Roosevelt Accepts Progressive Nomination In Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt accepted the Progressive party nomination after Taft was nominated by the Republican convention. The crowd in Orchestra Hall hailed Roosevelt as the new party’s maker while exponents alleged fraud and demanded Roosevelt’s leadership to carry the movement forward.
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Vote for Vice President statement challenged
A statement claiming the AP wire into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Taft Renominated as Roosevelt Faction Sparks Turbulence
At the Chicago convention Taft and Sherman were renominated by the Republican ticket. Roosevelt backers caused noisy interruptions and even police were briefly required as delegates clashed verbally. Harding submitted Taft’s name while Roosevelt delegates abstained in line with Roosevelt leadership.
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Plank by Plank: Republican Platform Highlights
The platform calls for an independent judiciary, stronger wage and labor protections, faster court actions, and recall limitations. It supports international arbitration, anti trust reform, a federal trade commission, and scientific public health inquiry. Also favors tariff reform, elastic currency, agricultural credit, civil service extension, public campaigns finance openness, river and harbor improvement, Alaska development, immigration safeguards, and flood control.
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Bombs Thrown In Lisbon Town Square
Three bombs exploded in Dom Pedro square in Lisbon this morning. A streetcar workers strike sparked the violence, one person was killed and 30 injured. Cavalry charged the crowd with sabers as arrests mounted.
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