Bryan Eyes Harmon's Scalp in Senate Duel Bluff
A Washington narrative says William Jennings Bryan may oppose Ohio Governor Harmon for the presidency and back a Western Democrat for the Senate in 1912. The report stirs Harmon's backers as Republicans circle to nominate a governor able to defeat Harmon with Burton and Brown amid shifting state loyalties.
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Duel in Kentucky pulpit ends in preacher's death
In Whitley county Kentucky on June 18 Rev. Robert Vanover and Rev. Isaac Perry, rival mountain preachers, fought a knife duel in a church during a trial of charges against Vanover. Vanover died from a throat wound. Perry and his brother Blaine are jailed. Authorities implicate eight others but may reveal if a conspiracy existed.
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Democrats Plan Behind Closed Doors At Dayton Convention
Preparations for the Democratic convention in Dayton proceed rapidly with delegates being registered and committee work under way. Leaders from many factions meet Sunday and Monday to set district plans as 1700 seats are arranged at Memorial Hall for the two day event and the big fight centers on committee chairmanships and hotel safety.
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Statehood and Railroad Bills Pass the House
Taft signed the railroad bill at 10 15 tonight. The house passed both the railroad and statehood measures and sent them to the White House for final action. The statehood bill requires constitutional ratification and approval by the president, with completion not expected before 1912.
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Roosevelt Returns to New York amid Rousing Welcome
Thousands greet Theodore Roosevelt as he returns to New York from Europe. He lands aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and is escorted through a thunderstorm to Oyster Bay fans and friends. Roosevelt vows to consider political action only after consulting trusted colleagues and denies immediate campaign plans.
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Four Hurt In Fight In Cartersville Kentucky
Danville Kentucky reports say a late night clash in Cartersville Girard County left two men mortally wounded and two more seriously hurt. About eleven participants used clubs knives and guns in a grudge fight between the Woolvens and Van Winkie.
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Preacher Stabs Saloon Keeper in Godfrey WV
The Rev. D. R. Alexander fatally stabbed J. W. Thomas, a Godfrey saloon keeper, after accusing him of improprieties with a church member. Thomas suffered four slash wounds, including one over the heart, and Alexander was jailed.
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Bandits Take $1000 as Posse Recovers Share
Five masked men held up Elmer Demarest superintendent and Charles Peters foreman of the land Trinidad Paving near Newburgh and took a $1000 pay satchel. A fifteen mile chase by a sheriff's posse produced gunfire and one posse member was wounded. One bandit was captured and the loot recovered. another robber remains at large and is believed ready to fight if cornered.
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Balloon Sky Pilot Lands Near Pittsburg Field
Balloon sky pilot from Canton ascended at 1 35 Saturday with H Wade A H Morgan and W Chisholm of Cleveland landing three miles south of Fairview. The trip traveled at a rate of about 40 miles an hour.
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A. M. Thomson Struck By Hailstone In Scutashoe Storm
Greenville dispatch reports A M Thomson struck by hail in a Scutashoe storm. He was knocked unconscious as hailstones the size of walnuts pummeled the area. Local meteorologists described the storm as severe with damaged property and downed trees reported.
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New Vine Street Vaudeville Theater Planned in Cincinnati
A newly formed company leases the Majestic on Vine Street opposite the Grand for twenty years at 500 900 including taxes. They will build a 150 000 family vaudeville theater within the Family Theater circuit led by John P. Harris and Harry Davis of Pittsburgh. The project aims for a 10 cent admission and broad regional expansion with the Hippodrome idea already tested in other cities.
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Roosevelt Center Welcome to Nation Honors Returning Heroes
At Ocean shore crowds gather in a united, nonpartisan greeting to returning heroes. The event honors a composite of all others and bestows honors upon the man noted for uniting diverse groups.
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