May Run with Bryan Y Levy Boom for VP Nomination
Friends of Jefferson M. Levy in the National Democratic Club quietly back a Bryan Levy ticket for vice president. Levy, a former U.S. representative, seeks public life again, with Tammany backing and a belief he would strengthen the ticket in New York and beyond.
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Jefferson M. Levy
National Democratic Club
William J. Bryan
Levy
Democratic Club
Weli
Congress
W. Bourke Cochran
Charles F. Murphy
Cockran
Tammany Society
Tammany
Dlena
Murphy
Florida
House of Representatives
Richard Croker
C. H. P Belmont
Tammany Hell
Tammany Campaign Fund
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Bryan
Wall Street
Lew
Bryar
Mr. Levy
Mr. Bryan
Denver
Hearst Campaign in Texas Arrives to Promote Independence League
Charles A. Walsh former Democratic National Committee secretary came to Fort Worth to advocate Hearst's Independence League. He says he admires Bryan as a man but opposes his political views and plans to tour Texas towns urging voters to act independently of party. Walsh aims to bolster Hearst influence in the South despite Texas roots for Bryan.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles A. Walsh
Towe
Democratic National Committee
Hearst
Independence League
Welsh
Brian
Texas
Bryan
Walsh
South
New Committeeman From Virginia
Indianapolis February 6 Harry S New chairman of the Republican committee announced the appointment of Alvah H Martin of Virginia to a new post in party leadership.
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Virginia
Indianapolis
Harry&. New
Republican Committee
Alvah H. Martin
Portsmouth Virginia Chooses RNC Member to Succeed Bowden
Portsmouth Virginia is selected as the state’s Virginia member of the Republican National Committee to succeed the late George E. Bowden, filling the vacancy in the party’s national leadership.
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Republican National Committee
George E. Bowden
Unionism and Political Activity
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers denies rumors of a mine workers convention move to back presidential candidates. He says union members and AFL affiliates will support candidates sympathetic to wage earners and oppose those antagonistic to labor, but this is not a partisan political move.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mine Workers
United States
Miners’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Mitchell
Patriotic Republican Club Endorses Roosevelt and Hughes
The Patriotic Republican Club at 185 East 78th street chaired by Benjamin Oppenheimer adopted resolutions praising President Theodore Roosevelt for his honest, fearless leadership and Governor Charles E. Hughes for his able, efficient and businesslike administration.
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Patriotic Republican Club
East 78Th Street
Benjamin Oppenheimer
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Taft Invited to Speak in Canton Speech
Taft is to be invited to address the Canton Board of Trade on February 25 with Supreme Court Associate Justice W R Day to invite him personally. The program includes Judge Rufus J Smith of Cincinnati and Henry L Doherty of New York as speakers. Warren G Harding and Mayor Tom L Johnson declined.
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Tribune
Canton
Ohio
Taft
Canton Board of Trade
Foraker
W. R. Day
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Taft
Rufus J. Smith
Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Warren G. Harding
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Indiana call after wrangle sets convention dates
In Indianapolis the Democratic State Central Committee wrestled six hours over convention timing. The anti-Taggart camp won a 7 to 6 vote to fix April 15 and 16, but editors protested and the date moved to March 25 and 26. Delegates to the Denver convention will be chosen by districts on March 25.
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Tribune
Indianapolis
Democratic State Central Committee
Taggart
Denver
President Won't Discuss Tariff Revision Message
Commissioner McCarroll of the Public Service Commission returned from Washington where he spoke with President Roosevelt and Spescker Cannon on tariff revision for the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Convention for the Promotion of Foreign Commerce. He urged a special message to Congress requesting a committee to revise the tariff, but the President said he was on record and would not send a special message or discuss the proposition.
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McCarroll
Public Service Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Spescker Cannon
National Association of Manufacturers
National Convention For
Congress
Bandits in Bay State bring Woburn shootout to town
Three armed highwaymen roamed Woburn and nearby towns shooting two policemen and a wagon driver, wounding a boy. Police pursued suspects near the Congregational Church, with one officer and a driver injured. Militia sent to aid as Holland’s condition worsened and Welsh neared recovery.
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Woburn
Mass
Burlington
Pinehurst Park
William P. Adams
William Essex
Billerica
Adams
Essex
Timothy E. Welsh
Edward T. O'Neil
Welsh
O'Neil
Bert Donoghue
Arlington Road
Horn Pond
Willard van Tassel
van Tassel
Sherwood
Lexington
Timothy E. Keating
Keating
Edward J. Holland
Holland
William E. Blodgett
6Th Regiment
Phillip Shea
Blodgett
Massachusetts General Hospital
Morse Rumors Leave financier Missing as Bankers Move
Rumors swirl over Morse plans to sail on Campania while creditors push for action. Charles A. Hanna says Morse vanished from his Fifth Avenue home and banks report emptied safety deposit boxes. A real estate value estimate tops $400,000 with mortgages on his residence noted. The federal grand jury continues banking inquiry as Butterick leadership drops Morse. In Maine, a circuit court appoints new receivers for Consolidated Steamship Lines.
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Mr. Morse
Campania
Boardman
Fifth Avenue
Charles A. Hanna
National Bank of North America
Morse
Hanna
Mr. Hanna
New Amsterdam National Bank
the Tribune
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Reorganization committee of Consolidated Steamship Lines Meets
Alvin W. Krech chairs a meeting with the reorganization committee as several rehabilitation plans are discussed but no definite action taken. Morse’s Europe trip is said to not affect decisions. Six months must pass after January bond interest default before any reorganization steps.
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Consolidated Steamship Lines
Alvin W. Krech
Krech
Charles W. Morse
Europe
Lincoln Trust Company Increases Capital Stock
At yesterday's stockholders meeting the Lincoln Trust Company voted unanimously to raise capital from 1 60 percent to 1 500 000 dollars. New stock will be offered to stockholders at par in a 50 percent pro rata distribution, and the board of directors has underwritten the entire new issue at this price without compensation.
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Lincoln Trust Company
Armstron gs Promise Boosts State Support for Fairs
Albany reports Senator Armstrong chairing the Finance Committee pledged direct state aid to agricultural fairs, at least 250000 dollars this year, to replace the 5 percent gate tax on racing associations. He indicated the appropriation would be a state policy toward farmers, independent of anti gambling bills, while lawmakers note farmer sentiment leans toward anti gambling measures and some fear fair management lacks farmer representation.
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Tribune
Albany
Armstrong
Senate Finance Committee
Hughes
Agnew
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Hart
County Fair
Grange
Assemblyman
Merritt
Senator Armstrong
Yale
Putnam County
Doane Urges Clergy to Oppose Racetrack Gambling
Albany Feb 6 Bishop William Croswell Doane urges Albany diocese clergy to press for a stronger anti gambling law aligned with constitutional prohibition. He warns gambling is a disguised, pervasive sin fueling covetousness and evil outcomes whether in poolrooms parlors track or charity events.
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Albany
William Croswell Doane
Albany Episcopal Diocese
New York
Episcopal Church
Highways Report Urges State Run Traffic Network Reform
Albany Feb 6 radical changes in highway building supervision and maintenance are urged by the Legislative Highway Investigating Committee in a report to the Legislature. Proposals include a three member Department of Highways, recodification of highway laws, four construction systems including thirty five trunk highways fully state funded, retaining Higbie Armstron g and Fuller Plank systems, and a local French system funded by counties. A tax on automobiles is recommended to cover maintenance. The report is signed by senators Allds Cobb Hooker Frawley and assemblymen Merritt Apgar West Hamn Mallon.
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Albany
Department of Highways
Highbie- Armstrong
Jotham P. Allds
George H. Cobb
Percy Hooker
James J. Frawley
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr
James K. Apgar
L. D. West
E. W. Hamn
John H. Mallon
Assembly Passes Resolution for NYC Property Condemnation Probe
Albany February 6 The Assembly and Senate sessions were brief with only minor measures and the main action the approval of a Trey of Kings resolution. It calls for a five member Assembly panel and three Senators to investigate the condemnation system in New York City.
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Albany
Assembly
Trey
Kings
New York City
Wainwright Dissents Over Coney Island Fare Bill
Albany February six seven committee members of the Assembly Railroads Committee report Assembly bill 39 proposing a five cent fare for a continuous ride to Coney Island. Chairman J Mayhew Wainwright issues a minority report opposing hasty action and urging PSC review, signaling a plan to push the matter to the Governor.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly Railroads Committee
Assembly
Manhattan
Coney Island
J. Mayhew Wainwright
S. Percy Hooker
Rhinebeck & Rhinecliff
Wainwright
Beys
Wagner
Committee On Railroads
New York
Public Service Commission
Public Service Law
1St District
Public Service Commissions
NO THAW CONFERENCE ADDRESSES THAW TRANSFER PATH
Albany reports a planned meeting between Dr. Ferris of the State Lunacy Commission and Thaw's counsel A Russell Peabody and Dan O'Reilly to discuss transfer options. Ferris notes no authority to discharge Thaw and mentions possible recommen dation to the court if confinement harms health. Superintendent V Collins will inspect Matteawan and all new patients, with transfer power but unlikely use.
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Albany
Dr. Ferris
State Commission In Lunacy
A. Russell Peabody
Dan O’reilly
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Thaw
Ferris
Capitol
Commission In
Littleton
V. Collins
Matteawan
Thaw may be released if deemed sane after month
Matteawan N Y Feb 6 Dr Lamb says if after about thirty days he believes Harry Thaw is sane the hospital authorities may certify and recommend release. No lunacy commission required as doctors have not yet observed Thaw’s recovery from trial excitement. He remains a model prisoner with special privileges. Dr Evans and Thaw’s counsel visited. friction over release persists. Nesbit Thaw reconciled to him staying in hospital for now. Family visitation unlikely.
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Matteawan
N. Y
Lamb
State Hospital For
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
Britton D. Evans
A. Russell Peabody
Lamb. Dr. Evans Said He Did Not Come To Matteawan
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Pork Chops and Cheese Fatal Case Reported
St Louis on February six Mrs Lulu Dill was found dead in her Belt avenue home last night. Her husband, in delirious condition, was moved to a hospital. He claims they ate pork chops and cheese and that ptomaine poisoning caused the death.
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St. Louis
Lulu Dill
Belt Avenue
Roosevelt backs Arlington Confederate monument effort
President Roosevelt expressed regret at missing a lecture for the Arlington Confederate Monument Association and fully endorsed the project. He noted personal ties to fallen Confederate and Union soldiers, praised the commemorative purpose, and urged success in the patriotic endeavor.
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Inctorses
Arlington
Washington
Taylor
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Hilary A. Herbert
Navy
Faulkner
West Virginia
Arlington Confederate Monument Association
Mr. Herbert
Alabama
Vicksburg
Pennsylvania Monument
Santiago
Democratic Help For President Faces Navy Budget Cut
Washington reports the House Naval Affairs Committee is likely to recommend funding only two battleships instead of four as urged by President Roosevelt and Secretary Metcalf. Democratic members Talbot Hobson and allies met with the President to bolster support for a four-ship appropriation amid deficit and revenue concerns.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Roosevelt
Metcalf
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
House
Talbot
Maryland
Hobson
Alabama
Padgett
Hearing on McClellan case set for noon tomorrow
Albany Feb 6 Governor Hughes scheduled four hearings for noon tomorrow at the request of Eugene Sam Richards counsel for Mayor McClellan. The Attorney General seeks an extraordinary Supreme Court term and designation of a justice to preside over the challenge to George B McClellan’s title to the New York mayoralty. Richards is expected to oppose the application.
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Albany
Eugene Sam Richards
McClellan
Hughes
Jackson
Supreme Court
George B. McClellan
New York
Richards
Albany unveils bills on mercantile enforcement and wood tax
Albany February bills propose moving mercantile law enforcement from local health authorities to the state labor department creating a mercantile inspection bureau with a chief inspector and up to ten deputy inspectors. Another measure seeks to align drug labeling with federal rules under the State Board of Pharmacy. A timber and forest products tax bill would tax immature wood and barenness land differently, with removal taxed at 3 percent and other wood products valued at market value.
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Albany
S. Parker
Assembly Committee On Labor and Industries
State Labor Department
Hughes
Bureau of
Willams
State Board of Pharmacy
G. H. Whitney
Saratoga
Cobb
Assemblyman
Chamberlain
Brooklyn Assemblyman seeks repeal over Atlantic Avenue tracks
Assemblyman C F Murphy of Brooklyn introduced a bill to repeal Chapter 497 of the Laws of 189, challenging the Long Island Railroad Co claim to keep its tracks on the surface of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. The move, reported by Sy Telegraph, affects Long Island Rail Road operations in the area.
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the Tribune
Albany
C. F. Murphy
Brooklyn
Long Island Railroad Co
Atlantic Avenue
Stevens Rejects Erie Dredging Bid on Canal Contract
Albany Feb 6 Superintendent F Stevens of the state Department of Public Works said he rejected the bid of Erie Dredging Company Buffalo for change canal contract No. The sole proposal exceeded the state estimate and was not accepted.
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Albany
F. Stevens
State Department of Public Works
Erie Dredging Company
Buffalo
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Indorses Roosevelt and
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Orchestrelle
Mahomet
William C. DE Mille
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The
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Ave
Bandits
Bay State
Portland
Putnam
Consolidated Steamship Lines of
Maine
Thomas H. Hubbard
Rockland
George C. Wing
Auburn
Robert J. Herrick
Boston
Lincoln Trust
DR. Doane
Report ON
Jacob Ruppert
Third Avenue
N.yat
Democratic
M’clellan
Long Island Railroad
Stevens
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