Holland Exalted Ruler Texas Theme at Elks Banquet
Dallas July 14 editors attending the Elks reunion and grand lodge convention were feted at a lavish pink tea in the St George hotel cafe. Nearly 300 guests praised Texas industries and fertile soil while journalists from across the nation registered names and dined into the late hours. The grand lodge elected R L Holland of Colorado Springs as Grand Exalted Ruler and re elected other top officers.
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Dallas
Elks
Grand Lodge
Fourth
St. George
Lone Star
Southland Hotel
W. Stanley Hanson
Morning Tribune
Tampa
Fla
L. 8. Keller
Alaskan
Shagway
Alaska
A. D. Robert
Evening Call
Woonsocket
R. L
H. A. Barsalon
R. L Holland
Colorado Springs
Cole
J. J. Shea
Hartford
Conn
Fred Robinson
Dubuque
A. T. Holley
Hackensack
N. J
Edward Leach
New York City
Tiler
C. L. Decker
Minnesota
Tragedy Near McKinney Ends Two Lives
Bob Wright about thirty two killed his wife around twenty five and then fatally slashed his own throat at their rural McKinney Texas home. The wife lay dead with a severed windpipe while the husband wandered pleading for someone to kill him before dying. A three year old child found beside the mother on the bed spoke harmlessly of the tragedy.
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McKinney
Tex
Bob Wright
Mrs Carry Nation Causes Stir in Pompeiian Room
Mrs Carry A Nation visiting Chicago for a Prohibition convention caused a scene in the Pompeiian room of the Auditorium Annex. She wandered in as diners ate and drank, preached against drinking, and was escorted out by a detective before she could become violent. Diners fled or departed fearing a relapse.
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Chicago
Carry A. Nation
Columbus
Auditorium Annex
Fire destroys Spell residence early morning
Fire swept the home of C. M. Spell at 4 30 this morning consuming the dwelling and contents. Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure was fully involved before it could be saved. The cause was not determined. Spell and family were not injured.
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C. M. Spell
McCarty Returns to Penitentiary in Michigan City
William McCarty has returned to Michigan City Ind to voluntarily serve a fourteen year sentence for breaking a parole. He was originally sentenced for robbery to two to fifteen years and paroled before violating his parole by drinking. He traveled to Washington to earn his transportation and says he is happy to face the long term and can hold up his head as an honest man. He was converted by the Salvation Army.
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McCarty
Chicago
William McCarty
Michigan City
Ind
Washington
Salvation Army
Alexander Picnic Affair Bright Despite Rain Delays
The Alexander picnic drew a representative crowd and featured addresses and a generous dinner. W T Young and W C Davis spoke before rain cut short the afternoon talks, but hosts and citizens earned praise for a successful community event.
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Alexander
W. T. Young
W. C. Davis
Democratic national committee tunes campaign tactics at Bryan home
Lincoln July 14 A report on the Democratic national committee meeting at the Bryan residence outlines a plan to appoint a nine member subcommittee to choose a national chair with a two week target. Leaders discussed will be James Atwood Lamb Campau and other figures for the post. Rules limit corporate and large donations and publish all over $100 from Oct 15. A push to form Democratic clubs nationwide is urged.
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Neb
National Committee
W. J. Bryan
J. W. Kern
Bryan
John T. Kent
Fairview
Bryan Home
Mack
New York
Taggart
Indiana
Sullivan
Illinois
Tuck
Coughlin
Massachusetts
Wood
Michigan
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Rhode Island
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Oklahoma
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Connecticut
Donnelly
Idaho
Wade
Iowa
Osborne
Wyoming
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Mississippi
Talbot
Maryland
Kerr
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Texas
Nebeker
Utah
Jones
New Mexico
Democratic National Committee
James
Kentucky
Atwood
Kansas
Lamb Indiana
D. J. Campau
Lamb
Campau
Kern
Indianapolis
William Gonzales
State
Columbia
South Carolina
Denver
Towne
Gonzales
South
Taft to Deliver Acceptance Letter After Studying Platforms
Taft spends Monday and Tuesday in Hot Springs Va examining the Democratic and Republican platforms. He aims to be knowledgeable on past conventions and party platforms, preparing a judicially grounded acceptance speech. He works in seclusion, golfing only in the morning and avoiding interruptions.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Denver
Mob hangs man in Middleton Tennessee
Middleton Tennessee July 14 A mob of about 100 men dragged Hugh Jones a Black man from a wagon and hanged him from a sapling limb at daylight after he allegedly attempted to assault 17 year old Ora Yopps. Jones had been captured at La Grange and was being transported by special deputies when the mob seized him.
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Middleton
Tenn
Hugh Jones
Jones
Ora Yopps
la Grange
Sane Fourth of July in Cleveland as city controls fireworks
Cleveland outlines a sane Fourth of July plan with municipal ownership of all fireworks. An ordinance bans private sale or discharge, allowing only city action with free park exhibitions. Also notes the death of Mrs Rebecca A Bell from a shaft incident near Lockport New York.
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Cleveland
Johnson
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E. H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
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J. K. Parker
J. W. English
J.N. Cole
E.W. Crenshaw
F.L. Cavitt
Stevenson Machine and Repair Works
John Wittman
Tailo
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Sanders Bros
Isso
Wiley’s Candies
Four Austen
Martin & Locke
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