G A R Officers Elected and Aberdeen Bank Tragedy
Ohio G A R annual meeting selects Shearer as State Commander and Hall as senior vice commander. Woman's Relief Corps officers named. Columbus retains permanent headquarters and per capita dues cut. In Aberdeen a bank president shoots and kills himself as a warrant for misappropriation closes the Aberdeen Banking Company, with W A List appointed receiver. Shelby sees a near 2 million dollar loss as the United States Steel Steel Tube plant burns and destroys its premises.
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Shearer
Ohio
J. H. Shearer
Alliance
Kissane
Stewart
J. B. King
Geo. Hall
Lima
Woman’s Relief Corps
Edith Mason
Oberlin
Marietta Moulton
Rose Burroughs
Mary Horne
State Department
Aberdeen Banking Company
Aberdeen
D. H. Fawcett
W. A. List
Fawcett
Webster
Steel Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Shelby
The
Steel Corporation
Multiple Local Disasters and Official Appointments Reported
A Bloomington Ind child Myrtle Marie Helms dies after a kettle of boiling water spilled on her leaving her with severe burns. Lawton’s former chief of staff A A Wiley aged about fifty dies in Hot Springs Va. Three Raleigh N C men killed by sulphuric acid gas at Carnleigh phosphate works. Imperial Hotel at Petoskey Mich burned with $120000 value. Mrs Percy Williams of Peru Ind commits suicide over suspected marital issues. Roosevelt appoints Bramwell Richardson and William Page as US delegates to the Paris roads congress. Duma approves double tracking of the Siberian railway.
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Myrtle Marie
Harvey Helms
Bloomington
Ind
Lawton
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Cuba
Hot Springs
Daniel Jones
Frank Brown
Haywood Lee White
Raleigh
N. C
Carnleigh Phosphate Works
Roads Congress
Roosevelt
Col
Charles Bramwell
Clifford Richardson
William Page
United States
International Roads Congress
Paris
France
Affinities Edith Bows and George Gordon Die by Poison
Edith Bows 34 and George Gordon 56, both Essex Mass residents, died by their own hands using poison after a marriage bonds dispute. They were reportedly lovers who had been arrested on complaints by the woman's husband and the man's son.
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Edith Bows
George
Gordon
Essex
Mass
Belmont Heir Presses Claim to O H Belmont Estate
A Galveston woman identifying as Louise Whitney Belmont Clark says she is the sole daughter of the late O H P Belmont and will file a claim to his estate.
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Belmont
Maken Claim
Galveston
Texas
Louise Whitney Belmont Clark
O. H. P. Belmont
Opening of the Republican National Convention in Chicago
The 14th Republican National Convention opened in the Coliseum with National Chairman Harry New presiding and Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan named temporary chairman. Delegates, alternates, and thousands of spectators filled every seat as the hall buzzed with anticipation and campaign glances toward Roosevelt and the party’s next nominees.
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Harry S. New
National Committee
Muldoon
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
United States
White House
National Party
Commonwealth
Texas
New England
Wabash
Harry New
Union
District of Columbia
Alaska
Lawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Roosevelt
New
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Burrows
Theodore Roosevelt
Dixie
America
New York
Fulton
Oregon
William O. Waters
Gregates
Mith
Cor
Henry Baker
Minesota
James D. Conner
Stgiana
Rs. Baker
Conner
Roosevelt Polices Praised as Lodge Leads Republican Rally
The Lincoln convention in Chicago sees Senator Henry Cabot Lodge chair a rousing session. Theodore Roosevelt is lauded amid cheers as 12 000 fans fill the hall with demonstrations of support and pledges of continued policies.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Taft Named for President by Republicans
Chicago dispatch reports William Howard Taft of Ohio named Republican nominee for president on the first ballot at the national convention. The platform was adopted after a bitter fight with applause for Roosevelt and debate over rival candidates. The procession of speakers followed with induction of Nominees Cannon, Fairbanks, Hughes, and finally Taft.
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William H. Taft
Ohio
Republican Party
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Temple
New York
Albert J. Hopkins
Miinois
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
Ilinois
Souvenir Trade Dominates First Day at Republican Convention
Delegates spent the first day sending souvenirs home as postcards of hotels the Coliseum Michigan boulevard and hotel lobby gatherings were mailed by the thousands before and after the convention opening.
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Michigan Boulevard
First captive born Rocky Mountain goat reaches Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo receives the first goat born in captivity. Western buyers surge to New York City signaling renewed prosperity. The item covers multiple brief notes on politics, crime, and social events including a divorce case, art in Paris, emigration, legal cases, railroad incidents, and public notices.
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Bronx Zoo
New York City
Thomas €. Platt
New York
Clara Kretzinger
Chicago
Japan
Baron Takhira
Veteran of three wars praised as pioneer in Blair Nebraska
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran, described as a pioneer of Coio aigasst Y Nebracks street Blair Nebraska. He and his wife report complete relief from back pain and urinary stoppage after using Deans Kidney Pills, sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Matthias Campbell
Coio
Aigasst Y Nebracks Street
Blair
Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Trouble and Archie dialog about gendered impressions
A brief dialogue shows Nan teasing Archie about being effeminate while Fan retorts Archie is more ladylike. The exchange mentions clean white clothes and a Red Cross Ball Blue dye product priced at five cents per large package.
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Nan
Archie
Instrumental Music Sparks Confusion in Brooklyn Tale
In Brooklyn Life a quarrel over word meanings follows Mr. Dugan asking about Mona Sing and Mr. Hogan replying about her singing as instrumental music. The exchange ends with Dugan insisting singing is not instrumental despite Reegin’s claim it moved him two blocks away.
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Brooklyn
Mona
Mr. Dugan
Mr. Hogan
Kreegin
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