Cannon Campaign Manager Claims 146 Chicago Votes
William B. McKinley, manager for Cannon, asserts Speaker Cannon will win not less than 146 votes on the first Chicago ballot. He cites Illinois 44, the South 48, New England 12, the East 8, the West 16, and the Southwest 6, with favorite sons boosting support ahead of nomination. A Tennessee state convention riot interrupts proceedings as fist fights and arrests erupt between Evans-Hale and Oliver-Brownlow factions.
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Springfield
William B. McKinley
Cannon
Chicago
McKinley
Ilinois
New England
Republican Party
White House
North Dakota Democrats back Bryan at convention
North Dakota Democratic convention endorses William Jennings Bryan for president and instructs delegates to vote as a unit for his nomination. Governor Burke named delegate-at-large to Chicago. platform aligns with Bryan measures.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Committee of Resolutions
North Dakota
William J. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Johnson
William Jennings Bryan
United States of America
United States
Burke
Chicago
Republican Convention Chaos in Nashville March 26
Lively scene at the Tennessee Republican state convention in Nashville on March 26 as delegates gather to select presidential electors amid a fervent political atmosphere. Police were called to manage a disturbance during proceedings.
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Nashville
Tenn
Iowa Democratic Convention Opens in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids Iowa the Democratic convention opened at 10 30 am with music an invocation by Rev J J Toomey and an address by temporary chairman Claude R Porter ending the morning. Afternoon reports from committees will form the permanent organization. Porter praised Bryan and Bryan policies and drew cheers.
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Iowa Democracy In Council
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Democratic Convention
J J. Toomey
Claude R. Porter
Bryan
Women in the Fight in Springfield War on Saloons
Springfield society women from the Springfield Women’s Club unite with the Antisaloon League to campaign against saloons. They hold church meetings and plan to serve free coffee and sandwiches at polling booths on election day to influence votes. City authorities order saloons closed on election day.
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Springfield
Society Women of
Springfield Women's Club
Antisaloon League
Lost Coin Fire Destroys Port Huron Mattress Plant
Guy Conklin started a fire in his mattress factory while searching for a coin, destroying the building. Smoke drifted to a neighboring hall where a dancing party caused a panic. Loss estimated around 3000 dollars.
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Port Huron
Mich
Guy Conklin
No Free Print Paper Hearing Blocked by Tariff Panel
New York March 26 1908 the American Newspaper Publishers Association failed to secure a hearing on bills to place print paper and wood pulp on the free list Wage and Means Committee chairman Payne said there would be no tariff revision hearings until after the presidential election Ridder said Roosevelt promised a message to Congress on free paper and pulp and urged support for the measure Meanwhile expelled college students Merwin Hewson and two young women were undone by a rain day incident at the women’s building as the faculty consider reinstatement and what appears to be a disciplinary review
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Congress
Wage and Means Committee
Ridder
Jod Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Roosevelt
Pubishers
United States
Williams
Jeader
House
Clyde Mer Win
H. M. Hewson
Olympic Literary Society
Merwin and
Hewson
Indignant Students Protest Expulsion at M A G O
Lansing March 26 students of the M A GO express resentment after two companions are expelled for rule violations amid campus unrest. The rejection sparks protests and calls for reconsideration from the student body and faculty.
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Lansing, Mich
M. A. GO
Gov Guild Holding His Own In Boston Condition
Gov. Guild remains in stable condition as of March 26 in Boston with no change reported. Officials say he continues to recover and receive standard medical care at the hospital.
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Guild
Boston
Governor Guild
Governor Guild Rests Comfortably After Bulletin
Curtis J. Guild Jr reports that Governor Guild holds his own and is resting comfortably according to the latest bulletin.
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Curtis J. Guild, JR
Governor Guild
Strike Looms as Theatrical Musicians Trade Groups Split
The New York Theater Managers association will not renew contracts with the Musical Protective Union. Next season managers plan to contract with a new group named the National Association of Theatrical Musicians, signaling a major shift in bargaining.
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New York
New York Theater Managers’ Association
Musical Protecctive Union
National Association of Theatrical Musicians
Rock Island Closes Shops at Valley Junction
Rock Island trolley car shops at Valley Junction closed until April 1. Workers not discharged earlier were laid off. No further cuts in round house machine or builder shops announced, but those departments are expected to face reductions.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Promising Young Scoulptress Honors in Bayonne
Eleanor Eadie nineteen years old fresh out of high school won signal honors in a competition among New York sculptors. Her design for the proposed soldiers and sailors monument to be erected in Bayonne has been accepted.
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Scoulptress
Bayonne
N. J
New York
Eleanor Eadie
Chinese Boycott Threats Grow in Hong Kong
March 25 report notes a boycott mood amid anti Japanese sentiment. Miu cards on nails declare Japan a barbarous humbug and allege the Chinese government ignores the people who are weeping. The piece warns of an immediate boycott and possible annihilation within years.
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Hongkong
Died Suddenly on a Train in Albany
William B. Leet aged sixty five of Sioux City Iowa died suddenly on a train as it entered Albany New York. He was accompanied by his son in law A P Tower of Maine who was taking him to his home for treatment. Leet had been in Utica hospital suffering heart trouble from which death resulted.
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Albany
William B. Leet
Sioux City
A. P. Tower
Maine
Leeds
Utica
Bell Telephone Cuts Rates in Kansas City Plans
A conference between Mayor Henry M Beardsley city counsel and Bell Telephone representatives led to lower rates. Business service drops from 96 to 60 per year and residence service from 45 to 36 per year for a year.
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Kansas City
Ravene City
Henry M. Beardsley
Bell Telephone Copany
Young Iowa Attorney Missing
Walter I. Weaver a well known young attorney and son of Judge S. M. Weaver of the supreme court is reported missing from Iowa Falls Iowa. He allegedly left about a month ago saying he would be back in two weeks after a business trip to Iowa City and Des Moines.
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Iowa
Iowa Falls
Walter I. Weaver
8S. M. Weaver
Supreme Court
Iowa City
Des Moines
Health trip ends in death of Jackson realtor Harry Hall
Harry R. Hall aged about fifty died in Jackson Michigan following a Florida health visit. A prominent real estate man he was well known in Detroit. The death came shortly after his return from the Florida trip.
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Jackson, Mich
Harry R. Hall
Florida
Detroit
Chicago Market Hogs and Livestock Prices March 1908 Summary
Chicago market briefs show hog receipts of 20 000 with light to heavy hogs quoted 5 00 to 5 35. Cattle and sheep receipts strong with cattle 7 000 and Sheep 12 000. prices vary by weight, with contracts and ships noted. Also listed are official receipts and shipments for March 26 and forecasted receipts for tomorrow while grain firm.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Square Deal Ad
Advertisement copy promising a square deal from The North American Commission Company featuring John A. Babcock. The fragment suggests a sales pitch urging customers to seek a fair bargain.
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The
North American Commission Company
Peckham Victory Dents Liberal Hold Amid Tariff Reform Upset
London March 26 The Peckham constituency election produced a crushing Liberal loss and a government setback. Tariff reformers claim a start for Joseph Chamberlain policy as brewers fund the win, while others blame fear of threats to personal liberty and private property. The collapse follows Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s illness weakening Liberal leadership.
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Tariff Reformers
Joseph Chamberlain
Liberal Party
Brewers Hot in the Fight in Peckham Election
The Peckham district election saw a massive Tory campaign with £10,005 spent by brewers and distillers. They plastered placards, funded hundreds of lantern lectures, and mobilized thousands for processions while Liberal candidates faded under attacks from suffragists and a conspicuously hostile public. Public houses served as rally hubs as voters were ferried in by motor cars.
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Peckham
London
Engagement of Miss Mired Barnes to Robert Woods Blisa
The engagement is announced in New York on March 2 between Miss Mired Barnes and Robert Woods Blisa, secretary of the United States legation at Brussels. Barnes is the daughter of Mrs. William H Bliss, the second wife of Bliss senior, who would be the groom’s father.
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New York
Midred Barnes
Robert Woods Blisa
United States Legation
Brussels
Miss Barnes
William H. Blisa
William H. Bliss
Bliss
Attempt to Wreck Bridge Near Raritan River
An explosion of dynamite damaged the new Pennsyl va nia railroad bridge over the Raritan river at Perth Amboy New Jersey. The abutment was damaged about two thousand dollars though the bridge did not collapse. Trains had just begun running across the span this week.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Raritan River
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