Pennsylvania Republicans back Knox for president platform loyalty
Delegates pledge support for Philander Chase Knox as long as he backs Pennsylvania's cause and aims for the national convention presidency. The platform promotes elastic currency, waterways improvement, reelection of Penrose, tariff protection with a call for careful tariff reform, and warns against partisan manipulation by the Democrats.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
Philander Chase Knox
United States
Vermonters Unpledged Delegates to Republican Convention
Vermont delegates to the Republican National Convention were chosen unpledged to any candidate. Senators, governors, and local officials were selected as delegates and alternates, with a platform urging tariff revision and a more elastic currency. The convention praised Theodore Roosevelt and urged a strong fall vote, but did not insert a plank endorsing Roosevelt’s continued policies.
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Burlington
Vermont
Chicago
W. P. Dillingham
Montpelier
Fletcher D. Procter
Proctor
Frank J. Greene
St. Albans
Allen M. Fletcher
Cavendish
J. R. Hadams
Fairhaven
R. W. Metuen
Vergennes
Rufus D. Godfrey
Bennington
John R. Mead
Randolp
Roosevelt
Congress
Fred M. Chapman
State Committee
S. Dana
New Haven
Committee of Resolutions
Theodore Rounsevelt
Anti Convention in Alabama Elect Uninstructed Delegation Regulars
In Birmingham on April 2 the anti administration Republican faction held a state convention and endorsed the regulars for the forthcoming party process. The event named an uninstructed delegation to represent the faction at future meetings and elections.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republican Party
Delegates Named for National Convention in Alabama Split
The Davidson wing of the party chose delegates at large for the Chicago convention including Judge Asa E. Stratton of Clinton Charles D. Alexander of Attalla W R Pettiford of Birmingham and Major Charles J Allison of Birmingham The resolutions state no presidential candidate commitment The administration wing led by J Thompson of Birmingham to hold its Birmingham convention next Wednesday.
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Gress
Davidson
Chicago
Asa E. Stratton
Clinton
Charles D. Alexander
Attalla
W. R. Pettiford
Birmingham
Charles J. Allison
Republican district conventions span several states and Taft backing
Across Mississippi Alabama Maine and North Carolina delegates are chosen at multiple Republican district conventions. Leaders endorse Taft or Roosevelt, with various delegates and alternates named and instruction mixed, while some districts leave delegates uninstructed.
Negro Bishop Opposes Taft At AME Conference
Bishop Alexander Walker of New York told the opening AME Conference session that the Republican Party would lose the negro vote if Taft were nominated. He charged President Roosevelt smeared the negroes army record and warned that voting for Taft equaled a vote for Roosevelt.
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Atlantic City
Alexander Walker
New York
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Republican Party
Taft
Roosevelt
Negro bishop plans Taft meeting
Bishop William B. Derrick of the African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a Taft rally to be addressed by Booker T. Washington and others at Cooper Union on Tuesday night in May.
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William B. Derrick
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Booker T. Washington
Cooper Union
Hughes To Take Stump In Niagara Orleans District
Governor Hughes to conduct a two day campaign swing through Niagara Orleans region focusing on anti-racetrack gambling bills. He will address Niagara Falls Locksport North Tonawanda Albion Medina Holley and other towns before returning to Albany for the extraordinary session. The effort aims to rally support for the anti gambling measures and influence the coming election.
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The
Tribune
al Marfe
Hughes
Niagara-Orleans
Franchot
Democratc
Niagara Falls
Lockport
North Tonawanda
Albior
Medina
Holley
Schenectady
Senator Wemple
Ithaca
Cassidy
Elmira
Wilcox
Taft Here In Maine Delegates Face Instructed Debate
Portland April 29 Delegates at large to the Chicago Republican convention are nearly chosen but a Taft instruction clash looms. E P Brown of New York arrived with Eastern Maine delegates pledged to defeat any move to instruct. The state committee met past midnight and will reconvene with no resolutions drafted for a convention committee to prepare.
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Montgomery
Als
Taft
Union Springs
S. P. Parish
Lee
J. H. Culver
Henry County
Foraker, Tanger
F. B. Guernsey
Foxcroft
F.a. Chandler
Addison
Francis P. McCaul
Eastport
Carl FE. Milliken
Island Falls
Waterville
Chicago
Forest Goodwin
Skowhegan
Byron Boyd
Augusta
Orlando W. Frost
Bucksport
Charles E. Knowlton
Belfast
Ashboro
N. C
Theodore E. Moetrary
Lexington
M. Jones
Sanford
Lewis
S. W. Laughlin
Asheboro
Oxford
Miss
M. H. Daly
Coldwater
FE. H. McKissick
Helly Springs
J. A. Williams
Marshall County
J. D. Williams
Desota
Charlotte
Newton
Roosevelt
B. A. Smith
Bessemer City
Congress
George P. Pritchard
Mitchell
John M. Rhodes
Lincoln
C. F. Blalock
Catawba
D. Kirby Hope
Mecklenburg
Mobile
P. D. Barker
J. T. Peterson
Portland
E. P. Brown
New York
Hughes
Maine
Brown
Epworth League Endorses Governor Hughes in Race Track Bill Fight
At the Genesee Conference in Rochester the Epworth League resolution endorses Governor Charles E Hughes in support of anti race track gambling bills before the New York Legislature. It condemns Senators who opposed the governor and the Percy Gr law, asserting the league represents 17 000 members in 400 societies.
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Rochester
Genesee Conference
Epworth League
Charles E. Hughes
State of
New York
Percy Gr. Law
Republicans set Oregon state convention for May 14 in Portland
The Republican State Central Committee designated May 14 in Portland for the state convention and endorsed Secretary Taft's candidacy.
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Portland
Ore
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Man for President as Rail Officers Back Party Candidacy
A St Louis banquet of 200 officials from 13 railroads heard speeches urging voters to choose a presidential candidate with broad business sense. Leaders emphasized protecting public and railroad interests, restoring confidence, and enacting prudent policy over partisan prejudice. They urged repeal of restrictive laws hurting commerce and called for candidates who will lead to national prosperity.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Trafic Club
Brof. Yoakum
Rock Island System
B. D. Caldwell
Lackawanna & Western
A. Blood
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Yoakum
Roosevelt
Hughes Signs Banking Bill Tightening City and State Loans
Albany April 29 Governor Hughes signs the bill to limit loans by state banks and trust companies. The Manhattan cap drops to 35 percent while outer boroughs and upstate stay at 40 percent. Underwritten loans require 25 percent cash collateral and one year max. Real estate loan caps are set at 15 percent Manhattan and 25 percent elsewhere. Deposit pooling is restricted without majority director approval. Additional measures limit loans secured by stock and second mortgages. Also signed were Merritt’s river bonds rate rise to five percent and Parker’s tenement house provision display requirement.
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Albany
Hughes
Clark Williams
State Banking Department
Manhattan
New York City
Upstate
Assemblyman Merritt
Assemblyman
J. S. Parker
State Labor Department
Arrest of Major Halleck’s Son Sparks Asylum Allegation
Baltimore April 29 Patrolman Peace arrested Wilfield Halleck twenty four to learn he was an inmate of St Elizabeths Insane Asylum Washington had escaped in pajamas The prisoner is son of Major Walter Halleck Interior Department an officer took him back Halleck says his father put him in the asylum to stop a marriage to a New York girl.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Helieving
Wilfield Halleck
St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum
Washington
Walter Halleck
Interior Department
Halleck
New York
May strike on Eastern railroads rumor grows
William Delahay of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers warned the strike by Rio Grande Railroad machinists for a union wage scale may spread to Eastern railroads. Workers in several Eastern shops demanded a formal wage agreement awaiting signing by railroad officials. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers backs the strike, aligned with the International Association of Machinists in Rio Grande shops.
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William Delahay
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
England
Rio Grande
International Association of Machinists
Mrs Evelyn Ward Dies After Sudden Illness
Utica April 29 Mrs Evelyn Ward wife of Herkimer County Judge George W Ward became ill while her husband left Dolgeville to hold court in Herkimer The physician found the heart ceased beating at once She was a native of Troy born thirty five years ago.
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Utica
N. Y
Evelyn Ward
George W. Ward
Herkimer County
Dolgeville
Herkimer
Foreclosure suit filed over mortgage on Bayville estate
Mineola Long Island April 29 Special foreclosure proceedings filed in Nassau County Clerk s office by Robert H Roosevelt Jr guardian of Olga Roosevelt infant against Albert Wakeman Clara J Wakeman and Agency Realty and Mortgage Co to recover principal and interest on a 20 mortgage covering twenty five acres of land on the horse road at Oyster Bay
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Mineola
Long Island
Nassaua County
Robert H. Roosevelt, Jr
Olga Rooosevelt
Albert Wakeman
Clara J. Wakeman
Agency Realty and Mortgage Company
Hore Road
Bryanites Mess at Connecticut Democratic Convention
William Jennings Bryan’s Connecticut convention left a chaotic scene as Cleveland was named in resolutions while Bryan was not universally endorsed. Four of fourteen delegates are Bryan loyalists. the rest were chosen to Denver uninstructed. The platform echoed Bryan and Cleveland names amid a largely unanimous committee action.
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New Haven
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Denver
Committee On
Cleveland
Waller
Daniel P. Dunn
Willimantic
Thomas F. Noone
J. H. Barrow
New Hlaven
Bryan
Archibald McNeil, Jr
Bridgeport
Thoms
Waterbury
W. Comstock
Comstock
Thomas M. Waller
New London
John J. Walsh
Norwalk
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
William Jennings Bryan
Messrs. Troup
Kennedy
Cullinan
Cary
Johnson airs views in Detroit visit during campaign swing
Governor Johnson of Minnesota spoke at Western High School alumni events in Detroit on April 29 and outlined his stance on tariffs, government role in industry, and cross border economic unity. He denied ties to Wall Street and Tammany Hall while praising U S Canadian cooperation and regulatory rather than ownership moves. A luncheon followed with the Wholesalers Association and remarks touched on Bryan, the tariff, and the future of American governance.
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Detroit
Johnson
Minnesota
Alumni Association of
the Western High School
William B. Thompson
Michigan Central Station
Hotel Pontchartrain
Fred M. Warner
Michigan
Wholesalers’ Association
New York
Wall Street
Hudson
Tammany
Murphy
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
America
United States of America
Canadian States of America
Bering Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Sarnia
Canada
Democrats Will Not Hold Meetings in Niagara District
Niagara County Democratic leader George W. Batten said the party will skip district meetings supporting McMahon unless Governor Hughes campaigns there. He expects McMahon to win with GOP disaffection, while Assemblyman Merritt predicts swift repassage of racing bills. A Legal Aid Society benefit concert at Carnegie Hall features Mme Sembrich with Paderewski, Mozart trio, and notable patrons.
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George W. Batten
Niagara County
Hoffman House
Niagara-Orleans
Mc Mahon
Franchet
Diughes
McMahon
Mr. Batten
Senate
Wallace
E. A. Merritt
St. Lawrence County
Assembly
Legal Aid Society
The
Mme. Sembrich
Paderewski
Mozart
Willl
Sembrich
Adamowski
Carnegie Hall
Terra
A. M. Dodge
East 39Th Street
Charles B. Alexander
Warren Delano
Sethlow
Paul Morton
Douglas Robinson
J. Kennedy Tod
Warren van Norden
Carnegie
Gustav K. Kissel
V. Everit Macy
James Roosevelt
William D. Sloane
Ow. Vanderbit
Willard
Paul M. Warburg
Louis Windmuller
Priest Joins Manthe University In Manila
The Rev W B Noon a Dominican priest sailed on the Lucania to Manila to take the chair of theology and philosophy at Manthe University He previously taught at Catholic University in Washington and will receive a formal papal commission on his return home under Secretary Watts plan to Americanize Manthe University
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W. B. Noon
Dominican Brotherhood
Manta
Conard
Lucania
Manthe University
Catholic University At
Washington
Manila
C. C. N. Y. Class of 68 Celebrates Forty Years
The College of the City of New York class of 1928 celebrated its fortieth anniversary with a dinner in the Astor Hotel. Fourteen surviving members joined eighteen of the twenty-nine graduates still living, with Richard Bowker as toastmaster. Professors Compton Sim and Werner were honored for long service in mathematics.
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College of the City of New York of Mass
Eotet Astor
Richard R. Bowker
A. J. Compton
J. R Sim
Adolph Werner
Metz Letter to Bermel Cites Lack of Business Sense
Controller Metz writes Bermel about supply purchases without public lettings. He notes price concerns and questions the business judgment shown in some claims, reflecting scrutiny of procurement practices following the old town of Newtown consolidation.
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Metz
Bermel
Officials' Bidding Critique Highlights City Overcharges
The speaker condemns the orders issued by city officials as inadequately protected against overcharges. He notes a lack of competitive bidding on most non-contract orders and questions how department heads could deem such charges reasonable. He urges broader use of public bids for supplies and repairs to avoid investigations.
No Senate Filibuster Probable in Washington April
Tribune dispatch reports Senator Culberson unlikely to push a filibuster as two leading Democrats favor forcing a Republican show of force but oppose any move delaying adjournment. Proposal would require four bills on injunctions, car shortages, ICC rate reasonableness, and campaign publicity. none certain to pass. Ground within the session remains unsettled with little unity among minority leaders.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Culberson
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Committee
Texas
Too Many Acts for Senator Kean in Treasury Reading
The Senate debated calendar number 55 and a routine Treasury measure. Senator Kean protested the garbled title as the reading clerk recited repeated amendments. Teller reassured that the bill amended and authorized acceptance of United States gold coin in exchange for gold bars, as reported by the Finance Committee.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Teller
Senate Bil
Kean
Mr. Kean
New Jersey
Gallinger
McKean
Keats
Treasury Department
Merc Teller
Albany announces barge No 43 project details
State Public Works official Fostevens stated the barge No. 43 includes Maltwinsville Scott Brothers of Atlanta work. Their bills are the only ones received.
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Albany
State Department of Public Works
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Alabama
Ackerman
4Th Congress
W. W. Phillips
H. W. Durant
Hl. L. Rhodes
D. W. Tanner
J. M. Leverett
B. W. Florres
A. Johnson
W. H. Russell
Foraker
George P. Codd
August Marxhausen
Edward E. Burleigh
Bangor
Llewellyn Powers
Houlton
Greensboro
B. S. Robertson
Haw River
Guy Carter
Dobson
J. ©. Angier
Durham
H. B. Worth
Spencer Blackburn
W. T. Rigsbee
Niagara-Orleans District
Maine Springs
Indorses Hughes
Oregon
R. Melvil Dewey
New York State
Schubert
Yennyson
Dr. Dewey
Evanston, Ill
Dewey
Evanston
Aeolian Company
Instruments i
Aeolian Hall
Fifth Avenue
34Th St
Man For
President
B. F. Yoakum
BILLS
Major Halleck
Judge
M'Mahon
Priest
Manila University
Class OF ‘68
Bhi Berit
Gye Te Oe
Newtown
George L. Glaser
Berney
Fusion
Metzs
Joseph Ebermel
Queens
Senator Kean
Bill
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