Sherman of New York Is the V P Nominee
The Republican convention nominated James Sherman of New York for vice president amid tumultuous cheers. Lodge backed Guild of Massachusetts, Murphy of New Jersey received votes, and Sherman led with 816. Officials planned to meet in Cincinnati to choose a campaign manager with Hitchcock and Vorys among speculated leaders.
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Chicago
Taft
Sherman
James
New York
Delaware
Timothy L. Woodruff
Nominaton
Cahnon
Illinois
Senator Lodge
Governor Guild of
Massachusetts
Michigan
Chase Osborne
Guild
New Jersey
Thomas N. McCartner
Murphy
Lodge
Fairbanks
Sheldon
Nebraska
Frank Hitchcock
Arthur J. Vorys
Ohio
National Committee
Hitchcock
Myron T. Herrick
Cincinnati
Alleged Murderer Reported in La Grange District
Sheriff Be Smalley was informed that James Jordan, wanted for the alleged murder of a Nebraskan named Cornell near Douglas, had been seen in La Grange, 100 miles south of the crime scene. Deputy Meglemere, stationed at Wheatland, was ordered to investigate.
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BE. J. Smalley
James Jordan
Douglas
Cornell
la Grange
Meglemere
Wheatland
Colorado Man Struck by Union Pacific Train
H C Sparks of Bowen Colorado is hospitalized in Rock Springs Wyoming with a broken arm and injuries after being struck by Union Pacific train No 7. The man was walking along the track as he traveled home from Colorado and was knocked 30 feet from the line when the train hit him.
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Colorado
Rock Springs
Wyo
H. C. Sparks
Bowen
Colo
Union Pacific
Sparks
Weather Report for Wyoming and District of Columbia June 1908
Forecast notes cooler northeast winds with fair conditions and local data from June 19 1908 report. Max 74 degrees min 43 degrees. Official Tamone Almier director.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Tamone
Almier
Woman murderer to be electrocuted
Watertown New York June 19 Guilty of murder in the first degree was the jury verdict in the case of Mrs Mary Farmer charged with killing Mrs Sarah Brennan The defendant was sentenced to be electrocuted at Auburn prison during the week ending August 2 The crime described as fiendish states the woman 29 years old hacked 56 year old Mrs Brennan into pieces with a hatchet to gain forged home deeds.
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Watertown
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Farmer
Auburn Prison
Brennan
Taft and Sherman To Meet Tomorrow in Cincinnati
Washington message from William H. Taft to James S. Sherman expresses cordial congratulations on the vice presidential nomination and asks to meet in Cincinnati tomorrow to discuss their campaign efforts and joint struggles.
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Taft
Sherman
Washington, D. C
James S. Sherman
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Massive dynamite to be used on Isthmian canal work
Washington officials estimate the next fiscal year's needs for the Isthmian canal project include over 600 tons of dynamite. About 64 percent of the supply is slated for the Culebra division, reflecting extensive blasting plans for the work.
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Washington, D. C
Paper trust found guilty by U S circuit court
In New York on June 19, Twenty three wrapping paper firms face sentencing by Judge Hough for Sherman act violations in a trade restraint. Indictments were returned against twenty five firms and John H Parks, organizer in 2006, with Parks currently in Europe. Counsel for the association pleaded guilty for all firms except two.
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New York
Justice Hough
United States
Fibre and Manila Association
Federal
Combine
John H. Parks
Parks
Europe
Girl Drowns En Route to Dying Mother
Hazel Easter an 11 year old from Hammond Ind died while crossing a narrow hospital stream bridge. She fell into the water and was recovered from the stream bottom. She had just bought a large bouquet of roses for her mother who lay dying in a local hospital.
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Pierce
Hazel Easter
Hammond
Ind
Major Devol named chief of personnel for Panama project
San Francisco June 1 Major Carroll A Devol formerly head of the US Army Quartermaster's Department in San Francisco is assigned as chief of the personnel on the Panama government project He will oversee the labor and materials for the large construction task and head the government staff at the caval zone
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San Francisco
Cal
Carroll A. Devol
United States Army Quartermaster’s Department
Caval Zone
Panama
Sanitary progress lowers canal zone death rate
Washington D C June 19 Sanitary progress in the canal zone is reported as very satisfactory for May. Across Panama Colon and the canal zone the death rate per thousand fell from 31.57 in 1907 to 20.87 in May this year, indicating notable health improvements.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
Colon
Canal Zone
Locomotives As Weapons in Denver Rail Dispute
In Denver a clash between Union Pacific and Burlington over a Wewatta street tract nearly escalated to wrecks. An injunction served Tuesday night blocked further action, as Burlington planned a bold derailment to seize the disputed track while Union Pacific moved to defend its lines with guarding locomotives.
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific
Burlington
Wewatta Street
District
Depot
Chicago
Word Contest Closes Today in Cheyenne Leader
The Leader announces the Word Contest ends today at 8 30 pm with prizes of 6 00 cash and 1 00 2 00 in trade. Twelve ads form a prize sentence, three words shown to aid entrants, and readers must send in guesses to the Leader marked Word Contest.
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Leader
Cheyenne
Idelman Brothers
Abe
Dynamite Blast Destroys Sargent Train Killing Three
At Sargent Colorado a dynamite car explosion on the Denver and Rio Grande wrecked a train and town. Three unknown men were killed and a dozen injured as a fire started by a hot box ignited 3500 pounds of powder. Brakeman W H Manly was severely injured but survived.
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Gunnison
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Sargent
Here
Dean
W.H. Manly
Manly
Salida Hospital
Diamond Smugglers Arrested in New York
Edward Stocker a Zeeland stewards arraigned on smuggling charges after Treasury agents say they followed him from the Red Star line pier to a Maiden Lane jewelry store and found him bargaining for thirty seven uncut diamonds. Stocker admitted bringing the gems into the country without duty.
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New York
Antwerp
Eward Stocker
Zeeland
United States
Chields
Stocker
Tidal Wave Sweeps British Vessel Off Cape Horn Route
The British ship Lord Shaftbury, arriving from Port Talbot via Iquiqui, reported a tidal wave 300 miles west of Cape Horn sweeping the deck, washing one man overboard and wrecking boats and houses aboard. Hundreds of tons of water poured over the hull, shifting cargo and tilting the vessel.
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Victoria
B. C
Lord Shaftbury
Port Talbot
Iquiqui
Cape Horn
Burke and Martin Win Nominates in Sioux Falls Race
Near complete returns from the republican primaries show Chan H Burke and Bbeo W Martin former congressmen from this state nominated for congress. Both are stalwarts.
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Sioux Falls
Chan
H. Burke
Bbeo W. Martin
Fire destroys Shelby Steel Tube plant in June blaze
A late night fire felled the Shelby Steel Tube plant in Shelby Ohio owned by United States Steel. The blaze caused an estimated loss of about 2 million dollars.
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Shelby
Ohio
Shelby Steel Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Coloradoans Get Warren Invitations
Dr A W Barber, chairman of the Industrial club, issued non partisan invitation to Governor Buchtel and staff for Senator Warren’s return from Washington next Thursday. Invitations also went to ex Senator Patterson of Denver and to Denver newspapers. Prominent Mason Gone. Gilbert Wadsworth Barnard, Chicago Mason, died at his residence he held many offices and more than 300 degrees.
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A. W. Barber
Industrial Club Committee
F. E. Warren
Washington
Buchtel
Colorado
Thomas M. Patterson
Denver
Chicago
Gilbert Wadsworth Barnard
Masonic
United States
Barnard
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