Roosevelt Hosts Governors Conference At White House
Washington D C two ideas emerge from the opening day of the governors conference at the White House a permanent national state organization and authority for inter state agreements with Congress approval. President Roosevelt and officials hear plans for universal divorce law interstate extradition tuberculosis care for cattle and quarantine enforcement plus cross border cooperation to protect parks and forests. The East Room is redesigned with maps and green velvet as forty four state governors attend alongside Cabinet officers Supreme Court Justices and lawmakers.
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Roosevelt hosts conservation conference assembly praise and applause
President Roosevelt opens the conference on conservation as a national duty. The address highlights preserving natural resources as national prosperity. Governors, Senators, and Representatives show strong support with frequent applause as Bryan and Johnson draw lively attention from admirers and staff.
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Seasion
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Plan and Scope of House of Governors and What It Is Hoped to Accomplish
Proposal for a yearly session of 46 state Governors lasting two to three weeks to discuss vital state welfare issues and unify laws. It would lack lawmaking power, relying on initiative and influence to shape Governors' messages to state legislatures. The body would symbolize self government and promote national unity.
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Explosion Kills Seven Miners at Temple Coal Mine
In Wilkesbarre vicinity, seven miners died and more than a dozen were injured in a ground level explosion 600 feet underground at Mount Lookout Gallery of the Temple Coal and Iron Co. A miner’s gas feeder flame ignited embers and coal, triggering a first blast and a second explosion as air was forced in, with rescue workers overcome by gas.
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John Kosmith
Girls can win husbands by personal magnetism
Judge John Vi Light of the Board of School Visitors urged Norwalk teachers to study personal magnetism an hour daily to attract pupils and potential husbands. He noted only one quarter of teachers marry and blamed inadequate self-presentation compared with grooming.
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John Vi. Light
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Norwalk Town
Judge Light
Aldermen Fined for Bribery Guilty Plea Arrangements
Ex aldermen Dr E C Dunn John Nash and C T Woolsey arraigned at Rockford Jr pleaded guilty to bribery charges. Each was fined 2000 for allegedly taking 500 dollars each to pass a Central Heat and Power Company franchise.
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John Nash
C. TI. Woolsey
Rockford, Jr
Central Heat and Power Company
Frauchise
Cardinals at White House Luncheon With President Guests
Cardinals Logue and Gibbons attended a White House luncheon in Washington by the President, joined by other distinguished churchmen as guests.
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Luuncheon
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Guadallo elected Bolivia president amid global notes
The report lists Fernando E. Guadallo as Bolivia president while noting President Roosevelt's return to Washington from Pine Knot Virginia. It covers Armour's retirement plans, a Colorado retirement pledge, and engagements in Washington and Chicago. It also mentions D K Pearsons birthday at Pomona and London obituaries and career notes from cultural leaders.
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Pine Knot
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Great Armour Packing House
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Colorado
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Juliette Wilams
Washington, D.C
D. K. Pearsons
Pomona College
Alexander Condie Stephen
London
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Daniel Frohman
America
New Theatre
Senator Yoraker Pushes to December 16 Debates on Negro Soldiers Bill
Defers to December 16 the Senate discussion of a bill recognizing negro soldiers and makes the measure a special order, after abandoning efforts to gain immediate consideration this session.
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Congress
Death of Rear Admiral Charles Whiteside Nae
Rear Admiral Charles Whiteside Nae, engineer in chief of the navy and chief of the bureau of steam navigation, died at his Washington home from a complication of diseases.
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Washington
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Women in the Day's News Review
A May 10 Mothers Day proposal failed in Congress. A birth in the Saxony royal line is reported. Barnard College plans baseball features for Bendintieas in New York. Dr Herman Handall of New York advocates hypnotic guidance for children. Olga Nethersole speaks on marriage and career choices for women. Amelia Bingham, former teacher, elected president of the Professional Woman's League after a surgical operation. Mrs Fanny Antilde Simons dies in Detroit. formerly a public school teacher. Mme Eoma Lames visits New York firemen with Chief Croker to see firefighting gear.
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Croker
New York City
Storms and Fires Rake New Jersey Raritan Valley
A New Jersey thunderstorm drenched the Raritan Valley causing fires from lightning at Neshante Weighting farm destroying barns and outbuildings with livestock spared. Lebanon’s Sutton general store narrowly avoided total loss by bucket brigades. Other spots reported smaller fires. Separately Commodore Vanderbilt’s Bellonia Hotel in New Brunswick was sold for 315 with back taxes and dower making total around 45.99. A cellar dig near Millville uncovered coins deeds and papers tied to deer woods. a Passaic Steel plant in Paterson faced a court sale for creditors showing assets of 1 087 262.99 over liabilities.
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John O'Brien
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Ation
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New York
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William A. Arnold
Passaic Steel Company
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William M . Lanning
Trenton
Paterson
William B. Gourley
Fall of Chesterfield Youth Stuns Town Amid Robbery Suspicion
Walter Johnson, a Chesterfield youth, died by self inflicted wound amid fear of being linked to a hotel robbery. His mother comforted him as investigation cleared him, but he imagined guilt and took his life. In Boonton, Rev. Alexander McKelvey resigns after forty four years in ministry at First Boonton Church.
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Alexander McKelvey
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Auto Crash Injures Local Citizen at Broadway and Mail
An automobile carrying Frank Burrelle his wife and another woman struck and dragged Leonardo Coussils a 45 year old Italian shoemaker of 179 Branffeld avenue Monte Titro at Broadway and Mail street He was taken to Hudson Street Hospital with a fractured left thigh The chauffeur Vincent Champlain was detained Burrelle faced charges and left the scene.
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Vincent Champlain
United States Marshal Secrecy Over Rescue Bid For Prisoners
United States Marshal Alcott secretly left Trenton with three guards to move John Burns and William McCoy to an Atlanta prison amid fears a Confederate aid plot could enable a rescue. The report cited a possible conspirator nearby and the need to preserve the operation.
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Trenton
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Willian McCoy
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Workmen uncover relics while building McKinley Bridge
Workmen striking a caisson for piers along Sale sbury street in St Louis unearthed an Indian skull twenty feet beneath the river bed. They also found ancient clay bowls fettered trees and walnut pots, all part of a historic layer uncovered during McKinley Bridge construction spanning the Mississippi River.
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McKinley
Mississipi
Anen
War on Merry Widow Hats Starts in Poston
Local fashion clash begins as authorities in Poston target a style known as Merry Widow hats. Officials warn shoppers to avoid certain millinery trends and remind residents of dress code norms.
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Poston
How a National Convention Chooses Its Leaders and Nominates
The article outlines how political parties run national conventions with temporary and permanent chairmen, keynote speeches, and committee work. It describes delegate meetings in state headquarters, backroom negotiations, platform drafting, and the sequence from opening to final nominations.
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Vado Eyorrs
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Conventions Brief Notes On Republican Delegates
The piece surveys convention mood with Roosevelt’s third term stance fading. It highlights New York and Nebraska delegations, Taft and Debates on nomination dynamics, Johnson’s lead rumors, and chatter on Bryan as a possible dark horse. It references Arnold Aldrich instructed Rhode Island and manufacturers party influence.
Balloting Stage in Party Nomination Process
The text describes delegates voting by state, with leaders announcing state totals and possible protests for portions of delegations, followed by individual calls as needed. The process concludes after the presidential nomination is chosen.
Convention Nominates Ticket as Enthusiasm Rises
William F. Stone, Republican Sergeant at Arms, notes few favorite sons and that one ballot often suffices. The convention has nominated the ticket amid loud enthusiasm. Resolutions follow, though deemed unimportant, while hotel keepers receive thanks for hospitality.
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Delegates Gather as Anticipation Grows at National Convention
The scene shows a convention in progress with a gavel, handshakes, cheers, and a festive air. Ahton R R Parker, a presidential candidate, is expected to attend as a delegate while tensions rise over leadership and party discipline. Higan served as a St Louis delegate four years ago. Governor Hughes declines Vice Presidential consideration. James Van Cleave warns of a manufacturing belt if the president’s labor policy prevails. At Ogdensburg New York, Willa Randolph Hema sues David T. Lethan for 250 dollars contact for campaign use.
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New York
Jate
Supreme Court
David T. Lethan
Political Clippings from The New York Sun and Local Notices
An assortment of political notes and community items includes Speaker Cannon’s alleged praise of Lincoln as a key asset in the Middle West, New York nominees for Grady and de Prawley to succeed Bourke Cookran and Francis Burton Gibilson, a 500 man turnout at a Men’s Church in Athinte City with a vaudeville program, and the San Francisco Gabor Temple touted as the largest in the country built by labor unions.
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Alligator Attacks Child on Calcasieu River Bank
Louisiana item reports a 14 foot alligator attacking three year old Harry Frye near a fishing camp on the Calcasieu River. The boy wandered away. portions of clothing and a white teddy bear carried by the child were later found floating downstream.
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Belle Gunness and Others Headline Across the World
The column recalls Belle Gunness as a Laporte murder figure with Norweigan roots detailing her early life in Christiania as a rope dancer with her family in a traveling conjurer show. It notes Jamaica fortifications, Irish recruitment declines, a royal wedding plan in London, locust swarms in Italy, and multiple international notices from Costa Rica to Iceland.
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Christiania
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Soldiers to lose bread ration guidance from War Dept
A misread War Department ruling now ends soldiers at posts from baling bread by companies. It clarifies that baking other breads like biscuits and rolls is allowed for own use, preventing general bread banning while preserving some provisions.
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Ue Department
Tokio Teaches English as Tokyo Girls Spark Interest
In Tokio the Japanese are learning English and use of a few words reveals progress. When men speak the results are often ridiculous, but two or more Tokio girl graduates in crimson skirts test Javanese clues with evident charm and curiosity.
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