Roosevelt Accepts If Delegates Nominate Him in BoltingConvention
Roosevelt signaled willingness to accept a nomination if delegates elected honestly bolt or form a progressive movement. Parker named temporary chairman of the Democratic convention in Baltimore. Taft and Roosevelt factions clash at Chicago with cheers and votes on seating contested delegates. Maine primaries show limited turnout. Root elected Republican temporary chair. McGovern runner-up. Annie Hibbard injured while hanging Roosevelt portrait. Thaw case details emerge in White Plains hearing. Judge Hanford denial cites fraud claims. Civil Service Commissions meet in Spokane. Taft pardons Mays and Jones in land fraud cases. Mine explosion at Hastings, Colorado leaves twelve dead. New York plans a music-focused Fourth of July. ICC to investigate hard coal rail rates. Tornado kills in Bates and Johnson counties, Missouri.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Littleton Seeks Inquiry Into Convention Bribery Charges
Washington Representative Martin W. Littleton prepared a resolution for congressional investigation of bribery charges at the Republican national convention and plans to submit it to the house on his return from New York. The Norris resolution in Washington declares it a penal offense for agents of importers to engage in foreign pools or monopolies and allows confiscation of contraband articles when courts deem a trust exists. President Taft vetoed the army appropriation bill and sent back a message opposing the provision to replace Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff on March 4.
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Martin W. Littleton
Washington
House
New York
Taft
Congress
Leonard Wood
Tragic Gas Deaths In Springfield Family Case
Domestic tragedy unfolds as Mrs. Clara B. Cross allegedly gasses three of her six children in a darkened Springfield home while husband away. three other children present unaware of the deaths. In a separate matter, a $1.5 million settlement assigns funds to Ludlow Chambers of San Francisco and his three daughters after a St Louis real estate suit.
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Clara B. Cross
Springfield
Mass
California
St. Louis
Ludlow Chambers
San Francisco
Suffragettes Attack Lloyd George in Westminster
A small band of suffragettes attacked chancellor David Lloyd George in London, knocking his hat off and jostling him on the sidewalk. French officers Captain Dubois and Lieutenant Albert Peignan died in France when their biplanes collided midair. London faces severe transport strike hunger threats as Ben Tillett and Harry Gosling demand immediate funds to avert worst outcomes.
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David Lloyd-George
Westminster
London
Dubois
Albert Peignan
Deval
France
England
London Transport
Ben Tillett
Harry Gosling
Black insurgent victory sparks Cuban clash near El Caney
In a pitched battle near El Caney Cuba Gomez troopers clash with rebels under General Antomarchi fifteen regulars die and federals retreat. The clash marks a decisive early encounter as black forces gain momentum prompting navy moves from Guantanamo to Santiago and threats against foreigners heightening tension.
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Gomez Trooper
Antomarchi
el Caney
Cuba
Monteagudo
Mississippi
Guantanamo
Santiago
Navy Department
Washington
Manwaring
el Cuero
Claim Big Shortage Suit Against Former County Treasurer
Indiana state, through Hamilton County commissioners, sues former County Treasurer Geo Stevenson in circuit court for 1800 dollars. The action stems from an alleged shortage during 1906 to 1908, with 1223.43 dollars unaccounted for plus 6 percent collection. The American Bonding Company of Baltimore, Stevenson’s bonding firm, is named as a party. The suit follows a state accountant board report.
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Noblesville
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Hamilton County
Geo. Stevenson
American’ Bonding Company
Baltimore
Stevenson
Campaign Promises Can Be Enforced in Indiana Case
In Indiana a man who entices another to run for nomination by offering to fund all or part of the campaign faces liability for the promised amount. The ruling was issued by Lance M. Coons before Francis Shaw, a 1910 Republican candidate for Delaware county prosecuting attorney. In Peru, Robert Yolton, 70, was attacked by a swarm of bees while attempting to gather a cherry tree swarm, receiving more than a hundred stings after his bucket tipped.
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Muncie
Indiana
Lance M. Coons
Francis Shaw
Delaware County
Peru
Robert Yolton
Draw Line At Dishwashing In Wilmington High Dinner
Wilmington June 21 Girls at Wilmington high school protested being required to wash plates after a dinner by the domestic science class for the board of education. They felt slighted when asked to serve but not to clean, voicing frustration through remarks about home duties and seven brothers.
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Wilmington
Wilmington High School
Board of Education
Evan G. Shortridge
Misa
Teachers in South Bend Receive Pay Increase
The South Bend board of education approved a new pay scale effective September 1, adding about 2500 dollars to the monthly payroll. The figures from Indianapolis Fort Wayne Evansville and other cities show the high school principal overpaid about 40 percent while department heads and grade principals are underpaid by 16 and 24 percent respectively. Manual training teachers are 17 percent overpaid.
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South Bend
Board of Education
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Damps Cause Death in Well at Warsaw
Charles Thomas aged 22 living in the southern part of the county died after poisonous damps overcome him while connecting a pipe in a well in Canada. He was dead when removed from the well.
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Warsaw
Charles Thomas
Canada
Man fined after faking death in lovers quarrel
Floyd Davis twenty two years old fired a revolver three times in the air at the home of Mildred Saxton then sank on the steps. He was taken to police headquarters and fined for carrying concealed weapons.
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Elwood
Mildred Saxton
Floyd Davis
Davis
Indiana News in Brief Collapses Across Cities
In Hope bartholomew county Mrs Cornelius Regennas turns ninety seven. In Sand ford a miner Bert Donam dies from slate fall. Evansville August Schoenbaum dies of heart disease at 67. In a hotel lobby Edward Ross stabs Charles Baker during a political argument. Shelbyville government hatcheries ship four thousand bass to four Shelby streams. In Fort Wayne C H Worden Jr. is shot in the arm by an accidental discharge. In Sullivan Frank Thomas wins $450 in a circuit court ear biting case against Elza Jennicks. In Marion John W Nelson 42 dies by suicide after driving family away. Newcastle B R Inman to run for supreme court reporter. New Albany Lewis M O Bannon seeks specialist for poisoned eyes. Marion Frederick Forders, 19, charged with embezzlement from Indiana Union Traction. Bowling Green coal strike halts Patricksburg surface field as foreign miners arrive and are sent home.
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Columbus
Cornelius Regennas
Hope
Bartholomew
Terre Haute
Bert Donam
Sandford
Boaneville
August Schoenbaum
Evansville
Edward Ross
Richmond
Charles Baker
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Fort Wayne
C. H. Worden, Jr
Sullivan
Frank Thomas
Linton
Elza Jennicks
Summit Mine
Marion
John W. Nelson
Gas City
Nelson
Newcastle
Henry County
B. R. Inman
Middletown
Supreme Court
New Albany
Lewis M. O'Bannon
Corydon Democrat
Frederick Forders
Indianapolis
Indiana ‘Union Traction ‘Company
Borders
Bowling Green
Patricksburg
Here
Whitley County Grange Plans State Prison Twine Purchase
Members of the county executive committee of all Grange societies in Whitley county decided to buy one car load of binder twine from the state manufactured in the Michigan City prison. In Hartford City a Salvation Army meeting was disturbed when Charley Brown was arrested for disturbing the prayer circle.
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Columbia City
Whitley County
Michigan City
Salvation Army
Hartford City
Charley” Brown
Joe Hunt
Talks Politics and Loses Fingers
Lawrenceburg June 21 Dan C. Kunkle 54 an employee in the tool works lost three fingers of his left hand while operating a saw and arguing Roosevelt's nomination atop the first ballot.
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Lawrenceburg
Dan C. Kunkle
Tool Works
Roosevelt
Rowley to sue Fulton officials over extra assessors pay
Rochester June 21 Julius Rowley county attorney says he will file suit against Fulton county commissioners for approving the township assessors pay for seventy five days work including Sundays.
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Rochester
Julius Rowley
Fulton County Commissioners
Rain DRENCHES Hay Market Slump in Petersburg
Heavy rains assure a big hay crop and push prices down to 22.60 dollars per ton. Farmers holding for 35.00 dollars sell early before new crop arrives.
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Petersburg
Engine crew caller crushed leg in accident
Fort Wayne reports Michael A. McMullen, caller for the Pennsylvania Railroad, was run over by an engine yesterday morning and had one leg crushed just below the knee. He was crippled for life.
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Fort Wayne
Michael A. McMullen
The
Pennsylvania
Boy Drowns in Gravel Pit Near Jefferson
Frankfort reports the death of Edward Smith 16 son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Smith of Jefferson who drowned in the Harshman gravel pit and the body has not been recovered a grim incident in June authorities search ongoing.
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Frankfort
Edward Smith
Samuel Smith
Jefferson
Soothing Washday Tips From A Practical Guide
A cheerful guide details soaking clothes overnight to soften dirt and ease washing. Woolens require gentle handling with cool to warm water, no rubbing, wringing, or extreme heat, and air drying followed by light ironing. Stain removal relies on sun, lemon juice, and patience for stubborn spots.
Household hints for food prep and small fixes
Seasonal tips include reviving wilted apples by soaking in cold water, safer fire starters with kerosene-soaked ashes, and quick fixes like waxed thread for durability. Recipes cover fruit cocktails and salads with beets and tomatoes, plus creamed mushrooms on toast and crostaches as serving vessels.
Wrong Position
A fragmented quotation questions why capable youths do not volunteer for opportunities. It implies a comment on a person named Wik Nam and a remark about being too AC ward.
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Hadley
National Committee
Root
Maine
Edwin C. Burleigh
United States
William T. Haines
Elihu Root
Francis E. McGovern
Wisconsin
Annie Hibbard
Tompkins ‘Corners
N. Y
Colonel Roosevelt
Susan Merritt
Harry K. Thaw
White Plains
Thaw
Hanford
Tacoma
Wash
Leonard Olson
Berger
National Assembly of Civil Service Commissions
Spokane
Franklin P. Mays
Portland
Ore
Mitchell-Hermann Land
Willard N. Jones
Victor-American Fuel Company
Hastings
Colo
Trinidad
Greater
Safe and Sane Fourth Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bates
Johnson Counties
Missouri
Ramon de Las Yaguas
Julio Antomendht
Key West
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