Democrats Target Doubtful Districts in New House Fight
The New York Tribune outlines a high stake drive to win the House, with Republicans basing operations in New York and Democrats in Washington and Chicago. It catalogs 77 Republicans and 6 Democrats in doubtful districts, notes 54 districts with small pluralities, and highlights key leaders and districts shaping the campaign.
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Chicago
New York Tribune
House of Representatives
Francis Curtis
Republican Congressional Committee
Taft at Bar Harbor and the tariff report delay
Taft discusses a long winter investigation at Bar Harbor. The question of funds to continue the work arose in May. He spent much time in Germany studying tariff protection, road organization, and regulatory approaches. Emery left Mains and will attend a Supreme Court birthday benet for his father. Taft plans to visit Mate for the summer.
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Taft backs Dick for Senate per Ohio primary will
President Taft expressed strong support for reelection of Senator Charles Dick in Ohio. He discussed delaying a public statement to avoid harming the cause, stressed party wishes voiced in the Republican primaries, and endorsed the primary system as the method for choosing candidates.
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Washington Post
New York
Taft
Charlies Dick
United States Senate
Senator Dick
Beverly
Massachusetts
Ohio
Washington
Republican Party
Senate
Reclamation Board Meets to Plan Irrigation Projects
The Army Engineers Board, appointed by the President to oversee 26 million dollars in indebtedness certificates, met in Washington for its first session. Gen William L Marshall and officials from the Interior Department and Reclamation Service attended as the board outlined plans and will prepare reports for the President in the fall.
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Washington
Flore
Interior Department
Willam L Marshall
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Newell
Lycut
John Biddle
William C. Langitt
William W. Harts
Charles W. Ktutz
Harry Burgess
Ballinger
Army ‘Engineers
Thue
May Aid Currency Reform
Treasury officials expect New York banks to lead rapid organization of national currency associations under the Aldrich-Vreeland act to issue extra currency during emergencies. The crucial test is a July 29 meeting of New York banks to finalize adoption and submit savings plans to Newark. Chicago reports population over 2,000,000 with 414,150 minors, a rise of 66,768 since the 1919 census.
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Treasury
New York
MacVeagh
Newark
Chicago
Foles
Rustians
Emperor Felicitates Taft on Dickinson Visit
Emperor idatsuhito telegraphed President Taft to express pleasure at meeting Jacob M. Dickinson during his Tokyo visit. The message, dated Tuesday from Tokyo, thanks Taft for the hospitable reception and notes the great pleasure of the opportunity to see the American Secretary of War.
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Idatsuhito
Japan
Taft
Jacob M. Dickinson
Tokyo
Dickinson
Taft to Open National Conservation Congress in St Paul
President Taft will be invited to open the National Conservation Congress in St. Paul. The congress will now begin on September 6 with Governor's Day added when all governors are invited. Col Roosevelt will speak September 6, and Taft is expected to accept the opening honor.
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Conservation Congress
Chicago
Taft
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Col Roosevelt
Read Out of the Party Illinois Democrats Denounce Lorimer Vote
Democrats from across Illinois gathered at Lincoln to denounce Democratic General Assembly members who voted for William Lorimer to the Senate. Ben F. Caldwell chaired the meeting with James B. Lloyd as secretary, and resolutions repudiate the Lorimer vote as a party action.
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Democrata
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Springfield
Lincoln
United States
Wiliam Lorimer
Ben F. Caldwell
Forty-fifth
James B. Lloyd
Lincolln
Tilinois
Senate
General Assembly
Same &S
Roosevelts Quiet Day at Sagamore Hill
Special to The Washington Post Oyster Bay July 20 Col Roose velt rested at Sagamore Hill with no visitors or social calls. He worked on speeches for a Western trip and noted no callers tomorrow. A long walk with Mrs Roosevelts cooler weather greeted their afternoon. Also listed are ninth Kentucky Joseph B Bennett Republican and third Texas R M Lively Democrat.
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Washington Post
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Outlook Office
Mra. Roosevelt
Census Bureau Clerks Grow To 3460 As Racial Segregation Urged
At the census bureau a surge of hiring will push total clerks to about 3,460 with 350 more appointments from the District of Columbia Virginia and Maryland. Wage complaints were settled but a new dispute arises over night shifts forcing women workers to work alongside Black colleagues, sparking calls for segregation or separate quarters for Negro workers.
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Virginia
Maryland
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Senegal
Cannon In Fall Campaign Insurgent Talk To Fall Flat
Kansas City dispatch reports Speaker Joseph G Cannon arriving from Marion Kansas to back renomination efforts for Republican candidates. He plans brief rest in Danville and Mackinac before two weeks of district campaigning and says insurgent Republican talk will fall flat, expecting no opposition to his renomination. He notes primaries Sept 15 and vows to support the national Republican committee during the fall campaign.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Marion
Kans
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Soneresaen
Cannon
St. Louis
Danville
Wleither
Winfield
Cannan
Mackinac
Mich
National Republican Congressional Committee
Republican
Bryan gains another county in Nebraskas county option clash
In Furnas county the delegation was instructed to vote for William J. Bryan plan for county option, marking a second county officially backing him. Overall, 320 delegates are instructed against Bryan with 68 for him and 164 noninstructional. Remaining counties and primaries will influence the convention's control as Bryan trails.
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Omaha
Nebr
Wilam J. Bryan
Furnas County
Bryan
Army Orders Detail Capt Willard Newbitt and Others
A long army orders list assigns Capt Willard D Newbitt to Battery D Third field artillery, replaces Capt Tiemenn N Horn, with Horn ordered to report to Mal Meliwather in the Sixteenth Hehtouse district. Various officers are named for inspector roles, postings to Fort D Russell and Fort Monroe, battles practice attendance, and several naval commissions and vessel movements are noted.
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Third Field Artillery
Tiemenn N Horn
Horn
Mal Meliwather
Walker
Corps of Engineers
Cothmere
John C Oakes
Corps of
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Keller
Coron of Engineers
Thomas B. Esty
Fourteenth Cavalry
Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Dent
John B de Enncey
Tenth Infantry
Percy K. Jones
Medical Corps
Fort D . Russell
Wyo
Oicer
Department of the
Fort Monroe
William Crozier
James B Aloshire
Willam H Bixby
Montgomery W. Macomb
Staf
Millard Waltz
William D. Deach
Edward Burr
Charles J Batley
Coant Artillery Corps
John Ho Rice
Ordnance Department
Bawing Root
William C Davis
Andrew Hero, Jr
Coaat Artillery Corps
Michael J. Lenihan
Staft
William Graves
Ata
Henry G Learnard
P D. Lochridge
General Staff
Charles D. Rhofies
Joseph F P. Tracy
Clarence H. McNeil
Coast Artillery Corps
Persy P Bishop
Edward Carpenter
Coast Artppier Corps
Hearst backs Sulzer as Democratic or independent candidate
W R Hearst told William Sulzer he would support him for governor whether he ran on the Democratic or an independent ticket. If Sulzer misses the regular nominating, a third ticket could be formed with Hearst backing, placing Sulzer at its head. Sulzer plans to begin statewide delegate gathering, with strong indications of mounting delegates for the Democratic convention.
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New York
the Evening Post
W. R. Hearst
Europe
William Sulzer
Sulzer
Hearst
Repubicans
George F Nichols Deqd at Charlottesville
Special to The Washington Font Charlottesville Virginia July. George F Nichols a Wnotype operator at the plant of the Michie Law Publishing Company led here yesterday. He was a nate of Baltimore.
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G. F. Nichols
Charlottesville
Washington
George F. Nichols
Michie Law Publishing Company
Nate
Baltimore
Mayor Gaynor Opens Arm To Woman Suffrage Party
Mary A. Donnelly district captain reports hopeful reception from Mayor Gaynor as suffragists push for votes. English suffragist Mrs Ethel Snowden arrives, praising American women’s aid and noting progress in England.
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New York
Gaynor
Mary A. Donnelly
Mims Donnelly
Ethel Snowden
Abrocft
Middle West
Government seeks male stenographers over female workers
The civil service commission announced that government offices will recruit only men stenographers and typists at next Tuesday's examination. Officials say men are more disciplined and transferable, and can be drafted to other duties, reducing the flood of inquiries from women seeking stenographer jobs.
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Diplomas Awarded to Two Midshipmen After Reexaminations
Spee to Tha Wasningwn July 20. Midshipmen Howard A. Flanigan of New York and Charlton E. Battle of Georgia finally received Naval Academy diplomas after last week’s reexaminations. They were in the class graduated June 3, but failed final exams. Two more classmates also had diplomas withheld pending reexamination, with results still pending. A separate advices report John A. Weimsig, aboard the U S California, died by his own hand at Vallejo California after ten years in service. he was a native of Myoljetan Sweden.
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Annapolis
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Charlton E. Battle
Georgia
Naval Academy
John A. Weimsvg
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U. S
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Cal
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Sweden
American Held by Mexican Authorities Triggers Diplomatic Protest
D W Mackay, San Diego millionaire, was arrested in Tia Juana on a seemingly minor charge for cutting a hole and installing a gate in a boundary fence. He was refused ball, guarded by rurales, and transported toward Ensenada for trial as the State Department seeks a full investigation and consular access.
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State Department
California
Mezleo
D. W. Mackay
Tia Juana
Uttla
Mexico
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Ball
Mexico City
San Diego
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Washington
Ensanada
Finsanada
Arguello
Tie Juans
Woman seeks court order to stop riding company nuisance
Mrs Elizabeth Hill by attorney John B Daish files in District Supreme Court to enjoin the Washington Riding Company promoters from continuing operations Adjacent to her Twenty second and P streets property the Hill property value deteriorated and she claims the company as a nuisance Defendants include the District of Columbia commissioners inspector of buildings and named company officials and associates The petition alleges lack of required resident consents and regulatory compliance
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Elizabeth Ms. Hill
Twenty-second
Washington Riding Company
John B. Daish
District Supreme Court
Hill
District of Columbia
Morris Hacker
Ice Cream Cones Seized for Borax Under Pure Food Law
Prosecutions against manufacturers of ice cream cones containing borax are planned by the government under the pure food law. Large seizures were made nationwide by Department of Agriculture inspectors. Analysis showed borax. saccharine and benzoate of soda were also detected, but prosecutions will hinge on borax presence. Inspectors will continue seizures where borax is found. Manufacturers argue borax is needed to help cones hold their shape.
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Misa Wayland
Boyd
New England
Cherry
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Hawkshaw
Seattle
Bray
Emerson
Ingray
Bevergen
Gypsy King Seeks Aid as First Official Move
Emil Mitchell named New Monarch after Tuesday election and announces the need for an assistant to serve as chamberlain of the king's household. Miller George emerges as front runner amid speculation the appointment will be made today.
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Ford
Miller George
King Fimtl
Woman Hospitalized After Fall At Takoma Park Tracks
Mrs. Mary Simmons aged 62 fell while trying to avoid a Baltimore and Ohio train at Chestnut and Cedar streets in Takoma Park Washington area yesterday morning. She twisted her right shoulder and ankle, rolled 15 feet down an embankment, and was carried home by friends.
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Chestnut and
Cedar Streets
Takoma Park
D. C
Mary Simmons
Woman Falls From Car Injuring Susan Edwards on 21st Street
Mrs. Susan D. Edwards, 60, of 7149 I Street NW, fell from a Capital Traction car at Twenty-first Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. She suffered facial lacerations and was taken to the Emergency Hospital then home. Witnesses say motormen and conductor bore no blame.
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Peninsylvania Avenue
I Street
Capital Traction
Twenty-first Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Census figures issued for Piats idackson and nearby counties
Census figures from the thirteenth census were issued yesterday by Director Durand for places including Piats idackson Milas Noble county Gi Waahinaton county Oki Bardurville Qk Nueces Corpus Christi Tex.
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Indiana rail commission cuts parlor car rate
Indiana railroad commission orders Pullman parlor car fares between Indianapolis and Terre Haute reduced from 40 cents to 6 cents. The ruling cites unfair mileage basis since the company does not own the lead and contributes little to hauling costs. The decision follows a sub opinion by Chairman Wood.
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Podianapolis
Terre Haute
Washington
Indianapolis
Ind
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Wood
Pullman Company
Terre Hauté
Geale
Iver Horde and the Missing Page of Danger
Boyd and Cherry pursue a concealed secret involving a loan, a powerful banker, and a persistent spy as they travel by boat to Tacoma. The chase intensifies when a gray-clad follower is exposed and nearly harms a bystander, revealing Boyd’s resolve to avoid surveillance and protect Miss Wayland.
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Boyd
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Khown
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Inea
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