Prohibition party seminary frames platform and officers
In Columbus on July 17 the Prohibition party national convention adopted its campaign platform by viva voce vote with Charles Scanlon of Pittsburgh named permanent chairman. The platform calls for federal prohibition measures, direct senatorial elections, universal marriage and divorce reform, workers’ liability, and other reforms. A second report notes a murder and riot incidents in Dover and Closeland, plus a warehouse explosion injuring workers in Mystic.
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Columbus
Prohibition Party
Committee On
Committee On Permanent Organization
Charles Scanlon
Pittsburg
Samuel Diekig
Albion College
Prohibition Party of the
Congress
District of Columbia
United States
Post Office Department
Count Beni Starts Suit. Paris July 17
Coust Bent de Castellane Thuredsy formally fled Bult for such revision of the dectar of divorce obtained agaiteet isa by his wife, who was Mist Anex Goud of New York, 3s will give bin. tha cus tody of his three chi¢raa.
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Count Beni
Paris
Coust Bent de Castellane
Thuredsy
Bult
Agaiteet Isa
Anex Goud
New York
Bin
American fleet reaches Honolulu amid grand welcome
The U S fleet arrives at Honolulu with Nebraskan leading 13 ships after sighting Molokai. Much of the population gathers along the bay as electric light displays illuminate the harbor. In Maui the division with Louisiana and others refuels. Liliuokalani visits La Haina. Japan plans six more battleships with keel laid at Yokosuka and Kure. Fus condemned to target practice. first squadron to undertake demolition.
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Honolua
Honolulu
Moloki
Tlonohilu
San Francisco
Hlondul
Molokai
Dion
Louisiana
Viriata
Ohio
Missouri
le Haina
Maui
Eat
Woman Killed As Express Wrecks Near Greenwich Station
Five Pullman coaches of the White Mountain express derailed after spreading rails 100 feet west of Greenwich station. The wreck killed Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Wayne, Pa, and injured about a dozen others while shattering the cars and shocking more than 100 passengers. Miss Armstrong is the first fatality on the New Haven line in seven years.
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Greenwich
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
White Mountain Express
New York
Fire wipes out Baltic Ohio town of New Philadelphia July 17
Baltic Tuscarawas County with 400 residents was nearly wiped out by a Thursday fire. Firemen could not stop the blaze that destroyed more than 40 homes and businesses including Huffman's and Croyers restaurants and several loaded freight cars. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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New Philadelphia
Baltic
Tuscarawas
Huffman’s
Croyers
Shriners Select Louisville for 1909 Conclave
The Imperial Council elected officers and chose Louisville Kentucky to host the 1909 Shrine conclave after a vote among Seattle Detroit Atlantic City and Louisville. A committee recommended Louisville and its report was adopted late in the afternoon.
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St. Paul
Minn
Imperial Council
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Louisville
Seattle
Atlantic City
Detroit
Small Boys as Bandits Rob Amsterdam Store Safe
Four youthful prisoners, so small they were held by a policeman to give pedigrees, were arrested for robbing Joseph Adler's hardware store on Amsterdam Avenue of 150 dollars in cash and a 6.42 dollar check. The police say they confessed and the money was recovered.
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New York
Joseph Adler
Amsterdam Avenue
Printer Stabs Two in Baton Rouge Incident
In Baton Rouge on July 17 A H Faust private secretary to Congressman G K Favrot and ex editor of the Baton Rouge Times was stabbed by printer Edward George. George also cut Miss Claire Bates a bookkeeper on the cheek and arm as she tried to shield Faust.
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Baton Rouge
A. H. Faust
G. Kt. Favrot
The
Maj Carlin Drops Dead at 84 in Illinois Infantry Leader
Maj. Walter Carlin, the father of former Illinois governor Thomas Carlin, died suddenly from heart disease after rising from bed. He was 84 and served as first lieutenant in the 38th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
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Maj. Carlin
Deadseyville
Walter Carlin
Thomas Carlin
Illinois
Hoover Era Bipartisan Summit Near Colorado Springs
A preliminary Republican campaign conference opens in Colorado Springs with Hitchcock presiding. Leaders from North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas and western states gather to map the 1912 campaign plan. Taft and Vorys discuss Ohio strategy as Vorys defers major talks until campaign work progresses.
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Colorado Springs
Taft and Vorys
West
Washington
Hitchcock
National Committee
Antlers
Missouri River
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Oregon
California
Middle West
East
Chicago
New York City
Vorys
Ohio
25 Crown in Typhoon Off Corregidor Island
A Manila to Corregidor pleasure launch with about 75 aboard was torn by a typhoon and sank. About 25 passengers are believed drowned, including three Americans. The remaining 60 were rescued by the British steamer Suveric and other vessels. an army surgeon is reported among the dead. Details arrived late Thursday night. Corregidor lies at Manila Bay’s entrance, 30 miles offshore.
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Manila
Corregidor Island
Suveric
Manila Bay
Wealthy woman shoots self in Pasadena home
Mrs Edith M Teagle wife of Walter C Teagle of Cleveland O Standard Oil official died at Pasadena hospital from a self inflicted bullet wound Thursday night She was about 30 and had lived in Pasadena two years The nurse found her hours later with a revolver in her hand while preparing for a trip to Cleveland
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Pasadena
Gal
Edith M. Teagle
Walter C. Teagle
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Teagle
Los Angeles
Sheriff Burns A Saloon At Coffeyville Kansas
Sheriff Riley and three deputies from Nowata Oklahoma destroyed a roadhouse and saloon just over the line after confiscating ten barrels of beer and arresting the proprietors. The action followed orders under Oklahoma’s Billups liquor law to destroy unlawful saloons upon discovery.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Tusi
Riley
Wnowata
Okla
Oklahoma Line
Oklahoma
Girl Meets Death in Kings River Canyon Sierra Entry
Visalia Cal July 17 news reports the second summer tragedy as Grace Barnett head of Berkeley high school's art department and UC graduate fell from a Kings river canyon precipice. Her companion escaped. Barnett's body was brought in after two days on a pack mule.
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Visalia
Cal
High Sierras
Grace Barnett
University of California
Berkeley
Markham Succeeds Palmer in Northwestern Mutual leadership
Milwaukee July 17 The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance board elected George C. Markham former first vice president as president Henry L Palmer who resigned as president was chosen chairman of the board In Dayton Ohio July 17 Col H G Catrow s car struck and killed Eugene Sullivan 68 a laborer instantly the Sierkian candidate for congress from the Third district was involved in the incident
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Auto
Dayton
Col. H. G. Catrow
Sierkian
Eugene Sullivan
Maine Democrats Nominate Gardner and Mower for State Posts
Bangor Maine July 17 Democrats in convention nominated Obadiah Gardner of Rockland for governor and Everett M Mower of Augusta for state auditor on a unanimous vote.
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Bangor
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
Everett M. Mower
Augusta
Race for Olympic Laurel Is a Close Battle
London July 17 United States and United Kingdom battle for Olympic supremacy in field events. America leads in discus and weight throwing with key wins by Horgan and Sheridan while Tay lor shocks in 100 meters for England. Hammer and shot put results favor America, narrowing the aggregate, as Gallant crews chase national pride at the Olympiad.
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London
America
United Kingdom
Unite Kingdom
Horgan
Ireland
Englund
Taylor
Beaurepaire
Scheff
Austria
England
Canada
Sweden
Greece
Norway
Ralph Rose
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Ac, Garrels
Chicago Athletic Association
W. W. Coe, Jr
Boston Athletic Association
Lee J. Talbott
Irish-American Athletic Club
Martin
J.’, Sheridan
Irish-American Athletic’ Club
M. ©. Harr
W. G. Burgus
W. G. Arvien
Great Britain
One More Gunness Victim in Indiana
Laporte July 17. Sheriff Smutzer reports through acting consul C E Faye that Tonnes Pedersen Lien of Rushford Minnesota a victim of Mrs Belle Guinness left Rushford April 2 1907 for Laporte to marry a wealthy widow carrying 1000 dollars never returned home. Vincennes July 17. Attorney Samus W Williams notified of his nomination as Populist vice president in a ceremony drawing about 2000 people with decorations across business districts.
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Laporte
Ind
Smutzer
C. E. Faye
Norway
Chicago
Tonnes Pedersen Lien
Rushford
Minn
Belle Guinness
Lien
Vincennes
Grand Opera House
Samus W. Williams
Prominent Lawyer Page Dies in Franklin County
Walter B. Page, a leading Franklin County lawyer, was found dead in bed by his wife on Thursday from a stroke. He had just returned from Atlantic City a few days earlier and had been in excellent health.
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Columbus
Walter B. Page
Franklin County
Page
Atlantic City
Specials and sightings mix in early 20th century notes
Nobles of the Shriners import and council tours St. Paul and Minnesota as prices and people of interest feature. Murad Neubert and Cutler Paint and Glass in Kansas City tie in while a Paul Morton brother dies by poison. The Chicago to Butte steel bridge completes a major project by July 25 as steam laundries face price agreements. Jacob Riis declines a Danish king’s dinner invitation without his wife. Wisconsin Masons accuse the supreme lodge of unpaid claims and misused funds. An 18 member expedition to explore Kamchatka and Aleutian islands reaches Attu after touring Karunchatka and Kurile regions.
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Shriners
St. Pa. Minn
Murad
Neubert
Cutler
Cutler Paint and Glass
Kansas City
Paul Morton
Lis oMee
Kanga City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Blackdail River
Butte
Mont
Chicago
Reynolds
St. Louis
Mac
Jacob Riis
Roosevelt
Denmark
London
Copenhagen
Grand Lodge of the
A. O. UW. Ww
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Lodge
Moscow
Russia
Kalachatka
Kurlic and
Aleutian Islaands
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Karunchatka
Kurile Islands
Giuseppe Alia Execution At Royal Gorge Prison
Giuseppe Alia, the raunerer of Walher Leo Heinrichs, was led to the death trap after cursing priests and shouting in Italian. He paid the extreme penalty for his crime. Giuseppa Alia's body was buried in a crude coffin in the prison cemetery on the mountainside near Royal Gorge.
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Canyon City
Col
Italy
Giuseppe Alia
Walher
Leo Heinrichs
Giuseppa Alia
Royal Gorge
Ex Head of Knights Dead in Corunna Michigan
Hugh Mc Curdy former head of the Knights Templar in the United States died at 79 after a long illness in Corunna Michigan. His death followed litigation with the county over a loan used to build a courthouse. Leeds Will Not Contest in Indiana. Radolph G Leeds after funeral of his father William B Leeds says there is no reason to contest the will.
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Knights
Corunna
Mich
Hugh McCurdy
Knights Templar
United States
Leeds
Redmond
Ind
Radolph G. Leeds
New York City
William B. Leeds
Paris
Markets Notice From Wheat and Grain Prices
Markets report wide swings in wheat and grain prices across futures and cash markets. Prices show July and December contract activity, with notes on exports, quality grades, and assorted stock movements for potatoes and live poultry including turkeys and chickens.
Live Stock Market Report July 1 cattle and hog prices
Omaha Nebraska live stock listing shows cattle prices from good to prime steer ranges and cows, heifers, and calves. HOGS vary from heavy packers to pigs with mixed buyers, noting market steadiness and regional price spreads for native, Texas, and western stock.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Striduger
Sf Jj
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Williams
Dix
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Inite Sida Avenue
West Sizsthetre
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Aa Wharf
Pier
Mystic What
Tagiae Pierre, S
Td. Jargers
Northwastern
Clyde Barrett
Nginger
Leuk
Fiuzom
U. S. Tars
Hawaiian Islands
Western Dependency
Wes
Brownsville
Bryan
Fairview
Lincoln
Bishop Walters
Afro-Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee
Edith Teagle
Martin J. Sheridan
Trish-American Athletic Club
M. E. Giffin
Vadnobes
M. Ty Horr
Ty J
Ekport
C. Cody
Ain Realers
Liverpool
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