Roosevelt Secures Delegates Amid Republican Contest Hearings
The Republican national committee awarded Roosevelt two delegates from North Carolina’s Fourth district after Chicago hearings, while Taft held 62 delegates from Texas Virginia Washington and D C. Roosevelt gained four of Texas’s contested delegates amid 254 contests. Taft led 235 to 19 early. Roosevelt and family travel to Chicago for campaign events as the Democratic convention eyes possible extension in Baltimore.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Taft
Texas
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Senate acts on coal lands and Indian prisoners
Washington moves on Smoots bill for cultural entries on Alaskan coal lands with entrymen rights and patents. Apache prisoners of war from Fort Sill to Mescalero on New Mexico reservation. Heyburn resolutions push Navy and War to state if flags fly above federal vessels. Alaska volcanic alert. Kodiak watches. tug dispatched. Senate caps federal court injunctions against ICC orders. Wisconsin Rep Herger backs 116k signers for women's suffrage. Congress recalls commerce court judges. possible Supreme Court case. George Winchfield named Nevada senator successor. Sarah Platt Walshers nomination chatter in Firest Florida district.
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Senate
Washington
Smoot
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Heyburn
Idaho
The
Navy and
War Departments
Harper Memorial Library Dedication at University of Chicago
Thousands attended a grand dedication of the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library building on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago. The event celebrated the university's educational and public life with prominent figures present.
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William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Chicago
Ottawa announces free list for manufacturers items
Ottawa Canada announces abolition of duties on items for manufacturers including cane reed rattan flat braids glazed cotton celluloid hard rubber and abrasive products. In Sonora a clash between Yaqui Indians and a Southern Pacific work train near Limonss Potrero leaves eight dead and many injured.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mexico
Limonss
Potrero
Sonora
Cuban revolt: Gomez pledges swift Cuban quell to Taft
In Havana port Admiral Osterhaus delivers Gomez’s assurance to President Taft that the Cuban rebellion will be quelled within ten days.
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Gomez
Taft
Osterhaus
Havana
Referee chosen for Johnson Flynn bout in Las Vegas
Sporting Ed. W. Smith, Chicago writer, named referee for the Johnson Flynn championship in Las Vegas on July 4 after a conference between Jack Johnson and Jack Curley who backs Jim Flynn. Frank Gotch defeated Gus Schoenlein in Baltimore in straight falls, winning the first in 62 minutes 10 seconds and the second in 34 seconds, both by toe hold.
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Ed. W. Smith
Chicago
Johnson-Flynn
Las Vegas
N. W
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Jim Flynn
Frank Gotch
Gus Schoenlein
Americus
Baltimore
British American Timber Incorporation Filed in Dover
Domestic Articles of Incorporation were filed in Dover Delaware for the British American Timber Company to acquire timber tracts and prepare timber for market. Incorporators include Charles H. Leib William A. Stephens and Peter H. Lima with capital stock set at two million dollars.
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Del
State Department
British-American Timber Company
Charles H. Leib
William A. Stephens
Chicago
Peter H. Lima
Seattle
Wash
Penny matching game ends with unpaid prize and doubt
John Miller of Millaville, Henry county, lost two hundred dollars after a penny matching contest with two strangers in Indianapolis. The contest grew to a 210 dollar purse before a stranger refused payment. Miller returned home with the money to prove his honesty, then waited hours as police heard his tale. Also reported are a Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary near Fort Wayne, a Clover Leaf freight wreck killing two and injuring two near Frankfort, a motorcyclist severely hurt near Richmond, and a line fence quarrel in Knightstown with a shooting alleged.
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Indianapolis
John Miller
Millaville
Henry County
Miller
Wartlog
Census Sheds Light on Indiana Population Makeup
Washweton June 14 The census bureau issued a statement on Indiana's population from the thirteenth decennial census. It shows 2 130 088 native whites of native parentage making up 78.9 percent, 350 45? thousand native whites of foreign or mixed parentage, 160 522 or 0.9 percent foreign born whites, and 60 320 or 2.2 percent negroes. There are 78 212 Milierates? in the state representing 3.1 percent of the population over ten. Literacy varies by group with 3.4 percent foreign born whites, 2.1 native whites, and 99.7 among negroes. Among those 15+, 34 percent of males are single and 26.2 percent of females. married rates are 59.8 for males and 62.2 for females, widowed 6.1 and 1 04 respectively. The average Indiana family has 4.1 members.
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Washweton
Pitre
Indiana
Rabid Cat Attacks Man Near Lafayette
Mark Whicker a Riverside farmer twelve miles south of Lafayette was today badly scratched and bitten on hands and arm by a mad cat authorities said.
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Lafayette
Mark Whicker
Riverside
Madam in Europe to retrieve niece's body from Paris
Mrs William B R Davidson and Miss Drusilla Cravens travel to Europe to return the body of their niece Miss Margaret Cravens who died by suicide in Paris. The case reflects a family effort to bring the deceased home for burial.
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Madison
William BR. Davidson
Drusilla Cravens
Europe
Margaret Cravens
Paris
INDIANA NEWS IN BRIEF Connersville items and trials
Indiana news in brief lists multiple crime, legal and civic notes across towns. Reports include a nine year old death from lockjaw, a man killed stopping a runaway team, a robbery accusation against a youth, murder trial details, quarantines due to diphtheria, liquor enforcement actions, and local court or municipal concerns in Winchester, Shelbyville, Newcastle, Ossian, Terre Haute, Washington, Muncie, Noblesville and beyond.
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Donald Murray
Winchester
Frank Ro Porter
Washinton Ernnest O'Brien
James S. Hall
O'Brien
Wartford
Washington Township
Bowling Green
Lester Mendenhall
Age Qoo
Newcastle
Ossian
AL Doan
Veterim
Campania
Liverpool
Burton
Trent
Terre Haute
Washington Cameron
Baltimore & Southwestern Railroad
Vincennes
Colie
Muncie
George Wabbard
Charles Darbyshire
County Board of Review
Noblesville
Ruth Hamans
Rupert Hammons
Back to Prison Again in Roanoke Burglary Case
Huntington June 12 John Difenbaugh found guilty in circuit court of burglary at the Lifeh Ard e department store Roanoke ten days earlier and stealing 26 dollars and his parole from the Jeffersonville reformatory violated. Minor notes report further incidents across Indiana including injuries and suicides.
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Huntington
John Difenbaugh
Ufeharde Department
Roanoke
Jeffersonville Reformatory
House Fire Kills Mrs Reynolds After Coal Oil Spill
Mrs. Lou Reynolds of Merrom poured coal oil into a kitchen stove starting a blaze that destroyed the house and its contents. Reynolds suffered burns that proved fatal.
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Merrom
Lou Reynolds
State G. A. R. Commander Dead in Logansport
Captain Frank P. Swigart, state commander of Indiana G. A. R., died suddenly at his Logansport home from acute indigestion. He had appeared in good health until his sudden illness.
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Logansport
Frank P. Swigart
Indiana Department
Bird Woman Killed in Illinois Aviation Meet
Springfield Illinois report of Mrs Julia Clark a 23 year old aviator killed during a test flight at the Illinois state fair grounds. Her biplane struck a tree wreckage and crushed her as it fell en route to hospital. Clark owned the aircraft and trained in San Diego California before arriving to practice for the exhibition from Chicago.
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Springfield
Julia Clark
Ilinois Atahe Fair Grounds
Clark
San Mego
Cal
Chicago
International Aviation
Killed on Wedding Trip in Collision with Train
Erle Pa former vilionaire catsup maker Thomas A. Snider and his wife died instantly when their touring car was struck by Lake Shore Limited train No 43 seven miles east of the city. Mrs Snider’s daughter Ethel Stanton was seriously injured and hospitalized. Chauffeur Harold Leet escaped unharmed.
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Erle
Thomas A. Snider
Vilionaire
Cincinnati
Lake Shore Limited
Buffalo Road
Ethel Stanton
Snider
St. Vincent's Hospital
Harold Leet
Father and Two Boys Drown Near Dam No. 11 Ohio River
Jos Motto of Brillant Ohio and his two sons Thomas eight and Samuel twelve drowned when their johnboat overturned in a strong current at the mouth of Lock House Run above Dam No. 11 in Wheeling. Otto struggled to save the boys and would have saved himself otherwise.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Jos
Brillant
Thomas
Samuel
Ohio River
Lockhouse Run
Otto
Town of Kaylor Wrecked by Terrific Gale
A violent gale wrecked the village of Kaylor Oklahoma with sixty or more houses destroyed. Not a single building remained standing and only two people were injured while the town’s population of about 300 suffered no fatalities.
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Guthrie
Okla
Kaylor
Okla Ti
Cincinnati Wheat and Livestock Prices Market Report
Cincinnati markets report steady to easy trading across grains and livestock. Wheat and corn bids show mixed, with timothy and clover prices listed, and cattle, hogs, and sheep prices moving within narrow ranges. Bulls, cows, and calves hold steady. hogs show a slight decline in value while shippers and buyers adjust to midweek conditions.
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Timothy
Timathy
Young Minister Killed In Car Train Collision
Rev Nathaniel R Foster and an unidentified woman died when an express New Jersey Central train struck their automobile at a Lincoln Street crossing near Somerville New Jersey. Chauffeur Eugene Nauheim was seriously injured. Foster, likely pastor of Cuyler Presbyterian Church Brooklyn, had just been ordained three weeks prior after Princeton Seminary graduation.
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N. J
Nathaniel R. Foster
Lincoln
Here
New Jersey Central
Eugene Nauheim
Foster
Cuyler Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Princeton Seminary
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Nebraska User
A Hooper Nebraska wife Susie Templeton credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing five years of female ailments after seven bottles. She recalls bearing down pains and weakness, doing work for eighteen boarders, and regaining health enough to resume chores. She grants permission to publish her name.
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Nebraska
Gsed
Lydia E. Pinkham
Acarcely
Susie Templeton
Hooper
Pinkham
Garfield Tea Mentioned For Digestive Aid In Odd Essay
The piece repeats garbled lines about Garfield Tea and regulation of the aromatic and bowels. It then cites an interview with The Chief Requisite David Helasco in New York condemning an ultra modern society woman type. A lawyer supposedly offers secret divorces for 500 dollars with publicity denied, prompting a sharp exchange.
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David Helasco
New York
Willing to Do Square Thing Mayor Whitlock’s Chicago tale
Toledo mayor and literary figure Grand Whitlock recalls his Chicago newspaper days with Herald alumni Pete Dunne Charley Seymour and Charley Chapin now editor of the New York Evening World The punch line shows a new recruit paid on Thursday missing a day and Chapin’s reply about firing a day early to even the count.
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Toledo
Chicago
Old Herald
Pete Dunne
Charley Seymour
Charley Chapin
Chapin
New York Evening World
Whitlock
Evening World
Abie
Postum Ad Letter Promises Health From Coffee Switch
A farmer recounts lifelong stomach trouble from coffee and tea and credits Postum with restoring his health. He quit coffee, gained weight, and says his family soon adopted Postum after seeing his improvement. The promotion cites Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to try a ten day trial and read The Road to Wellville.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Catiguerres
Temas
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