Decoration plan for Denver GOP convention features tiger centerpiece
A Denver committee plans elaborate city decorations for the Republican convention with a paper tiger centerpiece at Sixteenth Street and Broadway. Thousands of lights and flags will adorn the streets while state delegations are welcomed. A three cornered race for the presidential nomination emerges among W J Tirvan, John A Jonson, and George Gray, signaling a lively contest ahead.
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Nebraska
John A. Jonson
Minnesota
George Gray
Delaware
Hughes Indorsed by New York Republicans for President
New York Republicans at their state convention endorsed Governor Charles F. Hughes as their presidential candidate and instructed the four delegates at large to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. The convention also debated the resolutions committee report and the delegation's aim to present Hughes's name at Chicago.
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Charles F. Hughes
Chicago
Stewart L. Woolford
Seth Low
Frederick Ry Tazzard
Syracuse
TE Portier
Buffalo
Tauferite
Armer
Ft. Coup Ue
Minship
United States
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Trequidliberg
Pwice
Velto
Amd
Appointment list shows ministers retain posts
Cor Charehi president of the board of trade, Walter Runciman president of the board of erucation, John Marley secretary of state for India, and Sir Thnrs Th Pawler chair of the duchy of Lancaster, remain in office. The appointments display a desire by Asquith to avoid objections and maintain current leadership.
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Cor Charehi
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Board of Erucation
John Marley
India
Thnrs Th Pawler
Chia Eeher
Duchy of Lancaster
Asquith
Jimmy Britt Knocked Out by McFarland in San Francisco Bout
In Colma Arena San Francisco Abe McFarland defeated veteran Jimmy Britt in a twenty rosiuel contest. Britt was floored three times in the sixth round and counted out after a series of power right blows. McFarland dominated start to finish while Britt showed signs of decline and weakness in close range exchanges.
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San Francisco
AbeFarlaind
Chicago
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Brett
Britt
Britts
McFarland
Meb Parkkind
McVarland
Transcontinental line opens bridging coasts
The Illinois Central and Central do announce the new transcontinental route from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the Union Pacific system. The Taiey ville branch will connect to Illinois Central to serve the iron and ore regions, with Birminghams area highlighted as a key supply point.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tinos Central
Union Pacific
Tlinois
Aliehatoiat
Community rally by Liberty League draws city attention
A mass meeting organized by the Personal Liberty League protested recent acts and formal movements deemed favorable to particular interests. The demonstration, styled as a public protest, marked one of the city’s notable public gatherings.
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Cineinati
Apribba
Goulds defend title as court rounds champion
Jay Gould defeats Musinee Ho Miles to retain his national court rounds championship. Amid chaotic election chatter in New York and Virginia, officials respond to protests and strike threats while President Peabody faces pressure over wartime codes.
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Jay Gould
Musinee Ho Miles
Af Tammion
Patrons Urged to Notify Office Over Payment Delays
Patrons who do not receive their pauper regularly are asked to notify the office of the delay. The notice requests prompt communication to resolve scheduling and distribution issues affecting welfare payments.
Lieut Totten Dead Prominent Mathematician and Prophet
Lieut Charles A S Totten a U S Army retiree and ex Yale professor died in Milford Conn at about seventy years old He was a Princeton and West Point graduate and wrote Our Theory a multi volume work He gained fame for prophecies interpreting scripture predicting end times and published many military manuals for army and militia
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Prinus College
West Point
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RAILWAYS TO JINE DRIVES MILWAUKEE SUPREME COURT CASE
Milwaukee April 1 The Journal reports a combined attack on Wisconsin railroad commission orders will be heard by the state supreme court April 22. Attorneys for four major carriers will argue three fundamental questions about court review of commission orders and the scope of legislative power in regulating railroads. The date was set by the justices who invited the arguments and will test the process of judicial review to determine constitutionality and practicable limits.
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Milwaukee
Save
Supreme Court
Coutrt
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Railroad Commission
Kentucky Links Three Presidents To Early State History
A Kentucky focused chronicle traces Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant among Hardin county roots and Elizabethtown ties, noting Buchanan’s residence there and Grant’s ties to Maysville and Kentucky figures. It recounts how figures like Ben Hardin and James Buchanan intersected Kentucky’s frontier era and how Lincoln’s birth in Hardin County shaped national history.
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Louisville
Abraham Lincoln
Tsgo
Hardin County
Ulysses S. Grant
Maysville
Elan
Walter Newman Haldeman
Courier-Journal
Thomas TH. Nelson
Mexico
Willim Henry Wadsworth
Mexican Claims Commission
Richard H. Collins
Grant
James Buchanan
Elizabethtown
Abraham
Lincoln
Buchanan
Ben Tiardin
Chitty
Ebardin
Pennsylvania
Tardin
Skeystone Commonwealth
Hardin
Ise
Buchoten
Congress man Sherman Praises New York Leader As Presidential Father
New York April 13 Congress man J S Sherman permanent chairman of the New York Republican state convention extols New York as the parent of presidential candidates praising Theodore Roosevelt and hinting at Hughes for 1908. He lauds the party's liberty honor and progress while forecasting a united front after ballots in choosing a nominee.
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J. S. Sherman
Virginia
Republic
Providence
McKinley
Congress
Empire
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Hughes
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Persoges
Republican Parris
Patton
Phepublican Party
Republican Prosperity Speech Praises Protection and Growth
The speaker extols tariff protections and a thriving home market, claiming high wages and living standards surpass all nations. They credit Republican leadership for prosperity, exports, and industrial wealth, while dismissing Democratic panic as unfounded and promising continued national advancement.
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Republican Party
San Francisco
Texas
Joe Cannon
Dogs and Blacksmithing Oddities in Local Lore
A fragmented excerpt describes dogs around blacksmith shops and odd smells. Detectives reportedly visit blacksmith neighborhoods first when tracking lost livestock. The text blends bizarre phrases and invented terms, depicting unusual behavior linked to dogs and metalwork.
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Oder
Daily Journal Delivery Price Ad
The Daily Journal advertises citywide delivery for ten cents per week, inviting readers to sign up for home delivery across the city.
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Daily -Journal
April Events Preview in Local Notices Card
List of social dances, card parties, guild balls, and recitals scheduled from April to May in local venues including Masonic temple Germania hall Odd Fellows hall St Marys Grand Opera House and the Freeport Aerie of Eagles. Notable items include Madame Gadski and Frank La Forge recital and various district conventions and consistory rendezvous.
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Thirteenth Congressional District
Enater
T. F
Masonic Temple
L. A
St. Margaret's Guild
Masonite Temple
Local Events Archive Highlights Film Showings
April 17 Nip and Tuck May 8 Strongheart April 16 Lyman H Howe's moving pictures April 9 Tion and the Mouse.
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Strongheart
Lyman H. Howe
Moving Pictures
Tion and the Mouse
Downward Course Warns Against Kidney Trouble
Freeport resident L A Buckley recounts kidney distress from backache to diabetes and Bright's disease and credits Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co New York. He reports improved health after using several boxes and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy sold by druggists nationwide at 50 cents per box.
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Bright
Freeport
L. A. Buckley
Fifth Avenue
Freeport, IL
Dean
Emmett
Chicago horse buyer seeks draft horses for cash sale
Farmers urged to deliver horses and mules weighing 1160 to 2000 pounds. Posts no objections to slight blemishes and good flesh. Ages four years and up. top prices for big fat draft horses and nice hacks. Load at Younglove's Livery in Freeport on Saturday April 18 1908 rain or shine. D Weinnerna & Co West Side Horse Market. I thiw lw
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Chicago
Younglove
Freeport
D. Weinnerna & Co
West Side
Good Business Location for Rent on Galena St and Ave
Corner store room 40 by 60 at Galena St and Galena Ave offers prime business space. A 24 by 40 store room on S Galena Ave suits a small venture. Several office suites are available in the building. The top floor hall 60 by 60 with ante rooms kitchen and lodge friendly club rooms, plus elevator steam heat and janitor service.
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Galena Ave
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