Delegates Split as Taft Favored in State Delegations
Republican voters across states show strong Taft backing with several delegations including Michigan Ohio and Massachusetts hinting at Taft as top choice. Cannon earns steady support in the South and Midwest while New York and New England members remain cautious or noncommittal amid calls for Roosevelt Hughes and Fairbanks.
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Taft campaign moves probe into federal activity
The piece details Republican contest dynamics as Leslie Shaw weighs a national run while Taft supporters push in Iowa and Ohio. It notes cross state delegate hopes, the quiet stance on Cartelyou, and fears of officiais aiding Taft with Chandler and Norton under scrutiny. It also covers Colorado sentiment, Hitchcock’s wider reach, and Ohio convention plans.
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Austrian sues for 250000 claiming wife abducted
Richard Goebel, a young Austrian chauffeur who eloped with Marion Dougherty in Europe last year, files suit in Philadelphia against D. Webster Dougherty and Anna Wilcox Dougherty for 250000 alleging deprivation of the right to see his wife since June 6 in Dresden and ongoing inability to contact her.
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Vanderbilt Halts Breakers Honeymoon Plans at Newport
Mrs Vanderbilt has canceled plans for the Breakers estate in Newport where a daughter’s honeymoon party was to be staged after marriage to Count Szcheny. Orders to close the estate were issued, carpenters will begin work by morning, the project will take about a week and cost nearly $2000. All silverware and tableware were shipped to New York tonight, prompting disappointment in Newport.
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Quinn Sues Washington Electric for Car Boarding Injury
John F. Quinn of the Stoddard apartment house sues the Washington Railway and Pilecttic Company for $10,000 for alleged negligence after a March 3 1906 incident at Eighteenth and N Street NW. He says he was trying to board a car and was thrown to the pavement, fracturing two bones in his right ankle resulting in permanent injuries.
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How to Prevent and Recover From the Grip
Eminent physicians in New York advise immediate warmth and a mild cathartic for grip. Hood's Pills are recommended for ease of use and tonic effect. To prevent grip, avoid undue exposure keep feet dry and take Hood's Sarsaparilla. After grip Hood's Sarsaparilla is urged as the greatest tonic to restore strength, purify blood and aid digestion.
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Cyrus Eason
New York
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Row Over Confirmation of Oregon District Attorney Nominee
Senator Fulton opposes confirmation of Christian Schuebel for Oregon district attorney, appointed subcommittee chair to report on the nomination. Alabama delegation protested Oscar Poundley’s U.S. district judge nomination. Taft agreed to speak at a Massachusetts Republican Club event, date to be set.
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Tax Dowries for Titles Aimed at Stopping Foreign Marriages
Representative Sabath proposes a 21 percent tax on dowries paid to foreign titled spouses by American fathers. The bill targets settlements made before or after marriage and directs enforcement rules to the Treasury. Sabath argues the practice has diverted hundreds of millions from US citizens to foreign nobility.
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Change in Fees System Aimed at Estates
Senator Gallinger introduced a bill to reorganize register of wills fees after protests by about a thousand lawyers. The plan, supported by James Tanner, would equalize costs, easing small estates while collecting fair charges on larger ones. An average-case review showed high value estates generate most fees under current rules.
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Bankhead Takes the Oath as Senator for Alabama
Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama appeared on the Senate floor to take the oath of office, the first time since his election to replace the late John T. Morgan. His credentials were submitted by Senator Johnson, with Bankhead then assigned to multiple committees including Commerce, Agriculture and Forestry, Post Offices and Post Roads, Public Lands, and Railroads.
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Bill penalties railroads for slow freight moves
Senator Culberson introduced a bill penalizing railroads for not promptly moving interstate freight after a memorial from the Cattle Growers' Association. Judge Cowan advised on the bill, while Calvin A. Hotland, former Washington Bicycle Company dealer, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing debts of 1 075.57 and no assets.
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Calls for navy programme from Hobson in House
Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama introduces a joint resolution pushing a consecutive naval programme to safeguard coastlines, ocean trade, foreign markets, possessions, and national foreign policies. Additional bills seek agriculture funding, swamp land drainage surveys, surplus Treasury funds for roads, and a six member diplomatic commission.
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Secretary of Agriculture
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New York
Clerk Sues DC Over Tree Injury At Wisconsin Avenue
Alvin T. Gregory, a Treasury Department clerk residing at 8018 street nor west, sues the District of Columbia for 10000 damages in the District Supreme Court. He alleges a District government employee trimmed a street tree near Wisconsin avenue on October 2, a limb fell, he was riding a bicycle and knocked to the ground, breaking his right arm and causing permanent impairment. He claims pedestrians and travellers were not adequately safeguarded.
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Weather conditions forecast after storm coast to river crest
The Weather Bureau reports a storm moved from Canadian maritimes toward Western New York with cooler air and light snow extending to Northern Georgia and the Mississippi area. Rain covers the Pacific Coast, high pressure over the Rocky Mountains, and the Potomac River flood crest approaching Washington. Winds shift west to northwest with calmer Great Lakes, ships bound for Europe face brisk winds then fair weather toward the Grand Banks.
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Special Forecast for California Coast Storm Warnings
Special forecast notes storm warnings along the California coast from Point Lobes to Point Reyes Light. Local weather report lists midnight to evening readings, rainfall chances, temperatures and humidity with unclear OCR fragments.
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