Taft Leads After Contests With 603 Delegates On Roll
The Republican National Committee completed seven days of hearings on contests for 219 seats. Taft gains 603 delegates on the temporary roll call, with only minor defeats among Taft delegates in Virginia. Foraker’s position appears diminished as negotiations continue and the party braces for a protracted fight with no first ballot nomination likely.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Merida
Aft
Virginia
Yworaker
National Committee
Hitchcock Freed After Not Guilty Verdict In New York
The jury found Raymond Hitchcock not guilty at 2 50 a m on charges of mistreating young girls. Mrs. Hitchcock sobbed in court as she embraced her husband who was greeted by supporters. Four other indictments remain and he was remanded to the Tombs prison by Justice Goff with bail to be set.
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New York
Raymond
Hitchcock
Tombs
Goff
Ball
Poughkeepsie
Jm&il
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Matteawan
Morschauser
Priday
Jusiea Morschauser
Thaw
Judge Landis Grants Appeal to Save Billie
Herman Bilnk narrowly escaped execution when United States Judge Landis granted a petition for appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. As preparations began on the gallows, Bilnk learned the reprieve from tailor William T. Davies in the death chamber. He thanked God and collapsed into a chair.
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Chicago
Herman Bilnk
United States
Landis
Supreme Court of the United States
Billck
Tailer William T. Davies
Robbery report ties young wife to mountain pursuit
Spartanburg based tale claims Burns and his wife were bound and beaten in a Greenville county cottage during a bridal trip. Six men allegedly robbed the pair and fled with the wife down Panther Mountain. Burns says he has not seen her since as authorities investigate. In separate items, Iowa Bankers outline deposit guarantees and regulatory reforms at their Friday session with new officers named.
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W. I. Burns
Jackeon County
S. C
Panther Mountain
Greenville County
Burns
Oklahoma man dies in incident near Manitou
A man named Ford died in a related incident on Friday near Manitou, reportedly after causing fatal harm to his wife. The scaffold was erected for a public view, with hundreds of spectators able to see the event.
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Fregarick
Yorank Ford
Manitou
Ford
Des Moines Dam Launch Terror Tragedy Claims Two Lives
Four young men, Earl Jennings William Jennings Edwin Ebersole and William Ebersole, rode a Des Moines river launch that struck the Center Street dam. Edwin and William drowned. Earl and Jennings survived. A gasoline engine failure sparked the disaster as bystanders attempted rescue. Grand Ferguson, a bystander, helped rescue Ebersole. Lifesaving barriers had just been approved but not yet installed.
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Strieten
Earl
Willim Jennings
Edwin
William Ebbersole
Center Street
Edwin Ebersole
William Tenenings
Arl Jennings
Tiicson Light Company
Tun Ebersole
Grand Fergugon
Ferguson
Eberagde
Tur Jennings
Fight Over Lodge Funds Causes Debated Split
In Des Moines a heated floor debate opened on the Guaranty Fund of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The dispute centers on using the fund to aid weak state grand lodges, with judges and officials presenting legal principles. A new constitution may limit the Supreme Lodge’s authority, while a race for Superior Lady of Honor in the Degree of Honor intensifies.
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Tne Auprome Eraha Lodge
Order of United Workmen
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Jt Wan
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Supreme Lodge of A, C.U, W
Frances M. Olson
Minnesota
Kaskey
Montana
Workmen Elect Officers in Supreme Lodge Session
The Supreme Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen elected officers for two years. W. M. Narvis of Magcaline was reelected supreme master workman, his third consecutive term. Other officers include J. A. fichedn, J. C. Gallagher, M. W. Backett, JL. B. Nickingan, W. KR. Welch, Rev. D. B. Phelan, and G. A. Eschmen. The Degree of Honor adjourned with Frances Buell Olson installed as head.
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Des Molies
Supreme Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen
W. M. Narvis
Magcaline
Hig
J. A. Fichedn
New Wim
Minn
J. C. Gallagher
New Haven
Conn
Supreme Recorder
M. W. Backett
Kanaan
JL. B. Nickingan
New York
Supreme Guide
W. KR. Welch
Guthrie
Oklo
Supreme Watchman
D. B. Phelan
Pittsfield
Buyveme
G. A
Superior Lodge
Frances Buell Olson
St. Pant
Waorkmen
Milliman Elected Commander Of Iowa G A R
J C Milliman of Logan, former Iowa lieutenant governor, elected department commander by the Grand Army of the Republic. Fort Dodge named as next encampment site. Parade features more than a thousand veterans. 1500 register. campfire at City Auditorium with National Commander in Chief C G Burton. Congressional pension debate on McCumber law. Lena Ring of Marlow elected president of the Women’s Relief Corps.
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J. C. Milliman
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Ily Auditorium
C. G. Burton
Kansas City
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Congress
Lena Ring
Marlow
Rebef Corps
Man Risks Life to Save Co-Worker From Mixer Injury
Pred McGowan at an Independence factory wrestled with a runaway belt to free a coworker named Coons tangled in a mixer. Amid screams and grinding wheels, McGowan clung to the belt, narrowly escaping being crushed as he freed Coons who suffered broken aim in three places and severe side wounds before being pulled to safety.
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Independence Use
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McCowan
Dunkers Adopt New Name At Convention
The Motuca-Church of the Urath ron was chosen as the new name for the Dunkers group during a business session at the fairgrounds. After heated debate the change was approved by the authority of the dulegales amid rival proposals including Dan kore and Krethren.
Rival Candidates Fight in Iowa City Supervisors Session
In a stormy Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting in Iowa City, Thomas Stapleton gained an extra vote by the Fifth Ward, narrowing the Democratic state ticket lead to one. A dispute arose over ballots with blank spaces, and tensions flared between Thomas Stapleton's ally and rival candidates White, Baldwin, and Stapleton's attorney, ending with all three men forced to remain seated.
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Lena of Supervisors
Thomas Stapleton
A. A. White
Sellar
Stapleton
Iowa
White
Baldwin
Stapletoun
Miss Anna Murphy Acquires Goldstone Hotel in Des Moines
Miss Anna Murphy of Des Moines purchases the Goldstone hotel from W. Porter. The new owners, her father John Murphy and her brother, will operate the property as before with Miss Murphy continuing as stenographer in the McHenry and Jones office.
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McHenry & Jones
Des Moines
Goldstone Hotel
W. 13. Porter
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Mayor Ingledue Seeks Arbitration to Settle Rail Strike
Marshalltown mayor Lngledue asks General Superintendent D Noonan in Minneapolis if Iowa Central Railroad will consider settlement proposals to resolve the dispute with shop employees on strike. The effort aims to arbitrate the differences and end the labor conflict.
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Iowa Central Rail Road
Noonan
Minneapolis
Taft and Dolliver vie for second on GOP ticket
Chicago observers predict Taft of Ohio and Dolliver of Iowa as likely top two for the Republican national ticket. Dolliver gains momentum while Fairbanks remains a rising alternative, Cortelyou's bid fades, and Coolidge signals restraint. Indiana shows mixed support for Fairbanks as a stabilizing second place. Iowa delegates favor avoiding Dolliver if it upsets state balance.
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Senate
Flood Worsens as Kaw River Opens Diagonal Channel
North Topeka faces new flood threat as the Kaw River cuts a fresh diagonal channel between Gordon and Brant streets, threatening greater property losses after residents had begun to return. Banks, hotels and acres have again seen water intrude with breaks widening along Soldier Creek embankment.
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Topeka
Kaw
Gordon
Brant Streets
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Soldier Creel
Flood Threat Worsens as Kaw Waters Rise Again
Kansas City faces renewed flood danger after another heavy rain in eastern Kansas and western Missouri. The Kaw watershed overflow, which had begun to recede, rose again and reached 2040 feet by 7 a m, signaling a potentially worse situation than Thursday.
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Kansas
Missouri
Bryan Claims Enough Delegates for Bryan at Denver
William J. Bryan arrived in Lincoln with ex governor J B Osborne of Wyoming after speaking at a political meeting in York. Osborne departed for Chicago. The Commoner office says 697 delegates to the Democratic national convention at Denver will vote for Bryan, about twenty five above the two thirds requirement.
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Wed Byyan
Ible
Two Die In $350000 Kansas City Fire After Explosions
Two inhorers die and two are seriously injured as two explosions followed by a fire devastate Morris & Co packing house on the Kansas City riverfront. The blast, felt across both Kansas cities, wrecked the cold storage and smoke houses, with six to eight feet of floodwater hampering firefighting for five hours. Fire crews arrived by flatcar after delays. 60 workers were present, four escaped, two perished, others maimed. Nearby incidents include Frost Veneering plant fire in Antigo and Continental Oil plant blaze in Albuquerque with substantial losses.
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Riverside
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Antigo
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Frost Veneering and Seating Company
Albuquerque
N. M
Continental Oil Company
Juliette Williams Weds Joseph Leiter in Washington
In Washington at the home of the bride's parents Col and Mrs John T Williams Miss Juliette Williams married Joseph Leiter of Chicago and Washington. The ceremony was performed by Rev Father Buckey assistant pastor of St Matthew's Roman Catholic church and witnessed by about 20 people.
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Juliette Williams
Col
John T. ‘Williams
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Father Buckey
St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church
Fire destroys Tri-State Grain elevator in Hammond Ind
A spectacular fire in Hammond Ind on Wednesday night destroyed the great Tri-State Grain company elevator. About 250000 bushels of corn were burned and property valued around 200000 dollars, including the corn. The blaze was caused by a hot box and a faulty wheel on a grain belt used to hoist grain into the elevator.
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Chicago
Tri-State Grain Company
Hammond
Ind
Ancient Campanile in Venice Threatens Collapse
The Gothic campanile of Santo Stefano, dating from the fourteenth century and housing the tomb of Doge Francesco Moro Sini, looms as a danger, prompting consideration of demolition after the campanile at St Mark’s collapsed in 1002.
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Tottering
Venice
Santo Stefano
Francesco Morosini
Re Mark's
Belmont Dies in Trempstead Home at Sixty
Oliver H. P. Belmont died at his Trempstead home in New York on a Wednesday after a brief illness from appendicitis. The illness had been anticipated for days, but the end came suddenly.
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New York
Oliver, H
Belmont
Trempstead
Tig
Man Cuts His Head Off After Family quarrel
Cleveland, D. Joseph Parclulski refused a dance with his wife and four children late Thursday night and killed himself with a razor, nearly decapitating himself after a quarrel with his wife.
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Cleveland
Joseph Parclulski
John Vines Wright Dies In Washington Longtime Politician
John Vines Wright died Friday in Washington at the age of about 80. A veteran lawyer and diplomat, he served in Congress before the Civil War, the Confederate Congress, and later Tennessee's supreme court. He led the northwest Indian commission and was noted for treaties with Native nations. Born in 1828 in Tennessee, Wright was educated in Louisville and admitted to the bar in 1852. His career included army service, a bid for Tennessee governor in 1880, and prominent judicial roles after the war.
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John Vines
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McNuiry County
Tennessee
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Confederate Congress
Thirteenth Tennessee Regiment
Bis Horse
Belmont
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Cleveland
Northwest Indian Commission
Brewers adopt platform to abolish immoral saloon
At Saloon, Milwaukee, the United States Brewers association closed its session by pledging to work for temperance in all intoxicants. The convention voted to meet next year in Rochester New York. Officers elected include President J Brown Rochester Secretary George A Seager and Treasurer O G L Yates both of Rochester.
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United States
Brewers’ Association
Rochester
N. Y
J. Brown
C. M. Hobbs
Theft Returns Four Ford Washington to Treasury
Secretary Cortelyou reports receiving an envelope postmarked Jersey City containing an $8,000 contribution to the conscience fund. An unsigned letter claims a past government theft of funds and states this amount, plus others returned over the years, totals about $40,000.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Jersey City
Confcience’ Fund
Treasury
Congressman Dunwell Dies in Brooklyn at Third District Representative
Word reached here Friday night of the death of Charles Tappan Dunwell, representative of the Third congressional district of New York, in Brooklyn. He died from Bright's disease.
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Washington
Charles Tappan Dunwell
New York
Brooklyn
Mr. Dunwell
Bright
Big Glass Works Bankrupt Flows Into Federal Court
Hi-The Alligon Glass Works of the city with 300 employees filed a petition in bankruptcy. Raging liabilities are listed at 184000 with assets of 915000. Court action seeks settlements under federal bankruptcy guidelines.
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Alligon Glass Works
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