Roosevelt and Johnson Named by Progressive Party at First Convention
Delegates at the Coliseum hailed Col. Theodore Roosevelt of New York for president and Gov. Hiram Johnson of California for vice president at the Progressive Party’s first national convention. Speeches urged victory in November as the party christened itself The Progressive Party and worked through committee debates on the platform.
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Chicago
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Rayamond Robbins
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Progressive platform outlines vows to serve people and defend the constitution
Chicago reports the progressive party's platform stressing government by and for the people. It cites Jefferson and Lincoln to claim the people are masters of the constitution and must guard it from perversion and injustice.
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Abrahim Lincoln
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Vandalia youth injured by freight cars in yard accident
Charles Kesling aged nineteen fell beneath moving freight cars in the Vandalia yards while riding to adjust cars after a peach shipment. His left foot was crushed and amputated at St. Joseph hospital. He is from 46 Michigan avenue and was stabilized after ambulance and surgeon care.
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Hetherington
Collision at Astor mansion endangers unborn heir
A Fifth Avenue double decker bus crashed into the fence of the Astor home near Col John Jacob Astor's widow. Four people were slightly injured as nurses attended them. Dr Edwin Cragin stayed with his patient for safety, delaying removal of the vehicle.
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Associated Press
New York
Astor Mansion
Fifth Avenue
Coly
John Jacob Astor
Astor Home
Open chute tragedy claims two young boys in Wabash
In Wabash Indiana Aug 10 two boys ages eleven and twelve were killed when the open chute of a corn elevator filled with one thousand bushels of shelled corn trapped them. Garland Morrow and Frank Jackson are the boys' fathers.
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Associated Press
Wabash
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Max Morrow
Garland Morrow
Frank
Jackson
State to Probe Becker Officials with New Indictments
District Attorney Whitman plans indictments of two high police officials and a civilian aide on blackmail charges tied to gamblers and illegal resorts. The case relies on Jack Rose and Bridgie Webber testimonies corroborating Becker’s graft. Total protection money cited exceeds 2.4 million dollars a year.
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New York
Becker
Webber
Rose
Senate Defers Panama Canal Toll Exemption Vote
In a late session the Senate refused to strike the provision exempting American ships from tolls on the Panama Canal. The vote stood at 4 to 11, with the bill’s fate unsettled as the chamber prepares to reconvene tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Steamer James Gayley Sank After Lake Michigan Collision
The coal laden steamer James Gayley sank off Manitou Island in Lake Michigan after colliding with the steel steamer Rensselaer. The Gayley, valued at about $300,000, went down within minutes of the collision.
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Associated Press
Detroit
James Gayley
Lake Michigan
Manitou Island
Senate Lorimer Inquiry Sparks Spending Controversy
Fragmented AP wires report budget debates as committee members discuss sums over $100 000 and the failure to stem a deadly incident. Names of victims and witnesses appear garbled but reference to a flood of support and a tank incident remains unclear.
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Associated’ Press
Washington
Senate Lorimer
Democrats Will Take Time To Cool Off
A Senate bill authorizes a nine member commission of three senators and three representatives to investigate foreign governments buying American grown tobacco. The measure aims to determine if an understanding exists to depress U.S. tobacco prices.
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Washington
Aug
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Senate
Republicans order Roosevelt image removed in Kentucky
Kentucky Republican state central committee adopted a resolution to expel former Republicans who joined progressives and to remove a picture of Col. Roosevelt from the state headquarters in Louisville.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Republican State Central ‘Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Chicago burglar under arrest in August probe
Police report the arrest of a Guthrie forged burglar connected to a raid on wealthy Chicago homes. Investigators say the suspect targeted high end clothing storage rooms and carried out a series of home plunderings.
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