Florida feud sparks heated showdown over forged tickets
Former U S district attorney J N Stripling opposed Taft delegation seating amid a Florida clash over forged tickets said to have aided the Taft faction. The dispute centered on ticket printing in Jacksonville, the role of state chairman Chubb, and shifts of delegates as rival factions clashed before adjournment.
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United States
J. N. Stripling
Henry S. Chubb
Taft
Florida
Jacksonville
Chubb
Coombs-Chubb
Department of Justice
Washington
Chudb
Stripling
Mr. Stripling
New
Second Congressional District
Scott
Alabama
Crane
Massachusetts
Vorys To Be Considered
Special Dispatch reports from Columbus that A I Vorys Colonel J D Ellison and Vorys stenographer depart for Chicago at 9 30 PM to prepare for Taft delegates. Hitchcock eastern manager for the War Secretary remains in charge of contest cases before the National Committee while Vorys plans receptions for arriving Taft delegates starting Monday.
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Taft
Windy City
Hitchcock
New
Roosevelt
Root
Burkett
Nebraska
National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Chicago
Kite House
Honests
Speech Precedents Connect at National Republican Convention
Washington June 6 The time allotted for nominating and seconding speeches at Chicago's convention spurs careful study of precedents Roscoe Conkling's nomination of Grant for a third term consumed twelve minutes and Garfield at the same meeting took some minutes more
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Washington
Chicago
Roscoe Conkling
Grant
Garfield
Night Riders Threaten Ohio Tobacco Growers
Indicted men surrender on bonds amid night rider warnings to tobacco growers. In Mercer County twenty farmers guard beds. William Divine shifts from tobacco to corn. War warnings disrupt planting. barn fires spread fear. state troops withdrawn from Montgomery County but ready to return. Dr Samuel H Halley plants thirty acres with guards kept on duty at Pepper farm in Fayette County.
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Mercer County
Salvisa
William Divine
Madison County
Eugene Barnes
Montgomery County
Roger Williams
Bracken County
Samuel H. Halley
Pepper Farm
Halley
Fayette County
Tornadoes Sweep Over Two States
Tornadoes ravage Montana and Oklahoma causing destroyed bridges and ruined crops. The storm cut communications to Frankfort Kansas and disrupted areas near Courtland and Scandia Kansas as crews assess the damage.
Kansas Town Destroyed by Tornado
Superior Neb June 6 A telephone message from Byron says a tornado yesterday struck Phillipsburg Kansas destroying most of the town and killing several persons.
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Superior
Neb
Byron
Phillipsburg
Kan
Night riders threaten after tobacco barn fire near Kuttawa
A tobacco barn owned by W. E. Hayden four miles from Kuttawa burned last night causing $2 damage. Soldiers are stationed at Kuttawa and Eddyville but night riders remain bold and issue threats. County Judge Crum-baugh reported receiving a threatening letter.
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Commercial Tribune
Kuttawa
W. E. Hayden
Eddyville
Crumbaugh
Night riders message directed to Kentucky official
A letter addressed to Woodford County Clerk R. H. Gray and signed by night riders was received by Commonwealth's Attorney Robert B. Franklin. The envelope carried a note to Franklin and was sent on to Frankfort where Franklin was handling urgent business.
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Commercial Tribune
Versahl
Les
Robert B. Franklin
Commonwealth's Attorney
R. H. Gray
Woodford
Robert Franklin
Night Riders
Frankfort
Henderson Guards Ordered to Murray for Night Rider Trials
Henderson Kentucky June 6 The Henderson company of State Guards Company B ordered to report forty strong at Murray Friday June 12 for evening rider trials here.
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Henderson
Henderson Company of State Guards
Murray
Congressional convention time limits shape Taft nomination
The text describes convention time limits for nominating figures like Blaine Taft and Borah, with Sherman ahead of the convention. It notes Hitchcock as a leading contender for National Committee Chair and details platform work by Wade H. Ellis and others.
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Sherman
Ingersoll
Blaine
Representative Burton
Secretary Taft
Borah
Tornado kills two children and injures others in Kansas
Reports from Salina Kansas say a tornado near Phillipsburg killed two children and injured two adults. Nine farmhouses were wrecked and extensive property damage followed the storm.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Enid Flood Sweeps Fifty Homes In Citywide Disaster
Enid Oklahoma Endures worst flood in history after Boggy Creek burst banks. Water rose twelve feet on Main Street, sweeping away fifty houses and destroying warehouses, the electric plant, and bridges. No fatalities. rescue crews saved residents through the night.
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Enid
Okla
Tornado Hits Farm Area West of Durant Wrecking Dwellings
A tornado last night swept twelve miles west of Durant Oklahoma destroying a dozen farm houses and a heavy hail storm caused about 150 000 dollars in damage. Several people were injured but none fatally.
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Durant
Okla
Canadian Bridges Destroyed in Alberta Floods
Torrential rains flood MacLeod area as the Canadian Pacific bridge at West MacLeod and St Marys bridge between here and Lethbridge are wrecked. The Brocket Crow's Nest line bridge is unstable, halting mail freight and passenger traffic. Old Man River rises, farms inundated, houses afloat.
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Macleod
Alberta
Canadian Pacific
West MacLeod
St. Mary’s
Here
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Brocket
Crow’s Nest
Old Man
Ohio A G Wade Hollis Heads to Washington for Platform Talks
Wade Hollis Ohio Attorney General, in Virginia Beach drafting the Republican platform, will depart to Washington then Chicago. He says little work has occurred beyond proposing concrete ideas for the Resolutions Committee.
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Norfolk
Wade Hollis
Ohio
Virginia Beach
Washington
Chicago
Bilis
Resolutions
Roosevelt
Taft
Butler Ames sought. Adelbert Ames disputes Chicago campaigne
Lowell is reporting that a contact attempt for Congressman Butler Ames failed as he was in New York. General Adelbert Ames said he thought the Chicago campaign claims were false, noting Butler Ames left Florida the night before the convention.
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Lowell
Mass
Butler Ames
New York
Adelbert Ames
Stripling
Chicago
Florida
Obituary notices spread over several prominent names
The obituary lists Hon. Peter White of Marquette a Michigan Regent and banker who died suddenly in Detroit after indigestion and heart trouble. It notes his birth in 1830 Rome New York and roles with First National Bank Marquette People's State Savings Bank Detroit Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company and timber holdings. Survived by daughter Mrs George Shiras III and mentions relations to Justice Shiras and the Mather family. Other notices include Mrs Annette Brodhead Swigert of Lexington Kentucky and Mrs Sarah E Greason Mitchell of Wichita Kansas. Also reported is Rev Edward Harold Fitzgerald who died in Hankow China after serving as a church envoy and Dr Enoch Vine Orr former president of the New York State.
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Peter White
Marquette
Michigan State University
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
City Hall
Pontchartrain Hotel
Detroit
Hich
Mr. White
Rome
N.Y
First National Bank of Marquette
People’s State Savings Bank of
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Cleveland
George Shiras, III
Justice Shiras
United States Supreme Court
White
Mather
Annette Brodhead Swigert
Daniel Swigert
Lexington
Swigert
Leslie Combs
United States
Peru
R. L. Phythian
United States Navy
Sarah E. Greason Mitchell
Wichita
Kaw
I A. Mitchell
Cincinnati
J. M. Martin
Jennie Greason
Covington
Edward Harold Fitz‘gerald
China
Episcopal Theological School
Hartford
Conn
Hankow
Enoch Vine Orr
New York State
Count Seeks Breach of Promise Against King Widow
Paris reports Count Hippolyte de Serres has filed preliminary breach of promise notes against Mrs. Maude A. Rob inson Hull King Chance, the Chicago widow who married James C. King in 1901 and later collected $1,000,000 from his estate. The count pursued marriage across Europe, then learned she would not become the Countess de Serres.
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Paris
Maude A. Robinson Hull King Chance
James C. King
Chicago
Robert Chance
Hippolyte de Serres
King
Europe
le Figaro
Hull
Notable Obituaries From Early Reports
Board of Charities official died at his Rochester home after a long illness. Jules Lambreaux the Belgian sculptor died in Brussels born 1852 in Antwerp. Marvin H. Stanton a Detroit manufacturer and Lighting Commission member died yesterday in Detroit.
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Board of Charities
Rochester
N. Y
Jules Lambreaux
Brussels
Antwerp
Marvin H. Stanton
Detroit Lighting Commission
Detroit
Mich
Victims of Explosion Rise as Naval Board Probes Mishap
The Navy moves to thoroughly investigate a deadly explosion as more victims are confirmed. Sailors injured earlier are brought ashore while a Naval Board prepares a full inquiry. Names and addresses of the fallen and next of kin are listed from Scranton to North Avondale and Saginaw to Skidmore.
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Naval Board
Son of Ex-Mayor G M Corns Hurt in Tennessee Cruise Incident
Ironton Ohio June 6 G M Corns fireman second class on the cruise in Tennessee is among the injured. He is the son of ex Mayor John Corns of Ironton. The son enlisted in Philadelphia in September 1906.
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Ironton
G. M.corns
Tennessee
John Corns
Philadelphia
First Candidate For State Superintendent Of Banks Named
Columbus June 6 J H Fippin cashier of North Side Savings Bank is the first known candidate for the State Superintendent of Banks under the new act. His ownership of bank stock would bar him from the post, as the act bans stock ownership by the superintendent or inspectors. More applicants are expected for the high office.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
J. EH. Fippin
North Side Savings Bank
New Thomas Banking Act
Fippin
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Thomas Blodgett
Atlanta
E. F. Blodgett
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Charles G. Phelps
Taft Campaign Management
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Kealing
Congressional Committee
J. S. Fasser
Dolliver
Iowa
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Wellville
Night Riders Oalt
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Oklahoma
Courtland
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Kreimer
Franklin
Wade H. Ellis
Resolutions Committee
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Arthur I. Vorys
Salina
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Amalgamated Company
Enid Planing Mill Company
Alton Mercantile Company
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Count
Clearview Street
Scranton
Earl É. Boggs
Birmingham
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B. F. Boggs
Second Avenue
Woodlawn
Adolph Reinhold
Saginaw
Barnard Street
Robert Reinhold
Anna
Germany
George W. Meek
Skidmore
James Meek
Edward J. Burns
New York City
Jy Lynch
East 125Th Street
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Sidney
James Driscoll
W. G. Woodmansee Piano CO
Fourth Street
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Leonard Haag
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
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