Progressives Win3 Contest In Iowa State Convention
Des Moines Aug 3 Republicans in Iowa rallied for progressives at a stormy convention. Senators Cummins and Dolliver and the insurgent delegation were endorsed with a strong progressive majority near 300 on most votes. The steam roller episode stirred cheers and jeers as factions clashed over Taft's administration, the 1908 pledge, and the state central committee plans.
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Cummins
Dolliver
Washington
Taft
Carroll
State Central Committee
Resolutions Committee
Platform Committee
Cummina
Byere
Swarth Rominger
Roosevelt
Iowa
L. K. Price
Elkader
Republican platform pledge endorsement echoes Taft era gains
The text endorses Taft policies and the administration's achievements in railroad regulation, conservation, and constructive legislation. It asserts unanimous Republican support for Taft and his predecessor's work, praising the administration's record and urging party unity.
Statewide Prohibition Faction Secures Senate House Majority
In Houston Texas advocates claim a two thirds majority for statewide prohibition in the incoming Texas Legislature. The campaign committee for the end submissionists withdrew opposition to the constitutional amendment, signaling support for a people’s vote while pledging to oppose the amendment later.
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Houston
Tex
Prohibition
Senate
House of Representatives
Texas
Man in Ky Jail Attempts Suicide With Headache Tablets
Owensboro Kentucky July 28 Eu gene EB Pool a young man serving a nine months jail sentence for robbing mails while a mail clerk ran the Nashville to Hopkinsville line attempted to end his life in his cell by taking all powerful headache tablets He wrote letters to his wife and mother claiming disgrace and despair The jail physician revived him Poole was sentenced by Judge Evans at the May federal term and his wife and young mother were present in court when the act occurred
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Owensboro
Eugene EB. Pool
Nashville
Hopkinaville
Poole
Evans
Mt McKinley Expedition Fails to Reach Summit
Seward Alaska July reports the Mt McKinley expedition led by C E B Lask from Chelan Washington sails aboard the revenue cutter Tahoma and follows Cook’s route up the Bualtus Chalitna rivers but fails to reach the summit. The party claims ascent to the alleged summit ten miles from the topmost point and doubts the Fairbanks expedition flag discovery. Prof Herachel Parker and Belmore Brown continue the ascent attempt.
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Seward
Alaska
Portland Oregonian-New York Herald
Mt McKinley
C. EB Lask
Chelan
Wash
Seattle
Tahoma
Cook
Bualtus Chalitna
Rusk
Thomas Lloyd
Fairbanks
Herachel Parker
New York
Belmore Brown
Tacoma
War ship may go to junk pile in Philadelphia
A naval board led by Rear Admiral Thomas began evaluating three aging cruisers at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Brooklyn, Mineapolis, and Colombia, once top in their classes, cost over 8.5 million dollars. Colombia and Minneapolis face scrapping, Brooklyn may be overhauled, while several old monitors including the Manitowoc area ship are also to be decided.
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Philadelphia
Thomas
Brooklyn
Mineapolis
Colombia
Columbia
Minneapolis
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Better Highways Subject of Talk
Niagara Falls July 28 Co operation between Federal and State governments in the good roads movement was urged at the third annual National Good Roads Congress opening session. B F Yoakum of the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad and Congressman William Selzer of New York backed federal road loans. Martin Dodge of Washington favored national appropriations equal to state road spending. A resolution supporting cooperation between the national government and states was seen as likely.
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Niagara Falls
National Good Roads Congress
B. F. Yoakum
St. Louis
Radical Change in King's Oath Passes Second Reading
London July 28 The king s accession declaration bill passed its second reading in the house of commons by 410 to 84 The clause removing Catholicism and replacing it with I am a faithful Protestant was accepted after opposition from nonconformists The bill is expected to clear committee stage and reach the house of lords with little trouble Police noted anti Catholic sentiment as placards reading no papers were shown near parliament
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London
House of Commons
England
House of Lords
Commons
Fall Term of Culleoka School
Fall term happenings at Culleoka Tennessee note Moore Institute principal J N Stamps heads to Rome Georgia for high school duties. Local residents and families travel or visit elsewhere with several moving, visiting relatives, and health updates.
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Culleoka
Tenn
Moore Institute
J. N. Stamps
Rome
M. 5
Smter
Averathy
Hardison
Lebanon
Sallie Tidwell
Birmingham
Ala
Mia
Jobs L. Craig
Emmett Craig
J. T. Cotton
Carthage
Geneva Calvert
Tommy Hobbe
J. P. Graham
Virginia
Alfred Shoey
Columbia
W. A. Collins
Lela Howell
J. W. Williams
The
Cumberland Telephone Co
T. H. Park
B. J. Park
Louisville
Joe Love
Chattanooga
Willie D
Lourie Tomlinson
Monteagle
Brownie Tomlinson
Stateville
N. C
Tom Covey
Decatur
W. R. Covey
C. W. Wade
Mayfield
Forsythe Wilkes
Emma Wilson
Emma Wilson Wade
Wilkes
J. M. Robertson
Murfreesboro
Belgian aviator Nicholas Kinet killed in fall near Brussels
Nicholas Kinet, Belgian aviator, died when a rear wire on his biplane snapped and the craft plunged from about 650 feet during a squall. His wife and brother witnessed the crash as the machine crashed and crushed him. The tragedy follows the earlier death of his cousin Daniel, another noted aeronaut.
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Brussels
Nicholas Kinet
Daniel
Ghent
Kinet
M. Oleislagers
Bia
Budapest
Rheims
Theta to Have Revival Services
A protracted meeting will begin at Theta on Thursday night and will be conducted by Rev. Grant.
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THETA
Rev
Grant
How County Voted In Two Elections Of Nineteen Eight
The Herald analyzes Carmack and Patterson results from the June 27 1908 primary and the 1908 general election. It notes that this election features a unique party alignment with blacks and whites voting together. Past votes show Carmack won the 1908 primary by a 68 percent share and Patterson carried the county by about 1300 in November 1908, but today’s outcome is not predicted. The piece provides precinct by precinct vote data for comparison.
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Gang Tespeda
Pateterson
Carmack
Patterson
Herald
Attempt to wreck a fast train near Decatur Alabama
The Louisville & Nashville freight crew reported a sensational attempt to wreck the Nashvile train at Flint ten miles south of Decatur. A note pinned to an open switch warned of more wrecks if B R T and O R T were not recognized. Officials fear a pattern of derailments on the line as a passenger train was late last night.
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Birmingham
Ala
Flint
Decatur
No. 18
Loulaville & Nashville
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