Taft Crane Conference Gathers for National Committee Talks
Taft meets with Senator Murray Crane and Representative Lawrence as they converge at Hot Springs to discuss selecting a Chairman and Treasurer for the Republican National Committee. Other leaders Beveridge McKinley Hemenway and Watson expected. Crane says he will not seek either post.
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Chicago
Paraguay Revolt Sees New Government Formed In Asuncion
Reports from Buenos Aires say Paraguays revolutionaries have toppled the government and formed a new administration led by Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro. Cabinet members include Manuel Gondra Eusebio Ayala Alviro Jara Adolfo Rigulme and Manuel Franco. Former officials seek refuge in foreign legations as street fighting continues and casualties are now pegged under five hundred. Telegraph links with Asuncion are expected to resume soon.
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Manuel Franco
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Cecilioez
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Adolfo Soler
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Balloon Race Ends In Quebec After Turbulent Lake Crossing
Nine balloons competed in the Chicago to Ocean race ending at West Shefford Quebec. Fielding led by F J Fielding of San Antonio with survival stories from Ville De Dieppe and other craft as crews endured lake crossings and landings.
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PatroIman Lind Killed by Streetcar Near Station
Patrolman Charles Lind was struck and killed by a westbound streetcar near the Sixth District station after asking to step outside for air. Motorman Harry Smith was arrested for manslaughter. Lind, 52, served since 1886 and left a widow and two children.
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California Delegation Sparks Bitter Denver Convention Rift
The California delegation arrived in Denver amid fierce dissension centered on Theo dore A. Bell Temporary Chairman of the Democratic Convention. Friction over alleged raid domination led to hour long caucuses aboard the train with threats of violence. Bell accused Delegate Thomas Fox of taking 500 a month from a railroad firm Fox denied the charge and Bell later withdrew the claim. Bell opposed Nathan Cole as National Committeeman and afterward left for Lincoln to confer with Mr Bryan.
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Fox
Nathan Cole
Salt Lake City
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Bryan
Leaders Rally as Bryan Opponents Reach Denver
Convention crowds flood Denver with a sunlit Sunday of politicking. Leaders and delegates, many here now, press conferences and strategies amid mountain air and Western entertainment. The mood grows toward the Auditorium as preparations for the gathering intensify.
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Atlantic Fleet Departs For Honolulu Tomorrow
The sixteenth battleships of the Atlantic fleet move from San Francisco harbor to sail Tuesday for Honolulu on a around the world cruise. Led by the Connecticut, Rear Admiral Sperry commands the ships in finer condition with full coal and ammunition and a complete fire-control system. The fleet visits Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, and Manila before returning to Hampton Roads after fourteen months at sea.
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Bryan nominees plan dominates Democratic platform fight
Denver dispatch reports a Bryan dominated strategy where a seventeen member resolutions subcommittee will draft the party platform to fit Bryan's aims. Conservatives may withdraw, supporting Bryan's ticket and control while battles over anti Mormon language and vice presidential picks unfold amid New York and Tamany Hall pressures.
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William J. Gaynor
Tamany Hall
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Resolutions Committee
St. Louis
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Idaho
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Quiet Day for Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt and his family arrived from Sagamore Hill and attended morning service at Christ Church led by Rev. Henry H. Washburn. He spent the rest of the day in quiet at his Oyster Bay home.
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Orican Ends with Pistol Shot
Lester Walthall, 26, of Rosemore near Jamestown Ohio, shot himself with a revolver during a personal crisis. Found by James Dwyer and Simeon Garringer along a roadside at 11:30, he died after being moved to his home half a mile away. Walthall had been infatuated with a farmer’s wife, and the act is believed to follow a quarrel with her.
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Rosemore
Jamestown
James Dwyer
Simeon Garringer
Walthall
Hope Brightens for Bishop Potter in Cooperstown
Cooperstown New York July 5 With each hour hope rises for the recovery of Bishop Henry Codman Potter who is seriously ill from a complication of stomach and liver troubles Physicians say his condition has improved and gains were noted last night and today indicating a favorable outcome potential
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Destructive Fire Devastates Port au Prince Buildings
A severe blaze in Port au Prince near the palace and Senate buildings spread fast on a windy afternoon. About a hundred structures burned including the Courthouse and prison. prisoners were moved to quarters before destruction. The arsenal, powder stores, and ammunition exploded as fires continued with help from residents and the Chasseloup Laubat crew.
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Miéaris
Doctor robbed of 150 dollars during rail journey
Dr. J. P. Plunkett, emigrating from Duncan to Willis New Mexico, was robbed of his 150 dollars savings between Chickasha and El Reno Oklahoma. The robbers entered the freight car, searched him, and took his bill of lading for household goods.
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Duncan
Willis, N. M
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