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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
2
Highlights include the Republican convention in Chicago with seating decisions and Burrows replacement by Lodge, Libyan and Arkansas events, and major incidents such as a fatal shooting in Missouri and a train wreck near Clinton. Also notes: tax, weather, and river flood effects across Kansas and broader world affairs.
Chicago dispatches describe day one of the Republican national convention with Senator Burrows delivering the keynote to a rousing reception. Delegates cheered as Lincoln and Fairbank names were invoked, while Serena Payne and Senator Lodge drew attention for procedural moves and the selection of Henry Cabot Lodge as permanent chairman. The second day featured a lengthy credential report, marching club parades, and Lodge’s fiery opening address denouncing opposing policies.
Walter True and Miss Minnie La fary of Pittsburg Kansas wed at the Kansas delegation headquarters in the Auditorium hotel during the Republican national convention in Chicago. The note lists other 1908 era items including resignations, appointments and political moves.
Chicago June 18 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts was formally approved as permanent chairman of the convention by the committee of permanent organization. The committee also decided that all other temporary officers would be made permanent, with the convention manager on the floor on Tuesday to be confirmed.
A government weather bulletin notes the Missouri River at Kansas City falling slowly with a stage of 29.8 feet by Tuesday night. It also warns the Solomon River at Beloit Kansas remains above flood stage and unsettled showers continue. The Mississippi at St Louis continues to rise toward 34 feet by Thursday or Friday, with Cape Girardeau Mo reaching a similar level on Saturday.
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the anti race track betting bill constitutional in the case of State v Simon and Snyder. The decision held against the defendants charged with betting on a race in Little Rock on June 18.
Chicago, June 18. A special meeting of the city council has been called for Wednesday at ten o’clock to protest the treatment accorded the Chicago aldermen by the city officials.
Senator Warner is chosen as Missouri's member of the resolutions committee at Chicago. He resigns the chairmanship of the delegation and Attorney General Hadley is chosen in his stead.
The Chicago Republican Convention enacts a dramatic scene as Taft leads on the first ballot after hours of tumult. Delegates erupt in celebration while Lodge reads the final tally naming Taft with 702 votes, prompting a unanimous movement and immediate adjournment for the vice presidential nomination.
President Roosevelt will accept Secretary Taft’s resignation as a cabinet officer. The move follows a White House conference with Roosevelt Taft Secretary Root and Assistant Secretary of Bacon. The resignation takes effect in July.
Grim realism marked the war play at Fort Wadsworth Staten Island when a powder charge exploded in a 1 inch gun. Three men were seriously injured and two were expected to survive.
The Iowa College Commem Fay et e Iowa announces the closing of its fifty anniversary celebration with commencement exercises. Ret Claudius B. Spencer of Kansas City delivered the commencement oration as 48 degrees were conferred.
Federal officers raided three houses in Chicago on Thursday and arrested 25 women and several men. The investigation aims to dismantle a network importing from Europe to the United States for immoral purposes.
Theodore E. Burton of Ohio declines the appointment as umpire for the Panama land claims commission in Washington. The decision leaves the panel without the sought official.
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