Honor Naval Hero Statue Unveiled in Potomac Park Ceremony
President Taft and Admiral Dewey led a grand ceremony at Potomac Park for the John Paul Jones statue. Noted officers and statesmen attended as midshipmen from Annapolis joined the national salute, and Porter praised Jones as the greatest naval hero in American history.
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Potomac Park
Gem Porter
Canoe
John Paul Jones
Annapolis
Porter
America
Dewey
Charles H Nelhaus
Harris Ewing
Admiral Dewey
Meyer
Taft
Stimson
Pageant at Washington Unveils Jones Statue Amid Warship Pageantry
A grand unveiling of the John Paul Jones statue in Washington features the Dolphin and the Mayflower friezes, Taft wreaths, and crowds as Marine Band plays The Star Spangled Banner. Gen Robert K Evans leads a parade of military and naval units including naval aides Archibald H. Davis and Richard White, with officers from the Army and Navy, midshipmen from Annapolis, and the District of Columbia National Guard forming in review on Seventeenth and B Streets.
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Dolphin
Potomac
Marine Band
Taft
Matthew T Scott
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
W VW Cox
District of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution
District Grand Lodge of Masons
Robert K Evans
Seventeenth
W Hf Moseley
USA
Evans
Archibald H. Davis
Camndr
SS Jones
Richard White
Robert Henderson
Leroy Wo Herron
Frank B McCoy
Monroe Kerth
Edwin St . Greble
Feld Artillery
Henry C Dunn
USN
Midshipmen
Annapolis
Comomander L .Moulton
Academy
John Downs
Navy Yard
Army Engineers
Cosal Artilery
Fifteenth United States Cavalry
Third Fleet Artillery
National Guard
District of Columbia
Colored Troops
Washington Rheumatics Relief Claim at Home
Washington rheumatics sufferers are urged to obtain Nurite, a prescription medicine claimed to relieve severe rheumatism without narcotics. Advertises quick action to ease aches in joints and muscles, with a refund promise and a sales point at James O'Donnell in Flatiron Building, New York.
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Mehar
James O'Donnell
Aru
Magtetral Chemical
Flatiron Bidg
New York
Alabama delegates back Underwood on currency reform plank
Alabama's 48 delegates to the Democratic national convention were instructed to vote for Oscar W Underwood until a nomination is made. The state convention endorsed a platform plank seeking banking reform to protect independent banks from control. Delegates at large listed include United States Senator Bankhead and Gov O Neal among others.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Bhell
Underwood
United States
Bankhead
Mat
W Screws
Gov O'Neal
H. D Mallory
George L Malone
Sudden Elopement Attempt Hits Rockville License Gate
Miss Ross F Carlisle and Philip Beach sought a license after hours, arguing a midnight romance, but Rockville Clerk John L Burnett refused to bend. They returned to the city to marry at 3 PM with a Baptist minister the next day.
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Ross F Carlisle
Mary Cartale
New York Avenue
Philip Beach
K Street
Rockville
John L Burnett
Burnett
Roosevelt Bitter Denounces Party Managers in Address
Col Roosevelt denounced Taft supporters as profiting by evil and relying on patronage. He argued delegates from Southern states and Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky bolster Taft and warned the judiciary is threatened. He refused a joint debate with Rep Gardner citing ongoing political maneuvering.
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Omaha
Nobr
Col Hoosevelt
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt
Michigan
Colorado
Indiana
Kentucky
New York
Roosevelt Defends Real Issues in Illinois Campaign
Col Roosevelt spoke at several stops despite threatening weather and pressed real campaign issues. He charged Lorimer with linking Taft to a tainted machine, noting Taft did not break the link until Illinois showed the association unprofitable. Roosevelt questioned Taft's opposition to Lorimer as feeble and claimed only two Taft delegates remained under Lorimer’s influence.
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Mer
Col Roosevelt
Lorimer
Taft
Roosevelt
Gardner
Illinois
Lorisher
Connecticut Republicans Nominate Taft Delegates at State Meet
Four Taft loyal delegates chosen at Connecticut Republican State Convention to vote for the president's renomination. The gathering amid a protest for Roosevelt saw a secretary announce Taft instruction while district selections varied between Taft, uninstructed, or favorable stances.
Illinois Delegates Elected Roosevelt Eyes 56 of 58
Chicago April 1 Republicans held congressional conventions in each district and elected delegates to the national convention in Chicago. If districts carried by Roosevelt in the preference primary instruct their delegates for him, he would obtain 56 of the 58 Illinois delegates including those at large. Eight delegates at large to be chosen Friday are expected to be Roosevelt supporters. The only Taft district was the Fifth in Chicago, controlled by Lorimer allies.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Hitneis
Springfield
Twinnois
Taft
Friends
William Lorimer
Outlaws Executed For Oshkosh Murder In Peking
In Peking on April 7, 57 accused in Bert Hicks killing from Oshkosh Wisconsin confessed to involvement and were executed immediately. A clash between elf and new military forces at Wenshwan Guangchuen Province followed a dispute over disarmament. the rebels suffered heavy losses with around 100 killed and order reportedly restored.
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Peking
Bert Hicks
Oshkosh
Wis
Elf
Wenshwan
Bgachuen
Gunday
Tosa
Republicans pick two Colorado delegates for Taft in Chicago convention
Colorado Springs on April 17 reports the Second Colorado district Republicans elected Casimere Areala of Trinidad and Edward T. Blott of Des Moines as delegates to the Chicago convention and instructed them for Taft.
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Colorado
Taft
Colorado Springs
Colo
Casimere Areala
Trinidad
Edward T. Blott
Des Norts
Chicago
Lala Vote Halted Amid Debt Plan Delays
Unclear vote on debt liquidation at Hall faced unprecedented delay due to unfamiliarity with voting machines. The plan, funded by penny contributions, proposes United States purchase of Monticello.
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Hall
Monticello
United States
Leading D A R Elections in Honorary Vice Roles
A list of elected officers for the D A R includes honorary vice president general nominees Mrs. Charles HM Deer of Hinds and Mrs. John R Walker of Mi e court. candidates for vice president general from several states. and Miss Eliza O Denniston elected editor of the magazine.
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Charles HM. Deer
Hinds
John R. Walker
Miecourt
Charles H. Bond
Massachusetts
la Verne Moyes
Illinois
Joseph Wood
New York
George 8. Shackelford
Virginia
Charles F. Johnson
Maine
Wiliam Lawson Peel
Georgia
George M. Minor
Connecticut
Wiliam Libbey
New Jersey
Andrew K. Gault
Nebraska
R. M. Bratton
South Carolina
Miss Eliza
Denniston
Balloting in DAR Honorary VP Race Delayed by Night Rule
Voting for honorary vice presidents general and vice presidents general at Memorial Continental Hall halted at 10 pm to 8 am to let delegates sleep. Two rating machines slowed output with about 109 ballots per hour. by suspended time two thirds cast. Rival camps led by Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Story contested results while workers eyed turnout and access to voting keys amid a tense, prizelike contest.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Memorial Continental Hall
Continental Congress
Continental Hall
Matthew T Scott
William Cumming Story
George T. Guernsey
Amos G. Draper
Story
Guernsey
Vega
Charles Bond
Massachusetts
la Verne Noyea
Witness
George S Shackelford
Virginia
Charles F. Johnson
Maine
William Peel
Georgia
Wiliam Libbey
New Jersey
Andrew K. Gault
Nebraska
R. M. Bratton
South Carolina
Chalmers M. Williamson
Mississippi
W. H. Crosby
Winconsin
D A R members clash over editor and debt plan
D A R leaders debated editor nominees amid slips and disputes at the afternoon session. A plan to liquidate Continental Hall debt via a penny-a-day pledge gained strong support alongside praise for magazine growth and a push to widen the American Monthly’s scope.
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Ott
Scott
Story
Wolls
Taylor
New Jersey
I . Harvey
Delaware
Bissell
Connecticut
Lane
Texas
Finch
New York
Mra
Guernsay
Dear Bere
New Hampshire
Parker
Oliver
Missour
Mre Edwards
Rhode Island
Willard T. Block
Daughters At the
Samuel A. Ammon
Thomas ‘Erson
United States
James W. Pinchot
Conservaton Committee
Carl Vrooan
May head the D A R regent in Buffalo society circle
Mrs John Miller Horton regent of the Buffalo chapter rises as a leading society figure with doubled chapter membership, praised for philanthropy and hospitality. The growth draws southern and western supporters as Horton, known for public service, advances the organization alongside her banker husband Pascal Pratt and daughter Katherine Horton.
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Buffalo
N. Y
South
West
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Memorial Continental Hall
Mra
John Miller Horton
Matthew T. Scott
Pascal Paull Pratt
Katharine Lorenz Pratt Horton
Europe
Mia Horton
Horton
Doughtera
Mra Horton
Charleston
Buffalo City
Washington Center Entrance Car Tested For City Lines
A new center entrance street car, designed by W A Wenner for the Washington Railway and Electric Company, arrives at P Street shops and will be tested on city lines. It features low steps, side seating, wider aisles, and brighter windows, with a capacity of 53 passengers and a folding door system operated from a single shaft.
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Washington Railway and Electric Company of
Washington
Washington Center
W. A. Wenner
P Street
Brill
Tornadoes Hit Shady Grove Area Wreck Church and Homes
A cyclone struck Shady Grove 40 miles south of Montgomery on April 17 killing one woman and destroying the Baptist Church and several buildings. In Louisiana storms caused deaths and damage in multiple towns as lightning and wind lashed structures, including Plaquemine and Manchac Bayou areas.
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Montgomery
Ala
Shady Grove
New Orleans
South Louisiana
John Wildms
Plaquemine
Frank Montelone
Nataibany
Charles Giles
Goodreq
John Hamilton
Negro
Manchas Bayou
Pogcatoula
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Gen Porter
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Nebr
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President Taft
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Burton E. Bievenson
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Chester
NEW Fiction Library
14Th St. N. W
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Ansonia
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Canaan
Charles Hopkins Clark
Hartford
Frank B Weeks
Middletown
H. C Bates
E. J Lake
H. M. Alcorn
C B. Gates
Francis J. Regan
John T King
James F. Walsh
E J Emmoon
L H. Chase
Lala
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Mra. M. Dickinson
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American Monthly Magazine
D. A
Mra Hienencer Massey
Mra Mezey
DA. R
Friends Room
J. M. Horton
Alvert
Calvert
Calvert Co
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
Alec
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Wyras Amitarium
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Alema
W. H. Osborn
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