Republicans in Arms Fight to Last Ditch Over Oklahoma Constitution
Republicans in Oklahoma plan a fierce campaign to defeat the recently adopted constitution. President Roosevelt and leading party figures support opposing the instrument, with fears of an enabling act and possible delayed statehood. Legal actions in Woods County threaten delaying the state convention and may force changes to the constitution before any election.
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Oklahoma
Republices
Pats
Toothland Wall
Hoosevett
Indian ‘Territory
Indian Territory
James 8. Sherman
New York
Henry C Landenslager
New Jersey
Republican Congressional Committee
Gov
Frantz
Bird McGuie
Dennis Fist
Curtis
of &Ansds
Getretar
Taft
Roosevelt
Efe
Brey
Cneck
Pinder
Gor Frantz
Panenast
Alva Okla
Woacs
Harmon
Republican State Executive Committee
Chaumen Hameen Saya
State Supreme Court
Pancoast
Woods County
Supreme Court
New constitutional dodge aimed at Oklahoma voting row
A Washington dispatch raises a new pretext to keep Oklahoma and its seven Democratic electoral votes from joining the Union before a Republican president is elected. Senator Curtis of Kansas cites a supposed constitutional flaw and tax rules to argue against Oklahoma’s inclusion, naming Cannon Watson Sherman and Curtis as central figures in the plot.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington
Oklahoma
Curtis
Kansas
Roosevelt
Day
West
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
James E. Watson
Indiana
House
James S. Sherman
Republican Congressional Committee
Long and
Senate
Johnson for Presidency endorsed by Northwest backs Johnson
Special to The Washington Post from St Paul Minnesota May 14 The Dispatch reports Gov John A Johnson of Minnesota rising as a prospective Democratic presidential candidate He is poised to win an enthusiastic endorsement from the Northwest and to draw votes from Minnesota Iowa North Dakota and Montana If endorsed he would be seen as a vote getter with a record cited as strong enough to attract support from both wings of the party including Bryan and Hearst followers and conservative elements Johnson’s Swedish heritage and Northwestern roots are noted as contributing factors to his appeal
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Washington Post
St Paul. Minn
Dispatch
Washington
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Northwest
Bryan
Hearst
Gov Johnsan
Ashington
Gov. Johnson
Towa
North Dakota
Montana
Johnson
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Martin H. Albin
St. Paul
Eorth
East
No Affront to Japan Prince Fushimi Visit Requires Congress
The piece argues the State Department cannot invite foreign dignitaries like Prince Fushimi to visit the United States without explicit congressional action. It notes past practice—notification from the foreign government, armed forces to accompany, and courtesies extended—but emphasizes no official indication of Fushimi’s visit has been received, so no invitation can be issued on unofficial advice.
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Prince Fushimi
State Department
Fushimi
America
Department
Congress
United States
President Roosevelt May Visit South on Vacation Trip
President Roosevelt plans may take a southern swing after leaving Oyster Bay. He would go Canton for McKinley monument dedication then descend via Ohio to Cincinnati and Memphis to meet Inland Waterways Commission plans. Tennessee congressmen urged a stop in Nashville loosening the trip to help rally delegates.
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Hale
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Memphis
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Exposing Mexican Mines Postmaster General Announces Cooperation
Postmaster General Meyer said the Mexican government will supply the United States with evidence on the value and output of mining properties in Mexico claimed by U.S. companies. The move aims to curb misrepresentation and fraud in advertisements sent by mail. Maj. Francis P. Fremont, recently convicted, is ordered to Cuba with his regiment, the Fifth Infantry. One hundred free trips offer opportunities to candidates at the Jamestown Contest. visit the Exposition Department, Post Building, for details.
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State Department
Amarican
Mexico
Post Office Department
Fremont
Cuba
Francis P. Fremont
Governors Island
Fifth Infantry
Exposition Department
Post Building
Sud
Gold Divide Mining, Milling and Tunnel Co
Pervons
General Miragerm
Thactionw
Washington, DC
Camlal Traction Company
National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company
District of Columbis
Capital Traction Company
Thirty-sixth
Roges National Bank
Sant
J Ceorge T Dinlop
Capital Traction Ca
Manahan
Mnehera
Wood's Course Criticised in Brown Court Martial Case
Supreme Court affirms illegality of Brown's dismissal from the volunteers during the Spanish war. Brown had been acquitted by a Cuba court martial, then reconvened and found guilty under Gen Wood's direction. Court of Claims awarded back pay, but discharge remains on record unless Congress acts.
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United States Supreme Court
Lewis E Brown
Court of Claims
Casa
Leonard Wood
Brown
Cuba
Wood
Department of Santiago
Congress
Martis
Llegal
One in Three Affected by Nervous Strain from Coffee
An old article argues that about one in three Americans are partially disabled by coffee's caffeine effect. It claims coffee damages the nervous system and stomach, leading to various health problems, and promotes Postum as a healthier substitute.
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United States
America
Bright
Herson
Wellville
Evans
F Street
Dunn and Close Testify in Shelby Tubes Conspiracy Trial
In Pittsburgh on May 14 the Shelby Tube Company conspiracy trial resumed before Judge Nathaniel Ewing. J Jay Dunn and C L Close testified denying government involvement and noting no defects in tubes, while Navy officers Kaiser and Bowers supported tube integrity and described inspections and removals for the Pennsylvania warship boilers.
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Pittsburg
Shelby Tube Company
J. Jay Dunn
C. L. Close
Greenglile
Shelby Tubs Company
Nathaniel Ewing
United States District Court
F. L. Emmett
Dunn
Ermett
Hea
United States
C. Lalosa
Louis A. Kaiser
Washington
F. €. Bowers
Pennsylvania
Submarine Octopus Underwater Tests by Naval Board
The Newport naval trial board tested the submarine Octopus. It demonstrated resting underwater with anchor and ballast, surfaced from forty feet in eighteen seconds, and fired two torpedoes at 800 yards. One hit is unconfirmed. another remains unrecovered. Further tests covered quick turns and stops.
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Newport
R. 1
Naval Trial Board
Army Orders and naval officer movements 1907
Army orders dissolve posts and recall officers including Wallace Foster England and Brown, with transfers to Forts Dans Hamilton Wadsworth Monroes Moultrie and the Presidio. Second Lieut. David In Roscoe moves to Jefferson Barracks then Los Angeles for recruiting duty. Breckinridge designated special disbursing agent at Fort Egbert Alaska. Navy orders assign Prairie Scorpion to Sixth Division Atlantic Fleet, Denver and Cleveland to Pacific Fleet. Eighth Division Atlantic Fleet abolished temporarily. Rear Admiral Brownson arrives as chief of Bureau of Navigation.
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Wallace
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Mass
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Fort Moultrie
Presidio of
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Cal
Fort Myer
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Roscoe
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Jefferson Barracks
Los Angeles
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Hirst Cavalry
Ethelbert L . Breckinridge
Tenth Infantry
Fort Egbert
Alaska
Henry B. Moog
Twentieth Infantry
David Go Brainard
New York City
Abie] L. Smith
Francia P. Fremont
Cuba
James Duatice
Fort BreDowell
Department of Texas
Atlantic
Navy Department
Prairie
Scorpion
Denver
Cleveland
Austrian Armored Cruisers Visit Annapolis Cadet Tours Planned
The Austrian armored cruisers Sant Georg and Aspern, under Admiral Preskott, reached Annapolis at 7 15 p m and will stay about three days. Cadets will tour their ships and view U S Naval Academy programs. An official visit to the academy and a call on Gov Warfield are planned with two social events for the officers.
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Sant Georg
Aspern
Washington Post
Annapolis
Admiral Preskott
Selock
Annapolis Roads
Admiral Pres- Kott Ia
United States Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Gov. Warfield
Maryland
Supl. Sands
Nayat Academy
Lifts ban on plumbers at Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Department ends ban on plumbers who walked out at Portsmouth Navy Yard last March over pay. Reemployment now allowed only with Secretary of the Navy's permission, despite claim they did not strike, only left for higher wages elsewhere.
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Thost
Portsmouth Yard
Washington Post
Portsmouth
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Department
Secretary of the Navy
General Matthew M Blunt Dies Quietly at New London
Brigadier General Matthew M Blunt retired from the army has died in New London Connecticut. Born August 13 1830 in New York he entered West Point September 1 1849, graduated and joined First Artillery as brevet second lieutenant July 1 1853. He rose through the ranks serving as captain in the Twelfth Infantry and retired as colonel of the Sixteenth Infantry. He received multiple brevets for gallantry and was advanced to brigadier general on the retired list April 23 1894.
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Army
Matthew M. Blunt
New London
Conn
Blunt
New York
West Point Military Academy
First Artillery
Cmir
Twelfth Infantry
A.m
Uplill
Sixteenth Infantry
Tie
Postmaster's Head Falls in Tennessee Political Shakeup
The Evans-Sanders administration wing rewards John W Jackson with the Columbia postmaster job after A N Hughes is dismissed for neglectful duties. Brownlow protests, a Washington investigation backs the removal, and claims of deal making with Hitchcock and Roosevelt's third term loom. Jackson's appointment signals a consolidation of patronage ahead of the 1908 convention.
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Evans-Sanders
Tennnessee
John W Jackson
Columbia
Representative Brownlow
Tennessee
A. N Hughes
Brown- Jow
Washington
Brownlow
John Wesley Gaines
Department
Jackson
Simon-Pcure
Col. Hughes
Newell Sanders
m_aA
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Col Hughes
Hoosevelt
Sanders
Washiton
Roosevelt
THIRD TERMERS' REUNION AT GENUINE CHICAGO MEETING
Col A M Hughes of Columbia Tennessee calls a reunion of the 18 convention Grant delegates who supported a third term after thirty six ballots. He estimates sixty to seventy survivors of the Tennessee delegation remain and hopes most will attend the Chicago gathering.
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Chicago
U. S. Grant
Col
A. M. Hughes
Columbia
Tenn
Tennessee
Hughes
Big Sticks for Pinchot in Forestry Clipping Mixup
Washington diary note reveals Pinchot, head of Forestry, received a flood of clippings on politics from a bureau manager who misread stories containing the word stick. The practice spreads through departments as officials forward every item mentioning big stick to Pinchot’s office.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
Pinchot
Bureau
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