Taft Dominates Republican National Convention Action
Chicago June 22 Taft delegates win seats by wide margins as talk of a compromise candidate fades. Roosevelt forces resist, with nomination likely on the first ballot. Convention work aims to complete rules and contests before adjournment amid a tense opening day. Also in brief McAlester Oklahoma two bank robbers exchange fire with residents. cash taken and two citizens wounded.
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Chicago
le Osom
Tait
Roosevelt
Tnd
McAlester
Bokicho
Okla
Local Ward Records Probate Marriage License Refusal
June 19 in Pottsville Pennsylvania records show Wills Register HH Seltzer cannot issue marriage license Nu W138, as brides and grooms refused the document. Edward Parker, a patrolman, was killed and William Gartich, an express conductor, badly wounded during a derailment caused by date-strike track workers on the Pennsylvania railroad.
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Pottsville
Register of Wills
Cleveland
Edward Parker
Wmn
Gartich
Pennsylvania Railroad
McDowell leads nation in Pittstones event
In Pittstones, Taffaeh McDowell achieves a notable national publican performance. Observers note the event took place at an official venue with strong crowd involvement and a record pace for the day.
Thieves Meet a Rien Haul Near Chicigo
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a theft incident near Chicago with unnamed suspects and a haul reported. Details are unclear but place names suggest a city area and a police response may be implied.
Whinging for Wife Beaters. Baltinigres, Meodine 26
A court reports a man awaiting sentence for assaulting his wife. The case mentions his intent to beat and a penalty leading to a whipping post. The fragmentary text references a public meeting and potential conviction.
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Baltinigres
Parker Named Temporary Chairman of Democratic National Committee
Baltimore June 22 arrangement committee chose Alton J. Parker former 1904 Democratic nominee for president as temporary chairman with Urey Woodson of Kentucky as temporary secretary and John J. Martin of Missouri as temporary sergeant at arms. Final selection to be approved at a full national committee meeting amid pending Bryan opposition and Chicago contest notices.
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Urey Woodson
Kentucky
John J. Martin
Baltimore
Alton J. Parker
Parker
William J. Bryan
New York
Henry
Texas
Ollie James
Kern
Indiana
Senator Gorman
Judge Parker
Jenn
Martin
Missouri
National Committee
Chicago
National
Mr. Bryan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
John A. Mason
Democratic State Committee of
Democracy
Norman E. Mack
P. L. Hall
Nebraska
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Clark Howell
Georgia
John T. McGraw
West Virginia
R. M. Johnson
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
Edwin QO. Wood
Michigan
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Thomas Taggart
Robert Ewing
Louisiana
Bert S. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Tragedy at Trinidad Mine Claims Twelve Lives
A blast at Victor American Fuel Co mine near Trinidad Colorado on June 21 killed twelve workers including ten foreigners and two Americans John Thomas fire boss and Pete Miller among the dead. Rescue teams faced heavy falls and dangerous air as slopes and airways caved trapping workers. officials report suffocation likely.
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Trinidad
Colo
Victor-American Fuel Company
Hastings
Ovine
Vicor-American Fuel Company
John Thomas
Pete Miller
Cameron
Colorado
Taft Veto Sends Army Bill Back to Congress
President Taft vetoes the army appropriation measure citing dangerous practice of attaching riders to spending bills. The veto preserves Wood as chief of staff until March 4 and blocks army reorganization plans tied to the bill, requiring separate legislation for changes. Congress may act on revised terms regarding the army appropriations and related provisions.
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Washington
Wood
Wis
Congress
Tong Leader Murdered in New York Outcry
Police say a tong leader was killed in New York in a long standing Chinese criminal faction conflict. The victim Yee Tow, a reputed member of the Plo Sing Tone, was killed after a public confrontation near a street corner. A naval delegation confirmed Mariner movements reporting possible danger to Mississippians.
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New York
Chinary
Plo Sing Tone
Taft Re elected to Yale Corporation Seat
President Taft was reelected a member of the Yale corporation with 2221 votes out of 3263 cast at the alumni dinner in New Haven Connecticut on June 21.
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Taft
Yale Corporation
New Haver
Conn
Juine
Altimoni Hnner
Fragments From Ailing Trials And Wrecks Across 1907 Headlines
The report cites Evelyn Thaw testifying in the Matteawan asylum case against her husband Harry K Thaw, taft pardons Franklin P Mays after improper methods in a 1907 land fraud conviction, and a deadly auto wreck in Hemet with one dead and six injured.
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N.Y
Evelyn Thaw
Harry KX
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Stanford White
Washington
Taft
Franklin P. Mays
Portland
Ore
Leneen
Jane
Stewart Th
Woredford
Tentenant
Uniteys Mote
Oxford
Arthur Chrerrcirires
Decor Parkway
One Killed and Nine Injured in Power Plant Incident
A September accident at a power facility in Chienge left one person dead and nine others injured. Eleven workers were involved, with four escaping unharmed amid the collapse and ensuing chaos.
Cudahys Reunite After Divorce in Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri, Mr and Mrs John P Cudahy reconcile after being divorced two years. They live together again and resume married life under Catholic belief that their marriage was not dissolved by divorce. Children remain with the couple as per prior arrangement. The reunion follows a debate over church versus state law and canonical authority.
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Kansas City
Altthough
John P
Jack
Cudahy
Relfizion
Matin Street
Cadahy
Husted
Jere Lillis
Two Aviators Killed In Midair Collision
In Douai France Captain Dubois and Lieut Albert Peiznan were killed when their biplanes collided during morning practice in hazy conditions. Near Springfield Alabama Miss Julia Clarke a 28 year old Denver aviator was killed at the state fair grounds when her plane struck a tree rib and crashed.
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Douai
France
Dubois
Albert Peiznan
Springfield
Julia Clarke
Denver
Gen Bragg Dies at 85 After Feeble Years in Fond du Lac
Gen Edward S Bragg legendary Civil War commander dies at 4 40 p m in Fond du Lac Wisconsin He served terms in Congress as a Democrat and held diplomatic posts in Mexico Cuba and China He gained fame at the 1884 Democratic convention for praising Cleveland while courting enemies remarks and he faced controversy as Cuba consul general over a critical letter about Cuban natives
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Edwards
Bragg
Tron
Congress
Wisconsin
United States
Mexico
Cuba
China
Brage
Grover Cleveland
Congress Acts to Ban Trusts in Antitrust Push
Washington reports the Norris anti trust measure cleared the Senate and aims to curb combinations agreements or contracts between two or more parties involving foreign imports. The bill would void such monopolies and restraint of trade under U S law to preserve free competition.
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Washington
Norris
Tian Amd
Atmerican
United States
Federals Kill 32 Rebels in Tepic Engagement
Reports from Tucson indicate thirty two Mexican insurgents and one federal soldier died in a prolonged Tepic battle on June 16. The rebel force of about 460, commanded by the Reterri brothers and Juan Caneo, was routed with many wounded and captured. General Castilla led the federal forces.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sonti
Tepic
Retteri
Juan Caneo
Federuia
TL Strom
Lasneral Castilla Sin Feedecals
Bach Bos
Eight-Hour Work Law Signed. Harvard Degrees Confer
President Taft signed an eight hour work bill under executive order affecting governmental labor. In Cambridge Harvard University announces degree conferrals with thirteen honorary awards to follow, as President Lawrence Lowell disburses honorary recognitions.
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Washington
Taft
Harvard
Cambridge Muass
A Lawrence Lowell
Stielenta
Harvard University
Phureday
Spain orders no further troop reinforcements to Morocco
Gibraltar June 22 Spain declared no additional units will be sent to Morocco with regiments at Algeciras and Ceuta held in readiness for action at Melilla Larache and Alcazar if needed in the event of engagement authorities said.
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Gibraltar
Spain
Melina
Algeciras
Vieneity
Larache
Alcazar
Fractured Skull Hanger Photo Shocks City
A garbled wartime style item reports a skull fracture incident and a dramatic scene near a steamer wreck. It mentions Annie Gibbard of Temple and a tragedy tied to a vessel disaster with survivors and investigators in New York on a June 22 setting.
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Annie Gibbard
Cotta
Pere
Mutiny Reported by Troops at Mukdeg Near Peking
Dispatches describe troops at Mukdeg mutinying and burning houses near Peking. Local natives are said to be exhausted by the unrest as authorities report ferocity and widespread damage.
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Peking
China
Mukdeg Mountad
Hard for the Housewife Kidney Remedy Ad
An ad touts Deans Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and backache in women. It claims Mrs. Fo Mice of Madison Street was nearly unable to attend to housework but was cured, with testimonials from a local user and a Co. doctor in New York.
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Dean
Madison
Tao
POVAN
Bister Muburo Co
N.Y
Atal Gediere
Interview Reveals Divorce Scam Targeting Society Women
OG Tra vier Belasco condemns a nouveau riche female stereotype and notes a legal shortcut promising divorce for 500 dollars without publicity. A woman questions the cost of publicity while reacting to the accusation. Doctor endorses Konpp’s Baby’s Friend as a teething remedy and digestive aid for children with two sizes sold direct.
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Travier Belasco
New York
Witta
Matum
D. R. Rothrock
New Berlin
Konpp
Korp
Con
York
No Frosts There fog mentioned in cryptic note
A fragmentary report notes fog and unclear mentions of people and places, including references to a person named Bohan Ty and a bh Stat uw fate ris é. Details are obscured, but the brief hints at a local event or statement remain unreadable.
Peculiar Patent Remedies Advertised in Uneven Text
Scattered ad fragment mentions products like Cole's Cardboltsalve and Pisce Revee Fails, with odd references to remedies for mothers and children. Many garbled phrases imply a late 19th or early 20th century medicated patent medicine column, listing bottles and prices in a chaotic scan. The text lacks coherent events or names beyond generic references to Mrs Jenkorn and J. W. Grintsta.
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