Chanler Declines Large Campaign Contribution in Nomination Fight
Lieutenant Governor Chanler signals he will not make a major contribution if nominated. The piece details tensions within the Democratic camp, with talks among Conners Murphy Mack and figures like William Astor and Bob Chanler about securing the governorship and fundraising dynamics in New York politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanler
Bob
Dutchess County
William Astor
Lewis
Conners
Murphy
Mack
Owners
Hearst
Haskell
National Committee
Belmont
Bryan
Charles F. Murphy
Temmany
Mr. Murphy
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Henry Watterson
Preston Declines Socialist Labor Presidential Nomination
The Socialist Labor Party received an open letter from Nevada convict Martin R. Preston declining the party’s presidential nomination. He explains personal duty and support for benefactors, saying he must refrain despite the honor. Comrade August Gillhaus proxy report vanishing is called a fabrication by party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Labor Party
Martin R. Preston
Nevada
Geome Ieneth
Derine
August Gillhaus
Preston
R R Telegraphers Boost with Grape-Nuts Diet
A railroad telegraph operator testifies to improved stamina and clearer thinking from daily Grape-Nuts, replacing heavy meals with fruit and vegetables. A doctor advised the shift, and the user notes sustained benefits for steady nerves and quicker work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Wreck Delays Hitchcock Meeting Bliss in Seabright
Freight wreck at Rahway on the Pennsylvania prevented Frank H. Hitchcock from meeting Cornelius N. Bliss at Bliss's Seabright home on Sunday. Hitchcock then traveled to Philadelphia for talks with W. R. Andrews and Colonel H. Coleman du Pont on Republican matters, and outlined plans for the literary bureau and campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
Pennsylvania
Frank H. Hitchcock
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Mr. Bliss
Seabright
Hitchcock
Philadelphia
W. R. Andrews
H. Coleman du Pont
Delaware
Bliss
Wiliam L. Ward
Winthrop Murray Crane
Massachusetts
W. L. Mason
Passaic Board of Trade
National Committee
Mason
Washington
New Jersey
Alger
McKinley
New York and
Bryan
Mark Hanna
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Temple
Taft
Hill
Hanna
Wisconsin
Indiana
Fairman Hitchcock
Boston
New England
Duty of Negro Voters in a Partisan Context
Thomas P. Peters of The Brooklyn Times spoke at the H. H. Garnet Republican Club outing arguing that colored voters should not abandon the party that freed them. He defends Roosevelt over Brownsville, notes Southern disenfranchisement pretenses, and warns that joining the Democrats would betray Lincoln and Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Peters
Brooklyn Times
H. H. Garnet Republican Club
Republican Party
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Booker
Washington
White House
Ben” Tillman
Senate
Tammany Hall
Grant
Johnny Rebs
Texas
Hughes League Formed to Back Governor Hughes
Representatives of the 12th Assembly District in Brooklyn met at the Logan Republican Club on Garfield Place and Sixth Avenue to form the Hughes League a permanent organization to support Governor Hughes for renomination a larger gathering is planned for August 11 at the club headquarters
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Brooklyn
Logan Republican Club
Garfield Place
Sixth Avenue
Hughes League
Hughes
Kansas Republican Primaries Near in State History
Topeka Aug 8 Kansas prepares for the first statewide primary in its history with key races for U S Senate and Governor. Incumbent Senator Chester J Long faces Joseph L Bristow in a close contest while Governor hopefuls W R Stubbs and Cyrus Leland Jr vie amid a new law barring bets on primary results and party nominations on the same day.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
United States
Joseph L. Bristow
Roosevelt
Chester J. Long
W. R. Stubbs
Cyrus Leland, Jr
Sherman Sets Out for St Lawrence Outing
Utica Aug 3 Representative James Sherman began an afternoon trip to the St. Lawrence River staying on the river until Thursday. He plans to finish his acceptance speech upon return to Utica. William Berri of Brooklyn visited Sherman that day but details of their half hour talk were not disclosed.
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Utica
N. Y
James
Sherman
St. Lawrence
William Berri
Brooklyn
Independence party ratifies ticket at Hearst HQ in New York
At 462 Third avenue William Randolph Hearst’s district rally endorses Honest Tom Hisgen and John Temple Graves for the new Independence party. Speakers praise the ticket as stronger than existing parties while attacking Taft and Bryan. Executive session follows the unanimous resolution.
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Independence Party
Third Avenue
William Randolph Hearst
Bailiwick
Tom” Hisgen
John Temple Graves
Ambrose Sutcliffe
Jackson
Charles E. Gehring
New York
Chicago
Independence
United States
Cecil
London
Hearst
John J. Daly
2Th Assembly
Bryan
Daly
Mr. Taft
I T. J. C. Witter
Bryan's Speech Brief at Lincoln Gathering
William J. Bryan said his acceptance speech will be brief to cover campaign issues without lengthy argument. He plans a stronger focus on banking deposits in Oklahoma and will outline several speeches for the coming month. Local attendance at Fairview was sparse amid sweltering heat as Bryan handled letters with secretary Rose.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Fairview
Mr. Rose
Oklahoma
Topeka
Typographical Union
Sheldon
Central Labor Union
Junkin
State Department
Victor Rosewater
Republican National
P. L. Hall
Democratic National Committee
Hall
Central National Bank
Nebraska
Haviland on Hearst and Independence League in 1908
Brooklyn real estate dealer C Augustus Haviland says Hearst is being used by local politicians and that the Independence League faces a crisis. He argues sincere members will not abandon their votes, and that Bryan represents the league’s reform goals while Roosevelt could have divided the vote if nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Augustus Haviland
Brooklyn
Rotterdam
Independence League
Hearst
League
Haviland
Bryan
Roosevelt
Mr. Haviland
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Mayor returns to City Hall after month away
Mayor McClellan comes back from the Adirondacks to vote for Bryan and Kern and to handle pressing city matters via Acting Mayor McGowan. He will stay until Friday then proceed to Winter Harbor Maine through August. He notes the ferry court case and awaits five hundred pages of testimony on Borough President Haffen’s charges before acting.
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McClellan
North Creek
Adirondacks
Bryan
Kern
McGowan
Winter Harbor
Denver
North Woods
Brooklyn
City and Ferry Company
Commissioners of Accounts
Haffen
Crowell
Maine
Bermel Expected on Bremen Docking Kronprinz Wilhelm Today
Joseph Bermel former Queens Borough President is reported as a passenger on the North German Lloyd ship Kronprinz Wilhelm due to dock this afternoon at Bremen. Rumors say his arrival could revive talk of resuming the Kissena Park scandal probe, though Queens District Attorney's office cites no criminal charges against Bermel.
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Bremen
Joseph Bermel
Borough of
Queens
Bermel
Kissena Park
Hughes
Mediterranean
Grand Jury of
Queens County
Governor Hughes Praises Anti-Racetrack Law Enforcement
Acting District Attorney Elder reported a conference with Governor Hughes at Saranac Lake on the racetrack situation. He said the governor was pleased with Kings County anti-racetrack gambling enforcement but would not disclose discussion details. Trials of indicted bookmakers and Brighton Beach Racing Association officials were expected to proceed as scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Saranac Lake
Elder
Brooklyn
Kings County
Seranac Lake
Watson M. Rogers
Watertown
Supreme Court
Dike
Europe
Saratoga
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Chicago friends seek release of W H Austin from Mexico City jail
Chicago reports say W H Austin manager of the Pacific Copper Company has been held in Mexico City prison since Wednesday on charges of procuring the detention of Lawrence B Ross a Buena Vista Plantation bookkeeper in Vera Cruz. A detective has been sent to Mexico to investigate. Austin arrived in Chicago from Boston and has business interests in Denver and Seattle.
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Chicago
W. H. Austin
Pacific Copper Company
Mexico City
Lawrence B. Ross
Buena Vista
Vera Cruz
Austin
Mexico
Boston
Denver
Seattle
Floods Drive Out Thirty Families Near Burgeaw
Floods from rising streams at Holly Centre six miles east of Burgeaw force from thirty to forty families from homes. Crops and livestock suffer heavy damage. water continues to rise and suffering may worsen. Estimated damage put at about $10.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Holly Centre
Burgeaw
Democratic Split in Idaho Seeks McFarlane Challenge
In Wallace Idaho August two Democratic leaders W C McFarlane and his Kootenai County ally lead a bid to seat McFarlane against Senator Du Bois claiming a twelve vote majority. Du Bois returns and predicts a Du Bois convention if McFarlane and others seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Idaho
W. C. McFarlane
Kootenai County
Eee
du Bois
McFarlane
Twin Falls
Militia to keep Missouri dry in St Louis County
Governor Folk orders Brigadier General H Clark to muster the National Guard in St Louis County next Saturday and Sunday. The 1st Regiment and Battery A, Missouri's best equipped units, will be assembled to enforce Sunday liquor laws and maintain order.
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Missouri
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Folk
H. ©. Clark
National Guard of
1St Regiment
Pasteur Treatment Given to Bitten Marines in Washington
Washington August 3 Major J H Russell First Sergeant Pennington and ten privates of the Panama expeditionary regiment of marines are receiving Pasteur treatment after dog bites or scratches in the canal zone last month. They arrived at the Marine Hospital yesterday and are all reported to be in good condition with no hydrophobia symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. H. Russell
Pennington
Panama Expeditionary Regiment of Marines
Canal Zone
Marine Hospital
Thief Attacks Couple Steals Purse in Brookly n Street
Henry Bassell and his wife were walking home from a visit to Sheepshead Bay when a short stout man with a black mustache emerged from a shadow on Avenue 6. He struck Bassell twice with a blackjack, knocking him unconscious, then取 the purse containing $30 from Mrs. Bassell and fled. No trace of the attacker was found by late night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bussell
Jay Street
Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay
Avenue 6
Mr. Bassell
OKLAHOMA BANKERS NOT ALARMED
National bankers of Oklahoma say they are not affected by Attorney General Bonaparte s ruling that the guarantee deposit law is illegal They insist stockholders are personally liable on state contracts and that national banks are not involved They would not withdraw from the contract but would refuse to pay if the state imposed further assessments, ending their contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Guthrie
Okla
National Bankers of
Oklahoma
Bonaparte
Marriage Wave Prompts East Side Wedding Charity Advice
The East Side branch of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance urged young couples to wed in halls offering union beer cigars and bread only. East Siders studying psychology say telepathic waves sweep the neighborhood about every ten years, triggering a marriage surge, and another wave is due now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
International Alliance
East
Connecticut Republican convention set for Sept eighth
New Haven August 3 The Republican State Convention to nominate state officers a Representative at large and seven presidential electors will be held in New Haven on September 8 The Democratic State Central committee will meet Thursday to set dates for its convention Three candidates seek the Republican governor nomination Governor Woodruff Lieutenant Governor Lake and Representative Lilley who would consider a nomination and vindication of his course in investigating submarine boat contracts Senator James I Walsh of Greenwich and Speaker John Q Tilson of New Haven are running for Representative at large
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National Committee
Bryan
New York
Buffalo
Mack
West
Urey Woodson
Chicago
Woodson
Daniel
Hhe
Europe
Hoffman House
General Committee
New Haven
Anay
Democratic State Central Committee
Woodruff
Lake
Lilley
James I. Walsh
Greenwich
John Q. Tilson
City employes in Brooklyn skirmish triggers campaign clash
In the 6th Assembly District the Tammany and McCarren camps clash over claims of holding city workers for contributions. McGuire accuses Dorman of pressuring firemen and policemen and of letter campaigns to a saloonkeeper. Dorman retorts that McGuire is treacherous and that his visit to Engine Company 117 was as a boy, with no current backing for such charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Assembly
Tammany and
McCarren
Brooklyn
William R. McGuire
Murphy Forces
McCarrenites
John Dorman
McGuire
Dorman
Court of Special Sessions
Bronx
John H. Bacon
Tompkins
Myrtle Avenues
Charles Wise
Wise
Engine Company 117
Mctarren
Cuban Count Delayed Conservative Gains
After Cuba's August elections the map shows conservative strength island wide with Safice Zayas allies weak. Fusion of Zagista and Miguelista factions emerges as main anti Conservative path for December presidency. Havana City canvassing chaos prompts protests and demand for new vote, though no fraud accusation gains traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Safice Zayas
Zagistas
Miguelistas
Albert
Zagista
Julie
de Cardenas
Havana City
Pinar del Rio
Sobrado
Department of State and Justice
Central Municipal Board of Elections
Regla
Five Hundred Dollar Reward For Night Riders
Frankfort Kentucky Governor Willson offered a 500 dollar reward for the apprehension and conviction of the leader and officers next in authority of the night riders. The move targets the leaders behind the Hopkinsville Princeton and Russellville raids and the four men hanged in Russellville. The governor vows to uncover and punish the instigators of Western Kentucky lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Willson
Offier
Hopkinsville
Princeton
Russellville
Kentucky
Finnish Diet Elects Officers Amid Reform Moves
Helsingfors Aug 3 Judge Svinhufvud the Toune Finn candidate was re elected president of the Finnish Diet by twice the votes of the Old Finn rival. Half the Socialists abstained yet named the first vice president while the Old Finn party chose the second vice president. An imperial decree announced a conservative reorganization of the Senate with six Old Finns replacing Mechelin and colleagues who resigned when the Diet was dissolved last April.
Death of George A. Ellis, New York Manufacturer
The body of George A. Ellis, New York machinery maker, reached his Mount Vernon home after a summer trip with his family. He died from acute indigestion following a fishing outing near Bussard Bay. He will be buried in New Bedford. Confusion arose with another George A. Ellis, Valvoline Oil treasurer, traveling along the same route.
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George A. Ellis
New York
Mount Vernon
Mr. Ellis
Fair Haven Mass
Bussard Bay
New Bedford
Ellis
George A Ellis
Valvoline Oi Company
Broadway
Bay Shore
Port Jefferson
Gest
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Socialist Labor
R. R. Telegrapher
Mr. Peters
Long
James S. Sherman
U.K
Pocono Mountains
Lackawanna
Delaware Water Gap
Tammany
Minsi
Wall St
Fulton St
Broad St
Newark
Mr. Elder
Thug
Man
H. Hotel
Connecticut
Tammany Man
Santiago City
Oriente
Camaguey
Santa Clara
Matanzas
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