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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
11
The piece reports Democrats discussing prospects for Harmon and Bryan as potential ticket contenders. It notes mixed support from factions, with Harmon under favorable talk in Ohio and Cleveland circles, while Bryan remains a focal point for party strategy and cross‑sectional backing amid regional tensions and black voter sentiment.
The Nebraska Democratic convention endorses William Jennings Bryan for the presidency and adopts planks on railroad regulation bank reform and eight hour workday. Delegates select five candidates for national delegates with Felix Hale gaining support over others as Omaha mayor James Dahlman steps down from national committeeman role.
Massachusetts Senator W Murray Crane urged no binding instructions for delegates to the Republican national convention. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge said he would vote for Taft if elected a delegate, while defending Massachusetts tradition of independent delegates. He warned against treating conventions as machines and emphasized the right of voters to express opinions.
The Democratic State central committee met to organize the March 25 state convention. They intend to focus on state issues, advocate tariff reform, denounce trusts, and likely instruct for Kern for Vice President with Bryan endorsed at the national level. county conventions support John Wern for Vice President, while Kern's indorsement remains uncertain.
An article extols the St Regis New York Hotel for perfect construction, matchless equipment, and excellent management. It argues the cost of living is moderate with rooms from $3 daily to $12 and up for suites, noting no high restaurant charges for a first class stay.
The Republicans of Iowa's Eighth Congressional District elected John V. Harvey of Leon and T N Abbott of Creston as delegates to the national convention in Chicago and instructed them to support Secretary Taft. Rev Dr Silas Swallow of Harrisburg, Prohibition candidate in 1900, is seriously ill at his home with typhoid pneumonia.
A Washington based Colored Campaign Vigilance Committee seeks delegates to the Chicago national convention to oppose Taft and back Fairbanks or La Follette. The group accuses Secretary Taft of dishonorable acts and cites Roosevelt policy toward veterans as central to their stance while planning to elect colored delegates and demand party recognition.
San Francisco March 5 The cruiser South Dakota waits for Magdalena Bay to begin target practice as the fleet carries mail and supplies from the Atlantic to Honolulu Reinforcements join the Atlantic fleet including the hospital ship Relief and the tender Fortune at San Francisco Surgical chief Stokes reports to Admiral Evans and the Aba renda and Brutus repair and load coal and supplies for the Pacific coast Caesar will take aboard submarines and sail around South America.
Washington past Annapolis reports severe discipline for midshipmen John W. Dusoe and Trione charged with leaving the academy and fights. Kowal Campbell Koehler also face penalties, including loss of diplomas or leaves until after the prairie cruise and probation, with continued academy status contingent on conduct.
War Department orders end the submarine defense school at Fort Totten N Y at the close of the current school year. Instruction in submarine defense will be moved to the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe Va. The Torpedo Board organized on September 14 will be dissolved at year end.
Gen Bell, chief of staff, authorized payments to Philippine scouts who qualify as marksmen, sharpshooters, or spotters. Enlisted men qualifying as marksmen receive $1.00 per month, sharpshooters $1.00 per month, and -- for rparksmen -- 30 cents per month, continuing only while still members of the Philippine scouts.
President Roosevelt received a cablegram from Shanghai reporting the American Association of China is highly gratified by the action sustaining Wilfley. Murray Warner, president, notes the approval as a strengthening of relations with Shanghai and the United States.
Army orders list promotions and transfers across units including First Tex Willam and Captain Conrge Ho Penrose. It notes station changes, examinations, leaves of absence through 1968, and new assignments to Fort Totten Fort Manoa Chicago and San Francisco with various officers detailed.
Fragmentary orders show detached duty for Lt J Townsend and promotions for G Neumann and G Crofton, plus discharge treatments at naval hospitals. Movements list ships and ports including South Dakota, Magdalena, Peoria, and San Juan routes. A stray medical ad extols a nerve tonic claiming to aid digestion and stamina.
Herman Ridder, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, charges that a paper trust suppresses competition and raises prices, costing publishers about 60 million annually. He cites seven New York groups of paper makers allied under a national body, detailing prearranged pricing, restricted supply, secret inquiries, and mills shut down to create a paper famine, with evidence to be provided to Attorney General Bonaparte.
The article discusses press paper supply issues affecting newspapers including shipments to Cuba Argentina Japan and other regions. It notes rising costs and profits at mills and references political figures and campaigns amid the broader paper market tensions.
Hughes defends opposition to race track betting at a North de Board of Trade dinner in New York. He argues for strict adherence to the State constitution which forbids gambling and questions whether the people remain free from gambling influence or are ruled by gamblers. Also notes Landis nominated for Congress by Ninth district Republicans and endorsements for Vice President and Presidential nomination.
The fragment mentions a political stalemate affecting a senator race with names such as Gary Walther and references to dates and locations, but the text is incomplete and obscured, leaving the core event and participants unclear.
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