Delegates to Chicago Nominating Taft Lead Rise in Taft Support
The Tribune reports 138 delegates named with 108 for Taft 26 for Fairbanks and four uncommitted. Delegates-at-large from Ohio Kansas and several districts chosen March 1 4 and 5 favor Taft while some factions name rival or uncommitted delegates. Upcoming state conventions set for Nebraska Oklahoma Virginia Iowa Kentucky and Missouri will select further delegates with Taft maintaining a strong lead.
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the Tribune
Taft
Fairbanks
Kansas
Topeka
Chestr J. Long
Medicine Lodge
Charles Curtis
Robert McGonegie
Colby
Grant Hornaday
Fort Scott
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Virginia
Alexandria
Nebraska
Norfolk
Hastings
Eeventh Ohio—Alliance
Iowa
Fairfield
Lurary
Kentucky
Paducah
Missouri
St. Louis
wa—Oskaloosa
Oraska
Omaha
March dates for state conventions listed across the union
The text catalogs scheduled conventions by state and city with March and April dates. It notes Iowa Des Moines March 14 and March 18 in several entries, plus New Mexico Silver City March 21 and Tennessee Nashville March 26, among many others across the country with spread into April and May.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Fonth
North Carolina
Asheville
New Mexico
Silver City
Tennessee
Nashville
Ilinois
Springfield
Rhode Island
Providence
Porto Rico
San Juan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Arkansas
Little Rock
Delaware
Dover
South Dakoota
Huron
Virginia
Lynchburg
Massachusetts
Boston
New York
New York City
Hawaii
Honolulu
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Taft Nomination Backed by Philippine Delegate Hartigan
Manila reports Thomas L. Hartigan, recently elected Philippine delegate to Chicago for the Republican National Convention, has departed for Chicago to second Secretary Taft's nomination in the name of the Philippine Islands. Hartigan, former Chicago post office city delivery superintendent and National Guard officer, became chief attorney for the Catholic Church in the islands and mediated friar lands talks, a Taft friend.
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Manila
Thomas L. Hartigan
Philippines
Chicago
Hartigan
Taft
Philippine Islands
Republican National Committee
National Guard
Islands
President to Receive Delegates at White House
Women from nearly all progressive nations gather in Washington for the international congress on the welfare of the child under the National Mothers' Congress. The sessions run March 10 to 17 with President Roosevelt to meet delegates at the White House Tuesday to discuss child life. At least a dozen nations are represented.
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Washington
International Congress On
National
Mothers’ Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Fear Irish Opposition Threatens New Arbitration Treaty
Washington reports Irish opposition to the new arbitration treaty evolved by Secretary Root and Ambassador Bryce. Protests surge from Irish groups before details are released, though officials say the pact narrows limits to avoid territorial disputes. Some fear a British Japanese alliance could draw the U S into conflict, yet the State Department notes Britain is not obligated to aid Japan except in a distant contingency.
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Washington
March
Olney
Lord Pauncefote
Root
Bryce
State Department
America
Department
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
Vancouver Harbor
Emmet Memorial Protest Against Arbitration Treaty
The Robert Emmet remembrance at the Majestic Theatre drew fifteen hundred Clan-na-Gael members of New York in a protest against the proposed U S Britain arbitration treaty. A resolution urged Senate rejection and backed a continental policy with American republics. In New Haven the Wolfe Tone Club meeting with Governor Higgins as orator also protested ratification of the Root Bryce treaty.
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Robert Emmet
Majestic Theatre
Clan-na-Garl
New York
Great Britain
John P. Osren
England
United States
Senate
New Haven
Wolfe Tone Club
James H. Higgins
Rhode Island
Root
Bryce
Washington View on Republican Nominees Emerges in Capitol
A Washington dispatch reports that many influential senators favor Knox for president but expect Taft to secure the Republican nomination. Analysis shows Taft could win the first ballot with over four hundred votes if Southern states align, while anti Taft strategies face insurmountable barriers. Observers note Illinois Pennsylvania and New York dynamics, with Madison County and Wisconsin loyalties shaping early rounds.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Knox
Taft
Bryan
The
Tribune
Senate
Maryland
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Cannon
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
White House
New York
Hughes
Stephenson
Roosevelt
Washain
di Ton
Consular reforms eyed to trim useless overseas posts
The Senate passed a Cullom bill to reorganize the consular service. It closes twenty eight offices deemed of little value and opens new posts in Aleppo Alexandria Antung Corinto Fernie Fiume Frontera Guadalajara Karachi Madras Punta Arenas Rangoon Salonica San Luis Potosi Swatow Tapachula Tripoli. relocates others to better serve American trade and citizens abroad.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
United States
Senate
Cullom
Illinois
Foreign Relations Committee
Root
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations
House Committee
Lodge
Annaberg
Germany
Ramberg
Crefeld
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Freiburg
Glauchau
Mainz
Zittau
Lucerne
Berne
Zurich
Ontario
Belleville
Port Hope
Port Rowan
Quebec
Coaticook
Gaspe
St. Hyacinthe
Three Rivers
St. Christopher
West Indies
Antigua
Windsor
N. S
Woodstock
N. B
Jalapa
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Castellamare di Stadia
Italy
Naples
Catania
Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
Jamestown
St. Helena
Aleppo
Syria
Alexandria
Egypt
Antung
China
Corinto
Nicaragua
Fernie
British Columbia
Fiume
Hungary
Frontera
Guadalajara
Karachi
Madras
India
Chili
Rangoon
Burmah
Salonica
Turkey
San Luis Potosi
Swatow
Tapachula
Tripoli
Africa
Foreign Affairs Committee
Canada
Congress
Deepening the Mare Island Channel and Gun Calibrations
The Army and Navy board meets in San Francisco to assess improving Mare Island Navy Yard access, weighing abandonment versus relocation near San Francisco. Separately, Fort Monroe 12 inch guns show erratic performance. Army ordnance experts relocate tests to Sandy Hook to isolate powder or projectile defects and extend calibration to coastal fortifications.
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Fort Monroe
Ordnance Department
Army Proving Srough
Sandy Hook
N. J
Army Proving Ground
Mass Meeting Of Beer Drinkers At Terrace Garden
Following brewer price increases, retail liquor dealers of the National Liquor League call a mass meeting at Terrace Garden at 2 30 p m today. Speakers include P H Nolan of Union Brewing Pittsburgh John Cervenke Chicago brewing president Hugh Dolan local T M McDonough Cleveland Howard Woodbury Roeton and Thomas Hayes Newark N J.
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National Liquor League
Terrace Garden
P. H. Nolan
Union Brewing Company
Pittsbear
John Cervenke
Chicago Brewing Company
Hugh Dolan
T. M. McDonough
Cleveland
Howard Woodbury
Roeton
Thomas Hayes
Newark
N. J
Sayre Strike Settled. Machinists Return to Work Monday
Elmira New York reports the three hundred machinists at Lehigh Railroad shops Sayre Pennsylvania have reached a settlement. The agreement details were not released and workers will resume duties Monday morning.
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Elmira
N. Y
Lehigh Railroad
Sayre
Penn
More Light on Submarine Case in Waterbury Trial
Waterbury Connecticut March 3 It was learned that the prominent local figure Franklyn A Taylor treasurer and GM of Randolph Crowes Manufacturing and John P Kellogg assistant state’s attorney for New Haven County were the men cited by Congressman Lilley in his Rules Committee examination. Taylor admitted meeting Lilley several times and Kellogg said he supported Lilley’s statements and that his Washington visits helped push submarine contracts. Kellogg noted Lilley spoke in favor previously but not on the last vote.
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Waterbury
Conn
Lilley
Committee On Rules of
House of Representatives
Franklyn A. Taylor
Randolph-Crowes Manufacturing Company
John P. Kellogg
New Haven County
Kellogg
Electric Boat Company
Washington
Merchants Push for Fowler Currency Bill in Washington
A delegation from the Merchants' Association committee on commercial law headed by E. D. Page sails to Washington to advocate for the Fowler currency bill. Members H. R. Kuhardt and J. H. Killough accompany him as the group presses mercantile bodies to oppose the Aldrich bill and back the Fowler proposal.
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Committee On Commercial Law
The
Merchants’ Association
Washington
Congress
E. D. Page
H. R. Kunhardt
J. H. Killough
Boards of Trade
Memorial service for Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in Calvary Church
Hundreds of Satterlee's old timers and new Episcopal parishioners gathered at Calvary Church for a memorial service. Bishops Greer and Courtney led, with Dr. Huntington delivering the lesson and Archdeacon Nelson delivering prayers, honoring the late Bishop of the District of Columbia who served Calvary parish from 1881 to 1S.
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Henry Yates Satterlee
District of Columbia
Calvary Church
Fourth Avenue
Tist Street
Bishop Satterlee
Washington
Calvary Parish
Satterlee
Greer
Courtney
W. R. Huntington
Grace Church
M. Geer
St. Paul's Chapel
Nelson
B M Emploes Discuss Reduction
Boston March 8 A meeting of representatives from brotherhoods of railroad trainmen and lodges of railway conductors across the Boston and Maine system discussed President Lucius Tuttle's proposal of a 5 percent wage cut until July 1 The meeting was secret no vote was reported A later meeting with 800 Boston and Maine freight handlers was held in Charlestown further talks are planned on a reply from Vice President Charles F Lee The letter stressed the emergency in the company’s affairs and urged willing sacrifice as necessary and unavoidable for a steady future.
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Boston
Boston & Maine
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charlestown
Cominet
Pittsburg Missionary Convention Opens at Exposition Hall
The first international convention led by the Young People's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada will begin Tuesday morning at Exposition Music Hall and run for three days. An estimated 2590 delegates from around the world are expected, with nearly half already in attendance.
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Pittsburg
Young People’s Missionary Movement
United States
Canada
Exposition Music
Banker’s Victim Likely To Die In Shootout
Francesco Pallatro alias Giuseppe Sapia, shot by Elizabeth street banker Pasquale Patti while attempting to kill Patti’s family, was reported in critical condition at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Three shots fired, all hit. Michael de Agostino arrested at Patt’s office and arraigned in Jefferson Market court on felonious assault. held on $1,000 bail as a witness sought by Detective Micelli.
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Giuseppe Sapia
Pasquale Pati
Elizabeth Street
Patti
St. Vincent's Hospital
Patt
Michael de Agostino
No. 4S
Waterstreet
Jefferson Market Court
Micelli
Corrigan
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