Double Homestead Bill Is Defeated In House
Special to The Leader reports a House clash over the Mondell bill doubling homestead entries with Reeder and Mondell trading remarks. The 320 acre homestead proposal failed as Congress rejected the conference report and sent it back. The House also rejected the ocean steamship mail subsidy and reduced malt weighing days, while the Senate moved toward adjournment and completed parts of the public buildings and post office bills.
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Washington, D. C
Williams-Dearmond
Mondell
Reeder
Cook
Colorado
Kansas
Joe
Stevens
Texas
House
Wyoming
Mendell
Congress
West
Ican
Conferice
Questioned on Anna Gould marriage report in Paris
In Paris on May 23 Prince de Sagan refused to confirm or deny rumors that he and Anna Gould married in Hoboken before their April 11 departure. Interviewers failed to reach (Mme) Gould who would not respond to cards or calls. Reports vary claiming a German ceremony or a civil ceremony in America.
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Paris
Prince Helieed Sagan
Mme. Gould
Hoboken
United States
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
Madam Gould
Prince World
America
Colorado & Southern Fined 400 for 28 Hour Law Violation
Denver May 23. The Colorado and Southern railway fined 400 for keeping livestock in corn over twenty eight hours without unloading for at least five hours. Sheep carried beyond limit from Orin Junction to Fort Collins destined to B F Williams. Jury ruled for the government after the road fought the case.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Orin Junction
Fort Collins
B. F. Williams
Fleet Arrives in Seattle to the Admirals’ Parade
Beattie Washington May 23 half million people witnessed the Atlantic battleship fleet arrive at 3 p m and anchor in the harbor to remain until May 27 in Seattle amid a grand reception by local spectators.
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Seattle
Beattie
Wash
Alzamon Ira Lucas To Visit Cheyenne In June
Alzamon Ira Lucas head of the Limitless Life sect with a wide western following will lecture in Cheyenne in early June. Lucas, described as having diverse national ancestry including Ethiopian roots, drew public attention after a prior Cheyenne visit and marriage to a Colorado woman of mixed Caucasian heritage.
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Alzamon
Ira Lucas
Cheyenne
Alzamon Ira Lucas
Denver
Lucas
Colorado
Sam McVey Knocks Out Jewey Smith in Gay Park Fight
Paria Mey 23. Jewey Smith South African heavyweight KOed by Sam McVey of California in the third round at Gay Park tonight.
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Sam M'Vey
Gay Park
Paria
Mey
Jewey Smith
Sam McVey
California
Hughes Will Be Nominated At The Convention
Chicago May 23 Governor Hughes is expected to win 126 first ballot votes and be nominated by the fourth or fifth ballot according to Andrew B Humphrey campaign manager He says Hughes will gain steadily and foresees Roosevelt at the convention while Taft lags by at least 100 votes on the first ballot and beyond.
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Chicago
Hughes
Andrew B. Humphrey
Humphrey
National Hughes League
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Fairbanks
Cannon
Taft Bureau
Knox
LaFollette
Foraker
Ohio
Oklahoma Floods Sweep State in Destructive Deluge
Guthrie Oklahoma reports the most disastrous flood in white history as thirty hours of rain push rivers to flood tide. Rail traffic halted in many areas with three Cimarron river railroad bridges washed out and damages running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Cimarron River
Cannon Receives Giant Cigar Gift From Dealers
In Washington on May 23 Speaker Cannon, dubbed the czar of the House, is presented a twenty inch long cigar by the National Association of Piano Dealers. The cigar, made from Havana leaf and mounted in a plush box, is valued at about $50 with the cigar itself priced at $30.
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Washington, D. C
England
Cannon
House of Representatives
National Association of Piano Dealers
Secretary Davis Dead in Carson Nevada
Carson Nevada May 23 W R Davis private secretary to the late air parks died today of stem trouble The death of an governor and the secretary the business of the state is brought to a stand still.
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Davis
Carson
Nev
W. R. Davis
Aire Bparks
Casper arson case ties sheep grower to blaze
Casper Wyoming May 23 M L Bishop a Natrona County sheep grower and former Casper post master was arrested on arson charges. Ade Irwin 22 confessed after being bound over for trial in 2500 and alleged Bishop paid him 50 to torch the Association Shearing Pens near Casper. Bishop denies the accusation and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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Casper
Wyo
M. L. Bishop
Natrona County
Cadoma
Association
Ade Irwin
Irwin
District Court
Bishop
Dallas Irwin
Ade
Record-Breaking Eights Lead Schuylkill Regatta Showdown
Five different eights broke the course record on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Penn and the New York Athletic Club tied for first in the open eight with 6 minutes 26 seconds, while Yale led the junior college race at 6 minutes 27 seconds. New York crews topped with four firsts, Philadelphia three firsts and a tie, Georgetown Prep, Harvard, Yale and Baltimore each claimed one victory.
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Philadelphia
Amerian Rowing Association
Schuylkill River
University of Pennsylvania
New York Athletic Club
Yale
Pennsylvania
Harvard
New York
Georgetown Preparatory School
Baltimore
Mexico City Shaken By Alleged Big Fraud
Mexico City financial and business circles are shaken by a judge ordering millionaire Martin Jacoby, head of the Jacoby mercantile house, to stand trial for misappropriation of funds estimated between 3 and 5 million dollars.
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Mexico City
Martin Jacoby
Mercantile House of Jacoby
Famine in Usoga Province Uganda Causes 40000 Deaths
Usoga province in Uganda faces severe famine with crops failing and over 40,000 deaths reported. Government aid feeds 50,000 natives as the crisis escalates.
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Africa
Mombasa
British East Africa
Usoga
Uganda
Baseball Scores and Rain Postponements Across Leagues
Western League games were all postponed due to rain. American League results show Kington 2 Detroit 3, Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 4, Boston 6 St Louis 2, New York 4 Chicago 0. National League tallies include St Louis 6 New York 2, Bt Loula 2 New York 0, Pittsburg 0 Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 6 Boston 4.
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Kington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Loula
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Roosevelt does not admire the convention selection
Washington dispatch reports the president displeased with Senator Burrows chosen as chairman and John R. Malloy named general secretary for next month’s national convention. The subcommittee members are named and seen as skeptical of Roosevelt’s radical policies, while Taft allies push to establish Chicago headquarters to monitor opposition. Burrows opposed many White House policies and joined rivals in several key votes.
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Washington
Senator Burrows
John R. Malloy
Ohio
Harry 8. New
Elmer Dover
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
Ernest B. Hart
Iowa
David W. Mulvane
Kansas
Nathan B. Scott
West
Virginia
Beveridge
Michigan
Roosevelt
Taft
Subcommittee
Burrows
Chicago
Capitol
White House
Senate
House
Burrow
Congress
Aldrich
Hale
Crane
Great airship bursts injuring sixteen in Berkeley trial
A trial airship rose about 300 feet before bursting and dropping to the ground in Berkeley California injuring sixteen crew members including inventor J J Merrell and 14 others. Seven are seriously hurt and none are believed to be fatally injured. The ship carried five gasoline engines and was over four hundred feet long with a thirty six foot diameter.
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Oakland
Cal
Berkeley
I Ts
Atorn
J. J. Merrell
Z. T. Taylor
Otto Olsen
C. A. Nelson
Whipple
L. V. Rogers
E. C. Wallen
Justin Barber
P. H. Goodfriend
H. Miller
John Byrne
Charles P. Hall
John Peterson
W. J. Fluno
John Ahern
W.mowrey
Peterson
Hall
Weather Report for Washington and Wyoming Outlook
Fore cast for Wyoming calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions Sunday and Monday with fair skies overall. Local data show 24 hour period ending May 23, 1908 at 6 pm with max 62, min 43 and 0.56 inch precipitation. Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
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