Movement to Depose Cannon as Speaker Likely If GOP Wins House
An organized drive to defeat Joseph Cannon as speaker of the Sixty-first Congress surfaces. Iowa leads, with resolutions urging Walter J Smith to back Hepburn. other states may follow. Labor, reformers, and several Republicans oppose Cannon, while Champ Clark could become speaker if Democrats gain control.
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Washington
Joe" Cannon
Iowa
Illinois
Cannon
Guthrit
Walter J .Smith
Joseph &. Catan
Hepburn
Wisconsin
Badger
Joe
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
California
Kansas
Scatterig Representatives
Ilindig
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Platee
American Federa of Labor
Rep
Burton
Ohio
F of
Ilinois
Eer
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Kidnappers Use Girl as Shield in California Shootout
Edna De Mengine, 16, was abducted in her nightgown by masked gunmen Clark Rogers and Tony Lavelle. The girl was used as a shield during a pursuit in which Rogers surrendered after being cornered ten miles from her father’s ranch. One bandit fled, another was captured and jailed.
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Coaling
Cal
Edna DeMengine
Rome
Edna
Clark Rogers
Tony Lavelle
Rogers
Wright Takes Charge as War Department Head
Secretary Taft formally transfers control of the war department to Wright at noon with a formal ceremony and an informal reception in Washington. Taft introduces Wright to officials and staff.
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Taft
T of War
Washington
Seceretare
Wright
War Department
Smallpox No Longer Dreaded Under Current Treatment
Washington reports that smallpox is no longer to be dreaded as a fatal disease under present treatment. The July 1 dispatch notes a shift in outlook, saying smallpox is to be regarded as manageable rather than deadly.
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Washington
Smallpox Case Counts by State Across the Union
The report lists state by state totals for smallpox cases in six months. Minnesota leads with 203 deaths and 554 cases, Texas records one death, Kansas shows 2 332 cases with 631 deaths, Pennsylvania reports eleven cases with no fatalities, Illinois 1 799 cases, and Ohio 539 cases with three deaths.
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Texas
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Denver Doings Stir Political Rumors and Hotel Plans
Reports from Denver claim John Sharp is securing a suite at an Albany hotel for an appearance while July and Bennett Hill in New York deny interviews. An Alban NY editor received a wire authorizing denial of such interviews as fakes.
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Denver
Lytith
Sharpe
John Boom
Albany
Davi
Bennett Hill
New Yorke
Paris Po
Ene
Rsea
Serre
F Ff
Alban
Saxony Mine Closing After Centuries of Silver Wealth
The Saxony Hoeibeag silver mine will shut in 1913 after centuries of operation. The mine has yielded little revenue for years, with a 1912 deficit of 420000 dollars. The Finance Minister cited declining silver value and competition from American sources as causes for the closure. Older workers face job loss, but authorities note steps to shield families and communities from hardship.
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Washington
Sonony
Royal ‘House of
Saxony
America
Germany
Gompers Warns Labor To Fight Republicans Now
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor signals a labor push against Republican congressmen who blocked labor demands. He hints a wider battle may extend to the presidential race, awaiting the Denver convention outcome. He attacks Cannon Miszell Payne Littlefield Sherman and others as aligned with manufacturers interests.
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Pgitepethics
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Federationist
Gompers
Denver
Silys
Cannon
Tmiszell
Payne
Littlefield
Sherman
Jenkins
Peope
Parry-Post-Van Cleave
Manufacturers Association
Gold Output Growth Targets for United States Mines
The article forecasts the next five years will see average annual gold production around 150 million dollars for the United States including Alaska. Existing camps maintain output while new districts grow rapidly, with Alaska Nevada and Colorado expected to add at least 25 million dollars within the next year. It predicts the United States could become the world’s leading gold producer as more districts are developed.
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United States
Alaska
Nevada
Colorado
London Suffragists Clash at Court During Arrests
Thousands of suffragists tried to rescue twenty eight or twenty nine prisoners taken from a courtroom to the jail. A mob of women rushed the van as it left the courtyard. One hundred police had hidden in the yard and charged the women. Prisoners could choose peace bonds or prison. most chose jail to join the martyr roll. Five thousand extra police prepared for tonight’s demonstration.
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London
Joly
Beeni
Woman Found Dead After Assault At Reforming House
Chicago reports the coroner found Neo Thompson, a young woman, murdered in a reforming house. The body showed more than one hundred bruises and brutal injuries. A boot heel struck the face and fifteen finger marks were found on the throat. A handkerchief stuffed in the mouth and a stamped mercy letter were noted. police pursue the house crew for clues.
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Chicago
Neo Thompson
UN Te
Spanish Diet Embraces Chick Peas in National Dish Cocido
In Spain Consul General Ridgely reports chick peas are a daily staple in nearly every home and form the core of the dish cocido. He notes 143,902 acres were sown to chick peas in Castilian provinces in 1907 and that Spanish appetites demand sizable pastes often sourced from Mexico.
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Washington
Shakes
Spain
General Ridgely
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mexico
Steve Adams Case Sees Jury Drawn in Grand Junction
In Grand Junction Colorado July 2 eleven jurors were chosen for Steve Adams trial and the state waived its right of challenge. The defense holds eight peremptory challenges while completeness of jury may be difficult from the current panel. Hilton, Adams lawyer, filed a charge against Sheriff Fitzpatrick alleging a gun threat at the post office, Fitzpatrick disarmed and held on$1,000 bond pending further hearing.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Steve Adams
Hilton
Adams
Justice of the Peace
Sweney
Fitzpatrick
Telluride
Sherman’s Condition Slows Vice Presidential Candidate
Republican vice presidential candidate Congress man Sherman appeared weak and needed assistance as he left an auto, reached the depot, and was placed in a wheeled chair for the train. He traveled with his wife and Dr. Carter toward Utica New York.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sherman
Carter
Utica
State Superintendents to Meet in Rapid City
State Superintendent Astrud has set meetings for July 21 to 23 in Rapid City. Notifications were sent to county superintendents, with Pennington County Courthouse and Patton House serving as the headquarters for the simmer gathering.
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Plerre
Astrud Hae
Rapid City
Pennington County Court House
Patton House
Tragic Missouri Train Collision Near Sedalia
A head on crash between the California Limited and the St Joseph express near Sedalia Missouri leaves seven dead and many injured. Rail cars and locomotives are destroyed with fire, fog hampers visibility, and a relief train rushes to the scene. One identified victim is William Haralta a cler k from St Louis.
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Sedalia
California Limited
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Sedna
Aemnet
United
William i Haralta
Orchard's sentence commuted to life imprisonment
Boise Idaho July 2 The state board of pardons commuted the sentence of Harry Orchard who was under sentence to be hanged next Friday for the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg to imprisonment for life. The board acted on Judge Fremont Wood's recommendation. Orchard, opposed to reopening the case, indicated to his attorneys that he sought pardon.
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Boise
Ida
State Board of
Taft Talks With Delegates After War Post Resigns
Taft on first day as private citizen says no final decision until after discussions with the party committee. He spoke amid a conference with the national convention pet committee and noted his resignation as secretary of war took effect at midnight.
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Taft
Washington
A. G
Pal Saeniede
Arthur J. Vorys
Ohio
Towne Seeks Presidential Nomination Amid Denver Convention Talks
From Lincoln Nebraska to Denver delegates discuss Towne and Bryan backing a labor friendly platform. Debates focus on anti injunction planks and Cleveland memorial resolutions. Kern of Indiana arrives as convention intrigue continues.
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Denver
Cola
Towne
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Dahlman
Omaha
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Democratic Party
New York
Bryan supporters control convention said not a candidate
Aseeres of the United Press quotes a man denying any bid for vice presidency while asserting Bryan’s supporters will run the convention. He claims Bryan will be nominated and placed on the ballot with a strong platform, aiming to influence the event today.
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With Aseeres
The
United Press
Friends of
Bryan
Reorganization Plan Aims at Bond Settlement
A proposed readjustment outlines three classes of bonds totaling $381,000 with $60,000 in the second class and $35,000 in the third. McGoin claims higher priority unjustly, while a mutual agreement would discontinue suits and equalize all bonds to $500 denomination, with McGoffin receiving $63,000 in canceled bonds and transfer of property deeds to the Altia company.
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William ‘J
William J. McGain
Ories
McGoffin
Snow
Altia Company
Altra Company
Woman found strangled in Chicago boarding house
Police search for J H Raymond, rented room keeper who left after promising a wife. Victim about 50, naked body tied with rope, head wrapped, skull fractured, blood in room. Diamonds and a note addressed to Mia Thompson found on her.
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Chicago
J. H. Raymond
Mia
Thompson
Raymond
Thompson Defeated for Antitrust Nomination in Cleveland
W G Thompson of Ohio State University, an antitrust candidate for president, was defeated on the fourth ballot at the nominating committee meeting in Cleveland Ohio L Harvey of Menomonee was selected by a large margin after a final vote.
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Anti-Trust People
Prin Field
Cleveland
Ohio
W. G. Thompson
Ohio State University
Antitrust
Toiay
L. Harvey
Menomee
Traitors Targeted as Pro-Japanese Movement Spreads
Reading from fragmented notes, a growing anti-Japanese sentiment spreads in the Hermit Kingdom with increasing hostility toward taking action against those aligned with Japan.
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Hermit Kingdom
Japan
Deadwood to Host 1908 Bankers Convention
The Deadwood business community prepares to welcome bankers from Chicago Omaha Minneapolis and other western money centers for a two day convention July 8 9 with open meetings tours of the Mom eastake mine and Bald Mountain moonlight ride a dance and receptions at the Franklin hotel Officials urge decorating the city to impress visitors and showcase hospitality to more than two hundred delegates and up to four to five hundred visitors including their spouses and friends
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Geos
M. J
Morgan
Kirk G. Phillips
Charles Hysane
Pratt
Wall, Beventrnal
New York
George E
eDadwo
Deadwood Theater
Black Hills
Franklin Hotel
Momeastake
Northwestern
Bald Mountain
Burlington
Spearfish Canyon
Deadwod
Deadwood
Deadwood Business Club
Neat of Snakes Report From Lyman County Hunt
Maurice Wendlebee, homesteader near Dra per, Lyman County, says he found a blue roeer and shot it dead while driving to a dawn on his place. He then spotted a large Thala and dug with a spade, claiming he killed the mate and another snake about two or three feet long.
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Wheeler
Maurice Wendlebee
Draper
Lyman County
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