Minnesota Democrats Nominate Lind Amid Turmoil
At the Minnesota state Democratic convention in Minneapolis the party nominated John Lind for governor amid a riotous scene that included chanting and fighting over the platform. Lind later said he would not accept the nomination, while the ticket also named M. C. Tift, Fred W. Johnson, W. H. Freeman, T. J. Meaghan, Fred E. Wheaton, and Charles I. Ladner for statewide offices. The platform condemns Taft and Ballinger, endorses direct senator election, and favors county option with a plank on initiative and referendum.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John Lind
Lind
Everett
Wash
Fista
Michael Daly
Westernot
M. C. Tift
Long Prairie
Fred W. Johnson
New Tim
W. H. Freeman
Olivia
T. J. Meaghan
Albert Lea
Supreme Court
Fred E. Wheaton
Charles I. Ladner
St. Cloud
Taft
Ballinger
Committee On
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Work Through Week Then Rest In Jail In Canton
George Bair and Charles Kingston must spend every Sunday in jail from 7 AM to 6 PM for assaulting Clarence Leonard a non union worker. Their families depend on them while police judge W J Quinn chose Sunday imprisonment instead of the workhouse, with Bologna and water as prison fare.
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Canton
George Bair
Charles Kingston
Clarence Leonard
W. J. Quinn
Little orphan goes eight thousand miles to home
Fargo Mathews a 13 year old orphan leaves Chicago for a long voyage to the Philippines where he will be adopted by W Ernest Crowe a San Pablo Laguna school teacher. Crowe chose him from one hundred applicants and plans a three year stay followed by a world tour before returning to the United States.
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Chicago
Fargo Mathews
Philippines
W. Ernest Crowe
San Pablo Laguna
Mathews
Ella.Flagg Young
Crowe
United States
Trade Desecrates Old Glory Abroad
Americans in France condemn the use of the U S flag for advertising in Paris. A Rue de la Price restaurant painted the stars and stripes with England’s flag to tout afternoon tea for fashionables. The banner is displayed to attract crowds of Americans in Paris this summer, which provokes widespread indignation.
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Paris
France
United States
Rue de la Prix
England
Count in steel plant uses puddlers nickname Mike the Puddler
The Count Michael Mourik de Beaufort arrives in New York with Countess de Beaufort for a short visit. He works as a puddler in a Chicago steel plant and aims to succeed to earn his wife's regard and his own. He humorously notes fellow workers call him Mike and dislikes waking early.
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New York
Countess de Beaufort
M. H. Kilgallen
Chicago
Michael Mourik de Beaufort
Mike
Americans to Join Estrada in Nicaragua Pursue 500 Militia
Chattanooga reports say 500 southern militiamen from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi are being recruited to fight for Provisional President Estrada in Nicaragua. Some have already enlisted via guardsmen who went to Nicaragua to fight. An Alabama man is named as brigadier general with US army pay plus a 20 percent bonus if the revolution succeeds.
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Nicaragua
Estrada
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Soldiers of Fortune
United States Army
Former Secretary Carlisle In Danger After Heart Attack
John G. Carlisle aged 75 former secretary of the treasury under Cleveland is in a dangerous condition at the Walcott hotel in New York after a severe heart attack. He is in critical condition Friday with medical staff treating him.
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New York
John G. Carlisle
Impure milk blamed for infant deaths by Wiley
Washington report cites Dr. Wiley of the Agriculture Department linking hot weather to higher infant mortality and alleging artificial foods cause most baby deaths. He cautions that only milk from healthy mothers or properly modified fresh milk from healthy cows is safe, and urges cooling milk from production to delivery.
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Washington
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Russo-Chinese bank cashier arrested in theft case
New York July 29 Erwin Wider the Russo Chinese bank cashier accused of stealing 680000 dollars was arrested Friday.
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New York
Erwin Wider
Aashier
Engines Collide in Carlisle Train Crash
A head on collision between Evansville & Terre Haute passenger trains Nos. 95 from Chicago and No. 6 occurred at 4 30 Friday morning in Carlisle Indiana. Engineers and firemen escaped injuries by leaping from their cabs. The wreck halted service about six hours. No. 95 carried 176 passengers and No. 6 had 86. The damp track caused the switch to fail and No. 95 crashed into No. 6. engineer Ben Thomas jumped free just before the wreck.
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Carlisle
Ind
Evansville & Terre Haute
Chicago
No. 95
No. 6
Ben Thomas
Chinese Force Government Sends Them Home Across Sea
Washington reports a fraud plan by Chinese prisoners in Tucson to force the United States to pay for passages home to China. Letters claim thousands across the Mexican border seek shipment back, but officials say no new law exists and enforcement of existing rules is in effect.
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Washington
Mexican Border
United States
China
Uncle Sim
Mexico
Tucson
San Francisco
Nogales
Cable
Ribbon sales advertised for vest and sash trimming
A local ad promotes ALF price and less satur day morning on fine brand ribbons. It highlights ribbons for sashes hats hair ribbons and bags with many uses at 10 cents a yard. Main floor front.
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Alf Price
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Ters
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Ariz
Earl & Wilson
BATES
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Phoenix
Merode Knitwear
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Walsta
Shepherd
Jamestown
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E. Fourth Street
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