Purer for Governor Named on Fourth Ballot
The Democratic state convention at Waterlog Ia adopted a platform favoring tariff for revenue only and calls to destroy trusts. It pledged support to William Jennings Bryan and nominated Claude R. Porter for Governor with a full ticket, including Dennison for Lieutenant Governor and Townsend for Attorney General. Porter won on the fourth ballot with 547 votes, Boies 292, Dennison 122.
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Wateriog
Claude R. Porter
Appauuase
Erfior
United States
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
William Jennings Bryan
J. S. McLuen
Guthrie County
C. E. Musroe
Mahaska County
L. F. Danforth
Calhoun County
Fred A. Townsend
Monroe County
W. S. Wilson
Lion County
Supreme Court
L. M. Fisher
Scott
B. M. Carr
Delaware County
T. W. Keenan
Page County
H. M. Parker
Muscatine County
Tong Commissioners
W. L. Carpenter
Polk County
E. KK. Sioll
Henry County
John D. Bennison
George W. Ball
H. G. Boies
Donald Macyae
Porter
Macrae
Council Bluffs
Dennison
Ball
Boies
John DB
Car
Li. M. Her
E. MW. Carr
E. A Lasey
Bremer
EO. Horrick
Cherokee
Farmer Shafer Charged in Wife’s Fatal Beating
Cedar Rapids Iowa Aug. Westley Shafer a farmer was arrested on charges of murdering his wife by beating and choking her. Neighbors recalled his report of a fall from stairs. A coroner’s inquest found death due to Shafer’s action. The couple had twelve children.
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Cedar Rapids
Wesley Shafter
Viola
Shafer
Investigation Opens in Chicago by OU and TA
Officials in Chicago begin an inquiry under OU and TA into unclear matter described with scattered terms. The report mentions products, Opel, and Gudenee variants with references to Hosur and Lis rie, indicating a broad, exploratory probe across multiple entities.
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Chicago
Banker Henry Hering Denied Bail in Bank Collapse Case
Henry Hering cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, which closed four days ago, is refused bail while authorities probe his link to missing near one million dollars. President Paul Stensland remains at large as detectives scour for him. Hering says he had no contact with Stensland for over a week and denies personal wrongdoing.
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Whicnsa
Henry W. Herins
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Paul O. Stensland
Hering
Collings
Stenstand
Thrashier
Ilinois
Stensland
Jones
Gleason
Balzer and Anderson Arrested on Forgery Charge
E R Balzer vice president and G F Anderson secretary of the defunct J Baden Produce company, Winfield Kansas, were arrested on forgery charges. Anderson faces a second charge of perjury. The forgery centers on a $6000 butter account entry dated January 1 1905 to inflate profits. Complainant is stockholder GC A Martin. Perjury charge alleges false oath to the secretary of state over the June 30 1905 condition report. An accounts payable item listed as 42320 should have been 142200.
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Winfield
Kan
E. R. Balzer
G. F P. Anderson
J. Baden Produce Company
Anderson
GC. A. Martin
Secretary of State
WILLISTON'S MAYOR CONVICTED OF STOLEN PROPERTY
Williston South Dakota August 16 W W Denny mayor and prominent banker found guilty on receiving stolen property. Charged by Valley County Montana authorities as head of a rustling gang. Denny free on 2500 bail with expected appeal. Also a report from Chicago August 10 on flour through rates and Minneapolis opposition with western lines in conference.
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Williston
S. D
W. W. Denny
Valley Conny
Montana
Denny
Chicago
Minneapolis
South Dakota
Western Lines
Sangamon Democrats Indorse Bryan in State Convention
Sangamon county Democrats in Springfield endorse William Jennings Bryan and back his demand to replace Roger Sullivan as Illinois national committeeman. The convention also supports Allied groups and urges united effort to influence the state delegation.
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Sangamon
Democrats
Indorse Bryan
Springfield
Sangamon County
Bryan
Roger Sullivan
al Sullivan
United States
Two Women Run Down by Auto on Broadway
On Broadway in New York two young women Miss Grate Hynes of Brooklyn and Miss Margaret Bellwood of Hackensack were struck by an automobile driven by owner Prancy A. Devis, a Baltimore manufacturer. Hynes is reported in serious condition and may die.
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New York
Grate Hynes
Brooklyn
Margaret Bellwood
Hackensack
Broad Way
Prancy A. Devis
Baltimore
Miss Hynes
Pollard Renominated in Nebraska District Race
Nebras ka Aug 10 Republicans of the first Nebraska district renominated Priest M Pollard for the Reclamation position amid party unity.
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Pollard
Aubin
Wirst
Nebraska
M. Pollards
Fire at Omaha on August 16 Hits Dietz Lumber Yard
A fire at Omaha on August 16 damaged the Dietz Lumber company yard. Initial reports indicate significant losses and material damage with unknown totals pending an official assessment by local authorities.
Shea And Ticket Elected Break In Union Convention
In Chicago on August 20 Cornelius P Shea was reelected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as delegates who split the ranks abstained from the vote. Shea led a full ticket through with 158 votes to 15 for John White of New York. The dissident faction formed by seceders plans a rival union as several delegates from New York San Francisco and St Louis joined. The secessionists aim to elect their own officers after multiple meetings while AFL leaders Morrison and Lennon seek to mediate the rift.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Shea
John White
New York
C. F. O'Neill
Buffalo
J. Geary
St. Pauls
James Welch
New Orleans
John Longstreet
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Sunday School Workers Meet Ends With Record Attendance
International Sunday School executive committee met at Winona Lake Indiana August 10 with the largest attendance in history. Rev H H Bell of San Francisco led devotions. G B Mortill Minneapolis was named secretary. Marion Lawrence Toledo spoke on progress in Mexico. The West Indies has been organized into twelve associations. Townsville has also organized for the year. Mrs Mary Foster Byrne Peoria reported a successful year in the United States.
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Winona Lake
Ind
International Sunday School Executive Committee
H. H. Bell
San Frain Asseo
G B Mortill
Minneapolis
Marion Lawrence
Toledo
Mexico
West Indies
Townsii
Mary Foster Byrne
Peoria
United States
Santa Fe rebate case ends as ICC notes lack of criminal intent
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a statement on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe conviction for rebate violations. It says the avowed purpose of the practice supports the view there was no criminal intent by Paul Morton and other railroad officials. It notes the $15000 fine marks the close of the case and praises Roosevelt and Moody for enforcing the statute.
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Washington
Interstate Commercce Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Paul Morton
The
Santa Fe
Roosevelt
Moody
Too Much Medicine Kills Her in Cleveland
Jennie Gross aged sixteen died after being treated by ten physicians in Cleveland on August 10. Coroner Siegelstein suspects overdose of morphine prescribed for summer colic, noting the mother did not inform doctors of other attendances and that a typical dose may have been too much for the girl.
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Cleveland
Jennie Gross
Siegelstein
Son Kills at Father's Order in Maryland Blackberry Feud
In Frederick Maryland on August 10 17 year old Fred Debold acting on his father John Debolds command shot and killed George Smith son of neighbor Edward O Smith during a quarrel over blackberries picked on Debolds land. The elder Debolds were arrested as investigations proceed.
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Frederick
Fred Debold
John Debold
George Smith
Edward O Smith
Here
Debold
Smith
Debolds
Baseball Results Across Leagues and Mines Floods
Baseball scores from American Association and National and American Leagues show varied outcomes with Columbus beating Kansas City 8 to 2 and Louisville 6 over Minneapolis 5. Toledo 2 6 Milwaukee 1 6 Indianapolis 1 St Paul 4. New York 6 Pittsburgh 0. Brooklyn 3 Chicago 5. Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 2. Boston 1 St Louis 2. Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2. Detroit 8 Washington 5. Pueblo 6 Des Moines 6. Viacom 3 Omaha 0. Territory mines flooding near McAlester Oklahoma leaves $2 million in damage and 600 laid off. Bishop J Regis Canevin re elected president of Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
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Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Paul
New York
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Pueblo
Des Moines
Viacom
Omaha
Ganevin
Providence
R. L
J. ¥. Regis Canevin
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Elaoda Lake
Turks Surround Bulgarian Band At Kuklitseh
Turkish forces encircle the Bulgarian band led by the late Chief Pehernveydht at Kuklitseh and report killings among the group. In Saratoga, Sir sylowgod clocks a world record 1:26 4-5 for seven furlongs in a handicap race.
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Salonika
Kuklitseh
Pehernveydht
Saratoga
Thase
Sir Sylowgod
Inspector Finds Fraud in Wheat Grading Scheme
J W Radford state grain inspector, returning from Mexico, reports conclusive evidence that Kansas City grain dealers substitute inferior wheat grades after state inspection. He notes no penalty under current law and will urge the legislature to make such evasion a felony.
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Topeka
Kan
J. W. Radiford
Mexico
Kansas City
State
Kansas
Radford
Jawa
Funeral of O Daniels Family in Omaha Tragedy
The funeral for Mrs O Daniels and her five children who perished in the Seymour Park blaze will be held this afternoon. Interment is in Evergreen cemetery. Two caskets and two hearses will convey the bodies, a white casket for the children and a black one for Mrs O Daniels. The two year old baby was the last recovered from the ruins. Thomas O Daniels and his step daughter, sole survivors, are in nervous exhaustion.
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Omaha
Railroad amendments must be published daily to be valid
Lincoln Nebraska August 16 Deputy Attorney General Thompson holds that amendments to the railroad law require daily publication in a daily paper until the election to guarantee validity. Seven dailies ran the amendment last Saturday but have not since. Galusha notes all papers printed the notice last week.
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Lincoln
Neb
Thompson
Galusha
Fugitive banker captured in Texas after bank failure
P Haggerty, aged seventy, president of the Bikhorne Valley Bank at ONeill Nebraska, who fled after the bank failed two years ago, has been arrested in southern Texas and is in officers custody for Nebraska authorities to act. Examiners found assets left behind worth only four cents.
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O'Neill
Neb
Texas
P. Haggerty
Bikhorne Valley Bank
Nebraska
Nebraska Crop Statement Reports Broad Acreage Increases
Labor Commissioner Bush issued a Nebraska crops statement noting all crops up 308,877 acres from last year while spring wheat barley and rye show declines. Corn winter wheat and oats have increased acreage, with gains centered in major grain belts around Lincoln and the state.
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Lincoln
Bush
Nebraska
Chicago grain and provisions markets mixed on weather outlook
Chicago wheat fell 4c as traders await tomorrow’s government crop report, with corn down 4c and oats off a small amount. Provisions mostly steady to down slightly as cash prices showed varied readings across wheat corn and oats while live cattle and hogs trades adjusted in heavy volume.
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Chicago
Renewed Silver Purchases Across Year Planned
Washington August 10. For the first time in thirteen years the government announced its plan to purchase silver for coinage. Tenders invited at the mint office on Wednesday the 11th up to 7 p.m. and weekly thereafter. Deliveries to Philadelphia New Orleans or Denver with settlement on New York bullion basis. Treasury may reject or accept portions as convenient. Average weekly demand not to exceed 100000 ounces with even distribution to avoid market disruption. Stock exhausted since 1960 and no bullion available for subsidiary use, prompting a favorable attorney general opinion and new policy.
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Washington
Director of the Mint
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Denver Saints
New York
Treasury
The
Department
Shaw
Wells Fargo Annual Meeting Elects Harriman Slate
Wells Fargo stockholders in Electra New York elect a 13 member Harriman ticket led by E H Harriman defeating Walter C Stokes opposition 47508 to 26216. Riches of resolutions: dividend hike rejected and next year 16 percent dividend proposal defeated. Committee to probe affairs failed. Cranwell backed committee on loans passed.
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Electra
New York
Wells Fargo & Co
Thirteeen
E. H. Harriman
Walter C. Stokes
Harriman
Stokes
Samuel Untermyer
William Nelson Cranwell
Ha Viman Party
Fatal Auto Crash Kills Two In Queens Borough
Two chauffeurs die, two more hurt, and two escape unhurt when a new racing car crashes into a farm wagon on Thompson avenue Queensborough. The speed is reported at no less than fifty miles per hour. Victims are William Walter and Harry Woodcock of New York. Injured are Frederick Wressenburg and William Brown of Manhattan. The farm wagon driver is unharmed, leaping clear before impact. The car had been recently taken out by Brown for testing.
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New York
Thompson Avenue
Queensborough
William Walter
Harry Woodcock
Frederick Wressenburg
William Brown
Manhattan
Brown
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