West Virginia Republicans eye Chicago convention
Charleston West Virginia June 15 Republicans watch Chicago for a GOP show on the presidential ticket Roosevelt Taft or a dark horse may carry the state Hatfield's statewide primary landslide strengthens the party Governor Glasscock signals potential bolt risks if Roosevelt is not nominated by the convention Delegation remains solid for Roosevelt but local leaders fear a split could aid Democrats in November
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John C. Bond
D. Hatfield
Hatfield
Huntington
Surenesa
Chicago
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Hatfiell
Taft
Glasscock
Chiegge
Dawson
Dark Horse
Mughes
Root
Rosevelt
Teft
Heyigure
Jerome Rosevelt
West Virgil
Renee State
Republicans Assemble in Support of Chicago Nominee
Delegates gathered acknowledged the principle of majority rule and pledged backing for the convention's chosen candidate from Chicago. The statement underscored unity within the party as the nominee was embraced by supporters.
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Chicago
WIPED TOWN OFF MAP BY TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA CITY
A tornado swept Nelazomy leaving four killed and many injured as it devoured the town. A freight train was blown from the track and the village was nearly wiped out in a sudden storm from a clear sky. The report notes extensive destruction and casualties.
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Oklahome City
Okla
Nelazomy
Cuban government elated by surrender of insurgent leader La Coste
Havana reports the Cuban government is greatly pleased with conditions in Oriente province. Eugenio La Coste, once a leading insurgent commander though nearly paralyzed, surrendered unconditionally to Major Castillo in Guantanamo, and his column has been dispersed.
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Havana
Oriente
Eugenio la Coste
Major Castillo
Guantanamo
West Virginia to Send Delegation to Health Congress
Washington reports West Virginia prepares for the fifteenth international congress of hygiene and demography in September. Governor Glasscock endorses the effort and appoints a state committee of physicians to organize the delegation.
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Washington
West Virginia
William ‘B Glassccck Bes
Tait
Department of State
John I. Dickry
Whebling
G. GO. Cooper
Kenton
W. W. T. Tompkins
Charleston
John Simpson
Morgantown
L. V. Guthrie
Huntington
Glaescock
Homely
Henwood
Bluefield
Cameron
Clarksburg
Elkins
Grafton
Fairmont
Keyser
Martiteburg
Mandaville
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Richwood
Wellburg
Whegling
Williamson
Fulton
Congress
Cay
United States
Athol marks 140th town anniversary with week of events
A week of celebration begins with anniversary services in all Athol churches as the town observes its 140th founding. Parades, band concerts, athletic contests and historical exercises will fill the schedule through the week.
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Bay State
Athol
Mose
Snow Falls At Chenango Lake Destroys Crops
Snow blanketed Chenango Lake area near Norwitch on June 15 while a heavy frost damaged crops and flowers in the surrounding valley.
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Chenango Lake
Norwitch
Here
Utts Bluff Worked Out At West Virginia Caucus
Former U S Senator Nathan B Scott led a heated West Virginia delegate caucus. He threatened to skip convention sessions unless charges about held tickets were dropped. Col William Seymour Edwards mediated and delegates accepted Scott’s explanation, ending the incident.
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Chicago
Jime
United States
Nathan B. Scott
Republican National Committee
West Virginia
Scott
National Committee
Etlil
Taft
Col
William Seymour Edwards
Longfellow’s grandson wed in Cambridge ceremony
Cambridge on June 15 saw Edmund T. Dana, son of the poet Longfellow, marry Miss Jeesie Holliday, an English portrait painter. A justice of the peace officiated at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr and Mrs Richard Henry Dana, in a ceremony reflecting Socialist views of the contracting parties.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edmund T. Dana
Arvid
Longfellow
Jeesie Holliday
Richard Henry Dana
Reforms in International Bills Conference Opens in The Hague
The Hague June 15 Officials opened an international conference on bills of exchange and bank checks. The United States and leading European and Oriental nations are represented, signaling likely reforms in international law and practice.
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The
Hague
United States
Europe
Wedding Takes Place at Summer Home in Bethlehem
The ace of Robert von Mondzisker and Miss Anne V Macbeth wed this afternoon at their summer home in Bethlehem New Hampshire. Rev Nathaniel D Penticton of Pittsburg officiated the ceremony.
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Bethlehem
N. H
Robert von Mondzisker
Supreme Court of Feylernia
Anne V
George A. Macbeth
Pittsburg
Nathaniel D. Penticton
Roosevelt Takes Charge in Chicago Campaign
In Chicago Roosevelt arrives amid cheering crowds and declares no fixed campaign plan while meeting with his managers. He frames the race as a fight between corrupt politicians and the plain people and plans direct contact with delegates to influence the convention.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Lasalle Street
Col. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
LaSalle Station
Taft
Latellette
Cummins
Vacuum Cleaner Replaces Steam Roller in Assembly Fight
Heated committee sessions end amid partisan tension as a vacuum cleaner incident is noted. The piece mentions Lyon threatening to return and the saga concluding with a decisive exit and lingering quarrel.
Taft and Roosevelt Split Delegates in Republican National Committee Hearing
In Chicago on June 15 the Republican committee wrapped hearings on 254 contests for the national convention. Taft secured 62 delegates today while Roosevelt earned 6, with Texas Virginia Washington and DC allocating further seats as contests concluded.
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Taft Roosevelt
Texas Freee
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Taft
Col
Texas
West Virginia Display Captivates at Chicago Delegation HQ
West Virginia showcases an elaborate display in Chicago for the presidential candidates and state delegations. The delegation occupies a whole hotel floor with coats of arms and the motto The mountaineer is always free. The mountain laurel decorates the space including a miniature street layout with Stag Alley Petticoat Lane and Bachelor’s Rest.
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Chicago
West Virginia
Edward Tilson Dies After Freight Train Accident
Edward Tilson brother of J C Tilson of this city was killed at Elliston Virginia yesterday when leaping from a moving inspection train he attempted to cross in front of freight No 91 and was struck by a passing engine severing his head. Tilson’s body was taken to Marion for burial this afternoon. His brother J Tilson will also attend the funeral.
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Edward Tilson
J. C. Tilson
Elliston
Oppens
Roanoke
Radford
Tilson
Marion
West Virginia Leads Coal and Coke Output for Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Western reports 1 767 781 tons from West Virginia mines in five months ending May along with 91 043 tons of coke. Total NOK shipments across the line reach 9 067 058 tons, WV accounting for 8 394 847. Also London notes Earl Grey sails to Cape Town to dedicate Cecil Rhodes Memorial on Rhodes' birth anniversary.
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Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
State Mine Department
W. Va
Virginia
Cecil Rhodes
London
Earl Gray
Canada
Southampton
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Mr. Rhodes
National City Bank Turns 100 as June 16 Charter Timeline Arrives
New York reports that National City Bank, the United States' largest financial institution, will mark its one hundredth anniversary tomorrow. The bank received its charter on June 16, 1812, and began operations a few months after. In recent years control has shifted to Standard Oil capitalists.
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New York
National City Bank
United States
Standard Oil
Canadian Olympic Team Sails for Stockholm Prep
The Canadian Olympic team left Montreal on June 15 for Liverpool before a week to ten days of final practice in England. The squad, described as cavemen and marksmen, aims to uphold Canada’s honors at the Stockholm Games next month.
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Montreal
Thes
Canada
Stockholm
Liverpool
England
Installing a Fingerprint System At City Hall
A brief item indicates work to install a fingerprint system for executive access. Details remain on page 4 and involve city officials considering security upgrades and access controls.
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Wader
Trial Update in Clarence 8 Carrow Jury Bribery Case
In Los Angeles on June 15 a sudden ending appears likely in the Clarence 8 Carrow trial for alleged jury bribery. Prosecutors today retreat from allowing defense to introduce witness testimony.
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Los Angeles
Clarence
Carrow
Alaska legislative assembly bill governs Al ankh coal funds
The senate committee on territories reported a bill to create a legislative assembly in Alaska and to develop its coal resources. Funds generated would be directed to support army and navy needs.
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Legislative Assembly
Alaska
Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Alankh
Ore Holdings Sold for $100000 and Virginia Land Sold
The Zinn's Iron Mining Company sold 8,000 acres of ore land in Virginia to a Pittsburg syndicate. The deal valued at £400,000 was announced from Washington, Pennsylvania, on June 15.
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Washington, Pa
Zinn's Iron Mining Company
Pittsburg
Virginia
Deaths mark easing of Perth Amboy riot violence
Arm ed guards and city police controlled the strike situation as darkness fell. The death of three rioters last night seemingly quieted the scene and authorities expected a quiet night in Perth Amboy New Jersey.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Old Injury Proves Fatal in Cuarteroi Man
John J. Osborne aged 27 died in Cuarteroi from injuries sustained in a fall from a tree fourteen years ago. The death was attributed to complications from the old injury.
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Cuarteroi
John J. Osborne
Fifteenth Republican Convention History Recap
Washington notes recount the fifteen national Republican conventions from 1860 to 1884, listing locations Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and key figures such as Fremont Layton Lincoln Hamlin Grant Sheridan Garfield and Arthur. It covers platforms opposing slavery expansion and supporting union preservation and industrial growth.
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Washington
Chicago
Republican Party
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Eadward D. Morgan
Hubert Amett
New York
Henry 8. Lane
Ofennsylvania
David Wilmot
Kansas
Union Pacific Railroad
John C. Freemont
J .McLean
Ohio
William L. Layton
New ‘York
Buchanan
Tarif Lawe
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Baltimore
Union
Missouri
Gen
Grant
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Mary
Ulysses S&. Grant
Hlincis
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
Philadephia
Ulysses S. Grant
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Rutherford B. Hayes
William A. Wheeler
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Tamera
Recall From A New Angle At National Conference
Cleveland June 15 Prof G W Kirchwey of Columbia urged reforming judicial practice to align law with social needs. He warned judges cling to old rules, risking miscarriages of justice and public discontent. Bailey Barrett proposed socialization of courts and list reforms in New York including separate domestic relations court and a civilian probation staff.
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Cleveland
Ohio
G. W. Kirchwey
Columbia University
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Kirchweyl
Mini
Bailey B. Barrett
Society of New York
New York City
Democratic County Ticket Nominated at Princeton Convention
Democratic party held a county convention in Princeton with delegates from all districts. They endorsed W. R. Thompson for governor J. C. Prince for state senate D. E. French for state executive committee and later named Frazier Stowers as sheriff amid applause. John R. Pendleton received nomination for criminal judge after a two-way vote. S. A. Qhenchain and R. T. Little were chosen for county surveyor and assessor respectively. Delegates also discussed other local offices and district nominations.
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Princeton
Court House
Wm. E. Ross
D. E. French
Athens
W. R. Thompson
J. C. Prince
State Senate
D. EF. French
J. R. Henry
College Walker Street
Grove
Sheriff
D. M. Easley
Bluefield
Frazier Stowers
C. R. McNutt
C. W. Thornton
Stowers
Thornton
A. Qhenchain
Bernard McClaugherty
George L. Dillard
Wirt A. French
John R. Pendleton
Jndge Dillard
Pendleton
I. Cleghorn
Cleghorn
R. T. Little
Bramwell
A. W. Reynolds
C. M. Deverle
C.M. McNutt
W. BD. Caffee
Ie Kan
Calfee
Little
Walen Wis
E Thomas
John Kee
James A. Godfrey
Matoeka
Antion
John ‘W. Field
Wm. By
Samuel R. Holroyd
Messre
Holroyd
Ama
Messrs
Simon
Hoiro
Rich Can
Ernor
al Biagon
Nemocrarle
L ‘Ernor
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Will
Cech
Lyon
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