Hughes is Named Republican Nominee for Governor
In a dramatic Albany convention, Charles Hughes of New York won the Republican gubernatorial nomination on a strong first ballot after a tense fight. The ticket balanced with Horace White on lieutenant governor and other officers named by the party leadership. The session ended with a unanimous vote for Hughes and adjournment.
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Saratons
Charles EB. Hughes
Neniork
Horace White
Onondaga
Ramiuel
Keenie
New York
Edward R. Ome
Erie
Charles HH. Gaus
Avon
Willams
Madison
Thomas TB. Pores
Congress
Hughes
Saratoga
Charles Hughes
JoUng
Hed
Lafayette B.oe
Barnes
Root
Yolee
Charles I, Hughes
Governor Hughes Accepts renomination for New York governor
Governor Hughes issued his first public statement after being notified of renomination by the Republican party. He expressed deep appreciation for the honor and confidence shown, but offered no further remarks beyond that acknowledgment.
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Rochester
N. Y
Hughes
New York State
Taft Avoids Further Comment in Bryan Controversy
Cincinnati, Sept 16. William H. Taft avoided further reply to Bryan on campaign issues and said he would address any later questions in public speeches. He congratulated Governor Hughes on his renomination, calling it well deserved and stating it strengthens the national ticket. Taft also spoke to Ohio ministers, outlining support for civil rights, in the day’s busy schedule. A Greenfield delegation joined him during an excursion.
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William H. Taft
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Pryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
African- Methodist Episcopal Church
Mariter
Greenfield
Ind
Minnesota Republicans Nominate Winners in District Races
St Paul reports Tawney nearly wins First district by about 3500 votes with strong showings in Winona and other counties. McCleary secures the Second district with eight of eleven counties. Davis, Stevens, Nye, Lindbergh, Volstead, Steenerson renominated. Hubn and Haynes named for Minneapolis mayoral race.
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Tawney
McCleary
Miller
Congress
Dodge
Houston
Freeborn
Adam Béde
T. W. Knatvold
Albert Lea
Winona
C R Davis
F. C. Stevens
Frank M. Nye
C. A. Lindbergh
A. Volstead
Halvor Steenerson
Charles H. Hubn
J C Haynes
Dem
Minneapolis
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Open With Wide Routs
American League results show Detroit 8 over St Louis 7 in St Louis, New York 1 at Boston 0, Cleveland 8 at Chicago 0, Philadelphia 1 at Washington 6, and a Boston win 9 to 3 over Chicago with New York 5 at St Louis 4. National League games list New York 5 over St Louis 4, Cincinnati 2 at Brooklyn 0, and Philadelphia 6 tying Pittsburg 6.
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New York
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Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Wheat market quotations from Minneapolis report
Market notes from Minneapolis on September 15 show price quotes for wheat futures and on track grades. Sept contract at 1.003 plus, Dec 1.01, May 1.0514, with No 1 hard near 1.0314 and 1.085% bids. Northern grades range from 1.02 to 0.99 and 0.98 for other classes.
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Northern
Wheat and flax price notes from Duluth market
Wheat to arrive on track with No 1 hard at 1.02 and No 1 Northern at 1.02. No 2 Northern 99 1/4 cents, Sept 1.01, Dec 1.00 1/2, May 1.04 dollars. Flax to arrive on track with Sept 1.24 1/4, Opt 1.24, Nov 1.24, Dec 1.22.
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Duluth
Northern
Grand Marais North Shore Fire Threat Grows
Fire and smoke envelop Grand Marais and nearby Lutsen as Monker and six Indians are feared dead while others escape. Naval militiamen report the town right on the edge, with Colville burned out and danger to Nelson Nester road homesteaders. Gopher crew ferries coal and provisions as military officers assess the peril.
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Nester
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Ever Johnson
EN Mizenia
Chicago Bay
Eaton
Lutzen
Gopher
Forest fires threaten Rainy River area in Minnesota
Fort Francis Canada reports fires burning south of Rainy River with thick smoke obscuring the sun. A strong south wind fans the flames as crews confront the blaze. authorities fear International Falls could be reached by the fire. A large, active firefighting force struggles to contain it.
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Can
Rainy River
Minnesota
International Falls
Des Moines Enforces Order Banning Red Light Quarter
An order ending segregated vice and the red light district took effect at midnight in Des Moines. The city claims to have no tenderloin now. Sixty women left town and eighteen registered with the humane society for household work.
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Des Moines
Humane Society
Bridegroom Stabbed After Wedding Supper in Harlem
John B. Rutanito twenty four was attacked and stabbed six times on his way home from a wedding supper. He lies dying at Harlem Hospital. Bride Miss Angela Candurino twenty. The assailant was a man who once asked her to marry him.
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New York
John B. Rutanito
Harlem
Angela Candurino
Hayner in Jail Awaiting Murder Trial at Minnewaukan
Eugene Hayner is jailed in Minnewaukan and will stand trial at the next district court term for the murder of Matt Neelan. The two men were threshing crew members who fought during a drinking bout. Hayner claims he shot Neelan in self defense after an attempted hold up by Neelan and others.
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Maddock
N. D
Eugene Hayner
Minnewaukan
Matt Neelan
Neelan
Hayner
Frazer faces mad dog scare in Boone Louisiana
State veterinary department ordered the killing of fifty dogs in Frazer Louisiana amid reports of several biting incidents. Families plan trips to Chicago seeking treatment for bite victims as the scare spreads through the community.
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Boone
Frazer
State Veterinary Department
Chicago
Republicans Praise Hughes renomination in New York
Chicago leaders from fourteen Central and Western states meeting with Republican Committee Chairman Hitchcock hailed the New York convention’s renomination of Hughes for governor. They said the action would aid the Republicans in campaigns across the region and nationally.
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Chicago
Central
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Hughes
New York
Warring factions pull together at New York Democratic convention
Rochester dispatch reports factions within the New York Democratic Party agree to compromise and present a unified slate for the upcoming state convention. Leaders from Tammany Hall, state and national chairs, and key officials ratified decisions to avoid discord and support a notable welcome for the presidential candidate.
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N. Y
New York
Upstate
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. Colahan
Tammany Hall
Willam J. Conners
Norman E. Mack
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Dutchess
Francis Burton Harrison
Bryan Attacks Taft Roosevelt in New Jersey Tour
William J. Bryan campaigned through New Jersey after Philadelphia, denouncing Taft and the Republican Party. He charged Taft with Roosevelt ties, accused Du Pont of trust influence, and addressed crowds in Camden Burlington and Trenton, drawing praise and loud applause. He asserted nationwide Democratic momentum and urged voters to study campaign issues.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
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Burlington
United States
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Fernald Leads Gardner in Maine Gubernatorial Returns
Near complete returns from Portland Maine on September 16 show Republican Bert M Fernald ahead of Democrat Obadiah Gardner by 7 799 votes. With most districts tallied Fernald has 73 482 to Gardner 65 683.
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Bert M. Fernald
Obadiah Gardner
Fernald
Gardner
English Lightweight Freddie Welsh Knocks Out Carsey
Freddie Welsh of England stopped Frank Carsey of Chicago in the fourth round before the Pacific Athletic Club in Los Angeles. Carsey fought hard but Welsh delivered a crushing right to the jaw that felled him. Carsey was down two minutes and unable to move for thirty seconds.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Freddie Welsh
Frank Carsey
Chicago
Pacific Athletic Club
Carsey
Welsh
Salt Lake Republican Ticket Nominated for State Office
Salt Lake City gathering nominates a full state ticket headed by William B. Spry for governor. The platform endorses President Roosevelt and the national convention policy, with three presidential electors and a congressman also named on the slate.
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Roosevelt
William B. Spry
Salt Lake
Explosion at Windsor Kills Six In Missouri Train Car
A Windsor, Missouri explosion of a black powder car killed six and injured thirty, four fatally. John Wesley, a black man who lit a match into spilled powder, died in the blast along with James McCabe, Henry Gravestone, Ed Davis, and two unidentified white men. Injured include A F Hershberger conductor J G Hall drayman R A Malone coal miner Charles Walker all of Windsor.
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Windsor
Here
John Wesley
Wesley
James McCabe
Brakeman
Henry Gravestone
Ed Davis
A. F. Hershberger
J. G. Hall
Drayman
R. A. Malone
Charles Walker
Chinese bandits hunted by Indo China sharpshooters
A dispatch from the governor general of Indo China reports that sharpshooters surprised a band of Chinese bandits on the Sang Xe river. Many bandits were killed and the rest drowned while fleeing by swimming.
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Indo-China
Sangxe
Lacey Nominated to Oppose Cummins in Senate Race
Former Congressman John F. Lacey has been chosen by stand-patters in Des Moines to oppose Governor Cummins for the United States Senate in the upcoming November primary. Lacey secured the nomination on the second ballot with E. E. Clarke of Cedar Rapids considered for the ticket.
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John F. Lacey
Cummins
United States
Lacey
E. E. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Carolina Dispensary Case Upheld by U S Court of Appeals
The U S circuit court of appeals fully sustains Judge Fritchard in appointing receivers to wind up South Carolina liquor monopoly. Chief Justice Fuller and Judge Waddill concur. The decision impacts the dispensary, once criticized for graft and temperance failure, as towns may vote on local control.
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Richmond
South Carolina
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fritchard
Palmetto Commonwealth
Melville W. Fuller
Edmund Waddill, Jr
Boyd
M. W. Stevenson
Bennettsville
S. C
Delaware Democrats Nominate Slate for Governor and Congress
The Democratic state convention in Dover nominated Dr. Rowland G. Paynter of Sussex for governor and named a full state ticket and presidential electors. L. Irving Handy of Wilmington received the nomination for congress.
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Dover
Del
Rowland G. Paynter
Sussex
L. Irving Handy
Wilmington
Congress
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