Platform tussle hides vice president pick in Taft plan
Washington dispatch reports Taft aides and Roosevelt allies debate platform drafts while aiming to keep the convention occupied with a vice presidential nomination. Leading senators and cabinet advisers sketched outline themes as party harmony looms, easing platform carve-ups.
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la Crosse Tribune
Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Senate
House
Taft
Root
Garfield
Cortelyou
Wade Ellis
A. I. Vorys
Ohio
Chas. P. Taft
Burlington R R Found Guilty
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad company was found guilty on two counts of violating the twenty eight hour law. It was fined $100 and costs on each of three counts. The ruling was delivered in United States district court in Springfield Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
United States District Court
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Moroccan sultan confiscates rivals wives in coercive demand
June 5 reports Mulai Hafid, the usurping sultan of Morocco, has taken the wives of Gen. Bagdani and his brother and warned they will be sold unless submission is sent to him at once. Gen. Bagdag has asked the Moroccan foreign board for help and suggested seeking the diplomatic corps intervention.
Return of Mr. Cooper in Racine Wisconsin
Congressman Henry Allen Cooper and his wife returned to their Racine home on Main street after a visit to Washington. Cooper fell ill in Chicago from stomach poisoning and was too unwell to leave his room during Governor Davidson’s Elks parade yesterday.
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Racine
Wis
Henry Allen Cooper
Washington
Main Street
Toledo Brokers Fail in Receiver Action
Toledo Ohio June 5 The commission and brokerage firm of H R Ashbrook and Co went into the hands of a receiver today Moses G Block named as receiver It is known the firm is burdened with more than 200000 worth of securities that have depreciated for weeks
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Toledo
Ohio
H. R. Ashbrook & Co
Moses G. Block
Most Beautiful Mansion in New York Owned by Sen Clark
June 5 New York The French palace at Seventy seventh and Fifth Avenue, erected by Senator W A Clark of Montana, is described as the most expensive private mansion in America with costs surpassing 5 million dollars. Every material and detail bears his personal touch, reflecting his tastes and direct involvement in progress and selections.
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New York
Sen. Clark
W. A. Clark
Montana
Seventy-seventh and
Fifth Avenue
America
Clark
Noon Saturday Closing Adopted Citywide
The board of trade, banks, freight depots, and many manufacturers will close at noon on Saturdays starting next week and continuing through June July and August. After employee concerns over a 1 pm close, consensus settled on a 12 pm noon closing, with most depots and banks to shut by noon and manufacturers expected to follow.
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Board of Trade
Bentley
Congressman Laing Indicted in Ohio Trust Failure
Norwalk Ohio June 5 Congressmen J F Laing of the four teenth district and a candidate to succeed himself has been indicted over the Ohio Trust Company collapse. Three others named in the indictment.
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Norwalk, CO
J. F. Laing
Fourteenth
Ohio Trust Company
Starving Children Faint At Desks In New York
Emergency relief measures move to open two kitchens on the lower east side after Isidore M. Levy reports that hundreds of pupils in schools lack food for days. He cites children fainting in classrooms as evidence of dire conditions. New York, June 5.
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New York
Lower East Side
Isidore M. Levy
Levy
Marmarth Lot Sale on Pacific Coast Extension
Auction of business and residence lots in Marmarth North Dakota set for Thursday June 18 offering prices from 100 to 500 dollars per lot. Marmarth, a division point on the Pacific Coast line of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway, boasts railway tracks cement block factory bank stores and growing trade. sale promises solid investment prospects. For full details contact F A Miller Chicago general passenger agent.
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Marmarth
North Dakota
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Democratic Love Feast in Chicago
A democratic love feast at the Sherman house in Chicago drew Governor candidates J Hamilton Lewis John P McGoorty and Douglas Pattison early to push bids. John Mitchell and Samuel Altschuler also received boosts with many noting Mitchell as strong. The group then discussed the primary law in effect since June 1.
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Chicago
Sherman House
Democratic State Central Committee
J. Hamilton Lewis
John P. McGoorty
Douglas Pattison
John Mitchell
Samuel Altschuler
Mitchell
State Supreme Court denies saloon rehearing in O'Brien case
The state supreme court this morning denied the saloon people a rehearing on the O'Brien case testing the local option law. A few minor questions remain about the law and will likely reach the courts soon.
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Springfield
State Supreme Court
O’brien
Hich
Johnson men claim Bryan is defeated at convention
Chicago June 5 Gov Johnsons managers issue a statement claiming victory in blocking Bryan on the first ballot at the democratic national convention. They credit Louisiana and Maryland conventions for not instructing for Bryan and say the Bryan wave is receding while Johnson gains in the south. Scribbles My new book will soon be published.
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Chicago
Gov. Johnson
Bryan
Louisiana
Maryland
Johnson
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