Georgia Nomination Prospects at Bryan Denver Convention
On July 9 at 3 p m Georgia votes show 21 for Gray 4 for Bryan and 1 for Johnson as delegates debate the timing of nominations. John W Kern of Indiana pushes a committee to gauge when the resolutions committee will report while the panel struggles over the anti injunction plank. Nominations for president await committee report. Littleton of New York vows loyal support for any convention nominee amid cheers as Chairman Clayton labels Taft as Injunction Bill.
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Denver
Georgia
Gray
Bryan
Johnson
John W. Kern
Indiana
Resolutions
Littleton
New York
Clayton
Taft
Bill
Johnson and Gray
Platform Committee
Bell
McCreary
Committee
Congressman Clayton
Alabama
Levi McQuiston
Pennsylvania
Not a candidate for vice presidency announced
Francis of Missouri refused to permit his name to go before the convention for vice president. Also note births and recoveries: a son born to John D Rockefeller Jr. seven flood victims identified. a guardianship denied for Josephine Wintermute. a bridge collapse in Cologne with many killed. Hitchcock meets Taft in Hot Springs. Bishop Potter improving. Steamer Ohio reported safe at Dutch Harbor.
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Josephine Wintermute
A. B. Wintermute
Minnie Enzey
New York to Vote for Bryan by Acclamation
Denver dispatch reports New York delegates, instructed for Bryan, may cast 78 votes for him without presenting Johnson or Gray. Norman E. Mack re-elected national committee man. No vice presidential candidate action taken as Guffey delegates contested. Rumor of Bryan being nominated by acclamation circulates without authoritative sourcing.
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James W'Bride
Denver
Col
New York
Bryan
Norman E. Mack
Johnson
Gray
Three Die In Tenement Fire At Cambridge Street
In Boston on July 9 a three story wooden tenement at 295 Cambridge Street burned, leaving three dead and ten missing while four residents were hospitalized. James Brown escaped. his wife died. Burned were William Austin, Mrs Flora Austin, Mrs Fannie Neil and a boy. In New York, Vanderveer's hotel and Pabst Loop hotel were destroyed along with part of Culver Line station. losses reached 225000 with diamonds valued at 10000 lost by Mrs Frank Clayton.
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Boston
Mass
Cambridge Street
James Brown
William Austin
Flora Austin
Fannie Neil
New York
Coney Island
Vanderveer
Pabst
Culver Line
Luna Park
Dreamland
Frank Clayton
Lilly Hennings
McGregor trial reset to July 27 after delay
John McGregor's trial, originally set for July 20, is postponed to July 27 after defense and prosecution consent. The case centers on bribery allegations involving Atlas Engine Works associate Arthur Wilecutts, with two indictments including bribery conspiracy.
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John McGregor
Henry Spaan
McGregor
Spencer
Ind
Emory Cassel
Cassel
Hooton
W. A. Ketcham
John Blam
Spaan
Denny
Martin M. Hugg
Arthur W. Wilecutts
Atlas Engine Works
Fake agent swindles laundry case at Capitol avenue
H. E. Rupp of 27 N Capitol avenue reported a man posed as a laundry agent took his washing and never returned it. Rupp investigated and found no agent. police seek return of shirts and collars.
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H. E. Rupp
Capitol Avenue
Rupp
Baby dies as cat suffocates infant in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg, Elsie Ann Thaxton aged one month and three weeks died after a pet cat purportedly sucked the breath of the child. The coroner of Allegheny ruled the cause of death accidental. This marks the second such case recorded in Allegheny County in two years.
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Thaxton
Allegheny
Alleghency County
Pride and Defiance Send Sophia Sahm to Woman's Prison
Juvenile Judge Stubbs sent Sophia Sahm to the correctional department of the woman's prison for six months and a $20 fine. She openly defied social conventions, admitted abandoning two children, and indicated she was more discreet than other young women. Authorities view her as a difficult case, with custody of her children arranged by families.
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Sophia Sahm
al Department of the Woman's Prison
Stubbs
Danger Lurks in Bottled Water Wells in Indianapolis
Dr. Buehler, secretary of the city Board of Health, warned water officers at the statehouse conference that bottled water shows more bacteria than city water in tests at the city laboratory. He cited 18,000 to 20,000 wells as dangerous, noting deep driven wells are not as pure as properly filtered public supply.
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Buehler
City Board of Health
Statehouse
City
Ofiers
Buechter
Willei
Indianapolis
Dan
Gerous
Dwyer Held On Charity Fraud Charge In Local City
Police say Frank Dwyer a 22 to 28 year old man collected funds for a charity picnic from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. He tried to cash a check at a bank after receiving $1 from C. C. Baker, who alerted officers. Dwyer claimed Lynn Massachusetts origin. Names on his paper included Co. 8. Denny Harry B Rovse Rudolph Koster PF. H. Fitzgerald and Cooper & Oddy.
Dare Killed in Collapse of Building
In St Peters burg twenty killed and forty injured as framework of a new building under construction collapses. All victims are workmen.
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Dare
ST. Petersburg
Flood Wipes Out Town as Asia Minor Flood Claims 1000
Constantinople July 9 A news agency report says thousand inhabitants of regions along the Yeshil and Irmak rivers in Asia Minor have drowned in a flood The entire town of Tokat has been wiped out within the flooded area authorities report widespread devastation and loss of life across several districts.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
Tokat
Bull dog frightened street crowds near Illinois street
A brindle bulldog caused alarm around 336 N Illinois street on Thursday morning by snapping at passersby. Residents fled into homes as callers alerted police Bicycle Officers Hull and Ulery and Humane Inspector John Shine responded. The dog hid under a porch and was killed by Officer Shine.
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Hull and
Ulery
John Shine
Llinois
Shing
Democratic platform calls for reforms in government
The Democratic platform lists measures favoring popular control of government, curtailing House speaker powers, citizen protections, an income tax, tariff revision, civil service reform, direct senatorial elections, Arizona and New Mexico statehood, mine and factory sanitation, Panama Canal completion, Porto Rico privileges, general pensions, and agricultural education. It condemns patronage use by the president and wasteful spending and opposes private debt collection by naval force.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
Tearful Plea in Assault Case Draws Sympathy
Joseph Bates faces assault and battery charges after a blow to George Rathsome. Bates’s wife, noted for her fine attire and a Merry Widow hat, and their tearful daughter figure in the courtroom as Ira Holmes portrays Bates as a poor workingman. The trial centers on a hot exchange that left Rathsome with a skull injury and Bates urges mercy.
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Joseph Bates
George Rathsome
Bates
Ira Holmes
Girl Struck by Street Car Near Death at City Hospital
Blanche Blocher a 15 year old girl lies unconscious at City hospital after being struck by a street car at Marion and Oliver avenues Wednesday night. Doctors failed to revive her. Her home is 20 Oakland avenue. She was crossing Oliver avenue when she attempted to dodge the car.
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Blanche Blocher
City Hospital
Marion
Oliver Avenues
Miss Blocher
Oakland
Oliver_avenue
Aled
Oil firm pleads for tax cut before state board
Standard Oil and three subsidiaries appeal to the State Tax Board on Thursday. T. H. Towl argues the initial assessments are excessive and seek reductions. Ohio Oil valued at 3,525,083. Indiana Pipe Line 4,666,375. Union Tank Line 183,200.
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Standard Oil Company
State Tax Board
Pany
Towl
Ohio Oil Company
Indiana
Indiana Pipe Line Company
Union Tank Line
Bryan Affected by Outburst With His Favor
William Jennings Bryan thanked Democratic delegates for their support at the national convention. He spoke to newspaper men from Fairview Lincoln Neb and said the demonstration filled him with deep appreciation. The crowd's homage lasted about one hour and thirty minutes, shown in telegrams received and in Bryan's gravely emotional response.
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Fairview
Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
de Hricuos
Stamps Give Glew to Four Burglars
Stamps which they were endeavoring to sell attracted the attention of Marshal Hedges of New Ross and he arrested Clarence Truitt, Frank Farrell, Sam Carter and Ed Williams. The men confessed to burglarizing Irvin Reb points carriage shop in Indianapolis Monday night.
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Marshal Hedges
New Ross
Clarence’ Truitt
Frank Farrell
Sam Carter
Ed Williams
Irvin Reb Pbints
Indianapolis
Bryan nomination seems assured at Democratic convention
Denver July 9 The Democratic national convention nears its third day with Bryan poised for the presidency. New York’s decision to back Bryan appears to seal the outcome, possibly delaying the nomination near midnight as speeches unfold. Delegates debate seating, Clayton presides, and Roosevelt is praised amid excitement.
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Denver
Col
Bryan
New York
Bryan Demonstration at Democratic Convention in Denver
In Denver on July 9 the 90 minute Bryan demonstration at the Democratic national convention drew about 10,000 supporters. After T. P. Gore praised Bryan Oklahoma voters opposed Taft and favored Bryan, sparking a wild, singing, parading rally. The crowd surged through aisles, chanting Bryan as banners and megaphones were set aside.
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Denver
Col
William Jennings Bryan
T. P. Gore
Oklahoma
Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt
Chicago
Griswold Divorce Granted After Auto Crash
Harry B. Griswold obtained a divorce from Nellie B. Griswold in Superior Court No. 5 on Thursday. Mrs. Griswold is hospitalized in the city from injuries suffered weeks earlier in an automobile accident in which her male companion was killed. The divorce suit, then pending, was settled Thursday amid evidence related to the crash and the coparent complaint.
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Nellie B. Griswold
Superior Court
Mrs. Griswold
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