Convention Convenes For Roosevelt Nomination Fight
Chicago drives to the 1908 Republican convention as Asher Hinds aids Burrows to avert a stampede for Roosevelt. Taft Knox and Dolliver are debated for VP while state caucuses split, with Indiana New York Ohio and Iowa weighing the ticket amid steady prep and platform talks.
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Taft” Or “Knox, Knox
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Coliseum
Julius Caesar Burrows
Roosevelt
Knox
Sediment fills Eel River on City Side from ashes
Reports say ash discharge from the city light and water plant is filling Eel River from Sycamore Third streets toward Uhl dam. Depth now four to sixteen inches in two thirds of the bed, with deeper water on the north side and shallower sections toward Eel River Avenue. Residents fear sewer drains and a future loss of water to the Uhl mill as the channel fills.
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Vinestead
Sycamore
Third Street
Uhl Dam
Eel River Avenue
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Uhl
Roosevelt Planks Outline Republican Platform Revisions
The Associated Press reports the five key planks drafted for the Republican platform by Roosevelt and Taft, including trusts and anti injunction measures, railroad rates, tariff revision, and currency. Texts emphasize strengthened federal oversight of interstate companies, disclosure, and balanced tariffs with automatic minimum and maximum rates, aiming to protect American industry and wage earners while promoting free exchange with the Philippines.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Wade Hh. Ellis
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
Philippines
Puzzle Over Nominee Chooses Vice Presidential Candidate
Chicago June 15 The vice presidential situation remains puzzling with Iowa Senator Dolliver at the center of the contest and unclear whether he will be nominated or withdrawn. Indiana and Iowa factions clash over whether to back Dolliver or renominate Fairbanks while Fairbanks has said he would not accept the second spot if nominated.
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Asher C. Hinds
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Senator Burrows
Burrows
Congress
Hinds
Reed
Henderson
Cannon
Taft
Perkins
Iowa
Hepburn
Herrick
Ohio
Dolliver
Sherman
New York
Hughes Names
Chicago
Washington
White House
Long
Cummins
Allison-Delliver
Indiana
Cummmus
B. F. Carroll
Carroll
Allison
Senate
George D. Perkins
Hemenway
Hanly
James P. Goodrich
State Central Committee
Joseph B. Kealing
Mr. Fairbanks
John C. Zulauf
Jeffersonville
J. Monahan
Orleans
William A. Guthrie
Dupont
J. M. Bauer
Lawrenceburg
Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
J. A. Kautz
Kokomo
Jami E H. Watson
Watson
Panhandle General Superintendent McCarty Visits City
General Superintendent McCarty of the Panhandle was in the city yesterday in his private car en route to Chicago.
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McCarty
the Panhandle
City
Chicago
Tribune Convention Service Promises Quick AP Reports
The Tribune outlines extensive plans to cover the national Republican convention in Chicago with Associated Press bulletins posted hourly. As Logansport’s AP member, the Tribune pledges faster, direct reports from the Coliseum and priority access over Western Union. Watch the Tribune’s bulletin board.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Logansport
United States
Coliseum Convention Hall
Western Union
Associated the Tribune
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