Architect Faces Grand Jury Over Wrecked Building Collapse
Trial testimony centers on architect and builder choices for the doomed structure on Twentieth Street. Witnesses describe flawed brickwork and weak piers, with the owner and inspector blaming others for the fatal disaster. A colored victim, Richard West, died, and a coroners inquest is underway as officials review responsibility for the collapse.
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Turner
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Cour
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Astort
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Ashford Faces Probe Over Building Inspectors Office
The coroner's jury verdict spurs Commissioner Macfarland to seek reform as builders and architects complain of permit delays and poor manpower. The Commissioners may launch a full inquiry into the Ashford building inspectors. A proposed board to judge contractor qualifications faces debate amid calls to curb substandard work and ensure accountability following the Pickford apartment fatal accident.
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Pickford
Terres
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Macfarlands
Sol
Sali
Macfarlind
Spa
Jailed for Broken Pledge in Atlanta Court
Herbert, 28, of 3) H Street Southeast, received a sentence from Justice Barnard after a 1907 assault case involving his wife Mrs Ada Herbert. He pledged to abstain from liquor and misconduct but soon relapsed, prompting arrest and re-arraignment. He was sentenced and ordered to Federal prison in Atlanta, with mercy previously shown by the court having been suspended.
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Wellington
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Wea
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Herbat
Wis
Ada Herbert
Justier Hoimar
Wilton
Wand
Justice Birnard
Merbert
Atlanta
Roosevelt names jail investigators for DC workhouse
President Roosevelt appointed a commission to investigate the sale of the District of Columbia workhouse and nearby buildings under May 26 Congress provisions. The panel includes Wender Philips, Edson, and Robert Li Dew from Justice and charity boards.
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District of Columbia District
Act of Congress
Wender Philps
District Supreme Court of
Edson
Board of Charities of the Artetrict
Robert Li Dew
Department of Justice
Platform interest fix discussed by McKinley and Taft era
In 1900 Philadelphia, Burke, Taft, and Cannon backers pushed for reform of representation to curb disenfranchisement and ensure fourteenth amendment enforcement. Ohio Republicans call for fair representation and a shifted convention delegate basis while Coolidge and Cortelyou maneuver behind the scenes.
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Philadelphia
Burke
Charles P Taft
William B McKinley
Tiiion
Ohio
Taft
Congress
United States
Hopeful Allies Weigh Paths As Delegates Arrive
A flurry of delegation arrivals and tentative pledges fill the convention scene as Clete Juno and Gen Slapecd speak on strategy. Ohio Senator and Gov Hughes backers push optimism while Georg Ade’s campaign ideas chase attention, though Ade may attend on crutches due to a foot wound.
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Rene
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New York
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Ade
Negro delegate may second Taft nomination
Report describes possible plan for a colored delegate to second Secretary Taft’s nomination. Booker T Washington had a talk with the President and Taft and suggested the move. Taft indicated Washington proposed it but the convention actions remained in his friends’ hands. Other organizers in Chicago discuss a suitable colored delegate to deliver the speech.
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Booker T Washington
Washngton
Charles P Tatt
Frank H Hitchcock
Art Worss
Chicago
Woodruff Boom Is On For Taft Woodruff
In New York placards proclaim For President For Vice President William Taft J L Woodruff of Ohio and New York Our Choice appear mysteriously. Republican leaders deny knowledge of the printing while state headquarters say nothing definite. Governor Hughes support is expected to influence delegation in Taft Woodruff backing.
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William HO Taft
JT L Woodruff
Ohio
Chicago
New York State
Republican Organization
Republican
Taft and Woodruff
Hughes
Taft
Woodruff
Convention crowd smaller in Chicago as railroads report drop
Chicago estimates show about 8060 per gang will be brought in for the Republican national convention. Extra railroad business this time around failed to reach prior peaks, with officials attributing the drop largely to the elimination of free transportation.
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Frank H Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Convention Gossip at National Meet and Hotel Stir
Chicago reporters recount halted words from Hitchcock and a noisy secretary Milley at the Great Northern Hotel as GOP delegates gather. Mrs Ellen Foster joins women activists seeking a debate on the option plank while officials scramble for room assignments and telephone calls.
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John Ro Milley
Columbus
Ohio
Rolce
Starborn Street
J Ellen Foster
Amerjet
Foster
Annesx
Tharston
Foster Kou
Bern
Tester
Walt
Untitled Chicago Scene Reveals Political Banter and Fashion
Journal notes a chaotic Annex gathering with remarks about James F Knots Burke of Pittsburg, Taft and Fairbanks hopes, fashion chatter on seaweed hats, and playful jibes at speakers amid Chicago smoke and campaign tensions.
Utah Delegation Backs Hammond for Vice Presidency
George Stuatland issued a statement and telegram to Wr Hammond confirming Utah’s support for Hammond as the delegation signals alignment with the Republican national convention and the Vice Presidential committee.
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Utah
Republan
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Hammond
de Aston
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