Hitchcock Departs From Hot Springs After Conference Run
W H Taft held a flurry of campaign conferences this week delaying his correspondence. Frank H Hitchcock, head of the Republican national committee, Postmaster General Meyer and William Nelson Cromwell left Hot Springs on Saturday. Elmer Dover, secretary of the national committee, arrived early and met Taft in his office.
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Republican Committee
Hot Springs
W. H. Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Meyer
William Nelson Cromwell
Elmer Dover
National Republican Committee
Mr. Taft
Justice Kelly decision shifts power away from McCarren
In Brooklyn Justice Kelly denies mandamus to approve McCarren backed inspectors amid factional split with Williams Delaney. The ruling signals Tammany's tightening grip in Brooklyn as Murphy’s influence appears secure. In Hot Springs George R. Sheldon reports early GOP fundraising interest and opposes Democratic convention radicalism.
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New York
Justice Kelly
Brooklyn
McCarren
Denver
Kelly
Williams-Delaney
Tammany Tiger
Murphy
Kern to Stay in Denver Then Visit Lincoln With Democrats
Telegrams from John D. Kern Democratic candidate for vice president say he will stay in Denver until Monday and travel to Lincoln with national Democratic committee members to call on Mr. Bryan. Kern will reach Chicago Wednesday and return to Indianapolis Thursday with reception plans in place.
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Indianapolis
John D. Kern
Denver
Lincoln
National Democratic Committee
Bryan
Kern
Chicago
Hearst Papers Withhold Support From Bryan
New York on July 11 reports that Hearst two New York newspapers the American and Evening Journal declare loss of confidence in both the Democratic party and W. J. Bryan. In Lincoln Bryan club accounts Bryan listened to Denver convention tales after a taxing period and rested well Friday night.
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Hot Springs
Republican Party
George R. Sheldon
New York
National Republican Committee
Sheldon
W. J. Bryan
W. R. Hearst
Mr. Hearst
American and
Evening Journal
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Denver
Lincoln Bryan
Colorado
Bryan
Fairbanks to Reciprocate at Kern Reception
Indianapolis July 11. Four years after Senator Fairbanks attended a reception following his vice presidential nomination Mr Kern led the event. It is believed the vice president will attend the Kern reception Thursday with Mayor Bookwalter and other leading Republicans taking part. Citizens generally will assist.
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Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Kern
Bookwalter
Illinois labor group backs national ticket with 200000 voters
Secretary Nookel of the Illinois Federation of Labor says the national Democratic ticket will receive united support from the Minois organization, which claims about 200000 voters. He calls the labor plank satisfactory in every respect.
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Chicago
Nookel
Illinois Federation of Labor
National Democratic
United
Minois
Oil Lake on Fire Near Tampico Mexico
A vast oil lake over a square mile in Vera Cruz burns for five days. Fire spreads across the field after a woman's accidental spark ignites an underground reservoir. Explosions cause massive losses, with millions of barrels burned and the oil field destroyed.
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City of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Tampico
San Geronimo
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Pittsburg
Stop to spooning near hospital in New York
Dr John Fisher superintendent of Presbyterian hospital sought police aid to curb late night couples near the facility. He reports Cupid works nightly from midnight to 2 am with young East Side couples occupying dark spots by the hospital and occasional screams waking patients. Police promise action to keep spooners away.
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New York
John Fisher
Presbyterian Hospital
Fisher
Cupid
Central Park
East Side
Cooney
Spooners
Mullins Reelected President of Baptist Young People's Union
Reverend E Y Mullins of Louisville was reelected president of the Baptist Young People's Union in Cleveland on July 11. New officers include vice presidents George W Truett and W J Williamson with Charles Senior, H W Reed as recording secretary and K B Osgood as treasurer. The new executive committee totals sixteen members plus the officials. Hon Joshua Levering of Baltimore spoke on laymen's missionary movement and was the 1906 prohibition candidate for president.
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Cleveland
E. Y. Mullins
D. D
Louisville
Baptist Young People’s Union
George W. Truett
Dallas
Tex
W. J. Williamson
St. Louis
Charles Senior
Toronto
Ont
H. W. Reed
Rock Island
K. B. Osgood
Chicago
Joshua Levering
Baltimore
Mr. Levering
South Carolina Battleship Christened at Cramps Yard
The battle ship South Carolina launched at the Cramps shipyards is one of two all big gun battleships authorized by Congress. The ceremony was led by Miss Frederica Calvert Ansel, daughter of the South Carolina governor, with Gov. Ansel and staff among the spectators.
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Philadelphia
South Carolina
Cramps
Congress
Michigan
Camden
N. J
Frederica Calvert Ansel
Ansel
South
Bill of Lading Approved by Interstate Commerce Commission
The interstate commerce commission approved a uniform bill of lading as a substitute for existing forms for general freight. It recommends adoption to carriers and the shipping public. Two forms exist, one straight and one order consignments, with the order bill negotiable and the straight bill non negotiable.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Printing Bids Sought by Texas State Board
The Texas state printing board invites open bids earlier this year to finish all contracts before November 1. Bids cover all state printing white paper and stationery for departments and institutions. Bids open September 8.
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Austin
State Printing Board
Legislature adjourns after sixty day session in Louisiana
Baton Rouge July 11 The Louisiana general assembly adjourned after a sixty days session during which an average of five new laws were passed each day.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana General Assembly
Heat Wave Hits Chicago With Fatalities and Prostrations
Chicago endured another severe heat wave on Saturday with two deaths and thirty prostrations reported up to noon. Officials urged hydration and shade as temperatures rose.
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Chicago
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