Sherman Nominated for Vice President at Chicago Convention
James S. Sherman of New York was chosen as the Republican vice presidential running mate for Taft at the Chicago convention. The final roll showed Sherman winning with 816 votes, then made unanimous, as delegates and spectators dispersed after a decisive, celebratory result.
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Sherman
Ohio
James S. Sherman
New York
Tait
William Warner
Missouri
Grand Army of the Republic
Taft
J. C. Burrows
Michigan
Cannon
Timothy L. Woodruff
Congress
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Mr. Sherman
Fairbanks
Gov
Sheldon
Nebraska
Governors and Governors Telegraph Congrats in 1904 Figures
Public reception at New York headquarters Guild Wires congratulates on Sherman nomination for vice presidency. June 20 Gov Guild sends telegrams with warm wishes and calls for strong support for both nominees. Hughes congratulates Sherman in Albany and thanks Gen Woodford for his nomination efforts.
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New York
Guild Wires
Boston
Sherman
Guild
Gen
Stewart L. Woodford
Williams resigns minority leader role in House
Eufaula Alabama June 20 congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi resigns the minority leadership of the House effective December 1 next. The move comes after a letter to H D Clayton stating retirement is to benefit the Democratic party and to allow ample time to select a successor.
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John Sharp Williams
House
Eufaula
Ala
Mississippi
House of Representatives
H. D. Clayton
Clayton
Washington
Williams
Col Ham Young Telegraph Pioneer Dies in Chicago
William Hamilton Young known as Col Ham Young for years as head of the Washington office of the Western Union Telegraph Company died Friday at the home of his son Frank M. Young in Chicago. He was a familiar figure to newspaper men across the United States.
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Col. Ham
Chicago
William Hamilton Young
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Vendetta Said to Kill An tone Camelo on Dago Hill
The body of An tone Camelo, an Italian, was found Friday in the Italian settlement known as Dago Hill in southwest St Louis. Camelo had killed Tony Santen in 1905 over a woman, and his death appears to have been the result of vendetta by foes.
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St. Louis
Antone Camelo
Tony Santen
Camelo
Foes
Twenty Hurt in Collision Near Pendleton Missouri
Twenty persons were injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight on the Wabash road near Pendleton Missouri. A number of the seriously injured were brought here for medical attendance.
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St. Louis
Wabash Road
Pendleton
Filipinos Seek Independence Declared by Assembly Vote
In Manila on June 20 the Philippine Assembly, before adjournment, voted 57 to 15 that independence is the Filipino people’s aspiration and that they are ready for immediate independence.
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Manila
Philippine Assembly
Lexington
State Racing Commission
Kentucky
Wright Named Secretary of War to Succeed Taft
Gen Luke E Wright of Tennessee named to head the War Department replacing Secretary Taft. Wright, former U S ambassador to Japan, praised for fitting the position, aligning north and south in national service and drawing strong support from admirers. Wright declined comment pending Washington advices as the appointment moved through the process.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Luke B. Wright
Tennessee
Gov. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Luke E. Wright
War Department
Wright
Japan
Roosevelt
One Drowned in Flood Near St Louis
One man drowned as levees broke near St Louis flooding thousands of acres. Railroads and towns raced to save property amid rising Mississippi and Missouri river waters.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Yaquis Slay Pursuing Mexicans Weathered at Water Hole
Report from Tucson on June 20 says Yaqui Indians killed several Mexican soldiers in a clash at a water hole between Guaymas and Hermosillo. Mexican troops pursue the Yaquis.
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Tucson
Ariz
Guaymas
HermosiHo
Mulai Hafid Beaten in Morocco City Battles
Paris reports from Casablanca that Mulai Hafid insurgent sultan in Morocco has suffered defeats as Straghna tribesmen win a series of engagements near Morocco City. The dispatch notes French consul details and ongoing conflict in the region.
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Paris
Casablanca
Mulai Hafid
Morocco City
Vast dynamite volumes planned for canal work
Washington reports that over 5,600 tons of dynamite are expected to be used on isthmian canal project in the next fiscal year, according to division engineers estimates. The large quantity reflects the scale of explosives needed for construction and blasting.
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Canal
Washington
Death of Chief Surgeon by Own Hand Aboard St Louis
Chief surgeon Dr. Thomas W. Small of the American line steamer St Louis killed himself in his cabin on Friday by shooting. The incident occurred aboard the vessel while in New York on June 20.
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New York
Thomas W. Small
American Line
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cal
Herman Gerson
East Lake Park Zoo
Two Blasts Kill Seven in Scranton and Denver
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 20 unidentified Italian workers on the Lackawanna railroad cutoff were killed when a foreman tampered with a misfiring charge using an iron rod. Four others died and the men were identified only by numbers. In Colorado the Denver and Rio Grande explosion fatally injured two tramps and injured several trainmen after a dynamite blast blew a 40 foot hole near a freight train.
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Scranton
Burke Brothers
Lackawanna
Lehigh
Pocono Mountains
Dunmore
Here
Sargent
Col
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Wreck Injures Twenty on Meadville Tram Line
Twenty passengers were injured Friday on the Meadville and Car street car line near Bakertown when a passenger car telescoped a freight car at a sharp curve. One passenger, M. C. Mills of Los Angeles, was fatally injured.
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Meadville
Carbridge Springs
Bakertown
M. C. Mills
Los Angeles
Cal
Slauson Junction
Patient shoots doctor in Milwaukee suburb incident
Dr Frank Stirn of Cudahy was shot three times in his office by patient Antony Kriz who reportedly sought relief for an ailment. Kriz, said to be arrested, was a patient of the physician. The incident occurred Thursday in Milwaukee area.
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Milwaukee
Frank Stirn
Cudahy
Antony Kriz
King
Kriz
Stirn
Manor House of Fountain Grove Colony Destroyed by Fire
Santa Rosa June 20 The Manor house the central dwelling of the Fountain Grove colony founded by Thomas Lake Harris has been destroyed by fire caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Fountain Grove
Thomas Lake Harris
National Republican Committee Chooses Temporary Chair
The new Republican National Committee meets in Chicago to elect a temporary chair and assign a subcommittee to confer with Secretary Taft in Cincinnati on selecting a permanent chairman for Taft's campaign. The gathering includes over 200 delegates. Frank Hitchcock faces internal support and opposition as talks proceed.
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Chicago
New
Republican National Committee
Powell Qayton
Arkansas
Jlmor Dover
W. S. Stone
Cincinnati
Taft
National Committee
Charles P.taft
Gov. Herrick
Messrs
Clayton
Herrick
Ohio
Kellogg
Minnesota
Nagel
Missouri
Ward
New York
Borah
Idaho
Duncan
North Carolina
Auditorium Annex
Frank H. Hitchcock
Charles P. Taft
Hitchcock
Vorys
Stan Hitchcock
Arthur I. Vorys
Washington
Sherman
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gil Barnard Passes Away In Chicago
Gilbert Wada worth Barnard a longtime Chicago Masonic figure, dies at 4369 Calumet Avenue after months of illness from heart disease. He passed away at 1 25 Friday morning, leaving a notable imprint on fraternal and civic life.
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Gil Barnard
Chicago
Gilbert Wadaworth Barnard
Masonic
United States
Calumet Avenue
Ambassadors Fire at Berlin Shocks Ocean Taunts and Rumors
A jumble of OCR fragments mentions an ambassador, Berlin gunfire, rationing, and Missouri River items. It also notes the death of Mrs Julia Whitner Whitaker in Philadelphia after a long illness, and a Vatican diocese reference. A national council proposes constitutional revision for wheat and flour monopoly. Dr Thomas W Small, chief surgeon of the St Louis river steamer, died by suicide in Manhattan aboard the boat.
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Hea Ger
Berlin
Eaei
Fbr
Missouri
Rivera Toy
Kansas City
Julia
Whitneer
Mahi Ozi We Whitaker
Hvateatnit
Ventastyta
Philadelpita
National Council of
Baltneyland
Federat Oycil
Thomas W. Small
St. Lout
Ma Enchin
New York
Philadelphia bank closes as receiver named
Philadelphia June 20 The Tine coln Savings and Trust Company failed to open Friday and Samuel M Myneman an attorney was appointed receiver The bank had paused after a prior failure and reorganization The receiver said the move aims to conserve assets and depositors will be paid in full J G Jones vice president and major stockholder applied for the appointment Equitable plans expected for the bank Little Rock June 20 The Capita City Savings bank Arkansas negro bank also went into receivership with Marvin Harris named by Chancellor Martineau and cashier Charles B H King requesting action
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Philadelphia
Tinecoln Savings and Trust Company
Samuel M. Myneman
Hyneman
J. G. Jones
Little Rock
Ark
Capita City Savings Bank
Arkansas
Charles BH
King
Marvin Harris
Martineau
Judge Indicts Five Officials In Ice Company Probe
Five indictments were handed to Justice Goff in the New York supreme court by the special grand jury probing the American Ice Company. Bench warrants were issued but the defendants’ names were not made public.
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New York
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
American Ice Company
Betting Unlawful in Colorado Horse Races Declared
Denver June 20 Judge Bits ruled betting on horse races unlawful under Colorado statutes and dissolved writs of prohibition against Justices who obtained warrants for bookmakers. Also reports: Michigan Senator James W. Milliken died of apoplexy on a New York Central train en route to New York with his wife. their Traverse City home noted. Carl Fischer Hansen found not guilty of extorting $15,000 from Joseph E. O'Brien of Philadelphia.
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Altabama
Maryland
Massete Ee
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Hampshire Ce
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New York
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Wisconsin
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Alaska
Arizona
Colum A Oa
Hawaii
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Philippines
Porto Rico
Fairbanks
Denver
Overland Park
Carlton M. Bits
District Court
Colorado
James W. Milliken
State Senate of
New York Central
Milliken
Traverse City
Mich
Markets Report From Chicago and New York
Wheat slips and recovers as Western strength and corn gains influence prices. Corn rises while oats and butter hold. eggs and potatoes move within narrow ranges. Livestock and dairy items show varied retail prices with creamery butter and eggs listed for dealers and consumers.
Live Stock Market Notes for Chicago and Omaha
Chicago cattle and hog quotes show mixed demand with steers and cows in the 4 to 8 dollar range and hogs trading from about 5.60 to 6.00 per hundredweight depending on grade. Omaha listings reflect a slower market with native and western cattle lower, cows and heifers between 3.75 and 6.00, and calves and pigs varying widely amid weak overall activity.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
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Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
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