Two thirds and unit rules in Democratic conventions history
A long historical account by Nathaniel Crutchfield traces the two thirds rule and the unit rule in Democratic national conventions from 1802 through the 19th century. It covers nominations, debates, and chair rulings, highlighting the evolving practices and key moments shaping presidential and vice presidential selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel ‘I. Crutchfield
Kentucky
Washington
Crutchfeld
St. Louis
Saunders
North Carolina
van Buren
Democratic Party
Baltimore
Allen
Massachusetts
Richard M. Johnson
van Buran
B. F. Butter
New York
Polk
Dallas
Cincinnati
Colorado Has No Peer in Speed at Builders Trial
The armored cruiser Colorado achieved a maximum speed of 22.81 knots on a measured course with an average 22.10 knots under forced draught. Engineers expect 23.19 knots on the official trial as Cramp Shipbuilding touts perfect machinery and absence of waves. The vessel, found lacking bottom clog from prior launch, left for Philadelphia after the trial and will dock at Cramp’s yards tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Breakwater
Del
United States
Colorado
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Edwin A. Cramp
Catdt
Massachusetts
Asapeed
Philadelphia
Cramp's Shipyards
Morton Goes to Chicago to Arrange Private Affairs
Secretary of the Navy Morton leaves for Chicago to settle private matters and prepare for a long Washington stay. Judge Darling will act as Secretary in his absence, with John Nordhouse named private secretary and Gauss continuing as confidential clerk. Special notice lists Naval Academy admittees and naval personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Chicago
Washington
Judge Darling
John Nordhouse
Nebraska
Gauss
Moody
Naval Officers Orders Reported in 1904 Dispatches
Orders assign Rear Admiral H Glass to Pa ck Squadron and duty under Rear Admiral Miller in Pacific Naval District with eventual command upon retirement. Goodrich detached from navy yard Fortemouth to Fort Worth area in 1904. Gow to Fore River Shipyard duties as inspector of machinery and material. McWirey assigned to American Steel Casting Company for inspection work. Norton ordered to New York Navy Yard for department duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Glass
Cetmenea
Miller
U.S. N
Pacific Naval District
F. Goodrich
Navy Yard
Fortemouth
Pacific
New York
York, N. Y
Department of
Military personnel transfers and leaves noted at Albany yard
Unclear OCR text records Exsigns J. W Gchoenfeln and W. Smith with F. McCammon attached Albany to home and thirty days leave, then wait orders to tea. Assistant Surgeon Jquil ter Jr detached Denver to Kentucky, Assistant Surgeon F. A. Aguerton detached Kentucky to navy yard New York. N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wgchoenfeln
W.’ Smith
F. McCammon
Albany
J.quilter, Jr
Denver
Kentucky
F. A. “Aguerton
Navy Yard
New York
Hogan court martial decision and secretary’s clemency
Secretary Morton acted on a navy court martial case involving Second Lieutenant R. R. Hogan of the Marine Corps. Hogan was found guilty of an unprovoked assault and resisting arrest after a late night incident, but not guilty of intoxication. The court recommended clemency due to youth and short service, and Morton remitted the loss of five numbers in grade, issuing a reprimand instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Liept
R. R. Hogan
Marine Corps
Naval Academy
Anapolis
Diehl
Athens
Army officers receive multiple promotions and assignments during July
Orders grant leave extensions and report requirements for officers in the Philippines and the United States. Promotions boards are set at Vancouver Barracks and San Francisco with detailed rosters including Lieut Col Richard Thompson and Maj Rudolph Ebert. Additional duties cover ordnance material inspections and lighthouse district engineering assignments, with numerous officers to visit factories in Pa and Ohio before returning to their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanham
Williams. Owen
Department of California
John F. Guilfoyte
William P. Hall
Joseph B. Girard
Department of Texas
San Francisco
Cal
Department of Californis
Philippine Islands
Paul 8. Bond
Corps of Engineers
Tenth Lighthouse District
Theodore A. Hingham
Bond
Department of Commerce and Labor
Richard O Richard
Alfred T Cutton
Signal Corps
Vancouver Barracks
Washington
Richard E Thompson
Liebt
Richard “Be. Thompson
Rudolph G. Ebert
Alexander B. Dyar
Artillery Corps
Carl F Hartmann
Bruce Ffoulkes
United State Army
Herman W. Schull
Ordnanos Department
Bridvale Steel Works
Nicetown
Diamond Driant Machine Company
Birdaboro
Lous Drechewin
Carroll A. Devol
Samuel W Dunning
John D. Yost
Army
Buffalo
Theodore A. Bingham
Corps of Unginters
Edgar J. Robertson
Ninth Infantry
Dan ©. Kingman
George Bell
Iirat Infantry
Harry M. Hallock
Aesistant
Ita A. Shimer
Firat Tinut
Corps of Engines
Oficers
Fort Ansiiniboine
Montana
William H. Bock
Third Cavalry
Bichp P. Andrus
Thom Treisnell
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Firat Lisut
Bamual M. de Lofirs
Ansistant Aurkonn
Wallace B. Parkman
United Ataton Army
Firat Yiout
James J. Mayes
Aydney K. Hopnon
John H. Rice
Ordnance Department
Akron
Ohio
Ordnance” Department
Morgan Engineering Com
Cure Claim for Bright’s Disease and Diabetes Promoted
A 1904 notice from Brights Disease and Diabetes News urges church women in Washington to consider Fulton Compounds as a cure. The letter from F. B. Cutler cites a patient with five years of illness, swelling and diabetes, claiming rapid improvement and a capital operation proof. The ad promotes pamphlets and sole agency by F. S. Williams & Co., druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
San Francisco
Church Women of
Washington
Bright
Waldeck Sanitarium
Sil
Markell
Cloverdale
FE. B. Cutler
Willams & Co
Drugeists
Wannington
Local Steel Firms and Manufacturers Mentioned in Cleveland List
A historical listing mentions the Warner & Swaddy Company of Cleveland along with the Carnegie Steel Company the Crucible Steel Company of America the Firth Sterling Steel Company the Westmoreland Steel Company the Union Boring and Manufacturing Company and the American Spiral Spring Company of Pittsburg Pa.
Our Ships Un surpassed Armor and Armament
Rear Admiral Charles O Neil of the U S Navy visits Toulon dockyards to study French armor and armament. He will tour Cherbourg Havre and northern fleet yards and report to the Navy Department. He contrasts American ships as equal or superior to foreign fleets with rapid fire guns on par with Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles O'Neil
Ul Ss. N
Ministry of Marine
Toulon
Cherbourg
Havre
Navy Department
France
O'Neil
Navy device prevents blow back in guns
Navy tests at Washington Yard and Indian Head reveal an automatic device that expels all malodorous cloth and foul gases from a gun bore after discharge. Orders call for adapting the mechanism to all guns, with full implementation within months to prevent blow backs and improve safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Thea Miasouri
Washington Navy Yard
Indian Head
Ordera
Tests of Torpedo-Boats Highlight Reliability Over Speed
A naval inspection finds torpedo-boats largely fail to avoid breakdowns. Only one craft secured a clean record. The board urges heavier machinery, accepting reduced speed, to ensure dependable performance in all weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Inspection Board
No Bid Made For Manila Ice Plant Sale
The government ice plant in Manila failed to attract bids above one million dollars in the fixed minimum. Cable reports no bid received within the set period, prompting plans for a private sale if possible. The plant yielded $138,000 income last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Insular Bureau
Mystic Shriners Ride to Atlantic City Meeting
Mounted Patrol of Almas Temple will escort Imperial Potentate George H. Greene of Dallas to the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine in Atlantic City on July 13 and 14. The Washington group of nearly 100, many leading businessmen, depart July 12 aboard a Baltimore and Ohio special, staying at the Royal Palace Hotel with numerous members and spouses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almas Temple
Atlanti City
Mystic Shrine
Atlantic City
George H. Greene
Dallas
Tex
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Royal Palace Hotel
N. Anderson
Joseph Auerbach
W. &. Barker
ZB. Blackintone
F. W Callaghan
Robert Cook
A. ©. Crook
Joseph Ciscle
W. H. H. Cisnell
C W. Coombs
W. J. Coffin
A. Frey
J. M. Ford
W. N. Freeman
Menzier
H. Given
BE. Geratenberg
T. C. Henderson
H. A. Gripp
L. Hartig
S. B. Hege
N. T. Haller
J. K. Heyl
J. Helmus
D. P. Hickling
A. G. Herrman
W. W. Jordan
Charles Kraemer
CG. Turner
J. W. Tolgon
Tabor
H. Thomas
H. W. Thomas
A. G White
W. H. Lukes
J. C. Yost
H.W. Zea
G. T. Hangell, Palmer
W. A. Con
Daniel Johnson
T. R. Riley
T. W. Rose
W. H. Kiofifer
Funeral of Col Brigham in Delta Ohio
Funeral plans for Col Joseph H. Brigham include a 10 a m to 2 p m public viewing on Sunday at City Hall, with a 2 p m service led by Rev J W Donnab and Dr W G Waters. National Grange Patrons of Husbandry and Grand Army posts will supervise, with dignitaries from Washington and state officials expected. The Brigham family, including father Winfield B Brigham of Bowling Green, is in Delta for the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Ohio
Joseph H. Brigham
City Hall
J. W. Donnab
Methodist Church of
W. G. Waters
National Grange
Grand Army of the Republic
New Hampshire
Gov
Luce
Michigan
Wilson
Aaron Jones
Washington
Bowling Green
Visit to the Junior Republic Inauguration Detailing
A party of Christian Endeavorers from the city will visit the Junior Republic at Annapolis Junction tomorrow the Fourth to witness the inauguration of a newly elected president. A patriotic service with singing scripture reading and prayer will follow, then an address by Rev Chesies Alvin Smith pastor of Peck Memorial Presbyterian Church Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavorers
Annapolis Junction
Chesies Alvin Smith
Peck Memorial Presbyterian Church
Georgetown
Dooley to Appear in The Post Next Year
The famed philosopher and humorist Dooley will publish exclusive weekly articles in The Post Washington for a coming year starting July 10. Readers await sharp, meatful takes on public men and affairs, with Dunne’s Dooley gaining worldwide interest and translation into German and French markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mek. Doolmny
Post
Washington
Timen
Doolay
Finley Peter Dunns
Doc~ Ley
Dooley
Australisa
Doolaty
F. F. Dunns
LEY Monologuer
Archey Road
Chicago
Dooley and Archey Road Echoes of Irish Life
A portrait of Archey Road chronicling its Irish residents and the figure Mr Dooley. The piece blends humor and social observation as Dooley reflects on archetypal characters, local politics, and cultural tensions amid urban life and industrial noise.
Craze for Cigar Bands Spreads Through England
From a London column a home decoration fad uses cigar bands as ornate panels for vases plates and bottles. Shops source bands from France and Germany with wide color ranges and multiple printings. some pieces cost one pound ten shillings or more and an overzealous craftsman might place a thousand bands on a single whisky jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Maten
World's Fair Defect and the St Louis Exposition
A critical view of the St Louis Exposition argues that universal expositions overdo spectacle and underrepresent practical engineering, suggesting a shift toward specialized displays. The piece notes crowd enticement, gaps in coverage, and the need for focused scientific progress, with historical context from Paris and Hyde Park. It also blends humorous exchanges about Ecclesiastes and national ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harrison Supien
Crystal Palace
Hyde Park
France
Department of Science
St. Louis
St Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson
Jackson Republican Party
View
Tennenson Legislative
Pennsylvania
Calhoun
Legislaturea
Summer
Thay
Charleston
Howard
Tennessee
Cushing
Douglas
Rais
Breckinridge
Gov. Seymour
Seymour
Kanaan City
Ita
Lamar
Georgia
Williams
New Jersey
Wallacy
Wisconsin
Harrity
Auch
National Committee
Committee On
Kansas City
Driver
Buckey
Frank
Henry
Annapolis
N. FR. Vanderveer
A. B. McNeill
Texas
H. 8.Richardson
C. Hunsaker
A. Lee
W. W. Searcy
C. K. Schifer
Iowa
T. Jones
L. W. T.waller
Presidential
W. C. Brereton
C. B. Gary
W. ¥. Hawthorne
G. Brandt
Mississippi
A. 8. Kemman
HE. W. Bowell
C. HH. Dolan
Missouri
C. Bt. C. Boteford
Carter
Iidelio S. Carter
Naval Board
Commander Carter
Illinois
Lona
Geo
Pensacola
Cheyenne
Wyo
William Carpenter
Walter , Jones
Hieventh Infantry
West Cheyenne
Charles C. Louds
Carpenter
Jones
New London
Newondon
Conn
Nevada
Florida
Arkansas
Truxton
MacDonough
Newport News
West Point
Oakes
Smith
Military Academy
Glacier
Newark
Pleya del Este
Mayflower
Gbraltar
Hartford
Jamestown
Newport
Villalobos
Hankow
Justin
Hongkong
Tacoma
Mare Teland
San Braccisco
Bright’s Disease and Diabetes News
Vernment
Mystic Shriners
Col
J. H. Brigham
Grand Army
Stony Man Camp
Stony Man
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Luray
Pollock
the Post
MR. Dooley
Finley Peter Dunne
the Sunday Post
Poony
Anumust
Doolwy
The
Spectator
Bines Jt
Mr. Dunne
Mr. F. P. Dunne
Urbs
Horto
Formnst
Beyant Healey
Martin Dooley
Doprey
Ireland
Armagh
Bantry Bay
Arghey Road
All Saints
Pookles
Cabbage Gardens
Malachi Dempsey
Father Butler
Ike
Henneary
Honiibewy
Hennessy
Betther
M. McGee
Central Committee
Dooldy
Shakespeare
Council
Carnegie Hero Fund
Cleveland Plain Desler
Poundem
Jess
Jessa
Acrontitia
Cader
Zeto Paris
Harpar
Ecclesiastes
Chicago News
Newbro
Wit Sevett
Dept
Detroit
Mick
Newapa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!