Taft Doomed as Roosevelt Favored in Key States
Washington March 16 Taft faces likely defeat if renominated. Analysis shows only 23 of 48 states vote Republican with 230 electoral votes, 266 needed for victory. Eight Republican governors back Roosevelt, risking Democratic-leaning turnout. Twelve Democratic-governed states could swing to Roosevelt, totaling 152 electoral votes. Taft would start under 100 and must net about 175 from swing states. conclusion: the president would be disastrously defeated if renominated.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
Clifornia
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Maryland
Tennessee
Colorado
Connecticut
Tiaho
Indiana
Maine
Massachusettes
Montana
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Mr. Taft
Nebraska
Stomach centered religion debuts in Kansas City
Mrs Katheryn Boggs of Topeka launches a new religion in Kansas City that centers on the stomach rather than the soul. It promotes sun baths daily and believes comfort health and peace come from pure air sun shine water and soil. The movement ties conduct to digestion claiming a child’s future hinges on how the stomach is treated.
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Kansas City
Katheryn Boggs
Topeka
Farmer's wife labor study begins at Missouri college
Columbia reports the Missouri School of Agriculture studies farm women to quantify daily work and recreation time. Professor H. Daine notes the project seeks accurate measures of farmer family labor and credits, using statistics gathered from farm wives.
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Farmer's
Agriculture School
Columbia
Missouri School of Agriculture
H. Daine
Farmer and Professional Man Families Compared
A special correspondence notes the farmer and his family contrasted with the professional man and his family, highlighting daily life, work, and social distinctions observed by the writer.
Armor plate useless, Maxim says armor hinder ships
Hudson Maxim told Carnegie mill visitors that armor plate is no better than cheese for naval vessels and will be obsolete by 1920. He predicted cruisers at 40 mph carrying 16 inch guns and argued shells can penetrate any armor, making armor obsolete and a hindrance.
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Hudson Maxim
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mills
United States
Harvard President Fends Off Charging Bull With Stick
President A Lawrence Lowell was walking his spaniel Theodora near Harvard Stadium when a bull from a herd charged. He struck the animal with a heavy walking stick, stunning it briefly, and the beast was driven off by herdsmen. Lowell then continued his outing with Theodora.
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Harvard
Cambridge
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard Stadium
Charles Hiver Bridge
Theodora
Lowell
Patrolman Strangles Cat After Scratches Attack
In New York at 486 East 136th Street a strange cat entered a home, scratched Samuel Schneider and his wife, and attacked Patrolman Callahan who, fearing his revolver, strangled the animal with gloved hands. Callahan and the Schneiders were treated for wounds. the cat’s bite was tested by the health department.
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New York
Samuel Schneider
East One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Street
Schneider
Callahan
Health Department
Wealthy Farmer Chooses Jail Over Freedom in Illinois
Chicago reports that DuPage county farmer Louis Kruse, rich and wary, voluntarily entered Wheaton jail paying Sheriff Kuhn ten dollars a day. An investigation led by Judge Landis in the U S district court examined Sheriff Kuhn for alleged favors to other inmates. Kruse, claiming monotony of freedom, sought quiet and seclusion behind bars.
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Chicago
Louis Kruse
DuPage County
Wheaton
Kruse
Piys
Kuhn
Landis
United States District Court
Heldler
West Side
Wellesley Coed Donts Highlight Village Etiquette
A humorous Wellesley College list mocks social rules for students in Wellesley Massachusetts. It warns against flirting with town men, public chewing, undrawn curtains, public kissing, and gossip about intellect while urging sensible conduct.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
South America
Uug
Parole Board to Allow Reporters at April Meeting
Parole board members plan to admit newspaper reporters at the April 2 session if Governor West approves. Reporters would be asked not to publish names of prisoners requesting parole. Attorney John F. Logan notes convicts often tell stories to justify parole, creating varied and humorous as well as poignant appeals.
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Lems
State Prison Parole Board
Governor West
John F. Logan
Portland
Parole Board
Paris Dancer Adoree Villany Acquitted by Berlin Judge
Berlin reports Adoree Villany, a Parisian dancer known for nude performances before invited artists, was cleared by a jury. The court found the case tied to higher artistic interests and dismissed the charge of giving an immoral performance at a raid attended by painters, sculptors and academicians.
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Paris
Berlin
Adoree Villany
Motherhoods Reward and Mother's Friend Remedy
An advertisement extols the benefits of Mother's Friend, a preparatory emulsion for expectant mothers. It claims it relieves discomfort and aids preparation for childbirth, promising quicker recovery after birth. Sold at drug stores with a free book offering guidance from the Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta, Ga.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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