Roosevelt as Youngest President Surges Through Half Century
Washington dispatch profiles Theodore Roosevelt on the eve of turning fifty. It catalogs his rapid rise from New York politics to national leadership. The piece praises his relentless reforms in New York and his bold, active style in public life. It highlights his naval strategy, athletic vigor, and stubborn pursuit of peace via a powerful navy.
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Edna Goodrich Announces Engagement to Berkeley Millionaire
Actress Edna Goodrich arrived in Chicago with her mother and disclosed plans to marry J H MacMillan, a Berkeley California millionaire, next winter. She will retire from the stage and reside in California. She stated she no longer knows or cares about Nat C Goodwin, her former co star.
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Taft nomination hopes stir Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee plans to finish work tonight as Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas contests are heard. Discussion centers on Taft’s nomination by acclamation with favorite son plans and a potential New York pick for vice president.
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Directorie Gown Edict Bans Indecent Dress on Fifth Avenue
Ky United Press reports Anthony Comstock issued an edict prohibiting any woman on Fifth Avenue from wearing a directorie gown or similar indecent dress, targeting leaders and chorus girls as part of anti vice efforts.
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High Water at St Louis Threatens Flood Damage
The Mississippi Missouri river flood rises past 31 feet with a predicted 33 foot crest by next Sunday. Cropland near St Charles is flooded as the confluence region braces for levee reinforcement and widespread damage fears rise.
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Irresistible Narrow Escape in Portland Harbor
The battle ship Irresistible narrowly escaped sinking in Portland harbor while crew tested Kingston flooding valves that refused to close. Water poured in, the ship listed to starboard, tugs assisted, and divers and pumps operated under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford to stop the leak.
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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sherman's VP Boom Begun
A June 11 report from Washington notes Sherman of Illinois has a budding boom for the Republican Vice President slot. Friends tout him as a strong orator and campaigner urging the administration to consider his candidacy.
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Archbishop Nixon Shot Dead in Tiflis Steps
United Press reports Archbishop Nixon of Georgia was assassinated on the steps of the Synodal building in Tiflis yesterday. The revolver attack by a revolutionist killed the archbishop. the assailant fled and has not been captured.
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Gompers Heads to Chicago for Anti Injunction Plank
Samuel Gompers traveled to Chicago this afternoon to press for an anti injunction plank in the Republican platform. The American Federation of Labor Executive Council will meet Saturday to organize a campaign.
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Floods Halt Business In Kansas City Packing District
High water in Kansas City Missouri floods the packing house and wholesale districts. Streets are inundated and the Union Station area is threatened as rivers rise to their highest level since 1904.
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Personalities and Visitors Arrive from Nearby Cities
Mrs Geo R Alexander returns to her Palafox home after a visit with relatives aided by Miss Maria Juarez who will stay briefly. Many locals arrive from San Antonio and Mexico City including Judge Bliss and Mr D A Bliss to handle business.
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The Gospel Meeting Draws Quiet Packed Crowd
A well filled tent hosts a Gospel Meeting with Prof. Shelton singing Tell Mother I ll Be There and a large chorus joining in popular hymns. The minister’s theme The Beginning is praised as entertaining and instructive as it notes Christ’s Church on earth began at Pentecost. Tonight’s topic is Trying the Spirits with Mrs J R Moore expected to sing. 8 15 p m. EH.
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Taft Delegates From SC Districts Seat In
Taft delegates from the first and fifth South Carolina districts were seated in Chicago on June 11, giving Taft 441 votes, just enough to secure the nomination. Tennessee delegates face a two hour contest on each side.
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Dinner Invitation Cited From The Merry Wives of Windsor
An archival line from Act 1 Scene 1 invites guests to dine on venison pasty and share a cordial drink, illustrating the play's social wit. The phrasing captures Elizabethan hospitality and banter as characters welcome visitors to a meal.
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Oklahoma to hang Frank Ford for wife murder
Lawton Oklahoma residents learn that the state will carry out its first execution since statehood tomorrow with the hanging of Frank Ford a Black man convicted of murdering his wife.
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For Sale: Horse, Surrey and Harness in Texas
Enlarged pictures describe a mixed Spanish English call in person, New York Portrait Co in Market plaza Laredo Texas. For sale Max Deutz phone 313. 694. For sale team of good buggy and more items listed.
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