Taft Backed by States as Supporter Holds Edge at White House
President Taft retains strong backing in Missouri and Kansas while foes resurge for Charles Cannon. Despite initial hopes, Cannon’s chance to split Missouri’s vote fades as public sentiment coalesces around Taft. Missouri Republicans pressure delegates, and Kansas loyally backs Taft. Cannon’s influence wanes amid party dynamics and the White House’s leadership.
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Soretey Pagt
Tim
Missouri
Nane
Kinsas
Taft
Washington
Gts
Taft Lee
Jovalhy
Hard Luck With Husbands Figure in Local Polls
Martha Rice, a middle aged widow with four marriages, told reporters in Danville about a string of hardships. She described being deserted by her fourth husband after marrying three times in Diabetes cotton mills, noting how she supported herself with weekly pay and walked two miles while he rode the streetcar. She denied being poor and claimed her cooking pleased her former husbands, while recounting each marriage’s end from illness to divorce.
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Daniela
Mitchell
Tim
Martha Rice
Danville
Flees With Loot Then Evades Sheriff Across States
A young woman and an unnamed confederate allegedly robbed a wealthy Cumberland family of diamonds and furs valued at $10,000. They fled by train via Black Tower near Berkeley and reached Fairmount, moving with a operant network across Maryland and West Virginia. Police traced the escape, with the main suspect linked to a Baltimore area crime ring. authorities issued dispatches to eastern rail hubs and recovered some items in Alamstown WV.
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Berkeley
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Cumberland
Pallmour Wood
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Hanock
Fathmere
Pullinay
Alamstown
Jeneir
Nannie
Wealthy families in chase as child abducted across three states
Mrs Pthutt of Leeington Ay secures a writ of habeas corpus after her ex husband abducts their child. A highspeed pursuit spans Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia with sheriffs and a special train engine used to intercept near Huntington. The pursuing mother vows to follow to Europe if needed, amid ties to prominent Kentuckian families and political figures.
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West Virgin
Runnaway
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Leeington
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Tudger Taylor
Hig Bed
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Hott
Unitimere and Ohio Railroad
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Ellotts
James
Urs Elliot
Hugh Russell
Trenton
Ohio
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Millett
Fayette County
Europe
Hitchcock's Last Delay on York in Hitchcock Trial
The Raymond Hitchcock trial on an indictment from a young woman was postponed until next Monday. Justice Dowling noted no similar delays will be allowed in this case and warned all parties to be prepared for the next scheduled session.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Grinted
Dela
Dowling
Society Notes Bright Star Python at Mrs Astor Benefit
Debutante Nora Langhorne and Mrs Waldorf Astor hosted a gala afternoon and evening at the Plitt Hotel to aid Virginia mountaineers. The all star cast featured Salambo the python, Miss Langhorne in Louis XVI era attire, and portraits of society figures including Mrs Astor, Mrs Eustis, and Mr Astor as Pierrette and Pierrot in a three tableau pantomime Le Reveillon de Pierrette. Applause followed performances with critics noting artistic triumph and shifting audience mood as the snake and tableaux drew steady interest.
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le Reveillon de Puerrette
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Plitt Hotel
Pool Mountaineers
Virginia
Si Feof
James B Dustis
Salimbo
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Eiger
Glett
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Waldorfster
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Miss Langhorne
Jacob
Alexander
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Semiracus
Misa Elsie Howland
Fe Bruns
Edward R Thomas
Mer Gows
Phyllis
Miss Brice
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Vrederwk O Beach
Romness
John Jacob Aster
Henry Rogers Winthrop
Three Graces
Giovanni Mazzacorati
Richard Bartheloms
Waldorf Astor
Pierrette
Lyng Pierrot
Bell Hollister
Pierre
Soulles Pierrette
Prescott
Rey
Chantant Irto
Pierry
John Jacob Astor
James B Eustis
Editu
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Moran
Chelmer Woot
Hetry
Whinthrop
C Remsay
Aymar Johnson
Harlequin Iminy
Perrette
Fieriot
Pierlette
Pierrot
Priest Murders Frenco Sacred Altar in Denver
A wandering preacher identified as Giuseppe Allo admits fatally shooting Father Leo at an altar in Denver. He claims anarchistic exile and desertion sparked his crime as the church plans reconsecration and a potential canonization of the slain priest.
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Leo
Denver
Italy
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Avalon
Sicily
Buenos Ayres
Feo
Eusebius
St Elizabeth I
Paterson NI
Ralther Lea
St Elizabeth's
Ollie James Recovering in New York Hospital
Representative Ole M James of Kentucky arrived in New York two weeks ago for surgery on an abscess over his right eye at Polisfinic Hospital. He is recovering well per Dr Robert C Miles and likely to leave in a few days. Mrs James traveled from Marion Kentucky to stay near him during his hospital stay.
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Representatiie
Ole M James
Kentucky
Polscfinic Hospital
Robert C Miles
Mra James
Marion Ky
York
Hutt
Newington
Jasuu
Hudgern
Roy Wlerkers
Toovar
Roy
Wes Roy
Wolf Invades Town in Stamp Run and Attacks Three
A famished wolf emerged from a stamp near Chaffee Mareb today and ran through the streets biting three people before being killed. Allen Stokes, a railroad employee, was badly wounded on the right leg and rushed to St Louis for treatment fearing hydrophobia. John Lewis and a small Black boy were also bitten. Chlzena chased the wolf to the swamp and shot it.
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Allen Stokes
St Louis
John Lewis
American Beauty Gracia Calla in Boston Society Murder Plot Tale
A sensational report from New Hampshire New York and Boston details Gracia Calla known as American Beauty and her circle. Her husband Roy and brother sit amid murder accusations after a Newington incident and a gun battle on a bridge. Officials note bullets found in clothing do not match the claimed shots. The tale weaves aristocratic pretensions and a spree of lawsuits disguises amid socialite circles and a famed French count impostor.
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Europe
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France
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Joubert
Arena
Velar Ard
Pumas
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Coret Jol St James
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Varstand
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Gil
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S Street
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Howe Heer
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Kelley
George Carle
Ness Calla
Jaca
Palm
Peach
Roy
Prober
Nes
Beant
Rov
Sisaia
Green
Nes Cedaeae
Newington
Oregon Laundry Labor Limit Upheld in Supreme Court Ruling
The U S Supreme Court upheld Oregon's ten hour limit on women’s work in laundries, ruling it a legitimate exercise of police power. Justice Brewer noted women’s physical burden and motherhood, affirming legislation protecting female workers to preserve the race and public health. The decision distinguished the law from New York bakery limits, often viewed as an unequal restriction on contract rights for men.
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Dimit Walker
Portiana
Bea
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Ataok
Waits in vain for bride Washington man’s distracted wedding
Charles Harry Higgins of Washington D C secured a license to wed Alic May Ridgeway at Cumberland but she refused to appear Saturday night. A carnival stood outside the Olympia Hotel as Higgins waited nearly four hours. Ridgeway fled and stayed away. Higgins, still in Cumberland, is unsettled by the turn of matrimony. Ridgeway offered no reason for the refusal. Higgins has former spouse in Canada and had connections with lodges of the Woodmen of the World. The notice mentions Florida and Caroling Resorts via Seaboard Air Line and three daily trains with Pullmans and dining cars.
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Washington Post
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Alic
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Olympia Hotel
Ridgeway
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Canada
Mr Higgins
Minister Devo's Troubled Years Drawn Into Court
Washington New York Feb 4 Rev Mr Devo rector of the Foscypal Church of the Adsoate depicted as harassed by a woman who sent love letters and followed him while her fiancé, Mrs Monahan, and his brother in law, a policeman, arranged for her detention. The case led to mental health evaluation and a brief Ward confinement amid a tangle of allegations and public notices.
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Asylum Outrage Charged Over Mine Hospital Incident
Two days after a patient named Willam Menezes was brutally beaten at AlHnos Hospital an alleged plan to take drastic action is reported. Authorities prepare to bring charges against attendants and the hospital employer for insanity related abuse.
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Bumpers Hits High on Labor Article Opinion
Senator Bumpers asserts in the American Federationist that recent labor decisions revert to medieval procedure. He demands relief at congressional hands, claims unions are not trusts, and urges action by Congress.
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American Federationist
Congress
Supreme Court decision risks banishing workers say labor leaders
The letter asserts the court has overreach beyond the Bred Scott era and warns that the hatters ruling places unions at risk. It calls for Congress relief, defends the court's integrity yet notes no human is infallible, and urges acceptance of the decision as final under our government.
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