Massachusetts Tangle in Presidential Primary Debates
A Washington Post 1912 item reviews Oregon and Massachusetts primary disputes over party delegates and the will of the people. It notes Roosevelt’s ticket, Taft support, and concerns about delegate seniority and rule adherence, comparing Oregon precedents with Massachusetts implications for party integrity.
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Col Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Oregon
Chamberlain
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United States Secutor
Oregon Republicana
Senate
Sassachusetts
Thase
Union Square Outrage Sparks Calls for Action and Defense
A Union Square disturbance evokes Gen Dix’s 1862 order and attacks on the flag as speakers link the incident to Haywood's IWW and militant socialists. The piece blames the Socialist party and Congress members for tolerating antiAmerican sentiment and urges firm measures to counter the growing threat to government.
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John A. Dix
Ming Carolina Dexter
Union Square
Gen Dix
Carolina Dexter
Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Faneuil Hall
Commonwealth
Lawrence
Congress
Victor Berger
Soctatist
Democracy's Missing Voters In The Presidential Primary Debate
The piece analyzes disappointing turnout in Democratic primaries across states including Massachusetts Oregon and Pennsylvania. It questions the effectiveness of the presidential primary in reflecting Democratic strength cites Oregonian figures noting Republican gains and a drift of Democrats into Republican registration to influence outcomes. It discusses remedies favoring preferential voting and critiques the primary system as costly and superfluous.
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Oregon
Massachusetta
Yast
Pennsylvania
Minis
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Bay State
Portland Oregonian
Multnomah County
Oregonian
Ureconian
Wingii
Massachusetts
Champ Clark
Edward L Reilly
Ebbitt
Boston
Staten
Taft
Clark
Pennsyivania Avenue
Uf Fe
Pennsylvania Platform Anomalous Convention Rides Roosevelting Rail
The Pennsylvania State Republican convention produced a platform shaped by William Linn Pittsburgh boss riding the Roosevelt wave. Free expression on the floor was stifled by a steamroller approach, yielding a platform with terse language and a hollow, highly partisan tone. It recalls a charter of democracy with recalls and social controls while denying conflation redistribution or equal rewards, yet reaffirming equal opportunity and special privilege. The stance questions Republican principles and suggests Democrats may craft their own platforms free of such coercion.
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Pennsylvania
Quay
William ¥Linn
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Fifgn
The Drop in Drogging Temperance Wave Retold
A late night drinker turns temperate and notices less drinking as he avoids taverns. He attributes this to a rumored nationwide temperance wave spreading through pledge takers from New Year observances.
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United States
Reassessing Drinking Habits Amid Prohibition Era Shifts
The piece notes declining intoxication despite steady alcohol supply, with fewer licenses renewed by 500 Chicago saloons as receipts drop. It attributes the trend to heightened social limits, leisure in outdoor activities, and a national surge in intelligence, leaving excess drinkers at a disadvantage.
Twaddle From Spirit Land Sparks Skepticism in Press
A critical note on medium claims that William T. Stead speaks from beyond the grave, arguing such twaddle disrespects a sincere faith and a distinguished writer's memory. The piece laments sensationalism, stresses Stead's honest life, and questions the idea of out-of-body transfer of personality.
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William T. Stead
Stead
Smith-Dorrien Beloved by Troops in India Command
General Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, newly appointed commander in chief of British forces in India, is famed for leadership and courage. His storied career includes distinguished service in Zululand and Egypt, close ties with Lord Kitchener, and deeds such as halting a brigade’s front during the Boer War. He is described as a fearless organizer, keen horseman, and generous colleague, beloved by rank and file of the Ninety-Fifth Regiment.
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Brestwood Company
No Gold in Bolivia Warns American Miners
American miners in the West are warned against sensational reports of enormous gold discoveries in Bolivia. The rumors have driven several fortune seekers to travel to Bolivia with disastrous outcomes. No gold has been found.
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Bolivia
Army Orders Promote and Reassign Coast Artillery Officers
Army orders list leaves of absence and seven to ten day leaves for Lieutenants in coast artillery and field artillery. Promotions include IRA A Haynes to colonel and Archibald Campbell to lieutenant colonel with several majors captains and lieutenants named for duty, transfers, and assignments to Fort Monroe Washington Wort Monroe, Fort Logan, and various arsenals and camps.
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Comat Artillery Corps
Dye
Hugh J Knerr
Coast Artillery Corpa
Arthur W. Ford
Coast Artillery Corps
Harold DE F Burdick
Coast Artillery Corp
John Commlin
Vencouver Barracks
Wash
Ira A Haynes
Archibald Campbell
Marcellus
Apines
Jacob C Johnson
Chauncey Fenton
Eighty-seventh Company
Luctan B Moody
Donald C McDonald
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EB Titus
Frederick Price, Jr
Col Haynes
Wort Monroe
Alden Trotter
Mack K Cunningham
United Sates
Fort Logan
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William J Glasgow
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Daighed Omeers
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Third Cavalry
Ernest A. Carlingson
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Washington, D.C
Liga
Horatig Lawrance
Ninth Infantry
Colo
Joreph K. Barzynsk
Leventh
George F Waugh
Thirteenth Infantry
George F. Waugh
Twanty-seventh Infantry
Ordnance Department
Arthur K. Budd
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island
Charles T. Richardson
Canal Artillery Corp
Watertown
Watervile Arsenal
Charles Meteese
Harry T. Pillans
Thurman Moolane
Fourteenth Cavalry
Joseph R Cegon
Coast Artillery
Levin H Campbell
Baseball Lures Sherman In Senate Chamber
Senator Sherman seeks permission to chair the Senate session to rush to his ailing grandmother. Senator Pomerene takes the chair while Sherman hurries to her bedside, then returns to watch the Nationals lead the Red Sox in the second inning with three home runs.
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Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
Jim” Sherman
Nationals
Boston
German battleship squadron sails for America May 11
Berlin reports the German battleship squadron will sail for America on May 11, first to Hampton Roads where the Bremen armored cruiser will join it after time in American waters. The force will visit New York on its return, under Rear Admiral von Rebeur Panchwits, an emperor aide.
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America
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Bremen
New York
United States
Kiel
von Rebeur-Panchwits
Mexico
Americana
Americas
Bible Department
Delbert J Hat
Ki City
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Fen
Alster Republic
Hart
Revolutionary Forces
Madero
Republc
Latin America
Europe
Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Report
Navy orders list officers assigned to Annapolis Chicago and Washington posts with promotions and bureau duties. Vessel movements include arrivals at various ports such as Norfolk Hampton Roads and Guam and several round trips between Hampton Roads Newport News and Norfolk with multiple ships named including McCall Standish and Mars.
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W J Terhune
Annapolim
D Karne
United States
Atlantic
H Comfort
South Carolina
A J James
Chicago
Ligut John Rodgers
Naval Academy
Annapolia
Connection Avieuibr Tient
Navel Academy
Annapoli
Annapolis
Ensign HB. Gilbert
Bureau of Supplice
Navy Department
Washington DC
Brecher
Walt
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Calhterete
Wiliam Gower
Anney
Arrivad
Elcano
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Ankow
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Ichang
Buffalo
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Congress Condensed Senate and House Proceedings Briefed
Senate spent the day on workers compensation and general pension bills as the river and harbor measure moved forward. The administration’s appropriation packages were reviewed while a minority report criticized the enforcement of government employee regulations. House leaders received ovations amid primaries coverage and committee reports on merchant shipping and wartime relief measures.
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Senate
Penmientél
Camralite
Commera
Bouse
Leeder Underwood
Florite
Georgia
Cabinet Reorganization Suggested After 1912 Primaries
Reformer argues for cabinet reshuffles to align with voter sentiment after Taft administration losses. He cites Knox Illinois Nagel Massachusetts and Wickersham strong in New York as pivotal, urging prompt changes to strengthen the administration and party cohesion. Washington May 1912.
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France
Taft
Knox
Pennsylvania
MacVeagh
Fisher
Illinois
Nagel
Minsour
von Meyer
Massachusetts
Wiekersham
Department of Justice
Wickersham
New York
Washington
French Visitors Honored In New York And Boston
French delegation led by Gabriel Hanotaux was honored at the New York Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and hosted at luncheon. In Boston Harvard welcomed Etienne Lamy and other French representatives presenting relief for the Champlain memorial, meeting Gov. Foss and addressing students.
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Boston
Champlain
Gabriel Hanotaux
New York Chamber of Commerce
Forday
Chamber
Harvard University
Repubic
France
Viedt
Etienne Lamy
French Academy
Vidal de la Blanche
University of Paria
Gaston Deschampe
Paria
M. Geguel
Frances
Champlain Memorial
Robert Bacon
Cambridge
Harvard
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Gov. Foss
Reflections of a bachelor weather conditions
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau Washington describes low pressure over the central region and cooler temperatures spreading east. Totals note showers in Florida and gulf states, with warmer trends in the Northwest and a rising Mississippi River forecast.
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Businessmen Fear Taft Defeat Signals Weakness, Attorney Says
The piece argues Conservative business leaders fear Taft’s weak showing in Republican primaries across states like Illinois Pennsylvania Massachusetts. It claims big finance and industry opposed Taft over antitrust enforcement and attacked his administration, blaming persistent opposition for the president’s fragility and the possible non nomination.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Taft
Pella
Tong
United States
Republic
Schiller Skull Found Confirmed at Weimar Vault
Berlin reports that the skull of Johann Schiller, missing for years, has been identified by Prof. August von Froriep of Tubingen University after examining 70 skulls in a Weimar vault. The anatomical congress at Munich accepted the findings, confirming the skull as Schiller’s while disputing earlier claims of a spurious skull.
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Johann Schiller
August von Froriep
Tubingen University
Weimar
Schiller
Anatomical Congress
Munich
Welcker
Schillers
Interviews on Mexico policy and American interests
Prominent U S figures discuss Mexico's turmoil and the risk of U S intervention. Delbert J Hart warns against sensational dispatches and foreign meddling while R I Hopkins and J K Iykenen of San Francisco defend American investment and labor, praising prosperity and Panama Canal plans.
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