Gaths Convention Glimpses
The piece surveys U S politics and vice presidential history, noting Hobart as the first New Jersey pick since Dayton and tracing insiders’ shifts from 1886 to 1896. It links figures like Bliss, Platt, Morton, Reid, and Massachusetts leaders to the evolving, often ornamental role of the vice presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Dayton
Aaron Burr
McKinley
Senate
Jersey
Trenton Pottery
Paterson
Ways and Means
New York
Harrison
Reid
Morton
Platt
Cornelius Bliss
Massachusetts
Lord
Hanna
Bliss
George Clinton
Calhoun
Hamlin
Ane
Lodge
Roosevelt
Sumner
Adams
Gerry
Wilson
Hanlin
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Washington
Samuel
Blaine
Daniel Webster
Roosevelt and Hanna Dominate a Turbulent Boss Era
The piece analyzes political power in New York and national circles, detailing Cornelius Bliss and Woodruff, Roosevelt, McKinley, and Hanna. It contrasts boss influence, party decisions, and the Vice Presidency with vivid, period voice, tracing alliances among Bliss, Platt, Roosevelt, and Long while speculating on future ticket dynamics and leadership.
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Platt
Bliss
Cornelius Bliss
New York
Timothy
Woodfinch
Brooklyn
Woodruff
Casey
Odells
Roosevelt
Tom Hyer
Chicago
Beward
Hanna
McKinley
Allison
Adams
Clinton
Jefferson
Tompkins
Calhoun
Lincoln
Morton
Rooseveltt
Pithu Washburne
William L. Dayton
Fremont
Mark Hanna
James Ford Rhodes
Rhodes
Secretary Gage Sees Small Movements in Trade Talks
Washington reports Secretary Gage mentions slight changes in trade discussions as June advances. Officials indicate caution while negotiating positions and potential shifts in policy stance remain under review.
Bliss Not a Candidate
An incomplete local report notes confusion over candidacy and potential statement by a figure named Corneilia N Elisa, with unclear dialogue about a candy company and related remarks.
Philadelphia Delegation Praises New York Speedway Visit
Park commissioners returned from New York express enthusiasm for a Fairmount Park speedway location on West Park Drive. They plan a summer bill to permit fast driving, mirroring New York’s approach, with work to begin once privileges are secured.
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New York
Fairmount Park
West Park Drive
Philadelphia Speedway
New York Park
Speedway
D. W. Sellers
Charles W. Henry
Thomas D. Pearce
A. L. Snowden
James Pollock
Thomas 8. Martin
Jesse T. Vogder
Jersey City
H. H. Kane
Road Drivers’ Association of
New York Department of Parks
Dewey Declines Vice Presidential Bid
Admiral Dewey states he has not contemplated or accepted a vice presidential nomination and would not run or accept if offered. He remains at Beauvoir until late June then plans to Newport for navy board duties and presidency continuation.
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Washington
Dewey
Beauwvoir
Newport
General Board of the Navy
Associated Press
Bryan
Admiral Dewey
City Highwaymen in Police Toils
Thomas Murray of Ridge avenue near Tenth street and John Massey of North Ninth street faced a magistrate over a daylight hold up at Tenth and Buttonwood streets. Murray jailed without bail with Massey held on 600 dollars bail. Henry Marshall of Richmond was found unconscious with a pistol wound after claiming a freight train robbery by three white men. Andrew Owens of East Rittenhouse street held on 1000 dollars bail for a Vernon Park assault amid a week old case.
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Thomas Murray
Ridge Avenue
Tenth Street
John Massey
North Ninth Street
Wilher
Tenth
Buttonwood Streets
BE. Deetz
J. B. Himmelwright
Downingtown
Murray
Moyamensing
Massey
Henry Marshall
Richmond
Fifty-eighth Street
Woodland Avenue
Sixty-fifth Street
Marshall
Andrew Owens
East Rittenhouse Street
Scullen Admits Guilty in Seventh Ward Election Case
John Scullen pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges in the Seventh ward election fraud indictment. Judge Finnetter sentenced him to imprisonment, with a brief conference held with his counsel J. Joseph Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scullen
Seventh Ward
Finnetter
Tier Beullen
J. Joseph Murphy
What the Stars Say by Raphael Astrologist
Horoscope style forecast notes advice to avoid superiors and favors, hints at success in business if birthday aligned with travel and change, and mentions employment changes. contains garbled text and likely OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael
Trevel
Macabulos Surrenders in Philippine Insurrection Action
Manila dispatch reports General Macabulos along with eight officers and 124 enlisted men surrendered at Tarlac to Colonel E. B. H. Liscum of the Ninth Infantry. The insurgent leader was described as the most important strongman in Tarlac and Pangasinan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hilliard
Charles Frohman
Richard Harding Davis
von Bibber
Minnie Seligman
Augustin Daly
American Theatre
New York
John W. Ransome
Mark Hanna
Pauline Hall
Francis Wilson
Erminie
Washington
MacArthur
Manila
Macabulos
EB. H. Liscum
Ninth Infantry
Tarlac
Pangasenan
National Convention Week at Willow Grove Transit Focus
National Convention Week at Willow Grove highlights quick comfortable rail transit via Philadelphia and Reading trains. Beginning June 164 the program features national and patriotic airs in afternoon and evening sessions.
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Willow Grove
Philadelphia
Reading
Judge Morrow Rules Chinatown Quarantine Discriminatory
In San Francisco the United States Circuit Court, Judge Morrow, voided the general quarantine on Chinatown, ruling the Board of Health’s measure discriminatory as it applied only to Mongolian residents and imposed harsher restrictions on that district amid the city plague concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court
Morrow
Jew Ho
Board of Health
Chinatown
Board Health
Auarentin
Builders Council Refuses Peace Basis in Trades War
Chicago June 15. The Building Contractors' Council refuses to settle with unions on abolishing the sympathetic strike. A conference may be held to reach a settlement in the trades war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Building Contractors’ Council
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