Delegates to Chicago Up to Date for Taft Primaries
The Republican National Convention tally shows 218 delegates named, with 162 for Taft, 28 for Fairbanks, 8 for Cannon, 4 for Hughes, and 16 uncommitted. Iowa and several states report district conventions, with many delegates instructed for Taft or Cannon and others not instructed. Additional state conventions and dates are listed for Indiana, Arkansas, Delaware, and more as the race moves toward April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Fairbanks
Cannon
Hughes
Iowa
Des Moines
Atloree George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Lafayette Young
J. R. Lane
Davenport
Frank W. Simmons
Ottumwa
F. W. Ellis
On County
David Brant
Johnson
L. F. Potter
Kelby County
J. H. Dewell
Harrison County
Robert Healy
Webster County
A. D. Clark
Roseuth County
M. E. de Wolf
Clay County
W. C. Metcaf
O’brien County
Labana
Florida
Kansas
Kentucky
Nebraska
Apm
Sundar
Grape-Nuts cereal description and health boast
The text explains Grape-Nuts to be made from wheat and barley in large leaves baked and sliced then baked again into rock hard granules. It claims the baking process converts starch to easily digested sugar and praises its nourishment for all ages and conditions, ending with "There's a Reason."
May dates listed for multiple cities in regional note
A compact item lists dates and cities including Louisiana New Orleans May 11 Michigan Grand Rapids May 1 Idaho Wallace May 13 California Sacramento May 14 North Dakota Minot May 14 Texas reoriented Waco May 26. The fragment notes several gatherings or events across states with specified days in May.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Idaho
Wallace
California
Sacramento
North Dakota
Minot
Texas
Waco
Charles Hallam Keep Chosen President of Knickerbocker Trust
Voting trustees named Charles Hallam Keep to lead the rehabilitated Knickerbocker Trust Company as president succeeding A Foster Higgins. The board shrank from thirty one to fifteen with four new directors and five long time depositors kept. Keep brings Harvard training and prior posts including state Banking Superintendent and Public Service Commission member.
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Knickerbocker Oe Company
Henry ©. Frick
Myron T Herrick
Lewis Cass
Ledyard
Charles Hallam Keep
A. Foster Higgins
Mr. Higgins
Charles T. Barney
Knickerbocker
Mr. Barney
Leopold Wallach
Ole
Frederick G. Bourne
G. Louis Boissevain
Charles F. Hoffman
William A. Tucker
Payne Whitney
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Franklin ®. Brown
H. S. Redmond & Co
Dumont Clarke
American Exchange National Bank
Edward H. Clark
Hearst Estate
J. Horace Harding
C. D. Barney & Co
Charles H. Keep
Hinscill Parsons
General Electric Company
Herbert L. Satterlee
Ward, Hayden & Satterlee
Justice Clarke
the Treasury
Banking Department
State of New York
Hughes
Public Service Commission
2D District of
New York
Keep
Roosevelt
Washington
Oriental Bank Pays Clearing House Debt in Full
Hugh Kelly announced that Oriental Bank has begun paying creditors after settling its New York Clearing House debt in full. The bank closed January 3 owing 1 751 351 28 for loan certificates and will outline depositors' payment plans today with disbursements to begin this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
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Hugh Kelly
The
Oriental Bank
New York Clearing House
Clearing House
C F U Delegates in Wrangle Over Graft Charges
The Central Federated Union faced a half hour of wrangling as Timothy Healey alleged illegal transactions amounting to 9000 dollars linked to a 1904 Murray Hill Lyceum meeting. Chairman Harris sought a unified probe of all graft accusations, with expulsion possible for the guilty or the accusers if charges fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Timothy Healey
Firemen’s Union
Murray Hill Lyceum
Harris
Subways Committee Urges Hughes Probe of City Finance
A Central Federated Union subway committee asked Governor Hughes to order a city finance department investigation amid conflicting claims by Controller Metz on starting new subways and city funding. The Governor reportedly said he needs specific charges filed legally before acting. The subways committee later agreed data supported a formal statement for Hughes.
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Central Federated Union
Hughes
Finance Department
Metz
Central Federated Union petitions Roosevelt on plumber wages
The Brooklyn Navy Yard trade group asks the president to restore the house plumber trade to the classified list after it was removed by the wages board. It notes Secretary of the Navy approval and cites local wage averages and the higher ship plumber rate.
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Central Federated Union
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yard
League Aims to Organize Five Million Working Women
Miss Leonora O Reilly of the Women s Trade Union League told the Central Federated Union that five to six million working women exist in the United States and the league will continue until all are organized. She requested speakers for a Labor Temple meeting with Charles E Russell on Overemployed Women and John Spargo on The Unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora O'Reilly
Women's Trade Union League
Central Federated Union
United States
League
Labor Temple
East Mth Street
Charles E. Russell
John Spargo
Senator Tillman Much Better After Illness
United States Senator B. R. Tillman, stricken seriously ill at his home Thursday night, shows marked improvement. Dr. T. J. Hunter reports a good night and restful day. His wife and son, B. R. Tillman Jr., stay at his bedside.
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Columbia
D. C
United States
B. R. Tillman
T. J. Hunter
B. R. Tillman, Jr
Week in Albany features anti racetrack bills and Jackson probe
Albany reports show Assembly support for anti racetrack gambling measures while a renewed push for a legislative investigation of Attorney General Jackson looms. Banking reform bills face fierce opposition and possible amendments as Senate and Assembly calendars move toward adjournment after May.
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Tribune
Albany
Jackson
Williams
Saxe
Hughes
Senate
Finance Committee
Assembly
Wadsworth
Agnew
New York City
Wall Street
Banking Department
Highway Commission
Skene
Montreal
Riis Denounces Tenement House Bills at YMCA Address
Jacob Riis denounces Sheridan, Alchrist, and Straus tenement bills as threats to the tenement house law. He cites 161000 unventilated rooms and TB risk, recalls fires he saw as a night fire reporter, and urges opposition to reduce unsafe housing. He notes Roosevelt earns applause and jests about a betting diet fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob A. Riis
Sheri and
Strauss
Gilchrist
West Side
Young Men's Christian Association
Yester
Sheridan
Alchrist
Straus
Board of Appeals
Te Association
Filis
Roosevelt
Riis
Serious weakness seen in subway bonds amendment claim
Albany reports legislators warn the Travis Lee proposed amendment to exempt subway bonds from New York City debt limits lacks safeguards. Without a clause tying new borrowing to subway use, funds could finance salaries and discretionary spending. Officials say $22 million set for Fourth Avenue subway may be spent, undermining the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Travis-Lee
New York City
Metz
Mayor
Assemblyman
Bennett
McClellan
Policy of U S Board on Watertown Power Capitalization
The Public Service Commission of the 2d District grants Watertown Light and Power Company a $200,000 5 percent gold bond issue and $102,500 stock after reviewing capitalization and preexisting charges. The decision allows incidental expenditures and notes overcapitalization risks while approving the Remington & Sons property acquisition as proper for public service.
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Tribune
Albany
Public Service Commission
2D District
Watertown Light and Power Company
Watertown
Old State Lighting Commission
Thomas M. Osborne
Commission
Osborne
Public Service Corporation
Public Service Commissions
Public Service Corporations
Remington & Sons Pulp and Paper Company
Remington
Commission of Gas and Electricity
City of Watertown
Double Size Planned for Hotel Astor Extension
The Hotel Astor will be expanded by April 1 by tearing down fourteen houses to broaden the site. The addition, ready July 1, 1908, will increase bed chambers beyond one thousand and bathrooms beyond seven hundred. The ground floor will host New York’s largest hall with a grand garden option and a roof garden widened to a thousand foot promenade.
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Astor
New York
45Th Street
Brooklyn Third Rail Breaks Loose at Dunham Place
Ninety feet of third rail at Dunham Place and Broadway in Brooklyn were torn up last evening. A dozen passengers on the affected train were nearly injured as the car halted suddenly and flashes of electricity lit the scene. No one hurt. Brookyln Rapid Transit crews repaired the line after about a half hour delay. The damage is thought to have been caused by worn shoes on arriving trains.
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Dunham Place
Broadway
Brooklyn
Automobile torpedoes and water impact tests delay
Coast artillery plans for experimental automobile torpedoes face funding gaps in Congress with tests aimed at Fort Monroe and Puget Sound. Navy experts debate water penetration of twelve inch shells and armor implications. A shipboard robbery at Magdalena Bay leaves Paymaster Grey Skipwith liable for about 4000 dollars pending further inquiry and possible congressional action.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Fort Monroe
Coast Artillery
Long Island Sound
Puget Sound
San Francisco Harbor
Parmaster Grey Skipwith
U. S. S. Milwaukee
Magdalena Bay
Japan Invites Fleet. Diplomatic Benefit Seen
Reports from St. Petersburg and Paris describe a Japanese invitation to the American fleet as a prudent diplomatic gesture. The Bourse Gazette notes acceptance would show Japan’s peaceful aims amid fragile finances, while Journal des Débats sees potential cooperation and room for Japanese emigrants in Corea and Manchuria.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Bourse Gazette
America
Paris
Journal Des Débats
Corea
Manchuria
Temps
André Tardieu
Julius Kahn
San Francisco
Penn R R Shops Resume Full Time
The Pennsylvania Railroad shops in Trenton will restart full time operations at fifty hours per week starting tomorrow. Over seven hundred men will be employed, ending months of half time. More work and new shops are planned, with additional hires forthcoming.
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Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Boys Rescued After Capsizing in Hudson River
Three boys, Ray and Robert Tyler and Mortimer Seamon, clung to the hull of a overturned kiff in the Hudson near With street for an hour before Audubon Yacht Club members reached them. They were taken to Washing ton Heights Hospital and discharged after about two hours.
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Hudson River
Iék
Washington Heights
Ray
Robert Tyler
West 1Ifth Street
Mortimer Seamon
Shakespeare Avenue
Bronx
Inwood
With Street
Audubon Yacht Club
16 Street
Quittner
Man Near Jump From Brooklyn Bridge in Delirium Tremens
Patrick Burns of 17 Third Avenue Brooklyn nearly jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge just after 4 am yesterday. He was attacked by delirium tremens near the Brooklyn anchorage and was restrained by a patrolman. Burns was taken to the observation ward at Kings County Hospital.
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Patrick Burns
Third Avenue
Broooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Burns
Brooklyn Anchorage
Kien
Kings County Hospital
Heinze Fined $22,000 for Court Contempt
Helena March 22 The $22,000 fine imposed on F Augustus Heinze and two mine superintendents Franklin and Trerin for contempt of court was sent to the National Treasury Washington on the last day of extension granted by Judge Hunt. The penalty stemmed from violation of an injunction in the Hugution dispute over Butte mines.
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Helena
Mont
F. Augustus Heinze
Prank
Trerin
National Treasury
Washington
Hunt
Butte
Bodies of canal workers brought to port
The Panama steamship Alliance from Colon arrived with the bodies of avid Cooper and W. H. Sykes, two canal workers who died at the hospital in Coleg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Steamship Alliance
Colon
Avid Cooper
W. H. Sykes
Canal
Coleg
Review of Sea Casualties Off New England and British North America
A March 22 review tallies fall and winter marine disasters along the New England coast and Atlantic Canada. It cites about 40 lives lost on ten French fishing vessels, a dozen on the British steamer St Cuthbert, and many other wrecks including Mount Temple survivors saved, with multiple ships wrecked near Cape Race and Nova Scotia.
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Boston
New England
Britis
North America
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
St. Cuthe
Nova Scotia
Antwerp
New York
Tolesby
Galveston
Tex
Havre
Freshwater Point
Cape Race
Mount Temple
Bridgewater
N. 3
St. Join
Thomson
Kildona
Dundee
Scortland
Brazil Rock
Cape Sable
N. S&s
Luisburg
Srivia
Halifax
St. Jenna
Pigs Shoal
New Sedford
Dominion Atlantic
Yarmouth
St. John
Dember
Thomas W. Lawen
Scilly Island
Bath ¢Meir Sewalll
Amon
Philadelphia
Seattle
Delaware
Carzo
Cecal
Breezwater
Sewall
Explosion Destroys Boiler on Delaware and Hadron Line
A boiler exploded on the Delaware and Hadron line at Sehene vus early today killing two Albany men, L L Hendreick and A Korfage, and fatally injuring fireman O Smith of Oneonta. The blast set fire to coal piles and storage buildings, destroying Stoddard and Jenkins facilities and delaying a southbound night train by minutes.
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Delaware & Hadron Tiecomerive
Sehenevus
Ll. Iendricked
A. Korfage
Albany
O. Smith
Oneonta
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Chicago
New Mexico
New Mexico Territorial
Silver City
Jarce A. B. Fall
W. HH. Llewellyn
H. O. Bersum
M. A. Otero
T. B. Carrol
Charles H Speirs
Illinois
Tistrict
Jacksonville
Stuart Pierson
Carrollton
Henry Savage
Virginia
Litchfield
William B. Ridgely
San
Danville
Lemuel Small
Kankakee
P. Hitch
Ginia
Wytheville
J. W. McGavock
Wythe
J. G. Gillespie
Tazewell County
Cape Charles
W. H. Hopkins
Newport News
M. J. Enright
Abilene
R. T. Stanfield
J. D. Heasted
Ohio
Logan
C. IL. Poston
Athens
Zane Burley
Perry County
Waeubnery Tennessee
Nashville
Tllinois
Springfield
Trade Island
Providence
Porto Rico
San Juan
Tennessee
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Davidson Faction
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Portland
Maryland
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Greensboro
Alaska
Ketchikan
New Jersey
Connecticut
Hartford
Alabama
Louisville
Weemning—Lander
Knickerbocker Trust
Oriental Pays Clearing House
Wrangle
C. F. U. Committee
Senator Tillman
Judiciary Committees
Military Affairs Committee
Wainwright National Guard
Jacob Riis
U. S. Board
Hotel Astor
Army and Navy News
Navy Department
Senate Naval Committee
W. S. Sims
Cleland Davis
Bureau of Equipment
Davis
Penn. R. R
Nation
Vichy
Unscrup
Ulous
Vighy
Tan and Brown
Oxfords
James S. Coward
Greenwich St
Sear Wahsen
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