Republican National Convention Call Sets Chicago Date
The Republican national committee issues the call for the 1908 convention to meet in Chicago on June 16 to nominate president and vice president. Electors from states and territories including Hawaii Alaska Porto Rico and the Philippines are invited to select delegates with credentials due twenty days before the convention.
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Hawaii
Aloeka
Porto Rico
Philippines
Washington
Dec
Chicago
Harry S. New
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
United States
Illiois
Bayoral
District of Columbia
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Republican Party
Taft Departure Delayed by Severe Weather
Steamship President Grant carrying Secretary Taft and party was to sail from this port yesterday but was held up by heavy weather causing a delay in departure. Other details remain unreported.
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Taft
President Grant
Mines Toll Rises After West Virginia Explosion
Rescue work delayed with no signs of life as more than a hundred victims are thought dead in Monongah. Families mourn while crowds surround the mine as fire and rescue efforts continue. Women refuse to leave, wailing for missing husbands and sons.
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Monongah
W. Va
Doe
Harmony Coal Company
Hild
Worle
Tatursday
Faust
Timng
al Nfont
Iowa Officers Battle Over Court Martial Moves
Dissensions in the Iowa National Guard reach a crisis as charges involving seventy counts surface in Sioux City aimed at Major George R. Parker of Sac City. Parker, a former candidate for colonel, was defeated by Major W. Y. Chantland of Fort Dodge and had previously fled counts against Chantland. Captain Rankin of Mason City and Captain Hyatt of Webster City figure in rival charges, with Captain Beck of Sioux City seeking to prosecute Chantland for Parker. W. B. Humphreys of Chicago, former regiment commanding officer, resigned, fueling the dispute. Additionally Captain Kulp of Davenport faces removal for missing Mc Farland prize fight duties.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Sioux City
George R. Parker
Sac City
Fifty-Sixth Regiment
Parker
W. Y. Chantland
Fort Dodge
Chantland
Rankin
Mason City
Hyatt
Webster City
Beck
W. B. Humphreys
Chicago
Kulp
Davenport
Cummins Denies Dolliver Claim On Senate Run
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins denies Senator Dolliver’s assertion that he wrote letters pledging not to run against Senator Allison. He says he told Dolliver years ago he did not expect to oppose Allison due to past conditions, which have since changed, and promises a full reply in due course.
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Allison
Des Moines
Cummins
Dolliver
Senate
Cummins Signals Iowa Senate Bid in Speech
Chicago dispatch reports Governor Cummins of Iowa hints at running for United States senator. He says Roosevelt will not have his name at the Republican convention and denies any party pledge or deal with other politicians. Cummins mentions no promises guiding his potential entry and travels from Washington toward Des Moines after witnessing Congress opening.
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Iowa
Senate
Chicago
Campalus
Roosevelt
Towa
Cumming
United States
Soma
Dolliver
Allison
Cummins
Washington
Congress
Des Moines
Democrats to Meet on Choosing Convention Site
Washington December 9 the Democratic national committee will meet at the Arlington hotel at noon to decide where and when next summer's national Democratic convention will be held. Missouri Colonel John S Martin and Sergeant Starma are in the city arranging the meeting. Possible sites include Chicago Kansas City Louisville Denver and Atlantic City with June 2 seen as the probable convention date and many urging an earlier decision than the Republicans.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Arlington Hotel
John S. Martin
Missouri
Starma
Chicago
Kansas City
Louisville
Denver
Atlantic City
Bryan Launch Sparks Omaha Democratic Rally
At the Dahlman Dollar Dinner in Omaha a first annual gathering drew W. J. Bryan as the keynote speaker. The crowd cheered loudly as Bryan, the Democratic nominee, entered and delivered a forceful address in unequivocal terms.
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Bryan
Omaha
Dahlman Democracy
Holl
Lhu Democratic Club Sia
W. J. Bryan
Dollar Pinner
William J. Bryan
Dahlman
Apwd
Frisco Financier Arrested In Embezzlement Case
J Dalzell Brown a Frisco financier and general manager of California Safe Deposit and Trust was arrested on felonious embezzlement charges. Warrant also issued for W J Hartnett a leading lawyer and director. They are accused of hypothecating $300000 in Colton estate securities placed in the bank by court order a year ago amid a suit over Bartnett’s removal and Dalton estate contest. Bartnett is noted as a Western Pacific Railroad construction figure.
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Aloo
San Francisco
J. Dalzell Brown
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
W. J. Hartnett
Brown
Bartnett
Farmers meet in Des Moines for state sessions and exhibits
A series of meetings in Des Moines this week centers on agricultural issues. The state farmers institute will present information on all agricultural phases and elect state fair directors. The forty second annual State Horticultural Society meeting and seventh annual Parks and Forestry Association gathering occur alongside fruit and corn exhibits and prize events. The Deck the Gorn Belt Meat Producers' Association will hold a session, involving major livestock breeders from Iowa and nearby states.
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Des Moines
State Farmers’ Institute
State Fair
Department of Agriculture
State Horticultural Society
State Parks and Forestry Association
Jury Frees McKown In Embezzlement Case
Fort Dodge Iowa December jurors returned a not guilty verdict in the McKown embezzlement case. Judge Evans sharply criticized the panel after the verdict noting sympathy or prejudice may have influenced their decision and questioned how law can be enforced if verdicts ignore evidence.
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Falla
Fort Dodge
Dee
McKown
Evans
Morta
Injunctions Halt Turf War Over Iowa Central Shops
Iowa Central railroad obtained an injunction restraining Chicago Great Western from interfering with the construction of the new Iowa Central shops. The move follows a prior injunction by Great Western halting the town Central from tearing up Great Western tracks on land leased to it by the Central.
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Iowa Central
Great Western
Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railroad
Chicago Great Western
Town Central
The
Central
Death of Jockey McKnight at age thirty one in City
Dee Knight, once a leading jockey on western tracks, died here aged thirty one from consumption. Three winters ago McKnight served as starter at Hot Springs Oaklawn track. In Macon Georgia a marshal was killed by a negro in a race riot. unconfirmed reports say four others died. A train with 200 men left Savannah for the scene.
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McKangas City
Dee. Knight
McKnight
Hot Springs
Oaklawn Track
Macon
Midville
Savannah
Slain by business partner in Bast Fola restaurant
William Stewart art, owner of a Bast Fola restaurant and member of a Yates Center family, was found murdered near his business. He suffered seven wounds, the skull fractured in four places and the jugular severed. His business partner W H Creviston confessed to killing Stewart for love of his wife and intent to marry her.
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Lola
Tola
Kan
William Btawart
Bast Fola
Yates Center
W. H. Creviston
Stewart
Van Dyke Painting Stolen in Courtrai Belgium
A Van Dyke masterpiece titled The Erection of the Cross was stolen from Notre Dame church in Courtrai. The canvas was cut from its frame and carried away by suspected experts, with church guards not noticing the loss. Also noted: three Newfoundland ships Angler Dacgies and Croisade, totaling 12 crew, reported missing since October 1 after leaving Micáelon.
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van Dyke
Courtrai
Belgium
Church of Notre Dame
Carriea
Patmpol
Branve
Dee. G
da Angler
Dacgies
Croisade
Micaelon
John Goodnow Dead in Spain Former Shanghai consul general
A cablegram announces the death of John Goodnow in Malaya Spain. He formerly served as United States consul general at Shanghai and had recently campaigned for boycotting or limiting American goods as part of his causes.
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John Goodnow
Minneapolis
Vec
Malaya
Spain
Shanghai
Goodnow
Mulch Law Vowed Enforced Rigorously by Iowa AG
Des Moines December 7 Attorney General AH W Byers told General Counsel Zoellman of the National Brewers Association that the mulct law will be enforced to the letter if the state legal department has sufficient power He also met Iowa Retail Liquor Dealers Association representatives and said he will devote his remaining term to ending Sunday and all night cartoons in Iowa He will act with county officials help if possible and without their cooperation if necessary
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Byers
Des Moines
AH. W. Byers
Zaellman
National Brewers’ Association
Department
Zoellman
Iowa Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Wyers
Iowa
IS WANTED AT TWO DEATHBEDS AND CANTONDINE LOSSES AT MARSHALLTOWN
A Chicago and Northwestern superintendent Whalen reportedly could not reach his dying mother as his wife was ill. Mrs. Mary Whalen died at noon after a long illness. her Hartford Mich relatives are mentioned. Judge Bradshaw dismissed Cantonwine vs Bosch Bros in district court with costs, a long-tried case over alleged extortion and theft. Charles Brown, Phillies pitcher, to wed Nina Myers in Onawa Ia on Christmas Day, wedding announced. Reverend Joseph Brown urged secular reading at a Presbyterian missionary conference in Des Moines, noting secular books can aid alongside the Bible.
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Boone
Mary Whalen
Wil
Whalen
Chicago
Northwestern
Mr. Whalen
Hartford
Mich
Cantondine
Pitcher Brown
Onawa
Charles Brown
Philadelphia
National League Baseball Club
Nina Myers
Whith
Brown
Des Moines
Joseph Brown
Wisconsin
National Presbyterian Missionary Conference
King Oscar Dies as Gustav V Succeeds Sweden’s Crown
Stockholm reports the death of King Oscar V at the royal palace as the crown prince Oscar Gustav Adolph of Verland ascends the throne as Gustav V. The new king takes an oath under the motto With the people for the fatherland and appears on the balcony to cheers. Embalming to follow. funeral planned with simple rites. The nation mourns a democratic monarch who aided peace and arbitration with the United States and Britain.
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Oscar
Sophie
Sweden
Oscar Guntav Adolphe
Duke of
Verland
Council of State
Gustav V
Gustav
Dalnes Rac
Qsear
Duro
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Europe
United States
Great Brain
Norway
Hts
Oxcar
Change of monarchy ties Sweden and Norway in a royal saga
The article outlines the accession process for Gustav as crown prince, uniting Sweden and Norway through his marriage to Norway’s queen. It recounts Oscar II’s birth on January 21, 1824, his ascent after King Curt XV’s death, his marriage to Queen Sophie, and the royal children. It notes Gustav’s early governance during his father’s illness and his many dynastic marriages shaping the line of succession.
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Amelidus
Sweden
Norway
Gustav
Ils
Oscar II
Oscar
Josephine
Eugene
Leuchtenberg
Marshal Bernadotte
Soldiers Ready to Reopen Goldfield Mines with Nonunion Workers
Captain Niam Cox, governor's representative, cites Mine Owners association plan to reopen Goldfield Nevada mines with nonunion labor this week. Federal troops under Colonel Alfred Reynolds stay within 300 yards of the mill, ordered to preserve order and ready to act if tensions with the Western Federation of Miners escalate.
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Gldfield
Nev
Niam Cox
Sparks
Goldfield
Alfred Reynolds
Amaia
Mine Owners’ Association
Imes Sa
Minorsig
Uncle Sam
Monterey
Nanont
Foldfield Consolidated Company
Reynolds
Sherif Sen
Battlehips Arrive in Hampton Roads Amid Mobilization
Norfolk readers witness fifteen battleships now anchored in Hampton Roads after three more were added, as President Roosevelt plans a naval ball at Old Point Comfort. Thousands flock to view the ships and incoming trains brim with visitors while officials gauge the historic mobilization. Mexico City reports a looming labor problem with delegates from various branches planning to form a national labor federation similar to the U S Federation of Labor, with early January meetings anticipated.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Kangas
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Deans
Staf
Ola
Point Comfort
Gat
Onne
Norfolks
Mexico
Mexico City
Yarlong
Republic
Federation of Labor
United States
Bryce to Stay In America London Deduction Report
The Tribune says reports Bryce will return from America and be succeeded by Sir Henry Howard at The Rogue are unfounded. No foundation for ambassador Bryce’s departure or successor is found in the London dispatches.
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Bryce
America
London
The
Tribune de Laces
Sir Henry Howard
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