General Wright to enter Taft cabinet as secretary of war
General Luke E Wright former governor general of the Philippines and ambassador to Japan is poised to become secretary of war this summer. Although the White House has not confirmed the report, Wright has been selected to succeed Taft. A Democrat, he has held key posts under Roosevelt and his Memphis Tenn. home could influence Tennessee politics. Wright’s Philippine experience and knowledge of the orient suit the cabinet post.
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Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Japan
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
White House
Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Dreyfus Shot Near Pantheon Ceremony
In Paris a would be assassin fired twice at Major Alfred Dreyfus near the Pantheon ceremony for Emile Zola. Dreyfus was wounded though not fatally, as police quickly captured the assailant. The incident inflames the Semite question amid continued French tensions.
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Francis Warrington Dawson
Paris
Gallernes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
M. Gregorie
Lou Gaulois
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
Mont Martre
Pantheon
Beethoven
Falleries
Doumergue
Gregorie
M. Mouquin
Insane Slayer A Beautiful Girl
James Montague, 17, is charged with the deliberate midnight murder of A. P. Camden in Minneapolis. Police reveal Montague disguised as a girl, wearing a full Wardrobe of feminine clothing. he admitted planning and executing the killing for money and showed no remorse. Four messenger boys helped police track him down after noticing his odd behavior.
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Minneapolis
Minn
James Montague
A. P. Camden
Chicago
Montague
Camden
Milwaukee Officials Visit on New Yard Plans
General Superintendent W. J. Underwood and C. C. Cheney with Milwaukee Road leaders traveled to the city to meet with city and railroad officials about plans to move the North Side yards. They planned to inspect the yards and Mill Street and indications suggest improvement plans will be prepared promptly.
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W. J. Underwood
C. C. Cheney
Milwaukee Road
Mill Street
Forty Boats Lost In Typhoon Off West Australia
London reports a typhoon off West Australia sinks forty pearl fishing boats. About 270 sailors on the fleet are feared dead with many survivors found exhausted and drifting on wreckage. Sharks preyed on those in the water as beach debris and bodies wash ashore from the disaster.
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London
Australia
South Sea
WANTED PRESIDENT TO FIX HER UP
Miss Kate Jackley of Potosi Wisconsin came to Washington to seek Roosevelt's help for a supposed meddlesome undercurrent she suffers from She is detained and papers prepared for commitment to the government hospital for the insane
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Kate Jackley
Potosi
Wis
House of Detention
Government Hospital
Stephenson undecided on re election after return from Washington
Senator Isaac Stephenson returned to Marinette for summer vacation and received a grand reception. He stated he would decide on seeking re election after the Chicago convention.
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Marinette
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Washington
Chicago
Democrats Hope to Garry State Convention Fight
Democratic state central committee ratified alternates for Denver delegates including P. H. Martin Green Bay James Murphy Grant County and others in districts one through ten. An intense dispute over the national committeeman post pits State Chairman H. H. Manson against Timothy J. Ryan with both claiming a majority of votes.
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Milwaukee
Democratic State Central Committee
Denver
P. H. Martin
Green Bay
James W. Murphy
Grant County
Daniel H. Grady
Columbia County
T. J. Fleming
Milwaukee County
Michael Lathers
Rock County
John W. Delaney
Walworth Coun
Thomas Hayes, Jr
Edward D. Walsh
Waukesha County
H. W. Bodens
Ozaukee County
David Douglas
Eau Claire County
Richard B. Salter
Clark County
Frank Stewart
Winnebago County
W. E. Fordye
Eau Claire
N. Coleman
Vilas County
H. H. Manson
Wausau
Timothy J. Ryan
Waukesha
Ladysmith Bank Officials Escape Indictment Quashed
In Eau Claire on June 4 Federal Judge Sanborn quashed the indictment against J. A. Corbett G. E. Newman and LeRoy McGill former Ladysmith National Bank officials. They were charged with deceiving the bank examiner by a false report to the comptroller. The court ruled no offense occurred as the comptroller is not a bank examiner. The bank failed in 1905. John Barnes former state supreme court justice represented the defendants. An appeal was filed by Senator Walter Owen.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Sanborn
J. A. Corbett
G. E. Newman
Leroy McGill
National Bank
Ladysmith
John Barnes
State Supreme Court
Walter Owen
Allies Lawyer Attacks as Chicago Convention Looms
Maj. F. C. Bryan of Washington, acting for the allies before the national Republican committee, accuses the administration of aiding southern white efforts to disfranchise Negro Republicans. He says Taft delegates from the South are federal office holders denying Negroes a voice in delegations. Keenigan represents Taft delegates. C. P. Taft arrives to take charge of Taft headquarters as detectives guard him amid a crowded Annex lobby.
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Chicago
Maj
F. C. Bryan
Washington
National Republican Committee
South
Keenigan
Hitchcock
C. P. Taft
Taft
Annex
Cancer Cure Claim By Immune Serum Stuns AMA
Chicago June 4 Before the American Medical association Dr G W Grile of Cleveland announces a cancer cure by a serum from immunes, asserting results rivaling diphtheria antitoxin and smallpox vaccine. He cites 80 000 cancer victims in the country and calls the potential discovery a boon to humanity.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
G. W. Grile
Cleveland
La Follette May Quit Republican Party in Disgust
Washington June 4 The assertion by Representative Hitchcock that Senator La Follette and his followers would vote for Bryan this fall has stirred Washington The Wisconsin leader’s camp has been ostracized and repudiated by the Republican organization He opposed the currency bill and his friends have yet to reveal Chicago convention plans fueling rumors he will withdraw from the race likely any day and align with Bryan allies
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
House of
Bryan
la Follette
Chicago
Wisconsin
Standpat ticket elected in Iowa in Republican primaries
Des Moines Iowa June 4 Returns from every county show Senator Allison defeated Gov Cummins for United States senator by a 706000 to 12000 majority. The standpat ticket statewide also carried except Murphy for lieutenant governor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Allison
Gov. Cummins
United States
Murphy
Iowa Political Shifts Tie to Cummins Campaign Tie
The report outlines Iowa political shifts with State Auditor Caroll leading in polls for governor, while Murphy loses lieutenant governor due to vote splitting among two contenders. George W. Clarke, former speaker, wins as the sole progressive challenger. The Torbert letter and Cummins’ assurances are cited as key campaign factors, with broader implications in the progressive bloc’s defeat.
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Ernor
Carroll
Murphy
George W. Clarke
Clarke
Cummins
Torbert
Dolliver
Allison
Birdsall
Friends of
Progressives
Aldrich Bill Inoperative Says Treasury Claims
Treasury officials say the Aldrich-Vreeland emergency currency law is defective. They argue no dollar of the half billion emergency currency will be issued because the law fails to outlaw clearing house certificates or tax them, leaving banks to use free certificates in any future panic.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Clearing House
Treasury Department
Doctor's Departure Fuels Cleveland Relapse Rumor
Chicago reports Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, Grover Cleveland's New York physician, left suddenly for the east causing talk of a relapse at Cleveland's bedside. Bryant's friends cite a patient’s sudden illness as the reason, while Mrs. Cleveland says he is improving.
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Chicago
Joseph D. Bryant
New York
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bryant
Trenton
N. J
Varsity Shell Wrecked on Lake Mendota
A launch on Lake Mendota split the varsity shell in two as oarsmen plunged into the water harming the Badger crew ahead of the big Poughkeepsie event.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Mendota
Badger
Weather extremes and river flood forecasts across states
Reported highs 56 and 92 in different cities with 0.01 inch rainfall and 4 mile wind. The Yellowstone Park reading shows 36, Montgomery 92. River forecast predicts 11.1 feet stage, rising 0.2 foot over 36 hours, near flood marks in St. Louis and La Crosse. Wisconsin expects showers and thunderstorms, Iowa partly cloudy with evening activity.
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la Crosse
U. S
Yellowstone Park
Montgomery
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Hull Bay Wins Narrow Seventh District Contest
The race between John A. T. Hull and S. F. Prouty in the Seventh district was so tight an official count is needed to decide. Each claimant held a margin of about 10 votes as results favored Hull by a similar edge.
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Hull Bay
John A. T. Hull
S. F. Prouty
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