Balloting Delayed as Convention Debates Leadership
Delegates at the Republican National Convention meet at the Coliseum for a second session to shape the party platform and leadership. Lodge’s calls and Wood Johnson Lowden showings loom, while Watson heads the resolutions committee and Duffiet chairs credentials.
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Chicago
Lodge
Organization Committee
Senator Lodge
Senator Watson
Indiana
Resolutions Committee
Edward D. Duffiet
New Jersey
Wood
Wood Frank Hitchcock
Lowden
Johnson
Ilinois
Notable figures flock to GOP convention headquarters and lobbies
Delegates and visitors at the GOP convention mingle with well known politicians in candidate headquarters and hotel lobbies. Senator Lodge was tapped to deliver the party's keynote address.
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G.O
Senator Lodge
Two Disputed Londen Votes Obtain Seats
The credentials committee completed the permanent roll of the Republican National Convention at 4 30 this morning after sustaining most earlier rulings. It handled 103 appeals from last week, removing two Lowden delegates and adding two to General Wood, with Missouri’s Kansas City district remaining unseated.
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Chicago
Credentials
National Committee
Lowden
Georgia
Tennessee
General Wood
Missouri
Kansas City
Credentials Committee
Jeter
Court Bailiffs Lose Salary Over Two-Judge Court
The Court of Appeals ruled bailiffs Chas Heiman and Fred Underhill are not entitled to pay due to only two resident judges. Auditor Welty questioned legality and mandamus actions were begun. Bailiffs lose 49.16 dollars monthly but will continue duties pro bono temporarily.
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Court of Appeals
Chas Heiman
Fred Underhill
Welty
Heiman
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples In Ohio Counties
Harold DeVera 21 a Cleveland dinggist and Beatrice Benson 18 clerk Elyria. Arthur Alexander 19 electric ian and Julia Benson 19 Lorain. Wm A Boyce 35 carpenter and Lite Bathia Gray Boice 35 Lorain. Henry Ufert 28 dairyman Grat ton and Minnie Loiselle 20 Ely- Tia.
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Harold DeVera
Cleveland
Beatrice Benson
Elyria
Arthur Alexander
Electrician
Julia Benson
Lorain
Wm. A Boyce
Carpenter
Bathia Gray Boice
Henry Ufert
Dairyman
Gratton
Minnie Loiselle
Ely- Tia
Fast Express Collides With Stalled Train Killing Eleven
A fast express train crashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train near Schenectady causing eleven deaths and twenty one injuries. Engineer Martin Doyle of Albany died at his post with his hand on the throttle. The dead include Mrs. Watson H. Brown of Utica among others.
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Associated Press
Schenectady
Martin Doyle
Albany
Watson H. Brown
Utica
Democrats Favor Treaty Ratification Platform Plank
In San Francisco Homer Cumming says the Democratic platform will favor ratification of the Varsants treaty with a big constructive plank. He arrived to prepare for the national convention and declined to discuss other planks. The report also covers a fatal train wreck near Schenectady involving New York Central and Michigan Central trains, with engineer Martin Doyle killed on his fiftieth birthday after signaling violations.
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Revolutions Committee
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Watson
United States
Associated Press
San Francisco
Varsants
Homer Cumming
Democratic National Committee
New York Central
Buffalo
New York
Michigan Central
American Railway Express Company
Glenville
Leona
James C. Robinson
Number 34
Freman
Doyle
Martin Doyle
Schenectady
Tpain
Victim Seeks Big Damages In Auto Collision Suit
Edward Dechant files a $25,000 damage suit alleging Vincent McHerry caused a collision on Lake road on November 29. Dechant says his left leg broke when the other car struck his vehicle while he adjusted a chain, leaving his leg shorter than the right. He seeks monetary damages.
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Edward Dechant
Vincent McHerry
Dechant
Lake Road
Labor attacks anti strike measure sparks union demands at convention
Sam Gompers and Matthew Wool of the American Federation of Labor submit a set of demands to the Republican National Convention Assails a Kansas style law making strikes unlawful or forcing workers to seek court relief Advocates immigration limits and federal judge elections to curb injunctive power and protect workers rights
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Chicago
Sumillar
Kansas Industrial Court
Samjae Gompers
Matthew 4
Wool
American Federation of Labor
Assolutions Committee
Republican National Convention
Kansas
Wich
Department of Labor
United States
México
Mexico
County Officials See Wide Field of Petition Filings
Candidates for county and state offices filed petitions with the county clerk as deadlines near. Names listed include C Wilcox probate judge C M Williams county clerk N G Backus supervisor Walter G Ludwig Artemas Beens county treasurer Frarg A Stetson Lawrence H Webber county prosecutor Clint on M Theobald county surveyor J Burke J N Stone state senator Claude G Spicer state representative H Williams congressman candidate.
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Board of Elections
C. Wilcox
C. M. Williams
N. G. Backus
Suervif
Walter G Ludwig
Artemas Beens
Frarg A. Stetson
Lawrence H Webber
Clinton M Theobald
Republicans adjourn after brief session in Chicago
The Republican National Convention adjourned after an hour of routine preliminaries in Chicago with the platform committee not yet ready to report. Margaret Hill McCarter became the first woman to address a national convention and Chauncey Depew gave a brief address as platform talks begin and nominating speeches loom. The league of nations issue lingers as sub committee works to reconcile divisions.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Chicago
League of Nations
Watson
Indiana
Borah
Idaho
McCormick
Illinois
Resolutions Committee
Fiftythree
Afty-three
Park
League of Sations Quest
Board Faces Complaints on Unclean School Buildings
Superintendent Shelton said many schools are insanitary and urged cleaner conditions. Teachers and the Jefferson PTA pressed for better cleanliness. a plan to hire women to assist janitors was discussed as the board forms a committee to review janitorial arrangements and heating duties.
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Supt Shelton
Jefferson Parent-Teacher’s Association
Supt. Shelton
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Board of Education
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