Republicans Open Thirteenth National Convention
The thirteenth national convention of the Republican party opens in Chicago with Theodore Roosevelt as anticipated presidential nominee and Henry C. Payne as temporary chair. Delegates from states territories the Philippines and Porto Rico attend while Indiana Senator Fairbanks is likely chosen for vice president.
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The
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
Porto Rico
Hawai
Fairbanks
Indiana
Payne
Timothy P. Frost
First Methodist Church
Evanston
Lil
Scott
Chicago Citizens’ Committee
National Committee
Henry C. Payne
Elmer Dover
Dover
Malloy
Ohio
Eliza Reot
New York
Root
Republican Party
Lincoln
McKintey
McKinley
Patna
Roosevelt
Taft
Panama Canal
Asher C. Hinds
Maine
Milton W. Blumenberg
District of Columbia
Fred B. Whitney
Minois
George W. Dixon
Nebraska
Lacian Gwift, Jr
Minnesota
Henry F. Daniels
Wisconsin
Gurley Brewer
Highball Wins American Derby in Front of 60,900
In Chicago on June 20 close to 60,900 spectators watched Highball win the American derby from a 16 horse field. Woodson finished second and Rapid Water third. Time for the race was 2 33.
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Chicago
Highball
Woodson
Rapid Water
Trade Review Notes Mixed Crop Outlook and Quiet Business
Bradstreet reports improved crops and end of Great Lakes tie ups with hopeful fall and winter trade. Wheat oats cotton rise while corn lags. transport and banking show mixed gains. Dun reports conservative industry attitude, fewer merchandise stocks, lower railway traffic, and 257 US failures compared with 213 last year.
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New York
Bradstreet's
Great Lakes
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Four Boys Killed by Lightning Near Felton Farm
Four boys aged 13 to 15 were killed by a lightning bolt at a Felton area cherry tree Sunday. Ross Smith 13 Felton Alexander Fullerton 13 Felton William Davis 14 Upland Samuel Clark 15 Chester died after injury on the way to hospital.
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Chester
Felton
Ross Smith
Alexander Fullerton
William Davis
Upland
Samuel Clark
Smith
Ross
Young Smith
Fullerton
Davis
Clark
Bloodshed in Finland Revolt Spreads after Assassination
A Copenhagen dispatch reports a revolt in Helsingfors after the death of Gov. Gen. Bobriker last week. Swedish revolutionists sacked the governor general offices killing 18 workers including an Admiral Pinken's son and damaged police offices. Suppression of information follows.
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London
Express
Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Finland
Bobriker
Admiral Pinken
Spurned by Revenge and Raisuli Letter Threat
London reports a Tangier letter from Raisuli saying the governor harmed his tribe and that he bears no enmity toward Christians. He warns the new bashaw must be just or trouble will resume, citing the Perdicaris kidnapping motive.
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London
Perdicaris
Raisuli
Daily Mail
Tangier
Fire devastates Sandusky business square. Booths fish firm ruined
A Tuesday blaze leveled a large stretch of Sandusky's business block bounded by Railroad Columbus and Jackson. The A Booth & Company fish plant and several lumber yards were destroyed. Loss estimated at $100000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Sandusky, C
Columbus
Jackson Streets
A. Booth & Company
Four Drowned in Teal Lake at Negaunee
In a Teal Lake squall at Negaunee on Monday Mrs Archie Orr Gordon Piper Florence Crane Roy Mitchell all residents of Negau nee were drowned. A Marquette boy named Rankin rescued Beatrice Crane Florence’s younger sister and saved himself.
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Marquette
Mich
Archie Orr
Gordon Piper
Florence Crane
Roy Mitchell
Negaunee
Teal Lake
Rankin
Beatrice Crane
Florence
Death Toll Rises In Slocum Disaster With 845 Reported
New York June 22 bodies recovered from the Slocum disaster rose to 845 with 700 identified and more than 300 missing. A coroner inquiry began in The Bronx as officials, including United States District Attorney Burnett, prepared to pursue federal action if warranted. A commission was appointed in Washington to investigate the incident. Meanwhile the Portland mine near Victor reopened under non union staffing.
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New York
North Brother Island
Armory
Bronx
Frank A. Barnaby
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company
James H. Atkinson
Mate Flanagan
Slocum
United States District Attorney
Burnett
Department
Gen. Burnett
Federal Grand Jury
Department of Justice
H. K. Smith
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Jersey City
Workman
Washington
Lawrence O. Murray
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
John M. Wilson
Cameron McR. Winslow
Herbert Knox Smith
George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
Hell Gate
Eastriver
Gen
Wilson
Winslow
Portland
Victor
Col
Bell
Military Commission
Mills Close Down in Sharon Amid Steel Plant Shutdown
The Carnegie Steel and American Steel and Wire mills in Sharon Pennsylvania have closed temporarily. About 2,000 workers are laid off as operations halt.
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Sharon
Carnegie Steel and
American Steel & Wire Company
Democrats Nominate Gudger by Acclamation in Hendersonville
The Democratic congressional convention of North Carolina's Tenth District met in Hendersonville and nominated Representative Gudger for another term by acclamation.
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Charlotte
N. C
Tenth
Hendersonville
Representative Gudger
Sheriff Harris Slain On Omaha Train Near Fall Creek
Sheriff G. D. Harris of St. Croix County Wisconsin was shot and killed on a moving Omaha train near Fall Creek while arresting a burglary suspect. The shooter escaped after firing three shots and leaped from the train, later stealing a horse and buggy found in Augusta.
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St. Paul, Minn
G. D. Harris
St. Croix County
Wis
Omaha
Fall Creek
Harris
Eau Claire
Hudson
Augusta
Building Collapse Kills Two in Kansas City
Two people died and seven injured when a four story brick building at Third and Delaware collapsed due to overloading. Fifty workers on upper floors caused a panic as firemen aided rescues. Victims are Bert Brown of Joplin Missouri and Lila Allen a 13 year old girl.
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Kansas City
Third
Delaware Streets
Block Preserving Company
Bert Brown
Joplin
Lila Allen
Train Robbers Grab 65000 On Northern Pacific Express
Two masked men held up the eastbound North Coast Limited near Bearmouth Montana at 11 pm Thursday. They dynamited the express car, blew open the safe, and removed $65,000 from the Northern Pacific Express Company's safe. The safe had been billed through from the coast to Chicago. Expects Miles Nomination in Chicago discussion says Ilinois prohibition leader Alonzo E. Wilson reports strong support for Gen Neilson A Miles with a first ballot nomination likely at Indianapolis next week. Sam P. Jones and George W Carroll mentioned for second place.
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Bearmouth
Mont
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Express Company
Chicago
Miles
Alonzo E. Wilson
Illinois Prohibition Executive Committee
Neilson A. Miles
Indianapolis
Sam P. Jones
Georgia
George W. Carroll
Beaumont
Tex
Confessed killer held in Des Moines murder case
Edward Young aged 20 is held for the murder of 14 year old Harry Allen found with a bullet wound. A dying declaration attributed to Allen named a stranger as the shooter and Young now confesses stating the gun fired accidentally during the struggle.
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Des Moines
Edward Young
Harry Allen
Young
Bee Stings Ordered from Beeville for Rheumatism Remedy
Beeville Texas reports a Philadelphia chemists firm has ordered 60 000 bee stings. The stings’ acid from bee poison sacks is claimed to be valuable for making a remedy for rheumatism.
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Beeville
Tex
Philadelphia
Dowie Sails for America to New York
John Alexander Dowie, his wife Mrs Dowie and son Gladstone Dowie sailed from Liverpool for New York aboard a Cunard liner, marking a transatlantic voyage. The departure occurred in June with the sailing noted by Liverpool authorities.
Enormous Russian Losses Reported in Far East Battles
A Russian officer says casualties in the Varangon fighting run high with at least 7 000 dead and heavy wounded on both sides. The Japanese are said to be 70 000 strong moving north with 90 000 in the Port Arthur operations. Russian losses in another report include 517 dead 1 985 wounded and 12 missing, while St. Petersburg notes a Japanese retreat north of Fengwangcheng.
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Newchwang
Vafangon
Telissa
Port Arthur
London
Central News
Mukden
Varangon
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Saimatsze
Fengwangecheng
Skrydiloff
Vladivostok
Stakelberg
Haicheng
Besi
Wanfangon
Telissu
Liasoyang
Kuroki
Sisyen
Skrychoff
Washington
Liaoning
Gen. Oku
Nogi
Week in review notes big events from nations to stars
The brief lists delegates uninstructed at a Democratic convention, banking reserves, a clothing workers strike, mine fire losses, railway line acquisitions, saloon fire casualties, and notable deaths and political moves across the United States with several local political nominations and public notices.
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National Republican
Roosevelt and
Trade Review
the Coliseum
Elihu
Neereee
Vicc- Tims
Northern Coast Limited
Montana
Bandits
Czar
Vafangow
Brooklyn Bridge
Philip Krantz
Krantz
Atlanta
Ora Bradley
W. B. Bradley
Raisall
Bazzan
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Miller
Ontario Mine
Park City
Utah
Vanderbilts
Pere Marquette
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Cleveland
Bunker Hill
Boston
Lynn
New England
Henry C. Corbin
J. F. Wade
Zach Mulhall
St. Louis
San Francisco
North Carolina
J. Soule Smith
Lexington
John «. Sullivan
New York City
Henry W. Potter
Chauncey M. Depew
Bloomington
Annie Colton Works
Helena
Michael Colton
Goldsboro
C. R. Thomas
Varley
William E. Hermon
Pitkin
Sherif
Gunnison County
Tim Sullivan
B. D. Conger
Herald
Grand Rapids
Lake Michigan
James A. Greer
Sandusky, O
A. Booth & Co
Charles H. Neteher
State
Penn
Filouuk—Minn
Bakers
Beeves
Texas
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