Roosevelt and Root fight roils GOP convention
In Chicago on June 4, Roosevelt backers press to review Senator Root’s appointment for temporary chair at the looming Republican national convention opening June 18. Open hearings on contest cases are favored by Rosewater and backers, with 230 cases announced and more expected. Major leaders, including McKinley and Dixon, arrive to push their candidates as disputes build toward convention sessions.
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CHICAGO
Theodore Roose
Senator Root
Roosevelt
west
Senator Reot
Alexander H. Revell
Edward Sims
Vicky Rosewater
Omaha
national committee
Root
national’ Committee
New
Rosewater
Natt
Loth
Charles Dick
Ohio
Tufts
Washington
Grinsby McHarg
Colnel Roosevelt
Mckiury
Charman Rosewater
star chamber
Dixon
William B. Mckinley
William Barnes Jr
Thomas H. Devine
Colorado
Charles FE. Cavender
A. Perkins
New York
Ww. B. McKinley
Joseph B. Dixon
Taft
Senator Nixon undergoes operation for nasal growth turns grave
The first intimation came via wire that Senator Nixon was dangerously ill as spinal meningitis followed an operation for a nasal growth. Mrs. Nixon travels from San Francisco to Washington while Bertram Nixon joins, with plans to arrive by Saturday. The senator, a prominent Reno figure, had built a costly residence and invested largely in Nevada.
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Frank M. Lee
Nixon National bank
Irom Dwight Jones
Nixon
Mr. Jones
Mr. Lee
Bertram Nixon
Washington
senate
Kian
cen OLE ELLY
fie
Reno
Washoek county
Nevada
ANNA ESPELAGGE
WILLIAM KOESTER
JACOB SACHS
JOSEPH NIEHOFF
ROBERT ATKINS
Sachs
Steam Roller Is Samuel Gompers- Used at Fallon Sent Bribe Money
Fallon dispatch reports a chaotic tumble of names from Nevada delegates to the Baltimore national convention. Proskey led in roll call with 142 votes to Steinmetz 36. Washoe county backed Steinmetz briefly amid factional clashes.
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Samuel Gompers
Fallon
DIGKERSON
Baltimore
P. S. Carney
Key Pittman
Bob Douglas
Sam Belford
Phil Triplett
Col. Proskey
Proskey
C. E Mack
Washoe
Steinmetz
Darrow Bribery Trial Testimony Ties Gompers to Funds
Franklin testified in Darrow's jury bribery trial that Samuel Gompers sent money directly to Clarence Darrow for the McNamara cases. He said Darrow discussed not worrying about Job Harriman and explained $34,000 cash from a safe deposit, including $500 used for a mortgage. Franklin recounted a separate talk where Darrow asked for prison description details for San Quentin and Folsom. A divorce decree in Wentworth v Wentworth was also issued by Judge Orr.
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LOS ANGELES
Cal
Samuel Gompers
American adoration of Labor
Clarence
Darrow
George N. Taddilowon
Bert Franklin
McNamara
franklin
Job Harriman
Harriman
Gompers
Lockwood
Mr. Darrow
Lewers Leaves Bay City Post for Southern Pacific
Charles R. Lewers, long serving legal representative for Southern Pacific in the state, transfers to a higher legal staff post and will move to San Francisco around July 1 to take offices in the Blood Building. He will oversee oil and pending cases. Judge George S. Brown, former partner, becomes attorney for Southern Pacific in Nevada.
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Charles R. Lewers
Sothern Pacilic company
hasheen transi
San Francisco
Hlood
George S. Brown
Mack, Green, Brown & Heer
Southern Pacific company
Nevada
Brown
Brown university
Columbia law school
Elko
Reno
Three Supposed Burglars Rounded Up in Sparks Case
Chief Hillhouse and his men arrested three men after a Sparks burglary at the George Herberth store Saturday evening. Blood stains on broken window glass prompted a downtown search of lodging houses. Two suitcases found at a city lodging house contained most of the stolen goods.
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Chief Hillhouse
W. F. ‘Warst
Edward Gartland
George Herberth
Sparks
HWhouse
John
Mass Meeting Aims to Develop Peavine Mineral Region
This evening a mass meeting at the Reno Commercial Club rooms will decide on a plan to develop the mineral area around Peavine mountain. A citizens committee has completed its work and will present the plan for acceptance or rejection. Attendance is encouraged by claim owners, miners, pros pectors, and the public, with expectations of a lively discussion and lasting city benefits. Officers Devence art captured Worst and Gartland, while Higgins Harrington and Johnson captured a third suspect in another case.
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Reno Commercial club
Peavine mountain
geval
Devence art
Worst
Gartland
Higgins
Taft Wins Ohio Delegates as Roosevelt Attacks
In Columbus Taft secures six Ohio delegates at large to the Republican National Convention by 39 to 34 2 . Senator Burton Harry Baughn Warren G Harding Charles Taft Arthur S Vorys and D J Cable elected as delegates. Roosevelt supporters hiss Harding at Cleveland address. Roosevelt deflects questions and Barnes repels accusations of subverting government, labeling Taft campaign as a threat to the constitution.
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COLUMBUS
Ohio
Taft
Theodore E. Burton
Harry M. Baughrty
Warrn G. Harding
Charles F. Taft
Arthur S. Vorys
D. J. Cable
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
NEW YORK
Columb hug
Barnes
William Barhkes, Jr
Oyster Bay
Mr. Barnes
ben clar
United States
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