Unity Under T R Due To Tolls And Mexico
A Times summary from Washington reports on Colonel Roosevelt's campaign dynamics as Democrats fear loss of control in Congress. It notes possible cross party support for his nomination by Progresives and Republicans, with talk of a joint platform and a strong Tolls amendment to appeal to Senate Republicans, including Mr. Root.
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Mann
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Arinainn Eazerty
Sirator Benrose
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Foraker Hut
Republican Party
Jirtieyna
Mertian
Col Foosevel
Lalha
Emon Hk
Senate
Poot
New York
Ronagerelt
Chicago
Col Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Greenwich
Roosevelt claim of Brazil river meets mapmakers doubt
Washington Post reports two leading cartographers doubt Theodore Roosevelt discovered a new Brazilian river. Bolton of Stanfords and Franz Schrader say a telegram cannot prove a discovery without full observations and data. They warn much of the Amazon basin remains unexplored and mapping must await complete reports.
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Amazon Basin
Bolton
London
Schrader
Paris
Washington Post
Stanfords Geographical
Col Roosevelt
Brazil
Bravil
Roosevelts River
Explorer
National Geographical Society
Madeira
Franz Schrader
Rue de Verneuil
Amazon
Roosevelt
Roosevelts Reentry Split Among 1916 Republicans
A group of leading 1916 aspirants including Borah Cummins and La Follette seek to unite Republicans and Progressives against Democrats. A Kentucky senator Bradley favored Theodore Roosevelt as nominee of a reunited party and urged Roosevelt to keep options open for a joint bid. A congressman plans to deliver Bradley’s message to Roosevelt in New York.
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Col Roosevelts
Borah
Yaaho
Mrr Cummins
Town
la Follette
Wisconsin
Col Roosevelt
Hla
Roosevelt
Bradley
Tom
Gomez
New York
Welsh Choir Boys Perform at White House for President
The Rombly Boys Choir of Wales, ages nine to fourteen, gave a concert in the East Room of the White House yesterday for the President and his family. The Welsh lads delivered a lively program that showcased their vocal talents.
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Rombly Boys Choir of
Wales
White House
Denmark seeks exceptions in arbitration treaty on national honor
The Danish pact on arbitration of disputes includes a request for exceptions on questions of copyright and international labor, said by Denmark to affect national honor. The treaty, signed but not ratified, sparked some opposition, while no action was taken. The secretary did not address the Colombia treaty or Panama partition apology. The foreign relations committee approved delegations to several upcoming international congresses and exhibitions.
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Setinus
Renaltitun
Luor
Frela
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Denmark
Senate
Panama
International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Vienne
Boulogne
France
Berne
International Center Congress
London
Unofficial New York Republican State Convention Called
A party meeting was called for August 18 by the Republican State committee to suggest candidates for delegates at large to the constitutional convention and to consider platform issues or other matters. The gathering has no restrictions on naming choices for state officers including governor and U S Senate.
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New York
National Committee
Republican State Committee
United States Senate
Electrician killed repairing trolley rope on car
Oscar Hinkle, 29, colored, was electrocuted on the roof of a Washington Railway and Electric Company car at Glen Echo last night after contacting a live wire. He fell onto the car, was taken to Georgetown University Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Hinkle lived at 8706 Prospect Avenue NW.
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
Glen Echo
Oscar Hinkle
Flva
Hinkle
Georgetown University Hospital
Hintle
Ravwey Company
Mved
Prospect Avenue
Not: Toose Surplus Conferees Move to Trim District Funds
Conferees from the House and Senate reached agreement on a District appropriation bill halving a $170,000 surplus attached to the bulk, eliminating a provision to turn surplus District revenues into the Federal Treasury. The conference delay stemmed from disputes over confiscation of local tax funds. The House previously rejected similar actions to abolish the half and half system and related taxation measures.
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House
Senate
George
Prouty
Municipal ownership urged for District street railways
Hearings on the Crosser bill to municipalize the District street railways featured two witnesses, Thomas Wil a real estate operator and W Qynter of the Northeast Washington Citizens Association, who cited resolutions by Petworth, Georgetown and NE Washington associations in support. They argued municipal control would yield better service and lower fares, with fair treatment for employees, while defending public sentiment behind the measure.
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W. Oyster
House District Committee
Thomas
Wil
W Qynter
Northeast Washington Citizens Association
Oyster
George H Harries
Georgetown Citizens Association
Petworth Citizens Association
Prouty
Petworth Association
Northeast Washington Association
Caraway
Banquet Highlights Law School Dinner Speakers at University Club
Dean Carusi of National University Law School outlined a strong teaching system while Representative Denver Church extolled Western opportunities for young lawyers. Student speakers included John Murphy and Martin Anderson with a large list of attendees.
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Carusi
National University
Charlea
Carus
National University Law School
Wlisdorf
J Millburn
WG Dent
J Church
E M Evartse
H E Gladman
Joan M Murphy
F C Riedesel
Mrs De Struve a Bride in Washington
Eleanor Slater daughter of Mrs William A Slater of Washington married E Halsey Malone a New York lawyer in St Patricks Cathedral Washington ceremony performed by Rev William Sinnott. The couple, with a small group of relatives, had no reception. Malone met Slater when she was presented in Washington society and was previously married to Baron Borla de Struve who served at the Russian embassy.
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E Halsey Malone
New York
Misa Slater
Washington
Washington Post
Eleanor Slater
William A Slater
St Patricks Cathedral
William I Sinnott
William A. Slater
Jury Censures Builder Over Ironworker Death
A coroner's jury ruled James Ewell an Ironworker died after a failing girder struck him, knocking him from the fifth floor to the basement of a building at North Capital and B Streets NW. The verdict also faulted lack of proper safeguards for workers on the construction site.
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James Ewell
Capital
Last Day for Tax Payments Shortened by Holidays
Taxes due to the collector or district office must be paid today to avoid penalties. The period ends early this year due to Decoration Day and Sunday holidays, with May 21 as the final receipt date for taxes. Appeals against the board of assessors valuation under the new triennial assessment may be filed Sunday or Monday but not after 4 pm on the latter day.
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Board of Assessors
Twenty First Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Clements
Twentieth St N
RC Jacon EE
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
District OF Columbia
Board of Trustees
Te Commercal Fire Insurance Company
Southern
Washington DC
Robert R Tuttle
Sbestor R. Waltera
F B
Dudley Wiliam
Paul F Grave
John McKee
Clarence A. Krouse
Bates Warren
Richard Wightman
Christadelphians
Navel Lodge Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
United States
Canada
Brotherhood
Georgetown
Wisconsin and
Dumbarton Avenues
Washington D
Charles © ‘Williams
Inheritance tax favored by House District committee
The House District committee ordered a favorable report on the Prouty bill proposing an inheritance tax in the District. The measure likely will be called up on June 8, the next District day, to be placed on its passage. Prouty noted many states have inheritance laws and wealthy residents claim technical residence here to evade taxes.
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House
My Prouty
Standardization Efforts At Weights And Measures Conference
President to receive delegates for a reception as 250 officials from the weights and measures bureau conclude a four day session. Morning and afternoon discussions standardized milk bottles and berry boxes and tolerances for linear measures on scales. Demonstrations of scale testing scheduled for 9:30 at the municipal building.
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United States
Bureau
Muntelfpal
General Young Seeks Senate Seat in Kentucky Race
Gen Bennett Jr. of Louisville, head of the United Confederate Veterans, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate from Kentucky. The plan targets the unexpired term of the late Senator Bradley Go. McCreary is seen naming a successor to serve until November, when four senators will be elected to fill terms through March 15, the term’s end.
Rye Opposes Gov Hooper in State Election Bid
Nagaville May 2 Thomas C Rye attorney general for the Thirteenth judicial circuit was nominated by the State Democratic convention on the ninth ballot to run for governor against Republican Gov B W Hooper. The platform pledges strict enforcement of prohibition laws and to enact tougher measures, plus a plan to stop legislators from leaving the state to vote on measures.
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Nagaville Tonn
Thomas C Rye
Thirteenth Judicia Circuit
Cardinate
B W Hooper
General Assembly
Plans to aid cities with a national information bureau
Book and bureau ideas emerged at the Special Libraries Association meeting. A national bureau of information to help municipalities learn from other cities was approved and sent to a joint committee. Officers of the association were elected, and a ball honored delegates attending the Willard convention.
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Mcreass
H C Wolfe
Curtin Publishing Company
Special Libraries Association
American Library Association
Wilerd
Bureau of
National Bureau of Information
John C Dana
New York
Jack Baltimore
J A Lapp
Indianapolis
H Ranch Detroi
R H Campbell
Special Libraries’ Association
R H Johnson
Washington
WV Dobbing
Guy E Marton
Boston Secrutory
HO C Wellman
W N Carlton
Mary L Titcomb
J T Jennings
Mary L
Titcomb
Adam Strohm
W R Watson
Corinne Bacon
Andrew Keogh
Effie L
Power Council
N Appleton
M Taylor Pyne
Willard
J Spiiiman
Department of Agriculture
Apoka
League of Library Commissions
Agricultural Librarians
Charles H Williams
University of Missouri
Brancea Hobart Vergennes
Mary H Ahern
Givan
Arthur B Bostwick
St Louis
Florence Overton
Langdon L
Willard hosts multiple trustee and round table meetings
A Willard schedule lists a trustees section at 9 30 a m and a government documents round table at 9 30 a m. A joint meeting of the normal and high school workers follows at 9 20 a m with further sessions at 2 50 p m in Continental Hall and executive board meetings for normal and high school librarians at the public library at 84 pm.
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Ton
Willard
A. m Willard
Gontinenrtal Hall
Normal and High School
Lbrarians
Concert for Outing Fund by St Johns Church Choir
Members of the St Johns Church choir assisted by outside talent presented a concert last night at the Parish Hall on Sixteenth Street Northwest. Proceeds go toward the maintenance of the summer meeting home for the choir at Worth Reach. Participants included Miss Alice Maydwell, Miss Ruth Branson, Miss Ethel Keats, Miss Ethel Garrett, Johnston Wawin Callow, Hamilton Bell Judson, D Cobb, Signorina Gina Berhancel, Henry H Freeman, George Jenvey Abrams, Vir and Mrs Paul Bleyden.
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St Johns
St. Johns Church
Streats
Worth Reach
Alice Maydwell
Ruth Branson
Misa
Ethel Keats
Ethel Garrett Johnston
Wawin Callow
Hamilton Bell
Judson D Cobb
Signorina
Gina Berhancel
Henry H Freeman George Jenvey Abrams
Paul Bleyden
Boy saved by comrade in river rescue near Cottage En DC
Warren Sadler 16 of Cottage En DC nearly drowned at Eastern Branch after slipping from a sand song. Comrade Oscar Kluk 18 leaped into the water and hauled Sadler to shore after a third underwater sinking. Doctors at Casault Hospital resuscitated him with the pulmonator.
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Oscar Kluk
Warren Sadler
M Streat
Oscar Klun
Kluk
Sader
Sadler
Klub
Casuait, Hospital
AID PROMISES TO PALMER IN PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN
President plans to support Representative A Mitchell Palmer in the Pennsylvania senatorial race. Roosevelt aims to stump or send letters to aid Palmer, signaling active participation in the fall campaign as Pennsylvania becomes a key battle ground for the administration.
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Pennsylvania
Mr Palmer
Missouri GOP Convention Adopts Proposals and Unity Call
The Missouri Republican state convention voted to invite Progressives back to the party fold and ratified the plan to reduce Southern representation at the national gathering. It denounced the Democratic administration as vacillating, un-American and disastrous, while James E. Watson of Indiana suffered heat exhaustion during his keynote address before continuing his speech.
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St Louis Mo
Republican Party
Missouri
Indiana
Roosevelt
Coxey Loses Ohio Socialist Governor Nomination
In Columbus on May 283 by a 3 to 1 vote Scott Wilkins of Lima defeated General Jacob S Coxey of Massillon for the Socialist party nomination for governor. Ref vote tallies show Wilkins 953 to Hitchins, Norwood, for U S senator over Joseph E Robb Cleveland.
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Columbus Ohio
Scott Wilkins
Lima
Jacob S Coxey
Massillon
Socialist Party
Ohio
Wilkin
Army of the Commonweal
E L Hitchins
Norwood
United States
Joseph E Robb
Cleveland
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U C V
W O Bradley
Rye
Hooper
Tennessee Democrats
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Plan Bureau
H. C. Wellman
National Association
R. H. Johnston
Atees
Dearta
Concert For Outing Fund
St John's Church
Russia
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Xander
Ciosa
Palmer
Mitchell Palmer
Coxey
McCray
McCray Refrigerator Co
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