Roosevelt Wins Temporary Chair At Republican State Convention
A majority of 125 in the Saratoga convention elevated Col. Theodore Roosevelt as temporary chairman over Vice President Sherman. Roosevelt received 668 votes to 443 with 1 011 total ballots cast, though counts were later amended. The clash signals a protracted struggle with the Old Guard while names of potential gubernatorial candidates surface among supporters.
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Saratoga
Col
Theo
Roosevelt
Sherman
Old Guard
Troy
John Doe
New York County
Timothy Woodruff
Representative Bennett
New York
Frederick C. Stevens
Henry L. Stimson
U. S
Irrigation Congress at Pueblo Sees Harmony Amid Rumors
Reports from Pueblo describe delegates at the National Irrigation Congress avoiding open conflict while discussions emphasize unity. Despite circulating talk of civil war among delegates, floor remarks reflect cooperation and consensus on broad principles.
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Pueblo
Leaps to Death Over Alleged Family Tragedy
Frances Paterno, an eighteen year old woman in New York, leaped from a five story tenement roof rather than testify against her sweetheart in a case accusing her of attempting to kill her father. Police report the incident occurred on Tuesday.
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New York
Frances Paterno
Long-Term Officials Promoted at Denver Railway
Ma 8S. K Hooper, longtime general passenger and ticket agent of the D RG W R, advances to assistant to the general traffic manager A S Hughes. Frank A Wadleigh, who joined the line 28 years ago and has served as assistant general passenger agent, is promoted to fill Hoopers former post.
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Denver
K. Hooper
D & Rgwr
A. S. Hughes
Frank A. Wadleigh
Feneral
Maj. Jiooper
Libel Suit Filed by Wu Shaw Against Chronicle News
In Trinidad Colorado a $10,000 damage action was filed in district court Tuesday by Wu Shaw, a prominent automobile dealer, charging libel and defamation of character against the Chronicle News Publishing Company and John H Eng Neh, secretary and manager of the paper.
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Trinidad
Colo
Wu. Shaw
Chronicle News Publishing Company
John H. Eng. Neh
Riots in Berlin Turn Violent at Moabite Precinct
Violence flared as police clashed with rioters at the Moabite precinct in Berlin Tuesday evening. Many people were injured amid the clashes.
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Berlin
Denver Man Dies by Gas Inhalation in Minneapolis
Adelbert Scherthorn a 37 year old Denver resident ended his life by inhaling gas at a boarding house in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. The incident is reported as a self inflicted death with no immediate foul play suspected. Authorities say the circumstances point to voluntary act by the deceased. Local responders found him unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Minneapolis
Adelbert Scherthorn
Denver
Orange
N. J
Charles R. Brayton
Rhode Island Republicans
Providence
Francea Victoria Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Treasury Department
Judy
Nashville Tennessean
Tennessean and
American
B. W. Hooper
United States
Census Bureau Bulletin
Mathilda M. Chesbrough
Newton
Mass
Har
Atlantic Ocean
Mining Congress Opens in Los Angeles and West Emerges
The American Mining Congress opened Monday in Los Angeles with a large attendance. A two ton gold shipment from Seattle arrived in Seattle, nearly one million dollars in value. A Supt. Wardall accuses police graft and E H Grubb comments on agriculture. A potato expert returned from abroad praising Colorado potatoes. A blast at the Homestake mine in Lead South Dakota caused a cave in and a street crevasse near hotels. A Rock Island train failed to stop before a washed out bridge near Clayton Kansas, killing at least sixteen passengers.
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American Mining Congress
Los Angeles
Jefferson
Skagway
Seattie
Max Wardall
Suatthe
Wash
Police Department
E. H. Grubb
United States Commissioner of Agriculture
Haverford
Colorado
Load
S. D
Bertolera
Campbell Hotel
Rock Island
Clayton
Kansas
Taft's Washington Visit and Tariff Impact Discussed
President Taft arrived in Washington from Cincinnati and rode with Secretary Meyer after church. The Payne Aldrich tariff shows an average ad valorem rate 1.66 percent lower than the Dingley law of the prior year. A West Indian hurricane threatens North Atlantic shipping, with warnings issued to sea captains. Comptroller Murray plans a nationwide review of national bank examiners to remove ineffective personnel.
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Taft
Washington
Cincinnati
Meyer
North Atlantic
Tropics
European Steamship Service
Aviator Poillot Killed in France Flight
In Charles France aviator Poillot died Sunday during a flight with a passenger who escaped with minor injuries. Delegates Bonard Wen Chewng Low and Shih Ying Mew arrived from Europe for the International Prison Congress in Washington. Bobby Leach completed a barrel ascent through Niagara Whirlpool with minor injuries. Cholera in Russia reports 101,076 cases and 88,716 deaths. Rome shows 401 new cases and 83 deaths in six days.
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Charles
France
Poillot
Chinon
Bonard Wen Chewng Low
Shih Ying Mew
High Court of
Milat
Leach
Russia
Rome
Census figures show growth in several cities and groups
Census data report Balem, Taunton, Dubuque and New Bedford populations with substantial percentage increases since 1900 and 2000 figures cited for each locale and Jewish community, noting changes in size and context.
Political and crime notes from across the nation
William R Hearst says he will not run for governor in the fall. Iowa insurgents forge an electoral pact. The Utah Republican convention rejects direct primary. A Louisville congressman abandons US Senate bid. Rail unions plan political action. Fatal accidents and robberies tied to trains and mail cars report here. News covers elections, disasters, and industry shifts with names like Brayton Sankey Paynter and Wollman.
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William KR. Hearst
Paris
Nebraska
Congress
Iowa
Ogden
Utah
Frankfort
New York
Late Wyoming Events and Campaign Uncertainty
Wyoming items report a state fair in Nev and a Sunday school conven tion in Wheatland as Mept 3 to 20. Frank W. Mondell, suffering a nervous breakdown, rests at his Sheridan home with limited improvement and may miss the upcoming campaign. A mysterious assault leaves Gabriel Becerra near the rolling mills in Laramie gravely injured. he is hospitalized unconscious with a head wound and holds funds indicating connections to a Mexico bank.
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Wyoming
Nev
Wheatland
Laramie
Gabriel Becerra
Horton
Brown
Becerra
Mexico
Serton
Ashland
Ida
Cheyenne Officer Assigned as Wyoming Militia Instructor
Captain Verling K. Hart, long in charge of Fort Russell construction, is detailed by Congress as an instructor and advisor to Wyoming’s militia under Adjutant General Gatchell. His retirement from active service begins immediately and requires his new Cheyenne residence.
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Cheyenne
Verling K. Hart
United States Army
Fort Russell
Congress
Militia of
Wyoming
P. A. Gatchell
Hart
State Medical Convention in Casper Attracts Wide Physician Attendance
The Wyoming State Medical Society holds its twelfth annual session in Casper with a strong program and many Wyoming physicians. Papers will be read by N. D. Nelson Shoshoni Geo P Johnston Cheyenne J C Kamp Casper Thomas G Maghee Lander A H Cantril Douglas Grant Safely Lander George L Strader Cheyenne. Dr G H Stover dean of Denver Grose Medical College lectures on X ray use. Dr Leonard Freeman of Denver will attend and speak.
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Casper
Wyoming State Medical Society
Wyoming
N. D. Nelson
Shoshoni
Geo. P. Johnston
Cheyenne
J. C. Kamp
Thomas G. Maghee
Lander
A. H. Cantril
Douglas
Grant Safely
George L. Strader
G. H. Stover
Denver and Grose Medical College
Leonard Freeman
Denver
Oil at La Barge North of La Barge Creek rises interest in Wyoming field
Interest in the La Barge oil fields in the Green River valley grows as Low R Henderson drills there to establish several wells this fall. The field lies in cretaceous sands with a small opening yielding five gallons daily and a high fire point, earning geologists' praise as a potential leading Wyoming oil field. John B. Ecker returns to Meetetse after months away, and Basin Mayor Collins shows progress after a second operation while Sheridan considers an auto-propelled chemical fire engine for the city council.
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Kemmerer
R. Henderson
Green River Valley
la Barge Creek
Wyoming
Ylalda
Sheridan
Old City Hall
Frank M. Gray
Nott-Atwater Company
Spokane
Garland
Shoshon
Grand Lodge
K. of P
Cheyenne
Bill" Barlow
Douglas
Ragebrush Philosophy
Clifford Garr
Glenda
Colorado Reform School
Golden
C. H. Parmalee
Fourth Judicial District
A. C. Heldt
Lovejoy
Laramie
Foxpark
W. Duboise
Frank Pennock
Will Willie
Ben Burch
Wyoming Federation of Women's Clubs
Casper
Brooks Willreside
National Park
Ralph Judson
Cody
Cheyenne Indians
Telnidad
Denver
Salvation Army
W. J. Stivers
Stevens
Union Pacific
A. Wortman
BE. M. Hazlewood
Burlington
Lander
McAllister
Green River
Laula Bernard
Fall River
Jackson
Wyoming items mix crime patrols and social note
Mixed Wyoming notices report a Glen da youth sent to reform school for horse stealing, a fatal shooting then suicide near Cheyenne, a dynamite threat against Judge Venner’s home, and various local happenings from Douglas to Casper including banker meetings and a Elk lodge trip.
Doan's Kidney Pills Still Marketed For Wellness
A vintage advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills claiming relief from kidney trouble and dropsy with a 50 cent price, noting the remedy in all dealers. The piece also mentions public health topics including tuberculosis in the West Indies and a light discussion on cheese and decay.
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Dean
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Akull
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Venner
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Percy Dewey
Adolph Hackley
Lena Hills
John Hunt
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Cheyenne Elks
Ates
Fourth Artillery
H. J. Roth
Syren
G. R. Smith
Atic ii
West Indies
Cuba
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Port-au-Spain
New York City
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Park Rapids
L E. Pinkham
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