Taft Represented as Reform Leader by Roosevelt Letter
Roosevelt writes that Taft best embodies the reform ideals he cherishes in political life. He argues for moral right over profitability, warns against revolutions and reaction, and praises Taft's courage fairness and devotion to public service. The letter notes shared aims from New York to national policy and the two leaders’ close alliance.
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Oyster Bay,Rept
Conrad Kohrs
Helena
Mont
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Pay
N. Y
Kohrs
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Taft
Cos
Representa
Catholic Procession Ended Eucharistic Congress in London
London saw a massive Catholic procession to close the Eucharistic Congress led by Cardinal Vannutelli in scarlet robes. English peers and clergy accompanied him amid cheers and boos as crowds swarmed Westminster, police struggled to clear streets, some fainted, ambulances carried the fallen, and the host was raised from Westminster Cathedral to the waiting multitude.
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London
Duke of Norfolk
Westminster
Vannutelli
Cardinal Gibons
Abundant Rain Forecast for Central States
The Weather Bureau issued a forecast noting a disturbance approaching the North Pacific Coast and a West Indian storm moving toward the Southeastern coast. This combination is expected to bring abundant rains to drouth stricken districts of the North Central and East Central states before the end of the week.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
North Pacific Coast
North Central
East Central States
Drought Devastates Pittsburg District In Six Weeks
A drought costing perhaps 20 million dollars, now burning at 500000 dollars daily, grips a 100 mile radius around Allegheny County Court House. Western Virginia, Eastern Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania suffer with closed mills, water sold at high prices, and bans on bathing in state institutions. Crops fail, soil baked hard, and a beer shortage looms due to water scarcity. Wells dry out after twenty years of stability as fires threaten towns and forests. Prayer for rain has become routine across the region.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County Court House
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Youghiogheny
Monongahela
Allegheny
Magee Leaps From Window After Indigestion Fit
Sherwood Magee left fielder for Philadelphia National League club jumped from the third floor of the Junction Hotel during a temporary fit induced by indigestion. He suffered a badly strained leg and will be out of play for some time. X rays showed no broken bones at German Hospital. An advertisement offers travel to California and the Pacific Coast via West Shore and New York Central before Oct 80.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Sherwood Magee
Junction Hotel
German
Magee
Erie Wreck Injures 34 on Chicago to New York Express
In Meadville Pennsylvania on September 13 thirty four people were injured when Erie train No 4 derailed at Geneva after a switch was opened. Most injured were Italian and Greek laborers riding second class. Twenty three were taken to Spencer Hospital with eighteen remaining. The wreck caused about $20000 in property loss.
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Meadville
Penn
Erie
Chicago
New York
Geneva
Here
Spencer Hospital
Fred Jackson
Brooklyn Navy Yard
W. P. Hamlin
Rochester
W. H. Chadwick
Suffern
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Lord Curzon Injured in Motor Car Collision near Unnydale
Lord Curzon of Kedleston chancellor of Oxford University and former Viceroy of India sustained a painful but not serious injury in a motor car collision near Unnydale today. He was severely shaken and had a cut on the forehead.
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London
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Oxford University
India
Unnydale
Chaotic Rochester Democratic Convention Buildup
A chaotic Dem scene unfolds in Rochester as W Caryl Ely's candidacy rises and falls amid big boss tensions. Chanler gains momentum with upstate delegate support, while Ely withdraws. Delegates converge as Murphy Conners and McCurren plot strategy, with dozens of candidates for governor and tight unit rules shaping outcomes.
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Tribune
Rochester
W. Caryl Ely
Buffalo
Wall Street
Ely
Jackson
Upstate
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
E. K E. Perkins
Dutchess County
Chanler
Conners
George W. Batten
Niagara County
Smith
Erie County
Adam
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
McCarren
Kings
Murphy
Sulzer
Opposition Leaders Confern ce Fail to Agree at Saratoga in Hughes Battle
At Saratoga on September 13 leaders opposed to Governor Hughes met with Secretary Root and other key figures to broker a first ballot deal. Rumors swirled about Root’s nomination, while Odell and Black urged renomination to aid the national ticket. Cottage No 6 for James S Sherman was canceled as anti Hughes forces pressed for a split among delegates.
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Taft
Congress
Newark
Tribune
Saratoga
Hughes
Mr. Root
W. W. Cocks
Root
Woodruff
Massachusetts Ballet
Odell
Black
Bennet
William Barnes
William L. Ward
Lucius N. Littauer
Wallace Foote
anti-Hughes
United States
James S. Sherman
Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Utica
Secretary Root
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B. B. Odell, JR
W. J. Ward
William Archer
Edson
Mount Vernon
Timothy Woodruff
Littauer
T4ftr
View
Denver
New York Central
Seiemeer
Madison
Cardinal Vannutelli
Inent
Queen Victoria
Bourne
Haan
Park Row
Herbert Parsons
Postmaster Greiner
Drouth
Phillies
California
Pacific Coast
West Shore R. A
Lord Curzon
Viceroy
Road House
Saratoga Lake
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
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