Roosevelt Support Draws Crowd at 1912 Convention Fray
Reporters describe a chaotic scene at the 1912 convention site where Roosevelt supporters rally in Peacock Alley and Congress Hotel. A woman agitator prompts cheers for Teddy while delegates brace against the wall. William Ailes Davis hints at renewed efforts to stampede delegates toward Roosevelt. Col. Roonevelt remains the favored nominee among Western Progressives who urge swift action and oppose the old guard.
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Roosevelt
William Ailes
Davis
New York Tribune
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Tam
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Thomases
Delegates Seek Hughes Nomination In Antecedent Talks
Alesis said he could insure half the Alaskan delegation for Hughes with Boatwright of Cordele Ga chosen secretary of the committee. A resolution instructed each man to regard himself as steering committee of one. Randall J Le Hout former New York Supreme Court justice visited Governor Whitman after conferences with Hughes.
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Hughes
FG. Boatwright
Cordele
Justee Hughes
Washington
Randall J. le Hout
New York Supreme Court
Whitman
le Reuff
Command for Cold Spring Doctor in Putnam County
Dr Charles S Bullock formerly of eM Spring Putnam County has no known relatives there and has been commissioned lieutenant colonel of an infantry regiment attached to the American Legion of British soldiers. He comes from Canada to the European front.
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Charles S. Bullock
Em Spring
Putnam County
American Legion
Canada
Submarine Officers Training School Established
Washington announces a new submarine officers training school at New London to start July 1 with a six month program. The initiative follows Navy needs for more qualified personnel as Rear Admiral Grant and Secretary Daniels oversee expansion and reorganization of submarine units.
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New London
Daniels
Grant
Aotitia
Navy
Naval Academy
Columbia
Women Demand Suffrage as 4,000,000 Voters Threaten Election
Chicago reports the suffrage cyclone reshapes politics. Women's groups led by Carrie Chapman Catt and Inez Milholland Boissevain press for a federal amendment. National American Woman Suffrage Association and Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage mobilize in twelve states as the Republican and Democratic contests loom. Women declare their votes will decide November results, urging party leaders to embrace enfranchisement. The National Woman's Party opens a Blacks tone Theatre convention with speeches by Belmont, Blatch, and Burns, stressing unity and urgency.
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United States
St. Louis
Democratic Party
White House
Senate
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
Norman de R. Whitehouse
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
H. P. Belmont
Harriet Stanton Blatch
William Randolph Hearst
Abby Scott Rinker
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Robert Adamson
Lucy Hurns
Helen Hill Weed
Ght
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Congress
Wilson
Justice Hughes
Republican Party
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Woman's Party
Blackstone Theatre
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Field Malone
Chase Osborne
Michigan
John Haye Hammond
Gifford Pinchot
Victor Murdock
Eugene
Allan €. Benon
Rivekstone Theatre
C. Hod
Belmont
Narriot Stanton Riateh
Anne Martin
Nevada
Ida Finney Mackrille
Maud Younger
California
Lucy Burns
Washington
Younger
Women of America
Dewshire
C. H.R. Belmont
New York
Minx Ann Martin
Reno, New
Suffrage Wins Iowa in Special Election
Des Moines returns at midnight from today's special election on the amendment to grant women suffrage in the state constitution. The measure appears adopted with a smaller margin than expected, Mississippi River counties likely voting against it while central western and northern counties favor it. southern areas unclear. Late results show W Harding of Sion City nominated for Governor on the Republican ticket over three opponents.
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Mississippi River
W. Harding
Sion City
Borough Bank Dividend Hope Grows for Depositors
Statement on Borough Bank of Brooklyn affairs filed for auditors under Eugene Sam Richards shows receipts since closure on April 7, 1910 totaling 818,749 with 782,833 used for pressing obligations leaving 95,915 on hand. Claims against Willam Gow and stockholders liability hinge on court actions, but early dividends are anticipated within three months.
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Willam Gow
Man Dies to Foil Creditors in Gas Fatality
Fred Huedfen, a cigar salesman, killed himself to shield wife and daughter from creditor harassment. He left a note stating he hoped creditors would not hound his wife for debts he felt he could not repay. His twelve-year-old daughter An found his body in a gas-filled room, upright, this afternoon in Paterson New Jersey.
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Aleaman
Paterson
S. J
Fred Hued
Fen
Jersey City Marks Made in Jersey City Week Event
Jersey City celebrates Made in Jersey City Week with Mayor Mark M. Fagan starting the observance at noon by pressing a button releasing seven aerial bombs in City Mall Park. A police band played as hundreds of manufacturers showcased wares across the city in an expansive exhibition.
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Jersey City
United States
Mark M. Fagan
City Mall
Watke
Delegates Test Feminine Mind At Convention
Chicago June 1 delegates to Republican and Progressive conventions agree that women must actively support the candidate for suffrage. A New York delegate disputes which candidate is right while others discuss methods. Suffrage groups plan a combined parade and hotels brim with chatter and cordial confusion as union and association leaders pursue coordinated action.
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Chicago
New York
National Woman Suffrage Association
Harrison Act Clarified Opium Possession Rule
The Supreme Court ruled the 1914 Harrison Act applies only to dealers, not to users, regarding opium possession. The decision blocks broad federal criminalization for possession by users and delays numerous prosecutions nationwide. Justices Holmes, Hughes, and Pitney dissented or concurred in parts of the ruling.
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Washington
Holmes
United States
United Stat
Hughes and
Pitney
Cortelyou As Roosevelts Emissary Aims To Rally Old Guard
George B. Cortelyou after a Sagamore Hill conference with Colonel Roosevelt heads to Chicago to lead Roosevelt work among old line Republicans. He may coordinate forces with Meyer and Loeb to swing sentiment to Roosevelt amid leadership gaps. Roosevelt denies any pro Burton compromise and keeps options open for a third ticket or future endorsements.
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Roosevelt
George von J. Meyer
William Loeb
Republican
Roosevelt Committee
Cortelyou
Gorter
Chicago
Roosevelt Republican Committee
Old Line
New York
China
Burton
Ohio
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
California
Trial of Rogers Put Off in White Slave Case
Rogers case delayed as defense awaits Appellate Division ruling on legality of alleged white slave law. Justice Tierney had heard twenty minutes of testimony before adjourning to review Woodward precedent on whether premarital relations fall under the law. Wife shot near death in New Jersey after husband wounded. condition listed as critical at Monmouth Memorial Hospital.
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Tierney
Bronx Supreme Court
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Woodward
Mrs. Rogers
Long Branch
N. J
Juge
Frank Hodges
Hank
Monmouth Memorial
Hodges Tx
Freehold
Woman Robbed Boxer Hid Sea Fight News Fled Training
John Kelly known as Joe Benda and two companions were jailed charged with robbery after Mrs. Annie Pettit of Bloomfield New Jersey said four men robbed her on Edgecomb Avenue. Hartman ONeill and Pettit’s accuser identified the suspects amid a chase from 150th Street to St Nicholas Avenue. Kelly denied the charge claiming he was training for a fight. Others aboard the Tuscania relayed no sea battle news.
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Joe Benda
Annie Pettit
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N. J
James O'Neill
Brook Avenue
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128Th Streeiers
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St. Nicholas Avenue
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Tuscania
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Liverpool
Mies J. Landseer-McKennie
Edwin Landseer
America
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J. Barry
Robert Scott Catheron
Harvard
Dean Taniers
Boulogne
W. T Hallimond
John G. Hallimond
Bow» Ory Mission
Hallimond
Tra
Princeton Plans Cure for Failing Students
Princeton faculty outlines a plan to reduce failure by classifying deficient students into two groups. Class F can be salvaged by exams, while Class A must repeat courses before resuming regular work. The aim is a “non-flunk” campus where indifference to the future is addressed and degree loss minimized.
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Princeton
N. Ji
Dunes
Princeon
Gould Suit Dismissed by Federal Court
Federal Judge Augustus N Hand sustains demurrer and dismisses suit by George J Gould and other Jay Gould heirs against St Louis Iron Mountain Southern Railway for lack of jurisdiction and technical defects in a claim involving $1 741 000 in notes indorsed by Texas Pacific and alleged default and nonpayment by the railway company and its indorser.
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Augustus N. Hand
United States District Court
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
St Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company
Tex Railway Company
St. Louls, Iron Mountain & Southern
Gould Trustees
Texas & Pacife Company
St. Touts
Iron Mountain & Southern
Indorser
French care for wounded horses described by countess
Countess de Pevigny arriving from Bordeaux on Rochambeau said French war forces treat wounded horses as carefully as soldiers. She has led hospital training and organized multiple horse hospitals in France, including one at Marseilles, with her husband in charge of the horse hospital. Also aboard Captain August Bibet, a Toronto university French professor and officer in the 44th French Infantry, cited for bravery and service. The Greater New York Council of Arrangements of the Irish Relief Fund urged a citywide tag day for June 10.
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Countess de Pevigny
Bordeaux
da. Bostwick
Fifth Avenue
Hesband
Count Perigny
Marseilles
August Bibet
University of Toronto
Mortha
Sears
Legion of Manae
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Mra
Eugenia Kelly Davis
Broadway
William Elliott
David Relasen
Graater New York
Trish Relief Fund
Alfred J. Talley
Frank Dowling
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