Roosevelt Gathers Last Delegate Wins in Chicago Contests
The Republican committee awarded Colonel Roosevelt two delegates from North Carolina’s Fourth district after a Chicago hearing. Taft previously won 62 delegates from Texas Virginia Washington and DC. Roosevelt secured four of Texas’s contested delegates.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Taft
Texas
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Senate acts on Alaska coal lands and Apache prisoners
Washington senators passed a bill giving patents to coal land claims in Alaska while enabling transfer of Apache prisoners from Fort Sill to Mescalero. Resolutions sought Navy and Army input on flags over federal sites. Alaska volcanic zone status prompts federal action as Kodiak monitoring begins. Senate amended funding to bar single judges from blocking ICC orders. Wisconsin Rep Berger backs women’s suffrage petition with 116090+ signatures. Legal debate over recall authority for Commerce Court judges fuels Supreme Court interest.
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Washington
Smoot
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Senate
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Wisconsin
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinoia
Nevada financier named to Senate seat by governor
Personal George Winchfield, Nevada's wealthiest man, is named by Governor Oddie to succeed the late Senator Nixon. Close friends of Mrs. Sarah S. Platt Decker say she has been assured the congressional nomination from the First Colorado district on any Roosevelt headed ticket. Alexander Pollock Moore and actress Lillian Russell wed at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburg. Moore becomes editor in chief and president of the Pittsburg Leader.
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Regis H. Post
Porto Rico
Theodore Douglas Robinson
George B. Roosevelt
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Chicago
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Nixon
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Congress
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Fort Dodge
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Edward H. Cunningham
Buena Vista County
Dedicated Harper Memorial Library Opens at University of Chicago
Thousands of visitors including prominent educators and public figures attended the dedication of the $1,000,000 William Rainey Harper Memorial Library on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Ottawa announces free list on reformulated duty items
Ottawa Canada announces abolition of duties on several manufactured goods. Articles on the free list include cane reed and rattan products, flat braids, glazed hat fabrics, celluloid and hard rubber in strips, artificial abrasives, explosives aids, and optical glass plates. In Sonora eight Yaqui Indians were killed and many wounded in a clash between a 150 strong tribe group and a Southern Pacific of Mexico work train between Limones and Potrero.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mexico
Limones
Potrero
Sonora
Cuban Revolt Leader Promises Quick End to Rebellion
President Gomez assures Taft via Admiral Osterhaus in Havana port that the Cuban rebellion will be quelled within ten days. The note underscores diplomatic and military pressure as U.S. officials seek swift resolution.
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Taft
Osterhaus
Havana
Referee chosen for Johnson Flynn title bout in Las Vegas
Sporting Ed W Smith of Chicago will referee the Johnson Flynn championship fight in Las Vegas Nevada on July 4. The decision came after a conference between Jack Johnson and Jack Curley who represents Jim Flynn. Frank Gotch beat Gus Schoenlen in Baltimore in straight falls the first in 62 minutes and 10 seconds the second in 34 seconds both by toe hold.
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Chicago
Johnson-Flynn
Las Vegas
N. W
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Jim Flynn
Frank Gotch
Gus Schoenlen
Americus
Baltimore
British American Timber company files in Dover
Domestic Articles of Incorporation were filed in Dover Delaware for the British American Timber company to acquire timber tracts and prepare timber for market. Incorporators are Charles H. Leib William A. Stephens Chicago Peter H. Sims Seattle and Henry W. Savage. Capital stock $2 000 000. The report then covers various unrelated items including a cyclone at Zanesville Ohio.
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Dover
Del
State Department
British-American Timber Company
Charles H. Leib
William A. Stephens
Chicago
Peter H. Sims
Seattle
Wash
Two Hunter Brothers In Serious Condition After Hamburg Altercation
John and James Hunter, aged about 30 and 35, fought in Hamburg Town. John was shot three times in the body while James was struck once in the lower right breast and twice in the legs. Both are married with families and have long-standing enmity.
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James Hunter
Hamburg
Town
John Hunter
James
The
State University
Iowa City
John Finley
College of New York City
University Armory
R. A. Perry
Cedar Rapids
Perry
Bert Johnson
Farnhamville
Grand Lodge of Masons of Iowa
Burlington
Iowa
E. A. Wadleigh
Clinton
Chas. Bohannon
Conrad
Marvel Perry
South Ottumwa
Board of Education
Jack Brown
Spencer
B. Hagerty
Hardin County Federation of Women's Clubs
Alden
Allen the Winner in Iowa Secretary of State Race
Official canvass shows Senator W. S. Allen of Fairfield named Republican nominee for secretary of state with 62,270 votes to B. H. Chassell of LeMars 61,502. Chassell conceded the nomination by telegram from Chicago. Early results from 49 counties favored Allen by 451, with two counties changing the margin as the count continued, notably Page and Kossuth giving Allen large leads.
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W. 8. Allen
Fairfield
Executive Council
BH. D. Chassell
LeMars
Allen
Chassell
Chicago
Secretary of State
Arly
Page
Kossuth
General Kelly in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Charles T. Kelley arriving with his wife by covered wagon on a westward journey. Eighteen years earlier Kelley led an army of over 1000 men through Des Moines en route to Washington to protest labor conditions to President Cleveland. The group stayed at an abandoned stove works before being sent down the Des Moines river in flatboats.
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Des Moines
Charles T. Kelley
Washington
Immense Pearl Found Near Coralville by Otis Davis
A pearl weighing just over 18 grains was found by Otis Davis while fishing below the dam at Coralville. Iowa City jewelers estimate its value at a little over $500 after seeing the gem. It was discovered in sand among clam shells.
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Towa City
Otis Davis
Coralville
Iowa City
Taft Vetoes Army Appropriation Bill in Washington
President Taft vetoed the army appropriation bill and sent back a message disapproving the provision to remove Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood from the office of chief of staff on March 4. The action signals a clash over military staffing and funding.
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Taft
Washington
Congress
Leonard Wood
Train Kills a Stranger Near Rock Island Tracks
A well dressed young man was found dead near a sharp curve on the Rock Island line at Lester. He likely died days ago and is suspected to be the man who has mysteriously disappeared from Rock Rapids.
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Lester
Rock Rapids
Ringgold County Sunday School Associatio
Mount Ayr
Henry Morrow
State University of Iowa
University of California
Northwestern Iowa
Sioux City
Rock Valley
Church Debt Is Wiped Out at First Baptist
Des Moines reports First Baptist church members raised 17000 dollars Sunday morning. The funds were gathered by subscriptions on a five year installment plan to retire all outstanding indebtedness.
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Des Moines
First Baptist Church
Murder at Flint Tennessee Farm Hand Found Shot
Mason City reports the body of James Waddell a farm hand was found at Flint near town with a bullet wound to the heart. A revolver lay ten feet from the body as officers search for Waddell s companion.
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Mason City
James Waddell
Here
Waddell
Drowned Dredgeboat Worker in Fort Dodge
Earl Gruber, 28, a dredgeboat employee, drowned in a drainage ditch at Fort Dodge while attempting a bath after cramps seized him. Local authorities reported the accident occurred on the dredge site.
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Fort Dodge
Earl Gruber
Iowa Jewelers Convene Three Day Convention in Des Moines
The Iowa Jewelers Association held its annual convention in Des Moines for a three day session. Exhibits are valued at over one million dollars and A. C. Hangar of Des Moines serves as association president.
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American Flag Association
New York
Iowa Retail Jewelers
Des Moines
Iowa Jewelers’ Association
A. C. Hangar of
Youth Drowns in Des Moines River at Boone
Paul Patterson aged 19 drowned while swimming with friends in the Des Moines River at Boone. His body was recovered after several hours, investigators say.
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Des Moines
Boone
Paul Patterson
Dr Caldwell's Pepsin Laxative Promoted for Children
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Pepsin as a mild laxative for children to ease digestive disorders and restore cheerfulness. It claims gentle, reliable action with bedtime dosing and offers samples from Dr B Caldwell in Illinois. Garfield Tea testimonials are also referenced as supportive.
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Caldwell
B. Caldwell
Washington St
Michello
Ill
Belasco Attacks A Modern Society Woman Type
In New York the Chief Requisite David Belasco condemns a modern society woman type living on novelty. He notes such a woman would seek a divorce for $500 and even demand publicity, prompting a sharp response about costs and public exposure.
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David Belasco
New York
Inyer
Fancy dress ball in garrison town sparks cheers
In a recent fancy-dress ball in a garrison town many officers and soldiers attended. A soldier dressed as a speaker to the regimental chain is praised by a nearby officer who asks if he won a prize. The exchange ends with mutual compliments on the fine costume.
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Centain
Tommy
Willing to Do Square Thing in Toledo Mayor Whitlock Career
Brand Whitlock, Toledo mayor and aliter man, had a Chicago career as Herald reporter under P Dunne, Charley Seymour, and city editor Chapin. Chapin now edits New York Evening World. A new recruit at the Evening World faced pay delays and a sharp remark about making up a lost day.
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Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Aliter
Chicago
Old Herald
P Dunne
Charley Seymour
Charley Chapin
Chapin
New York Evening World
Whitlock
Fire
Evening World
Postum Converts Coffee Drinkers In Health Claim Letter
A farmer describes severe stomach distress from coffee and tea with caffeine, then quits coffee and uses Postum. He gains health, gains weight, and stops medicine, noting his family also switches after seeing his recovery. The letter cites Bat Creek Mich and the booklet The Road Wellville.
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Postum Co
Bat Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
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