Taft Nominated on First Ballot at Republican Convention
At Chicago Coliseum on June 18 Taft of Ohio secured 700 votes on the first ballot and was declared the nominee as delegates and spectators cheered. The convention reconvened amid excitement with Lodge presiding and platform debates, including minority objections by Cooper of Wisconsin over rail regulation and campaign spending.
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Fairbanks Again Refuses the Vice Presidency
Chicago June 18 The publication of a letter from Vice President Fairbanks reiterates his irrevocable determination not to be a candidate again for the office he now holds. He thanks supporters and says there is no public need for a secondary course. The letter, to his manager Joseph B. Kealing, mirrors earlier expressions of resolve amid ongoing vice presidential nominating talk.
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Ohio Men Vote for Minority Clause Amid Platform Debate
Two Ohio delegates Marshall N. Duvall of Steubenville and P K Tadaen of Port Clinton backed a popular ballot method for electing United States senators. Their votes marked a narrow break in Ohio on the platform plank.
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Tragedy in Sandy Creek A. La Statra Kills Children
Parkersburg dispatch reports in Sandy Creek Mrs A La Statra killed two of her children aged eight months and two years with a drawing knife then cut her own throat. The act is believed to stem from insanity as authorities investigate the murder suicide.
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Trolley Cars Collide With Fatal Results Niles Ohio
Dorothy May on aged four was killed and her sister Margaret aged ten probably fatally injured in a rear end collision between a special and a regular trolley car on the Mahoning Valley electric line in Niles Ohio. The crash occurred today and details indicate severe injuries to the girls. The incident prompts inquiries into line safety and operating procedures.
Aberdeen banker commits suicide after receiver appointed
Aberdeen Ohio June 18 A B Fawcett 52 president of the Aberdeen banking company shot himself to death in the presence of officers while a receiver was being appointed. The bank had suspended payments for days and Fawcett had continued to receive deposits as warrants were issued for his arrest.
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Republican Convention Platform Endorses Roosevelt Policies
Chicago June 18 platform praises Republican achievements under President Roosevelt. It backs equal opportunity, currency reform, anti trust actions, tariff revision, and national defense while urging tariff safeguards, monetary reform, railroad oversight, and civil service efficiency. Endorses Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines home rule, and Panama canal route with 1900 Lincoln anniversary noted.
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Anti-Injunction Plank Narrowly Approved by Platform Committee
Chicago June 18 anti-injunction plank adopted by resolutions committee after Wade Ellis of Ohio read Taft telegram. Roosevelt aide Kellogg urged support while Kellogg cautioned against extremism. The plank passed 35 to 16 with Ohio and Kentucky for it, Michigan against. AFL men criticized the stance. John Mitchell and Gompers did not comment.
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Roosevelt and Taft in constant link to Chicago convention
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft kept constant telegraph and telephone contact with the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 18, receiving bulletins as events unfolded. Both leaders rode out later as Mrs Taft followed reports from Chicago and Taft returned to the White House for a brief rest.
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