Taft Gains 23 Delegates as La Follette Grows Factor
Taft seizes 23 delegates in a push for the national convention while La Follette becomes a growing factor. War Secretary’s manager optimistic over a New York split, asserting several votes will go to their candidate, though allies dispute the claim. Virginia’s actions reportedly rebuffed.
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New York State
Virginia
Taft
la Follette
Knox
Gov
Hughes
Cannon
Illinois
South Dakota
West Virginia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
New York
Gov. Hughes
Barnes
Friends
Ward
Chicago
Empire State
Massachusetts
New England
Missouri
Tllineis
Maryland
Mawali
Arizona
Wisconsin and Keystone State Delegate Totals in Primary Week
The piece reports Wisconsin primaries delivering nearly all delegates to Senator La Follette except one, and Keystone State primaries assigning all sixty four votes to Senator Knox. It notes total delegates required and current tallies, with a table of state by state delegate assignments and alignments.
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Fairbanks
la Follette
San
Wisconsin
la Fellette
Keystone
Knox
Apollo
Delegates Instructed by Conventions Across States
Text lists states and abbreviations with scattered notes on delegates. It references resolutions and property passed by conventions, and mentions that endorsements are equivo cal in many cases to instruct. The passage appears to be a fragment from a political document or report.
Obituary notices and funeral announcements
Obituary notices dated April 1908 list multiple individuals including Mary Beth Gulick James Clcott and Clara Virginia Chase with details of residence and interment. The fragmented text references funerals in Cheraw and Fredericksburg areas, dates around April 11 to April 14, and residency addresses such as 621 Monroe Street and 141k U7. Interments and services are noted with limited readable specifics.
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Brewer
Livia
Nexus
Save i
Neral
Morandi
Peyopal Church
South West
Chitanning
Tyard O'Chuck
James Clcott
Reshienes
Monroe Street
Morths
Cheraw
Kou
Mary Beth Gulick
Waughree
Guilek
Hapey B
Eva D. Hhilvar
Arthur Hook
Horn County
Hpsphany
Edericksburg
Urg
Clara Virginia Chase
Thomas
J.B. Jacobs
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listed in Ad Blend
A dense OCR style ad roundup lists multiple funeral directors and embalmers with their businesses, chapel facilities, livery services, and contact phone numbers across Washington area addresses. Names include William Lee, John R. Wright Co, Harvey's Sons, W R Speare, Frank A. Speare, Sardo & Co, Thos. S. Sergeon, Costello, Geor. P. Zurhorst, and Frank Geier's Sons, detailing on premises services and modern chapels.
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William Lee
John R. Wright CO
Cone of Dianer
Gp R
Harvey's Sons
North
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A. Speare
Mer
WM. H. Sardo & CO
ERAL
Mala Loa
A. Costello
H.street
Frank Geier
North Ian
Geo
P. Zurhorst
Taft Gains Delegates in Week of GOP Balloting
Taft's camp reports 120 delegates chosen this week, boosting his total to about 234 with 24 claimed for him. Gains include eight in Virginia and ten in Illinois, while New York and Wisconsin show mixed results. Opponents say Taft cannot clinch on first ballot as patterns split across states and unpledged delegates remain.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
Taft
Massachusetts
Delaware
Minnesota
York
Virginia
Ohio
Tong
Easter Gift Box of To Kalon Wines Opens Joy
An Easter present idea features a special assortment of To Kalon wines. The box promises to bring happiness to any household with a curated selection for springtime enjoyment.
GoLored Men Oppose Taft Letter Warns Negro Vote Depends on Justice
A letter from Walter S. Thomas, Ohio Afro American League chairman, read in the House, warns that if Taft is nominated at Chicago, Negro voters in Ohio and nationwide will bar votes for Roosevelt or any candidate. The missive praises Tillman and says 95 percent would back the Democratic ticket or stay home, ensuring a Democratic victory.
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Representative Rainey
Wilnos
Walter S. Thomas
Ohio Afro-American League
Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Mr. Thomas
House
Mr. Rainey
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Twenty-ffth Infantry
Tillman
Taft
Delaware Democratic primaries name Gray as preferred candidate
Democratic primaries for the State convention delegates were held in Kent and Sussex counties with Wilmington's Eighth ward the sole Newcastle County primary. The prevailing sentiment favored Judge George Gray for President, signaling the Delaware delegation to the Denver convention would be instructed accordingly. Forecasted six delegates include Peter J. Ford and Charles H. Salmen in Newcastle, Caleb S. Pennewill and Benjamin A. Hazell in Kent, Lewis S. Mustard and William H. Stevens in Sussex.
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Dover
Dél
Kent
Sussex
Newcastle County
Wilmington
George Gray
Delaware
Denver
Peter J. Ford
Charles H. Salmen
Summit Bridge
Kent County
Caleb S. Pennewill
Benjamin A. Hazell
Smyrna
Sussex County
Lewis 5. Mustard
Lewes
William H. Stevens
Seaford
Foraker Champion Continues Fight For Negro Rights
Senator Foraker addressed the Baltimore African Methodist Episcopal Church conference at Metropolitan Church, praising moral government and recalling the Brownsville incident. He warned that if Republicans become “Lily White” in Virginia and elsewhere, new parties may form while urging Congress to settle the race question as a matter of constitutional right and human liberty.
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Senator Foraker
Ohio
Ballimore
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Gaines
America
Turner
Lampton
Brownsville
Virginia
Negro Vale
Senate
United States
Republicans at Erie County convention rally for Hughes
Delegates convened in Carnegie Hall as Chairman Sherman was named permanent chair and Brackett's resolution to urge Hughes was tabled. The platform backed Roosevelt, tariff revision for fairness, and strong currency reform, with Charles W. Anderson noted as a historic first colored alternate at large to a national convention.
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Committee On
Carnegie Hall
Senator Brackett
Gov. Hughes
Dwight
Brackett
Woodruff
Edwin Merritt
George Malloy
St. Lawrence County
J. Sloat Fassett
Committee On Permanent Organization
James 5. Sherman
Oneida
Sherman
Committee On Resolutions
Clarace White
Syracuse
Hughes
Charles W. Anderson
Erie County
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Republican Party
Health Office Record of Local Deaths Early April
Reported at noon on April 10 listing multiple decedents with ages and addresses: Annie Simmons 114 Maryland Avenue 50. Juliana Watkins 1248 10th Street NW 86. Alfred P. Clarke 1742 F Street NW 21. Mary C. Alexander 1708 P Street NW 78. Elton L. Hill 1327 Girard Street NW 65. John Bryson 718 12th Street NE 66. Gertrude W. Gordon 1600 19th Street NW 66. Barb J. Mudd 1817 13th Street NW unknown age. Mary Anson Bladenaburs Road and Hickey Lane 85.
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Annie Simmons
Maryland
St. Nw
Barab' J
Mudd
Mary Anson
Bladenaburs Toad
Hilckey Lane
Omega Oil cures seuma tism with external treatment claim
The ad asserts Omega Oil cures seuma tism through external treatment and claims many have benefited. It warns that those with bone pain should try the oil, presenting a bold medical remedy without verifiable evidence.
Peruna Promotes Home Health Across Seasons
A historic home remedy claim extols Peruna as a safeguard for households, urging readers to keep a bottle in every house. Testimonial letters from customers in Wisconsin, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, Massachusetts and Kansas praise Peruna and Manalin for curing or preventing various ailments and improving well being.
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H. E. Waterman
Brooklyn
Wis
Oregon
Louis C. Schafer
4Th St
Portland
Ore
Missouri
Mr. M. J. Cotton
Randolph St
St. Louis, Mo
Mary Jones
Reynolds Ave
Chicago
Ill
Nebraska
Joe Bunger
Peru
Indiana
Louis Thias
Seymour
Ind
Massachusetts
Mr. W. Ellsworth
Cady St
North Adams
Mass
Republican slate backs Hughes for U S President in Chicago
The statement praises Gov Charles E Hughes for his administration in New York and endorses his nomination at the Republican national convention in Chicago. It urges delegates to support his candidacy with determined effort, highlighting economic policy, justice for citizens, and peaceful arbitration of disputes.
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Woodruff
Brackett
Merritt
Sereno Payne
Republican Party
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Democratic Party
Sen
Hughes
Charles E. Hughes
Chicago
United States
Hughes Birthday Celebrated by Gov Hughes in Buffalo
Gov. Hughes marked his forty sixth birthday in Buffalo with a busy schedule including a reception at the Twentieth Century Club a dinner and an address at the Lawyers Club and a review of the Seventy Fourth Regiment. A dispatch from New York announced the State Republican convention would present his name for the presidential nomination.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Albany
Twentieth Century Club
Seventy-fourth Regiment
Lawyers’ Club
Armory
H. D. Strebel
New York
Chicago
One for Taft in Wisconsin Delegation Admitted
La Follette forces concede delegation will not be solid. In Milwaukee Taft supporters claim complete returns from the Tenth district elect Wisconsin Taft supporter Waisheer Alexander as delegate to the Republican national convention, signaling a split in the Wisconsin delegation.
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la Folletta
Taft. I
Milwaukee
Waisheer Alexander
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