Delegates Debate Narrow Taft Victory In Virginia Split
The National committee finished hearings on 219 contested seats with Taft gaining 603 temporary delegates after earlier claims of 704. Foraker wins a Virginia seat. Fifth Virginia district blocks a Taft-backed delegation over a white-only call. Allies vow to finish and deny a first-ballot nomination. General Stewart Woodrow arrives.
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Hitchcok
Foraker
Ohio
Virginia
Taft
Highth
Tennessee
Republican National Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiaana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Alaska
Arizona
National Committee
Louisiana
Brownlow
Standard Oil Guilty in Interstate Commerce Case
A federal court jury in Rochester found Standard Oil guilty on all counts in the June 1 trial over alleged concessions on shipments from Olean New York to Rutland and Bellows Falls Vermont. Defense counsel Daniel F. Kenefik moved for a new trial as the verdict was returned on June 12.
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Rochester
New
Yok
Associated Press
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
Daniel F. Kenefik
Buffalo
Olean
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Vermont
Industrial Association to reorganize and push factory settlement
A meeting of the Industrial Association will be held next week to reorganize the club and plan for its future. Q A Myers president says new officers will be chosen, and secretary duties will be filled after Warren Ferguson left. E Schmitt says the group will launch an active campaign to bring new factories to the city after reorganization.
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Industrial Association
Q. A. Myers
Warren Ferguson
E. Schmitt
Streets And Alleys Committee To Meet
William Fiedler chair of the streets and alleys committee says a near term meeting will be called to discuss the council resolution. The measure proposes a joint session of the streets and alleys committee and the board of works to consider methods for improving city streets.
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William Fiedler
Council
Board of Works
Commissions to Form Panel on Rail Conditions
Five state railroad commissions met in Chicago to form a permanent organization and study dishonest conductors, trespassing, grade crossing accidents, and confusing switch signals. They noted two cent fare laws spur ticket evasion and urged new laws to allow higher fares from nonpassengers.
Longer Hours at the Panhandle Car Shops
The Panhandle car shops now run seven hours daily and five hours on Saturday, affecting seventy five workers. Previously the car and locomotive departments faced five hours daily with no Saturday work, adding 15 hours weekly. Locomotive side unchanged but likely to extend. twenty five hours weekly reported. One locomotive has been in the shops since January.
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Panhandle
Indiana cashier gets five year embezzlement sentence
Fred Lubbe age 25 pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from the First National Bank of Dillsboro Indiana while serving as cashier. He was sentenced to five years in Fort Leavenworth by Judge A B Anderson. Lubbe’s shortage ranged from twelve to thirteen thousand dollars after being indicted last November and arrested in Los Angeles before return to Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
First National Bank of
Dillsboro
Ind
Fred Lubbe
Fort Leavenworth
A. B. Anderson
Lubbe
Los Angeles
Cal
Democratic convention backs Bryan unit for delegates
Salt Lake City Utah June 12 the state Democratic convention instructed the national delegates to vote as a unit for the nomination of W J Bryan and to abide by the unit rule in other matters
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Salt Lake City
Utah
W. J. Bryan
End Court Martial Over Gladiator Loss Findings
The naval court martial investigating the loss of the British cruiser Gladiator due to its April collision with the American steamer St. Paul found Captain Lumsden hazarded his ship by default though not by neglect and recommended reprimand and dismissal from his ship.
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Associated , Press
Portsmouth
St. Paul
Lumsden
German foreign office denies Britain Russia France alliance report
Berlin reports the foreign office denied to the Associated Press the claim that Germany sharply disapproved the formation of an alliance among Great Britain Russia and France following the meeting of King Edward and Emperor Nicholas at Reval.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Russia
France
Edward
Nicholas
Reval
Betting Still Goes On At Race Track
In New York at Gravesend 15 000 to 20 000 spectators attended six races hoping to wager. Despite the Agnew Hart anti gambling law and police activity nine men were arrested for violating the new law and held on 500 bail each for hearing.
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Associated Press
New York
Gravesend
Agnew Hart
John Cavanaugh
Better Ring
Vice President Fairbanks Graced Indiana Club Reception
Vice President Fairbanks and Republican hopefuls James E. Watson Fremont Goodwine received warm welcomes at the Columbia club in Indianapolis. John B. Cockrum presided as speakers praised Indiana’s loyal citizens, while Fairbanks declined a speech noting the presence of the next governor.
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John B. Cockrum
Mr. Cockrum
Indiana
United States
Four Boys Arrested for Bicycle Ordinance Violation
Four youths named Frank Murray Homer Cummings O B Landes and C J Dwyer were arrested for riding bicycles on sidewalks. They were taken to police headquarters and ordered to appear in court this morning as affidavits will be filed and cases pursued.
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Frank Murray
Homer Cummings
O. B. Landes
C. J. Dwyer
GANN GETS CONTRACT FOR CEDAR RAPIDS THEATER WIRING
George W. Cann and Company, local electricians, were notified of securing a $2000 contract to wire the ground floor theater in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The bid was submitted to Contractor Wiley who oversees Cedar Rapids contracts and also built the Nelson theater in the city.
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Geo. W. Cann & Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wiley
Nelson
Old Settlers Picnic Plans in Cass County
A meeting in the Cass county north courtroom on June 20 at 2 o'clock will organize the Old Settlers picnic. The group aims for the second Saturday in August with 1500 attendees if weather permits. A long list of committeemen and officers, led by President W. H. Tucker and Secretary W. W. Hilton, will oversee arrangements.
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OLD Settlers’ Committee
Court House
Cass County
North Court Room
A. D. Irwin
Adams Township
Jud Williamson
Bethlehem
Charles Berkshire
Boone
Nelson Scott
Clay
A. L. Porter
Clinton
Russell Deacon
Deer Creek
B. F. Southam
Eel
L. Burton
Harrison
A. D. Fawcett
Jackson
Wilson Seawright
Jefferson
Clayton Boyer
W. H
Primary Graduation Promises Large Class at Ninth Street Church
A large class will graduate from the primary to the junior department during Sunday evening exercises at Ninth Street Christian Church. The June 28 Sunday school commencement will mark the promotions with expected high attendance. Since the shift from the Sun previous Sunday school efforts, attendance has nearly doubled, ranging 350 to 500 each week.
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Ninth Street
Kokomo
Thaw Remains in Jail Pending Transfer Request
Harry K. Thaw will stay in the Poughkeepsie jail while his lawyers seek a change of order to commit him to Matteawan state hospital for the insane. Justice Morschauser ruled after arguments in Poughkeepsie on transferring him to a non convict asylum.
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Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Matteawan
Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Bank depositors to be paid in full at Warsaw Indiana
Indianapolis June 12. R S Oglesbee chief clerk in the state auditor bank department says depositors of the Kosciusko county bank at Warsaw will be paid in full. He returned from Warsaw where he assisted Charles W Camp state bank examiner who took charge of the bank in appointing a trustee. Stockholders face a loss of 50000 to 60000 dollars.
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Kosciusko County Bank
Warsaw
R. S. Oglesbee
Bank Department
State Auditor’s Office
Oglesbee
Charles W. Camp
State Bank
Extradition Plan For F G Bailey From Honduras
New Orleans June 1 An explanation by United Fruit officials outlines Bailey president of Export Shipping Company of New Jersey will be extradited from Honduras despite no treaty. He will travel by boat deemed undesirable immigrant, three miles from land the US gunboat will seize him. Honduras consents to courtesy extradition to avoid wider complications.
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New Orleans
F. G. Bailey
Export Shipping Company of
New Jersey
Honduras
United Fruit “Company
Bailey
High
United States
Fruit Companies
Children’s Day Observed At Baptist Church Graduation Sunday
Miss Maria Cockburn, superintendent of the primary grade, will lead the Children’s Day exercises at the Baptist church. Twenty one pupils will graduate from the primary Sunday school, receiving diplomas and bibles, with Cradle Roll promotion to the primary department. Graduation names include Blizzard, Emire, Parrish, Baker, Jackson, Thorn, Conrad, Allery, Hatch, Johnson, Mandeville, Lebo, Brewer, Kinsey, Fillmore, Reynolds, Otto, Bonnell, Wehling.
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Maria Cockburn
Hillis Blizzard
Frances Emire
Fern Parrish
Florence Baker
Effie Jackson
Ethel Thorn
Hazel Conrad
Bertha Allery
Josephine Hatch
Gertrude Johnson
Mable Mandeville
Bonnie Mandeville
Sarah Lebo
Lawrence Brewer
Wright Ass
Sherman heads to Chicago for Republican convention
Utica N Y June 12 Congressman Sherman left this evening for Chicago to attend the Republican convention. He has done absolutely nothing to promote his candidacy for vice president and is indifferent except for pleased with friends efforts and compliments. He would not comment before leaving.
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Associated Press
Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Chicago
Fire Threatens Large Grain Elevator Plant In Indiana
A fire at the Union Grain and Coal company plant in Anderson Indiana damaged the elevator base and dust shaft causing about 60 000 in losses. The 150 000 plant owned by G A Lambert Co was known to be at risk and the blaze was discovered shortly after six o clock in the evening. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion as the cause.
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Associated Press
Anderson
Ind
Union Grain and Coal Company
G.A. Lambert & Co
Infant dies after bean lodges in windpipe
In Nokomo Indiana on June 12 the infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Chism of the Lorts school neighborhood eastern Howard county died from a bean lodging in its windpipe.
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Nokomo
Ind
Henry Chism
Lorts
Howard County
Lower Steel Prices Do Not Lift Business Volumes
New York. R. G. Dun & Company reports in its weekly review that gains outweigh losses in industrial activity with business well maintained. Wholesale and jobbers prep for fall trade while May building permits near 1907 levels and coal output exceeds 6 million tons.
Many Chinamen Pass Through This City
The piece notes many Chinese men are traveling eastward by night, mainly aboard trains Panhandle 6 or 10, aiming for New York or Philadelphia. Most originate from Chicago. few from trans Misssissippi points. Chan Pon, interviewed, says he does not know why, suspects only that business is better elsewhere and plans to visit a brother in Philadelphia.
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Panhandle
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
trans-Mississippi
Chan Pon
Chan
Beating Worlds Record at Camp Perry Tryout
Port Clinton Ohio June 12 a new world record was set at the Ohio State Rifle Range Camp Perry in the tryout for the U S rifle team to the Olympic Games in England next July The previous Palma trophy record of 1712 points set at Ottawa Canada last September fell by eight points to the U S squad today
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Port Clinton
Ohio State
Camp Perry
United States
England
Ottawa
Canada
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