Prohibition Party Nominates Chafin Watkins Ticket
The National Prohibition Convention in Columbus picks Eugene W. Chafin for president and Aaron S. Watkins for vice president after three ballots. Carrie Nation seated as a District of Columbia delegate. Platform calls for immediate nationwide liquor ban, postal savings, direct Senate elections, and strict enforcement of prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron S. Watkins
Ada
Robert HH. Patton
Springfield
Ill
Committee On Credentials
Carrie Nation
District of Columbia
Jones
National Committee
National
Pennsylvania
A. A. Stevens
D. B. McCalmont
Ohio
F. M. McCartney
J. B. Martin
West Virginia
A. A. Clayton
Edward W. Mills
Prohibition Party of the
United States
Congress
Territories
Postoffice Department
Navy contract awarded for dry rock project at Puget Sound
Washington bidder C. T. Erickson of Seattle secured the lowest bid among five for the granite and concrete dry rock to be built for the United States Navy at Puget Sound. The project is funded by a $2,090,000 appropriation by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. T. Erickson
Seattle
Wash
United States Navy
Puget Sound
Congress
Bank Fails for Eight Hundred Thousand in Meveland
The Farmers and Merchants' Banking Company failed with liabilities of 800000 after a bank run sparked by rumors of insolvency. The collapse followed a period of financial distress and customer withdrawals in Meveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Falrs
Meveland
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Banking Company
Railroad Report Shows Large 1907 U.S. Network Totals
Washington reports a vast Interstate Commerce Commission summary for the year ended June 30, 1907. Net income 499,461,188. passengers 878,905,188. freight 1,796,336,059 tons. track mileage 327,976. employees 1,672,074. locomotives 66,388. passenger cars 43,973. freight cars 1,991,567. fatalities and injuries 122,855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate ¢Otmmeren Commission
Seven killed and ten hurt in Pottsville mine explosion
An explosion of gas at the Williamstown colliery of Summit String Coal Company near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, killed seven workers and injured ten. The mine was wrecked and on fire. Rescuers and volunteers aided the injured as bodies were recovered near the shaft in a burned, unrecognizable state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Williamstown
Summit Stranch Coal Company
John Reilly
Arthur Hawk
Charles Rickert
John Whittle
Anthony Frelas
James Bowman
Michael Stakum
William Meinhart
Charles Parker
Martin Doyle
Ralph Finley
John Walsh
Isaac Hess
Charles Hepler
Monroe Shade
Ovation to Kern in Indianapolis as crowd cheers
Neighbors of all parties join in a hearty reception for John W. Kern newly nominated Democratic candidate for Vice President. About 5000 gathered on Delaware street and court house yard to welcome him home from Denver. Kern spoke for twenty minutes after introduction by Charles W. Fairbanks, with cheers for Kern and his family from both Republicans and Democrats.
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern
United States
Denver
Delaware Street
Court House Yard
Kern
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Mr. Kern
William Kern
John W. Kern, Jr
Count Boni de Castellane seeks divorce decree change
Paris report states Count Boni de Castellane filed for revision of his divorce decree from Anna Gould of New York to obtain custody of their three children. A hearing is set for July 27. Gould has since married Prince Helia de Sagan, Count Boni’s cousin. The Count grounds his request on the Prince de Sagan’s past record indicating unworthiness to be around the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Madame Gould
Prince Helia de Sagan
Count Bont
Prince de Sagan
Delaware Peach Crop Outlook This Season
Reports from Delaware and Maryland say this season's peach crop will be bigger than in years past. Railroads estimate Delaware alone will yield 1,779,080 baskets this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
Campaign opening set in Youngstown on Sept 56
Youngstown Ohio will host the opening of the Republican national and state campaign. Vice Presidential candidate James M. Sherman to preside as chairman. Senator Beverleger of Indiana Governor Hughes of New York and Governor Harris expected to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
James 3. Sherman
Beverleger
Indiana
Hughes
New York
Harris
Bryan Lacks Hearst New York Newspaper Support
Bryan faces opposition from Hearst's New York newspapers as his campaign enters a new stage with limited media backing. The stance signals potential challenges in reaching a broad urban audience and shaping early public opinion.
Auto Hit By Train Kills Six Near Columbia City
An auto stalled on a Pennsylvania crossing near Columbia City Indiana was struck by an eastbound Manhattan Limited running 69 miles an hour. Victims Charles Lehrman King Mrs. King and four others from Fort Wayne perished instantly. Chauffeur Carl Timmons and two King daughters were among the dead. The party planned a Lake Wawasee weekend at the King cottage.
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Columbia City
Ind
Charles Sherman King
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Here
Manhattan United
Charles Lehrman King
King
Josephine King
Catherine King
Fayne Bradshaw
Carl Timmons
King Coltage
Lake Wawasee
Timmons
Warning on Cadiz church steeples after storm damage
A severe electrical storm damaged the First Presbyterian tower in Cadiz tearing a hole and loosening a cornice. Last Sunday a wind twisted the tower, raising safety concerns and prompting talk of removing the structure. Nearby churches have faced lightning and fire damage, feeding speculation of a pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
First Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
Methodist
Nine Persons Blown Up in Northwest Improvement Powder Magazine
Cle Elum Washington report says a catastrophic explosion in the North western Improvement Company powder magazine killed nine people and left several others seriously injured. The victims include George Mead store manager Gif ford McDowells clerk Andy Grill clerk Mrs Perry Moffatt and her infant child plus miners Joe Rossi and Joe Pogriappi and two other miners. Mead and the clerks had gone to the powder house to unload a carload of powder. The cause of the accident is not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleelum
Northwestern Improvement Company
George Mead
Gifford McDowells
Andy Grill
Perry Moffatt
Moffatt
Joe Rossi
Joe Pogriappi
Mead
Doukhobors Fight Fiercely in Yorkton Compound
Mounted police attacked a Doukhobor compound near Yorkton Saskatchewan to arrest 12 ring leaders of a 100 strong band confined there by the government. The group resisted for three hours with sticks and weapons before being subdued. Six men and six women were taken to the northern penitentiary. The policy aims to dismantle Wandering bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Sask
Prince of Wales Sails to Quebec for 300th City Fetes
The Prince of Wales and his suite sailed from Portsmouth on the Indomitable on the 15th to attend Quebec celebrations marking the city’s 300th anniversary founded by Champlain.
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England
Quebec
London
Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
Great Britain
Champlain
Kern Sister Comments on Brother Nomination at Roanoke
Mrs. Salle Engle of Roanoke the sister of India na John W. Kern a Democratic vice presidential candidate toured the Roanoke market with farm produce and said she has urged him to quit politics. He replied there are no bees buzzing in my bonnet. The Engle and Kern families own the old Kern homestead in Carvings Cave near Roanoke where the candidate's father is buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Roanoke
Salle Engle
John W. Kern
Indiana
John
Engle
Thief Steals Tombstone in Reynoldsville Graveyard
A Reynoldsville widow reports a tombstone bearing the name Frank McMan vanished from her son Frank’s grave. In New York, Jolın L Sullivan filed for divorce from wife Annia after twenty-five years of marriage in Boston and a recent separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynoldsville
Frank McMan
Frank
New York
dJoln L. Sullivan
Annia
Boston
Mrs Longworth criticized at prohibition convention
Kentucky delegates to the national Prohibition convention criticized Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth as unfit to attend the national gathering as a guest of the delegation. The debate charged she uses cigarettes and attends horse races. Frances B E Beauchamp of Lexington condemned Longworth as not representing the best in womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Kentucky
Longworth
Frances BE. Beauchamp
Lexington
National Committee
Four National Candidates for Independence Party Nomination
New York reports the Independence party will hold its national convention in Chicago on July 27 and finish business in two days. Four candidates compete for the presidential nomination with active campaigns. Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts leads early support, joined by Howard S. Taylor of Newtown, N. Y. Howard of Alabama, and Charles A. Walsh of Town, who plan broad canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Party
New York
Chicago
Onew
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
New England
Howard S. Taylor
Twionts
N. W. Howard
Alabama
Charles A. Walsh
Town
Big Orders for Supplies in Government Contracts
Washington officials plan disbursing about 750 million dollars to speed normal business, with Uncle Sam as a major buyer across markets. Early fiscal year contracting, urged by President Roosevelt, aims to avoid delays and push rapid bids opening daily.
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Washington, D
Uncle Sam
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
See ks to Oust Company Oklahoma Oil Holdings
Oklahoma Attorney General seeks to force Prairie Oil and Gas Company to surrender all oil lands leases and wells in eastern counties along its pipeline. The state contends the company as a common carrier public service corporation exceeds lawful land ownership and has charged discriminatory oil transport rates that foster monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
West
Standard Oil
Logan County
Prarie Oil and Gas Company
Public Service Corporation
Prairie Company
Our Shipbuilding Records Strong Year for U S Vessels
The United States built 588,627 tons of vessels in the last fiscal year surpassing recent records though below 1855’s peak of 683,450. Steel ships over 1,000 tons totaled 471 with 417,167 tons steel. Most construction occurred on the Great Lakes with 55 of those ships on the lakes and 30 on the seaboard.
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United States
Great Lakes
Lakes
Seaboard
Plot to KIH Czar Revealed in Sosnowiec Dispatch
A private dispatch from Sosnowiec Russian Poland states a plot against Emperor Nicholas was uncovered there. The Bhirecy dispatch notes the plot was well planned with many ramifications. Over a hundred men and women were arrested in Sosnowiec for involvement, with more arrests expected.
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Berlin
Sosnowiec
Poland
Nicholas
Sosnowica
Woman Dies at 104 in Newark New Jersey
Mrs Sally Wall D Poremus of a noted New Jersey family died at her granddaughter Mrs Thomas Sinnott Jr home in Newark at age 104 Born August 18 1803 in Spring Valley She married April 24 1824 and had five children two of whom are living The report notes her long life and family connections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Sally Wall Dporemus
New Jersey
Thomas Sinnott, Jr
Spring Valley
Lvng
Drought Hits Crops Across New England States
Prolonged drought has caused a serious setback to crops across the New England states. Farmers report dwindling yields and stressed fields, with limited irrigation options and warnings of potential financial hardship for growers this season.
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New England States
Carrie Nation Gives $50 At Prohibitionist State Convention
The Prohibitionist state convention opened with B J Pinney of Cleveland chosen permanent chairman and W Frazier named permanent secretary. Carrie Nation pledged $50 after offering $100 if a woman suffrage plank had passed. The platform backed suffrage based on intelligence and morality but avoided explicit mention of women’s right to vote. The party nominated a full state ticket with Aaron Watkins leading.
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B. J. Pinney
Cleveland
Peeke
W. Frazier
Wellsville
Samuel Dickie
Albion
Mich
Joshua Levering
Maryland
Harry F. McClain
Portage County
Resolutions Committee
John Jacobi
Marion
United States
Aaron. Watkins
Ada
J. B. Martin
Hamilton County
H. J. Haskell
Muskingum County
James R. Stratton
Columbiana County
J. H. Ford
George S. Hawk
Mahlon Ranch
Wayne County
A. L. Talcott
Oliver W. Steward
Chicago
Mr. Martin
Cincinnati
H. L. Peeke
Sandusky
Carrie Nation
Tranly
Mrs. Nation
T. A. Redefer
Bellaire
Watkins
Martin
National Committee
McTain
Macartney
Terrific dynamite explosion at Borbeck colliery storeroom
In Essen near Borbeck a large dynamite storage blast killed several workers with eight injured and some in hopeless condition. Three men remain underground and are feared dead.
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Essen
Rhenish
Prussia
Borbeck
Lusitania Sets New Atlantic Crossing Record
The Lusitania breaks all previous long distance records by completing the Atlantic crossing of 2,891 miles. The turbine steamer arrived at Sandy Hook at 2 11 a m on July 10 after four days, 18 hours, and 36 minutes in transit.
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Lusitania
Atlantic
Swift
Sandy Hook
Revolutionists Flee from Gracias Nicaragua
Advices received here state that the Honduras revolutionists abandoned the town of Gracias which they recently captured and have fled into Salvador.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Gracias
Salvador
Frick Coke Company Expands Output as Ovens, Miners Shortage
In Uniontown the H C Frick Coke Co fired 600 idle ovens in the Klondike field. more ovens will be activated. The Roneo plant gains capacity to 2500 tons daily with new electric haulage next week. Bessimer Coal and Coke works on a 3000 ton order for American Smelting and Refining Co, moving 125 cars to Baltimore for shipment to Tampico, Mexico. Oliver & Snyder increase ovens to 700, but ongoing miner shortages slow operations at times. The Republic Iron and Steel Co faces field handicaps from worker shortages, delaying oven burn rates amid rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
H. ¢. Frick Coke Company
Klondike
Roneo
Frick Company
Bessimer Coal and Coke Company
American Smelting and Refining Company
Tampico
Baltimore
Polis
Mexico
Oliver & Snyder Company
Olivers
Republic Iron and Steal Company
Republic
SECOND FAMILY TRAGEDY NEAR NORTHPORT
Dentist Dr. James Weddell Simpson was shot by his mother in law Mrs. Bartley Horner, near the spot where he killed his father in law five years earlier. Simpson crawled to a nearby house for help, was taken to Roosevelt Hospital with a bullet in the liver, and faces a slim chance of recovery. Horner is held on $6000 bail.
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Northport
N. Y
James Weddell Simpson
New York
Bartley Horner
Dr. Simpson
Horner
Ater
Simpson
Roosevelt Hospital
Tr. Simpson
Sailors Loyal To Big Fleet Headed For Orient
Washington reports to Acting Secretary Newberry that the Atlantic fleet en route to the Orient shows remarkable cohesion with only 129 absentees out of nearly 3000 men. Stragglers include men who overstayed leave but not deserters. Arrival near San Francisco is expected to see continued satisfaction and a desire to continue the cruise.
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Washington
Newberry
Atlantic
Orient
San Francisco
Obaldia Wins Panama Presidential Election Peaceful Vote
Panama election passes quietly with Senor Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia elected president. Arias withdrew, supporters abstained from voting, yet Obaldia secures overwhelming backing as voters register in strong numbers across the Isthmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arias
Obaldia Geta
Panama
Jose Domingo “de Obaldia
United States
Amador
Ricardo Arias
Senor Obaldia
Promoter Sues for One Million in Rail Road Deal
William Armstrong sues Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway Chicago Indiana & Southern Railway Rock Island Company Robert Mather Charles W Hotchkiss and William Q Bron for 1 000 000 allegedly due for services in purchasing railroad and industrial properties once controlled by John R Walsh former Chicago National Bank president now imprisoned for banking law violations.
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Walsh
Chicago
Bult
William Armstrong
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company
Rock Island Company
Robert Mather
Charles W. Hotchkiss
William Q. Bron
Armstrong
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Convict Nominee Chooses to Run Despite Rejection
New York The National Committee of the Socialist Labor party defied convict Martin R. Preston by wire declining his presidential nomination yet deciding to run him anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Socialist Labor Party
Martin R. Preston
United States
Preston
Fire destroys barns at State Hospital in Norristown
A fire at the State Hospital for the Insane in Norristown burned two large barns causing about 50,000 dollars in damage. All five stock were saved. The incident caused much excitement among the 2,000 patients and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Norristown
State Hospital For the Insane
Bank Closed by Comptroller. Elliott Named Receiver
The National Deposit Bank of Philadelphia was closed by direction of the comptroller of currency and Milton C. Elliott was appointed receiver. Closing orders came from National Bank Examiner William M. Hardt.
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National Deposit Bank of Philadelphia
Milton C. Elliott
National Bank
William M. Hardt
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National Prohibition Convention
Eugene Chafin
Tion
District of Columbia and Territories
Prowthitten
Chafin
Daniel R. Sheen
Poeorta
Wisconsin
Committee On
Charles Scanton
Pittsburg
Railroad Reports
Count
de Sagan
Bryan
Hearst
State Convention
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