Election of National Committee Members and Tenure of Seats
A damaged OCR fragment outlines proposed rules for a national committee. It describes election by state delegations, tenure ending at the next national convention, and a centralized central committee. It notes power to the chairman to form an executive committee and vacancy procedures via state central committees, framed by precedents and existing statutes.
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Sasa
Alaska
Elestey
District of Columbia
Chaicinaty
Moelite
Siee
Motorist Injury Report From Local Vehicle Mishap
A reported accident in this city left Sheeng Wo Wa and Jona Sumner Newton with back injuries and a Stewart with a fractured leg. New Lott and Conia Haye were cut, and the overturned table caused further harm. Rescue crews rushed Nee from the scene after the vehicle toppled on the road.
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Sheeng Wo
Jona
Sumner Newton
Stewart
New Lott
Conia Haye
Nee
Obituary notices and funeral details from 1912
Fragmentary death notices record June 5 1912 deaths of Mrs Wairlne at 203 North Capitol and others. Details mention graveside services at Glenwood Cemetery and Mount Hope Cemetery, with interments and family relationships. Additional lines note funerals at Wheatles Chapel in Virginia and Jamaica Plain, with relatives urged to attend.
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Roth
Slene
Mra
Wairlne
North Capitol
Trent
Glenwood Cemetery
Taraday
Hie
Fourth Street
Npy Clay
Rns
Jane Jones
Charles Ins
Foamy St Peters
Mount Ove
Hermont Street
Thomas Jep
Mera
Hirka
Bernard ‘ Ryan
Frederik RK Parks
Af McOmsten
Harry Want O
New York
Wheatles’s Chapel
Ssentia
Bethel
Fimal
Taft Forces Win Open Sessions At Republican Meet
National committee votes open to press as Taft backers claim solid majority. Dixon says Roosevelt open fight. Howell defers Rosewater credentials while Roosevelt managers push open publicity and roll calls for seating and contest rulings continue through the afternoon.
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United States
Dixon
Col Roosevelt
Col Robgevelt
Whrte
Roosevelt
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Howell
Rosewater
Col. Roosevelt
Repubiicans
Nebra
Barnes Plans New Attack Method Against Roosevelt
William Barnes Jr. prepares to appeal to Republican delegates with a literature blitz. He has mailed 10,100 copies of the Rochester platform and will add 10,000 copies attacking Roosevelt and Roosevelt's reply. The material features a bold question on the platform’s carbon and reactionary nature.
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William Barnes, Jr
Roosevelt
Washington Post
New York
Hicako
Rochester
Georgetown University Commencement Honors With Degrees
Senator James O Gorman receives honorary doctor of laws at Georgetown University. Valedictorian John F Crosby and Orations by Stephen W Carroll and James K Lynch. Degrees conferred include doctor of philosophy to Charles F Gillen and John H Walsh, bachelor of philosophy to Michael M Cuniff. President Donton praises year as most prosperous in the university’s history.
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Donion
John KE. Croeby
James O'Gorman
New York
Georgetown University
Ganton Hall
O'Gorman
Father Donton
Vince
John, F. Crosby
Wisconsin
Stephen W Carroll
James K. Lynch
Ohio
Charles Frederic Gillen
Canada
John H .Walsh
Denton
Leonard A. Brosseau
Frank 8. Burke
Stephen W. Carrall
Charles W. Cassidy
Willam J Cogan
John F. Crosby
Louis J Daly
Vincent Dalley
John D Foley
Louis C Haggerty
John K. Jennings
John M.kingsley
James Kk. Lynch
John G. McNamara
Joseph P Madigan
James Mulligan
Lowa J Murray
William H Sitterding
Thomas 3. Smith
Frederick Stehlman
Richmond Wigmen
John Abjelus Willo
Norman L. Wymard
Day With The Democrats Across State Conventions
West Virginia delegates publicly back Champ Clark while Arkansas and Minnesota pledge for Clark and Wilson respectively. North Carolina debates delegate instructions as state convention adjourns amid factional fights. Highlights include Bryan’s non-candidacy letter and Lincoln County politicking in Raleigh.
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West
Clark
Arkansas
Malf
Minnesota
Wilson
Unil
North Carolina
Wilsom
Underwood
Cummins Gains Backing From Former Senator Young
Senator Cummins gains a stronger bid for the Republican convention with unexpected support from former Senator Lafe Young of laws. Young, who defeated by 60,000 by Senator Kenyon in the senatorial primaries, now advocates Cummins for president via the Des Moines Capital, signaling a shift from standpattism.
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Cummine
Lafe Young
Laws
Navy aviators fly hydroplane flight to battleships at Annapolis
Lieuts John Rodgers and T G Ellyson of the U S Navy piloted a Curtiss biplane with Burgess hydroplane gear from the Severn shore near the Naval Academy to the fleet of battleships four miles offshore. The demonstration drew keen interest aboard the ships and at the academy.
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Navy
Annapolis
John Rodgers
T. G Ellyson
Naval
Severn
Naval Academy
Local Democrats Split as Factions Renew Charges
Charges rose among three rival District Democratic factions as supporters of National Committeeman Edwin A. Newman claim recognition in Baltimore. Castello convention’s central committee met at Castello Hall to form a permanent body but postponed due to absent committeemen. Walter J. Costello may lead the wing, with Robert E. Mattingly as chair. J Fred Kelley said he paid all primary judges and clerks, holding remaining funds until the national committee rules on recognition.
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Hart
T Coleman du Pont
Delaware
William Hi Borah
Idaho
George A Knight
California
R Burnam
Kentucky
Pearl Wight
Louisiana
Frank B Kellogg
Minnesota
William L Ward
New York
John G Capera
South Carolina
Thomas Thorson
South Dakota
Cecil A Lyon
Texas
Cfe Loose
Utah
Alfred T. Rogers
Wisconsin
J Call
William Hayward
Tte
Shackelford
Alaska
Alabama
Coliseum
Washington
National Committee
William E. Borah
Borah
Thomas H Devine
Denver
Charles Cavender
Colorado
Henry Bartholdt
Charles Nagel
Missouri
G. M. Landstrum
T. A Marton
Montana
Dennis Flynn
C M Cade
Oklahoma
Sanders
Tennessee
Perkins
A M Stevenson
N B Scott
West Virginia
J.cLoughlin
Chicago
Sidney Berber
District of Columbia
Dixon
Roosevelt
T L Flanigan
Nevada
L N Littauer
Littauer
Flanigan
Taft
Duluth
Minn
Baltimore
Woodrow Wigan
Wilson
Champ Clark
Wiliam J Bryan
Bryan
Guy Thomas
Minneapolis
Fred B. Lynch
St Paul
Democratic’ Party
National
Edwin A. Newman
Central Committee
Castello
Castello's
Walter J. Costello
Wing
Robert E. Mattingly
J. Fred Kelley
Cannon to miss convention for first time in memory
Former Speaker Cannon plans to stay in Washington during the Republican national convention in Chicago. He says he cannot help and will keep working on the appropriations committee, choosing to remain outside rather than attend as a delegate. He notes the decision to watch from afar and that this will be his first missed convention in decades.
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Cannon
Chicago
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Gamble loses senate fight in South Dakota race
Sioux Falls returns show Thomas Sterling leading Senator Gamble by 1 10 in the Republican U S Senate nomination. Late figures from two counties unreported cannot alter the slim margin. Roosevelt leads by about 12 000 to 15 000 and Wilson by 5 000 to 6 000 in latest tallies.
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Sioux Falls
Thomas Sterling
Senator Gamble
United States
Roosevelt
Wilson
May Succeed Senator Nixon in Nevada Worded as Possible
George Wingfield of Goldfield, dubbed the wealthiest man in Nevada, is expected to succeed to the late Senator Nixon’s Senate seat. His vast fortune grew rapidly through gold mine ventures and mining operations.
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Toga
George ‘Wingfield
Nevada
Washington Post
Reno
George Wingfield
Goldfield
Senate
Nixon
Wheld
Catholics Observe Day in Washington Churches
Catholics in Washington observed a day of special devotion across all churches. Early masses at St Dominica Church were well attended. The Very Rev Godfrey Schilling celebrated high mass at the Franciscan monastery, and Rev Joseph F Magee led solemn services at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
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Washington
St. Dominica Church
Godfrey Schilling
NASA
Joseph F. Magee
Shrine of the Sacred Heart
Licensed to Marry Amid Scattered Names
A ledger of licenses lists multiple couples and ages across cities including Elizabethtown Philadelphia Baltimore and New York. Entries mention ministers such as Rev McGee Schroeder Snyder and Buckey along with companions and witnesses, showcasing preceremony notices and partner pairings with varied ages.
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Harold C Libby
Catharine Soleau
Joseph F. McGee
Harry M Muth
Elizabethtown
Corn A Kreider
Knoxville
Tenny
H. Schroeder
Henry J. Yeoldbatl
Frances W.eae
Baltimore
Willan A. Ward
Montreal
Canada
Huam
Shrapnel
Victoria
British Columbia
William T. Snyder
John F. Dyer
Carrie Wood
Fairfax County
Edward Stanley
Alexander Campbell
Lilly Ball
J. Edward L. Buckey
Golder J. Stuart
Viola M. Smith
Boyes
Fults
Charles J. Motzger
Philadelphia
Arla McDermott
Charles F. White
David Mostow
Jenaia None
Rey Maa Sacks
Women War on Prices Rocks Brooklyn Butchers
In Brooklyn the Washington Fest reports angry women threaten to smash meat prices. They force shops to close or throw stock away, with nine delegates visiting multiple butchers and demanding immediate price reductions. A steel bucket shattered a window as shops faced an enforced holiday.
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Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Benjamin Diamond
J. Diamond
DeKalb Avenue
London
Tnamond
J Hoffman
Gates Avenue
Avenging Angels
Mone y World Hearings Probe Clearing House Fees
Lawmakers examine charges on out of town checks by New York clearing houses. Testimony shows banks levy 0.25 to 0.1 percent on checks, costing Boston far less and implying private bankers funded reform measures while merchants bear the burden. Andrew Carnegie noted for a $94,000 gift. Hearings resume next week with Pujo panel members present.
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Untermyer
Interstate Commerce Lawa
New York Clearing House
Clearing House
Sherer Sald
Boston
New York
James G Cannon
Buffalo
National City Bank
Laurence Longhiin
University of Thicaga
National Citizens’ League
Intermsyer
Tintermyer
JP Morgan & Cn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Wloughlin
Irving T Bush
Alwys
Andrew Carnegie
Bush
Representative Pujo
Louiiana
Brown
West Virginia
Gurnee
North Carolina
Dougherty
Missouri
Neeley
Kansas
Stephens
Mississippi
Hayes
California
Heald
Delaware
Guernsey
Maine
Taft ancestor made mark retold by White House visit
President Taft told Cumberland Mountain congressmen about his ancestor Henry Taft seven generations back. The first Taft in America was a blacksmith who marked papers due to stiff wrist tendons, an heirloom valued by the Taft family. The visit followed a pardon appeal for L H Sallyer of Hellier Pike County recently sentenced for alleged obstruction of federal process.
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Cumberland Mountain
Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
America
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
White House
L. H. Sallyer
Hellier
Pike County
Sallyer
Taft
Henry Taft
Plot Laid in America ties Dalba to Roman assassination attempt
Special to The Washington Post. New York dispatch. Police seek accomplices of Dalba in the March 1 attempt to assassinate King Victor. Investigators trace the plot to anarchists from Paterson New Jersey who allegedly aimed to kill the king during his Turin exposition visit. Italian arrests followed arrival. acquittal for lack of evidence on regicide but weapons charges upheld. Dalba's trial likely to reopen as authorities pursue the broader conspiracy.
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Washington
New York
Rome
Dalba
King Victor
Paterson
Turin
Exposition
Will Repay Knox's Visit
New Orleans June 6 Senor Don Luis Toledo Herrarte minister of foreign affairs of Guatemala and formerly Minister Plenipotentiary to Washington arrived here today with his secretary Don Roberto Leenthal aboard the steamer Cartago en route to Washington on the special mission of repaying the visit Secretary of State Knox recently made to his country He is the first of the Latin American officials to observe this courtesy.
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New Orleans
Don Luis Toledo Herrarte
Guatemala
Washington
Don Roberto Leenthal
Seaboard Air Line Change Buys Large Stock Block
Seaboard Air Line Railway ownership shifts as Davies Warfield of Continental Trust gains control with Cumberland Corporation sale. Retirement of Thomas F Ryan from Seaboard noted. About 9,000 preferred and 120,000 common shares sold totaling large sums. stock slated to be trustee-managed for two years with Warfield as chair.
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New York
Davies Warfield
Continental Trust Company
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Warfield
Thomas F Ryan
Seaboard
Seaboard Air Line
Cumberland Corporation
F A. Vanderup
Albert H Wiggin
Blair & Co
Benjamin Strong
Charles H Sabin
Samuel L. Fuller
Robert Walker
Rock Island Company
Tve
Ulcerated Tooth Causes Death in Zanesville Leader
James K Geddes general manager of the Ohio River and Western Railroad died at his home in Zanesville Ohio from blood poisoning caused by an ulcerated tooth. Geddes was a prominent Mason and Elk.
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Zanesville
Ohio
James Keddes
Ohioiver and Western Railroad
Geddes
Orozco moves near border amid expected clash at Casas Grandes
Rebels under Col Gamboa clash with federals near Casas Grandes as Gen Orozco readies troops along the Chihuahua border. Creel family flees to Juarez with U S citizens’ home searched. Gen Blanco and forces reportedly arrive at Guaymas, while Agua Prieta becomes a logistical focus for both sides.
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Agua Prieta
Casas Grandes
Creel
Tucson
Ariz, Jugen
Sonora
Inis de la Luz Blanco
Orozco
Chihuuhua
Blanca
Guaymas
Manzanillo
Bianco
Chihuahua
Sonora Juarez
Mexico
Col Gamboa
Ant Eccadora
Federale
Senos
Jose de la Luz Blanco
Calero Guest of Honor at New York Dinner
Manuel Calero Mexican ambassador was guest of honor at a Hotel Astor dinner by the Mexican Society of New York. Three relatives of President Madero attended, including Francisco Madero senior Salvado Madero and Julio Madero. He praised Madero, spoke on Latin American constitutional challenges, and commented on Mexico's ongoing revolution and constitutional reforms.
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New York
Manuel Calero
Hotel Astor
Mexican Society of
Mader
Francisco Madero
Salvado
Madero
Julio Madero
Calero
Mexico
Clark map finished outlines broad presidential delegate plan
Wallace Bassford, Clark’s private secretary, claims a red map shows a continuous block from ocean to ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. He presents a delegate list by state totals and notes the map will be photographed and mailed to Baltimore convention delegates with lantern slides for campaign use.
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Champ
Bassfords
Clark
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ilnois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Miswouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Indian Territory
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Mexico
Arizona
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Nevada
California
Baltimore
Dawe Resigns as Southern Commercial Congress Leader
G Grosvenor Dawe yesterday resigned as managing director of the Southern Commercial Congress. Dr Clarence J Owens, former secretary treasurer, had agreed to the change. Dawe plans to devote time to studying national development as affected by commercial organizations. William H Saunders was elected secretary treasurer and Charles A Douglas named general counsel.
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G. Grosvenor Dawe
Southern Commercial Congress
Clarence J Owens
Aecvatary
Dawe
Congress
Unilege
Alabama
William H Saunders
Owens
Charles A. Douglas
Wisconsin La Follette Delegation Plans Fight for Floor Chair
Madison Wisconsin June 6 Wisconsin La Follette delegates say Col Roosevelt may face a fight from the La Follette camp at the Chicago convention to name a temporary chairman. The 36 La Follette delegates will support a candidate against him with Senator Grenna of North Dakota possibly as chairman. A four member steering committee will direct the La Follette effort with a meeting planned in Madison or Milwaukee. The Wisconsin delegation will likely convene in Chicago on Saturday before the convention.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Champ Clark
West Virginia
Baltimore
Lark
Gov
Harmon
Onto
Henry G. Davis
Lawrence E. Tierney
W A McCorkle
Samuel Hays
J. J O'Brien
Stewart W Walker
Wiliam J Bryan
John T. McGraw
Col McGraw
National Committee
Madison
Wis
Col Rhoeevelt
Senator Root
Chicago
la Follette
Dahl
Wisconsin
Grenna
North Dakota
Madigon
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King da Washington
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Fo Brooks
Frank Ho Kellogg
Minneapant
William I
New
WM H, Sardo & Co
Modern Chapel
Pomphrey & Son
NFRAL
Preminis
Rochelle
Fex
Hank Geier's Sons
Seventh ST
AnAarn Chapel
Cal
North
Ais Rr
Speare
N. W
Cainnth
M. Hindle
Figo
Bonkler M. A. Falvey
Hrvanth Gineno
Elihu Root
Prais Harris & Ewing
Iim
McKinley
Harry S New
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Halles
Charles D Hikes
Unite House
Hillen
Colonel Won
To-Kalon Wine CO
New Jersey
O’gorman
N. Y
Democrats
Little Rock
Ark
Joseph T. Robinson
Lonike
J. P Clarke
Jeff Davis
J. P Iinemon
Morres Hall
Norwood
Meng
Bundidge
Searcy
Jerry South
Mountain Home
B. Hudgins
Harrison
Willam M Kavanaugh
Raleigh
Locke Craig
T. L. Daughtnridge
Edgecombe County
Seaeston
oMhers
Bryan Grimes
Benjamin Racy
Thomas W Buckett
Mrs Shipman
W A Graham
J. Y Joyner
W A Hoke
George H. Brown
Supreme Court
Cummins
Progressive
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Seventh and
D Streets
X. E. Mattingly
Capital
Gamble
Senator Nixon
George
Town Univ
James A. Gorman
Rule Money World
Mark
King
Knox
S. Davies Warfield
Cumberland Company
T. F. Ryan
Mexican Congress
Pascual Orozco Toda
Republic
Q Grozco
Grozco
J J Campo
Villa
Rahaga Creel
Juarez
Famil
Enrique C Creel
Mexico City
Willam Kraft
Santa Barbara
al Forcith
Twa
Retel
Treja
Bachimba
Calero Guest OF
Mexican Society of New York
Ocean
Gulf
G. Dawe
C. J. Owens
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