Republican National Committee to Begin Preconvention Contests
Chicago June 4 The Republican National Committee and Chairman New prepare to spend the week evaluating roughly 2060 contests for seats at the national convention The disputes mainly stem from white and black faction tensions in Southern states and territories including Virginia and beyond.
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New
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Ill
South
Republican Party
Alabama Delegation Fight to Hit National Convention
The text explains rival factions from ia Louisiana Alabama and other states elected delegates to the national convention. The national committee will decide which delegation is entitled to recognition. The contest will proceed alphabetically by states and territories with Alabama first for consideration.
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Louisiana
Alabama
Remarkable Russian veteran recalls Napoleon’s Moscow campaign
Michael Poudnikoff, newly arrived in St. Petersburg from Tver to claim a $2500 lottery prize, is claimed to be over 125 years old. He joined the army in 1797 and served eighty years as a hussar, recalling Kutuzoff and Skobeleff and earning the St. George medal along with other honors. He provided details to two leading Russian writers on the invasion.
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St. Petersburg
Michael Poudnikoff
Tver
Russia
Boudnikoff
Moscow
Kutuzoff
Skobeleff
Boudnikef
St. George
Napoleon
Escapees Fire At Alabama Plant Breakout
Nine convicts attempted a break at the Alabama Manufacturing Company plant in Birmingham. Guards and police fired. five convicts were shot, two fatally. Two were captured, two still at large with hounds on the trail.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Manufacturing Company
Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla Extracts Demand
A note requests Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla extracts described as the finest available, urging double effort compared with other brands to achieve perfect flavor.
Mystery Bids Fair To Rival Wentz Case In Appalachia
Big Stone Gap Va June 4 A suitcase of clothing found near a private fish pond at Appalachia spurs a larger search for T J Kilgore who vanished from Inman last week. Divers drain the pond to Callahan Creek and no clue emerges while speculation grows that he was foul play involved and may never be found. The case echoes the 4 year old disappearance of coal operator Edward Wentz.
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Big Stone Gap
T. J. Kilgore
Inman
Appalachia
Callahan Creek
Kilgore
Edward Wentz
Lanning Indicted on Seven Counts Over Embezzlement
Norwalk Ohio June 4 Congressmen J F Lanning once vice president and director of the defunct Ohio Trust Company is indicted on seven counts for embezzlement. He faces joint indictments with James P Gibbs, bank president, in charges of obtaining money by false pretenses and misapplication of funds.
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Norwalk
J. F. Lanning
Ohio Trust Company
James P Gibbs
Anther
Rector Goes to Jail in Mail Fraud Case
Richmond Virginia June 4 James T Hargrave an unfrocked Episcopal clergyman living in Hanover County pleaded guilty to using the United States mails to defraud and was sentenced to eight months in jail Bishop Brewster of Connecticut was among the witnesses against Hargrave.
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Richmond
United States
James T. Hargrave
Episcopal Church
Hanover County
Bishop Brewsterv
Connecticut
Hargrave
Ketchell Secures Decision in Ten Round Bout
Milwaukee June 4 Ketchell of Great Rapids Mireb earned the decision over Bill Papke of Kewanee Illinois after a fast and furious ten round bout.
Milwaukee Boxing Club Bout Draws Six Thousand At Hippodrome
The Milwaukee Boxing Club staged a heavy crowd event at the Hippodrome building drawing about six thousand fans. The contest was fiercely fought from start to finish with only short clinch intervals and Papke showing clear distress at the end of the final round.
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Papke
Milwaukee
Hippodrome
Pearling Fleet Destroyed in Typhoon Off West Australia
Victoria B C June 4 The stoner Manuka reports a typhoon wrecking a pearling fleet near Thursday Island. Forty luggers were lost with 270 lives, 26 of them white. Survivors recount harrowing scenes as ships scattered, some wrecked or driven ashore, sharks circling to feed on exhausted sailors.
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Victoria
B. C
Manuka
West Australia
Thursday Island
Crown Prince Involved In Montenegro Bomb Plot Trial
In Cettinje Montenegro on June 4 sensational testimony on Crown Prince George of Servia in a conspiracy against Montenegro. The trial, with thirty two prisoners charged with revolutionary activity, heard that bombs found last year were allegedly manufactured by Servian artillery officers on Prince George s orders to overthrow the Montenegrin government.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
George of
Servia
Servianrtillery
George
Pulp Inquiry Team Targets North Carolina and Virginia Mills
Representative Sims of Tennessee named by Chairman Mann to probe the paper and wood pulp industry. The inquiry will cover wood pulp business in North Carolina Virginia and Tennessee where pulp mills rely on East Tennessee wood.
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Washington
Sims
Tennessee
Mann
House
Sneck Committee
North Carolina
Virginia
Tenes
East Tennessee
Bryan returns to Lincoln after speaking tour
William J. Bryan arrived in Lincoln and declined to respond to charges of eastern money backing the 1904 Democratic campaign, saying he may release a statement later. The notice includes local ads for Homer's Confectionery and Home Furniture Co, plus Bluefield Feed Co offerings.
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Lincoln
New
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Ice cream Sunday at Homer's Confectionery
Telephone 254 for ice cream Sunday at Homer's Confectionery located at 119 Princeton Avenue. The note mentions Bluefield and Bluefield Feed Co on Bland Street as related details.
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Homer's Confectionery
Princeton Avenue
Homer's
Kodol and DeWitt’s Pills Advertised For Digestive Relief
An old ad promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia and Indigestion as reliable relief for stomach issues. It also advertises DeWitt’s Little Worry Risers liver pills and U S H Hanna’s Green Seal Paint, with claims of availability at all druggists and a telephone number for ice cream ordering.
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DeWitt
Canopy of Zola Canonization Ends With Plot to Shoot Dreyfus
Paris at the Zola canonization ceremony erupted in panic when Louis Antheline Gregoris fired twice at Major Alfred Dreyfus as dignitaries departed from the Pantheon. The assailant was knocked down by guards, Dreyfus was lightly wounded, and the crowd surged amid rumors of an assassination plot and ensuing chaos.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Pantheon
France
Siice
Louis Antheline Gregoris
Alfred Dreyfus
Zola
Dreyfus
Gregoriy
Gregoris
Catafalque
Tcihune
Sastietion
Vallieres
Republican Guard
Police
Paria
Pantheon Ceremony Honors Zola Dreyfus Justice Transfer
The Pantheon hosted a ceremony marking the transfer in which almost all living participants in the Zola Dreyfus battle attended. M. Doumergue presided as minister of public instruction. The exterior bore black cloth with silver embroidery while the interior displayed yellow and purple hangings with silver escutcheots.
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M. Doumergue
M. Zola
Dreyfus
Honors to Emile Zola at Pantheon ceremonies
Emile Zola's remains were officially received at the Pantheon in Paris in simple ceremonies with many attendees. A memorial address was delivered as he was laid to rest beside France's illustrious dead.
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Novelist
France
Par‘a
Emile Zola
Pantheon
Acute Local Political Struggle Grips New York
New York City and county officials face misconduct charges or investigations as Mayor McClellan and District Attorney Jerome confront challenges to their offices. Borough presidents Ahearn Bermel and Haffen are under fire, with plans for probes into fire and finance departments signaling potential removals of senior city officials.
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New York
New York City
McClellan
Jerome
Ahearn
Bermel
Haffen
Europe
Fire and Finance
Eny Service
George Siler Stricken in Chicago Walking to Milwaukee
Prize fight referee and pugilistic writer George Siler collapsed from heart disease on Stace Street while heading to catch a train to Milwaukee to see the Ketchel Papke fight. Doctors report the attack was severe but Siler showed some improvement tonight.
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Chicago
George Siler
Milwaukee
Women as Bandits Roar Through Reno Heist Spree
A gang of ten including two women robbed the Rawhide hotel of 800 dollars, restrained occupants, beat a stage driver, and robbed a drug store before setting fire to the hotel to foil pursuit. They fled toward the hills with 400 dollars as a posse and state police chase them.
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Reno
Rawhide Hotel
Union Pacific approves $50 million bond issue
New York June 4 The executive committee ratified the issue of bonds totaling fifty million dollars as part of the one hundred million dollar authorization already approved by the stockholders.
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New York
The
Union Pacific
Georgia primary shows Smith-Brown contest dominates vote
Georgia voters cast a heavy Democratic primary with Joseph M. Brown leading Hoke Smith for governor. Early returns suggest Brown won by about 15,000 with all eleven districts returning current congressmen and Senator Clay likely unopposed.Voters packed polls as campaigns paraded and managers counted late returns.
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Clay
Atlanta
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Avanta
Smith
United States
Bryan Endorsed by Louisiana Democrats Uninstructed Delegation
The Louisiana Democratic state convention endorsed W J Bryan for the presidency but chose to send the Louisiana delegation to Denver uninstructed. The Bryan resolution failed, the uninstructed plan passed unanimously. Louisiana will have eighteen delegates after Denver.
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In Rouge
W. J. Bryan
Louisiana
Denver
Bryan
Oliver Belmont Dying After Appendix Operation
Oliver H. Belmont lies near death at his Hempstead Long Island home as doctors report a late appendicitis operation failed to save the financier and statesman. Belmont, prominent financier and political figure, is not expected to survive the night.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstad, L. I
Belmont
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