West Virginia Campaign Sees Shaw Boost GOP Pulse
In Wheeling on Oct 14, Secretary Shaw toured Parkersburg Wheel ing and Martinsburg, rallying Republicans from inertia. The tax reform issue, praised for lowering farmer and homeowner bills, strengthens GOP advantage while Democrats debate Tolman and Viking. Elkins and McGraw loom as key figures shaping the race and state legislative outcome.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W.a
Shaw
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Cannon
Beveridge
Tolman
Jefferson
Jackson
Girl's Burns Fatal in Keeping House Play
Oct 14 Hagerstown Maryland eight year old Margaret Latkin, daughter of J Brooks Lakin, traveling salesman, died from burns received during a neighborhood fire started by children playing keeping house. Her dress caught fire and flames enveloped her as muffled cries drew help, but she could not be saved.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Margaret Latkin
J. Brooks Lakin
Iverson Jones
Wilson says place is Princeton and not Senate candidate
Special to The Washington cast reports Dr Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, denies consent to run for U S Senate from New Jersey. He says his duty lies at Princeton and one cannot be college president and senator simultaneously. He has not been in touch with New Jersey politics. Vienna chorus may tour the United States and attend the North American Sängerbund in Indianapolis in June 107.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Elkins
West Virginia
Viking
Senate
John T McGraw
Grafton
Mr. McGraw
Little Mountain
United States
Cleveland
McKinley
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Johnston
Alston G. Dayton
Thomas B. Davis
Washington
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Caledonia
United States Senate
New Jersey
Wilson
Princeton
Vienna
Wiener Maennergesang Verein
Franeia
Indianapolis
Seth
Puzyna
Pius
Triple Alliante
Rampalia
Father Wornz
Jesuits
Conclave talk and Maryland race draw party lines
The piece discusses papal conclave tensions and the 1900 Maryland congressional races. It notes Italian influence, possible foreign papal leadership, and the Jesuit general election as context. It outlines district contests with Jackson, Smith, Talbott, Garrett, Wachter, Johnson, Wolf, Gill, Findlay, Mudd, Pearce, and party prospects, predicting two Democrats, three Republicans, and one uncertain race.
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Roosevelt
Sydney H. Mudd
Federation of Labor
Annapolis
George M. Smith
Order of
Pearce
Democrata
Virginia Campaign Heats Up in Fifth and Ninth Districts
The Washington Post reports intensified Virginia politics with speeches planned in the Fifth and Ninth districts. Democrat Saunders leads in the Fifth where Republicans split, while the Ninth shows factional dissension within the GOP. Nominations list names for both parties across ten districts and note a new African American party forming to oppose the Lily White GOP. The governor and candidates campaign amid hopefulDemocratic optimism and Republican resistance.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Virginia
Swanson
Martin
Judge Mann
Barksdale
9. L. Kelly
Pensor
Judge Saunders
Saunders
Dr. Simmons
Golid
Gov Folk backs tighter rail supervision opposed to state ownership
Gov Folk rejects government ownership of railroads and urges a federal style comptroller of railroads with powers to suspend directors and appoint receivers. He spoke with Mr Bryan in Farmington on October 14 and outlined a plan to reform railroad governance akin to the national bank system.
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Farmington
Folk
Bryan
Montgomery Campaign Plans Four Campaign Rallies
Special to Toowashington Rockville Md Oct 14 Harvey R Spessard Democratic candidate for congress in this county revises schedule to speak at four meetings over the October 26 27 period at Germantown Poolesy Benat Isidor Rayner and Morkvils noted. Campaign effort emphasizes countywide outreach and rallies in multiple towns.
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Toowashington
Rockville
Harvey R Spessard
Germ Toon Poolesy
Benat
Isidor Rayner
Secretary Shaw Looks to Hughes Campaign After Speech
Pittsburg dispatch reports Secretary of the Treasury Teste M Shaw arrived in the city. He said Democrats gave up the fight after Bryan's speech and noted he would tour New York making speeches for Charles Hughes, Republican nominee for governor. He aims to affect the congressional majority.
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Bryan
Pittsburg
Secretary of the Treasury
Teste M. Shaw
Shaw
di van
Moe
New York
Charles Hughes
Postmaster General Cortelyou Reports 1906 Postal Deficit Cut
The Postmaster General announces that the government postal service reduced the annual deficit by 4 055 588 compared with the prior year, with 1906 receipts at 93 2 783 and total expenditures at 178 449 778 89. The official notes a continued push for economical administration and service improvement nationwide.
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Sitz
Cartelyou
Department
Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Magoon delays cabinet as war aims loom
Havana dispatch reports Governor Magoon postponing a Cuban cabinet and directly directing departments to avoid partisan strife. Liberal fears of hostile appointees persist as rebel leaders receive welcome in Havana. News also notes troop movements, engineer map distribution, and a peace appeal from Gov. Alemen of Santa Clara.
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Alemen
Santa Clara
Prado
Man slashes throat in street. daughter witnesses
James A. Jones, 41, of 1231 Pennsylvania avenue, slashed his throat with a penknife at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth street southeast. His 16 year old daughter May followed, heard him say there will be no more lawsuits, and raised the alarm as police and Dr. Magh tended to the self inflicted wound. Jones recently moved from Maryland and faced financial pressures.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Magh
Jones
Washington
Maryland
Thiggs
Taft praised by Abbott before Yale students
The Rev Lyman Abbott of New York told Yale students in New Haven that Secretary Taft deserves high praise for his Cuban diplomacy. Abbott said Taft has extinguished war flames and brought peace from the Cuban insurrection, calling his work Christ like and a step toward extending the kingdom of God on earth.
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Lyman Abbott
New York
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Taft
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