Roosevelt Yell Stuns Taft Convention in Chicago
At the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 17 the Roosevelt demonstration overwhelmed the arena as 14,000 attendees roared while Senator Lodge urged party unity. The credentials report seated Taft delegates nearly in full, strengthening Taft’s position and drawing praise from allies.
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Ohio
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Bryan
Fulton
Oregon
Fairbanks Declines Nomination in Letter to Kealing
Vice President Fairbanks states he will not accept the nomination in a letter to Joseph Kealing. Secretary Loeb, writing for the President, says Roosevelt has no choice in the vice presidential selection and has given no preferences in the matter.
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Injunction Plank Adopted by Republican Platform Committee
Chicago report notes the Injunction Plank approved by the full resolution committee at 2:15 a.m. following a 34 to 18 vote with South Carolina not recorded. The plank states no injunction can be granted without first giving notice.
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South Carolina
Injunction plank revised by convention committee
The sub committee on resolutions approved a modified injunction plank stating courts may grant injunctions without notice only when irreparable property damage is imminent and requiring due notice for impending injunctions. Full committee accepted most planks but reserved ones on injunctions civil rights Panama Canal postal savings banks tariff and immigration for later debate. The reform is seen as acceptable to many members.
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Diamond Maker Lemoine Fugitives in Paris Case Collapse
Paris June 17 Henry Lemoine, accused of deceiving English diamond merchant Julius Wernher with a claimed diamond-making formula, fled before today’s hearing. The envelope said to hold his formula was opened. it contained only a jumble of fantastical phrases.
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Henry Lemoine
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Reward Offered in Laporte for Belle Gunness Capture
A $5,000 reward will be offered for the apprehension of Mrs. Belle Gunness as authorities mount a renewed effort to find the alleged murderess. The movement to track her down began today in Laporte Indiana with authorities seeking her capture alive if possible.
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Gilchrist Leads Florida Governor Nomination in Primary
Returns from the previous day’s Democratic primary show Albert Gilchrist of Punta Gorda winning the nomination for governor, defeating J N C Stockton of Jacksonville who backed state prohibition.
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J. N. C. Stockton
Jacksonville
Delegates’ Pay Od Commission Proposed in Woodmen Meet
At Peoria Illinois the Modern Woodmen of America head camp elected officers while opposing a proposal to set delegates pay at ten dollars daily and ten cents per mile. Re-elected were Head consul A R Talbot head clerk Charles W Hawes and others with a large board of directors listed.
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Peoria
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English heiress wins divorce over bigamy linked marriage
London reports Mrs Reginald Grey Coke secured a decree of divorce on grounds of bigamy and unfaithfulness tied to Reginald Coke’s earlier Nebraska desertion. Judge Sir John Gorrell Barnes noted the union to Miss Hambourg was clearly bigamous and urged action in America.
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England
Reginald Grey Coke
Henry
Katherine Coke
Earl of Leicester
Galia
Mark Hambourg
America
Reginald Coke
Nebraska
John Gorrell Barnes
Harmony Court Ben Hur Initiates Eight. Applications Rise
Harmony Court No 304 Tribe of Ben Hur initiated eight candidates and collected fourteen applications for membership last night. The group expects to reach the three hundred mark next Wednesday evening.
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Harmony Court
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Irrevocable Bid for Vice Presidency Shapes Nomination
Chicago reports on Vice President Fairbanks’s letter declaring he will not seek the vice presidency again, its impact on the race, and the growing view that the nomination will go to Fairbanks or Governor Cummins. Western states rally behind Knight while New York caucus fails to unite.
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New York
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Iowa
California
George A. Knight
San Francisco
Mr. Knight
Sherman
Woodruff
Police search for Earl Sipe in Peru enticement case
Kokomo police Captain Ira Lane came to the city with officers to find Earl Sipe son of theater man George Sipe who is wanted in Kokomo on charges he enticed two sixteen year old girls away from home for an automobile trip to Peru and boarding house rooms. No trace of him was found.
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