Taft Nominated on First Ballot at Republican Convention
At the 1912 Republican national convention in Chicago Taft of Ohio was renominated for President after Roosevelt delegates abstained. Sherman of New York was named as running mate as Taft won 561 votes to 107 for Roosevelt with many delegates not voting or absent.
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Dance Ends in Fatal Shooting at Virginia Dance
Bud Sessler, a middle aged man, was shot and fatally injured at a dance held at Will Hodges home near Park post office Grayson County Virginia. Sessler died Monday morning after a skull fracture was found in a post mortem. Hodges and his wife were jailed with Hodges facing murder charge while his wife was convicted of disorderly conduct. Tom Blevins, believed to have struck the fatal blow, has not yet been captured.
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Roosevelt Nominated by Progressive Republicans in Chicago
Former President Theodore Roosevelt is nominated on an independent ticket at the Chicago convention as Republicans allege fraud and call for a new progressive movement. Roosevelt accepts with conditions, urging mass state conventions toward a united cross party campaign and denouncing party bosses.
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Poison insect stings and wounds treated with Darby’s Propryy
An old medical ad promotes Darby’s Propryy and lactic fluid for venom swelling from insect stings and for flesh wounds burns scalds and bruises. It claims rapid swelling reduction healing without leaving scars.
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Three Stingy Men Visit Mockeville
In Mockeville a trio of stingy men arrived yesterday. One drinks only from another’s well, another bans any large handwriting by his kin, and a third slows his clock to save gear wear. They refuse county papers claiming newspapers strain their spectacles.
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Bucklen's Armica Salve Greeted for Burns and Bruises
A late 19th or early 20th century style claim touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns cuts bruises and bullet wounds with promises it eases pain and speeds healing, noting broad public praise and national attention.
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Man Cougha and Breake Ribs After Frightful Cough
A Neenah Wisconsin man suffered two broken ribs after a severe coughing spell. The article cites Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy that ends a late cough and expels stubborn colds, with patient Effie Morant of Columbia Missouri praising it as a godsend to humanity.
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