Hitchcock conference signals Bryan strength in the West
The New York Herald reports Hitchcock’s Colorado Springs meeting as a major political event. It notes growing Bryan sentiment could shift several states Democrats carried in 1904, with Nebraska described as blue for Republicans and other western states labeled doubtful. James and other Democrats attend, warning Hitchcock may fear the coming results.
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Hitchcock
Bryan
West
The
Herald Today
Colorado Springs
Mark Hanna
Cortelyou
National Committee
Taft
Roosevelt
Texas
Oklahoma
Idaho
Kanere Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
Victor Rosewater
Nebraska
Sanity Exam Sought for Van Renssalaer in Bellevue Row
John Van Renssalaer eldest son of Mrs John King Renssalaer was sent to Bellevue for sanity examination after a written suggestion to harm his mother surfaced. Mag istrate Corrigan ordered the exam as A Russell Peabody, counsel for Harry Thaw, conferred with the magistrate as a friend and offered no details of his arguments.
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New York
John van Renssalaer
John King Renssalaer
Bellevue
Corrigan
van Rensselaer
A. Russell Peabody
Harry Thaw
Peabody
Secretary of Ill State Fair Dead
W C Garrard longtime secretary of the Illinois State Fair died at his Springfield home aged mourns his 20 year tenure shaping the expo into a top national agricultural and stock show He leaves a wife and two daughters.
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Springfield
W. C. Garrard
Taft Conferees Climb Pike's Peak
A Republican conference met informally atop Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs this morning. Delegates planned to resume discussions this afternoon on strategies to carry the West for Taft and Sherman in the upcoming campaign.
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Pike Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak
Sherman
Roosevelt Attends Naval Conference in Newport
Oyster Bay July 21 President Roosevelt sails on the Mayflower to attend a general navy board meeting in Newport. He will deliver an extemporaneous address and return Thursday morning.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
General Navy Board
Newport
Senator Vilas Not Improved as Illness Persists
At 1 o clock the condition of W F Vilas had not improved in twelve hours with no sign of betterment. Dr Philip Fox warned a change was expected within six hours and that Vilas could not remain unconscious much longer. If no improvement occurs, demise may follow within 36 hours. Assemblyman Elver plans to present a resolution at the Democratic state convention deploring Vilas illness.
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Madison
Wis
Philip Fox
W. F. Vilas
Assemblyman Elver
Vilas
Circus Crooks Scarce As City Patrols Tighten
Police report a quiet day with only a few arrests, all beggars and cripples. William Smith the colored beggar was locked up by Officer Wolf. A visiting elderly woman lost a watch during the parade but did not file a report.
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William Smith
Smith
Wolf
Rojestvensky Alive Denies Death Rumor
Berlin dispatch reports Admiral Rojestvensky alive after a rumor of his death circulated. A Nauheim note says a different man of the same name died recently, fueling press speculation and sparking renewed praise for the defeated commander.
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Nauheim
St. Petersburg
Child Dies of Spinal Meningitis
Edward S Johnson four years six months old, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Johnson of 705 Pine Street, died at St Francis Hospital at 6 am from spinal meningitis after a brief illness. Body to be shipped tomorrow morning at eight o'clock on the Northwestern to Chicago. Frank Tillman in charge.
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Edward S. Johnson
Edward Johnson
Pine Street
St. Francis Hospital
Northwestern
Chicago
Frank Tillman
Bishop Potter Deteriorating As Death Nears
Cooperstown New York July 21 The paralysis of Bishop Potter's legs signals approaching death. Physicians raise oxygen and morphine doses to ease his pain today.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Bishop Potter
Panama nurses on vacation visit Wisconsin stops
Miss Bessie Russell of Colon Panama is vacationing with J F Russell at 1909 King Street. Miss Bowman formerly of La Crosse accompanied her and stopped at Merrillan. Both are former La Crosse hospital graduates and now employed in the government hospital at Panama.
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Bessie Russell
Colon
J. F. Russell
King Street
Bowman
la Crosse
Merrillan
la Crosse Hospital
New York Chicago Relay Race Ends With City Hall Delivery
William McCabe of Evanston Y M C A delivered the silver tubed message to Burnham Dean, sealing a world record run from New York to Chicago. The event lasted 115 hours 47 minutes, with Chicago runners finishing fastest and crowds of about 100000 along the route. Official reception by Chicago Y M C A officials planned later.
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Chicago
New York
William McCabe
Evanston Y. M. C. A
Burnham Dean
Buss
McClellan
Michigan Avenue
Busse
Railway Out of War Department Policy Shifts Control
Tokio July 21 An imperial ordinance orders the South Manchurian railway in Kwantung province to be administered solely by the minister of communications, removing it from war department control. The move follows Premier Katsura’s retrenchment policy and a Russo-British-Chinese accord affecting Manchuria.
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Tokio
South Manchurian
Kwan Tung
Collision Injures Dozens on Aurora Interurban
About 30 persons were injured and several fatally in a head on collision on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago interurban four miles north of Aurora. The two cars carried 150 passengers and were traveling at high speed when they telescoped. Authorities believe a misread order caused the crash.
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Iil
Elgin
Chicago
Here
French and Russian Aid for Shah Amid Tabriz Recapture
M Touchard the French ambassador and Russia's Isvetsky agreed that France and Russia will assist Turkey if the sultan cannot suppress the Macedonian uprising. Rabin Khan's forces recaptured Tabriz after a heavy assault, with reports of renewed carnage and pleas for protection of women and children.
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M. Touchard
Russia
Isvetsky
France
Turkey
Tabriz
Rabin Khan
Pohitonoff
Rachin Khan
Virginia Boomers Call on Taft
A large Virginia Republican delegation led by Representative Slemp urged Taft to meet with Republicans from across the state in Hot Springs. Taft had not decided on the request as of the report.
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Virginia
Taft
Hot Springs
Whch
Roosevelt
Root
Bryan
Slemp
Meeker Appointed to University of Illinois Board
Springfield July 21 The governor appointed Arthur Meeker of Chicago to the University of Illinois board replacing the late L H Kerrick of Bloomington. A P Grout of Scott County was named to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander McLean of Macomb a year ago.
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Springfield
Ill
Arthur Meeker
Chicago
University of Illinois
L. H. Kerrick
Bloomington
A. P. Grout
Scott County
Alexander McLean
Macomb
Wisconsin dentists hear district division proposal at La Crosse
The Wisconsin State Dental Society opened in La Crosse with Mayor Anderson welcoming delegates. Dr. H L Banzah of Milwaukee announced support for reorganizing the society into districts, with a decision to be taken Wednesday. President Dr. H Cudworth of Milwaukee traced the society’s history and growth, noting its early leaders. An evening paper by Dr. M N Federspiel on mouth breathing and dental arch development will be presented, with Dr Miland Knapp of Minneapolis leading the discussion.
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Wisconsin State Dental Society
la Crosse
H. L. Banzah
Milwaukee
H. Cudworth
Cudworth
Leason
D. W. Perkins
Pr. Edgar Palmer
At & O
M. N. Federspiel
Miland Knapp
Minneapolis, Minn
Deal Closed for Regimental Band for Sunday Picnic
The Third Regiment band of Vi roqua has been engaged by Mr William Doerflinger to furnish music for the Sunday picnic during the saengerfest. The deal was closed today, after expectations the band would be obtained were realized.
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Viroqua
William Doerflinger
Peru woman returns home after visit
Mrs. R. J. Trenary of Peru Illinois has gone home after visiting her sister Mrs. W. F. Adams.
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R. J. Trenary
Peru, Il
W. F. Adams
Bryan pushes for jury trials in labor case campaign
In Lincoln on July 21 Bryan sent to Washington for details of contempt actions against Gompers and Mitchell. He supports a federal jury trial for the defendants and says the court lacks power to summarily punish. The plan aims to spotlight labor in the Sept 3 trial and mobilize local campaigns under national committee supervision with appointed regional vice chairmen. Bryan issued no appointments before votes, while dictating speeches for phonographic distribution.
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Neb
Bryan
Washington
Gompers
Mitchell
Democratic
Organized Labor
National Committee
Chicago
Mother with babes end their lives in East River tragedy
Despondent Mrs. Gussie Benson, fearing for her two children ages four and two, ended their lives by leaping from a ferryboat in the East River. The bodies, recovered and lying together in the morgue, reflect a desperate family crisis after a failed attempt to improve health and a failed return to the city.
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New York
Gussie Benson
East River
Suit over muskrat levee breach causes $87,000 claim
In Lewiston Illinois on July 21 suits were filed in circuit court seeking about $87,500 damages after a muskrat allegedly bored a hole in the Lacy levee letting Illinois river flood several thousand acres of rich bottom lands. Principal plaintiff is A L Laungatles claiming the levee break caused crop damage.
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Lewiston, Ill
Illinois
John W. Rhodes
Dennis Cullinane
A. L. Laungatles
Fire-set murder case in Louisiana targets Black people
Three Black people were killed by a mob in Ca tahola parish Louisiana over incendiary preaching by a Black man called a prophet Albert Godin. Godin allegedly urged burning Capt. J. W. Swayne’s cotton gin and Sam and Miller Gaines carried out the act. Godin and both converts died in the incident.
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New Orleans
Catahola Parish
Louisiana
Albert Godin
Godin
J. W. Swayne
Sam
Miller Gaines
May Abandon Grand Prix Race
At the Auto Club of France meeting in Paris on July 21 a proposal was discussed to abandon the Grand Prix due to inherent accidents with specially constructed racing machines. The committee postponed a final decision to the September meeting.
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Paris
Auto Club of France
Yankee Athletes Shine in Olympiad Limelight
London July 21 American stars Porter Shephard and Hillman set records as Porter cleared 4 feet 3 inches in high jump, Shephard clipped 1 52 45 for the 800 meters, Hillman 56 5 in 400 meter hurdles, drawing cheers from a London crowd as Graeco-Roman Petroff defeated Humphreys in heavyweight wrestling.
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United States
Porter
New York
Melvin Shephard
Shephard
Harry Hillman
Petroff
Russia
Humphreys
England
Weisse
Hungary
Benson
Denmark
Huff
Cartmell
Weather and Water Report for La Crosse and Nearby Regions
Coolest in La Crosse at 64 degrees and 78 degrees for the warmest reading. Wind at 4 miles per hour, rainfall 0.12 inches. U S warmest in Phoenix at 106. River falling with Prairie du Chien at 108 and a 0.06 foot drop. Forecasts: Wisconsin fair tonight and Wednesday. Minnesota fair with little temp change. Iowa fair but cooler in west and central areas. Light showers in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. high pressure from Missouri valley to gulf and north Atlantic states favors fair weather tonight and Wednesday.
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Ariz
Prairie du Chien
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Iowa
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Ohio
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Lake Superior
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Missouri Valley
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