Parker Would Cause Strife In Convention
Denver observers report that Parker backers plan a resolution honoring Grover Cleveland to provoke discord at the Democratic National Convention. They aim to offer a substitute if the Bryan faction signals harmony, criticizing Cleveland's record on courts and finance while urging unity. California and AFL leaders depart for Denver to push labor recognition at the gathering.
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Colo
Alton B. Parker
Grover Cleveland
Wil Jensings Bryan
Pal
Friends of the Nebraskan
Convention
Friends of Bryan
Parker
Bryan
New York
Cleveland
Disaster off Java: Over 600 Die as Boats Overturn
Victoria B C July 2. News of a boat disaster at Bata via on Java Island reports more than six hundred Hives perished in a violent harbor gale. Overloaded vessels capsized, passengers cried for help, sharks attacked some as fishermen rescued about thirty.
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Duril
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Naval workmen barred from giving information at New York yard
New York July 2 A sweeping order at the New York navy yard bars all officers and men employed on the new 20 100-ton battleship from giving any information to the press. The order is strict and even withholds the author’s name, Rear Admiral Casper BE Goodrich, Commandant, as the source of the directive.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Department of Construction and Repair
Admral Casper BE. Goodrich
Tington
Denver chosen for National Educational association meet
Denver was selected as the site for next year's National Educational Association convention. The decision was announced late today in Cleveland during the educational convention.
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Denved
Cleveland
Denver
National Educational Association
Gas Explosion at Russian Mine Kills 100 Miners
An evening gas explosion tore through the Rikovaky mine at Yusovka Russia. About 550 miners were at work when the blast occurred. One hundred workers are reported dead and troops were summoned to maintain order.
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Yusovka
Russia
Rikovaky
Potter Illness Fears Grow as Day Passes
Cooperstown N Y July 2 The passage of another day in Bishop Potter s illness left him with a reserve of vitality so small that his survival it is feared is but a matter of hours.
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Bishop Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Potter
Treasury Calls National Bank Depositors for 45 Million
Washington July 2 Secretary Cortelyou announced a further call upon national bank depositories for about 45 million dollars to be paid on or before the 15th instant.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
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Murat Halsted Dead In Cincinnati Home
Murat Halsted died at his Cincinnati residence this afternoon. The death was reported as sudden with local authorities beginning a routine inquiry into the circumstances.
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Murat Halsted
Cincinnati
Ociiker
Plotters in Yankee Jail Violated Neutrality Laws
A Mexican revolutionary manifesto dated May 17 and translated to English was found in Los Angeles. The signees are jailed on neutrality law violations. About a thousand copies were smuggled into Mexico before the current conflict. In Juarez Mayor Mateus prepared to defend the city with troops and police, as rebels showed no hostile action overnight.
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United States
Mexico
Juarez
Mateus
Casa Grandes
Cheyenne Knights to Take Fourth Degree Exemplar
The Cheyenne council to join a Denver Fourth Degree exemplification of the Knights of Columbus next Sunday evening. Candidates include James Barry Patrick Murphy Rich Grace Eddie Storey John Shields Frank Bon T J Cahill with F Blake Rawlins and T J Foley A J Walsh Cheyenne members Dr J H Conway W E Dinneen James Cooper John Cahill will attend as witnesses Bishop J J Keane of Cheyenne to speak. Exemplar at El Jebel temple Sunday night followed by Monday banquet.
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Knights of Columbus
Cheyenne Council of the Order
James Barry
Robert Bresnahen
Patrick Murphy
Rich Grace
Eddie Storey
John Shields
Frank Bon
T. J. Cahill
F. Blake
Rawlins
T. J. Foley
A. J. Walsh
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Council
J. H. Conway
W. E. Dinneen
James Cooper
John Cahill
J. J. Keane
Diocese of
el Jebel Temple
Colorado hunter invited to join Peary polar dash
Canon City Colorado July 2 Val De Weese noted hunter invited to accompany Peary Arctic explorer on next dash to the pole. The party will leave Cape Breton with two steamers and sail along Greenland coast then winter in the north and push for the pole in February or March with other prominent hunters joining De Weene.
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Canon City
Colo
Debs name sparks uproar at Socialist Labor gathering
Eugene V. Debs was unexpectedly presented for endorsement as Socialist Labor party presidential candidate at its New York convention on July 2, triggering a heated uproar after his earlier expulsion at a Chicago gathering.
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New York
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Chicago
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Delights Washington DC
Weather report from Washington on July 2 1908 forecast for Wyoming calls for fair weather Friday and Saturday with warmer Friday. Local data show 24 hour high 68 and low 36 with no precipitation. Palmer section director.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
W. &. Palmer
Washington forged balance in Washington ledger revelation
Omaha July 2. New evidence shows George Washington vouched for an account with a $10 error in the Wash estate ledger. The public library displays the open page with Washington's signature, and expert E F Servies notes the ledgers did not balance, revealing a forced footing and a false balance.
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Neb
George Washington
Omaha Public Library
Washington
Inet
Wash
E. F. Servies
Eaton Wins the Henley Boat Race
Eton qualified for the final of the Grand Challenge by narrowly beating Thames Rowing Club by three quarters of a length. The English style triumphs as Thames crew adopts Belgian influence. The final tomorrow features Eton versus Christ Church Oxford, which defeated New College by six lengths this morning.
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Henley
Eton
Thames Rowing Club
Thames Club
Christ Church College
Oxford
New College
Quanah Parker Elected President of Park District School Board
Quanah Parker, noted Indian chief and erstwhile foe of whites, was yesterday elected president of Lawton Oklahoma’s Park district school board formed last spring. His Carlisle Indian School graduate son was also chosen as a teacher, with school property donated by the chief.
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Okla
Quanah Parker
Park District School Board
Carlisle Indian School
Conspiracy Alleged Over Fourth of July Telluride Event
Reports claim a plot to disrupt Telluride’s July Fourth celebration and deport miners, tied to Steve Adams trial and Western Federation of Miners influence. O N Hilton asserts plans to deport union miners. Bulkeley Wells denies knowledge and urges a peaceful festival with community funding.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Steve Adams
O. N. Hilton
Denver
Irou
Bulkeley Wells
Hilton
Federation
Mine Owners’ Association
Citizens’ Alliance
Trains collide near Knobnoster Missouri. six dead
A Missouri Pacific California special from St Louis and a St Louis special from Kansas City collided two miles east of Knobnoster at 5 20 this morning. Six men were killed including Western Union line workers Fred Story John Hood and M J Burke and thirty six injured. Dispatch confusion over orders may have contributed to the wreck.
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Knobmoster
Here
California
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Fred Story
John Hood
M. J. Burke
Western Union
Not a Crime to Take Money on a Bet
New York July 2 Justice Bischoff in the supreme court ruled that receiving money from a bet on a horse race is not a crime while the act of taking bets itself remains criminal. The ruling distinguishes bettors from operators who run gambling houses or professional gamblers. CUPID'S BUSY SEASON New York July 2 a record month for marriage licenses saw 4470 permits issued with 2993 to Manhattan and Bronx residents, 1269 to Brooklyn, 163 to Queens and 51 to Staten Island. Since January 1, 15102 couples have wed in the city. AMERICAN HELD AS SPY San Francisco July 2 passengers report the Guatemalan government arrest of E. Barrington, an American citizen, on the steamer City of Sydney.
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Supreme Court
Melville Colins
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Brooklyn
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Afty
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Cal
City of Syndey
E. Barrington
Sa & Apy
Rawlins Fourth of July Celebration Opens With Races and Fights
Rawlins Wyoming hosts a four day Fourth of July celebration from July 2 to July 6 with races and wild west sports. The town is crowded with visitors. Three prize fights occur tonight and three more will be held each night. Jack Forrest Geiger of Ogden versus Kid Gilsey of Denver fought 20 rounds to a draw, with the preliminaries Andrus Blunkfeldt versus Bill Ford and Packy McFarland Jr. versus George Wilhelm also ending in draws.
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Wyo
Jack Forrest Geiger
Ogden
Kid Gilsey
Denver
Andrus Blinkfeldt
Bill Ford
Packy McFarland, Jr
George Wilhelm
Greek laborer arraigned for criminal assault
In Justice Pagett's court James Lalangos a Greek laborer was arraigned on a charge of criminally assaulting a minor girl a %-year old he pleaded not guilty and was bound to the district court for trial
Washington Delegation Heads to Denver for Democratic Nominating Convention
The Washington delegation to the Democratic National Convention left for Denver today, with two labor leaders already en route and in Denver.
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Gompers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Washington
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