Fourth of July activities and community notes
Local items recap Fourth of July events and social news. Uncle George Phillips sells ice cream. Albert Pruett visits from Douglas. Lanneau returns to cashier post. Ed Wilson suffers a heart episode. Duncan Telephone business with Apache Box. Henry Arnold to move to Old Mexico. ARIZONIAN praised for Baltimore convention coverage. dressmaking offered by Mrs. Riley. Shelton’s Joe Place visits town, plans farm sale and return to contracting in Old Mexico. Mrs. E W Taylor visits Safford and sees ill sister Mrs. Owens. Duncan Lumber ships corrugated iron. W V Thorpe of Arizona Life Insurance promotes policies. death of a baby. Lordsburg beats the local team due to substitutes. Ella Stephens returns from Clifton to host boarders. boxing bout ends in KO. cement work by L P Miller near New Mexico. planned matches among Duncan, Lordsburg, Clifton. party at Pittmans south of town with refreshments.
Republicans Favor Wilson in 1912 Sighted by Osborn
Governor C. E. Osborn, a Roosevelt ally at Chicago, declares no need for a new or third party and urges Republicans to back Woodrow Wilson. He argues the issue is Wall Street versus Wilson and praises Wilson as a Christian scholar and capable leader, asserting the Chicago convention actions are not binding on the Republican party.
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Lansing
C. E. Osborn
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wall Street
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Dem Washington: Dr Harvey W Wiley Quits Republican Party
Dr Harvey W Wiley former chief of the bureau of chemistry in the agriculture department announced he quit the Republican party tonight and would support the Democratic ticket this year.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry Department of Agriculture
Senator LaFollette Silent on Wilson Nomination
Silent senator Robert La Follette made no comment today on president Wilsons nomination leaving reporters with few clues about his stance and future actions.
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LaFollette
Wilson
Democratic official predicts broad support for Wilson and Marshall
Chairman Mack of the Democratic national committee says the party ticket will appeal to conservatives and progressives. He notes a divided Republican vote boosts Wilson and Marshall. He cites Wilson receiving more than 160 Republican telegrams indicating support.
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Roosevelt
Mack
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Marshall
Near Lynching of Man at Wilcox
Roy Wiley a well known Wilcox man was shot and killed by Jack Bennett a bartender in Wilcox during a drunken scuffle in a saloon. Wiley was shot through the heart at close range and died instantly. Citizens says Bennett fled after the shooting and the crowd feared a lynching.
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Roy Wiley
Wilcox
Jack Bennett
Wiley
Bennett
Grandma Morris Returns From Douglas Visit
Grandma Morris came home last Sunday after visiting friends and relatives in Douglas.
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Grandma Morris
Douglas
Nomination of Wilson on Progressive Platform Praised by Bryan
William J. Bryan declared Woodrow Wilson’s nomination on a progressive platform would deliver an overwhelming Democratic victory. He argued the country is progressive and that the convention chose a ticket likely to attract progressive Republicans, predicting a 2,000,000 popular vote majority and a strong electoral college win.
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William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Wilson
Mr. Parker
Republican Party
Ballot Delays and Nominations in 19th Century Conventions
The 1852 Democratic convention delayed Franklin Pierce nomination until the 49th ballot. In 1860 Douglas was chosen on the second ballot after a first Charleston convention failed on 57 ballots, with a second convention in Baltimore nominating him on the same day. An anti-Douglas faction also nominated Breckenridge in Baltimore that year, marking a party split. The Republican convention in Chicago 1880 used 36 ballots to nominate Garfield.
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Franklin Pierce
Douglas
Charleston
S. C
Baltimore
Breckenridge
Chicago
Garfield
Home Cooking Board by the Day or Week
A local notice outlines options for using a home cooking board on a daily or weekly basis. It lists terms, rates, and how residents may book slots, with emphasis on flexible scheduling and community use.
Comfortable Rooms Mrs Ella Stephens Residence
Readable fragment notes rooms at the residence of Mrs Ella Stephens on Main Street in Duncan Arizona. The item appears to be a lodging notice or rental listing within a local paper.
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Ella Stephens
Clifton
Main Street
Tremendous Debt Party Owes to Bryan
Auburn New York July 2 The Cayuga County Wilson Club held its first ratification meeting with Thomas Mott Osborne as speaker praising Bryan for his Baltimore battle and courage. He is hailed as a mischief-maker to those guiding the party toward destruction.
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Auburn
N. Y
Cayuga County
Wilson Club
Thomas Mott Osborne
New York Democratic League
Wilson
Bryan
Baltimore
Fort Grant to Be Ceded for Arizona Industrial School
The Fort Grant military reservation in Graham County would become property of Arizona if Congress passes the bill. It would include the reservation and improvements except the forest reserve portion, donated for an industrial school. Congressman Hayden is expected to push the measure through the House.
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Fort Grant
Graham County
State of Arizona
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Forest Reserve
Carl Hayden
Mark A. Smith
Hunt
Fort Grant Military Reservation
Hitched a Grind Stone to Gasoline Engine
In Mesa Arizona on July 2 Frank Peralta a Mexican foreman at the Leonard Metz ranch was killed when a grind stone attached to a gasoline engine exploded. Will Anderson nearby was injured in the leg by flying stone fragments. Peralta died instantly from a wound above his left eye.
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Mesa
Arizona
Frank Peralta
Leonard Metz
Peralta
J. L. Waring
Will Anderson
Anderson
Nation wide movement to ask Taft to Withdraw
A nationwide movement to petition President Taft to withdraw as the Republican presidential candidate is backed by many Republican officeholders who fear defeat in November without a party split healed. Members of Congress state legislatures and various office holders join, with support from Roosevelt Republicans and aid from national progressive organizations and Senator Dixon's group.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
National Progressive Organization
Dixon
All kinds of work in this line Guaranteed
Classified line from Gardner Hotel advertises versatile labor services offered on site with an assurance of guaranteed work availability for varied tasks.
Union backs Wilson as Fourth of July crowds fill Duncan
The Sacramento Union printed a front page editorial endorsing Wilson and published a large photograph captioned Our Next President. Duncan celebrated the Fourth with a pleasant day and big turnout, drawing crowds from Lordsburg Clifton and Sheldon, plus valley residents. Horse racing and a Hobbs Hall dance marked the festivities, and a ball game Lordsburg vs Duncan drew 7 to 14 in favor of Lordsburg.
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Sacramento Union
Wilson
Union
Duncan
Lordsburg
Clifton
Sheldon
Valley
Hobbs Hall
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George Phillips
Albert Pruett
Mrs. L. B. Stephens
Lanneau
Ed Wilson
Mr. McGuire
Dr. Moore
J. E. Collis
Apache Box
Duncan Telephone
Henry Arnold
Old Mexico
Arizonian
Joe Place
Shelton
Mr. Place
el Paso
E. W. Taylor
Safford
Will J. Owens
Duncan Lumber Company
W. V. Thorpe
Arizona Life Insurance Company
Wm. M. Clark
Orris Phillips
George Sloan
Phillips
L P. Miller
Henry Tippetts
Tom Williamson
Mrs. Williams
New Mexico
Mr. Tippetts
Duncan Ball
Duncan Diamond
New Party
Michigan
Pure Food Democrat
Bob
Colonel Bryan
Duncan, Arizona
Bill Ceding
House
Nation Wide
Ballot Clark Wilson Underwood
Harmon Marshall
GEO
Clem
Gardner Hotel
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