Taft Wins On First Ballot At 1908 Republican Convention
Chicago June 18 William H Taft of Ohio won the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot by 702 votes after a long convention session marked by tumultuous enthusiasm A tight fight over the platform preceded the roll call and Taft's triumph was met with a chorus of endorsements from Cannon Knox Hughes and other leaders the convention adjourned to name a running mate later.
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Illinois
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Cheyenne Industrial Club Eyes Street Railway Plan
Preliminary arrangements move forward as a $20,000 fund is delivered to Thomas A. Cosgriff to back Cheyenne’s electric street railway system valued at not less than $75,000. Northen Power Co pledges $10,000, with Cosgriff free to pursue construction details and operations.
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Cosgriff
Cheyenne
Industrial Club
Mr. Cosgriff
W. J. Barker
Williams
Northern Power Company
Barr
Denver
Iron Mountain
Banker Dies as Officers Move to Arrest Him
Aberdeen Ohio June 18. Officers with a warrant for misappropriation of Aberdeen Banking Co funds broke in to arrest the banker. H Fawcett president of the bank fired a pistol into his head and died instantly.
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Aberdeen Banking Company
H. Fawcett
New Consul General Arrives in St. Petersburg
James W. Ragsdale of California arrives in St. Petersburg as the newly appointed consul general. He reaches the city on June 18 for his post.
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James W. Ragsdale
California
Mulal Hajl Proclaimed Sultan at Tetuan Seaport
Tangier notes Mulal Hajl has been proclaimed sultan at Tetuan, a seaport about thirty two miles southeast of Tangier. The proclamation marks a shift in regional leadership near the coast.
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Here
Word Contest Progresses With Cheyenne Prize Puzzle
Tomorrow is the last day to submit entries for the Leader advertising word contest. Twelve ads form a boost sentence with three starter words and nine more words from other ads. The nearest correct answer wins 5 dollars cash, with two additional prizes of five and two dollars in trade.
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Cheyenne
Idelman Brothers
Tle
Government tests turn low grade coal into usable coke
Denver reports that a federal coal testing plant has washed low grade coal with chemicals to remove impurities and raise carbon content, making coking coal feasible. The process cuts ash and sulfur by up to 60 percent and 50 percent respectively, unlocking vast coal lands in Colorado and Wyoming for fuel production.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Stranger Murder in Lusk County
Sheriff Smalley sought James Jordan wanted in Douglas for murder after Cornell, a stranger who arrived in Lusk a week earlier, was found dead five miles from town. Daly was arrested, he claimed Jordan killed Cornell and denied involvement. Jordan remains at large.
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Sherif E. J. Smalley
Messenger
Converse County
James Jordan
Douglas
Jordan
Cornell
Lusk
John Daly
Daly
Mississippi Flood Reaches New High As Rivers Rise
In St. Louis on June 18 the Mississippi river flood stage hit twenty six feet and continues to rise. The Weather Bureau forecast puts the crest at thirty five feet by tomorrow night before a slow recession. The 1903 flood peaked near eight dollars and change.
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St. Andrew
W.S. Palmer
Louis Kirk
Wyoming
J. A. Riner
Toy
C. N. Potter
Ndge BR
Frank L. Moore
C. T. Johnston
John Schuneman
J. D. Freeborn
G. C. Rafter
A. J. Matyer
Kent Snyder
H. G. Watson
A. D. Cook
Kleber H. Hadsell
Frank A. Holliday
Cook
T. B. Kennedy
L. C. Hinckle
Walker
Adah Reid
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Powder Mills Blow Up Near Berkeley
Vi gerit powder plant at Pinole north of Berkeley caught fire and the nitroglycerine mixing house exploded. All employees escaped unharmed. Damage estimated at about $10,000.
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Cal
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Weather Report for Wyoming June 18 1908
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for fair and warmer conditions. Local data shows 24 hour highs of 63 degrees and lows of 46 degrees with trace precipitation. Palmer, Section Director, provides the report for Washington C.
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Palmer
Taft to resign as cabinet secretary July 1
Washington report says Secretary Taft will resign from the cabinet effective July 1 after a White House conference with President Roosevelt and others. Taft declined comment on a vice presidency but noted Chicago politics are in chaos regarding the choice, and he asked for the latest news on Fairbanks.
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D. C
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Roosevelt
White House
Chicago
Fairbanks
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