Happenings in Politics and National Events
A digest of political endorsements and conventions notes Governor Harmon with 48 Ohio delegates backing him for the presidential nomination while James M. Cox is nominated for governor. Champ Clark garners Wisconsin and Arkansas support, with Clark endorsed at each convention. Roosevelt issues a strong rebuke to Taft allies over chairmanship. Tariffs, Columbus memorial pageant plans, and labor and medical meetings round out the week, with incidents from Baton Rouge prison to North Yakima aviation deaths and New York waiter strikes.
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Toledo
Ohio
Baltimore
Harmon
James M. Cox
Champ Clark
Arkansas
Joe T. Robinson
Nurses Convene in Chicago and Aviation Plans Discussed
About a thousand trained nurses gathered in Chicago for their national association convention led by President Sarah E K Sly of Birmingham. Separately, a Northwestern Development Congress opened in Seattle responding to a governors’ call from Minnesota to Oregon, while aviation plans of Wilbur Wright were set to be pursued by Orville Wright and English aviator Alexander Ogilvie despite Wright family objections.
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Chicago
National Association
Sarah EK. Sly
Birmingham
Mich
Northwestern
Seattle
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Orville Wright
Wright Company
Wilbur Wright
Alexander Ogilvie
Washington notes and political moves across the nation
Washington reports dead Senator George S Nixon of Nevada from meningitis after nose abscess surgery at age fifty two. Senate actions touch Lorimer election validity, Archbald inquiry, Schley widow pension, and a sundry bill with large appropriations. Other items cite ICC rate ruling, a Canadian pastor accept, Wiley health chief offer, and architect Burnham's cremation plans.
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George S. Nixon
Nevada
Washington
Rayner
Schley
United States
Senate
Cuba Revolt Forces Navy Move From Key West
Government ships 4th division including Minnesota Mississippi Missouri and Ohio ordered from Key West to Guantanamo due to Cuba unrest. Secretary Stimson ships 5000 Krag rifles and 1,000,000 rounds at President Gomez request as crisis deepens.
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Cuba
Stimson
Gomez
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Usher
Guantanamo
Wil Porsthie Sposs
Bullet shatters New York to Washington air mail start
A gunman shot at Dr William Christmas's airship as Clinton Hadley piloted the craft on the planned New York to Washington air mail flight. A bullet broke a propeller blade and pierced the engine cylinder, forcing a precautionary glide and postponement. Christmas offers $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
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Mineola
Clinton O. Hadley
William M. Christmas
Washington
New York
Hadley
Browning Poem Excerpt Radioed in Morning Here
A line from Robert Browning is quoted in a morning airing about spring and nature. The verse mentions dew on the hillside birds in flight and a tranquil world, reflecting a peaceful mood. The excerpt invokes divine calm with God in his heaven and overall contentment.
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Robert Browning
Carnegie Greeted by Rowdy Aberdeen Audience
London June 7 rowdy scenes greeted Andrew Carnegie as lord rector of Aberdeen University in Aberdeen Scotland yesterday. Students hurled chairs and rugs and created a constant din while Carnegie urged them to remain teetotalers until they become millionaires.
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Carnegie
London
Eng
Andrew Carnegie
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen
Scotland
Milwaukee Manufacturer Reunited with Wife After Park Miscommunication
Frank M. Davis, a Milwaukee manufacturer, reunited with his wife who had vanished after Central Park confusion in Metropolis New York. Police traced her to a hotel near the Fifty-ninth Street entrance where she sought shelter after awaiting near the plaza entrance due to a misinterpreted meeting place.
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Metropolis
New York
Frank M. Davis
Milwaukee
Central Park
Po Hce
Man Charged With Knife Murder Of Two Year Old Son
Washington on June 5 reports John R. Gibbs 30 was charged with the murder of his two year old son. Gibbs called the child to him at home near Bath and deliberately cut the baby's throat from ear to ear. He then walked to the porch and calmly announced the crime.
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Washington, D. C
John R. Gibbs
Gibbs
Bath
Quick divorce granted in Leavenworth case
Mrs. Mary Land Watson obtained an immediate divorce from Capt. James T. Watson of the Seventh Infantry after filing a petition in district court. She charged him with knocking her down, with the divorce finalized fifteen minutes after filing.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Mary Land Watson
James T. Watson
Seventh Infantry
United States Army
German Flyer and Passenger Die in Monoplane Crash
Bremen June 6 Albert Truchstaetter renowned German aviator and his passenger Lieutenant Stille of the German army were killed yesterday when their monoplane plunged to the ground.
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Bremen
Germany
Albert Truchstaetter
Stille
Brother Kills Man After Slap Attacked Sister
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 7 Clarence Williams 19 shot and killed C S Smith in retaliation for slapping his 14 year old sister who was waiting tables. The incident followed the abuse of the girl.
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Shreveport
Clarence Williams
C. S. Smith
Smith
Ex-Congressman Gilhams Dead
Former Congressman Clarence C. Gilhams died at his Lagrange Indiana home yesterday afternoon at 4 40 following a long illness from apoplexy.
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Gilhams
Lagrange
Ind
Clarence C. Gilhams
Dreadnaught Arkansas Damaged on Trial Cruise
The battleship Arkansas during a trial trip at sea struck a reef near Washington D C causing some damage. The incident occurred June 7 with the vessel continuing under escort to safety.
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Dreadnaught
Washington, D. C
Arkansas
General Aquila Wiley Dies at 80 in Wooster
Brig. Gen. Aquila Wiley, Civil War veteran and attorney, died yesterday in Wooster. He served with distinction and was widely known in the community.
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Wiley
Wooster
Wooster, QQ
Aquila
The Lemon as Palatable Medicine and Food Adornment
The lemon offers health benefits for sluggish blood and inactive liver when taken as lemon juice in water every morning before meals. It enhances flavor in dishes and drinks, with uses in lemon jelly, over fruit like bananas and oranges, in frozen desserts, and as a simple salad dressing.
Fyther in doors or out a jollie bonke to read
A fragmentary verse meditation on reading at ease whether indoors or outdoors. The speaker values a good book over gold, noting stone leaves whispering overhead and street voices. The tone is reflective and playful, with archaic spelling and phrasing.
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Jollie
Expert Laundering From Old Time Advice Column
A cautionary piece argues laundry work requires educated, conscientious workers. It shares color care methods with salt, vinegar baths, and sugar of lead for blue, plus cautions against boiling water, rubbing, and slow drying to preserve garments and avoid color loss.
Pessimists May Appoint Themselves to Wins
Fragmented text describes garbled phrases about alarm clocks and a salve claimed to stop burning and curing without scars. It references J. W. Cole & Co. and a free sample offer from Black River Pails Wisconsin. The excerpt ends with a quote urging courage over fear.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River
Wis
Her Advantage in Domestic Tension Quip
A quoted exchange describes Buggs’s behavior as storming about the house, with one speaker noting the wife’s comfort in ruling the home despite his unsettling habits. The remark highlights a domestic power dynamic and the tensions it creates within the couple.
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Buggs
Got a New Wife
Witty exchange notes a change in Wombat’s work ethic now under new management. The speaker jokes the latest wife demands expensive purchases fueling the shift in behavior.
Education value highlighted by Mrs Phelps Stokes
In New York at a dinner Mrs J G Phelps Stokes spoke on education. She said many poor people live in almshouses as a second childhood because they spent first in earning instead of learning.
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J. G. Phelps Stokes
Rose Pastor
New York
Move to Save Frankfort’s Old Red Brick Building
A preservation effort started in Frankfort Kentucky to save the 98 year old little red brick building on the old State House square. The structure is slated to become 100 years old in two years and is described as the oldest state building still standing.
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Frankfort
State House Square
Denlet Boone
Salvation Army Eases Russia Talk Says Uncle Sam Could Lick It
Brief street chatter outside Youngstown Telegram bulletin shows two newsboys debating treaty trouble with Russia. One boy quips Uncle Sam could lick Russia with the Salvation Army, while the other warns it could spark war.
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Russia
Youngstown (O
Sam
Salvation Army
Lambs Tenure of Life Not Long at Menagerie
A privileged party viewed a private menagerie cage named the Happy Family. In one cage a toothless lion a worn tiger and a half-starved wolf rested with a shivering lamb. The showman said the animals had lived together about a year and the lamb must be renewed occasionally.
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Lamb
Postum Replaces Coffee Cures Bilious Malaria Claim
A Fort Worth man credits Postum with curing his bilious temperament and malaria symptoms after abandoning coffee more than a year ago. He says avoiding coffee and using Postum eliminated his head swimming and malaria experiences, with no medicines taken since.
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Hess
Ft. Worthman
Pati
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Francis E. McGovern
Wisconsin
William Haines, Jr
Elihu Root
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Pacific Coast
Baton Rouge
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Knights of Columbus
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Mexico
Philippines
American Association For Labor Legislation
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Wright Brothers
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The
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Belmont
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Money
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Rose Simons
Bowling Green
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American Federation of Labor
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George N. Lockwood
Bert Franklin
Darrow
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Darow
U. S Senate
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Judiciary Committee of
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas
National Refining Company
Coffeyville
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Okla
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First Christian Church of
Erie, Il
William Francis Murray
Boston
Harvey W. Wiley
Daniel Hudson Burnham
Academy Hospital
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Wing
R. L. Stevenson
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