Defeat of Roosevelt Sparks New York Republican Upheaval
The New York state committee backed James Sherman over Theodore Roosevelt for temporary chairman at the Saratoga convention, signaling a major internal split with Roosevelt vowing a progressive stand. Roosevelt’s backers may still win the post. delegates will choose who opens the meeting and delivers the keynote.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
State Committee
New York State
Roosevelt
Barnes-Woodruff
James 8. Sherman
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G. C. FP
New York
Africa
Convvéation
Sherman
Mayor Of Omaha To Win Race
Meager returns from yesterday's Nebraska primaries show a close race for governor with Dahlman leading Schallenberger. Cady trails Aldrich in the Republican nomination race, while U S Senator Burkett is described as a moderate progressive.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Schallenberger
Dahiman
Dahlman
Cady
Aldrich
United States
Burkett
Tariff Causes High Prices in Meat
Chicago delegates to the United Master Butchers of America list tariff on livestock and other factors as causes of high meat prices. Remedies urged include removal of the tariff, corporate farming limits, a law banning slaughter for three months, and abolition of state inspection. John H. Scofield cites farmer haste at the door of slaughter.
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Chicago
United Master Butchers of America
John H. Scofield
National Organization
Brothers in Denver Die After Suicide Attempt
Melvin M Cross, 29, died after ingesting carbolic acid at 6 20 pm while his brother Paul J Cross and sister in law tried to administer antidotes. Paul J Cross then attempted suicide, blaming himself for Melvin's death, as authorities held three men to restrain him. Mrs Cross experienced hysteria and was cared for by Mary B Avery and a St Luke's doctor. Continued on page 4.
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Melvin M. Cross
Paul J. Cross
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Mra
Melvin M Crome
Tulbeday
Atlanta
Mel Vin Crom
Oklahoma City
Mel
Melvin
Lim
Mre. Cross
Wit’nessa
Mary B. Avery
St. Luke's Bos
Plan to Admit Western Miners Discussed by AFL Leader
Indianapolis August 17 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor spoke at the United Mine Workers convention and denied acting for any miner faction while hearing the Western Federation of Miners apply for admission He said the aim is to admit the Western Federation and form a department of mines within the AFL.
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Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
American Federation
Western Federation of Miners
Gompers
Western Federation
Department of Mines
Indians to meet Trinidad trio at Pioneer Park
Local fans anticipate three games with the Indians and the Trinidad aggregation at Pioneer Park on Saturday Sunday and Monday. Officials expect the contests to be the season’s hottest and most hotly contested.
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Trinidad
Pioneer Park
Ritterling Dies of Typhoid at St John’s Hospital
William Ritterling, about thirty, formerly with Fye and LaPash, died of typhoid fever shortly after midnight at St John’s Hospital. He was well known in Cheyenne. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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William “Ritterling
Fye & LaPash
St. John's Hospital
Cheyenne
Insurgents Win In California Primary Returns
Complete returns from yesterday's primaries show insurgent gains across California. The latest figures give Hiram W. Johnson, insurgent Republican candidate for governor, a majority approaching 90,000 votes.
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California
Hiram W. Johnson
Secretary Ballinger Declines Resignation Request
San Francisco August 17 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger said he would not resign until asked by President Taft. He refused to discuss California primary results and gave only a smile when asked about nominating insurgent William Kent over Duncan McKinley for Congress.
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Interior
Ballinger
Taft
California
Wiliam Kent
Duncan McKinley
Congress
Mob Holds Up Train in West Virginia Incident
In Hinton and rural mountains between Hinton and Payetteville a sheriff and deputies chased Thomas Blaymond a Black man accused of attacking and robbing brakeman John Alliss and assaulting his bride of ten weeks. A 1000 strong mob halted a special train near dark as officers escorted the suspect toward the mountains. Alliss lies near death in a local hospital.
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Payetteville
Wiseman
Thomas Jlaymond
John Alliss
Tee Weeks
Alliss
Degre
Raymond
Capitan Samual L. Walker
Unity
Willdo
Baymets
Census figures show Indianapolis population rise in 1910
The census bureau released population figures on August 17 with Indianapolis listed at 161,253,650, an increase of 38.1 percent since 1900 while others in Washington and the nation are noted.
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Census Bureau
Indianapolia
King Released and Cleared by Army Authorities
Charles A. King, civil services clerk at Fort D. A. Russell, was released by army authorities on orders from Brigadier General Ralph Dy Hoyt after being held over the Pole Mountain robbery case involving a $6500 paymaster's fund. King, popular in Cheyenne, was detained following a casual remark he made on returning from the maneuver camp.
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Charles A. King
Civil Services
Fort D. A. Russell
Tompkins
Army
Ralph Dy Hoyt
Fort Russell
King
Pole Mountain
Cheyenne
Operation on Gaynor Readied in Hoboken
Mayor Gaynor's cabinet members were summoned to St Marys hospital from New York as doctors reported a neck artery infection endangering circulation. Despite optimism, doctors issued a bulletin stating an operation would be necessary soon to prevent gangrene while noting the mayor was stronger than earlier.
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Hoboken
N. J
Gaynor
St. Mary’s Hospital
New York
Gay
Aviator Moissant Sets Record Crossing Channel With Passenger
London officials report John Moissant a Chicago architect and his mechanician crossed the English Channel with 26 miles in 36 minutes amid strong winds and freezing cold. A crash at Amiens halted their race attempt while Le Blanc won a 489 mile cross country air race near Paris with 20,600 prize.
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LE Blanc
London
English Channel
John Moissant
Chicago
Paris
Deal
Amiens
Calais
M. LeBlanc
Jesu
Aubron
France
Hupert Ieather
Mos
Opium Raid Triggers Panic in Denver Chinatown
Denver detectives and federal agents raided a dozen opium dens in Chinatown early today. Kom Chung, 60, was arrested as authorities seized about $2,000 worth of opium. The operation caused a wild, panicked scramble as residents spread word of the crackdown. Officers forced entry into Chung’s room where large pots of opium boiled in a concealed area.
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Chinatown
Federal
Internal Revenue
Kom Chung
Chung
An Chung
President of Chile Pedro Montt Dies in Bremen
London reports President Pedro Montt of Chile died in Bremen at 11 50 p m after a recent angina attack. He had been in office since September 18 1906 and his term would end in 1911. He witnessed Mayor Gaynor's shooting in New York which shocked him and hastened his death.
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London
Pedro Montt
Chile
Bremen
Gaynor
New York
Frontier celebration boosts thousands from Cheyenne
About 1,400 railroad workers will travel from Cheyenne to Denver for Frontier Day with a holiday round trip. Some 600 Cheyenne residents will join booster excursions leaving Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Union Pacific offers round trip for employees, while others pay two dollars. A Shoshone band and a Wind River reservation group head to Denver for advertising the event, with planned city tours and a crowd split into groups for buses and street cars.
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Denver
Lake In Tailroad
Frontier
Industrial Club
City
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Colorado
Frontier Bovstera
Railroal Onpoges
Citizens' National Bank
Wind River
Lander
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Charter Street
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