Taft Leads As 504 Delegates Now Teed In
The Republican national committee awarded 117 new votes to Senator Joseph B. Foraker, totaling 504 on the temporary roll. Ohio contests added Taft delegates in three districts while Foraker led in the sixth. Substantial weighing of contests in Missouri North Carolina South Carolina and others continued with aims to finish by Friday night.
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Ohio
Dsiegis
Foraker
Mark Shoup
Xenia
R. L. Gilchrist
Lebanon
H. M. Brown
Hillsboro
Charles.q. Hildébrandt
Wilmington
Arthur I. Vorys
Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
National’ Committee
Harry M. Daugherty
Automobilist Survives Narrow River Road Crash
An Indianapolis driver escaped death after his car crashed head on into a bridge guard and toppled fifteen feet into a creek embankment east of town. He was evacuated unconscious, then moved to the other car and the party continued. Forty fishermen gathered at the scene.
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Pridge
Grain Shipers Association Formed by Ohio and Indiana
Piqua Ohio June 10 A joint committee of grain merchants from Ohio and Indiana formed the Ohio and Indiana Grain Shippers Association with 100 members. Officers named include President Lerry Urmston Tipton Ind Vice President Joseph Wolcott Conover Ohio Secretary H W Kress Piqua Ohio Treasurer Joseph Coppock Fletcher Ohio and a governing board with W T Palmer Celina O J A Washburn Remington Ind Wm Harting Elwood Ind O O Rozell Troy Ohio Lawrence Schunk Celina O Clyde Loughrey Monticello Ind J W Owens Saratoga Ind.
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Associated Press
Piqua
Ohio
Indiana
Ohio and
W. T. Palmer
Celina
Remington
Ind
Wm. Harting
Elwood
Oo. T. Rozell
Troy
Lawrence Schunk
Clyde Loughrey
Monticello
J. W. Owens
Saratoga
Hearst Gains in 1905 Mayor Election Recount
William R Hearst shows net gains as ballot recount advances in New York. Ninety nine boxes examined yield 53 votes gained for Hearst, while 390 boxes reviewed in Justice Lambert proceedings total Hearst’s gain at 188 votes.
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Hearst
Lambert
O Brien Defeats Blackburn in Fast Six Round Fight
Jack O'Brien defeated Jack Blackburn in six rounds before the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia. O'Brien knocked Blackburn down in the opening round and secured victory as Blackburn clung on in the final round. The bout was described as one of the fastest ever seen in the city.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jack Blackburn
National Athletic Club
O’brien
Blackburn
Mrs Wister Dead Mother of Owen Wister Dies in Philadelphia
Mrs Owen Jones Wister, mother of novelist Owen Wister, died at her Philadelphia home in her 72nd year. She was born Miss Sarah Butler, daughter of Pierce Butler and Fannie Kimball, a renowned American actress. Mrs Wister was a prominent social leader in the city.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Owen Jones Wister
Owen Wister
Wister
Sarah Butler
Pierce Butler
Fannie Kimball
America
Murder Shocks Tunica as Woman Shoots Attorney Lowe
In Tunica Mississippi on June 10 J T Lowe prominent local attorney was shot on the street by 19 year old Mrs Jacob Weinstein who was married February to a Charleston Mississippi merchant He was wounded seriously and rushed to Memphis Presbyterian hospital by special train Weinstein was arrested The case ties to a prior fatal shooting of Perry M Houston Lowe’s former friend and Houston’s later levee board candidacy remains a trigger for the feud
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Weinstein
North
Mississippi
Perry M. Houston
Lowe
Houston
Yazoo
Jury acquits Raymond Hitchcock in early morning verdict
New York dated June 11 reports the jury delivered an acquittal for Raymond Hitchcock at 2 30 this morning. Receipts record indicates 450 cars with 42 contract deals noted in the night.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Indispensable Senator Collapses on Eve of Albany Senate Clash
In Albany on June 10 a crucial vote loomed as Senator Foelkner, key to passage of the anti gambling bills, arrived with his physician after a collapse. A rules committee plan limited debate to a few hours, and the senate faced a tense battle with the assembly having already passed the measures.
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Senate
Assembly
Foelkner
Brooklyn
Murphy
Albany
Senator Foelkner
United Confederate Veterans Adjourns Convention in Birmingham
The United Confederate Veterans closed their annual meeting with Memphis chosen for the next convention and General Clement A. Evans elected commander in chief. A new drive was launched to buy the birthplace of Jefferson Davis near Hopkinsville Kentucky, with a fifteen member committee to study feasibility and report next year.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Jefferson Davis
Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Ky
Bryan and Watterson Dine Together in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on June 10 Mr Bryan and Colonel Watterson held an informal reception at the Lincoln hotel lobby with about one hundred business and public figures. They moved to the dining room where brief addresses were given. Watterson praised Bryan and predicted his Denver convention nomination.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
Mr. Bryan
Colonel Watterson
Lincoln Hotel
Watterson
Denver
Marching Club Will Visit Vice President Fairbanks
The Italian Marching club of Indiana will call at Vice President Fairbanks at his home in an informal visit before leaving for the Republican national convention. The 300 strong group travels by Monon Railway to Chicago on a special train, aiming to arrive for the Wednesday parade. Governor Hanly plans to speak Friday night in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Harry G. Tutewiler
Chicago
Indiana
Monon Railway Company
Union Depot
Monon
John G. Kirkwood
Marion Club
Anny
Hanly
Endorse Reports in Support of New Mine Investigation Station
Indiana officials approve resolutions endorsing the U S Geological Survey move to establish a permanent mine investigation station in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Clarence Hall urged action during the conference in Indianapolis with inspectors from multiple states.
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Associate Press
Indianapolis
Clarence Hall
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Pittsburg
Pipeline project to extend 525 miles from Robinson to Bayonne
Pittsburg June 10 news says the Associated Produce Oil Company will begin a 525 mile pipeline from Robinson Wisconsin to near Rixford Pennsylvania to link with the Tidewater Pipe Company coast line ending at Bayonne New Jersey to move Illinois oil to the Atlantic coast.
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Illinois
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
Tidewater Pipe Company
Bayonne
N. J
Disappearing Registered Mail Pouch Amid Postoffice Inquiry
Los Angeles June 10 officials in three cities confirm a registered mail pouch vanished last Saturday night in transit from Kansas City to New York. Private sources estimate at least $20,000 in currency among the contents, with potential total loss up to $50,000. Postal inspectors refuse comment as investigations proceed.
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New York
Louisiana
Senate
House
Assembly
New Orleans
Missing $50,000 currency shipment tied to Kansas City pouch
Inspector W J Vockery leads probe from Kansas City post office into a missing $50,000 pouch believed sent by a Los Angeles bank to its New York correspondent Chemical National Bank. Postmaster Flint confirms loss occurred after delivery to railway staff and registry clerk. Charles Seyler of Farmers and Merchants National Bank notes pouch shipped June 3 to New York, via Santa Fe, with Kansas City due Saturday.
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Los Angeles
New York
Flint
Kansas City
Charles Seyler
Farmers’ and Merchants National Bank
New York City
Chemical National Bank
Santa Fe
Brewers ConventIon Adopts Temperance Platform At Close
Milwaukee June 10 The United States Brewers association closed its session by pledging to abolish immoral saloons and promote temperance in alcohol use. R B Scharms of Brooklyn urged a two license system for distilled and fermented liquors, predicting future adoption. A new national group, United States Manufacturers and Merchants association, formed to aid brewers in the prohibition fight.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States Brewers Association
R. B. Scharms
Brooklyn
Committee On Cities
New York
United States Manufacturers and Merchants Association
Missing pouch from Los Angeles vanishes at Kansas City
The registered main pouch that disappeared last Saturday in Kansas City was moved from an incoming Rock Island train to the Union Station transfer area, but no receipt proves it was forwarded. W J Vickery reports no trace of the pouch and no arrests have been made amid limited transfer facilities after a fire. Twenty two workers handle transfers. clerks in one car logged receipts as the pouch moved eastward.
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Kansas City
Los Angeles
Rock Island
Union Station
Washington
W. J. Vickery
Kansas City Union Station
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