Democratic Platform Fight Over Anti Injunction Plank
The Democratic platform fight centers on an anti injunction plank amid calls for a clear statement. Gen James B Weaver leads prohibition backers with southern support as Chanler's VP bid wanes and Gov George Chamberlain surfaces as a potential choice. Forty five seats face contest with 13 actually filed including districts in DC and Pennsylvania.
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Denver
Col
Committee On Resolutions
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Weaver
National Committee
Bryan
Chanler
Vieut
New York
Norman E. Mack
George Chamberlain
Oregon
Taggart
James J. Keane
Wyoming
C. F. Reisner
Grace M. BE. Church
Samuel Kerch
Seattle
Wash
P. T. Ramsey
St. Paul's M. E. Church
South
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Brooklyn
Five Drowned in Kansas Cloud Burst Killing Five and Damaging Town
In Wellington Kansas a late night cloud burst killed five people including Mrs Shirley Sherman Mrs Ed West Albert Hughes age four Mrs George Jackson and Vene Brothers and destroyed about 75000 in property. A six foot water surge swept down a ravine carrying away twenty houses, some two to four blocks.
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Wellington
Kan
Shirley Sherman
Ed West
Albert Hughes
George Jackson
Vene Brothers
Fire destroys Green Mountain Falls hotel
A kerosene lamp explosion at the Green Mountain Falls hotel in Green Mountain Falls wrecks the resort building, causing about $62,000 in damage. All guests escape unharmed.
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Colorado Resort
Colorado Springs
Col
Green Mountain Falls
Bryan Wins Democratic State Nomination in North Carolina
Charlotte news reports the Democratic state convention adjourned after a week and voted 523 to 194 to nominate William Jennings Bryan. The June 30 event confirms Bryan as the party’s choice in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Bryan
Charlotte
N. C
William Jennings Bryan
Huntington man dies by taking acid over morphine craving
E. T. Brown of Huntington, described as a morphine fiend, committed suicide by taking acid when he could not obtain the drug.
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E. T. Brown
Huntington
Taft Busy as Ohio Delegation Urges Vorys for National Chairman
In Washington Taft meets with Ohio Republican leaders Walter Brown Henry Williams and N A Guilbert urging Arthur J Vorys as national chairman. He asks them to telegraph Vorys to come to Washington to meet him next Wednesday.
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Ohio
Washington
Taft
War Department
Republican Party
Walter Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Henry Williams
Republican State Executive Committee
N. A. Guilbert
Arthur J. Vorys
Sensational murder case rocks Philadelphia doctor’s death
Philadelphia authorities promise a sensational murder case as Dr. William H. Wilson dies after drinking poisoned ale sent to him for trial. An autopsy and viscera exam indicate cyanide or potassium poisoning. The coroner notes Wilson had a large, mostly prominent female clientele and a young man linked to the fatal illness may be charged with poisoning him.
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Philadelphia
William H. Wilson
Withal
Wilson
Zu Eulenburg on Trial for Perjury and Subornation
Berlin judge and jury begin trial of Prince Philip zu Eulenburg on perjury and subornation charges tied to recent scandals. Proceedings may stretch weeks due to many witnesses. health concerns may cause interruptions. Public access limited as court clears to protect morals. witnesses include Count Kuno von Moltke and lawyer Bernstein.
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Berlin
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Kuno von Moltke
Egypt
Maximilien Harden
Bernstein
Harden
Starnberg
Luebenberg
Bishop Potter in Critical Condition in New York
Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York is in dangerous health due to stomach and liver trouble. Dr J E Janvrin reports the bishop has been prostrated by hot weather and is in a very critical condition.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry C. Potter
New York
J. E. Janvrin
Potter
Platt Testifies in Mae Wood Perjury Case
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt testified in the grand jury room regarding Mae C. Wood who faces perjury charges in her divorce suit that collapsed weeks earlier.
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Platt
Mae Wood
New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Grand Jury Room
Criminal Courts
Mae C. Wood
Eleven Italians Arrested Over Black Hand Campaign
Eleven Italians from Pennsylvania and Chicago were arrested in Ferno on June 30 on charges of belonging to a Black Hand gang sent into Canada to organize Black Hand societies among miners.
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Ferno
B. C
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Canada
Indianapolis Driver Allen Hill Injured After Brazil Arrest
Allen Hill, an Indianapolis motorist, was arrested in Brazil for scorching and then ran his car over an embankment, sustains injuries in the incident.
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Allen Hill
Indianapolis
Brazil
Four Cities Crown Spelling Winners at NA E A Meet
Cleveland hosts the National Education Association convention with a big spelling contest among eighth graders from Cleveland Pittsburg New Orleans and Erie. Mae Thursby of Pittsburg and Marie Bolden of Cleveland earned perfect scores as Cleveland won the match by 38 errors to 47 66 and 84 for the others. The event accompanied by big city entertainment featured a 500 voice boys chorus and formal addresses at the convention.
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Cleveland
National Educational Association
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Erie
Mae Thursby
Marie Bolden
Miss Bolden
Brothers Arrested in Central Life Securities Fraud Scheme
Birch F Rhodus Edward T Rhodus and Thomas Rhodus were arrested after noon in Chicago charged with using the mails to defraud. They organized Central Life Securities and subsidiaries and allegedly obtained 3 000 000 dollars in recent years.
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Chicago
Birch F. Rhodus
Edward T. Rhodus
Thomas Rhodus
Central Life Securities Company
Tragic Train Fatality Claims Huntington Woman
Mrs. Charles McNown of Huntington was instantly killed Saturday evening after being struck by a Washington train. Police and eyewitnesses report the incident occurred near the rail yard, with investigators tracing the event to a crossing mishap.
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Charles McNown
Huntington
Airship Zeppelin Performs Six Hour Flight Test
Count Zeppelin's airship completed a six hour and three quarter test in Friedrichshafen. It averaged 34 miles per hour with bursts to 38.1 mph, carried 14 passengers, and tested wireless gear successfully. Zeppelin supervised tests after arriving from Dresden, then flew toward Constance and on to Romanshorn Switzerland performing maneuvers with all systems at peak performance.
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Dresden
Constance
Romanshorn
Switzerland
Mexico Border Crises Quiet as Troops Sent to Texas
President Roosevelt orders troops to Texas posts including Del Rio and El Paso to aid civil authorities after Mexican requests to uphold neutrality. Seventh regiment pursues bandits near Monterey. Las Vacas unrest ends with cavalry patrolling and two insurgents found dead. No further disorders reported in Mexico City region.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
el Paso
Texas
United States
State Department
Monterey
Mex
Matamoras
Las Vacas
Tex
C. P. Diaz
Austin
San _ Diego
City of Mexico
Capitol
Viesca
Interior, War and State
Thaw Likely To Get Jury Trial On Sanity
White Plains New York June 30 Harry Thaw’s chances for a jury trial on his sanity look bright after Justice Mills said it should be a matter of time and ordered detention in Poughkeepsie jail with the case adjourned to July 13 for new arguments and affidavits.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Mills
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Louisiana adopts high license law for two years
Baton Rouge June 30 The Louisiana legislature approves the Shattuck Gay liquor bill by 29 to 4 sending a high license regime into effect for at least two years. It sets parish licenses at 500 dollars and state licenses at 200 dollars with maximum licenses reaching several thousand dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Assembly
Senate
House
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Murder and Wounding
In Sailor Springs Illinois on June 30 Julius Turner 68 a Civil War veteran and farmer from Clay City shot his wife from ambush killing her. He then seriously wounded his 15 year old son and attempted to take his own life leaving the scene after the attack.
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Sailor Springs
Julius Turner
Clay City, Jr
Merchant Is a Death by Own Action
William D. Sloat a New York paper merchant with a Nassau street shop committed death by own action in his Brooklyn home on Monday by inhaling gas. He had been despondent for some time following an attack of paralysis.
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New York
William D. Sloat
Nassau Street
Brooklyn
Osborne Town Marshal Slays Robber in Gunfire
St. Joseph Mo June 30 Matthew Ford town marshal of Osborne Mo killed a robber in an exchange of shots Monday Ford found two men in a hardware store One man fled the other fired a shotgun at the marshal resulting in the death of the felon and no injuries to Ford
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St. Joseph
Matthew Ford
Osborne
Ford
Cooks Who Cook Collected in Reporter Local Columns
Local columnist feature highlights cooks who have shaped the community menu. Profiles focus on culinary stories, family kitchens, and neighborhood eateries that define home cooking and local flavors.
Pullman Car Fire On Chesapeake & Ohio Train
A Pullman car on the C and O passenger train approaching Gladstone Virginia caught fire. Only trainmen aboard. a locked door blocked escape but the crew fought through smoke. The engineer stopped the forward motion and ran the train to Gladstone where flames were extinguished. no injuries reported.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio
Gladstone
Suono
Sky Scraper Plan Aims Beyond Eiffel Tower Height
Architects for Equitable Life Assurance Society filed plans for a 62 story building in New York. The 909 foot structure will have a 150 foot flagpole and a ball 74 feet higher than the Eiffel Tower, aiming to become the tallest man made height.
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New York
Paris
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Building Department
Equitable
Artilleryman Drowns While Rescuing Bather at Medicine Creek
Jacob Cohen, a Fort Sill artilleryman from New York who enlisted three months ago, drowned in Medicine creek while attempting to save a swimmer. The incident occurred near Lawton Oklahoma on June 30.
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Lawton
Oklo
Jacob Cohen
Fort Sill
Medicine Creek
Cohen
New York
First Balloon to Cross Alps Cognac Crosses Alps at Brig
The Swiss Aero club's balloon Cognac successfully crossed the Alps from Brig on June 30. The feat has been attempted many times but not before achieved.
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Alps
Brig
Switzerland
Swiss Aero Club
Mrs Richer Stricken With Paralysis During Visit
Mrs Sarah Richer of North Manchester became paralyzed while visiting her son Dr J W Richer of Warsaw. The incident occurred during the visit prompting medical attention and family concern.
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Sarah Richer
North
Manchester
J.W. Richer
Warsaw
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