Roosevelt narrowly escapes as Rock Island train crashes
Albany June 15 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt en route to Chicago for the Republican nomination escape injury when a heavy ten car steel train struck a rock bowlder near Grand Central. Automatic airbrakes halted the train after a crash jamming brake beams and bending shoeings, with passengers thrown forward but no injuries reported.
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Roosevelt Derailment Near Rockefeller Home Gains Notice
Roosevelt narrowly avoided a derailment on the Limited. Roosevelt, in a third-car compartment, was reading when a two-foot bowlder on a sharp curve caused damage. A trackwalker saw two boys rolling the obstruction. they corroborated by two bystanders. After patchwork repairs, the locomotive was replaced, and Roosevelt dined calmly in the Courtland dining car amid delays. The Chicago-posed political scramble followed, with Flinn urging Roosevelt to appear on the battlefield and taft rivals fearing a third-term bid.
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California Governor Hiram Johnson Sprints for Roosevelt Support
The California executive, Governor Hiram Johnson, travels to Chicago to back Franklin D. Roosevelt at the convention. He hurried across the country to mobilize delegates from his state in favor of Roosevelt if he secures the nomination.
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A vintage collage recalls Jovial Bir Thoning More who faced execution in 1535 with levity, a New York settlement tale about a society girl and caverns, Garfield's inauguration mother presence, a butcher shop flirtation, and Japan China silk production noting most is kept domestically.
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