Maryland Progressives Elect Delegates for Roosevelt Ticket
Maryland progressive Republicans met in a base convention and chose six delegates and alternates for the Chicago national convention. The ticket supports Roosevelt and aims to keep the party independent from the Taft line, with delegates elected from all districts and explicit provisions for electors independent of the Taft slate.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Chicago
George Geblein
Wiliam G. Albrecht
Joseph P Evans
Alter
Wiliam Goldsmith
Louis H
Edward R. Grempler
Snowden Hill
James Coaper
Samuel Af
Hopkins
Galen TL
Taft
T. G. ‘Amnall
Tould Db
Kefauvre
Somersih Hitchins
Murondeout
Obituary notices and public notices from Washington area
A set of fragmented notices lists funeral times and addresses for individuals in Washington area including Mrs Lacy Carter Mud, Mrs Elizabeth Olmof, Eliza Son, Mrs Virginia New, John M. Moantak, and John Y. Wank. Includes dates in 1912 1913 and locations like Louise Home West River Md Holy Trinity and 102 Avenue Northeast, with related fraternal order reminders and undertaker references.
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Dence
Kalorama
Balentine
Snares
Speingfeld
Ghia
Louise
Lecy Carter
Eliza- PA Son
Elizabeth OL
Alexander
J. Elizabeth Young
West River
Appa
John M. Moantak
Prince George Mao
Virginta New
James J
Aersicea
Holy Trinity Ptr DE
TO. O. F. Hall
John Y. Wank
PG. H. Oaniee
Gree
Political Convention Call and Platform Draft
The message urges members to vote on convention matters and participate in forming a party name and platform. It seeks to build a national organization to promote progressive ideas and end special privileges for the few, harming the many. It directs involvement in all steps leading to the convention and its objectives.
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Zaid
Mander Sa
Democrats Attack Kelley Aims At District Central Committee
Bitter attacks at the Baltimore convention target J Fred Kelley Edwin A Newman and other District Democratic leaders who did not recognize the Costello faction. A legal action was threatened over funds and records, with a resolution ordering the committee to recover money and diaries. A ratification demonstration in the District is planned with governors Whison and Marshall possible guests.
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J. Fred Kelley
Edwin A. Newman
Costello
Baltimore
District Central Committee
Costello's Hall
Mr Kelley
Central Committee
Robert EB. Mattingly
Jeremiah O'Connor
John Colpoys
John Mulér
Mr. Kelley
Kelley
National Committee
Campiana
Br. Costell
Wilson
Thomas
Will
Philippines
Porto Rico
Wilson Speech Nears Finish for Acceptance Address
Seagirt New Jersey reports Gov. Wilson making strong progress on his acceptance speech. He expects to finish tonight and return to his summer home tomorrow. Visitors crowded his cottage while Mrs. Wilson and Margaret Wilson joined him. Jessie and Eleanor stayed with friends in Lyme, Connecticut. Mail to the governor rolls in, and correspondents have suggested naming 49 babies since his nomination.
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Gov. Wilson
Seagirt
N. J
Mra Wilson
Margaret
Simmer
Jessie
Eleanor Wilson
Lyme
Conn
Governor’s Mall
Babba
Democrats Fail to Meet for National Campaign Committee
New York July meeting of the Democratic national campaign committee was postponed to Monday due to travel delays and finding suitable headquarters. A Wilson Building option in Herald Square is unlikely. a new site may be chosen. Monday's agenda likely includes appointing a vice chairman, treasurer, and advisory and finance committees. Henry Morgenthau of New York emerged as a possible treasurer, with some speculating William G. McAdoo as vice chairman.
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New York
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Wilson
Herald Square
Tse
Henry Morgenthau
William G. McAdoo
Platform Vote at Iowa Democratic State Convention
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 2 Iowa Democrats adopt platform endorsing initiative and referendum direct primary election presidential primary direct vote for national and state committeemen government ownership of telegraph and telephone firms and woman suffrage two Supreme Court candidates Maurice O Connor Fort Dodge and John E Craig Lea county named for court seats to run next election
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Supreme Court
Maurice O'Connor
Fort Dodge
John E. Craig
Lea County
Georgia Bull Moose Split Tensions Over Negro Question
Atlanta delegates chosen for the National Progressive convention in Chicago amid a split between Georgia progressives and Republicans. Both factions claim regularity while one camp cites the negro question as the source of the division. the other denies this claim.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Licensing Notices of Multiple Marriages in Virginia Records
In Harrisonburg and nearby towns several license entries list individuals marrying with ministers named. The notices include ages and residences such as John H. Moore 48 and Annie B Was 28 from Harrisonburg, and Lula M. Kelater 18 from Singere Glen, with multiple other couples and ministers referenced in the license list.
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John H. Moore
Annie B Was
Harrisonburg
Thoma L. Hoover
Cootes Ste
Martha Coen
Edward D. Rowe
James RB. McCrell
Alia
Las
Josaph
Navy plans aeroplane fleet for battleships by 1913
The Navy requests designs by August 15, 1912 to equip every battleship with aeroplanes for next year’s maneuvers. Aircraft must reach 55 mph at full load, average 50 mph over four hours, carry two persons plus fuel, and be hoistable aboard ships. Engines may vary, self started from the seat, with preference for air cooled motors.
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Department
Navy
Philip Andrews
Navy Department
Navy hydroaeroplane record set by Lt Ellyson at Annapolis
Lieut Theodore G. Ellyson established an altitude record for naval hydroaeroplanes at Annapolis on July 26, rising to 230 feet in about 23 minutes before engine failure prevented a higher ascent. From that height he safely planed to the water. The feat also set a general record for aircraft of this type.
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Cme Wsening
Annapolis
Theodore G. Ellyson
Naval
Ellyson
Marse Henry Watterson Tours Louisville In Cool Outfit
Washington dispatch reports Col. Henry Watterson strolling Fourth Avenue in Louisville in a white flannel suit white canvas shoes a baby blue scarf and a new straw hat. The veteran editor said he may not wear the ensemble to New York next visit and joked that no one can stay cool in such weather.
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Eoeial
Washington
Pas Louiaville
New York
Beveridge Named Temporary Chairman of Progressive Convention
Albert J. Beveridge former U S senator from Indiana is chosen as temporary chairman of the national progressive convention to be held in Chicago August 5. Senator Dixon announces the selection and Beveridge’s letter to William Holton Bye outlines his break with the Republican party and urges all progressives to rally to Roosevelt’s third party. The letter denounces partisan division and calls for a truly national nonsectional party to unite Americans across factions.
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Chicago
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Col. Roosevelt
Beveridge
William Holton Bye
Indianapolis
Republic
Chevy Chase Democrats Organize Local Club Endorsing Montgomery Candidates
One hundred Democrats from Chevy Chase gathered at Charles W. Pimper’s home to form the Chevy Chase Democratic Club, endorsing every Democratic ticket in Montgomery County. Andrew J. Cummings was named delegate to the Maryland Legislature. Ashby Leavell and A. B. Gellatt were principal speakers. Officers elected included EH H. Jones as president, Thomas Conrad, W C Brooks, and William Law as vice presidents, C W Pimper as secretary, and B J Murphy as treasurer. New York Democrats Set Syracuse Convention for October 1. Law York, July 2—The Democratic State convention will be held in Syracuse at noon, on October 1.
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Chevy Chase
Charles W. Pimper
Democratic Club
Montgomery County
Andrew J. Cummings
Maryland
Ashby Leavell
A. BE. Gellatt
EH. H. Jones
Thomas Conrad
W. ¢. Brooks
William Law
C. W. Pimper
B. 3. Murphy
New York
Law York
Syracuse
Flood death toll mounts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
A flood and cloudburst wave in southwest Pennsylvania and neighboring West Virginia has claimed multiple lives and left hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed. Deaths are reported in Uniontown, Wheeling, Gypsy, Lemont, and Ellenwood, with dozens more missing or unaccounted. Railways, roads, and telegraph lines are disrupted across several towns as authorities anticipate a lengthy recovery period.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Uniontown
Wheeling
W. Va
Gypsy
Lemont
Ellenwood
Cumberland
Potomac
Maryland
Ridgely
Hagerstown
Potomac River
Williamsport
AGAIN FLAYS WRIGHT SAYS SAVORS OF BYGONE AGE
Samuel Gompers and fellow AFL leaders faced imprisonment for contempt of court after a 1907 boycott case. Gompers attacked Justice Wright in the American Federationist, accusing him of a kingly mindset and suppression of criticism. Wright refused to discuss the editorial and Morrison offered no comment.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Buck's Stove and Ranger Company
St. Louis
American Federationiat
Daniel Thew
Wright
District Supreme Court
Gompera
Morrison
Justice Wright
Dome
Gompers
Chicago
Feud Clans Arm Themselves as Violence Fears Rise
Special to The Washington Post from Jonesville Virginia dated July 26 reports fires smoldering in the Blackwater district after the killing of Democratic leader Dr James W Walden by Republican Perry Wallin. Clans form among mountaineers as two hundred vote selling defendants await trial, raising fears of a Hillsville like outbreak. A mountain message quotes a party member declaring defiance rather than surrender to jail.
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Washington Post
Jonesville
Blackwater
James W. Walden
Perry Wallin
Hillsville
Wallin-Walden
Sheen
Emperor Exhausted In Tokyo Bulletin Update
Tokyo reports the emperor is exhausted with a temperature near 100 degrees, pulse around 110, and irregular respiration. Officials note no change since the morning bulletin, and that his illness limits nourishment, leaving him weaker each day.
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Tokyo
Water rate test case opens amid civic protests
A suit filed by Clephane & Clephaneta in District police court challenges the validity of new water rates. W. F. Branson leads a seven member citizen committee including J. P. Crawford and M. A. Leese to contest the increase, arguing the commissioners overstepped authority as rates rise from 4.60 to 5.00 per year with extra charges for meters. The action aims to determine if metering and higher charges are legal to fund improved service.
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Clephane & Clephaneta
Police Court
Citizens’ Associations
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Central Labor Union
W. F. Branson
East Washington Citizens’ Association
Mr. Branson
Branson
C. C. Rogera
Rudolph
Timepiece Boss Arrested Over Maryland Charge
Armand D Bestor manager of the Southern Timepiece Co at 1227 H Street NE was arrested by Central Office Detectives Bauer and Cornwall at Maryland authorities request and later taken to Upper Marlboro Md by Sheriff Suit to face a Tuesday hearing on a serious charge brought by 12 year old Lula Chaney an orphan girl who has lived at Bestor s home for three months Bestor has a wife and two children and has traveled extensively per police accounts
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Armand D. Bestor
Southern Timepiece Company
H Street
Central Office
Bauer and Cornwall
Maryland
Sheriff Suit
Prince George County
Upper Marlboro
Lula Chaney
Bestor
Carnival at Luna Park Open to Public All Week
Elks lodges from Alexandria and Washington plan a week of fun at Luna Park starting Monday night with gates open to the public. A 30 piece night band will provide concerts nightly and other attractions are promised. Chairmen Barrett and Havel lead.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Elke Lodges
Washington
Luna Park
Robert S. Barrett
George F. Havel
Washington Lodge
Negro Avenges Woman in Rock Arkansas
In Little Rock on July date, J B Brown a black lawyer shot a young woman Miss Maude Sumner then sought refuge in a nearby crowd. Brown was killed when pursued by another black man and officials suspect he had attacked several women in the past six months. The assailant was chased toward a rear window amid the fracas.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. B. Brown
Bank Robbery in Vancouver Two Held Up at Central Park Bank
Two apparently foreign men entered the Northern Corner Bank at Central Park in Vancouver B C today overpowered the manager C C Temple and an office boy missing part of the cash. They seized all money in sight about $1500. One robber felled Temple and the boy with a jimmy while the other held three customers. They fled in a buggy toward the river as police pursued.
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Vancouver
B. C
Central Park
C. C. Temple
Frank Tompkins
Jimmy
$10,000 To Aid Home Rule For Ireland Endorsed
Philadelphia July 2 delegates at the convention of the Board of Erin Ancient Order of Hibernians approved a $10,000 appropriation to aid securing home rule for Ireland. The body adopted a resolution endorsing the Irish parliamentary party and John Redmond. Officers elected include President Dennis J. Hanlon New York Vice President Michael J. Birmingham Montreal Secretary John J. Quinn Nantucket Treasurer John Vin Philadelphia.
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Board of Erin
Indorses Redmond
Philadelphia
Ireland
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Irish Parliamentary Party
John Redmond
Dennis J. Hanlon
New York
Michael J. Birmingham
Montreal
John J. Quinn
Nantucket
John Vin
Woman rider sets 102 mile record in one day
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco reports Miss Marion Crocker, debutante of last season, rode 102 miles in fourteen hours surpassing the army standard of 90 miles in three days. She started before sunrise from Los Aguajes ranch near Asti, aboard her father’s Mercedes horse. She claimed no fatigue and said she could repeat the feat without training, noting no whips were used on the mounts.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
Marion Crocker
Migs Crocker
Los Aguajes Ranch
Asti
Mercedes
Miss Crocker
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