Temporary Democratic officers named at Denver convention
Theodore A Beil of California selected as temporary chairman. The Denver gathering discusses Bryan running mate and platform, especially injunction plank, while arrivals remain sparse. Other officers include Urey Woodson general secretary, Edwin Sefton assistant secretary, John J. Martin sergeant at arms, J C Fenn chief doorkeeper, N D Cratchfield chaplain, M. W. Blumberg stenographer. Philippine islands delegates seated without votes amid questions of representation.
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Denver
Bryan
Committee On
Theodore A. Bell
California
Hane
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Edwin Sefton
Washington
John J. Martin
Missouri
J. C. Fenn
Indiana
Eugene W. Sullivan
Illinois
N. D. Cratchfield
Philippine Islands
MM. W. Blumberg
Democratic platform hints and vice presidential speculation
Omaha Mayor J C Dahlman notes the platform is not yet final and no mystery surrounds the Democratic choice. Leaders foresee lively convention debates, with numerous vice presidential candidates discussed including Minnesota Governor Johnson and Judge George Gaylord, plus other named figures. Bryan favored Southern strength for the chair, and Jerry G Sullivan of Iowa surfaces as a potential vice presidential contender.
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J. C. Dahlman
Omaha
Bryan
Diakiian
Inber
Republican Resolutions Committee
Seramide
Johfsen
Minnesota
George Qayar
Francis Biueton Harrison
Phen
Gaverth Douglass
Massachuectts
Belles W. Kern
Tadtana
Chatrmtin Pagenrr
Chiadman
Henry D. Clayton
Adatouia
Lst
Jerry G. Sullivan
Tuwa
They May Scratch Douglas in Mass Bid
Monument Beach Mass June 2. Former Governor Douglas, asked about the vice presidency, says he is not a candidate for any public office and is out of politics altogether.
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Douglas
Monument Beach
Mass
Douglis
Taft Quietly Observes Second Sunday at Washington Home
President Taft rests at his Washington home after his second Sunday following a presidential withdrawal. He remains away from public view while discussing plans and awaiting developments with aides. The stay comes as he assesses the path toward the presidency.
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Washington
Taft
Taft Deliberates On National Chairman Choice
Secretary Taft, resting after a long day, refuses to discuss or commit to a national chairman until after July 8 subcommittee talks. He excluded Loeb from consideration and will not join the Davis administration if Taft is elected, planning private business instead.
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Taft
Republican National Committee
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
War Department
Luke F. Wright
Loeb
dYatt
Aft
Pilgrims Visit Bryan Farm From Chicago to Denver
Illinois Democrats traveling to the Democratic national convention reached Lincoln after a mud soaked day. About 400 Bryan volunteers greeted them at the Lincoln hotel headed by Mayor Torwn. The Haineis party plans to visit Bryan at Fairview, drawing large crowds at the farm. Willis Abbott of the national committee press bureau noted the open status of the vice presidential race.
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Lincoln, Neb
Chicago
Denver
Lincoln
Here
Orato
Lincoln Hotel
Bryan
Torwn
Haineis
Fairview
Nebraska
Farm
Willis Abbott
Democratic National Committee
Abbott
Patterson Leads Patterson Backed Governor Nomination Duel
In Memphis Pennsylvania on June 29 a Democratic privacy election indicates Governor Patterson ahead of former Senator Cariitek by about 600 votes. Local option and statewide prohibition dominate the contest with Patterson supporting local option. Women and children marched the streets singing and praising prohibition.
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Memphis
Penn
Jame
Reigs
Patterson
United States
Cariitek
Ad Chattanoora
Nyius
New York Senator Plans Denver Visit Over Committee Split
State Senator Strick Methirren of Isinmes county says he will go before the national Democratic committee in Denver on July 6 to question the committee and address Crean Brooklyn shiu seated in the national convention.
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McCarren
Trouble
New York
Strick Methirren
Isinmes County
Democratic Organization
National Democratic Committee
Denver
Crean
Brooklyn
Shiu
Outgo Versus Income in Upcoming Fiscal Report
Washington reports the forthcoming statement of receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30, 185 will show a larger deficit than the prior year. Expenditures are expected to exceed receipts by about 300.6 million dollars, with 55 million of that for a postwar cost. The deficit has only been exceeded twice since the Civil War.
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Washington
Ies
Uncertain Outlook From Teheran Report June
Dispatch to The Times from Teheran describes a gloomy picture of the situation. The report notes uncertainty and tension as events unfold. London relays the Teheran mood, highlighting concerns over stability and potential developments across the region.
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Teheran
London
the Times
Morocco City clash as Fl Mtougui tribesmen win again
June 29 dispatch reports Fl Mtougui tribesmen extend their success after the June 21 attack that routed Mutat Hadd forces. The latest engagement defeats the sultan’s followers, killing three of his chiefs and sustaining heavy casualties on both sides.
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Morocco City
Mutat Hadd
Standings and Scores From the Big League Clubs
Chicago June 29 standings and daily baseball scores across leagues. Details include St Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City games, batters, errors, and pitchers. Also notes Saturday results across National and Western associations with multiple city matchups.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Pittshburg
Pittsburg
Willis
Phelps
Beebe
Raymond
Lush
Welmer
Schlelg
Pfeister
Kling
Cleveland
Detroit
Terrrors
Mullin
Summers
Thowits
Schmidt
Chicaso
Altrock
Walsh
Sullivan
Weaver
York and Boston Rival Scores Highlight Weekend Games
York defeated Brooklyn 5 to 2 while Philadelphia beat Washington 6 to 0 in a Cleveland and Chicago clash. Milwaukee and St Paul split, twelve innings saw Columbus win 1 0 against St Paul, and Denver swept Lincoln in a doubleheader as Des Moines tied Sioux City 4 4.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Denver
Lincoln
Pueblo
Omaha
Albany Railways Union Forms Local Chapter
Albany division number nine of the Order of Railway Station Agents has been organized with employees from New York Central and Delaware and Hudson. A resolution calls for an organized system of earnest united cooperation with employers to influence public and legislative opinion toward a just and equitable railroad freight rate increase to hasten prosperity.
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Albany
N.Y
New York Central
Delaware and
Tudson
Chase
Secretary Root Reaches White Plains For Health Treatments
Secretary of State Elize Root visits William Muldoon's health institution in White Plains for a course of therapies including medicine ball throwing hard walking and riding cold shower baths and plain cops.
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New York
Elize Root
William Muldoon
White Plains
Death and settlements across Illinois river basin cases
Damaging settlements over the Chicago drainage district were launched with Milton A Brown of Peoria filing suit. A commission then offered settlements as other owners pursued claims. In Peoria the bodies of William Paterson and Dorothy M Flagg were recovered from the Illinois river after a boating accident. authorities suspect foul play though details remain murky.
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Peoria
Pene
Illinois River
Chicago
Milton A. Brown
Sanitary District
Brown
Geihd chief templar Go A. Dathibera in Chicago
Go A. Dathibera holds the Geihd chief templar role in Chicago with T. R. tare low acting as secretary and aide. The unnamed figures are listed with city contact points. The note records the positions and local office links.
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Geihd
Templar Go A. Dathibera
The
Ago
T. R. Tarelow
Chicago
Unidentified Woman Found in River Suspect Susan Wagman
The body recovered from the Mississippi River near Alton is believed to be Mrs Susan Wagman formerly of Springdale Ti who separated from her husband Albert Ingman a prosperous farmer ten miles north of Carlinville.
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Alton
Susan Wagman
Albert Ingaman
Carlinvile
Winds legislator from Bloomington dies at forty eight
Republican member Tyne v0 Cassiis M. Coyles of the Winds district dies after a nervous breakdown. He was engaged in banking and served in the Winds legislature.
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Bloomington
Tyne
Cassiis M. Coyles
Tle
White Ants of Africa in East Coast Gardens
Native residents welcome large white ant colonies for their crop fertilizing effects. A resident notes maize and corn near ant hills grow twice as large as surrounding crops, while green crops are rarely attacked. The bush lands near the area host dense ant activity and a sizable native population.
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Africa
War and hardship in a siege tale by Twain
Mark Twain recalls a Paris siege anecdote where a Frenchman claims he ate more than twenty stray dogs during the siege, after a woman comments on his lack of fondness for dogs. The joke turns on the irony of a survivor’s grim memory turning into a blunt confession.
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Mark Twain
Paris
Uncle Joe Cannon Faces Re-Election Pleas in Danville
In Danville Alabama on June 29 petitions circulate urging that Uncle Toe Cannon name be placed on the primary ticket for Congress. Cannon, long at the national helm, has rarely been defeated, with Urbana banker Samuel Busey’s challenge decades ago marking the last upset. At home, Canon relaxes at the Second National Bank, telling yarns with neighbors and riding with his daughter, avoiding business and delayed telegrams.
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Danville
Toe” Cannon
National House of Representatives
Cannon
Samuel Busey
Urbana
Joe
Second National Bank
Farmer in London voices long Ring tale
An observant Scottish farmer seated high above the London stage endures Wagner’s Ring with a wry remark after three acts. He mutters that the composer must be a patient man who wrote all that.
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London
Lake of Acid on Sulphur Island Scene
A lake of sulphuric acid lies at the center of Sulphur Island off New Zealand. Extending fifty acres the water contains hydrochloric and sulphuric acids, hissing and bubbling at 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Approaching the lake requires great caution to avoid suffocation.
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Sulphur Island
New Zealand
Man Carries Private Theater Under His Hat
A compact note sketches Carlyle’s idea of a private mental theater. The quote suggests a person bears a personal drama within, surpassing any external stage, beginning and ending in eternity.
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Carlyle
Ubaldats Candidates Win Panama City Municipal Vote
In Colon on June 26 General Ubaldats candidates won the municipal election by 1H votes. The day remained orderly and the government party faced a downcast outcome from the result.
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Panama
Colon
Ubald
Ats
Government
An American Heaven Alarm Clock Coffee Quote
An excerpt notes that when the average American awakens in heaven he will be disappointed unless he finds an alarm clock and a cup of coffee. This wry line from Saturday Evening West captures a humorous view of earthly routines persisting beyond death.
Judge appoints Ball receiver for angell Jewelry Co
Springfield Alabama June 29 Judge Humphrey in the United States district court appoints John Ball of Farmersville as receiver for the angell Jewelry company on the creditors application. Liabilities estimated at 100000. The company operated stores at Staunton Girard Crillesple Raymond Taylorville Mount Vernon and Diver noo mining towns.
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Springfield
Humphrey
United States District Court
John Ball
Farmersville
Iangell Jewelry Company
Staunton
Girard
Crillesple
Raymond
Taylorville
Mount Vernon
Divernoo
Minors Good Templars Elect Officers at Riverton Meeting
The International Order of Good Templars Riverton session in Springfield HL on June 20 concluded its 1008th year with a largely attended meeting. An insurance feature was adopted and the following officers were elected for the coming year.
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Springfield
International Order of Good Templars
Riverton
Fire-Breathing Cliffs of Ballybunton Impress Irish Folklore
The Minneapolis Journal recounts Casey and a Texan debating Ireland. Casey describes Ballybunton cliffs on Ireland’s west coast where salt water oxidizes pyrites and alum, causing fires that burn for weeks with yellow flame and foul smoke, drawing spectators from miles away.
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Casey
Ireland
Elswhere
Ballybunion
Wade
Atlantic
Irin
Ballybunton
Minneapolis Journal
Tamed by Kindness This Is How Elephants Are Hunted in Ceylon
A historical account describes how in Ceylon elephants are driven by torches and noise into fenced openings, restrained to trees, and then tamed through patient feeding and gentle handling. The process leads to a docile servant elephants, subdued by kindness.
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Ceylon
Bunter Word Traced to Original Scholar
The term Bunter is linked to its earliest scholar, whose work traces the word to its roots. The historical note outlines how the term developed in linguistic circles and its later adoption in broader usage.
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