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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
The piece explains convention routines at Chicago and Denver with temporary and permanent chairmen, committee work, keynote speeches, platform drafting, balloting, and adjournment sine die. It notes leaders' rooms, hotel lobbies, and backroom deals shaping outcomes and welcomes Parker’s and Bryan’s recent delegate roles.
An old alarm over a Roosevelt bid wanes as Washington Governor Mead states Roosevelt won’t seek renomination. Taft support remains solid while party tensions shift with delegates and potential vice presidential picks. The Chicago convention looms with forecasts of alignments among Taft, Johnson, Culberson, Gray and Bryan allies.
Governor Hughes announced he would not accept election or nomination to the office of Vice President of the United States, signaling a clear refusal of further national political pursuit.
James Van Cleave of St. Louis, president of the National Manufacturers Association, warned he would belt 11,100 Republican manufacturers from the party ticket if it backs the President's labor policy. In Ogdensburg New York, William Randolph Hearst faced a Supreme Court suit by David T. Letham for $251 spent on campaign purposes.
In a political note the New York Sun asserts that Speaker Cannon aims to resemble Lincoln and that the lookalike is valued in the mold of Western politics. It reports that Senators Themes J Grady and Tunes J Prawiey will replace Representatives W Rourke Dortis1 and Francis Burton Harrison, signaling a reshuffle.
Harry K Thaw testifies in habeas corpus proceedings at Dutchess County Court House after District Attorney Jerome seeks permission to examine him. Thaw agrees to a personal exam by unnamed experts, not the prior alienists, and the judge delays ruling.
John H. M. Geiger former cashier of Canton National Bank, jailed five years for misappropriation, died at his Baltimore home while out on bail pending appeal. United States marshal retrieved the body after his son initially refused admission. Family doctor cited hemorrhages as the cause of death.
Charles J. Ramford of Trenton New Jersey a West Point graduate and former second lieutenant who resigned in September 1906 killed himself in his room at the Regent Hotel in Washington D C. A letter to Adjutant General Alnsworth found on him suggests he traveled to be restored to the army.
Heavy rains and freezing temperatures restrict farm labor and movement of old crops to market while disrupting retail and jobbing activity. Duginess and road conditions slow collection and distribution across the area.
Jacob H. Schiff returned from Europe and states business will not return to normal until tariff legislation is clarified. He questions what kind of tariff policy the nation will pursue and argues for prompt action to shape future economic conditions.
Notes of the Diamond mention Fred Clarke’s brother Josh making good for Cleveland. Southpaw Bill Lattimore is praised as a safe fund, Fred Teunay features in a fast game around first. Tim a Williamis traded to the New York Americans and St Louis hatreds flare for the St Lucly American Club. Roger Bresnahan and other York Nationale figures show weariness from shin guards.
William H. Marsh, Flatbush inventor and president of the Standard Water Meter Company, died of hydrophobia three days after being told Pasteur treatment was futile. He contracted rabies without a bite, via a wound on his finger from a dog bite at his shop. His stenographer Miss Edna D Thompson and his son Ramsey Marsh sought Pasteur treatment.
Reports from Alabama California and Washington state show Bryan favored by majorities and delegates. Birmingham lists Tomlinson Grecoman Heflin Clayton as elected delegates. California and Washington conventions instruct delegates for Bryan while Missouri Michigan and South Carolina also back Bryan at Denver.
Reports indicate prune production will be among the smallest in California and the Northwest. New York buyers show reluctance to purchase, delaying market activity and potential price stabilization.
May corn climbed three cents to 79 cents in Chicago as buyers pushed futures higher. The advance marked a rare move in grain markets, with price levels scarcely surpassed in recent memory.
British colliery enginemen approved joining the National Federation after a recent meeting. A strike by 200 stone cutters near Quinty, Massachusetts followed the open shop opposition. The federation claims 292 branches across the United States and Canada, with council discussions on worker concerns and shop conditions continuing.
John A Enders of Robertson Avenue Pen Argyl Pennsylvania suffered six years with stinging pale on the back violent headaches and dizzy spells. A specialist said his kidneys were fine yet his urine showed reddish brick dust sediment. He used Deans Kidney Plus and soon kidneys began to act regularly and he passed gravel stones. He felt better immediately and has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Millburn Co Buffalo New York.
An anthology style note discusses tipping as inescapable, noting human generosity and resistance to suppress tips, with quotations from Paris Journal and references to various remedies, medicines, and a column on German laboratory testing in big machine shops. The piece mentions Dr Kline's Restorer, Winslow’s syrup, and E B Green's products among others.
Sponge divers near Tuale found ruins of a great coastal city with fallen monuments, statues, and a partially collapsed temple of immense arte. The site likely dates from prehistoric times and was swallowed by earth or sea. Tunis aims for thorough exploration.
The Nashville Christian Advocate argues that infectious diseases can be suppressed. It cites yellow fever as conquered by methods of suppression and smallpox as controllable through science, but warns that consumption persists due to ignorance and prejudice, noting it spreads via food and water rather than air and urging patient isolation as an effective measure.
A narrator laments rising costs to educate a boy and recounts a parent buying shoes for Tommy after school opens. The text contrasts household expense with a note about Ireland's Lord Lieutenant earning a high official salary of twenty thousand dollars per year.
A Cleveland grocer credits his switch from coffee to Postum Food Coffee with resolving nervous jitters and stomach troubles. He notes morning irritability eased, appetite returned, and store duties improved after trying the product on his wife’s suggestion. The letter touts Postum as beneficial for those affected by coffee.
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