Chicago Campaign Activity Builds Around Auditorium Sites
In Chicago on June 4 political activity surged around the Auditorium, Annex, and Coliseum as the Republican convention nears. Foraker headquarters to open, Taft supporters claim the secretary of war will win on the first ballot, and talk centers on vice presidential possibilities. John A. Johnson of Minnesota weighs in on Denver’s chances and the Democratic path.
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Chicago
Cannon
William H. Taft
Foraker
Great Northern
Charles H. Kurtz
Columbus
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
Cinci
Nati
Taft Bureau
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
James D. Sherman
New York
John Hays Hammond
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
Denver
Referee George Siler Stricken With Heart Failure
George Siler prize fight referee and pugilism writer suffered a severe heart attack while en route to Milwaukee to attend the Ketchel Papke bout. He is reported in critical condition tonight.
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Chicago
George Siler
Milwaukee
Brown defeats Hoke Smith in Georgia primary for governor
Reports from Atlanta indicate Joseph M. Brown leading Georgia governor race by about 15 000 votes with estimates up to 20 000. Smith campaign claims larger plurality may be possible as results trend toward Democratic incumbents in 11 congressional districts. Los Angeles reports a jail break as six prisoners attempt escape, three captured on the street and two hunted in the hill district while one remains at large.
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Atlanta
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Brown
Smith
Los Angetes
Palmer KOed in Liverpool bout
A cablegram from Portland, Maine reports Bartley Connelly stopped Jack Palmer in the 13th round of a 20 round boxing match in Liverpool.
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Portland
Bartley Connelly
Jack Palmer
Liverpool
Sixteen Chinamen Found in Box Car at San Francisco
Report from San Francisco dated June 4 states a sealed box car from Galveston was opened in Southern Pacific yards revealing sixteen emaciated Chinese passengers and a partial load of steel. Officials suspect smuggling across the Mexican border with a release plan that miscarried.
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San Francisco
Galveston
Tex
Southern Pacific
el Paso
State government baffles reform with veto and district gaps
The passage notes Rhode Island and Connecticut lack effective veto power and have legislatures with town representation that ignores population. Large cities are under represented while small towns wield outsized influence in state affairs.
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
Alleged Thugs Caught One Kills Policeman
San Francisco on June 4 authorities identified twin brothers Thomas C. and James Young as the men who robbed a United Railroads street car on June 1 and fired on Policeman W. H. Heins, whose death was attributed to a shot from James or his brother after a late night Barbary Coast incident. Sailors from the battleships Minnesota and Kansas are detained for questioning.
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San Francisco
Thomas C
James Young
W. H. Heins
United Railroads
Beauregard Young
Policeman Heins
Minnesota
Kansas
Bank of Fairland Robbed. $10000 Taken in Fairland
Three robbers cracked the Bank of Fairland safe at Fairland Oklahoma thirty miles east of Tulsa and escaped on horseback with 10000 dollars. Posses are in pursuit.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bank of Fairland
Fairland
Here
Belmont Probably Dying at His Long Island Home
Oliver H P Belmont remained near death at his Hempstead country home after an appendicitis operation. He developed peritonitis and his condition grew rapidly perilous as his family stayed at his bedside, with doctors stating the outlook remained uncertain tonight.
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Belmont
Long Island
New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. I
McClellan Gains in New York Recount
In New York on June 4 a court recount of the 1905 mayoral election shows McClellan gaining four votes from the first nine boxes opened and adding another vote later for a net gain of five on the day. Hearst trails with a larger deficit as boxes are tallied.
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New York
McClellan
Hearst
Secretary Metcalf to Leave Washington for California Vacation
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf plans to depart June 20 from Washington and spend his vacation in California.
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Washington
Metcalf
California
Georgetown Honors Carter Doctor of Laws
Georgetown University tonight conferred the honorary degree of doctor of laws on Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana at a ceremony in Washington.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
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Grant
McKinley
Roosevelt
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