Roosevelt Yell Electrifies GOP Convention Hall
At Chicago Coliseum on June 18 delegates erupted in a 45 minute roar after Henry Cabot Lodge praised the president. The Taft delegation was seated in full, while Lodge delivered a sharp attack on opposition policies as 14,000 filled the arena with banners and chants.
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Committee On Credentials
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New England
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Mill 6 Catherine Trainer Suffers Hip Fracture in Fall
Catherine Trainer, a ninety year old resident of Greenfield, fell from a porch and fractured her hip. Doctors state she will not recover.
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Catherine Trainer
Greenfield
Lawrence burg man pleads guilty to grand larceny
Warren N. Mitchell of Lawrenceburg pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory.
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Warren N. Mitchell
Lawrenceburg
Jeffersonville Reformatory
New Orleans Black Hand killings end in shooting at Giacona home
Four blackmailers attacked Pietro Giacona and his son at the Beauregard house in the French Quarter. The Giaconas invited them to dine, then opened fire after one guest allegedly fired first. Three dead: Chiavanni Barreca, Ciro Cusimano, and an unnamed Italian. Wounded: Francisco Vattiali.
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Giacconas
LUSITANIA Halted by 12-Inch Guns in War Game
In New York on Wednesday the liner Lusitania was stopped by shells from 12 inch guns as Fort Wadsworth and Fort Hamilton practiced targeting near Coney Island and Sandy Hook. After a twenty minute pause the ship resumed its voyage.
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Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hamilton
Coney Island
Sandy Hook
Lusitania
Koreans Murder Hundreds in Pro-Japanese Repression
Seoul report details Korea's 300 districts each with 20 gendarmes led by a Japanese officer. In eight months insurgents killed 826 pro Japanese society members, burned 360 houses, seized crops, and assaulted women, amid a 50 000 man loss.
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Seoul
Korea
Belmont Widow Receives Estate In Will Filed
The will of Oliver H. P. Belmont, who died recently at his Hempstead country home, was filed Wednesday. Mrs. Belmont is named executrix and to receive all real and personal property. estate value not disclosed.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
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College President Resigns After 40 Years at Cornell College
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 18 Dr W F King longtime president of Cornell College Mount Vernon resigns due to ill health. Prof James Harlan appointed interim president.
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W. F. King
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
James Harlan
Lesen
German Return for Anton Moser After Two Months in Evansville
Anton Moser, jailed in Evansville for two months, will be extradited to Germany to face an old charge. He awaits transfer as authorities arrange the return and court proceedings in the foreign case.
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Anton Moser
Evansville
Germany
Fairbanks Reaffirms He Will Not Seek Renomination
Chicago dispatch reports Vice President Fairbanks issued a formal letter to his manager stating his irrevocable decision not to be a candidate again for the vice presidency. The missive, dated June 16, 1908 from Indianapolis, expresses gratitude for support but confirms the choice not to run. A similar note was sent to Senator Hemenway, with no change in expectations regarding Taft’s ticket. Lafayette Young said Roosevelt has not indicated a preference for Cummins or any other candidate.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
James Francis Burke
Pennsylvania
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Joseph B. Kealing
Indianapolis
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Kealing
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hemenway
Lafayette Young
Iowa
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Committee On Resolutions
Convention
Cleveland
Injunction plank carries in Republican platform battle
The resolutions committee adopted a plank limiting court injunctions amid a long debate. Arizona and New Mexico statehood planks also passed, signaling pressure on Taft to back a platform that reassures labor and affirms his stance.
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Resolutions Committee
South Carolina
Arizona
New Mexico
Gilchrist Leads Florida Governor Nomination In Close Primary
Primary returns show Albert Gilchrist of Punta Gorda nominated for governor over J N C Stockton of Jacksonville who backed state prohibition. Gilchrist supports local option. U S Senate race remains tight with Duncan A Fletcher leading Gov Broward by about 1060 votes.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Albert Gilchrist
Punta Gorda
J. N. C. Stockton
Jacksonville
Gilchrist
United States
Duncan A. Fletcher
Broward
Boxer Killed by Blow on Battleship Mississippi
Thomas Hagen a marine at League Island navy yard died Wednesday night from a blow to the heart in a six round bout with local boxer Johnny Hogan aboard the battleship Mississippi in Philadelphia.
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Thomas Hagen Or
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League Island Navy Yard
Johnny” Hogan
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Cooks Who Cook Highlighted in Reporter Local Columns
Local newspaper columns spotlight several home cooks who share kitchen tips and family recipes. Articles profile their talents, regional dishes, and community pride while noting simple techniques and affordable ingredients.
Congressman Wiley Dies in Hot Springs After Illness
Hot Springs Virginia June 18 Congressman A A Wiley of Alabama former chief of staff to Gen Lawton and civil governor of Cuba’s eastern province and a member of the last four congresses died at a hotel here Wednesday at about 50 years old after weeks of inflammatory rheumatism and general physical breakdown.
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Hot Springs
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Cuba
Lawton
Farm lands inundated by ruptured river levee at St Charles
Four hundred feet of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway embankment serving as a levee broke Wednesday afternoon near St Charles. The breach flooded about 4000 acres of farm lands as an 11 foot wall of water swept through the crevasse and compelled local families to flee to higher ground.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
St. Charles County
Poison Mistaken Drinking Fatal to Young Woman in New York
Miss Miriam Frances Bloomer of Cincinnati died after drinking a quantity of poison by mistake in an apartment hotel in New York. Daughter of James Frank Bloomer, 29, she had been staying with her brother J Ralph Bloomer, a broker, since January. Her home is listed as the Hotel Arms Walnut Hills Cincinnati.
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Miriam Frances Bloomer
James Frank Bloomer
Hotel Arms
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
J. Ralph Bloomer
Elopement Shocks New Brunswick Governor's Family
St. John New Brunswick June 18 Hon Lemuel J Tweedie governor of New Brunswick arrived to attend a wedding and was notified by telephone that his daughter Mary aged 19 had eloped with David McKeown until recently the governor's coachman Miss Tweedie was prominent in society.
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N. B
Lemuel J. Tweedie
New Brunswick
Mary
David McKeown
Miss Tweedie
Death of Miss Lula Jones in Indianapolis
Miss Lula Jones of Indianapolis died reportedly of heart failure while kneeling in prayer. The incident occurred during a private moment as Asher prayed.
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Lula Jones
Indianapolis
Asher
Excursion to Indianapolis Next Sunday by Indiana Union Traction
Special tickets available for round trip on trains leaving Logansport at 5 00, 5 45, 7 00 and 9 00 am. No cash on cars, baggage not checked on special tickets. Visit the capital city to see monuments and parks including Soldiers and Sailors Monument, state house, I O O F building, Masonic Temple, federal building, Fairview and Riverside parks, White City amusement park and the new sea water swimming pool. Ample car service and information from the local agent.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
State House
Masonic Temple
Fairview
White City
Middle West
Indiana Union Traction Company
The Gibson girl neck ideal among German East Africa natives
A historical note describes long graceful necks as the chief beauty mark for native German East Africa women. It explains how rings weighing ten to fifteen pounds are worn from infancy to elongate the neck, guiding marriage prospects with longer necks seen as superior.
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German East Africa
More Pay for Chicago Teachers Wins General Raise
Chicago public school teachers over 6,000 will get a pay rise starting January 1, 1909. The Principals' club sought only principal salaries from 1800 to 3500, but Dr. R A White and John J Sonsteby prevailed for a citywide increase. The plan adds about 500000 to outlays.
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R. A. White
John J. Sonsteby
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