Dick Holds Alob Not Anxious to Cast His For tunes with Foraker
Columbus dispatch reports Senator Charles Dick, under pressure from Taft and Foraker factions, declining to publicly side with either, while private notes warn against allying with Foraker. Taft headquarters push for a clear line as delays risk Democrats gaining advantage. rumblings of a possible Taft candidacy and ongoing Ohio party maneuvering frame a tense political contest.
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Washington Post
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Charles Dick
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Foraker
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Myron T Herrick
Political maneuvering as Taft visit looms and Foraker gains
Impatience at opposition headquarters grows as Cincinnati visit approaches on April 27. Decision on the future to hinge on Secretary Taft and his advice. Adjutant General department shows Foraker alignment from Gen Critchfield to the messenger. Warden Gould and state leaders meet with Foraker figures at the Chittenden hotel. Gay Harris edge likely not due to administration backing a single candidate. he shifts to the rider on the fence amid the campaign talk.
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Senator Foraker Returns Home to Battle in Ohio
Senator J B Foraker arrived in Cincinnati to begin contest within the Republican party, reviewing mail at his Traction Building office after a talk with State chairman John Malloy. He declined to discuss politics yet, said to be surveying the field before taking decisive action against Taft adherents.
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Washington
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Traction
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Colombia
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Politioas
Hamilton County
Evans Fleet Weathered Storm at Guantanamo Bay
Special to The Washington Post from Norfolk Virginia April 12 reports Admiral Evans fleet faced a terrific storm on April 2 and 3 at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Waves swept quarterdecks and one seaman was washed overboard from the battleship Virginia but rescued with a lifebuoy. Searchlights located him in the water and he was hauled aboard to cheers.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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Virginia
Loclok
Mormon Golden Wedding Invitations Highlight Hyde Park Celebration
Absalom Woolf of Hyde Park issues invitations to a rare golden wedding event for himself and his two wives Harriet and Lucy Ann Woolf. The trio married in Salt Lake City on April 19, 17 and have raised large families while living in harmony in Hyde Park.
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Utah
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Salt Lake City
Expert Testimony Bill Aims to Curb Insanity Defense
Special to The Washington Fast Albany April bill by Republican leader Mr Moreland targets abuse of expert testimony in murder trials where insanity is pleaded. It would bar hypothetical questions in criminal cases with a insanity defense and seeks to eliminate expert witnesses paid large fees for opinions favoring the retaining side.
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Moreland
Roosevelt Speech At Monument Dedication Extols Soldier Citizen Virtues
The president links military resolve to civic duty saying citizens and soldiers share the fighting edge. He urges the audience to emulate the fighter’s discipline as he dedicates a monument to the dead of his own regiment, with an artillery salute signaling the ceremony.
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Dying well in battle praised as supreme good
The speaker lauds those who meet inevitable death honorably in battle and rejects pity for them. He defends rich and poor alike, calling good citizenship shown by reforming conduct and respect for brave officers Capts Gapron and ONeill killed at Las Guasimas and San Juan.
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Monument Unveiled For Rough Riders At Arlington
In memory of Rough Riders who fell at Las Guasimas a granite shaft was unveiled at Arlington Cemetery. President Hooversalt? and Rev Dr D F Stafford addressed ceremonies with vows on citizenship and national strength. Military units from Fort Myer and National Guard attended. Mrs Allyn K Capron unveiled the shaft.
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Absence of President Corey at Carnegie Institute dedication
Pittsburg observers note the sudden exclusion of President W E Corey of United States Steel from the Carnegie Institute dedication invitees. Rumors suggest board figures and possible foreign concerns influenced the change, with Frew of the trustee board potential to know why.
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Hendricks Club Urges Bryan for 1908 Presidency
Evansville Indiana April 12 The Hendricks Club the state’s largest Democratic group celebrated Thomas Jefferson’s birthday and adopted a resolution urging Bryan for President in 1908. They accuse 1886 money from insurance and trust interests influenced Bryan and claim Roosevelt’s current policy mirrors that. Signed by Miles Stenderg President and Walter Wunderlich Secretary.
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Roosevelt support rally by West socialist unions
Socialists of the West declare President Roosevelt a key ally in their campaign against wealth accumulation and corporate power. They praise his labor policy and say Western train workers’ wage and hour gains signal broader upcoming demands from allied unions.
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Lyman Gage Praises Point Loma California Home
Former Treasury secretary Lyman K Gage, in Washington briefly, extols Point Loma California as a paradise like setting. He describes mild climate, ocean views, gardens with radishes lettuce and roses, and quiet life reading papers, visiting friends, and occasional local entertainments.
Terms of Place Soon In Central American Peace
Senor Federich Mejia, the minister from San Salvador to the United States, at the Arlington Hotel, expects a dispatch from his government outlining terms to settle the Honduras Nicaragua conflict. He believes peace will come without the war spreading, and that a permanent agreement may be reached with lessons from the war guiding inter regional cooperation among Central American republics. Mexico City is viewed as best suited to convene a conference involving all interested parties, with United States and Mexican diplomacy supporting the effort under Root’s guidance.
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Stewart resigns as Bermuda governor and commander in chief
New York reports Lieut Gen Sir Robert MacGregor Stewart has tendered his resignation as governor and commander in chief of Bermuda to the British colonial office. The cause is given as private reasons and the resignation will take effect next month.
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Farmer Kills Intruder in Conn Shooting
Madison Connecticut April 12 German farmer John Mai shot and killed a man believed to be R Anderson who knocked at his door and refused to move on after an exchange of abusive language. Anderson died from a shot fired through a rear door coroner’s inquiry bonds set for Mai. Separate dispatch from Rome reports a rumored meeting between King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel at Valletta with no official confirmation.
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Dementia plutocrata theory eyed for Thaw plight
German neurologist Dr Arnold Lorand argued in Philadelphia that Harry K Thaw’s crime may arise from a form of dementia he terms dementia plutocratic. He urged housing Thaw in open country with occupation and nourishing care rather than jail, noting wealth and hereditary factors contribute to criminal behavior.
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Jamestown Exposition Contest Seeks More Candidates
There is still room for more candidates in the Jamestown Exposition Contest. Start now. There are one hundred and eleven prizes in the Washington Post event offering one hundred lucky winners.
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Washington Post
Kidnapped Bride Reunited With Toledo Husband
Special to The Washington Post from Toledo Ohio April 12. Grace Duffield bride of Weaver Rae was abducted after a church ceremony by three men and one woman. They placed her in a motor car and whisked her toward Bowling Green before releasing her and reuniting with her husband on the same train to Toledo.
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Peace delegates named for Hague conference in Russia list
St Petersburg April 12 Russia named M Neuildoff Nelidoff and M Kharykoff as delegates to the Hague peace conference with Nelidoff expected as president. The opening session will outline Russia's program while naval armament questions remain undefined amid active dispatches between Vienna Berlin and St Petersburg. Railway ad notes tickets to Baltimore via Pennsylvania Railroad offered on weekends.
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St. Petersburg
Desperate clash as French statesman Doumer battles lineman
Paul Doumer former president of the French Chamber of Deputies and presidential candidate in France faced a wild confrontation with a telephone lineman at the Schenley Hotel in Pittsburgh on April 12. While Doumer dressed for dinner, the intruder was discovered in a adjoining room. Doumer tackled him as hotel staff arrived. The lineman explained the repair was for a damaged telephone, and the hotel aide remained to supervise the work after the incident.
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Delegates Chosen for Second Hague Peace Conference
The United States names its delegates led by Joseph H Choate Gen Horace Porter and A M Rose to attend the Hague gathering beginning June 15. Others include David Jayne Hill B Gen George B Davis Rear Adm Charles Sperry William S Buchanan Chandler Hale James Brown Scott and Charles Henry Butler. The group departs New York about May 15 with quarters arranged at Hotel des Indes near Knights Hall.
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Phelps Stokes Declined Pittsburg Invitation
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburg April 2 J G Phelps Stokes the New York millionaire socialist visited Pittsburg to give lectures He declined an invitation to Carnegie Institute and did not meet Carnegie or other delegates He stayed with a social worker and criticized philanthropic methods without discussing the invitation with Carnegie enterprise leaders were unaware of the invitation.
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Seagel Called Crazy After Pittsburgh Arrest
Frederick Stagel, a German arrested at the Hotel Scheniey entrance while seeking access to Andrew Carnegie over a patent, was jailed five days by Magistrate J D Walker. He sang German religious songs in his cell, and police deem him demented. Officer Kennedy found a concealed knife. Stagel claimed to have arrived in Pittsburgh from Los Angeles last Wednesday and had worked on a Sacramento farm before leaving three weeks ago. The police will pursue more facts while he serves the sentence.
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Harry Pratt
Sacramento
Jury Deadlock Delays Second Trial in Slayer Case
Jury fails to reach a verdict on the slaying of Stanford White as a second trial is remanded until fall. The young millionaire faces long imprisonment if convicted and the jury remains hopelessly divided from the start, with insanity as a central issue.
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End of Famous Trial and Thaw Bail Plans
Final ballot shows Guilty 7 Acquit 5. Jury worked 47 hours 8 minutes over 80 days. Thaw shot White June 25 1906. DA Jerome indicates a second trial. Fifteen prisoners in the Tombs await murder charges. plans for Thaw’s future remain undecided. Kali expected to be refused. Thaw likely to spend summer in the Tombs.
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Thaw Jury Deadlocks After Long Deliberation in White Murder Case
The jury in the Harry K Thaw murder trial reported a hung verdict after forty seven hours eight minutes of deliberation. Justice Fitzgerald discharged the twelve jurors and Thaw was returned to the Tombs to await a possible second trial on the charge of murdering Stanford White. The district attorney and Thaw’s counsel anticipated no venue change and planned bail discussions. The jurors indicated the verdict hinged on Thaw’s sanity at the time of the shooting, with eight voting guilty and four for acquittal on the initial ballot.
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Harry C Brearley
Charles D Newton
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Wilbur F Steele
Justice Fitzgerald
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