Ballot Wins Suburban Handicap at Coney Island
James R. Keene’s Ballot, a four year old son of Voter-Cerito, won the twenty-fifth Suburban Handicap of 25000 at Sheepshead Bay. Ballot ran a mile and a quarter in 2 03, a track record for the Suburban, beating King James and Fair Play amid a betting ban enforced by a temporary injunction. Police maintained order as 15000 to 20000 spectators observed the event despite Albany prohibitions on wagering.
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James R. Keene
Sheepshead Bay
Ballot
Voter
Cerito
Etrugele
Broomstick
Brighton
Fair Play
Notter
John E. Madden
Celt
Colin
Master Robert
Dandelion
Bedouin
Frank Gill
Montgomery
Gold Lady
Tourenne
Running Water
Ellicott
Coney Island Jockey Club
Pontiac
Albany
Gravesend
Flood
O’brien
Elder
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
Davies, Stone & Auerbach
Baker
Bingham
Schuyler Parsons
Jockey Club
Taft Sees Four Elephants In Cumberland Greeting
Four elephants owned by W. W. Power greeted Secretary Taft as his train arrived in Cumberland Maryland. They bore large white banners with G O P inscriptions. Taft joked that Republicans have three elephants and a fourth as a nomination committee while Baby Lou tried to offer a bouquet with her trunk but failed to reach him.
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Cumberland, Md
the Tribune
Cumberland
Taft
Cincinnati
W. W. Power
Mr. Taft
Baby Lou
Bomb Blast Strikes Kanawha Club House on East 128th Street
A nitroglycerin black bomb exploded outside the Kanawha Club at 129 East 128th Street injuring few and shattering windows. Alderman Nagle owns the building while Daniel Coleman, club secretary, stood with $1,000 before the blast. A man fled from the basement as police investigated. This marks the third Tammany district club attacked in a year.
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Kanawha Club
Tammany Organization
30Th Assembly District
East 128Th Street
Alderman Nagle
Daniel Coleman
East 126Th Street
Lexington Avenue
128Th Street
Tammany District
Nick” Hayes
East 116Th Street
John F. Curry
West 57Th Street
13Th Assembly District
Peary Seeks 10000 for North Pole Expedition
Commander Robert E Peary states he needs ten thousand dollars by July 1 to fund a three year North Pole hunt. He reports having raised forty thousand recently and aims to complete the fifty thousand goal with continuing efforts to ready the steamer Roosevelt and crew for the voyage.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Roosevelt
Bartlett
James Shewans & Sons
East Houston Street
Thieves At Work On West 64th Street Burglary Foiled
Alfred H. Stout, of Senior & Co., saw three men on a roof at No 123 West 64th street lowering a fourth through a scuttle. Police surrounded the scene. detectives found a hidden man, Henry Lang of No 66 Amsterdam avenue, who named his accomplices.
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Alfred H. Stout
of Senior & Co
Broadway
West 64Th Street
Stout
Walsh
Henry Lang
Amsterdam Avenue
Noted lobbyist arrested for swindling prominent figures
Pittsburg June 19 D G Miller a distinguished looking man is locked up charged with swindling prominent persons nationwide. He possessed letters bearing signatures of Taft Knox Penrose Platt La Follette Hughes Folk Sulzer Dalzell and others claiming authority to raise funds to back a 2 cent fare bill. Police found a list of 500 names and amounts from $1 to $100 totaling over $200 000.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
D. G. Miller
Central Station
Miller
Taft
Knox
Penrose
Platt
la Follette
Hughes
Folk
Sulzer
Dalzell
Marines to Establish Camp on Isthmus Near Corozal
Panama reports preparations to station U S Marines at Corozal on the isthmus. They could be moved to Panama within minutes if needed amid continuing political tension. Taft’s nomination is welcomed by Panamanians and ex-minister Domingo de Obaldia and allies telegram their congratulations.
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Panama
United States
Corozal
Republic
Taft
Domingo de Obaldia
Five St Louis Democrats Back Taft If Bryan Nominated
Five prominent St Louis Democrats announced they will vote for Taft if Bryan is nominated in Denver. The group includes Festus J. Wade of the Merchants Trust, H. H. Hilliard of Mechanics' American National Bank, Judge Wilbur F. Doyle, F. N. Judson, and James E. Louis of the Business Men's League. the report notes their rebating by Smith.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Taft
Bryan
Denver
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company
H. H. Hilliard
Mechanics’ American National Bank
Wilbur F. Doyle
F. N. Judson
Judson Harmon
Roosevelt
Atchison Railroad
James E. Louis Business Men's League
Smith
Taft Resigns as Secretary of War in June
Secretary Taft presents resignation to the President to take effect June 30. Luke E. Wright of Tennessee named to succeed him as Secretary of War. The White House confirms the exchange of brief correspondence and Taft’s departure adds to his record of resignations in official life.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
White House
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
War Department
Philippines
Luke FE. Wright
Mr. Taft
James S. Sherman Named Second on National Ticket
The Telegraph reports James S. Sherman chosen for second place at the convention. National committee members and politicians from all factions praise the nomination as a unifying stroke that pleases Taft supporters and unsettled opponents. The move is seen as strengthening New York alignment and broad party unity.
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Tribune
Chicago
James S. Sheriman
Taft
New York
Taft Heads to Cincinnati as Sherman Pick Heats Rifts
Secretary Taft leaves Washington by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for Cincinnati to confer with Representative Sherman the vice presidential running mate. Taft notes the twenty second anniversary of his wedding as he travels with James T. Williams Jr and press representatives. The convention crowd cheers Jim Sherman as ideal for vice president with party unity and victory expected in November.
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Taft
Washington
Cincinnati
Representative Sherman
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis Express
James T. Williams, Jr
Taft Polittical
Union Station
Sherman to Run with Taft for Vice President Ticket
Utica congressman James S. Sherman secures the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot with 816 votes. Murphy and Guild follow with 77 and 75. convention ends with a demonstration for the Republican ticket headed by Taft of Ohio and Sherman of New York.
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Ticket
William H. Taft
Ohio
James S. Sherman
N. Y
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Columbia
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Tribune
Chicago
Jamess. Sherman
Utica
Franklin Murphy
Curtis Guild Jr
Sheldon
Fairbanks Iz
Sherman Nominated for Vice President on First Ballot
Representative James S. Sherman of Utica won the Vice President nomination on the first ballot with 816 votes. New York delegates rallied behind him amid strong coordination with Speaker Cannon and Taft allies, as excitement swelled in Chicago during the convention.
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Delaware
New York
Woodruff
Sherman
Uncle Joe” Cannon
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