Taft Heads to Cincinnati After Warm New York Welcome
Taft acknowledged cheers by removing his straw hat as his car reached the Long Island ferry. Commissioner Bingham reduced the escort to one officer at Taft's request. Taft planned a 9 AM breakfast with his brother Henry W. Taft at the Hotel Plaza and said no meetings were planned. He would depart for Cincinnati at 5:30 PM. En route from Hot Springs the Chesapeake & Ohio train paused in West Philadelphia where railroad workers cheered and shook hands with the candidate.
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Long Island
Bingham
Mr. Taft
Eugene Casey
Taft
Henry W. Taft
Hotel Plaza
Rehearing Sought in Standard Oil Indiana Appeal
Chicago officials announce a petition for rehearing in the government against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana after the U S Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The filing will stress two alleged errors in the cited portions of Judge Grosscup and Judge Landis opinions as reported by local papers.
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United States
Bims
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Grosscup, Baker and Seaman
United States Ciircuit Court of Appeals
Bonaparte
Sims
Alton Road
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Alton Rail
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Aiton
Whiting
East St. Louis
Chicago & Alton
Hollands
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Standard Orden
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Grosscup
Landis
Standard Oil ‘Company of
New Jersey
Appeals Court limits Elkins law carload offence
The Seventh Circuit reverses Landis, ruling that charging separate offences per carload is improper. Offences complete only when monthly freight rebates at reduced illegal rates are paid. The New York Central Railroad case led to $108,000 fine per monthly settlement and the American Sugar Refining Company paid $165,000.
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Indiana
Court of Appeals of the 7Th Circuit
Landis
Southern District of New York
New York Central Railroad
American Sugar Refining Company
Holt
Doctrines On Appeal In Standard Oil Case
Washington says no automatic right to appeal to the Supreme Court from a Chicago Circuit Court of Appeals criminal verdict. The government may apply for a writ of certiorari, which the Supreme Court may grant or deny. Officials note recent exceptions to denial and cite the case's public importance and significance.
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Bonaparte
Lenox
Mass
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Department of Justice
AGs Seek Right of Appeal in Criminal Cases
Attorneys General have repeatedly urged Congress to enact legislation granting the government a right of appeal in criminal cases on questions of law. This applies when there is no jury verdict of acquittal and the Attorney General believes justice requires review by the court of last resort.
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Congress
Court of
Future of Gov Hughes in renomination talks
Conference notes show Governor Hughes may seek a second term, but Taft and Herbert Parsons refuse to confirm. Parsons cites convention control over renomination and delays a Sept 14 date, proposing Sept 15 for a two day state convention to avoid clashing with the presidential campaign.
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Hughes
Taft
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Parsons
Woodruff
Many Urge Governor To Run From Saranac Inn
Governor Hughes faces mounting urging from Republican leaders to seek renomination. He declined to comment but signaled a forthcoming public statement. He plans to stay at Saranac Inn until mid August and may not campaign before the September 6 national GOP event in Youngstown Ohio.
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Saranac Inn
N. Y
Hughes
Youngstown
Ohio
Douglas Won't Take Chairmanship of D N C
Monument Beach Mass July 23 ex Governor William L Douglas says he is out of politics forever and has not been offered or will accept the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee. He was returning from a yacht trip when reporters asked about Lincoln Nebraska reports. He stated the matter is finished.
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Monument Beach
Mass
William L. Douglas
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic National Committee
Douglas
Taft Notification Programme Draws Big Crowds in Cincinnati
Cincinnati gathers for the Taft notification day with Covington and Newport joining in. A collector’s historic flags decorate the platform for the ceremony where William H. Taft will be informed of his nomination. The program includes flag raising, a formal notification, a luncheon, fireworks, and a parade marshal named by Democrats.
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W. H. Taft
Covington
Newport
James G. Blaine
Charles P. Taft
Hotel Linton
William H. Taft
Country Club
Eden Park
Steamer Island Queen
Mr. Taft
William Allen
Colby Starts His Campaign for New Jersey Senate
Senator Everett Colby opened his bid for re nomination at a Newark Essex County event marking the New Idea campaign launch. Sheriff Frank H. Sommer presided as Assemblyman W Fellowes Morgan introduced him urging direct primaries. Colby spoke on reform measures and exposed rival Thomas J. Raymond’s weaknesses.
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New Jersey Senate
Newark
New Idea
Essex County
Republican League
Frank H. Sommer
W. Fellowes Morgan
League
Colby
Thomas J. Raymond
Hillquit Nominated Again by Socialists for 8th District
Morris Hillquit forty years old, a lawyer born in Rigi Rusela who arrived in 18% and has served as international secretary of the Socialist party since 1904. Despite two disqualifications cited by some Socialists for being well off and not working, he was nominated again for Congress in the 8th District on the Socialist ticket.
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Socialist Party
Morris Hillquit
Congress
Rigi
Rusela
Socialist Candidate Again Shines At Trade Show Rally
At a trade event, a Socialist candidate made the strongest impression among both skilled and unskilled voters, finishing with a showing that surpassed the Republican rival by 120 votes though he did not win.
Cannon Seeks Sherman Over House Chair Split
Utica July reports Speaker Cannon with Congressmen Loudenslager and Tawney discussed the Congressional committee chairmanship with James Sherman but no decision came. An executive committee vote is expected soon. Sherman remains ill but in Utica and plans further talks within a week. Richfield Springs later invites Sherman to preside at a regional Eisteddfod on September 2 and 3 with about one thousand singers and $3,000 in prizes.
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N. Y
Cannon
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Tawney
Minnesota
James & .Sherman
Congressional Committee
Executive Committee
New York
Sherman
Binghamton
Speaker Cannon
Messrs. Cannon
Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
Richfield Springs
James S. Sherman
Scranton, Penn
Daniel Protheroe
Milwaukee
Southern Republicans Hopeful on Georgia and Kentucky
A. C. Langston of Atlanta and W. H. Tappan of Louisville arrived in New York with upbeat views on November results. Langston believes Georgia’s negro question could block a GOP win there but Taft will cut Democratic votes. he predicts Georgia and other Southern states could go Republican if the issue is set aside. Tappan cites Kentucky as winnable for Taft, noting Governor Wilson’s victory as proof and many Democrats voicing opposition to Bryan.
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Atlanta
W. H. Tappan
Louisville
New York
Langston
Knickerbocker
Georgia
Taft
Mr. Langston
Virginia
Texas
Tappan
Belmont
Kentucky
Repubican
Bryan
Willson
Hitchcock in Nebraska campaign headquarters planned
Frank H Hitchcock announced plans to open national Republican campaign headquarters in Chicago on August 15 while Taft’s aides travel east from Colorado Springs. He outlined Nebraska speaking tours for Sherman in October, and potential visits by Beveridge, Dolliver, and other national figures. Taft will campaign from Cincinnati, not Nebraska.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Colorado Springs
Dietrich
Nebraska
Hastings
Boyd
Lincoln
Hitchcock
Sherman
Charles Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Victor Rosewater
National Committee
Neb
James S. Sherman
Beveridge
Dolliver
Cincinnati
Democrats Nominate Schmitz Williams Ticket After Convention
More than fifty delegates from across Wisconsin plan to circulate nomination papers for a state ticket led by A J Schmitz for governor and Burt Williams for lieutenant governor after the convention adjourned without choosing candidates. Permanent chairman F M Cleary learned of his mother's death during his speech, yet continued with gravity and a pro tem chairman was named amid a sympathy resolution.
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Milwaukee
A. J. Schmitz
Burt Williams
Ashland
F. M. Cleary
Cleary
Cherokee Hero a Bankrupt
Captain Mark Casto of Pleasantville filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S Court. Liabilities total 7494 dollars with assets of 6866 dollars. He claims a 200 dollar Carnegie medal exemption for bravery in rescuing Cherokee passengers during the Atlantic City wreck years ago.
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Trenton
N. J
Mark Casto
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
United States
Bryan quits The Commoner editor role in campaign
William J. Bryan retires from active work on The Commoner during the campaign. Charles W. Bryan becomes publisher and Richard L. Metcalfe editor. Profits go to the Democratic fund. Bryan emphasizes that only signed pieces bear his name. The paper will publish speeches and letters to inform readers about issues.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Charles W. Bryan
Richard L. Metcalfe
Democratic Campaign Fund
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Fairview
Denver
Bryan and Kern Club
Order of Maccabees
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
The
News and Observer
South
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Chicago
R. F. Rose
James M. Guffey
Democratic State Committee of
Pennsylvania
Guffey
National Committee
Watson Assails Bryan in Georgia Campaign Speech
Thomas Watson, Populist candidate for President, opened his Macon campaign with a one hour Grand Opera House speech. He attacked Bryan, praised Roosevelt and Taft, urged the South to break from Democratic domination, and urged progress from the pre Civil War principles. He criticized Bryan for deserting Populism and using Southern voters as Democratic assets.
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Thomas ©. Watson
Grand Opera House
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Crisp
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Bryan
Watson
Parker
Wall Street
Democratic Party
Denver
Pep
Latform
Booth
Jnst
Tamany Hall Backing Nominated Denver Ticket
The Harlem Young Men's Democratic Club held a ratification meeting at its West 188th Street clubhouse after Bryan and Kern were named. Magistrate Wrish spoke in place of absent Lewis Nixon, noting it as the first step in the stampede for Bryan. Daniel F. Cohalan praised the nominations and platform as strong, with resolutions pledging support to the ticket and lauding Tammany’s influence on the party platform.
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Denver
Bryan
Kern
Young Men's Democratic Club of
Harlem
West 188Th Street
Wrish
21St Assembly District
Lewis Nixon
Daniel F. Cohalan
Charles F. Murphy
McCarren
Carnegie Hall
Tammany
Murphy
Judge allows Mr Mrs Miss prefixes for Black witnesses
In Wilmington Delaware Judge Spruance overruled a Municipal Court ruling by Judge Cochran that Black parties could not be addressed with Mr Mrs or Miss in court. The decision released Christopher Brooks a Black witness fined for continuing the prior practice after warnings.
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Wilmington
Del
Spruance
Superior Court
Edwin R. Cochran
Cochran
Christopher Brooks
Brooks
AFL Leader Defends Gompers Pledge to Bryan Democrats
Herman Robinson, AFL general organizer, defends Gompers pledge to back Bryan and the Democratic party urging unionists to vote likewise. He notes AFL rules permit local or international unions to endorse parties, while conventions cannot. Replies address Hearst and Independence League. critics claim attempts to split Bryan votes.
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Herman Robinson
American Federation of Labor
President Gompers
East
Gompers
Bryan
Democratic Party
American Federation of Labor Unions
Republican Party
Georgia Convict Cruelty Exposed in Georgia Leases Probe
The Georgia Legislature investigation into prison camps reveals brutal flogging and killings of convicts over trivial faults. Witnesses including ex-prisoners and guards describe inhuman abuse at camps such as Milledgeville and the Chattahoochee Brick Company. Impeachment against prison commissioners and the lease system's end are feared.
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the Tribune Atlanta
Georgia
J. A. Cochran
Milledgeville
Grady Hospital
Chattahoochee Brick Company
Atlanta
Homesick Englishman jailed over Salome plan to be deported
Edward Susman, a 21 to 25 year old English immigrant, was arrested at Fort Hamilton after threatening to return home by jail. He attempted to dance in the street, stripped to skin, and hurled a brick through a gas lamp globe in front of the Fort Hamilton station. Susman told Mrs. Annie Dalton he would be deported now that he was under arrest.
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Edward Susman
Susman
O'Neil
Fort Hamilton
Fifth Avenue
Sth Street
England
Annie Dalton
90Th Street
Virginia poll tax ruling bars voting by nonpersonal payment
In a Virginia citizen suit against Treasurer Herman Judge Martin ruled the constitution requires six months of personal payment of the poll tax for enfranchisement at elections. Payment by check or messenger does not count. The decision may disfranchise many voters for years. appeal noted as Supreme Court reopens in September.
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Tribune
Norfolk
Herman
Virginia
Martin
Supreme Court
Bomb Explodes As Deneen Talks At Chicago Rally
A bomb bursts in a tent where Governor Deneen spoke at Garfield Boulevard and Princeton avenue, causing screams and fainting. Authorities halted the panic, arrests were made but later released as no evidence of theft or intent was found among the audience.
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Chicago
Thes
Freak Storm Strikes City Blazing Lightning Disrupts Utilities
A fierce downpour and lightning hit Cortlandt street area as a ferryboat neared the slip. The storm knocked out electric lights and fans, disrupted factories using steam power, and caused streetcar discomfort. Sparrows fell from trees, cats fed on injured birds, and fires erupted at several buildings including a banker’s home and Christ Hospital. Firefighters battled the cupola blaze aided by rain. Temperature rose to 86 while humidity peaked, with rain and southeast winds forecast for today and Saturday.
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Pulng
Washington
Cortlandt Street
E F Young
Montgomery Street
Glenwood Avenue
Christ Hospital
G. K. Dickinson
John J. German
Bergen Avenue
Jersey City
Engine Company
Squall Upsets Boat Drowning in Barnegat Bay
Barnegat New Jersey July 23 William Mills drowned when his sailboat upset in a squall. His body was recovered later by his father. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Barnegat
N. J
William Mills
Ice houses burned to ground in Water Mill blaze
An electrical storm on Long Island struck the Water Mill Ice Company plant at Lake Nowedonah, igniting the ice houses and destroying the entire burning facility before firefighters could suppress the flames.
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the Tribune
Eastport
Long Island
Water Mill Ice Company
Lake Nowedonah
Lackawanna Strike Threatened
Scranton July 23 General Superintendent Clarke refused the demand of the general grievance committee to reopen the discharge case of the switchmen The committee is in session to decide on action and a strike may be called
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Scranton
Penn
Clarke
Delaware
Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Westport Town Hall Dedicated by John Tyler Cutting
General John Tyler Cutting, president of the Oldsmobile Company, dedicated Westport’s town hall and library as the John Tyler Cutting Memorial Hall. The building, erected by the donor in memory of his mother and birthplace, was presented to the community with hopes it would honor honesty and truth and attract poets, artists, historians, heroes, and humorists to its books. Notable attendees included Albert J. Weber Judz Frank B. Delehanty Captain Delehanty Beverly R. Robinson Francis Garretson Dr James French Commodore Wadhams and four generations of the Cutting family.
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Tribune
Westport
N. Y
John Tyler Cutting
Oldsmobile Company of
New York
Albert J. Weber
Judz
Frank B. Delehanty
Delehanty
Beverly R. Robinson
Francis Garretson
Million to Develop Maine Power
Negotiations under way to develop Leda Falls on the Kennebec East Branch. New York group led by A. C. Concannon and H. R. Lavenseller plans a 1,000,000 investment to build a dam develop power and erect a pulp mill in Somerset Junction Maine.
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Tribune
Somerset Junction
Leda Falls
Kennebec
A. C. Concannon
H. R. Lavenseller
New York
Time Tables That Show When Trains Arrive and Depart
For those who'd know they really show train arrivals and departures with accuracy across the Lackawanna line. The notice directs readers to the telephone directory for a list of Lackawanna ticket offices.
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Lackawanna
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