Bitter fight for seats begins in Republican committee
Chicago June 5 The Republican national committee opened hearings on 229 contested seats shaping the nomination fight. Taft supporters and anti Taft blocs clash over southern disenfranchisement claims as Maj. F C Bryan leads southern allies in Alabama and other states. The New program schedules 10 am to 6 pm sessions with 30 minutes per state contest and 15 per district case, totaling about 114 hours if no delays.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Taft
South
Maj
F. C. Bryan
Washington, D. C
New
Harrys
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
Alaska
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Mae OReilly Alive Contrary to Gunness Theory
Mae OReilly, once linked to a Gunness Farm murder confession, is alive in Saratoga New York. She arrived from New York City last Friday and was hosted by friends, later confirming her identity. A Texas inquiry and Welch testimony raise questions about the 1907 Laporte Indiana case and the Gunness mystery. County officials pledged support and funding to fully investigate all leads related to the case.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Mae O'Reilly
Julius G. Truelson, Jr
Gunnees
Laporte
Ind
New York City
Miss O'Reilly
Daniel F Welch
Chelly
Delacca
Elmira
Sim
Wetch
O'uely
Pridrsen
Mrs. Guiness
Rochester
Laports
Tyne
Snitzer
Velle Guaness
Rancher Dempsey dies after Montana train hold up
Great Falls Montana June 5 William Dempsey Augusta rancher died Thursday morning from gunshot wounds inflicted during the Montana and Great Northern train hold up Saturday night The four youths Rheams Hatch Creswell and Randall aged 16 to 19 face first degree murder charges
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Great Falls
Mont
William ‘Dempsey
Augusta
Montana & Great Northern
Rheams
Bicycle police nab two thieves in Indianapolis raid
Indianapolis bicycle police captured two men, Frank Callahan and Sam Rutherford, during a grocery store robbery. The force detained them on the scene and alerted investigators.
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Indianapolis
Frank Callahan
Sam Rutherford
McNichol Sparks City Political Fight With Warrants
State Senator James P. McNichol triggers a bitter Philadelphia clash by obtaining warrants for Max Kaufmann former mayoral secretary and D Clarence Gibboney Law and Order secretary on charges of perjury and libel Kaufmann testified denying any $10 000 payment from McNichol and Mayor Reyburn discharged him afterward Gibboney faces libel charge tied to a letter about city conditions.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Max Kaufmann
Roybury
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
Kaufmann
Gibboney
MecNichol
McNichol
John Weaver
Reyburn
City of Cleveland Steamer Debuts on Detroit Run
The 444 foot Detroit and Cleveland line steamer City of Cleveland left its dock on its first voyage carrying 500 Detroit board of commerce members for a four day excursion to Sault Ste. Marie. Built at 1,250,000 dollars with 8,000 horsepower, it will soon begin regular Detroit Cleveland service.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit & Cleveland Line
City of
Three Killed in Trolley Crash West of Joliet
In Joliet Illinois on June 5 a collision between an Elgin Joliet and Eastern freight and an Aurora and Joliet electric car at Big Slough seven miles west of Joliet killed three people and seriously injured twenty. Victims named were W. W. Walfeld of Aurora C. H Whittington of Plainfield and F. W. Beale a Chicago bricklayer.
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Joliet
Ill
Elgin, Joliet & Fastern
Aurora & Joliet
Big Slough
W. W. Walfeld
Aurora
C. H Whittington
Plainfield
F. W. Beale
Chicago
Camden Murder Suspect Identified as James Flood
Austin Minnesota June 5 The man known as James Montague who shot A P Camden of Chicago in St Paul is James Flood He lived in Austin until recently His parents now reside in Lyle nine miles from Austin He had fainting spells and threatened self harm on several occasions
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Camden
Austin, Minn
Runaway Fatal to Three in Fairfield Iowa
A carriage collision with a heavy bus in Fairfield Iowa on Thursday night killed Mrs. David Roth and fatally injured her husband and daughter. The trio were thrown under the horses as the carriage was struck.
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Fairfield
David Roth
War City Mayor Bans Explosives Within Jurisdiction on July Fourth
Mayor Charles A. Rigdon of War saw issues an order prohibiting all explosives within the jctty limits for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration.
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Charles A. Rigdon
Warsaw
Jctty
Denver’s Great Convention Hall Opens for Democratic Gathering
Denver officials outline preparations for the Democratic National Convention to be held at the new Auditorium from June 27 to July 7. The 550000 dollar, 12 500 seat hall features advanced heating and ventilation and a rapid 2 minute egress. It will house 1905 delegate seats and 1005 alternates, with 303 press seats and 445 on the rostrum for national committee members and guests.
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Denver
Col
National Committee
Madison Square Garden
New York
Great Coliseum
Chicago
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
Gorgas Elected President of American Medical Association
Chicago June 5 Col William Crawford Gorgas A B M D Se D member of the Isthmian canal commission and chief sanitary officer of the canal zone was elected president of the American Medical association Thursday at the final meeting of the house of delegates of that organization.
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Gorgas
Chicago
William Crawford Gorgas
Trainmen Ordered to Strike in Nashvill e Chattanooga line
Val Fitz Patrick vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen directed all switchmen and brakemen on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line to strike immediately on Thursday night.
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Atlanta
Val Fitz Patrick
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Nashvill, Chattanoonoca & St. Louis
Charles Cummings Taken to Easthaven Hospital in Richmond
27m Charles Cummings of Alexandria was found to be violently insane and was transported to Easthaven hospital in Richmond for treatment.
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Charles Cummings
Alexandria
Easthaven Hospital
Richmond
Bank of Fairland robbed by three on horseback
Tulsa reports say three men cracked the Bank of Fairland in Fairland Oklahoma on Thursday and escaped on horseback with about ten thousand dollars. Posses are in pursuit. Other early June incidents include a Pennsylvan ia express train and street car robbery, a Boston mining town store raid, a Rawhide hotel hold up and arson attempt, and the killing of Patrolman W H Heins in San Francisco.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bank of Fairland
Fairland
Here
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Boston
Reno
Nev
Rawhide
San Francisco
W. H. Heins
T. O. Young
Starving Chinese Found Hidden in Sealed Car Load
In San Francisco a sealed box car from Galveston yielded 16 starving Chinese passengers along with heavy steel. The men had little water and crackers, were weak, and were handed to immigration officials while one carried a country admission certificate. Officials suspect smuggling via El Paso and a failed release plan in the yards.
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San Francisco
Galveston
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Big Church Assemblage in Des Moines Builds Gala Themed Fair
Des Moines Iowa reports a massive German Baptist Brethren gathering with over 4 000 churchmen lodging in tents at the fair grounds. Sunshine and steady arrivals from many regions mark daily services celebrating the church 200th anniversary ahead of formal conference sessions.
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Des Moines Fair Grounds
Des Moines
Funeral for Former Senator James K. Jones Held in Washington
The funeral for former Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas was conducted at the family residence in Washington with many congressional colleagues and Washington bar representatives in attendance. Burial followed at Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Washington
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Congress
Rock Creek Cemetery
Train delay from Whitefish landslide stalls nine Northern Pacific trains
A landslide at Whitefish in Flathead County blocks the Great Northern tracks, stalling nine Northern Pacific trains. Several thousand passengers are aboard the trains, according to a Western Union report received in Helena.
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Helena
Mont
Western Union
Whitefish
Flathead County
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Cooks who cook secured through Reporter local columns
Local column piece highlights cooks and culinary tips featured by Reporter’s neighborhood desk. The column showcases practical recipes, kitchen hacks, and profiles of home cooks advancing cooking at a community level.
Assassin Fires at Dreyfus During Zola Pantheon Ceremony
In Paris at Emile Zola's Pantheon funeral, Louis Antheline Gregori fired twice at Maj. Alfred Dreyfus. Dreyfus was lightly wounded. Gregori claimed the act aimed to protest Dreyfusism and army involvement in Zola's rehabilitation. Gregori said he did not intend to kill.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Pantheon
France
Louis Antheline Gregori
Alfred Dreyfus
Zola
Maj. Dreyfus
Gregori
Dreyfus
Catafalque
Mathieu Dreyfus
Cloudburst in Guanajuato Sparks Deaths and Damage
Twenty people die and $20000 in property is wrecked by a Guanajuato cloudburst. One main tunnel reportedly floods as rescue and recovery efforts begin. In Milwaukee, C. J. L. Meyer, longtime Chicago & North Western figure and former Fond du Lac mayor, seeks admission to the county poorhouse via Associated Charities.
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Mexico City
Guanajuato
Milwaukee
C. J. L. Meyer
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Fond du Lac
Senator Sawyer
Chicago
Gustav Frellson
Associated Charities
Milwaukee County
Minister Reverts to Judaism in Boston Meeting
Rev Samuel Freuder a New York Episcopal clergyman attending a Boston Sabbatical Messianic society meeting said Thursday he renounced his orders and returned to Judaism in religion.
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Boston
Samuel Freuder
New York
Episcopal Church
Sabbatical Messianic Society
Husband shoots wife in yard croquet incident
J B Austin of Franklin Illinois shot and killed his wife in her father's yard where she was playing croquet. The couple had been separated for three weeks.
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Jacksonville
J. B. Austin
Franklin, Ill
Mosquito Plague Forces Constant Smudge Nights for Campers
Mosquitoes swarm the Kankakee swamps pressuring campers to endure nonstop smudge nights day and night. Local crews battle bites and seek relief as pests hinder outdoor stays.
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Kankakee
Maps Flake Toasted Wheat Cereal Promises Easy Digestion
The article argues stomach fermentation comes from undigested starch and promoted by cooking. It touts Maps Flake wheat cereal as the perfect weak stomach food, steam cooked six hours then cured ninety hours, every berry flaked thin, toasted at high heat to ensure all parts digest.
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THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Higgins the paralyzed cocker spaniel wanders London streets
Higgins, a cocker spaniel in London, was run over by a truck wheel months ago and paralyzed. The American owner contemplated ending his life but chose care. Now Higgins trots happily in public, drawing attention but remaining unfazed.
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London
Higgins
Comedian confronts hotel fare cut in second act
A noted comic protests a hotel switch to two meals daily claiming it’s insufficient while the manager notes a bread-eating gag as part of the act to draw new business. The exchange highlights theater economics and performance humor.
No Dogs as Authorities Crack Down Across the Nation
Nationwide actions by officials aim to curb dog related activity as the Dog Days season approaches with strict enforcement in many states. Authorities warn residents to secure pets and comply with local regulations or face penalties.
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