Roosevelt arrives to lead as delegates rally in Chicago
Chicago crowd greets Col. Theodore Roosevelt on arrival from New York as the national committee debates seats for the convention. Roosevelt aides confer with leaders while supporters trumpet his bid amid warm weather and claims of a fight against corruption and theft.
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Volcanic disaster along Kodiak coast claims 200 lives
Morning Journal reports from Karluk on June 15 that the relief tug Redondo could not land due to heavy ash and sand deposits after the Katmai eruption. The coastline near the Alaska peninsula appears buried with landmarks erased. Officials fear the mainland villages with about 200 people perished. concern grows for Superintendent Heidmann and workers at Afognak hatchery.
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Rations Shipped to Alaskan Outposts on Admiral Sampson
Seattle dispatch reports thirty thousand averageck rations supplied by the army commissary in Seattle were loaded for Seward and Kodiak aboard the steamship Admiral Sampson, which sailed tonight.
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Seward
Kodiak
Admiral Sampson
Logan men elected leaders of Intermountain Good Roads assn
Logan Utah on June 15 reports J H Hendricksen elected president and A J Stillwell secretary and treasurer at the annual convention closing. Boise Idaho chosen as the next meeting place.
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Utah
J. H. Hendricksen
A. J. Stillwell
Ogden
Intermountain Good Roads Association
Boise
Idaho
Flood Threat Looms Over Valley Lands in California
Imperial County faces potential crop losses as floods threaten valley lands in May. Workers race to divert waters before they rush toward the Salton Sea, aiming to avert extensive agricultural damage.
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California
Salton Sea
Flood Crest Shift Prompts New Calamity Warnings
San Bernardino California reports a revised government estimate placing the Colorado River crest at 31 feet at Yuma on June 26. Flood damage spreads with levee breaches near Shrewberg and rising water 100 miles north near Riverside ranch camp at Searchlight Nevada.
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Colorado flood pegs California alfalfa fields at risk
Missouri river flood scenes move west as breaks in dykes from Ft Mojave to Yuma flood thousands of acres of alfalfa and truck farms. Ancolnville Blythe and Randall residents abandon homes by boat while the Palrio Verde valley and Imperial Valley face inundation. two weeks to peak. Authorities rush labor to fortify river defenses.
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Balton Sea
Inundation Drives Prolific Prom Homes
Flood waters of the Colorado River reached a record high washing Blythe California and Palo Verde valley with four to five feet of water. Two breaks in Olive Lake dyke forced many residents to flee, adding to 800 families already displaced. Desperate conditions bring rattlesnakes and other reptiles into the flooded areas.
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River flood reaches Yuma levee crest near four days
The Colorado River flood waters at Yuma Arizona rose to the foot of the levees today, higher than since 1884. Officials estimate the crest will reach Yuma in about four days.
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Ariz
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Oklahoma Tornado Injures Ten in Pawhuska Area
A tornado hit the Village of Nelogeny near Pawhuska Oklahoma damaging several buildings and derailing a Missouri Kansas Texas freight train. Ten people were injured, one severely, and a relief train brought the injured to safety.
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Rancher Killed by Robbers Near Cripple Creek
Walter Irwin foreman at the Witcher ranch nine miles west of Cripple Creek was shot and killed by two robbers shortly before midnight. The attackers ransacked the ranch house and fled the scene.
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Orozco Imprisons General Campaign and Mutiny Probable
Ablest officer in rebel forces must stand trial by court martial for insubordination and disobedience. Apprehensive disaffection may follow, special guard for Commander in Chief is sent from Juarez.
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Border tensions threaten Juarez as rebels threaten El Paso
El Paso reports that Mexican Insurrectos might fire into American territory if Mexican federal troops cross the Rio Grande from Juarez. Col. Pascual Orocco Sr. warns he would ignore orders about firing if El Paso recruits form part of an attacking force, signaling possible border hostilities.
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Washington
Campa Arrest Shakes Rebel Command In Chihuahua Region
El Paso dispatch reports General Emilio Campa arrested today in Chihuahua on insubordination charges. The move follows friction among insurrecto officers and friction with General Orozco, who relies on local capitalists. Campa, a St. Louis medical college graduate, is described as patriotically seeking reforms for the poor and was mooted by mutiny rumors after returning from Torreon. Sixty men were sent from Juarez to Chihuahua to form Campa’s bodyguard amid loyalty doubts among rebels.
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Emilio Campa
Orogco
Campa
Juarez
St. Louis Medical College
Torreon
Orozco
Rebels fail to draw Fed attacks at Chihuahua front
June 15 reporting from Chihuahua Mexico notes careful feinting before federal lines failed to provoke an attack. Only minimal skirmishing observed as rebels attempted diversion without success.
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Mex
Rebels Hold Line as Government Forces See Battle Tomorrow
Government troops and rebels clash in Mexico with reports of a pending battle. Generals Del Torro and Hojas command rebel posts preventing movements, while government forces hold Bachimba direction. Positions at Santa Rosa Lia Naica and Villa Aldema are reported unoccupied. Campa, Ortega, Flores Alatorre and Martinez Salazar are jailed awaiting court martial.
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Frenzied Throne Greets Coming of Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at LaSalle Street Station at 3 57 p m to cheers and a crowded scene. He was hustled into a waiting car and rushed to Roosevelt headquarters amid a frenzied ovation as women and men fought to reach him. The crowd overwhelmed police control as he entered his hotel via the elevator.
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Harmon's vote in Ohio will be contested
Harvey Garber Democratic national committeeman from Ohio said in Baltimore that the Ohio delegation would be challenged for voting as a unit at the Baltimore convention. He noted the six delegates at large were instructed to back Governor Harmon, while district delegates, chosen under a new primary law, were not bound by the state convention. Walter EB Vick arrived in Baltimore to plan Wilson headquarters opening.
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Day in Congress Bans Interstate Shipment of Prize Fight Films
Lawmakers meet at noon to handle District of Columbia legislation. The House passes a bill prohibiting interstate shipment of prize fight pictures and moving pictures. A census bureau expansion for cotton reports is approved. Committees report on Alaska assembly and railroad routes to coal fields. Apache prisoners of war transfer authorized from Port Sill to New Mexico. Adjournment set for 11 a.m. Monday.
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Port Sill
New Mexico
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Continued in Session
The committee met at 11 a m and continued consideration of the civil appropriation bill. The session adjourned at 4 35 p m until Monday.
Prohibition Not Forcing Mexican Mines to Close
Washington June 15 American Consul Letcher denies 20000 men are out of work in Chihuahua due to the ban on dynamite imports. He states no mine in his district has closed because of the prohibition.
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Washington
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Chihuahua
National Committee Completes Delegates List for Temporary Roll Call
The National Committee finishes its initial task by compiling a delegate roster for a provisional roll call. The action moves toward organizing party representation ahead of formal voting events.
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Bitter Fight Over Texas Delegates
As the recount wraps, the front page notes the net result showing the President gaining sixty two delegates while six more are added to the Rough Rider forces. Strong political contest intensifies in Texas amid delegate allocation battles.
Delegates Seated and Ballot Totals by District
Summary of election results lists 254 contests heard with Taft 235 delegates seated and Roosevelt 19. Yesterday counts include Taft by district totals for Texas and other states and Roosevelt districts in various regions with two totals missing. The record notes district by district tallies and overall yesterday totals for Taft and Roosevelt.
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Virginia
Washington
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Roosevelt Taft Contest Ends With Divisions In Republican Committee
Chicago June 15 The Republican National Committee finished hearings on 264 contested seats for the national convention opening Tuesday. Roosevelt leads Taft 19 to 255 in results with delegates apportioned by state. President Taft won most Texas seats while Col Cecil Lyon’s effort to reorganize Texas party failed. In Virginia Taft carried the contested delegation and in DC Taft narrowly prevailed as Sydney Bieber lost to Roosevelt. The long proceedings featured sharp clashes between Taft and Roosevelt factions and a near confrontation between Francis Heney and Kennedy, halted by aides and the sergeant at arms.
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England
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Elba
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Kennedy
North Dakota
William ¥. Stone
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