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29 Jun 1912
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
1
Diage at for Olympic Games competitors from four corners
Competitors from four corners of the globe are gathered at Stockholm for the Olympic Games baring a strong field. Athletes arrive with high hopes as nations prepare to showcase talent on the world stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Great Britain
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Hungary
Austria
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Canada
Bohemia
Holland
Italy
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Greece
Switzerland
Servia
Turkey
Belgium
South Africa
Portugal
Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Readiness and Schedule
Stockholm prepares for the 1912 Olympic Games with 2000+ athletes from 25 countries. The venue seats 40 000 with room for 25 000 standing, and a varied track system is built for cycling and running events. A detailed schedule lists trials and finals from July 6 to July 15, with the metric distances used for all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svenska Idrottsforbundet
Olympic Committee
Stockholm
United States
Great Britain
AFL leaders Gompers and Morrison appeal after contempt ruling
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor filed an appeal from Justice Wright's contempt decision. Bail was posted and the sentence of one year and nine months was stayed pending appeal. The cases stem from an alleged boycott of the Buck Store and Range Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
Buck Store
Graft Exposure by a Chinaman Transcript Reveals Smuggling Ring
Testimony before Consul General Anderson in Hong Kong alleges graft among trans Pacific steamship officers. Quock Lim testified that on January 9, 1911, twenty seven stowaways were placed on the Manchuria for smuggling into San Francisco at high passage prices. The transcript also cites an opium ring aboard the ships and a messboy's claim of 2950 tins sent on one vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
trans-Pacific
Anderson
Hong Kong
Quock Lim
Manchuria
Quock
Call For New Progressive Party Issued Soon
Oyster Bay June 28 Colonel Roosevelt says the call for the national convention of the new Progressive party will be issued in a few days The exact date and venue depend on the Committee on Organization which meets in New York likely next week Roosevelt notes Baltimore developments favor the new party and cites William J Bryan’s Wall Street allies as influential figures in shaping events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
New
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Committee On Organization
New York
Baltimore
Faatimore
William
J. Bryan
Wall Street
Bryan Keeps Fighting to Break Demo Convention Deadlock
In Baltimore a day of back to back Democratic Convention sessions ends without a clear nominee as Bryan supporters clash over strategy. New York backing Clark shifts then may move to Underwood, while Wilson and Harmon stay steady amid a noisy night of ballots and protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Marshall
Foss
Bryan
Col
James
Precedent of the Majority in Democratic Convention
Baltimore reports on Speaker Clark reaching 556 votes on the tenth ballot, a majority but short of the two-thirds needed for nomination. The party has never denied a majority winner under the rule. Clark fell back on ballots eleven and twelve. Oscar Underwood looms as next possible candidate with New York support as deadlock wears on delegates. They expect an end after Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Nebraska
Sulzer
New York
Clark
Stone
Missouri
Mr. Bryan
Morgan
Ryan
Belmont
Charles Murphy
Murphy
Chicago
Associated Press
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Oscar Underwood
Noone
Deadlock at Baltimore as Democrats adjourn for talks
Baltimore June 29 The Democratic leaders abandoned further attempts to break the deadlock at 3:95 this morning and adjourned until 1 pm hoping to reach a presidential nominee by conference. Twelve ballots were cast with Champlark gaining on ballot ten when New York's 90 votes shifted to him. Clark rose to 556 but fell 170 short of a two thirds majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
National Committee
Gov. Foss
Massachusetts
Ohio
Democratic Party
Champlark
New York
Mr. Clark
Dred Pounds
Rail freight hike on lumber ruled reasonable by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled an advance of one cent per hundred pounds in freight charges for hardwood and yellow pine lumber from Southwest origins to St. Louis as justified. The Lum bermen's Exchange of St. Louis had challenged the increase. The commission also cut yellow pine rates to Sioux City and nearby points from thirty to twenty cents per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lumbermen's Exchange of
Sioux City
Train crash injures numerous passengers in Shreveport
The Texas and Pacific mail train from New Orleans collided with a Kansas City Southern freight near the Y in Shreveport last night at 10 05. About twenty people were hurt including Conductor Green and passengers Mrs Adair Mrs Eddy and Mrs Julia Wright of New Orleans. Three KC Southern freight cars were wrecked and a box car loaded with lumber and a coal car were damaged. The passenger engine remained operable and moved to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport Times of
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern “Y
Texas & Pacific Mail
New Orleans
Adair
Eddy
Julia Wright
City
Kansas City Southern
Speaker Thomas Moves to Hold House for Saturday Session
Lawmakers prepare for an unscheduled session after Speaker Thomas orders the House to remain in session on Saturday. The action aims to address pending legislation and maintain quorum amid ongoing political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Senate Approves Parish Seat Move and Tax Amendment
The Senate passed a bill allowing Bossier parish voters to decide whether Benton should lose its parish seat to Bossier City. It also endorsed a constitutional income tax amendment by a decisive 29 to 0 vote, with discussion on anti lobby measures and New Orleans commission government plans. The House set 69 bills on calendar and scheduled a Saturday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
New Orleans Commission
Reading
Baton Rouge
House
Hughes
Bossier Parish
Benton
Bosser City
United States
Amucker
Leon R. Smith
Caddo
Dexas
Guillottes
Lougue
Shaffer
New Orleans
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