Clark Captures Iowa Delegates Wrangle Over Clark
Hurlington Iowa May 16 Iowa's twenty six voted in the Democratic National Convention will be cast for Champ Clark The state convention instructed all delegates to vote for Clark under the unit rule Chairman N F Reed of the Democratic state central committee called the gathering to order and instructed M F Healey of Fort Dodge as temporary chairman The delegates cheered W J Bryan as Healey spoke The Wilson men were backed by Bryan and Harmon opponents If resolutions were defeated Iowa would send a divided delegation to Baltimore with twenty for Clark and six for Wilson
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Hurlington
Iowa
Champ Clark
Clark
Unite Rile
N. F. Reed
Democratic State Central Committee
M. F. Healey
Fort Dodge
Healey
Wilson
Bryan
Harmon
Balti
Rebels at Yermo press on as Huerta arrives
May 16 Near Yer mo Mexico under hot sun the federal army pushes north about ten miles capturing rebels killed in last Sunday’s engagement. Desolate desert scenes show many dead, starving survivors arriving at camp and alleging hundreds more rebels retreat while officers abandon command. Huerta arrives and the advance guard shifts toward Kellano as rebels fortify Bellano and Escalon awaiting the government strike.
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Huertas
Yermo
Mexico
Huerta
Kellano
Conejos
Roosevelt Claims 501 Delegates In Party Fight For Nominat
In Toledo on May 16 Roosevelt announced he has 501 delegates and will win on the first Chicago ballot after thirteen Ohio speeches. Cleveland remarks from Taft argued that defeating Roosevelt is crucial for the American people. Taft planned to depart for western Ohio tomorrow.
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Toledo
Ohio
Roosevelt
Chicago
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Taft Receives Telegrams In Cleveland May Night
In Cleveland Ohio on May 16 Taft received telegrams from supporters and officials as his campaign updates continued. Continued on Page 8.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Taft
Supreme Court Ends Equalization Board's Tax Power
In Denver on May 16 the supreme court backed Governor Sha froth's view that the state tax commission created by the last general assembly is valid and should appoint. the court found the board of equalization lacks this power. All rail, telegraph, telephone, and express assessments for this year must be set by the tax commission before June 15. The ruling clarifies but does not decide the governor's suit, filed by a Boulder company contesting its assessment.
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Denver
Colo
Shafroth
Supreme Court
State
Tax Commission
General Assembly
Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission
Boulder
Government Pays for Support of 42000 Indians Who Don’t Exist
C H Tavenner reports to Washington that federal Indian funds are largely absorbed by officials and salaries. He cites inflated counts of Indians in Oklahoma, noting a 42 000 discrepancy where money purportedly for 117 247 Indians funds a smaller population. He highlights waste and urges abolition of the Indian Office as a remedy.
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C. H. Tavenner
Washington, D. C
United States
Martin J. Bentley
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Congress
Indian Department
Indian Office
Benator Owen
Valentine
Two attemp ted murders and a death by own action
Special to Leader, Laramie May 16. A 22 year old man, a Union Pacific shop employee and Pennsylvania native, was found dead by his roommate with a pistol nearby after being despondent over ill health. He had left his room to view a circus parade and returned to kill himself.
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Laramie
3. &. Minor
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
Eight New Bishops Will Be Elected Eight New Bishops Will Be Elected
In Minneapolis on May 16 Homer C Stunts of New York was elected bishop on the first ballot. The episcopacy committee recommended eight new bishops and voting will begin soon. Automatic retirement by time limit for bishops likely to be acted upon. Bishops Warren of Denver and Newly of New Orleans will retire from active work at conference end.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Homer C. Stunts
New York
Mission Board
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry W. Warren
Denver
Thomas B. Newly
New Orleans
Loot of Thain Bandits Near Hattiesburg Exceeds $200000
New Orleans reports say robbers who held up a Queen and Crescent express train near Hattiesburg yesterday obtained at least $200000. The safe was opened and more than thirty currency packages were taken, one package alone containing over $50000 and another listed as $140000.
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New Orleans
Queen and Crescent Express
Hattiesburg
Mins
Op Express
Private Hackett Charged In Vicious Throat Slashing
Private Hackett of the Ninth Cavalry is jailed on attempted murder charges after allegedly slashing Le titia Anderson from ear to ear with a razor. Surgeons placed twenty seven stitches. the victim survived. Police say Hackett, driven by jealousy, tracked her movements and tried to reenter her home after the attack last Saturday.
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Letitia Anderson
Hackett
Ninth Cavalry
Baker
Christenser
Wife's Song Wins Heart Of An Other Administrator
New York on May 16 A writer and former manager of the San Francisco Press club J P Wilson filed for divorce from Mis Ann Elisabeth Wilson stage actress Antoinette Kopetski known as prima donna of The Choicete Soldier company accusing her of winning the heart of another by singing a song and naming Charles Dobson a wealthy mining promoter as a co respondent in the supreme court action.
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New York
J. P. Wilson
San Francisco Press Club Today
Supreme Court
Mis
Ann Elisabeth Wilson
Antoinette Kopetsk
Chociate Soldier” Company
Wilson
Charles Dobson
Rebels Seize Two Pierson Refineries in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz on May 16 rebels reportedly took over two large Pierson oil refineries. A British gunboat is en route and instructed to land marines if needed to safeguard property and lives amid the turmoil.
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Mexico City
Pierson
Vera Crus
Stabbing on Range Ends with Suspect At Large
On a Little Willows range, Robert Hall stabbed five times at William Hutsell during a dispute between sheep herders. Hutsell survived after quick medical care. Hall fled, then disappeared as Sheriff Roach guarded the scene. Hall is known as quarrelsome and dangerous, with exit routes tightly controlled.
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Robert Hall
William Hutsell
Little Willows
Hutsell
Hall
Roach
Rev. Matthew Named Moderator
Lowieville May 16 Rev Mark A Matthews of Beattle was elected moderator at the 124th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States on the first ballot this afternoon. Bristol Tenn May 16 Dr Thomas C Clyce of Austin Texas president of Austin College was elected moderator of the Southern Presbyterian church in general assembly to [incomplete text].
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Lowieville
Mark A. Matthews of
Beattle
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Bristol, Tenne
Thomas C. Clyce
Austin
Texas
Austin College
Bouthtrn Presby_ church
Reverend Richeson to Die in Electric Chair Next Week
Clarence V. W. Richeson, found sane at the time of the Avie Dunnell murder near Boston, faces execution in Charlestown State Prison the week of May 19. His attorney, Morse, reports Richeson is calm after a long visit from Rev. Herbert Johnson, seeking clemency from Governor Foss. The case includes fiercer appeals for commutation citing insanity, with petitions filed April 26 and witnesses detailing family traits.
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Charleston
Richeson
Herbert
Johnson
Warren Avenue
Morse
Fous
Avis Uinnelani
Charlestown
Henry Butts
Butts
Lfe
Tralia
Richeton
Foss
William A. Morse
Phillip R. Dunbar
Boston
John L. Lee
Lynchburg
Virginia
Aluminum Trust Sued in Monopoly Cooking Utensils Case
The federal government filed a civil anti trust suit against the Aluminum Company of America in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on May 16 to form an agreed decree to restrain the Aluminum trust from monopolizing the manufacture of aluminum and tie products including cooking utensils.
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Pittsburg
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Trust
Arizona Solons Work Overtime
Arizona's legislature ended the first session at midnight and will reconvene in a special session next Thursday morning. Governors Trent announced the decision to stop the clock and extend the day to thirty six hours to finish work on appropriation bills.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Trent
Ibilla
Major Butt's Name Stricken From Hull Pay Roll
Washington May 16 Major Archibald W Butt President Tafts aide who went down with the Titanic has been formally dropped from the United States army pay roll. Normally ninety days pass before a missing officer is stricken but in his case the custom was deemed useless.
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Hull
Washington
Archibald W. Butt
Taft
United States Army
Butett Wis
Police quell crowd as AME church elects four bishops
Kansas City May 16. After a session of confusion marked by police being summoned to quell fifteen hundred delegates and friends who crowded into the hall the African Methodist Episcopal conference ended by electing four bishops.
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Kansas City
African Methodist-Episcopal Conference
Frontier Show Delights Mystic Shriners in Cheyenne
An impromptu frontier show for visiting Mystic Shriners impressed crowds in Cheyenne. C Ki Irwin presented a fast paced exhibition featuring bucking horses, a quarter mile race between a horse and an automobile, and other feats from his ranch. Automobile parties toured the city as Frontier Park hosted the event yesterday.
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Cheyenne
C. Ki. Irwin
Mystic Shriners
Niles
Mr. Irwin
Matty
Desein Ihao
Frontier
Frontier Park
Russell
Rich New Yorker Kidnaps His Son From His Vampire Wife
Colorado Springs May 16 A prominent New York banker Clarente Brokaw allegedly abducted his 6 year old son on May 6 to escape alleged domestic troubles with his wife described as a volatile figure akin to Kipling's Vampire. The father said he would seek custody and that he and his boy would live with his parents at SOS East Cimarron Street Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Kipling
Clarente Fpilette Hrokaw
New York
Thomas B. Bro
Sos East Cimmaron Street
Colorado Springs. Mr. Hrokaw
Domentic
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Pal
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OLL
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Rev. Richeson Sane
Major Butt
Shriners
New Yorker
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