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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
In Cincinnati Judge William H. Taft accepts the Republican nomination on a flag draped portico of his brother's home. Senator William Warner heads the nationwide notification committee as Taft thanks supporters and outlines his principles.
San Francisco July 28 Bernardo Shorb a young society favorite hired an attorney to sue his father in law John Sheehan for the alienation of his wife Elizabeth Sheehan's affections He asked for 50000 as the value of his loss and planned a divorce on the grounds of desertion The couple wed July 2 1907 at St Mary's Cathedral and honeymooned in an auto charged to Sheehan
In Los Angeles on July 28 Judge James grants Grace Snell-Coffin-Walker-Coffin-Layman-Love another divorce from Hugh M. Love. She accuses brutal treatment and unpaid bills and recalls a musicale where Love arrived in pink pajamas and curled up with a pipe as guests fled. The case ends her sixth marriage.
After a seven hour session with William Bryan and John Kern the National Democratic committee selected Norman E. Mack of Buffalo as chairman. Henry Watterson of Louisville was named publicity chairman with the new newspaper committee to handle press work. Mack to open headquarters in Chicago and branch in New York City.
Louis Armour, 51, a former Toledo street contractor, fatally shot his wife as she opened her door for church in a revenge tale after 16 years apart. He then attempted to kill their eldest daughter before fleeing. Police and the city search for Armour, fearing lynching if captured.
I Lowthian, a cantaloupe grower from El Centro, Imperial Valley, discovers he is heir to one fifth of 950000 from the estate of his uncle Edward McGirk. The San Diego and Santa Barbara properties include the best holdings. executors had been unable to locate him until a newspaper item triggered the connection.
Detectives search Oakland and surrounding areas for three men seen hiding 3000 feet of dynamite fuse in the Southern Pacific yard East Oakland. Authorities believe the men may explain recent local dynamite explosions.
The Prince of Wales attended a vast historical pageant in Quebec depicting France’s romantic past in North America. Featuring 3500 actors, 1500 courtiers, hundreds of horses, and scenes from Cartier to Wolfe and Montcalm, it marked the first such production on this side of the Atlantic.
Reno verdict of 1625 in Kath ryn Collins v brokerage company stems from injuries after sitting at a high typewriter chair requiring two operations. Expert evidence on proper chair height marked the trial. Bryan admitted to Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha as Lincoln business leaders witnessed the event.
Telegraphic notes report an offensive and defensive military alliance between Denmark and Sweden. Major James F. Meline, longtime Assistant Treasurer of the United States, died in Washington after a long illness at 67. Chicago reports high infant mortality and bowel disease deaths in July.
Summaries of fires in Springdale and a lumber mill in Lyle with insured and uninsured amounts, plus reports on Alaska Yukon Pacific fair plans, a Tacoma scow accident, gun club awards, and the Vancouver press session. Also notes on drownings, fights, highway bids, suicides, thefts, counterfeit arrests, and Pacific Northwest events in 1909.
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