West Virginia political clash over Scherr Swisher choice
The article details a heated West Virginia GOP meeting where E M Grant and George C McTosh urged replacing C W Swisher with Scherr, proposing a popular primary and asserting the party seeks to reform its machine ties. Swisher and allies push to stay the course, while Elkins and Scott are cited as influential figures. TAFT letter supports Hadley for Missouri governor and praise for his health. Beekman Winthrop and Mrs. Winthrop visit Hot Springs with Taft.
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Jeherr
E. M. Grant
George C. Mctosh
Grant
C. W.swisher
Swisher
West Virginia
Scherr
Ewisher
State Committee
West Virgina
Elkins and
Eccott
Roosevelt
Taft
Vorvs
Republican National Committee
Wisher
Messrs. Elkins
Scott
Missouri
Albert Hadley
Hadley
Beekman Winthrop
the Treasury
Winthrop
Hot Springs
Mrs. Taft
Mr. Taft
Mr. Winthrop
Oaks
Mrs. Winthrop
Hitchcock in Chicago Opens Republican West HQ
Chicago August 14 The Western headquarters of the Republican National Committee will open at noon tomorrow in the Harvester Building. Chairman Hitchcock, arriving from Hot Springs, Va, toured the rooms and mapped a West campaign staff. He held talks with Frank O Lowden and Victor Rosewater, with Borah and Charles Nage arriving. Hayward will run Chicago as Hitchcock’s stand in and soon resign the Nebraska chair. Hitchcock plans to visit Utica for Sherman notification then attend New England leaders meeting in Boston before returning to Chicago.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Hitchcock
Hot Springs
Taft
Harvester
West
East
Frank O. Lowden
Victor Rosewater
Senator Borah
Charles Nage
Hayward
Nebraska
Utica
Boston
New York
Wright to Visit Taft for War Dept Questions
Secretary Wright of the War Department left Washington for Hot Springs to confer with former Secretary Taft on department questions and to discuss the political situation. It is possible he may participate in the campaign. a decision will follow their conference. Manuel Queson of the Philippine Assembly also heads to Hot Springs to call on Judge Taft.
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Washington
Wright
War Department
Hot Springs
Taft
Manuel Queson
Philippine Assembly
Gay
Arm strong says he will not seek renomination for State Senate
Rochester August 14 Senator William A Arm strong of Monroe state he will not run again for the State Senate and has no expectation of receiving the nomination nor any interest in the political situation in the state this fall meaning the incumbent seat will open with no clear candidate from his party in the immediate fall election season.
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Rochester
William A. Armstrong
Monroe
State Senate
Justice White orders acceptance or reasons for renomination notice
In Buffalo on August 4, Supreme Court Justice White told Elections Commissioner Omerson to accept a nomination notice from the Independence League or show cause why it should not be accepted. The notice mirrors an attempted August 5 filing, with League replacing party. Emerson has not yet decided on the action.
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Buffalo
Supreme Court
White
Omerson
Independence League
League
Emerson
A Characteristic Pose on the Golf Links
A photograph by David B. Emons captures a golfer in a distinctive stance on the course, highlighting form and concentration amid a sunlit lap of green. The image emphasizes technique and athletic poise.
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David B. Emons
Rochester Dem State Convention Opens In Contested Rochester
In Rochester the Democratic State Committee meeting ratified the plan to hold the convention there on September 15. The gathering showed factional tensions, with Fingey Conners and Charles F. Murphy guiding the process as they aim to reorganize the party and prepare for a strong fall campaign led by Bryan and Kern.
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Democratic State Committee
Hotel Victoria
Fingey
Conners
Charles F. Murphy
Rochester
Tribune
Bryan
Kern
Upstate
Murphy
Patrick Henry McCarren
Brooklyn
Conrad Hasenflug
Connors
McCarren
State Committee
Victoria
Albany
Broadway
4St Street
Hoffman House
Buffalo
Columbia
John Wavel
Cortland
E. R. Perkins
Dutchess
George V. van Valkenburgh
Greene
A. D. Morgan
Frank B. Munson
Herkimer
George R. van Nemee
Jefferson
Howard T. Mosher
Monroe
Philip J. Christ
Nassau
D. M. Warner
Ontario
George F. Ketcham
Orange
Asbury Townsend
Putnam
B. W. Stryker
Rensselaer
Charles J. McCormick
Richmond
John H. Burke
Saratoga
James (. McDonald
Schenectady
B. F. Empie
Schoharie
F. E. Wixson
Schuyler
George W. Peck
Steuben
Lewis W. Korn
Suffolk
William M. Cameron
Warren
Republican State Committee appeals for NY campaign funds
Timothy L. Woodruff, Republican chairman, issues a first appeal for contributions to fund a vigorous fall campaign in New York aimed at supporting the electoral ticket and opposing Bryan. He urges business leaders to donate to finance speeches, literature, and canvassing, with checks payable to George J. Smith, treasurer, at 43 West Street New York City. He spent the day in Brooklyn gauging Kings County sentiment without sharing results.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
New York
Woodruff
New York State
Taft
Sherman
Bryan
George J. Smith
West Stn Street
New York City
Hughes
Brooklyn
Kings County
Typos Fail to Indorse Bryan at Typographical Union Meet
Boston August 14 delegates at the International Typographical Union fifty fourth annual convention debated a resolution to endorse the Democratic platform and candidates. It was withdrawn to avoid a defeat seen as throwing down Bryan. Estey of Paterson praised Gompers but urged independence party. A separate declaration of political principles was adopted. Morning session featured Pinchot praising Roosevelt and urging conservation.
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Boston
International Typographical Union
Indorse
Democratic National
Union
Bryan
Estey
Paterson
N. J
Samuel Gompers
Democrats
Independence Party
Forester
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Quiet day at Fairview in Lincoln amid Bryan campaign notes
Lincoln Nebraska August 14 reports a calm day at Fairview with weather threats reducing visitors as W J Conners of New York predicted Bryan would carry the state and the D N C sent thirty speakers nationwide. Chicago August 14 says a drive to form Democratic clubs in every voting precinct for Bryan.
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Neb
W. J. Conners
New York
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Fairview
Ohio
Okuma’s Naval Policy Remarks Stir Uproar in America
A Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese newspapers quote Count Okuma linking U S naval expansion to Japan’s rise as a world power. The piece notes strong anti Japanese sentiment in the United States, calls for an American Chinese alliance, and quotes Wu Tingfang on Japan. It says Okuma downplays offense and emphasizes cordial ties as essential for Japan’s growth.
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Tokio
New York
London
Okuma
United States
Japan
America
Wu Ting-fang
Yokohama
Count Okuma
Roosevelt
Hobson
President Roosevelt
Hochi
Pacific
Obama
Chinese Minister Denies Interview on Alliance Claim
Washington reports quote Mr. Wu denying any interview about a China United States alliance. He says he could not comment as a diplomat and would be glad to have the record corrected. He notes a New York paper pressed him for thoughts on the idea, which he rejects.
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Washington
Tokio
New York
China
United States
Orders 10 000 Miners Out In Indiana Coal Fields
Terre Haute Aug 14 Ten thousand miners will quit work in Indiana bituminous fields after the United Mine Workers executive board ordered a suspension of work. The coal mine operators had circularly instructed owners to discontinue the check-off system and owners refuse to deduct dues and assessments from the workers’ wages.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Coal Mine Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers
Indiana
Police officer slain during train altercation in New Orleans
John J. Carroll, a veteran New Orleans police officer, was fatally stabbed in a dining car incident aboard a Louisville & Nashville train. A Black cook, Frank Barroldsford, was fatally hurt after a confrontation with another Black passenger. A detective surrounded the assailant in the drawing room car and the suspect was restrained as passengers called for vigilante action. order was restored by a police detail.
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New Orleans
John J. Carroll
Frank Barroldsford
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Carroll
French Tariff Talks Move Toward U S France Treaty
Paris reports the American Tariff Commission led by James B Reynolds has reached final stages of talks with the French commission. Both sides seek reciprocal concessions and a future formal treaty, while discussing cattle and meat imports, flour exports, customs procedures, and strict U S food laws that may affect French goods entering America.
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Paris
American Tariff Commission
James B. Reynolds
the Treasury
French Commission
Associated Press
America
France
United States
Legation May Become Embassy in Constantinople
Constantinople reports the Turkish government plans to elevate the Washington legation to an embassy with Hussein Kazim Bey as first ambassador. He now serves as Turkish Minister in Bucharest. The Times in London also notes Peter Pacha, former Bagdad army corps commander, is likely chosen as Turkish Ambassador to Washington.
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Washington
Hussein Kiazim Bey
Bucharest
Turkey
London
the Times
Perter Pacha
Bagad
Cholera Threats Loom Over St Petersburg City
Reports show a surge of an intestinal illness in St Petersburg with 2716 deaths in the first five days of the week and 173 last week. Health officials order quarantine information on arrivals and intensified food inspection and boiled water in factory districts amid outbreaks in Nimnit Novgorod Kazan and nearby regions. Four cases and one death reported in Nijni Novgorod.
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St. Petersburg
Department of Health
Nimnit Novgorod
Kazan
Stavropol
Black Sea
Nijni Novgorod
Banking concession granted to Alfred Moissant in Tegucigalpa
San Salvador reports Alfred Moissant an American citizen resident of the city received a banking concession in Tegucigalpa Honduras. Moissant formerly led the National Bank of Salvador and with brother George faced rebel aid charges. Their imprisonment, seizures, and diplomatic negotiations ended with bail release and the embargo on their estate lifted.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Alfred Moissant
National Bank of
Salvador
Alfred
George Moissant
State Department
Washington
Wireless telephone linked Paris and Dieppe
The Matin reports three naval officers have built a wireless telephone apparatus superior to existing systems. They reportedly established communication between Paris and Dieppe, a distance of about 150 kilometres.
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Paris
Matin
Dieppe
Suffren Loses Propeller During Naval Maneuvers
In the Gulf of Jouan between Cannes and Antibes the French battleship Suffren lost her starboard propeller and part of the shaft during today’s maneuvers. The incident occurred near Toulon on August 4.
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Toulon
Gulf of Jouan
Cannes
Antibes
Suffren
Flight of the Parseval Balloon over Berlin
The Parseval dirigible made a two hour forty five minute flight over Berlin, with takeoff and landing at Tegel. It conducted maneuvers at 60 to 1000 feet, in a moderate wind, showing excellent stability and easy handling by the pilot.
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Berlin
Tegel
Two Dead and Six Injured in Balloon Envelope Blast
London August 14 Two people died and six were injured when the envelope of Captain Lovelace’s balloon exploded on the Franco British exhibition grounds as preparations for an ascent were under way. Miss Hill secretary to Lovelace was among the dead, burned to a cinder. The other victim was a man. all six injured were Lovelace’s employees. Lovelace escaped unharmed though his clothes burned. The article recounts Lovelace as a versatile figure and outlines his aeronautic and show business pursuits, including Jamestown Exposition ties and his planned Panama balloon ascents thwarted by hydrogen gas issues.
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London
Lovelace
New York
Aer Club
Miss Hill
Captain Lovelace
Thomas P. Lovelace
New York Harbor
Israel Ludlow
Aero Club of America
Grand Central
Pa Ace
Jamestown
Grand Central Palace
Knabenshue
Ohio Aeronaut
Glen H. Curtiss
Panama
Philadelphia
Julian P. Thomas
Baldwin Speed Trial Sets Record for Dirigible Flight
Washington reports Captain Baldwin completed a second speed trial for his airship, achieving a 16.5 mph average on a 2.06 mile course toward Cherrydale and Fort Myer. A third endurance test is scheduled tomorrow, with a government contract target of 20 mph.
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Washington
Captain Baldwin
Cherrydale
Fort Myer
Board of
Farman Saves His Airship Before Departure
Henry Farman was greeted at dawn and kept watch through Thursday night with two friends to defend his airship from liens as it loaded for shipment to France. He sails on the New York today at 10 a.m. from Brighton Beach and Hotel Astor.
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Brighton Beach
France
Henry Farman
New York
Hotel Astor
West 4Th Street
Wright Seeks 50 000 Prize in London Le Mans Flight
Wright announces plan to compete for a 50 000 prize offered by a London news for an aeroplane flight from London to Paris after finishing business in France.
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Wright
le Mans
London
France
Wright Repairing Aeroplane at Le Mans
Le Mans Aug 14 Wilbur Wright, the aviation pioneer, is repairing damage to his aeroplane. He says parts need not be cast as broken and the craft may fly again by early next week.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
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