National Republican Committee to Hear Contests Over Delegates
In Chicago on June 5 the full Republican National Committee opens hearings on the 229 contests that will decide the convention delegate votes. Taft’s path to the presidency hinges on committee rulings and credentials. Allies argue Taft disqualified Black voters in the South, while Major F C Bryan prosecutes the anti Taft position.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Taft
South
F. C. Bryan
Washington, D. C
Murder in Franklin man shoots wife in croquet yard
Jacksonville Illinois June 5 J B Austin of Franklin Alabama shot and killed his wife while she played croquet in her father's yard. The couple had been separated for three weeks. Austin has not been captured.
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Jacksonville
Ill
J. B. Austin
Franklin, AL
Austin
Landslide stalls nine trains in Flathead county
Helena reports nine Northern Pacific trains blocked by a Whitefish landslide. Great Northern lines washed out north and south of Helena. Thousands of passengers stranded with little prospect of relief within two days as Montana endures record rainfall and city streets flood.
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Helena
Mont
Western Union
Whitefish
Flathead County
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Montana
Tornadoes Struck Kearney and Nearby Nebraska Towns
Tornadoes ripped southern Kearney injuring several and damaging about a dozen residences. Eight funnel clouds formed within an hour. Norris Brown's home was among damaged. Minden reports farmhouses wrecked with no fatalities and one serious injury. Axtell and other areas report downed lines and limited details.
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Kearney
Neb
United States
Norris Brown
Minden
Axtell
Johnson Men Confident on Denver Convention Goals
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota spoke at the Grand Pacific hotel asserting the Democratic national convention in Denver will be deliberative with no candidate secured yet. He discussed Louisiana and Maryland state conventions where uninstructed delegates were chosen as reports informed managers.
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Chicago
Denver
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
Louisiana
Maryland
Johnson campaign pivots hit by convention snubs
Louisiana and Bryan faction leaders were told of denials at conventions, undermining Bryan instructions and sealing the Nebraskan's failure to secure the nomination at Denver. Governor Johnson, addressing Armour Institute students, joined the managers in their assessment.
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Louisiana
Johnson
Blanchard
Bryan
Lynch
Knappen
Denver
Armour Institute
Three Die in Joliet Rail Collision West of City
Three persons were killed and twenty injured in a collision between an Elgin Joliet and Eastern freight train and an Aurora and Joliet electric car at Big Slough seven miles west of Joliet. Victims include W. W. Walfeld of Aurora C. H. Wittington of Plainfield and F. W. Henle of Chicago. Injured Joliet residents named include Arthur Mitchell Arthur Tayfield Joseph Boyne and Chris Shalk. Accident caused by misplaced signals.
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Joliet
Til
Elgin
Mastern
Aurora
Big Slough
W. W. Walfeld
C. H. Wittington
Plainfield
F. W. Henle
Chicago
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Tayfield
Joseph Boyne
Chris Shalk
Now Face Murder Charge In Montana Hold-up
Great Falls Montana June 6 William Dempsey Augusta rancher died from injuries after a night hold-up by four young bandits Rheams Hatch Creswell and Randall aged sixteen to nineteen. They must face first degree murder charges under Montana law.
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Great Falls
Mont
William Dempsey
Augusta
Montana
Great Northern
Rheams
Hatch
Creswell
Randall
Denver Auditorium to Open Before Democratic Convention
Denver will throw open its 550000 dollar Auditorium on June 27 after seating 12500 and featuring advanced heating and ventilation. The facility will host the Democratic national convention July 7 with 445 seats on the platform for national committee members and honored guests, plus extensive news and telegraph workspaces and rapid egress from 24 exits.
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Denver
Monster Auditorium
National Committee
Belmont in Critical Condition After Operation
New York June 5 With his family at his bedside Oliver H P Belmont hovers between life and death at his Hempstead Long Island country home after an appendicitis operation. Peritonitis developed and his condition rapidly worsened though doctors said all hope had not yet been abandoned.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. I
Cloudburst in Juananato Claims Twenty Lives in Mexico City
Word from Juananato reports twenty lives lost and property damage totaling 20000 dollars. A main tunnel is flooded, and the extent of the disaster is still being assessed in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Juananato
Sixteen Chinamen Smuggled Hidden in Freight Car
In San Francisco a sealed box car from Galveston opened in Southern Pacific yards revealed sixteen exhausted Chinese passengers and a small stack of steel. One held a certificate of admission. others were sent to immigration officials. Officials suspect smuggling from the Mexican border via El Paso with cars swapped en route.
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San Francisco
Galveston
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Denver Democrats Choose Ruth Leavitt as Delegate
In Denver county the Democratic convention elected Mrs. Ruth Leavitt, daughter of W. J. Bryan, as a delegate to the state convention at Glenwood Springs on June 15. The body adopted a resolution endorsing Bryan for the presidential nomination.
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Denver
Denver County
Ruth Leavitt
W. J. Bryan
Glenwood Springs
Bryan
Two Men Believed to Have Drowned in Wisconsin River
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin June 5 Arthur Johnson and Emil Meinen are believed drowned after their fishing boat was found half full of water on the Chippewa river fifteen miles north of Chippewa Falls. Their fishing tackle lay scattered about the scene as rescuers searched the area.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Arthur Johnson
Emil Meinen
Chippewa River
Here
Market Quotations Wheat Prices in Minneapolis and Duluth
Market report shows Minneapolis wheat quotes for June 4 with figures for July and September contracts across grades No 1 hard No 1 Northern No 2 Northern and No 3 Northern. Duluth prices list arrival on track values for No 1 hard No 1 Northern No 2 Northern and No 3 Northern plus July September flax rates.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
Northern
Cattle and sheep market quotes from St Paul fair
June 4 market report lists cattle prices from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 4.60 to 5.50, veals 3.75 to 5.00. hogs at 5.25 to 5.35. sheep at 4.25 to 4.50 for wethers and 4.75 to 5.25 for good to choice lambs, with spring lambs 6.00 to 6.50.
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St. Paul
Market Prices Report for Wheat Corn and More
Chicago markets show Wheat for June at 1s per bushel, July 89 3 4 c, Sept 86 8 4 c, Dec 87 3 4 c. Corn for July 68 3 4 c, Sept 67 c, Dec 57 3 4 c. Oats July old 46 3 4 c, July 44 c, Sept 37 c. Pork July 13.67 dollars, Sept 13.92 dollars. Butter Creameries 1942 8 c, dairies 17 2 1 c. Eggs etc. Poultry Turkeys and chickens 12 4 4 12 e, broilers per dozen 2.50 6 0.
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Chicago
Cattle and hog prices at Chicago market report
Chicago market figures show cattle categories including Texans Western cattle and calves with bid ranges from 4.65 to 6.25. Hogs display light to heavy classes from 5.05 to 5.52 with occasional spreads. Sheep and yearlings price bands run from 3.15 to 6.60, with ambs noted at 4.00 to 6.15.
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Chicago
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