Independence League taps radical tenets in campaign
Leaders tied to the Independence League discuss how to handle Senator Foraker at the Youngstown opening on September five. A special state executive committee will decide whether to invite him unconditionally, with conditions, or not at all. Taft urged caution, warning against overconfidence and stressing the need for thorough organization.
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Foraker
Youngstown
State Executive Committee
Taft
Tentative Articles of Faith Bid for Populist Support
The independence party committee reporters a tentative platform draft aiming for direct nomination by the people initiative and referendum recall rights and anti injunction reform. It denounces overcapitalization and unconstitutional restraint of trade while urging government ownership of utilities and a postal savings bank. Hearst launches the party at Orchestra Hall calling for a national movement opposed to both major parties.
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Chicago
Independence Party
Clarence J. Shearan
Department of Labor
Interstate Commerce Court
Postal Savings Bank
Ate
Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
New Party
Orchestra Hall
Davy Jones
Warner
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
Republic
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Taft Accepts Republican Nomination at Cincinnati Rally
William H. Taft formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cincinnati. A grand notification ceremony featured tens of thousands, a raised city flag, and remarks tracing Roosevelt era reforms as Taft outlined main policy aims and praised past administrations.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
Hotel Linton
William Warner
Missouri
Judge Taft
Notification Committee
Warner
Republican National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Bryan raises flag and joins Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha
Bryan spoke at a flag raising in Omaha praising local self government within a united republic. He joined the Ak-Sar-Ben business men order in a nighttime ceremony. Lincoln visitors attended. Taft and Bryan were invited to address the interstate fair in September.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Fairvie
Omaha
National Committee
Iowa
Nebraska
United States
Bryan Last Nigat
the Knights of Ak-sar-ben
Death by mob in Greenville public square
In Greenville Texas a Black man named Smith was burned to death by a mob after being accused of attempting a sexual assault on a white woman. Police were transporting him to jail when the mob overpowered them and carried him to the square where torches saturated with kerosene were applied and he was cremated before about 100 witnesses.
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Dallas
Texas
Smith
Greenville
Man Held Insane Weds Sweetheart At Jail Door
Cripple Creek Colo July 28 Professor Hans Albert musician formerly of Omaha and Miss Grace Hadsell of Ottumwa Iowa were married outside the jail last night by a Methodist minister. Albert was arrested Saturday by the girl's father to prevent the marriage on insanity charges. Miss Hadsell and the minister visited the jail. a box was placed outside Albert’s cell window, she mounted it and they were wed through the window.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Hans Albert
Omaha
Grace Hadsell
Ottumwa
Iowa
Albert
Miss Hadsell
Alberts
Consuls Ordered Out as Central America Tensions Rise
Washington reports President Davila cancels exequaturs for consular reps at Ceiba Honduras. Drew Linard seeks explanation as U S moves to protect interests amid unrest. Milwaukee cruiser to Amahata Honduras, orders from Washington amid Caribbean volatility. Mayflower yacht withdrawn from service due to urgent naval needs in Haiti and regional tensions.
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Washington
State Department
Drew Linard
Ceiba
Honduras
Davila
Linard
Honolulu
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Amahata
Central America
Oyster Bay
Caribbean Sea
Haiti
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Thomas Snowden
Hayti
Taft faces question on intent after Ohio talks
Cincinnati July 28 Taft addressed a joint Ohio central and executive committee meeting, aligning with the state campaign. The speech hinted at policy aims while signaling scrutiny of what Arthur I. Vorys and other state leaders plan to say and do on crucial ratification day preparations.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Taft
Ohio Central and Executive Committee
Arthur I. Vorys
Danville Judge Withdraws From Illinois Governorship Race
Danville Illinois July 28 Judge E R E Kimbrough withdraws as a democratic candidate for governor citing insufficient time for a statewide canvass. Bloomington Stevenson Opens Campaign Adlai Stevenson formally began his bid, addressing a McLean County gathering and planning daily talks across Illinois with leading party figures commenting.
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Danville
E. R. E. Kimbrough
Illinois
Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Mlinois
McLean County
Central
Ilinois
Mail Pouch Robbery Suspect Charged in Kansas City
Kansas City officials announce Charles Stevens, a Black man, arrested on charges connected to a $50,000 mail pouch theft at Union Station. Inspector Vickery reports sufficient proof to link him to the crime and suggests the case could lead to recovery of most stolen funds and possible life imprisonment.
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Kansas City
Tests at Champaign indicate saltpeter in meats is harmless
Champaign July 28 The University of Illinois nutrition tests on meat digestibility and saltpeter safety have progressed toward closure. Studied 24 students in the Nutrition Club on a mixed diet with meats prepared to standardize lean content. Early results suggest saltpeter at about 1-10 of 1 percent shows no harmful health effect, though no official conclusion yet.
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Champaign
University of Ilinois
H. S. Grindley
James
America
Nutrition Club
Grindley
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Bigs
McKinley
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de Mar
Philadelphia
Denver
Greenville, Tex
Kimbrough
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