Philadelphia Senator McNichol targets Kauffman and Gibboney in warrants
State Senator James P. McNichol triggers a new political fight in Philadelphia by obtaining warrants for Max Kauffman former mayoral secretary and Dr Clarence Gibboney secretary of the Law and Order society on perjury and libel charges. Kauffman denied the claims and said he did not receive funds from McNichol. Mayor Reyburn dismissed Kauffman before the warrants were issued and both warrants await a hearing time set by attorneys.
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Morning Journal
Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Max Kauffman
Rayburn
Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
Kauffman
Gibboney
McNichol
Republican Organization
John Weaver
Reyburn
Senator McNichol
Taft Nomination Hinges On Contested Delegates
The Republican National Committee opens hearings on 229 contested seats with Taft needing half to win on the first ballot. South and Alabama disputes, led by factions around Julius Davidson, Charles Scott, and J O Thompson, shape the plan for daily sessions from 10 to 6. The process aims to seat four delegates at large per state contest and resolve district contests in hours.
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J. O O. Thompson
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Thompson Called A Meeting of the State Executive Committee
Comer
Scott
La Follette Not Attending Chicago Convention
Washington June 1 Senator La Follette of Wisconsin expects to leave Washington soon for home Leaked word says until he arrives and meets friends the choice of who will present his name at the Chicago convention cannot be determined The plan is to have Senator La Follette attend the convention if possible
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Morning Journal
Washington, D. C
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Washington
Chicago
Luk Follette
Fleet visit to Australia spurs lavish entertainments
Mail advices from Australia report plans to welcome the American battleship fleet at Sydney and Melbourne with banquets balls picnics and cricket and baseball matches. The cities will be elaborately decorated and both Sydney and Melbourne propose to spend 250000 each for the entertainments.
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B. C
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Sydney Telegraph
Bryan's Daughter Elected Delegate at Denver Convention
Democrats of Denver county chose Mrs. Ruth Leavitt daughter of W. J. Bryan as a delegate to the state convention at Glenwood Springs on June 15. The body adopted a resolution endorsing Bryan for the presidential nomination.
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Bryan
Denver
Colo
Denver County
Ruth Leavitt
W. J. Bryan
Glenwood Springs
Republican allegiance disputes shape Alabama ballot in 1912 fight
The piece details factional splits within Alabama Republicans led by Thompson and Davidson Scott over party emblem control and state ticket selection. It notes legal constraints on changing emblems and anticipated orderly but alphabetically arranged contest hearings, with Florida likely to appear second.
Prisoners in Los Angeles Jail Stage Break for Liberty
Six inmates at Los Angeles County Jail attempted to transfer supplies and escape. Three were captured quickly, two pursued in a hill district, while the sixth fled. guards recovered two others. In Tuanajuate Mexico, floods followed a dam break causing deaths and missing persons.
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Los Angeles
Tuanajuate
Mexico
Boy Robbers Face Murder Charge in Montana Hold-up
William Dempsey, an Augusta rancher, died from injuries after a hold-up of the Montana Great Northern. The four youths Rheams Hatch Creswell and Randall, aged 16 to 19, now face first degree murder charges under state law.
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Morning Journal
Great Falls
Mont
William Dempsey
Augusta
Montana Great Northern
Rheams
Hatch
Creswell
Randall
Montana
Train Dynamiting Case in Butte Trial Highlights Alibi Challenge
In Butte Montana June 4 witnesses including a local brewer and a photographer testified at the Louis Perris train dynamiting trial. The only notable development was a saloon keeper's account of Ferris entering his bar shortly after the blast potentially undermining Perris alibi.
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Mont
Louis Perris
Ferris
Perris
Denver burglar suspect arrested in Chicago
Chicago police say Frank Stanley, sought by Denver authorities, confessed to more than twenty burglaries and robberies after initially denying his identity. He claimed Bradford, Pennsylvania, as his home and said his parents are wealthy.
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Chicago
Frank Stanley
Denver
Stanley
Bradford
Leonard Arrested in Denver for Ties to Stanley Burglaries
Clarence Leonard, named by Stanley as his partner in many burglaries, was arrested at the Denver Gas and Electric plant where he worked. He admitted acquaintance with Stanley but denied burglary links. Police found stolen woods in his room and items identified as Stanley's at scenes connected to Policeman Beck's murder. Stanley likely to be tried for Beck's murder.
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Denver
Clarence Leonard
Stanley
Denver Gas and Electric Company
Leonard
William Beck
Beck
Labor Riots in Vienna and Paris Strikers
The funeral today for a man killed in Tuesday’s clash between strikers and gendarmes sparked violent labor demonstrations. In Paris, several thousand workmen, stirred by two confederation of labor agitators, marched through various sections causing damage before a cooler council prevailed and they dispersed back to Paris.
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Vigneux
Confederation of Labor
Paris
Dreyfus Shot Parisians Smell Royalist Plot Rumor
The article reports a sensational plot angle involving Dreyfus and Parisians at ceremonies near Notre Dame. It notes rumors of a royalist conspiracy connected to the famous prisoner and a deadly shooting. The piece references rituals and remnants tied to Zola’s controversial case.
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Devil'i Island
Pantheon
Zola
Assailant Wounds Major Dreyfus After Pantheon Shooting
Paris reports the Pantheon shooting near the Zola canonization as Major Alfred Dreyfus is lightly wounded by a revolver shot fired by military writer Louis Anthone Kegori. The attack sparks royalist rumors and calls for political revision amid national tension.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Pantheon
France
Louis Anthone Kegori
Alfred Dreyfus
Zola
Dreyfus
Gregori
L’action Francaise
Court of Cassation
Charles Maurras
Leon Daudet
Phillippe
Orleans
Maurras
Daudet
Soleil
Duke of Orleans
Seine
Henri Rochefort
the Patrie
BPRS
Shot at Dreyfus sparks chaos in Pantheon scene
In a Pantheon protest an assailant fired two shots at Major Dreyfus as Mathieu Dreyfus shielded him. The second shot hit the breast, the weapon later found but not removed. Gregori pleaded he aimed to protest Dreyfusism not kill Dreyfus. Police arrested hundreds.
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Pantheon
Grevort
Dreyfus
Mathieu Dreyfus
Major Dreyfus
Gregori
Zola
Dreyfus Named for Legion of Honor Amid Pantheon Ceremony
Paris reports General Piequart will submit a decree to President Fallieres nominating Major Dreyfus for the Legion of Honor. Zola’s Pantheon tribute proceeds with band and chorus as Emile Doumarge honors his leadership in the Dreyfus affair and calls for national truth.
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Ernest Judet
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Marseillaise
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Public Instruction
Taft Favored on First Ballot as Convention Opens
Chicago dispatch reports brisk campaign activity around the Republican National Convention. Taft backers claim early ballots favor him while Foraker headquarters loom in Chicago hotels. Key figures include Charles P. Taft and Charles F. Kurtz, with Dolliver and Sherman named as vice presidential prospects. Governor Johnson weighs Denver outcome amid delegate talks.
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Chicago
Cannon
William H. Taft
Foraker
Great Northern
Charles F. Kurtz
Columbus
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Taft Bureau
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
James D. Sherman
New York
John Hays Llammond
Joseph G Cannon
Taft
John Eversman
McKinley
Champaign
Illinois
Republican National Committee
Johnson Sun
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
Denver
Bryan denies World campaign fund charges and pledges return
William J. Bryan states to the Associated Press that if Thomas F. Ryan contributed to the Nebraska campaign it was without his knowledge or consent. He says he would return any such funds and defends his open support for Judge Parker, insisting his backing was his own choice and not bought by contributions.
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Lincoln
Associated Press
William J. Bryan
New York World
Mr. Bryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Bryan
Ryan
Judge Parker
Sheehan
Allen
Dalton
Nebraska
National Democratic Committee
National Committee
Alden
Mr. Ryan
Mr. Sheehan
Bean
St. Louis
Republican Committee
Man Under the Bed Attacks Woman in St Louis Home
In St Louis Mrs Elizabeth Gerling was attacked as she undressed for bed when a man emerged from beneath the bed and slashed her throat. She remains unconscious and not expected to live. The assailant, a former suitor, fled to the street and is at large. Also reported results from Iowa primaries show W B Allison leading A B Cummins for the US Senate and Carroll ahead of Garst for governor.
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St. Louis
Elizabeth Gerling
Osage Street
Ascadent
Iowa
Des Moines
W. B. Allison
A. B. Cummins
Allison
Carroll
Garst
Mississippi River Flood Forces Big County Crop Losses
Rapid river rise at Murphysboro Illinois causes more than a quarter million dollars in damage to crops in the county. The June 4 report notes high water from the Mississippi River impacting local farmland and livelihoods.
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Missisippi
Murphysboro
City bill advances irrigation fund and chamber of commerce
The House passed a bill framed by Finance Minister Liman four appropriating 25 million dollars for irrigation, establishing a discount bank, and creating a chamber of commerce, with only one dissenting vote.
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City of Mexico
Limanfour
Ua Bank of Discount
Chamber of Commerce
Senator Bailey Seeks Throat Examination at Waldorf Astoria
New York on June 4 reports Senator Ww J Bailey of Texas is at the Waldorf Astoria for throat examination. He believes an operation will not be necessary.
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New York
Ww. J Bailey
Exas
Waldorf, Astoria
Head of Deming Bank Dead
Frank Thurmond president of the Deming National Bank died at 8:30 this morning at age 67 after six months of ill health caused by a malignant growth in the nasal passage.
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Frank Thurmond
Deming National Bank
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Deceasey
New Mexico
Dan Johnson
James 5
Castleberry
Phoenix
Lordsoure
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