Conference on Unity of Christendom Attended by Church Leaders
Soldiers on long hike desert bled to confer on plans for unity of Christendom. Attendees include the archbishop of Canterbury, arch bishops, Church of England prelates, and Episcopal commissioners from America. American bishops present include Bishop Anderson Chicago, Bishop Vincent Ohio, Bishop Hail Vermont, and Rev. Dr. William Manning of Trinity Church New York City.
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Bled
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Church of England
Episcopal Church In America
Anderson
Chicago
Vincent
Ohio
Hail
Vermont
Wiliam T. Manning
Trinity Church
New York City
Desertions Mount as Regiment Tries March
Madison reports two hundred soldiers deserted the provisional regiment after a trial march from Dubuque. Twenty five deserters were brought to Camp Randall in irons. others fled to Fort Sheridan Fort Snelling and Sparta. A $60 reward is offered for capture. Six deserters were returned from Sparta after a Hamilton Club luncheon honoring Mrs. Florence Collins Porter and Mrs. Isabella W. Todd of San Francisco attended.
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Madison
Wis
Dubuque
Camp Randall
Irons
Fort Sheridan
Fort Snelling
Sparta
Ing
Hamilton Club
Florence Collus Porter
Isabella W. Todd
San Francisco
Cuban rebel mobilization leader returns with reports
Havana Colonel Piedra who led 540 volunteers from Havana to Oriente returns to report insurgents have reached a standstill and the government has no news of troop movements.
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Havana
Piedra
Oriente
Strikers in Bad Fight at Hastings Plant
A violent clash at the National Conduit and Cable plant near Hastings on the Hudson left one man likely dying and five others wounded. They were rushed to Dobbs Ferry hospital as renewed hostilities marked a ten day strike at the facility.
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Hastings
Hudson
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
National Conduit and Cable Company
Chicago Convention Ends After Brief Two Sessions
The report notes five minutes total for two convention sessions with a four hour recess. The fraternity session was convened briefly.
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Chicago
Taft and Sherman Nominated on First Ballot
William Howard Taft was renominated for president by the Republican national convention at 9:25 PM. James Schoolcraft Sherman was renominated for vice president less than an hour later, both on the first ballot. Only La Follette appeared as opposing for the presidential nomination.
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William H. Taft
James
Sherman
Chicago
William Howard Taft
United States
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Senator la Folletté
Taft
Roosevelt Independent Party Emerges At Orchestra Hall Convention
Delegates rally to Theodore Roosevelt as they form an independent ticket in the waning Republican convention hours. The crowd sings America as Roosevelt pledges to lead a temporary organization with a core rule against corruption and a call for future state conventions in Illinois.
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Orchestra Hall
Roosevelt
Illinois
Roosevelt Attacks Opponents at Nomination Convention
Chronology of events from June 17 to 20 showing Colonel Roosevelt attacking foes, Taft forces backing Elihu Root as temporary chairman, a contested roll, and a brief five minute convention day with talk of a Roosevelt bolt and possible independent bid.
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Victor Rosewater
National Committee
Hayward
Hadley
Rosewater
McGovern
Wisconsin
Elihu Root
Taft
Root
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Nomination Sparks National Convention Plan
The work of the organization will move state by state with a national convention likely in August. Roosevelt accepts the nomination promising to step aside if asked by the new party. Comptroller Pendergast of New York will nominate him and William Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania Law School will second him.
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Timue
Republican Party
Deneen
Ilinois
Taft
Roosevelt
Rooseveltt
Pendergrast
New York
William Draper Lewis
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Patriotic Singing at Delegation Rally in Chicago 1912
Delegates at the national Republican convention in Chicago were led by Governor John son as the crowd sang patriotic airs. The organist began with Auld Lang Syne while the chorus joined in Columbia and other songs before 10 o'clock.
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Johnson
Enc Ae
Chicago
Norris of Nebraska Arrives to Rousing Cheers
Congressman George Norria of Nebraska, labeled an insurgent by some, arrives amid renewed applause as supporters welcome his appearance and stance in a volatile political moment.
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Norris
Nebraska
George Norria
Taft Men in Chicago Trade Charges Over Credentious Committee
In Chicago on a Saturday night the taft allied delegates denounced Roosevelt supporters as liars gutter workers and partisans. Five member Do well Newbrook Malby Lanstrom Mondell drafted the retaliatory statement while Roosevelt aides circulated a fifteen-signature reply accusing a coalition of national committeemen with contested delegates and alleging prearranged committee reports.
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Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Pi Committee
Hi RR
McCormick
Dowell
Newbrook
Malby
Lanstrom
Mondell
Roosevelts
R R. McCormick
Barnes Named New York Republican National Committeeman
William Barnes Jr was selected by New York delegates as the states national committeeman to the Republican national convention with a unanimous vote. The appointment places Barnes to represent New York at the meeting of the national committee. In Baltimore the Democratic platform planners seek a short incisive document with sharp provisions reflecting conservative and radical tensions.
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Barnes
Chicago
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Empire State
Baltimore
Committee On
Convention Row Sparks Laughter Over Steam Roller Rule
During a convention session Mr. Chairman B H Howard a Mississippi delegate claims the steam roller is moving too fast The chair rules the point of order well taken amid laughter The scene prompts Nebraskans to join the revolt as the Roosevelt delegates refuse to participate The credentials committee workload is noted by H B Sackett of Nebraska
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B. H. Howard
Mississippi
Root
Senator Root
Chicago
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Credentials Committee
H. B. Sackett
Hadley Not in the Ranks Governor Had in Missouri
In Jefferson City Missouri the governor indicates Hadley is not among the ranks. The note places Hadley outside the current lineup and signals state leadership positions remain unsettled.
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Hadley
Jefferson City
Went Back on the Shelves
A tale from Youths Companion recounts Prof Churton Collins revisiting a painful book weeding. After arranging to donate or discard surplus volumes, the second hand dealer refuses most of them, finally pricing removal at half a dollar, prompting the owner to reclaim his shelves.
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Prof
Churton
Collins
Mr. Collins
The Shorter Route Remarks at Sherry's Luncheon
At Sherry's in New York a luncheon featured dialogue about love and marriage. One guest quoted an old saying about the first girl and a second noted that to unmake them they need only go as far as Reno, sparking a light exchange.
A Changed Man in Quip Between Knaggs
A brief dialogue shows Mrs Knagg accusing her husband of changing since marriage and him retorting that if so he hopes so, otherwise it was a fool's choice, capturing a humorous exchange of a domestic nature.
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Mrs. Knagg
Mr. Knagg
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