Taft Roosevelt Rivalry Dominates 1912 GOP Scene
Francis Lynch recaps the 1912 Republican fight between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. He notes the Chicago convention anticipation, the split with ex president Roosevelt, and the role of Wisconsin’s La Follette and other candidates, outlining the national committee’s control and early campaign dynamics.
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Francis Lynchs
Chieszo
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
South Dakota
Ohio
Chicago
United States
Taft
Moosevelt
Baetus
Rouse Yelt
Oncy
Wiscon
Robert ML la Bollette
Wisconsin
Albert Baird Cummins
Iowa
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Ta Pollette
Ubicagzo
la Follette
North
Pakor
National Committee
Victor Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Murphy
Frederic Wilam Upham
National Committee of Arrangements
West
Arthur Isaiah Vorys
Columbus
Buckeye
Harry 8. New
Indianapolis
Republican National Committee
The Nominating Ballot in National Conventions
A roll call on the platform report shapes a fight over planks with cross state appeal. After a second recess the convention reassembles to adopt the platform and begin nominations. Balloting drags, then erupts with cheering as the vice presidential choice is announced amid loud celebration.
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National Committee
Taft
Committee On Platform
Aerial Photography by Rocket Launched Camera Parachutes Home
A London Standard report describes new aerial photography methods including camera rockets and parachutes. Devices range from watchlike shutters to clock and fuse mechanisms, with the Atalanta camera for airplanes boasting a fourteen mile range. Germany has purchased several for its air fleet. Also noted is U S natural gas production exceeding 500 billion cubic feet annually.
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Berlin
Germany
London Standard
Baseball talk highlights Cobb Jackson and pitchers of era
A stroll through baseball chatter ranges from Ty Cobb to Joe Jackson and pitchers. The piece notes Cobb’s sustained greatness while Jackson sought hits by begging catchers, sparking unpopularity. It references Paddy Fitherty on control over curves, Frank Schulte on Ed Walsh, and the dry splitter by Rube Evans. It also recalls umpire Ralph Frey’s bleed poison episode and Chicago Americans options Fournier and Zieder, with Fournier’s journeya through Portland Sacramento Moose Jaw.
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Ty Cobb
Tyrus
Cobb
Joe Jackson
Worthy
Nationals
Jackson
The Height of the Ridiculous Hard Work
Dialogue excerpts reveal Mr Wright’s wife teasing about his busy schedule and a story he wrote a month ago now being pitched for sale. The piece reflects playful newspaper humor from Yonkers Statesman and New York Sun style quips about asking questions and future informants.
A Farfetched Joke and Laughing Reforms in Cartoons
A collage of humorous exchanges from Washington Star Puck and Chicago News reveals social quips on heiresses labor jokes and misheard ads. The jokes touch on marriage rivals, fashion, work hours, and a playful take on misunderstandings in daily life.
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Countorsel
Washington Star
Diplomacy and Roses Win Miss Goldbag's Heart
A brief note from the St Louis Post Dispatch recounts Flow and Biuffer maneuvering in courtship with Flow’s success after Biuffer sends Miss Goldbag twenty two roses on her thirtieth birthday. A light society item reflecting romantic gestures and social notices.
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Biuffer
Did He Remind Her Oh Mother I Broke a Window
A fragmentary dialogue shows a child confessing breaking a window with a ball and a mother instructing to remind her later. The brief exchange hints at a domestic moment and a promised punishment or admonition.
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Tosumy
Undertaker Makes Airplane Fortune, Says Baltimore American
A humorous exchange notes that a business has earned much through airplane flights yet reveals the speaker is not an aviator but an undertaker. The quip highlights a striking line about professional strikers in baseball batters, a point the Baltimore American highlights with a dash of wit.
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Baltimore American
Gibbs Aly Wife Pocketed Loot In Late Night Shuffle
A terse report notes Gibbs Aly’s spouse searched pockets during the night in a peculiar incident. The Boston Transcript records the event as an odd household disturbance with unclear motives and no injuries reported.
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Gibbs
Aly
Boston Transcript
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Springfield
Mass
Paddy Fitherty
Pitt
Frank Schulte
Chicago Cubs
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Schulte
Walsh
Rube Evans
New York Giants
Dallas
Tex
Evans
McGraw
New York
Ralph Fray
Ralph
Merkle
Zimmerman
Archer
Chicago Americans
Zieder
Jacques Fournier
Cansfian
Sox
Fournier
Portland
Ore
Sacramento
Moose Jaw
Roeke Pee
Johnny
New York Sun
Carter
Miss Cayenne
Pid Jones
Puck
Buffalo Express
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