Taft Sails Into New Role After War Department Change
The article details Taft's nearing departure as Secretary of War and General Wright's anticipated succession. It notes Taft and Mrs Taft entertaining at home, family movements to Hot Springs and Murray Bay, and meetings with lawmakers and diplomats including James Kennedy. It mentions post offices, stamps, and social visits with Helen Taft and Charles Taft.
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Barclay
Taft
Sherman
United States Taftica
Murray Bay
Canada
Robert Taft
Hot Springs
James Kennedy
Ohio
Youngstown
Luke E. Wright
Charles P. Taft
Charlies
Crane, Kellogg Talk Chairmanship of Republican National Committee
Senator W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts met Frank P. Kellogg at the Waldorf to discuss the RNC chairmanship. Both denied knowing the final choice and said the sub committee will not decide until meeting with Secretary Taft at Hot Springs. Kellogg said he has not been offered and would not accept the post if offered. Kellogg plans to stay in the city until Hot Springs.
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W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Waldorf
Republican National Committee
Frank P. Kellogg
National Committee
Taft
Hot Springs
Kellogg
Kelloge
Sullivan
E. W. Speer
C. W. Frankling
C. M. Day
Denver Convention League
Denver
Brown's Palace Hotel
Cassidy Leads Faction Fight In Queens Primary
Ex-Borough President Joseph Cassidy of Queens filed with the Manhattan Bureau of Elections naming 368 men to run the Democratic primaries in Queens. He declares a knockout for the opposition wing led by Sheriff Harvey and Patrick Mara. Cassidy includes state convention resolutions and an election law excerpt. Harvey and Mara forces vow not to concede.
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Joseph Cassidy
Queens
Bureau of Elections
Manhattan
Cassidy
Sheriff Harvey
Queens County
Patrick Mare
Flushing
Harvey-Mara
Taft Organization in New York to Disband
The Taft Organization of the State of New York founded to back Secretary Taft's presidential bid plans to disband as the campaign shifts to regular Republican groups. Louis C. Hay chaired the effort with a campaign fund and endorsements, but with Taft's Chicago nomination the organization expects no further action and praises Woodruff and Parsons leading New York's campaign.
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Taft
New York
Robert C. Ogden Ors
Louis C. Hay
No. 130
Broadway
William M. Barnum
Harvey Fisk & Sons
W. T. Hutchins
Hay
State of
Chicago
Woodruff
Parsons
Sherman
Empire State
Woodruff Back in Town Weighs State Political Row
Timothy J. Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Committee, returns from the Adirondacks and plans talks with leaders as the state convention nears. He discusses Governor Hughes’s renomination prospects and Col. Cady’s praise of Woodruff and a Taft victory potential.
No Bargain Says Mr Foraker
Washington June 29 Senator Foraker left Washington this afternoon for Cincinnati where he will stay about ten days then return He denied any political negotiations to secure Secretary Tafts support for his Senate return and said no decision would be made until after Ohio Republicans control the legislature
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Washington
Foraker
Cincinnati
Ciy
Mr. Foraker
Taft
Senate
Ohio
Taft Picture Presented At Mount Morris Republican Club
The Mount Morris Republican Club will unveil a Taft picture presented by members at a Taft and Sherman ratification meeting. Speakers include William S. Bennet Martin Saxe James J. Deegan A D Murtha Joseph Brann Jr A B Levenson Bernard Clarke Samuel Marks Irwin Kurtz. The North Side Republican Club will ratify Taft and Sherman with Richard W. Lawrence presiding and speakers Hal Bell Thomas J Rush James L Weils.
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Mount Morris
Republican Club
31St Assembly District
Taft and Sherman
Taft
William S. Bennet
Martin Saxe
James J. Deegan
A. D. Murtha
Joseph Brann, Jr
A. B. Levenson
Bernard Clarke
Samuel Marks
Irwin Kurtz
North Side
Assembly
Sherman
Richard W. Lawrence
Hal Bell
Thomas J. Rush
James L. Weils
Louisiana Senate approves two year high license law
The Louisiana Assembly backed the Shattuck-Gay liquor bill by 29 to 4 after Senate passage. The measure, already approved by the House and with gubernatorial support, sets parish licenses at 500 dollars and state licenses at 200 dollars with maximum licenses reaching several thousand dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Assembly
Senate
House
Robert Hunter Considered For New York Socialist Governor Ticket
Stamford reports Robert Hunter may be nominated by the New York Socialist party for governor at its July convention in New York City. Hunter questions the rumor saying the nomination process is open to the party as a whole and no movement is organized. Secretary A Lebanon notes Hunter is respected but unlikely to be nominated, with Joshua Wanhope seen as a stronger candidate in the local Socialist scene.
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Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Robert Hunter
Socialist Party of
New York State
New York City
Hunter
New York
A. Lebanon
Socialist Party
Joshua Wanbhepe
Socialist Movement
Joshua Wanhope
Weaver Leads Fight Over No Liquor Plank at Democratic Convention
Denver reports a heated debate over the anti injunction plank in the Democratic platform. General James B. Weaver fronts the prohibition push, aiming to secure a strong prohibition stance with southern backing. Bryan advisers weigh drafting and consult leaders before decisions. Vice presidential talk centers on Governor Chamberlain with NY supporters noting multiple contenders. Contests over thirteen seats are filed as Denver scales seating capacity for the convention.
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Denver
Committee On Resolutions
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Weaver
National Committee
Swollen Fortunes Dominates Machine Selections
Mr. Bryan’s fortune claims rise from popular remarks in the apparatus with other noted speeches on Railroads Trusts and Immortality recorded among the selections.
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Bryan
Minnesota Governor Johnson Denies Denver Visit Plans
Des Moines reports Governor Johnson of Minnesota says he will not attend Denver and will focus on governing Minnesota and Chautauqua work. He confirms he seeks the Presidential nomination, not the vice presidency, and will attend the Chautauqua Assembly tonight with friends handling interests in Denver.
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Des Moines
Denver
Johnson
Minnesota
Day
Myers
Bryan
National Party
Mr. Johnson
Chautauqua Assembly
Nebraska Chancellor backs Bryan at summer school
In Lincoln on June 29 Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews told University of Nebraska Summer School students he would support William Jennings Bryan. He praised Taft as a strong reform candidate and said the Democratic platform would align closely with Nebraska's. Andrews lauded Bryan as a worthy American voter guide.
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The
Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Benjamin Andrews
William Jennings Bryan
Andrews
Taft
Nebraska
Bryan
North Carolina Democratic Convention Adjourns After Bryan Victory
The North Carolina Democratic State Convention in Charlotte adjourned after passing Bryan on 523 to 14. It completed the state ticket and adopted a platform while electing delegates to Denver. The Simmons solo bid for Denver delegates drew only ten votes. national delegates include Overman Simmons Glenn and Hale.
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Robert B. Glenn
Major E. B. Hale
Haywood predicts Taft victory with weaker Bryan
William D. Haywood, head of the Western Federation of Miners, says Secretary Taft will win the election and notes that the Republicans could have nominated a stronger candidate. He argues Bryan is weaker than in 1900 and expects a large shift toward the Prohibition party and a tripling of the socialist vote to about 1.5 million.
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Rockland
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Taft
Bryan
Haywood
Prohibition
Gray Men Confident See Bryan In Lincoln Visit
Josiah Marvel of Wilmington and J R Beamish of Philadelphia, Gray movement managers, visit Lincoln to meet W J Bryan. They expect Judge Gray to be nominated at Denver and argue Bryan underestimates Governor Johnson’s strength in the South. They say Gray has untapped support.
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Telegraph
Tribune
Lincoln, Neb
Josiah Marvel
Wilmington
Del
J. R. Beamish
Philadelphia
Gray Movement
W. J. Bryan
Judge Gray
Denver
Bryan
Johnson
South
Mr. Bryan
Denial from ex Governor Hill on published interviews
Albany June 29 ex Governor David R Hill sent a cable to Albert E Hoyt editor of The Argus denying interviews attributed to him on his Europe trip. Hill calls the interviews fictitious and authorizes denial via AP and others to counter the published remarks criticizing Johnson Bryan and the Democratic party.
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Albert E. Hoyt
the Argus
David R. Hill
Hill
Europe
Hull
Johnson
Poorhouse
Bryan
Obituary of Frederick W. Jackson Former NY Historian and Broker
Frederick Wendell Jackson retired stock broker and former first vice president of the New York Historical Society died after a long illness at his Westchester country home. He was sixty two, survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, and held memberships in multiple clubs and societies. The funeral is at 2 PM tomorrow at his home 111 East 72nd Street with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Frederick Wendell Jackson
New York Historical Society
Westchester
N. Y
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
Metropolitan, Union League, Lawyers, Union, Reform and University Clubs
Country Club
Westchester County
Sons of the Revolution
Columbia University Alumni Association
East 72d Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Betting Cases Argued Across Three Courts In New Law
The new anti betting law spurred litigation in three courts as police faced claims of harassment at Sheepshead Bay races. Trials touched on whether oral bets violate criminal law and if officers may interfere with patrons and conversations at the track.
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Hanson
Sheepshead Bay
Blanchard
Supreme Court
Coney Island
Pendleton
Justice Blanchard
Bingham
Stanchfield
Court of Equity
Justice Bischoff
Nicoll
Hughes
Flaced
O’brien
Union Square
Racing expenses filed by Albany racing clubs in anti-gambling dispute
Two New York racing associations the Coney Island Jockey Club and the Saratoga Racing Association filed statements with the Secretary of State detailing expenditures to oppose anti-racetrack gambling bills. Total spending surpassed $13 000 with payments to Davies Stone and Auerbach and former Governor Frank S Black among others.
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Albany
Coney Island Jockey Club
Saratoga Racing Association
Agnew-Hart
Cornelius Fellowes
F. BR. Hitchcock
Saratoga Association
Frank S. Black
Davies, Stone & Auerbach
E. P. Coyne
R. C. Cumming
Pioneer railroad builder R M Ridgeway dies at home
Lawrence Kansas June 2 R M Ridgeway a pioneer railroad builder died at his home near Bismarck Grove yesterday evening from hemorrhages As foreman of Company 2d Division construction corps United States military railways he helped build railroads for Sherman during the march to the sea
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the Tribune
Lawrence
Khan
R. M. Ridgeway
Bismarck Grove
Construction Corps
United States Military Railways
Sherman
Sir Edward Malet Dies in London at Age 59
Sir Edward Baldwin Malet died in London. Born in 1837, he served as Ambassador to Germany from 1884 to 1895 and held postings in Frankfort, Argentina, Washington, Constantinople, Paris, Peking, Athens, Rome, Cairo, Brussels, and Berlin. He led the Paris embassy during the Commune and later joined The Hague International Court of Arbitration from 1900 to 1906.
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London
Edward Baldwin Malet
Edward Malet
Germany
Frankfort
Washington
Constantinople
Paris
Peking
Athens
Rome
Cairo
Brussels
Berlin
International Court of Arbitration
The
Hague
War on poolrooms grows at Sheepshead Bay
The Coney Island Jockey Club intensified actions against poolrooms at Sheepshead Bay by cutting the roof access to observers, delaying jockey postings, hiding saddle numbers, and restricting telegraph and telephone use to newspaper staff only to block advance information.
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Coney Island
Bryan voices heard in phonograph penny arcades
Bryan joins phonograph rostrums as crowds pay a cent to hear his speeches. The city fills with penny arcades promoting the potential Democratic nominee's voice on favorite topics though exact earnings are not available.
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Willam Jennings Bryan
Crator
Governor approves dismissal of National Guard officer
Albany June 29 Adjutant General Nelson H Henry says Governor Hughes approved the general court martial findings dismissing First Lieutenant Roy A Brooker of the 6th Battery Field Artillery at Binghamton for conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman by not paying $36 for a horse hired for military duty though he received the state funds for that purpose.
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Albany
Nelson H. Henry
Hughes
National Guard
Roy A. Brooker
6Th Battery, Field Artillery
Binghamton
Brooker
Fire engine overturns in Brooklyn narrow escape for four firemen
Four firemen escaped serious injury when fire engine No 14 overturned on Marcys avenue at Quincy street Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. The vehicle struck the curb during a turn and wrecked. The crew jumped clear and were unharmed. the horses also uninjured.
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Marcys Avenue
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
Early Victim of Cannon Firecracker in Newburg
Ralph Burton, a Newburg youth, became the season’s first casualty of a cannon cracker. A mislit device exploded in his hand, blinding one eye and tearing two fingers from his right hand, with fears for the other eye.
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Newburg
N. Y
Ralph Burton
Troops to the Border Continues on Second Page
A large force of cavalry has been sent into the hills after fugitives as the border movement expands, with continued coverage of troop deployment and pursuit efforts across sections.
Fifty Killed in Action Near Las Vacas. Mexican Revolt Quelled
A two day march by a government detachment overtook about eighty revolutionists sixty miles northwest of Las Vacas. A sharp fight left an estimated fifty dead on both sides and many wounded. The insurgents, low on ammo, were en route to a supply rendezvous and reinforcement. The government vows no prisoners when possible while promising speedy trials for ringleaders.
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Tribune
Galveston
Torreom
Mexico
Las Vacas
Revolutionary Party
Morez
Mexico City
Rio Grande
Torreon
del Rio
Texas
United States
Steel workers sign wage scale after talks in Pittsburg
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and American Sheet and Tin Plate Company reached a wage scale for the year starting July. Tin plate workers accept a 5 percent cut and sheet workers a 2 percent cut. About seven thousand workers are union members.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Tin Plate
Amalgamated Association
American Sheet and Tin Company
Steel Corporation
Sheet and Tin
Persian conflict flares as General Linkhoff tightens grip
Teheran dispatch reports General Linkhoff asserting broader power while royal household fears a rift with Ameer Bahadur. Shah sends reinforcements to Tabriz where feared massacre and looting accompany the defeat of reactionists. A later report from Tabriz notes seven days of hard fighting ending in capitulation.
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London
Teheran
Times
Linkhoff
Liskhoff
Ameer Bahadur
Shah
Tabriz
Berlin
Constitutional
Twelve National Council members hanged in Teheran
A Teheran dispatch reports twelve members of the National Council condemned by court martial have been executed by hanging in Teheran. The incident is tied to ongoing tensions in the region with St. Petersburg noting the development.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
National Council
Lawyer Elopes With Young Mary Donnelly in New York Trip
In Mamaroneck and Larchmont, Lewis Taylor a prominent local lawyer and yachtsman, eloped with Miss Mary R Donnelly eighteen, daughter of John Donnelly a New York plumber. telegram confirmed marriage and wedding trip. she Roman Catholic, he Protestant. He reportedly admired her since schoolgirl days.
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Mamaroneck
Larchmont
Lewis Taylor
Mary R. Donnelly
John Donnelly
Taylor
Donnelly
New York
New Rochelle
Miss Donnelly
Schwab declines option on Potosi Chihuahua mines
Mexico City reports that Mr Schwab has declined the $5,000,000 gold option to buy the Potosi mine properties of the Chihuahua Mining Company in the Santa Eulalia district. He had held the option for several months.
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the Tribune
Mexico City
Dr Schwab
Potosi
Chihuahua Mining Company
Santa Eulalia
Schwab
Aries M
Trolley rioters in Queens fined in city court
Eighteen trolley car rioters were arraigned before Magistrate Connelly in Long Island City. Eleven prisoners and two women sympathizers were hauled off the last car from Celtic Park Laurel Hill toward the 3rd street ferry after refusing to pay fares and denouncing police. Magistrate Connelly suspended sentences for the women. A second group from Notts Beach left at 2 15 A M and caused a disturbance. five were arrested and held without bail until morning.
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Long Island
Celtic Park
Laurel Hill
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