Taft Accepts Nomination in Cincinnati Speech Parade
William Howard Taft accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cincinnati with a daytime ceremony at his mansion. Senator William Warner presented the notification and Taft delivered a condensed acceptance, outlining reforms, Roosevelt-era gains, railroad regulation aims, tariff views, and labor rights while a large crowd cheered on streets and porches.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
William Howard Taft
Cincionati
Taft
Friends
Taft Mansion
William Warner
Missouri
Grand Army of the Republiic
Warner
Chicago
Completion of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line reaches Butte
The last spike on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul coast extension ties Butte to Chicago via Moat and Chicago lines. Passenger trains from Chicago are planned to run into Bure by September, signaling full service readiness.
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Butte
Moat
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Bure
Mexico Departs kb Chinese at Salina Oras port
Mexican federal authorities ordered departure of 00 Chinawen from Oriental ports. The vessel left Salina Oras port a few days ago after disembarking cargo and authorities reported the incident.
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Mexico
Salina Oras
Oriental
Married couples flood Washington during June visit
The June visit to Washington drew 2490 newly married couples from across the nation. Mrs. John B. Stetson wed Count Santa Eulas Ms Portuguese Congal in Chicago, while Dr. W. T. Power of New York and Miss Esther Hedmond tied in London. Bankruptcy filer Sophia Kluber of Trenton lists as property a gold engagement ring valued at $5.
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Washington
John B. Stetson
Philadelphia
Santa Eulas
Portuguese Congal
Chicago
W. T. Power
New York
Esther Hedmond
John B. Redmond
London
Sophia Kluber
Trenton
Yalus
Tragic double murder suicide shocks Cleveland
Peter Sendak shot his wife then killed himself with the same revolver in Cleveland Ohio. Earlier he tried to kill his three children who escaped by locking a room.
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Peter Sendak
Cleveland
Ohio
Sendak
Chhildren
Major McCrea Found Dead Aboard Pullman in Route
Major H J McCrea a paymaster in the United States Navy was found dead in his berth while en route from Washington to Pittsburgh aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad Pullman. He was noted as a cousin of the President McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Heavy rain continues over Western New York causing substantial damage to hay and wheat crops as mild weather returns boosts growth.
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Powers Deant
United States
Lewellyn Powers
Maint
Houston
Washington, D. C
Brookline
Mass
Kaiser
Imperial
Clim
Kiein Germany
Marylelead
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
H. J. McCrea
United States Navy
New York
Boy Burned At Stake In Texas White Girl Attack
In Greenville Texas a seventeen year old Black boy Ted Smith attacked sixteen year old Viola Delancey near a rural mail box. A mob gathered forced police to keep him in jail then seized him from officers and burned him in the public square in broad daylight.
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Texas
Greenville
Ted Smith
Viola Delancey
Miss Delancey
R. H. Delancey
Nagro
Caddo Creek
Death by Own Action Under Blazing Bed
Stephen Joshua a Wishaw Pennsylvania store proprietor killed himself after driving away his wife and sending their two children with $1500 and the deed to their property. He set his bed aflame with kerosene and fired three bullets into his head dying almost instantly. Reported jealousy toward his wife.
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Stephen Joshua
Wishaw
Josue
Banker Surrenders Amid Embezzlement Allegations in Cleveland
Oto Banker Gazell surrendered at Cleveland police headquarters after allegedly embezzling $32,000 from the defunct Farmers and Merchants Barn. He drove to headquarters in an automobile and was released promptly.
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Oto
Henry W. Gazell
Farmers and Merchants
Cleveland
Ohio
Seven Gables House and estate bought by Miss Emmerton
Miss Caroline Emmerton, a prominent Salem figure, purchased the famed House of the Seven Gables and a large tract of land behind it. The sale includes the historic Hawthorne house and surrounding property to support the estate’s settlement and work.
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Caroline Emmerton
Salem
Hawthorne
Labor groups form across regions amid urban unrest
The Labor World reports Chienga trainsmen in Mayaguez Porto Rico forming a union while a Women’s League forms in La Crosse Wisconsin. Insurance agents in Wheeling West Virginia plan a Tabor union for self-protection. Paris faces major street obstructions from debris and workmen's materials during a labor crisis.
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Chienga
Tibor Flakers
Mayagues
Porto Rico
la Crosse
Was
Wheeling W. Va
Paris
France
Jbhy
Glidden Reaches 4200 Feet In Balloon Flight
North Adams Massachusetts resident Charles J Glidden flew the balloon Boston for about an hour reaching a height of 4200 feet before landing safely fifteen miles from Peters burg North Carolina. Other items note women in Annapolis voting on a bond issue, a streetcar robbery in Philadelphia, a jailbreak by horse thieves in Bassett Nebraska, a double drowning in Grand Rapids after a wrestling match, and a Esperanto congress in Chautauqua.
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North Adams
Mass
Charles J. Glidden
Boston
Petersburg
N. C
Canal
Crown
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Brizlaky
Stephen Wolecinski
Arion Singer Dies Abroad in Berlin
Jacob Schrumpt, Brooklyn Arion Choral Society member, died in Berlin after illness while remaining in Europe. Other items note a tunnel flood in Berné, a Hawaiian naval reserve drive, a planchette swindler fleeing Berlin, a new airship test at Aldershot, Blerot’s aircraft wreck, 200 casualties in Teheran, and political violence in Rio de Janeiro.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Jacob Schrumpt
Brooklyn Arion Choral Society
Berlin
Swindles Progress in Higher Criminal Arts Unfolds
A Pennsylvania hotel keeper loses 15000 amid a fake prize fight swindle linked to a larger ring. Freder ick Gondorff is arrested in New York after Holznagel identifies him as a key conspirator, tying to bonds worth 120000 and a bank robberies case involving the New Britain Savings Bank.
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Frederick Gondorff
Gondorff
Frederick Holznagel
Scranton
William F. Walker
New Britain Savings Bank
Tombs
Gondorf
Holznagel
The
Central
Walker
New Britain Bank
Chicago
Eastern
Linois
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Rochester
Pittshore
Gandorit Ia
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Webber
Bonifnee
Halznagel
Tennessee
Cadahys
Cihicago
Sullivan
Blair
Bridgeport
Conn
Cudshys
Boston
Collins
Jother
Albany
Ten Ryck
New York
John M. Coleman
No. 116
Broadway
Jerome
Rogue's Gallery
James Morgan
Deary Morris
Holgnage
Charles Gondorft
Sterward
Bob" Nelson
Atlantic
Wao
Hia
Pinkertons
Frederick Gondurff
There Are 800 More Women Than Men de Tevieisten
An OCR fragment from Chicizu Myanaton university suburb notes a population gender imbalance with about 2000 women among 24,070 residents. It cites 1% or 17 women and 8885 men, reporting a major share of funds attributed to women and hinting at a larger social question.
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Myanaton Te University
Aims
Studius of News and Global Turmoil Amid Shifting Powers
Reported advances by Fondyran government troops recapture Choluteca as the region undergoes revaluation. W. J. Bryan joins the Knights of Ak-Sar-Hep in a secret society matter. An apostate papal constitution reshapes Catholic governance. Battleships Maine and Alabama are ordered to halt local duties and stay at Manila.
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Fondyran
Choluteca
W. J. Bryan
Knights of
Ak-Sar-Hep
Guha
Nebraska
Bnisiy Mess
Ping X
Maine
Alabiema
Manila
Mont Blanc Climbers Return From Peak Demonstration
A Geneva dispatch notes that a party of 150 climbers reached Mont Blanc summit in a notable ascent during the season. Nineteen percent were English and American, with fourteen women among the group. The party included a prince, a general, two barons, a priest, several doctors and lawyers, and a Swiss chimney sweep.
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Mont Blanc
Geneva
Mar
Prominent People and Notable Donations Across Nations
The article notes Mr Brean is younger than Mr Roosevelt by nearly two years. Henry Phipps, a Pittshure mith ioniste, donated 590000 dollars for insanity research. The Prince of Wales at Queber saved 10000 pounds to sustain a memorial linked to Abraham. Governors' sons VicCord of Arizona and Kitson of St Paul rescue laborers in Everett Washington. Kitson’s share of his father’s estate valued at 2000000 dollars.
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Roosevelt
Henry Phipps
Pittshure
Everett Wash
Young
Kitson
Milking Stool Disaster on Southern Plantations
A freed plantation dairy crew in the south faced a comic failure when a new milking stool was introduced. A Black laborer, attempting the stool, was drugged and battered and returned with an empty pail, claiming the stool looked fine though the cow would not sit.
Roasted Egg Moment Stops Heated Campaign Crowd
During a tense campaign speech a candidate was hit in the face by a rotten egg. After wiping the mess away, he quipped that the opponent's arguments were unsound, drawing laughter and defusing the confrontation as the crowd roared with approval.
The Well Informed Demand for Syrup of Figs and Senna
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co. with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The remedy is urged as wholesome, gentle yet prompt and ethically produced. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Fogs over Newfoundland Banks Fueled by Gulf Stream Cold Layer
Fogs form over sandbanks as shallow water on the bank stays colder than the deep sea. The warm Gulf Stream meeting this cold layer worsens fog conditions along the Newfoundland banks.
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Newfoundland
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Curative Says Lake City Resident
A Lake City Minnesota resident reports severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness nervousness and impaired vision. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the individual says they are cured and have enjoyed perfect health since. Sold by all dealers at 60c per box or four bars. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Doan
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tollesbury Gooseberry Pies Mark Anniversary Fair
The London Standard recalls Tollesbury Gooseberry Fair and its tradition of baking enormous pies to welcome home seafarers. Families prepared pies that could hold a peck or half a peck of fruit, with lore claiming the baker needed to remove bricks to reach the oven.
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Tollesbury
The
London Standard
Scots Celebrations End in Tragedy in Canadian Township
A party of Scotsmen in a Canadian township celebrates, and during the homeward journey one man falls by the wayside. A would be helper bids him lie still, saying I canna help ye up but I'll be doon aside ye. Iron cloth made from steel is used by tailors to stiffen shoulders and collars.
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Umuawru
Snouiare
Republican Party
House
Senate
Rehoboth Bunday Herald
Teilora
Health and Encome Boosted by Scientific Food
A Chicago clerk shares how health issues from疲 heavy work and poor meals nearly ended her ability to work. After adopting Grape-Nuts, brain fatigue and dyspepsia faded, restoring her energy and income. The testimonial, signed Postumou from Bats Creek Michigan, echoes a wider reader letter appeal.
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Tam
Chicago
Cme
Postumou
Bats Creek
Mich
Wellville
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