiaco Ituyso Juxtlapuaca and Chalcatongo suffered major destruction as March shocks intensified. Severe March 26 quakes triggered large Pacific coast waves stretching about 200 miles.
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Tribune
Mexico City
Chilpancingo
Guerrero
Oaxaca
Chilapa
Tlaxiaco
Ituyso
Juxtlapuaca
Chalcatongo
Pacific Coast
Ex Judge Rogers kills wife then himself in New London case
New London Conn April 2 Judge W F M Rogers shot his wife in their home and then killed himself. Dr Hiram B Thomson and attorney Richard P Freeman Jr found the bodies upstairs after being summoned by the judge. Rogers had a long career in probate court politics and military service.
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New London
Conn
W. F. M. Rogers
Hiram B. Thomson
Rogers
Richard P. Freeman, Jr
Thomas M. Waller
Democratic Party
Fits
Ele
General Miles
Auto Run Injures Mount Vernon Builder in Pelham Crash
William H. Sergeant a Mount Vernon builder was driving through Pelham last night when his car struck a telephone pole and was thrown thirty feet. He suffered a fractured skull and possible internal injuries. The wrecked car indicated a mad pace. Sergeant was alone returning from New Rochelle to Corcoran Manor. No witnesses saw the collision.
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William H. Sergeant
Mount Vernon
Pelham
Sergeant
New Rochelle
Corcoran Manor
Immigrant Colony in Mexico Subdued by Troops
Immigrants from Kansas who travelled to Mexico to settle with an immigration company faced broken promises and poor living conditions. National troops arrived from Tampico, seized arms, and took control of the town to prevent violence as hundreds of families camped without adequate shelter or food.
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The
Tribune
Iola
Kan
Kansas
Mexico
Embryo
Tampico
HACKED OFF WRECK VICTIM'S LEG
Horace A. McKittrick a Brookfield Missouri stock breeder died after amputation of his leg performed with a dull jackknife by Rev. R. Allen of Grove City Pennsylvania. The operation failed and he died at the hospital after a Burlington Railroad rear end collision near Spanish Lake. Four others injured in the wreck.
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St. Louis
Burlington
Horace A. McKittrick
Brookfield
Moe
R. ©. Allen
Grove City
Penn
McKittrick
Spanish Lake
Nebraska Delegation Fails To Gain Postponement Of Populist Convention
In St Louis April Nebraska delegates press for delaying the Populist National Convention to await the Denver Democrats July 7. Bryan supporters vow to bolt if Thomas E Watson is nominated, with Minnesota Georgia and possibly Michigan and Kansas likely to follow.
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St. Louis
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Denver
Thomas E. Watson
A. M. Walling
Minnesota
Georgia
Michigan
Kansas
Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club Forms in New York
Albany April 2 The Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club of New York filed a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State to investigate William Reed’s theory that the earth is hollow. Directors include William Reed Albert Operti F M Ashley J K Erskine Jr and W S Rockey.
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Albany
Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club of
New York
Arctic
William Reed
Wiliam Reed
Albert Operti
F. M. Ashley
J. K. Erskine, Jr
W. 8. Rockey
Home Show Opens at Grand Central Palace May 1 9
Everything for the Home promises a complete exhibition from building materials to kitchen utensils with focus on interior decorations and furnishings. Concerts by a military band will run daily. Special railroad rates are planned for Long Island and New Jersey suburban residents.
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Grand Central Palace
Long Island
New Jersey
Green Direct Nominations Bill Stays in Assembly
Albany dispatch reports Assemblyman Francis of New York forced a vote to discharge the Judiciary Committee from further consideration of Governor Hughes's direct nominations bill. The motion lost 11 to 27, keeping the bill in committee as speakers and allies push for passage. Governor Hughes offered no comment.
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Albany
Green
Assemblyman
Francis
New York
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Hughes
House
Elss
Robinson
Francia
Messrs
Merritt
Phillips
Assembly
State Civil Service Commission Denies Librarian Exemption
Albany April 2 The State Civil Service Commission denied Commissioner Draper of the State Education Department an exemption from competitive examination for the State Librarian post. The panel will review the rule requiring competitive exams. It approved exemptions for ten more assistant clerks in New York City Municipal Court and for Clark Williams and Bissell to classify the Third Deputy Superintendent of State Banks and Deputy Fiscal Supervisor posts, pending the Governor's approval.
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Albany
State Civil Service Commission
Draper
State Education Department
New York City
Clark Williams
Bissell
State Banks
Albany Delays Final Legislative Adjournment to May
The Senate postponed key questions until next week delaying final adjournment plans. The earliest possible date is April 17 but most expect before May 1. The Page-Wainwright amendments to the Public Service Commissions law remain unsettled as a hearing is pushed to next Wednesday. The anti gambling bills face a final battle and further postponement is likely.
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Albany
Assembly
Senate
Finance
Wainwright
Public Service Commissions
Lkely
Local option bill buried as Assembly rejects discharge
Albany April 2 the Assembly refused to discharge the Excise Committee from further consideration of the Gray city local option bill deeming the measure hopelessly buried. The body also defeated a pension bill for indigent seniors and passed a new highway code and a Torrens land title registration bill while defeats blocked other amendments.
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Albany
Assembly
Gray City
Voss
Kings
State Department of Highways
Messrs Palmer
Northrup
Harper
Ice Jam Flattens Burlington Breakwater Lighthouse
Wind gusts of sixty miles per hour from the southwest toppled the Burlington Harbor ice jam, wrecking the light house at the breakwater end. Lake Champlain remains largely frozen, with predictions of further ice breakup if warm, windy conditions persist.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington Harbor
Lake Champlain
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