Louisiana Taft Delegation Split Over Reorganization Plan
The Republican national committee adjourned after four days with 41 of 60 contests settled and 44 more to hear. Louisiana faced a split delegation decision with Taft men favored, while black and tans from Louisiana tentatively agreed to vote Taft. McHarg’s remarks provoked Senator Heyburn’s wrath during a tense hearing in Chicago.
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Republican Party
McHarg
Heyburn
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Texas
Virginia
Taft
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Wight
Ormsby McHare
McHarey
South
United States
Rouses Heyburn
W. D. Heyburn
Maho
Evansville Man Walks Off Fast Trolley Car Injured
William F. Craft of Evansville, described as slightly demented, stepped from a moving traction car and sustained serious injuries.
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William F. Craft
Evansville
Planks of Taft Roosevelt Platform Drafted by Ellis
Wade H. Ellis Ohio attorney general and Taft Roosevelt platform draftsman left Washington for Columbus and Chicago to present perfected planks. He will deliver them to the convention resolutions committee, reflecting views of Taft and Roosevelt.
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Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Columbus
Chicago
Ellis
Taft
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
Gore May Recover Sight After 27 Years
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma briefly distinguished an object with his left eye for about 30 seconds. He has received treatment at Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in Washington and shows hopeful signs of regaining use of at least one eye, possibly avoiding surgery.
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Washington
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Episcopal Ieve, Ear and Throat
Gore
Governor orders probe into Louisiana race track bribery fund
Baton Rouge June 10 Gov Sanders ordered investigation into a reported $50,000 corruption fund to influence legislation on race track gambling. A concurrent resolution for a special investigating committee and a grand jury session were ordered after a newspaper report.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sanders
Chambers of the Assembly
Grand Jury
Illinois Grain Dealers Meet Opens Fifteenth Convention
Springfield June 10 The Illinois Grain Dealers association with about 600 members and 1200 elevators opened its fifteenth annual convention in the house of representatives hall Lieutenant Governor Sherman spoke briefly to the delegates during the session of the organization formed to represent grain dealers in Illinois.
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Illinois Grain Dealers Meet
Springfield
Illinois Grain Dealers’ Association
House of Representatives
Gov
Sherman
Wets Win at Moberly Missouri Liquor Vote
Moberly Missouri voters approve keeping the town wet by a 735 vote margin after a campaign where women and children urged against liquor reform. The outcome keeps alcohol sales legal in the town.
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Moberly
Jigie
Chicago Attorneys Disbarred in Unprofessional Conduct
Springfield HI June 10 The supreme court disbarred George J. Munroe Frederick Kirgsland and Daniel Webber attorneys of Chicago for unprofessional conduct following formal charges in the proceedings.
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Chicago
Springfield
Supreme Court
George J. Munroe
Frederick Kirgsland
Daniel Webber
Steamers Sink in Collision near Corunna
Fe and Giraldo collided off Corunna Spain sinking both steamers. The crews were rescued and no lives were reported.
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Corunna
Spain
Giraldo
Fire destroys Knickerbocker Ice storage house at Clark
The storage house owned by the Knickerbocker Ice company at Clark burned down incurring an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. No injuries were reported and the fire department quickly contained the blaze.
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Knickerbocker Ice Company
Clark
Royal Visit Lights Bay as iMNG and OIR Exchange
Imperial Yachts and warships gather in Reval Bay for June 10 meeting between Edward VII of Kkingland and Emperor Nicholas I. A luncheon on Polar Star and a Standart banquet honor the two sovereigns amid festive shipboard illuminations and hillside crowds. Residents serenade the royal party with national songs and rondalles as night music continues.
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Reval
Edward VII
Kkingland
Nicholas
Bay of Reval
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Polar Star
Alexandra
Irresistable Battleship Narrowly Avoids Sinking in Harbor
London report says the battleship Irresistable nearly sank at Portland harbor while testing Kingston flooding valves that refused to close. The ship list worsened before tugs aided by divers and pumps and collision mats stopped the leak under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, though a heavy list remained.
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London
Portland
Kingston
Lord Charles Beresford
Belmont at Death's Door
Belmont at Death's Door reports Oliver H. Belmont slipping into unconsciousness on Tuesday afternoon and remaining near death by Wednesday morning as observers await his end.
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Belmont
Death's Door
New York
John F Finerty Dies at 62 in Chicago
John F Finerty editor of the Chicago Citizen and noted Irish patriot died at his home in Chicago at 12 40 am on Wednesday morning aged 62 years He was long known as a newspaper man and lecturer.
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John F. Finerty
Chicago
John F.finerty
Chicago Citizen
Vandals Set Fire to Hartford City Saloon
Fire damaged the saloon owned by Aleary Walburn in Hartford City amid his license application. Investigators seek suspects as damage assessment begins.
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Aleary Walburn
Hartford City
Storm Hits Guthrie City Early Tuesday
A severe windstorm with a cloud burst struck Guthrie Oklahoma early Tuesday, causing at least $20,000 in property damage. No lives or serious injuries were reported. Buildings including the state house Ione hotel Masonic temple and Central high school were partly unroofed and homes shifted or toppled.
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Guthrie
Okla
State House
Ione Hotel
Masonic Temple
Central High School
Kansas City
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kaw
St. Louis
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Olathe
Kan
Denver
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
Pisgah
Sovier
Soldier
Moorhead
Oregon Democrats Endorse Bryan at State Convention
The Oregon Democratic state convention in Portland elected four delegates at-large and two per congressional district. It passed a resolution endorsing William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination and instructed Oregon delegates to support him while his name remains before the convention. In Minneapolis the Prohibition state convention nominated a ticket headed by Governor George D. Haggard with T. J. Anderson as lieutenant governor and J. F. Damon for secretary of state.
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Portland
Ore
William J. Bryan
Oregon
Bryan
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
George D. Haggard
T. J. Anderson
Belgrade
J. F. Damon
Winnebago City
F. F. Lindsay
Suspected Gunness Victim Linked to Wisconsin Man
Christen Hilkven, once of Dover in Chippewa County near Chetek, vanished in 1906 after selling his farm for $2000. Local editor and La Porte postmaster suggest his mail went to Mrs. Gunness, with ties to La Porte Indiana, sparking belief he fell victim to her.
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Gunness
Eau Claire
Wis
Christen Hilkven
Dover
Chetek
Laporte
Ind
Decorah
Affinity Tragedy Ends In Self Inflicted Death
In Chicago on Tuesday Morris Parish a 40 year old married man and cashier at Municipal Banking association right after learning of an affinity and suspected embezzlement of about 10000 fired two shots into his head. He died shortly after at a city hospital as officers reviewed his accounts.
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Chicago
Morris Parish
Municipal Banking Association
Hartford Building
Cooks Who Cook Featured in Reporter Local Columns
Local column feature profiles cooks who cook in community kitchens and eateries. The piece highlights their craft, backgrounds, and impact on neighborhood dining scenes.
Brewers Back Effort to Eradicate Disreputable Saloons
Milwaukee June 10 resolutions by the United States Brewers association endorse cooperation with municipal laws to wipe out disreputable saloons. Arthur Brisbane urged balanced views on prohibition, arguing it is not feasible and urging support for legitimate brewing interests amid prohibitionist debates.
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Milwaukee
United States Brewers’ Association
Liebmann
Anti- Saloon League
Justice Brewer
H. D. Scharman
Brooklyn
Association
Arthur Brisbane
New York
E. J. Giddings
Oklahoma
Attack on Grand Dukes Sparks Duma Debate
In St. Petersburg the Octoberist leader M Guchkoff opened a Duma debate on the war office budget charging that the Grand Duke lineage intrudes in state affairs. He named Serge Michaelovtch Nicholaievitch Constantinovitch and Constantine Constantinovitch and urged their retirement from the army citing birth as a shield from discipline. He linked the issue to the Portsmouth treaty as a grave wrongdoing.
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St. Petersburg
Duma
M. Guchkoff
War Office
Serge Michaelovtch
Peter Nicholaievitch
Constantine Constantinovitch
Portsmouth
Crawford Leads in South Dakota Republican Primary
Returns from the June 10 Republican primary in Sioux Falls indicate Gov Doe I. Crawford ahead of incumbent A. B. Kittredge for U.S. senator by about 8000 votes. State Senator W. G. Vassey of Watertown seems likely to win the governorship for Crawford, while Burke and Martin appear set for Congress against Kittredge stalwarts.
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Crawford
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Doe I. Crawford
United States
A. B. Kittredge
W G. Vassey
Watertown
Burke
Martin
Kittredge
Congress
Ptomaines Poison Three Hundred In Paris Banquet
Three hundred persons including Marquis de Dion president of the Automobile club were poisoned by ptomaines at a Paris banquet Tuesday night. The tainted dish was duck. One person died and many are in serious condition.
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Paris
Marquis de Dion
The
Automobile Club
Fire devastates New Orleans residence quarter
A Tuesday night blaze in New Orleans destroyed about twenty buildings in the residence quarter along Berlin and Magazine streets. The fire crossed Magazine Street and started anew in several nearby blocks, severely damaging homes and property.
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New Orleans
Berlin
Magazine Streets
County Treasurer Finds Seventy Two Snakes in Hole
Rising Sun official County Treasurer George Hopkins uncovered a snake den while removing a post and killed all seventy two snakes found in the hole.
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George Hopkins
Rising Sun
Maps Flake: A Cheap Wheat Based Breakfast Claim
The advertisement argues Maps Flake is produced to be fully digestible by processing wheat for six hours steam cooking then curing and flaking to ultra thinness and toasting for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. It asserts the product uses 96 hours total and costs 15 cents to provide a complete digestible breakfast.
Spring Tonic Claims to Purify Blood and Boost Health
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as the best spring tonic and blood purifier, claiming it cleanses impurities accumulated in winter, restores energy, improves appetite and digestion, and prevents skin eruptions. It notes the product is plant-based with no minerals and markets it through The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga.
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Cs. S. S
S. S.S
Ss. S. S
Frank Applegate
Wellsville
Ohio
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