First Day Registration Surges, Hinting Victory for Schwab
Voters flooding the enrollment lists topped 37 578 on day one, far above 1908 and last year. Democrats claim full turnout and target a win, while Republicans praise their mobilization. Ward totals rose. Sixth and Eighth wards saw no decline. Prosecution staff found no objections at the board of elections.
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Hunt
Board of Elections
Squire Tibbles
Republican Advisory Committee
R. K. Hynicka
John Weld Peck
Last Medicine Man of Colville Dies by Suicide
Old Baptiste known as Bat, over 80, last medicine man of the Colville Indians, committed death by own action by lying on a railway track at Oroville while intoxicated. He took part in numerous clashes with whites about fifty years ago.
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Spokane
Wash
Associated Press
Baptiste
Colville
Champion of Johnson in Impeachment Trial Is Dead
Joe Thompson a close friend and adviser to President Johnson during the impeachment trial died at age 77 in Shelbyville Tennessee. He previously served as consul to the Island of St Thomas and was a longtime aide in Nashville.
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Johnson
Nashville, Tenn
Associated Press
Joe Thompson
Thompson
Island
St. Thomas
Shelbyville
Tenn
Constable Traps His Man in Hamilton
James Crow a stove molder was arrested in Hamilton Ohio on a warrant from his wife Mrs Margaret Crow of Cincinnati charging him with non support. Constable Brannon lured Crow to Squire Murphy s office and Crow was jailed in default of 500 bail.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
James Crow
Margaret Crow
Cincinnati
Squire Murphy
Brannon
Crow
Counties Join for Bridge and Culvert Work
Hamilton and Butler counties will unite in all bridge and culvert projects to gain competition and savings. Each project will receive independent bids, with contracts awarded to the low bidder and costs shared, after a conference at the county line.
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Hamilton, CO
Hamilton
Butler County
Booth Sues Wife for Divorce After Elmwood Place Marriage
John L. Booth Jr. files for divorce from Theresa Booth in Hamilton Ohio. They wed May 20, 1908 in Elmwood Place Cincinnati and have a two week old child. Booth alleges Theresa took household effects and left after admitting she married to gauge his money.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
John L. Booth, Jr
Theresa Booth
Elmwood Place
Cincinnati
Booth
Guide for Japs is chosen by business men
Frank R. Packham of Springfield, chosen by boards of trade in Cincinnati and other Ohio cities to guide Japanese business visitors, will lead the delegation toward Springfield as a center of agricultural implement manufacture. Packham, a foreign trade expert with ties to Superior Drill and American Seeding Machine, speaks several languages and has helped open export trades. He joins the party at Toledo and travels with it to Cleveland and Cincinnati, ending after Nov. 7.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Frank R. Packham
Boards of Trade of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Packham
United States
Superior Drill Company
American Seeding Machine Company
Pei
Toledo
Cleveland
Aeronautics drive soldier to death by own action
Quartermaster Sergeant James Caron of Company I Twenty-ninth Infantry killed himself in his Fort Jay bunk while working to assist Wilber Wright and Glenn Curtiss for aeroplane flights on Governor Island. He had served four years in the Philippines and earned bravery medals.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilber Wright
Glenn H. Curtiss
Governor’s Island
James Caron
Company I
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Jay
Caron
Wright
Curtiss
Harris
Goodby
Refining Firm Sunflower of Niotaze Bankrupt
Sunflower Refining company operating a large Niotaze plant in Kansas was forced into bankruptcy here by creditors this afternoon. Mrs. Hermann Kaegsman of Rochester New York serves as president and manager of the firm, widely known among oil men as The Woman's Company.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Associated Press
Sunflower Refining Company
Niotaze
Hermann Kaegsman
Rochester
N. Y
Grant in Uniform Heads Chicago Temperance Parade
Secretary Dickinson states the army did not take sides in the Chicago parade. General Grant marched in uniform as an individual, not as a representative of the army or War Department. He notes no known government participation and stresses soldiers’ and officers’ personal opinions.
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Dickinson
Grant
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
W.R. Michaelis
Chicago
Frederick D. Grant
Army
War Department
H. C. Newton
Temperance and Law-Enforcement
Dhe Committee
Peary to Command Roosevelt in Hudson Fulton Naval Pageant
Commander Peary will take part in the Hudson Fulton naval pageant aboard the Roosevelt in New York Harbor. He will command the ship during the parade and receive New York’s welcome after his Arctic expedition. A cablegram from the polar commission and recovered McMillan books are noted in dispatches.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Portland
New York
North Pole
Roosevelt
Peary
Arctic
Donald McMillan
Sydney
United States
Kehl
Peary Arctic Expedition Returns In Roosevelt
The Roosevelt with Commander Peary aboard reached New York harbor at dawn amid ceremony and public acclaim for the polar quest. Captain Bartlett said the crew will remain aboard until released and the ship will parade up the Hudson with Eskimo puppies aboard and Arctic specimens in hold.
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New York
Peary Arctic Club
Roosevelt
Peary
North Pole
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
New York Yacht Club
Government Dock
Arctic Zone
Arctic
Bartlett
Dr. Cook
Etah
Amgin wine tax levy blocked by Peoria court order
Henry Jr Shufeldt & Co of Peoria secured a restraining order from Judge Kohlsaat in Chicago. The order bars the internal revenue commissioner P G Rennick and his gaugers from enforcing Cabell’s ruling on raisin wine tax collection after October 1.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Peoria
Ill
Moorish War Victory Sparks Madrid Royal Cheers
Senor Henry M Pherson reports that Spain celebrated its Morocco victory with mass crowds before the royal palace cheering King Alfonso. The Heraldo calls for a diplomatic reward for military sacrifices while opposition papers warn the tribes Beni Buifrur Beni Said and Beni Gafi have not yet been defeated.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Morocco
Alfonso
Heraldo
Spain
Beni-Buifrur
Beni-Said
Beni-Gafi
Moorish attack repulsed as guards hold Guruga stronghold
In Melilla the garrison rejoiced at capturing Mount Guruga but fighting resumed on the summit. The Spanish post was attacked by Moors but repulsed with two wounded and two Moor prisoners. Beni-Buifrur tribesmen appeared on nearby heights then withdrew under shellfire.
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Melilla
Morocco
Mélilla
Anglo German War Inevitable Says Persian Consul General
In New York H H Topakyan, Persian consul general, warns that war between England and Germany is inevitable and should come soon to prevent Germany from becoming unbeatable. Turkish ambassador Zia Pasha urges peace for all nations at a Republican club dinner with Albany Burgess corps as guests.
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New York
Secret Anglo Spanish treaty claims to guard Gibraltar
A morning paper prints an Associated Press letter alleging a secret treaty between England and Spain. It says Spain would place Africa strongholds at England’s disposal to control the Strait of Gibraltar in wartime in exchange for England backing Spain’s African conquest plans.
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Eng
Land
Spain
Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
England
Astronomers Align Haley's Comet with Earth in 1910
Cambridge report confirms Frank Seagrave's calculation that Haley's comet will be nearest Earth on May 19 1910. Father George Cary Searle notes on May 18 earth and comet in heliocentric conjunction at longitude 236 degrees 48 minutes with comet latitude minus 7 minutes. He adds no sun transit but a possible tail intersection remains likely.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Cambridge
Mass
Frank E. Seagrave
Providence
Haley
Earth
George Cary Searle
New York
Father Searle
Oasis Not Burned Near Mninville Tennessee
The Oasis, a mountain top saloon near Mninville Tenn, long the only legally selling liquor establishment in the state, was not burned as earlier reports claimed. Authorities confirmed the denial of the fire story today.
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Mminnville
Tenn
Associated Press
Mountain Top
Success of Burley pool 80 percent votes secured in Kentucky
Reports from about fifty counties indicate the Burley tobacco pool reaches the required 80 percent threshold. Only Bourbon county saw resistance, while Franklin county neared total support with one dissent. The district board will meet in Winchester to likely declare the pool in effect as pooling books stay open until October 10 to gather remaining acres.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Louisville
Kentucky
Paris
Bourbon County
Franklin County
Frankfort
Burley District Board
Lexington
Winchester
Burley Tobacco pooling campaign reports strong county support
Special Dispatch from Lexington Ky details a push to pool Burley tobacco for the 1909 crop with 50 000 acres pooled in two weeks and a final closing date of Oct 2 1908. The Burley Tobacco society executive board met in Winchester and secured legal backing while Congressman Stanley Miss Alice Lloyd and other speakers urged cooperation and explained the economics of fixed prices against the tobacco trust.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Burley
Burley Tobacco Society
Winchester
John R
Stanley
Kentucky
Fayette County
Alice Lloyd
Joel B. Fort
Tennessee
Clarence le Bus
The
Churches May Unite In Hamilton After Pastor Resignation
In Hamilton Ohio the First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian churches may consolidate after Rev. W H Mason of the First church resigned to take a call in Xenia Ohio. Westminster, founded 15 years ago from a split, seems set to unite with the older church.
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Hamilton
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
First Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian
Westminster Church
First
W. H. Mason
Xenia
Gordon Found Guilty In Faulling Murder Case
Charles A. Gordon was convicted of the murder of William Faulling Jr in Hinesville Georgia and received a life imprisonment sentence. Mrs Faulling testified that Gordon confessed to killing Faulling.
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Georgia
Hinesville
Associated Press
Charles A. Gordon
William Faulling, Jr
Chicago graft probe gets county aid
The Chicago graft investigation led by States Attorney Wayman received a $10,000 appropriation from the county commissioners. They specified the money may be used at the prosecutor’s discretion but prohibited any portion from serving as a secret fund.
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Wayman
M ‘Oney
Disillusioned He Turns to Loved Violin
Carl Bunge a Chicago music professor seeks divorce from Ray Riley after three years of marriage. He recalls her childlike ways and a late 1906 marriage to a 16 year old. cites neglect of their baby Julius born in April 1907 and says the violin is his sole comfort and true love.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Carl Bunge
Lincoln Avenue
Prof. Bunge
Circuit
Ray Riley
Bunge
la Salle Avenue
Julius
Retirement age men fear idle lives after service
Washington reports army and navy officials on the retired list fear fate after inactivity. A surge of concern over assigning retirees to technical work to extend their lifespans is noted. Public talk considers congressionally moving aging generals and admirals into suitable roles to prevent early deaths after long careers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Congress
Naval
Taft Opposed to Territorial Government for Alaska
Taft spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle and Tacoma urging a ship subsidy to build the merchant marine. He said Alaska is not yet ready for self government and outlined a federal commission approach with a governor. He plans to visit Alaska next summer and emphasized practical development over immediate statehood.
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Seattle
Wash
Dent -Taft
Taft
Alaska
Brotherhood
United States
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