Taft and Leaders Set to Choose Chairman Today
Hot Springs Va July 7 The Republican National Committee Executive Committee will meet to elect Frank H Hitchcock as Chairman and renominate McKinley of Illinois as Treasurer Critics have no objections to Hitchcock and McKinley The move aims to unify the party by appointing a single treasurer for both committees after lengthy discussions Taft spent the day in a series of conferences with Burke Hemenway Watson and others before riding with Kellogg through a rainstorm.
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Hot Springs
Republican National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Representative Mcinley
Illinois
Hemenway
Watson
Indiana
Fairbanks
McKinley
Burke
Pennsylvania
Knox
Hitchcock
Congressional Committee
Trey
Taft
Representative Burke
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Richard C. Kerens
St. Louis
Mr. Teft
Frank B. Kellogg
Street Inspector Ends Life Over Failing Business
Albert C. Schumann a cafe proprietor and street department inspector died at 2444 Vine Street from potassium cyanide poisoning. Once a cafe partner and well known local figure he left a wife and daughter Effie. funeral set for 2 PM Friday at the Elks Temple Elm near Ninth Street. He had long served with Railway Mail Service and was linked to Gruber Frix tone and the Schumann cafe. He belonged to several fraternal orders and was described as a man well liked in the city.
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Albert C. Schumann
Kate
Vine Street
Schumann
Walnut Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
City Street Department
E. W. Bayer
Cameron
al” Schumann
Albertina
Effie
United States Railway
Cincinnati
Nashville
Tenn
Gruber & Frixtone
Sixth
Fourth
William Gruber
Mecca Cafe
Fred Salmar
Ohio Lodge
K. of P
Herman Lodge
Knights of Honor
Elk of Cincinnati Lodge
Elks’ Temple
Elm
Ninth Street
Johnson Defeated as Garber Is Committeeman
Denver July 7 Mayor Tom I L Johnson of Cleveland was defeated for membership on the National Committee at the Ohio delegation caucus. H C Garber of Columbus won 27 to 8. Johnson's attempt to read telegram proxies was rejected. Gruber and Goldsmith won their committees, while Johnson claimed proxies would have changed the outcome. The National Committee seated the Idaho and Pennsylvania members, denying Ohio contest reconsideration.
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Denver
Tom IL. Johnson
Cleveland
National Committee
Ohio
H. C. Garber
Columbus
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Nebraska
D. M. Gruber
Ful
E. H. Moore
Max Goldsmith
E. W. Hanley
Credentials Committee
Idaho Y
Pennsylvania
Dubois-Heitfeldt
Idaho
Tom Johnson
Committee On Credentials
City Claims Gas Bond With Default Notice
Hamilton Ohio July 7 The city says the Columbia Gas and Electric Company bond of 25000 given by A A White president failed to deliver natural gas by January 1 1908 and the city will sue if not paid within thirty days after notice is served to White and the company
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Hamilton
A. A. White
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
White
Impressive Show As Democrats Open Session Amid Big Effects
Initial session favoring spectacle over business, with notable magnitude and dramatic effects. Parker’s Cleveland tribute draws attention, while Colonel Guffey of Pennsylvania struggles to counter the Bryan machine.
Democratic National Convention Opens In Denver Amid Oratory
The Denver convention opened with 10,000 cheering attendees as Theodore Bell presided and Grover Cleveland’s memory was honored. Detected clashes over Pennsylvanian delegates and a navy plank followed the formalities while Bryan supporters and Dunn backed key resolutions shaping the platform.
Meyer Leaves Washington for Taft Conference
Postmaster General Meyer departed Washington to attend meetings in Hot Springs Virginia with Judge Taft and others regarding the Republican National Chairmanship amid upcoming conferences.
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Washington
Meyer
Hot Springs
Taft
Garfield Arrives in San Francisco
Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield arrived in San Francisco after two weeks in Honolulu aboard the cruiser St. Louis. He went ashore to review Territorial Government departments and studied data on commercial development and labor immigration issues.
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Garfield
San Francisco
Honolulu
Cal
Secretary of the Interior
James R. Garfield
St. Louis
Fleet Sails for World Cruise End to Hampton Roads
Fifteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet sail from San Francisco on a round the world voyage ending at Hampton Roads. The Nebraska is left behind due to scarlet fever, to be quarantined and later join at Honolulu. The fleet departs without ceremony, under Rear Admiral Sperry aboard the Connecticut.
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San Francisco
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Nebraska
Honolulu
Connecticut
Sperry
Freighter Sinks After Collision on St Clair River
H. P. McIntosh, a 520 foot ore carrier of Gilchrist Company, sank after a collision with freighter M. A. Hanna in the St. Clair River near Port Huron Michigan. No crew injuries reported though both vessels suffered bow damage and the Hanna is tied up. The McIntosh ran aground on a shoal on the Canadian side shortly before the collision. Estimated total damage over 100000 dollars.
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Pory Huron
Mich
H. P. Mcintosh
Gilchrist Company
Aland
St. Clair River
Hanna
McIntosh
Murder at Hot Springs Alters Dallas Family Tragedy
The body of Ada Reichars of Dallas Texas was found in her Hot Springs apartment. Neighbors had cared for her two boys overnight. A 7 year old girl is missing and feared kidnapped. Police seek a suspect believed to have fled to St. Louis. Harry Reichars of Dallas has been notified. Letters indicate a long standing separation.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ada Reichars
Dallas
Tex
Harry Reichars
South Main Street
St. Louis
Heat Wave Claims Dozens in New York City
Twenty-three people died from the heat in the eighteen hours ending 12:30 tonight and forty-four in the last forty-two hours. Police records exclude private physician deaths. The Weather Bureau promises relief tomorrow as the official thermometer hits 92 degrees at noon.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Heat toll in Philadelphia reaches twelve deaths in a day
Philadelphia on July 7 reports five more heat related fatalities, raising the city’s death toll to twelve. The spike marks the highest daily heat mortality in years and prompts officials to urge precautions.
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Philadelphia
Democratic Platform Committee Delays Report on Bond Issue
Denver dispatch notes the Democratic Platform Committee delaying final platform filing until tomorrow after adjournment at 1 AM. Separately, Governor Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma is chosen as Permanent Chairman as the committee carves the platform with a seven member subcommittee. The ongoing process centers on a potential $500 million bond issue and naval buildup proposals.
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Denver
Bryan
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Possible Revolt Allies Last Hope
Denver July 7 A revolt by delegates opposed to Bryan control at the Democratic National Convention hinges on the Committee on Credentials. Anti Bryan forces expect a report against Philadelphia contending delegates in favor of Colonel James M. Guffey and a minority report. Test will come on approving the Credentials report amid largely bitter opposition. Bryan supporters claim Guffey fate already sealed, predicting Bryan to prevail if anti Guffey delegation is seated.
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James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Henry D. Clayton
Denver
Bryan
Committee On Credentials
Philadelphia
Bell
Guffey
Mr. Bryan
Colonel Guffey
Bryan Stays Near Telegraph Wire at Fairview
At Fairview Lincoln July 7 Bryan stays near a special Denver telegraph wire. He monitors Denver Convention bulletins while managing his alfalfa crop. He says he has no plan to attend the convention despite continued interest and telegram activity.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Denver
Mr. Bryan
Honduras Rebels Capture Town Near Border
Washington dispatch reports a revolutionary movement in Honduras. The town about twenty miles from the Salvadoran border has fallen to forces believed from El Salvador. It maintains a garrison of 40 to 50 and a population around 30,000.
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Washington
Honduras
Senor Ugarte
Élvadorean
Salvador
Credentials Committee Hears Dako Contest At Denver
The Credentials Committee in Fraternity Hall elected Christopher G Callahan as Chairman and D H Linebaugh as Secretary. Five states and the District of Columbia filed notices of contest with thirty minute limits per case. Idaho Illinois Pennsylvania New York Ohio and the District of Columbia were named. Contested seats include Idaho fourteen seats and a confrontation arose when Mormons were claimed to be contestants.
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Denver
Fraternity Hall
Christopher G. Callahan
Holyoke
Mass
D. H. Linebaugh
Atoka
Okla
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Co. M. J. Jackson
Dubois
Bryan
God
Man
Jackson
John F. Nugent
Evans
Afftcen
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Ignatius Dunn
Omaha
Gompers_ plank
Parker
Committee On Reso
Lutions
Richmond
P. Hobson
Theodore A. Bell
California
Grover Cleve
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Japan
Alabama
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