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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1904
Page
3
The St Louis convention chose Parker as the Democratic standard bearer after a dramatic ballot sequence. Parker's unanimous nomination came as Hearst collected scattered votes, with intense floor drama and final party harmony.
Rumors tied Judge Parker to a dictation telegram as New York delegates debate the vice presidential nomination. Some see the message as misinterpretation aimed at clearing Parker, while others insist money policy need not block his candidacy. A resolution favoring flexibility on the silver issue is adopted amid the convention debate.
At the Jefferson Hotel on Sunday, Tom Taggart was unanimously elected chairman of the national Democratic committee with Senator Bailey of Texas leading the push. The vote and surrounding maneuvering signal a clash with eastern interests backing a Parker ally, while Indiana and western supporters rally behind Taggart ahead of a possible showdown.
The Rhode Isiggi State building at the world’s ir rounds in St. Louis has been sold to a local buyer for use as a country home. The buyer’s name and price are undisclosed, but officials say the structure cost 26000 and sold for under 5000.
Police detain Truman H Wilkin son Charles Phelerin and William Er wing of the Original Automatic Trio on suspicion of criminal records rivaling Van Dine Neidermeyer and Marx the car bandits recently executed in this city.
Nineteen more survivors of the Danish steamer Norge have been landed at Thorshaven after being picked up by a sailing ship and brought ashore from the wreck off Leith Scotland.
Amid the AMalgamated Meat Cutters strike order, 8000 workers quit at Kansas City packing houses, with 700 beet cutters in Chicago Stockyards. Wages and terms dispute persist as packers anticipate gear changes and meat prices may rise. Police prepare for potential trouble while shipments continue.
Eight thousand meat cutters butchers and others in the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workingmen's Union struck in Kansas City Tuesday in response to President Donnelly's order. The action closed all six Diz packing plants and affected 12,800 employees in the departments.
Webster City plans a new city owned daily newspaper named the Daily Graphic Herald. The paper will operate from the current Weekly Graphic Herald office, continuing the city’s pattern of municipal ownership following water works electric light and power plant and heating plant.
Milwaukee special report says the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes condemned a West Virginia local union’s strike on the eve of a major production and warned it would suspend the local for violating the agreement.
Lincoln Nebraska special reports William Jennings Bryan released a lengthy statement Wednesday outlining his reasons for backing the Democratic ticket of Parker and Davis. He cites opposition to imperialism and tariff reform amid critique of Roosevelt and the wartime stance.
A Russian dispatch from Mukden dated July 12 reports heavy Japanese attacks near Port Arthur with claimed 30 000 dead or wounded from mines though unconfirmed. Kuropatkin is said to be in a dangerous position while provisions run short and an offensive is unlikely soon. The Tokyo cable notes Japanese forces push northwest from Liu Yen.
The Daily Express in London publishes what it says is General Kuropatkin's signed plan to invade British India. The document, filed in the Russian War Office as the official method of procedure in case of no war between Russia and Great Britain, covers minute details and spans three newspaper columns.
Bedford Indiana special reports the 3rd inquiry into Miss Sarah Schafer's mutilated death. Grand jury sessions led to James McDonald’s earlier indictment and acquittal, with Attorney Palmer claiming new evidence pointing to another person. A fresh probe may reveal a decisive clue, possibly reviving the whisky bottle theory and identifying the real killer.
A large oil fire at the Belgo American property southeast of Yellowstone sent a dense smoke column into the air. Surplus oil escaping from the wells ignited and spread toward two nearby lakes, risking a total loss of at least 500000 barrels if wind shifts.
An eleven year-old boy accidentally discharged a shotgun in an upper room killing his five-year-old brother and injuring others. The blast mortally wounded a neighbor lad and seriously wounded a sister while another brother died of injuries.
The foreign exhibitors unite with their country commissioners and threaten to pull their displays if the fair management continues treating them as concessionaries.
John Alexander Dowie declared that King Edward VII must be deposed and that Dowie, declaring himself Elijah the Restorer, would undertake the task. The Chicago special notes his anger over recent insults received in England.
Charles Jeffries left fielder for Johnstown was killed when struck by lightning during practice at McKeesport on Monday afternoon. He was throwing to second base when the bolt struck, the team had not finished practice.
F. r E. Stanley of Newton Massachusetts set an eight mile ascent of Mt Washington in 31 minutes 15 seconds on Monday, surpassing the old record by 17 minutes 4 seconds. He reduced his own time on Tuesday to 28 minutes 19 and 25 seconds.
The war era crisis widens from western centers to central and southern Russia. Thousands of workers are idle in Moscow and jobs are scarce in Odessa and other southern ports as production slows across the country.
Springfield special reports W. F. Sheehan told Chairman Thomas of the Ohio delegation that Parker will try to carry Ohio. He believes conditions are favorable.
New York editor Richard Watson Gilder of The Century is ill at his Tyringham summer home with appendicitis. He rests easily and no operation seems certain at present.
Interior reports Raisuli and his tribe led a raid on Giard lasting two days. After fierce combat Raisuli secured victory and the group plundered numerous cattle from the area.
The Bell Telephone Company reportedly organizes a 20 million dollar venture to take over all telephone lines in Indiana Illinois Michigan and Ohio as part of a regional consolidation effort.
The Rt. Rev. Frederick D. Huntington, 85, Episcopal bishop of the central diocese of New York, died at his Hadley summer home on Monday.
The Chicago Chronicle reports a change in editorial posture labeling the St. Louis convention's action as rolly and marks the paper as Republican. It notes the shift in affiliation and tone as part of its evolving political stance.
Washington Special Minister Leishman informs the State Department he is steadily increasing pressure on the Sultan to grant American educational institutions in Turkey the same rights as those of other nations.
Washington reports General Reyes has been declared elected president of Colombia after a Saturday cabled message from Mr. Snyder United States Charge d Affaires at Bogotá to the State Department.
New York Special Feder Holzman & Co. quote odds of 214 to 1 that Roosevelt will win the next presidency. Bookmakers in Wall Street push bold speculative wager as political betting gains attention.
General Kuroki outlined Japan's plan to seize all southern Manchuria and occupy Port Arthur and Yin Kow. He proposed fortifying these ports with large troop concentrations and long range artillery, warning that Russian recapture would require vast funds and 800000 fresh troops.
London Cable reports Hamburg American Steamship Company to expand its fleet with 25 000 ton vessel built at Stettin and 22 000 ton ship by Harland and Wolff Belfast. The first will feature a restaurant where passengers may order meals à la carte and pay separately for passage and meals.
Construction data show June permits issued in 23 principal cities reached 8 021 buildings with a total cost of 37 600 048 up from 6 412 buildings costing 26 585 226 a year earlier.
A new world record for one and a quarter miles was set in the Brighton handicap at Brighton Beach on Saturday. Broomstick, from Captain H. S. Brown's stable, won by a short head over Herman Duryea's Irish Lad with William Scheftel's High Ball third. The time 2 02 4 5 stands as the best for the distance on any track.
Odessa dispatch reports London moves to establish a medical and military cordon in trans-Caucasia to block cholera importation from Persia. Yislig dispatch notes 300 deaths daily in Teheran with rapid spread through northern Persia.
Michael Kane, a conductor for Indianapolis Northern Traction, shot his wife Friday after a fight over selling mortgaged furniture to fund a spree, then killed himself. Both victims fatally injured.
A general strike involving 40 000 union men in the packing industry in nine packing centers is imminent as negotiations between Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America and major firms have been broken off.
Reports say Hermosillo, Mexico, prepared for the execution by public safety incident of ten Mexicans sentenced for the murder and robbery of the Maxwell brothers and Enoch Woodworth on the El Tigre trail about two months ago.
London Cable reports Mrs Florence Maybrick may be released on ticket of leave between now and August 1 with no pardon. Authorities imply no restrictions will be imposed after her arrival in America, despite the pending case.
A tornado struck a traveling crane on the new Mississippi River bridge at Thebes Illinois, hurling seven workmen to death and seriously injuring two others. The accident occurred on the second arch during bridge construction in Cape Girardeau Missouri special report.
Attendance at the St Louis exposition reached 4,093,226 through Saturday night. Last week reported 593,302 paid admissions.
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