Wilson and Marshall Renominated This Evening
Wilson and Marshall will be nominated tonight at the Democratic convention in St. Louis. The rules committee decided after a long session that James Gerard would be backed for vice president by New York delegates, with Roger Sullivan opposed to adding his name.
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Ollie James
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Marshall
Rules Committee
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Marinball
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United States
Linaola
Mexico
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Republican Party
Hampton and Ober Break Paroles in Pied City Burglary
Hampton and Ober were jailed on probation violations after breaking into a Pied store. They face new charges and possible county jail confinement. officials note they claimed to be underage, but state records indicate the offenders are over 18 and may be sent to serve time.
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Pied
Bear Stranded on Rocky Coast Seeks Rescue
San Francisco dispatch reports the steamer Bear, with 100 aboard, ran aground on Bidant's reef in dense fog. Passengers and crew were taken ashore by a tug, but five persons were reported missing. The vessel balanced on a rock point, with vessels nearby and Oregon patrolling the area.
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San Francisco
Bidant's Reef
Williams
Oregon
New Cotton Exchange Opens in Old Mobile Block
Anniston opens another cotton exchange the first since the war broke the old one. B. W. Wood staffs the new room in the old Mobile block. J. F. Clark & Co services provide New Orleans wire quotations aiding local buyers.
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Anniston
B. W. Wood
New Orleans
J. F. Clark & Co
Cottes
Bandits Fight U.S. Troops Near Laredo Texas
Two American soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a dawn battle with Mexican bandits forty miles south of Laredo. Six bandits were killed in the clash at St. Ignacio Texas around two oclock this morning.
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Former Calhoun Man Heads By Concern
Atlanta, June 15. Charles K. Porter, a Georgia man, elected president of the Consolidated Petroleum Corporation, a $17,060,000 concern of New York City. Porter, long a Georgia resident and former Rome, Georgia, executive, heads the company and will soon unveil its final plan of organization. He has wide Southern ties and frequent travels across Georgia and surrounding states.
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Rome
State Mutual Life Insurance Company
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South Carolina
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Mississippi
Explosion at Caba Coal mine injures five
An explosion at the Caba Coal Company mine in Birmingham injures five workers. About 150 men were rescued and the company reports no fatalities. A windy shot is blamed for the accident.
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Birmingham
Cahaba Coal Company
Providence Mystery: Beatrice Walter Death Case
Providence police prepare for James O'Brien's preliminary trial over the May 31 shooting of 19 year old Beatrice Walter near Fort Independence. O'Brien, a one armed factory errand boy, says they agreed to die together and that she pulled the trigger after his suggestive remark and then attempted suicide.
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William Hi. Walter
James ¥. O'Brien
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O’brien
Patriotic Flag Day Exergols Rally Despite Rain
In Anniston the Flag Day event moved indoors to the auditorium as rain interrupted the parade. Mrs. Joseph Aderhold presided and gave a speech on The Flag. Senator Kline and Judge W. Tate spoke, with students receiving a flag gift from the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
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Thacker
First Presbyterian Church
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Kline
Carrie Knox
Misa Jones
Mies Anderson
Senator Kilne
W. Tate
Order of United American Mechanics
Anniston
8. B. Hodges
Misa Carrie Knox
Unclear Weapons Claim in Fatal Shooting Case
Police argue the girl could not have held or fired the weapon in the position that caused a fatal shot. The description notes bullet holes in a shirt and a slight abdominal scrape, while investigators say the gun was aimed straight at her heart.
McCormick Chosen Democratic National Committee Chairman
Washington June 15 President selected Vance McCormick former Harrisburg mayor as chairman to succeed William McCombs. St. Louis June 15 convention session opened to speed business. Sullivan withdraws vice presidential candidacy as Missouri endorses. Senator Ollie James delivers a highly praised keynote praising Democratic achievements and national leadership under Wilson.
Curtis Teague Trial Over Murder of C Bush
Curtis Teague faces murder charges in the killing of Charlie Bush. The defense argues Bush attacked with a knife prompting Teague to shoot in self defense. prosecutors contend cold blooded murder. The jury was instructed after lengthy arguments and a judge’s charge.
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C. Bush
Charlie Bush
Teague
Witnemer
Coleman
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