Progressive National convention opens with Roosevelt ticket
At Chicago Aug 6 the Progressive National convention begins. Theodore Roosevelt is the presidential candidate with Hiram Johnson possibly as vice president. Luke Wright of Tennessee and John M. Parker of Louisiana discussed for second place. The provisional committee then defined a white man’s party in the South amid Florida white and black delegate clashes and star chamber sessions.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Luke Wright
Tennesse
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Colone Roosevelt
Congress Hotel
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Progressive Party
South
Star Chamber
A. J. Anderson
Anderson
Mormon Refugees Flee Mexico to El Paso Front
Sam Jarvis, arriving from the Mormon settlement 290 miles southwest of the border, reports that men remaining while women and children fled to El Paso are moving west toward rebel territory. They join the federal army of General Fanjinez, hoping for protection as rebels abandon a village once home to 1200 Americans.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Sam Jarvis
Colonis Debian
el Paso
Fanjinez
Casas Grandes
Jarvis
Carmen Vote for Strike Across Chicago Street Cars
Chicago street car workers vote 8939 to 171 in favor of a strike over higher wages and better conditions. International President Mahon and local unions meet as two talks with street railway officials are planned to avert a walkout. Mahon says the men are determined to fight to the finish if demands are not met.
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Chicago, Ange
Chicago
Mahon
Offeiall
Death toll rises in Dorcas Snodgrass case in West Virginia
Martinaburg West Virginia August 5 Mrs Arabella Snodgrass aged eighty five dies after weeks in hospital following the discovery of her granddaughter Dorcas Snodgrass. Snodgrass bodies found in a Catskill creek. The case remains a mystery and grieves the family.
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Martinaburg
W. Va
Crief
Dorcas. Snodgrass
Catskill
Arabella Snodgrass
Taft's Happy Hour President Receives Congratulations
President Taft receives formal notification and welcomes congratulations following the official message. The scene captures a ceremonial mood as officials and supporters acknowledge the proclamation and mark the moment with public praise.
Wilson Visits McCombs in New York After Nomination
Governor Woodrow Wilson arrived in New York for the first time since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. He met with William F McCombs and discussed party finances. Morgenthau will chair the finance committee and Joseph E Davies will oversee Chicago operations.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Seagirt
William F McCombs
National Democratic Committee
Wilson
McCombs
National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Joseph E. Davies
Wisconsin
Chicago
Lady Manners Weds Peer in Grand London Ceremony
Society and arts figures attended the marriage of the Marquis of Anglesey to Lady Marjorie Manners at St Peter’s Eaton Square officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Notables included Prince Arthur of Connaught and Servia’s crown prince. The bride’s dress featured a gold and white brocade train and she carried a prayer hook.
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London
World of Art and Letters
Marquis of Anglesey
Marjorie Manners
Duke of Rutledge
St. Peter's
Eaton Squire
Prince Arthur of
Diana Manners
Walshs Cellmate Freed From Leavenworth
Noah P. Marker former cashier of the First National Bank of Tipton Ind was released from federal prison on good behavior after serving three years of a five year sentence for embezzlement He was a prominent banker in the colony and cellmate of John R Walsh during the Chicago financier's confinement His brother W M H Marker remains in a seven year sentence related to the Tipton short wage case and Marker plans to return to financial work after twenty years in the field
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Leavenworth
Kan
Noah P. Marker
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Nurole
Marker
Bankers’ Colony
John R. Walsh
Chicago
W. M. H. Marker
Indianapollo
Man sells stove to take family to circus
Hardin Aug 5. Daniel Wardin sold his cook stove to raise money for a circus outing for his wife and five children. A hailstorm ruined his crops and left him without funds for tickets, but a ditch crew offered $15 for the stove and he accepted.
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Hardin
Cole
Daniel Wardin
Democratic bid wins in Tennessee governor race and Taft endorsement
Benton McMillen secures the Democratic nomination for governor in Tennessee. President Taft formally accepts his renomination and rails at GOP deserters. A mass meeting in New York will consider graft probes, and other national items include Charles Whitty Lewis’s arrest for murder and several political and legal developments.
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New York
Wool in Senate Bill Forbidding Corporate Campaign Giving
Washington Aug 6 The compromise wool bill with a 29 percent duty is debated as the Senate moves to repass the iron and steel tariff measure and pass the related excise tax and sugar tariff bills. President Taft’s veto prospects hover over the commerce court civil service changes amid pressure for quick conference action. United States Senate Republicans and Democrats discuss reciprocity and tariff resolutions as key legislation heads toward the White House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Democrats
Taft
Commerce Court
Warren
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Limit on Campaign Funds in Senate Recommendation
Washington reports a new bill modeled on Culberson to ban corporate donations to elections for president or congress. It also makes it unlawful for any person other than the candidate to contribute more than 5000 dollars to such an election, and the measure will be recommended to the Senate by the committee on privileges and elections.
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Washington
Culberson
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Laws Urged to Aid Stockmen Amid Cattle Shortage
The Chicago stockyards packers and the Livestock Exchange warn Congress and state legislatures must pass cattle protection laws. They blame open-range settlement in Montana Colorado Wyoming Idaho and the Dakotas for limiting grazing land and lowering meat production as beef prices soar.
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Chicago
Live Stock Exchange
Congress
Jones
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Dakotas
Sister of Charity Fined Under Brittany Medical Law
In Brittany a Sister of Charity aiding the poor was fined for alleged medical statute violations though unpaid. Villagers repelled police who attempted arrest, then police recovered her in a car the next day and jailed her as she went to church.
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Paris
Brittany
Additional Guardsmen Sent to Paint Creek District
Charleston Aug 5 The Paint Creek strike district remains quiet for a day as six more companies of national guardsmen arrive. Their deployment brings the entire West Virginia national guard on duty to quell unrest in the region.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
West Virginia National Guard
Sheridan County Commissioners Proceed to August Meetings
Sheridan County commissioners met by call of the county clerk with Parker Bruce and McParland present. Resignations of H. L. Jacobs as justice of the peace and Jno Deuingham as deputy sheriff were accepted. Bills totaling numerous items in poor and general funds were approved, including road notices and surveying, with adjournment to August 14, 1912.
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Parker
Bruce
McParland
H. L. Jacobs
Rushville
Nebr
Jno
Deuingham
General Fund
C. P. Kelley
A. D. New
Ditto
C. C. Ziegler
H. F. Wasmund,Sr
Rob't McCarty
G. M. Cooper
Wm King
Hay Springs Telephone Co
Wm. Koller
Klopp and Bartlett
Fred Welnitz
State Journal Co
Buffalo County
L. T. Case
F. B. Lindley
Board of Health
B. PF. Ray
F. W. Johansen
W. Bracken
Mdse
C. Cullighan
Rushville Telephone Co
James G. Brooks
J. F. McParland
Official Service
R. M. Bruce
State Fair exhibits Horses and Cattle draw attention
Farmers eye splendor displays at the Nebraska State Fair September 2 to 6 with promising prospects from the horse and cattle reservations. Entry deadlines approach for racing events and the cattle and horse exhibits, with specific close dates in August for various trots, pacing races, and the Nebraska Derby Running. Real estate transfers from Alliance Nebraska are listed with numerous parcels and prices.
Wedding of George Thomas and Miss Iva Keen Sparks Attention
The Myannis Tribune reports George Thomas once with the Newberry Hardware Co. Alliance and previously with Rn R Kincaid store in Bingham married Miss Iva Keen of York Nebraska. They wed in York then traveled to Colorado Springs before returning to Alliance where friends extend best wishes.
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Myannis Tribune
George
Alliance
York
H Wae
Mies Iva Green
Colorado Springs
Allance
Tribune
Scottsbluff doctor attempts suicide and poisons son
Dr. Arthur G. Emerson proprietor of a Scottsbluff sanitarium attempted suicide by poisoning. He also poisoned his 10 year old son. Both were found in time and are recovering. Emerson came from Burchard and his sister recently died by suicide in Tecumseh.
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Scottabluff
Nebr
Arthur G. Emerson
Scottsbluff Sanitarium
Emerson
Burchard
Tecumseh
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J. H. Highland
C. BE. Marks
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Richard
Bevin
Charles Parrish
GBC Inc
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James P. Maxfield
Viola N. Young Ton
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Alliance, Nebr
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Thomas
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Wee
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