Taft Clubs Forming Nominee On Picnic Tour
Telegraph dispatch from Hot Springs Virginia reports Judge Taft forming Taft clubs in multiple cities including New York Philadelphia Beaumont Texas California Kendalville Indiana Knoxville Tennessee East Orange New Jersey Middletown Ohio Lanesboro Minnesota West Milton Pennsylvania Phebus Virginia Cincinnati Woodstock Virginia The Middlesex Club Boston sends assurances of support and Taft’s greeting letters pour in. Taft enjoyed golf and a family picnic with Mrs Taft and their son Charles amid praise for his Christian efforts and missionary support.
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the Tribune
Hot Springs
Taft
New York City
Philadelphia
Beaumont
Tex
California
Kendalville
Ind
Knoxville
Samuel L. Powers
Middlesex Club
Boston
Bryan
Senator Bourne
Oregon
George Ingalls
J. H. Hoyt
Department of the Philippines
Archipelago
General Corbin
Colorado
Mr. Taft
Denver
McKinley Campaign Heads Confer With Sherman Aide Panel
In Utica New York July 31 Chairman McKinley and Secretary Loudenslager of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee with Charles Dawes met Representative James S Sherman the vice presidential candidate. The talks covered transferring the committee chair from Sherman to McKinley and other campaign matters. Arrangements are under way for the August 18 celebration and local committees were named by the mayor. Sherman will head to the St Lawrence River on Monday and stay several days.
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Utica
N. Y
McKinley
Loudenslager
Charles Dawes
Jamess. Sherman
Sherman
St. Lawrence River
Bill
Woodruff heads to Adirondacks campaign camp
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Committee, leaves on the Joelock train for a Raquette Lake camp near the Adirondacks and will stay until August 1. He says no change in Governor renomination plans and expects no shift until the state convention. He invites about a dozen state leaders to visit, including ex-Representatives Lucius Littauer and George J. Smith and Senator Wemple.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
J Oelock
Raquette Lake
Adirondacks
Mon- Gar
State Committee
Lucius W. Littauer
Gloversville
George J. Smith
Kingston
Wemple
Schenectady
Kern and Marshall address Indiana Editorial Association
Indianapolis July 31 John W Kern Democratic candidate for Vice President and Thomas R Marshall Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana spoke to the Indiana Editorial Association at Fairview Park. Kern urged restoring public confidence in the press and said it depends on Democratic editors and independent editors who stand on watch towers for what they believe.
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Indiana Editorial Association
Fairview Park
Mr. Kern
Porter faction backs Storrs for State Senator in 47th District
By Telegraph The Porter faction of the Republican party endorses William W. Storrs of Lockport for State Senator in the 47th District opposing James S. Simmons of Niagara Falls the Wadsworth faction. George F. Thompson of Lockport a Thompson supporter threatens to bolt unless Storrs endorsement is rescinded. Leaders will confer with Thompson on Saturday night.
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Tribune
Porter
Thompson
Storrs
Roanoke Man Convicted in Electric Chair Case
John Finney, a Roanoke resident, was found guilty today in Rocky Mount for assaulting eleven year old Mary Jamison in Franklin County. He received the death sentence by electric chair, marking the first time the electric chair was used in this jurisdiction.
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Roanoke
John Finney
Mary Jamison
Franklin County
Rocky Mount
Gary
Finney
Mack Names Committees For Democratic Campaign
Norman E. Mack, Democratic National Committee chairman, names executive, advisory and labor panels. Labor panel includes Wade and Sullivan. executive panel lists national figures from multiple states. Mack to open Eastern and New York headquarters, splitting time between Chicago and the East.
All Eyes On N E Mack Democratic Leaders Await Mack Arrival
Secretary Urey Woodson and John R. Burton of the DNC along with Roger Sullivan of Illinois await Norman E. Mack at the Hoffman House. Sullivan, once denounced by Bryan, still presses for favors from Mack as McCarren seeks harmony with Brooklyn regulars after a court victory.
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Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
John R. Burton
Roger €. Sullivan
Illinois
Hoffman House
Norman E. Mack
Mr. Mack
Wall Street
Meek
Buffalo
Sullivan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
Illinois Machine
Mr. Sullivan
Mack
McCarten
Murphy
Kings
Brooklyn
McCarren
Bryan Notification Nonpartisan at Lincoln Nebraska
In Fairview Lincoln Neb July 31 a nonpartisan notification of William J Bryan for the Presidency was announced after a conference of Major Brown National Committee man Hall Governor Sheldon and Lincoln citizens. The plan includes a sunrise salute band concerts a luncheon a formal notification at the Capitol grounds and a dinner for the committee. Bryan and Kern will be escorted to the Capitol at 2 PM the informal reception will follow and Bryan will announce his acceptance speech next week.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Major Brown
National Committeeman
Hall
Sheldon
Nebraska
Capitol Grounds
Government Square
Bryan
Kern
Lincoln Hotel
Messrs
Nebraska State Band
State Capitol
Porto Ricans Support Bryan Through Club Fund Drive
The Porto Rican Bryan Club met at 41 East 22d Street adopting resolutions endorsing Bryan and pledging funds to aid Nebraska's candidate. They sent money and resolutions to Lincoln and plan to extend fundraising to Porto Rico. A newspaper to aid the Bryan effort was proposed. About twenty thousand Porto Ricans live in the United States, with roughly three thousand in New York and five percent eligible to vote.
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Bryan Club
East 22d Street
Porto Rico
Bryan
Lincoln
United States
New York
Johnson Will Speak for Bryan
In a letter to William J. Bryan Governor Johnson offers his oratorical powers to the Democratic National Committee He will be available around September and travel to states where his speech is requested The letter responds to Bryan noting the desire in many states to hear the governor speak
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St. Paul
William J. Bryan
Johnson
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Metz Back On The Job After Vacation
Controller Metz returned to work with a tan and stories after a holiday in California and the West. He denied predicting the Bryan ticket, discussed ferry guarantees and possible city aid, joked about an order to show cause, and announced an immediate investigation of his suspension of Thomas F. Byrnes.
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Controller Metz
Finance Department
Denver
Pat” McCarren
Meta
California
Massachusetts
Newport
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Coler
Hurley
Queensland
Thomas F. Byrnes
Stokes Addresss Socialist Meeting in Yiddish Nite
J G Phelps Stokes and Mrs Stokes attend a Socialist party meeting in 313 Grand Street. Genossah Stokes is introduced amid cheers as Stokes discusses nomination timing and past campaigns. He notes limited campaign time and predicts his election odds based on past efforts.
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Socialist Party of the
8Th Assembly
Grand Street
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Mrs. Stokes
Genossah Stokes
Comrade Stokes
Meyer Gillis
Mr. Stokes
Coler Announces Governor Bid At Democratic Meeting
Kings County Democratic leaders met in the Johnson Building to ratify the Denver platform and nominate candidates. Borough President Coler declared for gubernatorial nomination, criticized Controller Metz over bonds and the Fourth Avenue subway, and pointed to a deal with J P Morgan. Denis Winter accused McCarren of seeking Hearst’s defeat and said he refused to knife Hearst in 1972.
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Kings County Democratic Party
Johnson Building
Fulton and
Nevins Streets
Coler
Metz
Denver
New York City
J. P. Morgan
Fourth Avenue
Denis Winter
McCarren
20Th Assembly
Hearst
Fatality Follows Reconciliation in Norfolk Swain Family
A Norfolk dispatch reports a drowning in Ropers North Carolina area where two months old infant and two year old child of Mr and Mrs R S Swain were swept away in a canal during a flood after their car missed a bridge. The parents survived and had recently reconciled after estrangement.
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Norfolk
Ropers
N. C
R. S. Swain
Hurt by Auto Walks Four Miles in Accident
Elwood New Jersey July 31 Charles J Swain former president of the Quaker City Motor Club and Dr John R Overpeck of Philadelphia were injured in an automobile crash Dr Overpeck swerved to avoid a horse and wagon and the car skid into a ditch overturning Swain walked four miles to obtain help both men suffered serious injuries including broken ribs a bruised hip and internal injuries
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Elwood
N. J
Charles J. Swain
Quaker City Motor Club
John R. Overpeck
Philadelphia
Thousand Boys Elect Leaders at Winona Lake Camp City
One thousand boys from twenty cities gathered at Winona Lake for the annual election of officers in the Boys City camp. The Liberal ticket won on a platform of clean governance and no tobacco. Joseph W. Clark of Portland was elected mayor, with a clerk, treasurer, and board of public works also chosen. Vice-President Fairbanks backed the ticket with a pro clean politics letter.
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Tribune
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
Indiana
Illinois
Isconsin
Michigan
Joseph W. Clark
Portland
Board of Public Works
Fairbanks
McCafferty Faces Trial Over District Attorney Probe
Inspector McCafferty head of the Richmond detective bureau stood trial before Deputy Commissioner Hanson on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and interfering with the District Attorney's office. The case centers on a May 1 robbery arrest, a sentence reduction for Charles C. Brown, and alleged attempts to secure clemency through a letter from the Police Commissioner.
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McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Hanson
Samuel H. Evins
Richmond
Charles C. Brown
Brown
Stephens
Staten Island
Evins
Bingham
Woods
Mr. Hanson
Student Hurt in Auto "Speed War" In Chicago
Carl Burton of Aurora Illinois a University of Chicago student was fatally injured in a collision between a car and a cab at Michigan avenue and Madison street. The car skidded throwing Burton from the vehicle while other occupants were only slightly hurt and detained at the central police station. The driver T P Henderson is known for a Glencoe speed crackdown and a prior shooting incident involving a woman passenger.
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Chicago
Carl Burton
Aurora
Ill
University of Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Madison Street
Burton
Central
T. P. Henderson
Glencoe
North Shore
Henderson
May seal mine as a tomb in Hanna disaster report
Cheyenne report to Governor Brooks cites Hanna coal mine disaster last March with fifty nine deaths. State Coal Mine Inspector Noah Young says Union Pacific Coal Company violated mine laws to hastily open an entry where a fire occurred, causing an explosion. He suggests sealing the mine forever as a tomb for missing workers and urges new underground safety statutes.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Brooks
Hanna
Noah Young
Union Pacific Coal Company
Lineman Fatally Struck by 30000 Volt Line in Ballston
Frank Fitzpatrick a 22 year old lineman for the Hudson River Electric Power Company was instantly killed at Ballston N Y while working atop a pole on the high tension line from Spier Falls to Schenectady contact with a 30000 volt wire caused his death.
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Ballston
Frank Fitzpatrick
Spier Falls
Schenectady
Hudson River Electric Power Company
Marshal Kills Alleged Deserter in Ripley County
W. B. Whitwell, a Ripley County country store keeper, was shot and killed today while resisting arrest by Deputy U S Marshal W G Smith from Chicago. Whitwell was alleged to have deserted from the U S Army two or three years ago.
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Doniphan
W. B. Whitwell
Ripley County
W. G. Smith
United States
Chicago
Whitwell
United States Army
Hungarians for Western Canada seek 200000 Hungarian farmers
Father V Kovacs a New York emissary of Pope Pius X and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria arrived in Winnipeg to study land conditions in Western Canada with the aim of colonizing 200000 Hungarian farmers. He says the pope and emperor want to redirect immigration from the United States where Hungarian laborers face harsh treatment in unsanitary camps run by contractors.
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Winnipeg
Man
Father V. Kovacs
New York
Pius X
Francis Joseph
Austria
Canada
Hungary
Father Kovacs
United States
Apportionment Validates Senate Districts in New York
Secretary of State Whalen issues notices for the general election under the 1894 apportionment after Supreme Court Justice Fitts sustains the extraordinary-session act. Porter appeals, contiguity of Richmond and Rockland counties debated, but court denies costs and proceedings proceed toward the November ballot.
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Albany
James S. Whalen
Supreme Court
George H. Fitts
Hughes
Senate
Assembly
Justice Fitts
Alexander T. Porter
New York
Secretary of State
Porter
Richmond
Rockland
Court of Appeals
Staten Island
B. B. Coyne
G. H. McLaughlin
Senator Hinman
Binghamton
Senate of
C. P. Williams
Ban on Springless Baby Carts in Harrison
Harrison New Jersey Board of Health adopts a resolution condemning springless baby carriages and go carts for causing spinal trouble from bumps and jars. Dr Henry Allers introduced the measure though enforcement methods remain undecided amid local speculation.
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Board of Health of
Harrison
N. J
Henry Allers
Fisherman Rescues Launch Crew Off Barnegat
At Barnegat, New Jersey, a gasoline launch named the Reno from Camden capsized at 2 p m. Two men aboard were saved by an unnamed fisherman and landed at Barnegat. The launch was a total loss and the men's identities were not learned.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Barnegat
Reno
Camden
Arkansas Governor Admitted To Sanatorium
St Joseph Missouri July 31 Governor John S Little of Arkansas has been placed in a sanatorium here. He has suffered a nervous breakdown nearly since his election which has developed into acute melancholia.
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St. Joseph
John S. Little
Arkansas
Heat Affects Lord Roberts in Montreal
Lord Roberts was prostrated by the heat in Montreal today and all engagements were canceled. The programme included a luncheon, reception at the Board of Trade, and a garden party. he was slightly improved this evening and will proceed to Ottawa tomorrow as planned.
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Montreal
Lord Roberts
Board of Trade
Lord Roberta
Ottawa
Georgia Court of Appeals ruling on mail order liquor sales
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that soliciting alcohol orders by mail from another state for whiskey or intoxicating beverages in Georgia, and by any person or corporation within the state, violates state law and constitutes a crime against the state.
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Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia
Two Killed and Six Hurt in Ontario & Western Yard Crash
In Scranton on July 31 two men were killed and six seriously injured, two probably fatally, when a train crashed into workers repairing cars on a Mayfield siding. The cars on jacks were hurled by the impact.
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Scranton
Penn
Ontario & Western
Mayfield
Bank Teller in Milwaukee Defaulter Arrested in Cleveland
Ravine Wis July 31 A telegram from Cleveland says John H Schulte paying teller First National Bank Milwaukee is a defaulter for 15000 dollars and disappeared Tuesday afternoon. He was arrested by a United States marshal in Cleveland and will be taken back to Milwaukee for trial.
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Ravine
Wis
Cleveland
N. Fratt
First National Bank
John H. Schulte
United States
Milwaukee
Auto Wreck Kills Child Near Greenvale
A touring car crash near Greenvale Long Island kills Louise Rhinehart eleven as the vehicle fails after tire blows. John Rhinehart and his wife’s chauffeur B A Ward are injured. Ward and the car owner James McCreery’s party survive. District Attorney Coles orders formal coroner and police investigations into recent accidents to pursue any careless conduct.
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Greenvale
Long Island
B. A. Ward
Westwath Street
Manhattan
James McCreery
John Rhinehart
Bull's Head
Louise
Jaen Rhinehart
Louise Rhinehart
Nassau Hospital
Greenvate
Rhinehart
Coles
Denied by Consuls Over Honduran Exequaturs
Washington notes President Davila of Honduras cancelled exequaturs of foreign consuls at Ceiba amid alleged friendliness to revolutionists. American Consul Drew Linard and Vice-Consul Reynolds, plus French and Norwegian vice consuls, deny any breach of propriety. State Department to review after receiving Honduran Foreign Minister Fiallos’ account. Captain Maxwell of the Marietta sent to Ceiba to protect consuls if needed.
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Washington
Davila
Honduras
Ceiba
Drew Linard
Reynolds
France
Norway
State Department
Central America
Daviia
Bacon
Sefior Ugarte
Opium Smoking in United States and Imports Rise
Washington reports Dr. Hamilton Wright prepares for an International Commission study on opium traffic. Crude opium imports rise by about one million pounds from the prior year, with 75 percent made into morphine and 9 percent diverted illicitly. Smoking opium totaled 54 000 pounds in 1873 4 and 151 000 pounds in 1907. In New York City about one third of Chinese residents, roughly six hundred, are confirmed opium smokers and about five thousand whites are suspected smokers. In Philadelphia about three hundred Chinese residents are confirmed smokers.
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Washington
China
International Commission
Hamilton Wright
New York City
Wright
New York
Philadelphia
Dynamite in Alabama Strike at Emsley House
In Birmingham Alabama on July 31 a dynamite blast struck the home of George Banks a Black miner in Emsley. Banks wife and mother were inside but escaped injury. Gowdomer announced he will remain in the district until signs of trouble end.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Banks
Emsley
Dayne
Banks
Gowd Omer
Mine manager’s home dynamited in wage dispute
Advices from Johnson County report a dynamite attack on the home of George & Perry, superintendent of coal mines there. A stick was thrown on the roof, tearing a large hole and injuring Perry’s wife. The assault is tied to a wage disagreement.
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Lexington
Johnson County
George & Perry
Perry
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