Taft Roosevelt clash over temporary chair in Chicago convention
Delegates square off in a Republican battle for temporary chairman at the Illinois convention. Senator Root of New York favored by the Taft faction and Governor Francis McGovern of Wisconsin backed by Roosevelt forces clash as voting begins, with early rounds showing opposing two camps confident of victory.
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Chicago
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Roosevelte
Elihu Root
Francis McGovern
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Rosewater
Kentucky
Roosevelt Seeks Fight at Republican Convention
Chicago June 18 Colonel Roosevelt outlined two rules for delegates contesting seating and binding convention action He warned fraudulently seated delegates would not bind the party The auditorium rally drew a packed crowd and Roosevelt urged vigorous attack with chants of go at them hit them again and Armageddon reference.
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Teddy
Dying Father Urges Wedding Amid Illness
Walter M. Ripple wed Miss Julia F. Dagenhart in Fort Collins as his paralytic father, unable to speak, signaled on a calendar that the ceremony should proceed as planned.
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Walter M. Ripple
Julia F. Dagenhart
Longmont
Frederick election contest overturns results in Citizens ticket win
Judge G H Bradfield ruled that the Citizens ticket backed by non union men carried the April 2 election over the People's party supported by union men. Mayor James Burkhart to be replaced by Ernest Miles and four trustees to swap to opposing slate after perjury arrests linked to election day.
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Ernest Miles
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Farmers View Silos As Weld County Adopts New Storage
Twenty five farmers inspect silos on H D Parker's dairy as the Greeley Commercial club urges countywide silo checks. State Agricultural College men assist. Two cement silos will store feed for Parker's forty cows. Olgie O'Farrell near Greeley has built two silos.
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Greeley Commercial Club
Harvey Parker
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Parker's Co
Weld County
Oliie O'Farrell
Greeley
First State Democratic Assembly Call Issued Under New Colorado Law
State Democratic Chairman Bradley issued the first call for a state assembly in Pueblo on Tuesday August 6 at 10 am. The 1 049 delegates will elect presidential electors two U S senators two congressmen at large and state officials including governor and attorney general.
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Pueblo
Weld County
United States
Supreme Court
State University
Mil
Imposter Postal Inspector Arrested in Greeley
Dennis O'Brien confessed to posing as United States postal inspector No 76 to obtain groceries in Greeley. Chief Camp arrested him after the Waggoner store reported the scam. federal authorities plan to take him to Denver. He and his wife, living with Mrs Monahan on Tenth street, claim poverty and hunger.
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United States Post Office
O’brien
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O'Brien
Greeley
Denver
Waggoner Grocery
United States Postal Inspector No
D. F. Camp
Governor McDonald Likely Bars July 4 Prize Fight
Albuquerque dispatch says Governor W C McDonald will not permit the Fryer Johnson championship prize fight at Las Vegas New Mexico on July 4 He asserts he can prevent the contest using police power and plans a formal statement in a few days
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N. M
W. C. McDonald
Las Vegas
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First Babe Born in Colony Celebrates Forty-Second Birthday
Horace Greeley Dixon, the first baby born in Greeley, turns 42 at his Lane County ranch on June 18, 1870. He arrived with a Derbyshire lineage, and locals granted him Lot 3, Block 3 as a tribute. Dixon, married 15 years to Faye Decker, has five children and resides in Pleasant Valley with his parents living at Delta on the western slope.
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H. Dixon
Derbyshire
England
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Faye Decker
Asa Decker
Pleasant Valley
Delta
Tramps Set Car On Fire In Railway Box Car
In Nunn on June 18 Edward Keyes and Frank Taylor started a fire on the floor of an empty Union Pacific box car to warm up. A night policeman woke them as the fire began burning the floor. They were arrested and taken to Greeley by Deputy Sheriff Frazier. Union Pacific plans to prosecute.
Mrs Huffsmith Taken to Colorado Sanitarium
Mrs. William Huffsmith, widow of the late Mr. Huffsmith, was taken to a sanitarium in Colorado Springs yesterday after an operation in Greeley two months ago. Her mother-in-law Mrs. Samuel Huffsmith died last week.
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William Huffsmith
Samuel Huffsmith
Colorado Springs
Huffsmith
Greeley Hospital
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