NATION GETS PROGRESSIVE PARTY NOMINEES AT CONVENTION
Delegates at the first Progressive Party national convention in Chicago nominate Colonel Roosevelt for president and Governor Hiram Johnson of California for vice president. The event features no vote calls, formal cheers, and a pledge to equal suffrage, with four women at large on the national committee. Roosevelt and Johnson accept, pledging leadership to the new movement and urging support for a broad platform including antimonopoly actions, tariff reform, and national health and other reforms.
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Chicago
Ill
Progressive Party
Acra
Roosevelt
New Rock
Hiram W. Johnson
Inifornia
National Committee
Guy
John 800
Progressive party platform in Chicago explains people’s rule
The platform states the conscience of citizens calls a new party to restore government by the people. It advocates direct primaries, popular election of senators, short ballots, and initiative referenda with recall. It supports federal labor safeguards, eight hour day, child labor limits, a federal department of labor, campaign finance limits, and judicial reform.
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Federal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Court
Aldrich
Chicago
Ill
Progressive Party
Thomas Jefferson
Abe Lincoln
United States
Department of Labor
Roosevelt Delivers Faith and Negro Question Answers at N P P Convention
Chicago delegates greet Theodore Roosevelt with a rousing reception as he returns to the Coliseum platform. He delivers his long awaited confession of faith and discusses his progressiveness on the negro issue, receiving an energized, chorus like endorsement from the crowd.
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Chicago
National Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Progressives Launch Nationwide Convention Amid Hymns in Chicago
In Chicago the national progressive party opened with 1300 delegates and 300 alternates amid prayer and music. Governor Hiram W. Johnson of California was seen as possible vice presidential nominee with Colonel Roosevelt. Judge B. Lindsey of Denver named permanent chairman as Roosevelt backed the plan, while Roosevelt favored a Southern Democrat for VP but no suitable candidate was found.
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Chicago
Ill
National Progressive Party
Dixon
Montana
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Roosevelt
Judge B. Liwasey
Denver
Lindsey
Oyster Bay
Indians cause fatal harm to federal soldiers in Oaxaca
Reports from Mexico City say Sierra Juarez Indians in northern Oaxaca have suspended personal guarantees, executing captured federals and mistreating officers. Rebels near Ixtlan allegedly surround a detachment. civilians report bodies hung and soldiers mutilated as tensions rise. General Orozco warns Juarez residents to cross the border.
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Mexico City
Jafe Politico
Volex
Jesus Flores Magon
Interior
Hérnandez
Pascual Orozco
Juarez
el Paso
Orozco
Inez Salazar
Casas Grandes
Bond Issues Approved for Registration in Texas
The attorney general approved bond issues for registration in Texas on Tuesday. Limestone County Road District No. 4 seeks $52,750 in ten forties at 5 percent. Duncanville Independent School District requests $11,000 in five forties at 5 percent. Sabine County Common School District No. 17 wants $1,000 in ten twenties at 5 percent.
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Austin
Tex
Limestone County
Duncanville Independent
Sabine County Common
Mexico Again Cautioned To Respect American Rights
The American embassy in Mexico City and Consul Edwards at Juarez have been instructed to renew representations to the Mexican government and the rebels. They insist that Americans and their rights be respected following recent acts at the Candelaria mines.
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Mexico
Washington
Mexico City
Edwards
Juarez
Candelaria Mines
State Department
Parliament Dissolved in Constantinople by Imperial Decree
An imperial decree dissolved the Turkish parliament after a chamber vote of no confidence in the cabinet. The president of the chamber reported to the palace, but the sultan refused to receive him.
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Constantinople
Chamber of Deputies
Ramsey Spent Twenty Thousand For Governor Bid
W F Ramsey mailed an itemized account to Johnson County officials showing a total expenditure of 20 481 35 dollars in his unsuccessful bid for governor.
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Ramsey
Austin
Tex
Johnson County
W. F. Ramsey
Cotton Opening Fast in Hallettsville Texas
Cotton is rolling in fast but pickers can not be procured enough. The crop will be shorter than expected due to drought with many stalks dying in numerous fields.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Appointed Consul General for Mexico in New York
Enrique Martinez Sorban was named consul general for Mexico in New York on Wednesday. He previously worked in the department of finance.
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City of Mexico
Enrique Martinez Sorban
Mexico
New York
Department of Finance
Posse kills desperado Leonard Potts near Woodland
Leonard Potts, the Negro suspected in Dallas police officer Ted Ford’s murder and Red River County Sheriff Charles Stephens’ death, was killed by A. C. Phillips and others during a woodland chase. Phillips used an automatic shotgun while Potts fired a 38 caliber revolver, scattering shots as the posse closed in.
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Clarksville
Tex
Leonard Potts
Tedford
Dallas
Charles Stephens
Red River County
A. C. Phillips
Woodland
Phillips
Potts
Edwards Saw Mill
Search parties pursue Potts after Clarksville shooting
After a killing sheriffs and constables from Clarksville joined a search for Potts with a body believed to be carried to Detroit. Sheriff Dinwiddie led a party with the wounded man Buster aiding identification in Detroit while Dallas officials were notified. A report says a stranger matched Potts’s description asked for food near Woodland and was warned by nearby residents.
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Detroit
Clarksville
Dinwiddie
Elder
Ferguson
Lawrence Goodman
J. E. Bell
Dallas
Potts
Woodland
Cudahy Family Reunited After Custody Dispute
Kansas City report says the reunion of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cudahy’s family was completed Saturday as their four children arrived from Pasadena California where they had been with their grandmother Mrs Michael Cudahy. The couple began arranging the return after their remarriage six weeks earlier.
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Cudahy
Kansas City
John P. Cudahy
Pasadena
Cal
Michael Cudahy
Tobacco Men Under Arrest In Mayfield Fire
Mayfield Kentucky Bolin Wright and Lee Perkins prominent in tobacco trade face arson charges for a warehouse fire that destroyed five tobacco warehouses two weeks ago causing about 500000 in losses.
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Mayfield, Ky
Bolin Wright
Lee Perkins
Kentucky
Mayfield
Old Wade Ranch Sold at $175000
The old Wade ranch of 9000 acres between Mathis and Alfred on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass line has been purchased by Sartain and Montgomery from Lang Brothers for 175000 dollars. The transfer covers the property midway between Mathis and Alfred in Texas.
Sugar Drying Finished at Harlem State Farm in Richmond
Sugar drying on the Harlem state farm at Richmond Texas is completed after a productive season. A large amount of sugar was dried this season, marking a successful harvest and processing period for the facility.
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Richmond
Tex
Harlem State Farm
Big Hearted Fare Collector Aboard A Dublin Tram
Jerry and Mike share a tender moment as Mike clutches a lump in his throat. The Irish conductor inspires with his generous aid as onlookers, including a beggar, contribute nickels to help the needy. The scene unfolds aboard a trolley ride with bright empathy.
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Jerry
Mike
Ivery
New York Sports Bids Turn to Turkey Trot
Uncle Silas notes New Yorkers shift from boss racing to turkey trot excitement, joking that their sports now center on a different run. The boarder questions the change while the exchange hints at humorous rivalry in leisure pursuits.
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Uncle Silas
Harper’s Weekly
Family letter extols Postum over coffee for health gains
An old family letter from Battle Creek Michigan touts switching from coffee to Postum to cure stomach trouble headaches and fatigue. The narrator describes weight gain after abandoning coffee and notes a cousin also benefited. The letter ends by urging readers to try Postum and reading The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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