Taft Boom Strikes Chicago In Earnest
Taft campaign expands rapidly in Chicago with headquarters opened in three major hotels. Charles P. Taft and Wade Ellis direct operations from the Auditorium Annex and Great North branch offices as the drive to secure the presidential nomination intensifies.
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Taft
Auditorium
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Cincinnati
Wide Ellis
Columbus
Ohio
Great North
Cigar Campaign Materials Handed Out At Hotel Event
Former Governor Myron T. Herrick of Ohio will help Taft interests at the auditorium by overseeing distribution of cigars buttons and campaign literature with a generous hand.
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Wade Ellis
Herrick
Secretary of War
Convention City
Ern Hotel
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Taft
Three-Cornered Fight for North Carolina Governor
The Democratic state convention in Charlotte later this month will nominate the successor to Governor Glenn. Locke Craig leads in primaries, with William W. Kitchin and Ashley Horne also contending in the race.
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Assembly
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Blue Ribbon Lemon Extracts at Homer's Confectionery
Advertisement notes terpeneless lemon extract from Homer's Confectionery at 119 Princeton Avenue. Claims long shelf life, natural lemon flavor, and fresh daily production of home made candies.
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Princeton Avenue
Homer's
Homer's Confectionery
Best Pills Ever Sold Claims Dr King Life Pills
B F Ayscue of Ingleside NC declares after 15 years with chronic indigestion that Dr Kings New Life Pills are the best pills sold. The广告 promises a 25 cent bottle and guarantees sale at all druggists.
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Brewers Plan National Lobby To Promote Open Liquor Trade
Milwaukee June 5 The United States Brewers association prepares for its largest convention yet and moves to form a new national organization with about 60000 members from breweries machinery dealers builders and farmers. The group aims to promote publicity counteract prohibition and push for model license laws while assessing liquor conditions across the country.
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United States Brewers’ Association
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Many Future Admirals from Naval Academy Class Graduates
The largest class ever at the United States Naval Academy received diplomas today from Secretary of the Navy Metcalf. The ceremony in the chapel drew relatives from coast to coast. Honor man Midshipman Jerome C. Hunsaker of Saginaw Michigan. second honor Edmund R. Norton of Portland Missouri. Graduation ball closed the week in the armory with crimson white and blue decorations. Naval officers and wives attended from Washington Philadelphia Norfolk and other points.
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United States Naval Academy
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Washington
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Hitchcock Trial Halted in New York Court Room
The Raymond Witchecock comedy trial in New York was interrupted as proceedings halted abruptly in the Supreme Court. Jurors paused while the judge ruled on a procedural issue, delaying further testimony.
Hitchcock Held, Adjournment Granted in Comedian Indictment
Court opened with lawyer Max E. Steuer seeking time to study the case as he prepares to defend the comedian on charges arising from alleged offenses by young girls. Judge Golf granted a Monday adjournment while Hitchcock is remanded to the Tombs following surrender by his bondsmen.
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Hitchcock
Justice Golf
Justice Goff
Signorinetta Wins Oaks at Epsom Downs
Italian filly Signorinetta wins the Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs in 2 42 2-5. Courtesy second and Santeve third, from 13 starters. Rhodora fell. King Edward sends praise from the royal balcony as Lyne rides unharmed. other rider shaken.
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Eight Killed In Washington Baltimore An Napolis Rail Collision
In a head on crash on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis electric railroad eight people were killed instantly and many injured after orders were misread. The dead include Richard Norton and A H Schultz of Baltimore along with police patrolman Schrieber and others. A white woman from Baltimore is among the injured. the six year old daughter of General Traffic Manager William Slaughter is named among the dead.
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Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
Richard Norton
Baltimore
A. H. Schultz
Schrieber
Zach O'Neal Ruth
Slaughter
William KE
J. W. McDaniel
George White
Nationalist fury follows Paris Dreyfus attack
Paris reports divided reactions to Major Dreyfus shooting. Republican papers condemn the act and favor letting the incident fade, while nationalist papers unleash anger, viewing it as a patriotist outrage and a challenge to republican order.
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Dreyfus
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Pantheon
Acquittal in Peonage Case At Federal Court
Sam Dixon John Wilson A C Felts and M L Marker were acquitted in Charleston West Virginia on charges of peonage involving Robert Holder and John White in the White Oak Fuel Company mines Fayette county after a three day trial the jury deliberated twenty minutes. Three other indictments remain to be taken up.
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W. Va
Sam Dixon
John Wilson
A. C. Felts
M. L. Marker
Robert Holder
John White
White Oak Fuel Company
Fayette County
White
Holder
Taft Victory Sweeps Alabama Arkansas Delegates
The Republican national committee decided contests from Alabama and Arkansas without roll calls, giving Taft 24 seats. Florida Georgia and Kentucky contests will be heard tomorrow affecting 34 seats in total.
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Republican National Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
Taft
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Boiler Tube Explosion Kills Sailors Aboard Tennessee
Four sailors died and ten were injured when a boiler tube ruptured on the armored cruiser Tennessee off Santa Barbara as it sailed with six Pacific fleet ships toward Los Angeles. News was fragmentary at 7 p m. No officers hurt. Names of the dead include Gho Wood, Harl Boggs, Adolph Ringhold, George Merk. Injured listed: I S Welds Exantes, J Burns, J J Carroll, T P Parsons.
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Sheriff Garrison Shot and Killed Near Hitchcock
Oklahoma City reports Sheriff Geo W Garrison was shot and killed while attempting to arrest Alf Hunter alias James Kingsbury who killed Susie Pride on May 19. An unknown deputy was wounded and seven negroes were in a party that opened fire. A posse of fifty pursued five escaped suspects miles east of Hitchcock.
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Geo. W. Garrison
Hitchcock
Alf Hunter
James Kingsbury
Susie Pride
McClellan Gains In 1905 mayoralty recount
In New York on June 5 Judge Lambert examined 42 ballot boxes from the 1905 mayoralty recount. McClellan gained 13 votes today while Hearst increased by 105 votes after 154 boxes were reviewed. An odd closing line advertises local ice cream and a liver pill product.
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Lambert
McClellan
Wm. R. Hearst
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