Taft Forces Seal Control as Contested Delegates Tie Up Committee
Delegates contest in convention yield Taft 24 contested seats, boosting Taft influence. Proxies sit in committee rooms as Taft allies push to move allied delegates aside. Political maneuvering escalates as leaders expect further plans to formalize Taft dominance.
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Aton Jncs
Taft victory sweep dominates national committee vote
The Republican National Committee endorses Taft delegates after a sweeping win across Alabama and Arkansas with 24 seats pledged. Florida unrest noted as the vote proceeds. A pad of travel ads shows Baltimore and Return tickets for $125 via Pennsylvania Railroad, valid weekends with return by Sunday night.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Falls Fifty Feet and Lives
Yonkers New York June 6 Special to The Washington Post James Liddine forty five years old of Coytesville New Jersey had a narrow escape this afternoon on the Palisades He fell forty feet while moving a load of furniture from the Jackson home at the foot of the Palisades The wagon slipped over the edge as the team climbed a steep road hurling man and load down the mountainside He was found unconscious on the beach with cuts and scratches and torn clothing The horses were scattered nearby
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Coytesville
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Palisades
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Bread aid for Jewish children on lower East Side
In New York, during a Jewish holiday, children and women crowded streets begging for bread as schools closed. The relief committee loaded a wagon with supplies and distributed about 103 families food including bread, matzah, and eggs. Each family received three loaves of bread, three quarts of milk, and six eggs, with higher rations for larger families.
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New York
Hugger
Lower East Side
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1904 Democratic fund allegations twist Nebraska campaign funds
An Omaha wire reports a letter from Thomas F Sheehan alleging that money sent to Nebraska in 1904 for Bryan's campaign came from the Democratic National Committee general fund funded by voluntary contributions. The letter, dated June 1, 1908, defends the transaction and places responsibility away from the recipient. It also notes that W J Bryan was not implicated, and mentions related remarks by Thomas E. Tibbles and fund transfers tied to the Independent’s special edition supporting Parker.
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Nebraet
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New York
George W Berge
Tom Allen James
Dahlman
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Demerath National Committee
St Louis
Independent
Parker
Bryan Benz
Explosion Kills Four Aboard Cruiser Lennessen At Sea
Terrible blast in the starboard engineroom of the armored cruiser Lennessen at full speed off Point Huenens Cal killed four and injured ten others. Rear Admiral Sebree narrowly escaped death, as engineers and sailors battled flames and a torrent of steam. Official inquiry ordered. ship undergoing inspection when accident occurred.
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Gillette Verdict Set Aside by Appellate Division
The appellate division of the Supreme Court set aside the verdict against Gillette former vice president of a life insurance company and quashed the indictment. Gillette faced charges for filing false entries and for grand jury perjury in relation to a bank robbery claim. Justice Tolim dissented in part, reversing the judgment but signaling a new trial or retrial.
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Supreme Court
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Gillett
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Armstrong Investis
Dol Iverson prefers Senate seat over national run
Senator Doliver states he will retain his Senate seat rather than pursue a presidential nomination. He says he seeks rest and repose, plans no plunge into national campaigning, and notes sober public opinion as a factor while acknowledging Roosevelt administration measures may slow but not reverse momentum.
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Farewell to Dr Simon at Washington Hebrew
Rev Dr Abram Simon of Washington Hebrew Congregation preached farewell before a three month Europe tour. He received a banquet and a check to cover expenses, with a similar gift to Mrs Simon. Earlier at the temple seven youths and young women were confirmed in the Jewish faith by Dr Simon and Dr Kern, naming Selma Belinger Rose Bresiane Cora Colman Johanna Adler Edwin Hollander Elward Smith and Julian Jackson.
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Johanna Adler
Edwin Hollander
Elward Siith
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Guinness victim identified by widow at Lanotte dig
Chicago widow returns to Lanotte after exhumation to identify a man’s body. The corpse bears an upper plate with false teeth similar to her missing husband Julius Pruerson. Prosecutors probe a possible burial linked to the Guinness farm excavation ongoing this afternoon.
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Laporte
Chiefs Re elect Sylvester at 1909 Police Chiefs Meet
Detroit mid June 3 1909 International Association of Police Chiefs selects Los Angeles as convention site for 1909. Reelects officers including President Richard Sylvester Washington First Vice President John J Downey Detroit Second Vice President George Co Tennes Lazbeth New Jersey Secretary Treasurer Harve O Carr Grand Rapids Michigan. John J Downes not reelected.
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Internatonal Association of Police Chiefs Today
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Harve, O Carr Grind Rapids Michel
John J Downes
Cardinal warns America on danger of prosperity and divorce
On the eve of his Europe departure, Cardinal Legue urges Americans to protect the family and cites Mount Vernon as a lesson. He warns that rising divorces threaten the nation, praises the Catholic Church’s role in defending the home, and stresses the need for a stable, virtuous family to preserve republic ideals.
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Two Sisters Arrested on Charges After Suspected Robbery
Two comely young women identified as Sister Mary Adele and Sister Mary Agnes were arrested on bronx and Houten streets after attempting to flee. Police say bank books showed thousands of dollars deposited in their names. They were held for trial as magistrate ordered re-arrest if needed.
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Trainmen Ignore Orders At Camp Parole Wreck
On the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway a wreck occurred two miles from Annapolis at Camp Parole after train crew failed to observe orders. The incident followed a breakdown in directive adherence.
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Electric Line Wreck Kills Woman at Annapolis Ball
A head on collision on the new Washington Baltimore Annapolis electric line near Camp Parole, two miles from Annapolis, killed Ruth Slaughter and seriously injured her father William E Slaughter and other Baltimore and Annapolis travelers en route to the Naval Academy commencement ball. The disaster followed heavy dispatch of extra cars for festivities, with a curve and trees obscuring view and orders misinterpreted, leaving two cars to collide at full speed. Dozens were injured, including prominent Baltimore figures and W B A Ry officials, as crews battled wreckage and confusion for hours.
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