Washington party platform calls for Penrose defeat in Pennsylvania
The Washington party state platform denounces Penrose and Penroseism, pledges to fight corruption and tariff reform, supports tariff revision, direct democracy measures, labor and child welfare laws, equal suffrage, Good election laws, and state government reform to remove machine rule. It urges nonpartisan reform, civil service merit, and a constitutional convention to empower voters.
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Pennsylvania
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Taft
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
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Colombia
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Senate
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Highway Department
Congress
Democrats Seek Broad Reforms Platform Declares War on Penroseism
Harrisburg June 7. Democratic leaders unveil a broad reform platform pledging to destroy Penroseism, curb waste and graft, and extend home rule, taxes, road and public works reform, and woman suffrage. The document ties national achievements under Wilson and Palmer to state goals, calling for constitutional revision and a constitutional convention.
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Harrisburg
State Committee
Wilson
National Democratic Party
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States Senate
Vance C. McCormick
Pennsylvania
Mayo Estate Trustee Appointed After Ky Dem Committeeman Dies
John C. Calhoun Mayo, Democratic national committeeman from Kentucky, dies in Paintsville. Governor McCreary and state officials attend the funeral as Mayo's fortune, estimated over $20,000,000, is placed in the hands of a trustee or board of trustees.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Interstate Trade Commission
Congress
Paintsville
John C. Calhoun Mayo
Kentucky
Mayo
McCreary
Deserter John Corinthious Acquitted At Court Martial
In Paris Government Commissary Alix urges punishment for John Corinthious a Greek who deserted from the foreign legion to fight for Greece. The court martial acquits him unanimously after the Balkan war ends and he returns to the foreign legion amid praise for his heroism.
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Paris
France
Greece
Alix
John Corinthious
Foreign Legion
Morgan Books Auctioned From Foule Collection in Paris
The Foule collection of rare books on ornaments and architecture, bought by the late J. Pierpont Morgan in 1910 for $260,000 to supplement the Hoenchel collection at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, will be sold at auction by Andre Des Vouges in Paris.
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Paris
Foule
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hoenchel
Metro‘utan Museum of Arts
New York
Andre Des Vouges
Eggs dump on man as horses run away
In Chicago Morris Elboom was covered by a wagonload of about 9 000 hen eggs when his horses bolted and dumped the yolk laden cargo over him in a bizarre horse drawn mishap.
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Chicago
Morris Elboom
Coffinmakers Postpone Strike in New York
In New York 600 union casketmakers delay their wage strike citing a low death rate and weak demand for coffins until death rates rise.
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New York
State Reforms and Public Works Agenda Highlighted
The list outlines proposed and ongoing reforms including increased funds for public schools, state pensions for Civil War veterans, liberalization of legislative rules, highway department reorganization, highway maintenance plans, dirt road improvements, abolition of minority representation, eight hour workday for children, municipal home rule, employers liability law, workers compensation act, state civil service law, and conservation of natural resources especially soil.
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Democratic State Central Committee
State
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James Gillespie
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George Fe. Rowley
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William Alexander
Franklin
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U. S
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Morgan
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