Confederate Veterans Parade Crowned Reunion in Birmingham
Thousands line the streets as General Clement A. Evans leads the United Confederate Veterans parade in Birmingham Alabama to close their annual reunion. Election interest centers on the next commander in chief with Evans Cabell and Mickle mentioned. Memphis Tennessee chosen as next year’s meeting place.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Confederate Veterans
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Cabell
Texas
Mickle
New Orleans
Memphis, Tenn
A O U W Supreme Lodge Likely Chooses Des Moines as Meeting Site
Des Moines hosts the A O U W supreme lodge with delegates from every state and one Canadian. The convention may last six to seven days with a decision on a permanent meeting city, possibly Des Moines, to be made on the final day. Women send greetings as Mrs Oleson of Minnesota is favored for chief of honor.
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Des Moines
A. O. U. W. Supreme Lodge
W. M. Narvis
Narvis
R. Chrystal
Winnipeg
Ingersoll Park
Kempsey
Montana
Oleson
Minnesota
Missouri River Still Rising As Flood Relief Eludes Kansas City
The Kaw river began falling while floodwater receded from many districts in Kansas City Missouri. The Missouri river continues to rise slowly with crop damage increasing around St Joseph. Rail service mostly normal with Union Pacific Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe using Frisco tracks from Kansas side.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Missouri
Union Station
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Frisco
Kansas
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Taft a Winner in Taft Campaign and VP Fight
Chicago dispatch reports Elmer Dover of the national committee stating Fairbanks leads the VP contest while Cortelyou is his personal preference. He expects all national contest resolutions to be settled today and then focus to shift to the vice presidential selection.
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Chicago
Ill
Elmer Dover
National Committee Today
Fairbanks
Cortelyou
Ellis of Ohio brings draft platform to Chicago
Ellis of Ohio arrived in Chicago with a rough draft of the tentative platform for the national convention. He refused to disclose specifics but said the platform will satisfy the people and be wide in scope, possibly the best in recent years. Interest in the Republican National Committee proceedings waned with few attendees aside from contest business.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ellis
Ohio
Republican National Committee
South Carolina
California
San Francisco
Cal
M. de Oung
Jacob H. Neff
Charles S. Wheeler
Europe
Watterson Visits Bryan in Lincoln
Kentucky Colonel Henry Watterson arrived in Lincoln and stayed with William J. Bryan, planning talks on Democratic matters. He predicted Bryan would be the party's inevitable nominee on the first ballot and said Bryan is stronger than ever with a better chance to win.
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Kentucky
Lincoln, Neb
Henry Watterson
Louisville
William J. Bryan
St. Louis
Watterson
Bryan
Light for Senator Gore could recover use of eye
Oklahoma Senator Thomas P. Gore, after twenty seven years, briefly distinguished an object today at the Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat hospital in Washington. A cuff was seen with his left eye for about thirty seconds. Further improvement could avoid planned surgery and restore use of at least one eye.
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Oklahoma
Washington, D. C
Thomas P. Gore
Episcopal Eye
Senator Gore
Rob Jewelry Store Loot After Window Break In
Thieves smashed a window at Hyman Berg & Co. jewelry on State and Washington streets in Chicago and escaped with watches and jewelry valued at three thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
Hyman, Berg & Co
State
Washington Streets
Weather outlook for Illinois and west area tonight
Partly cloudy with possible showers in the west tonight and Friday. Mild rise in temperatures with Illinois fair tonight, warmer in the north and central regions. Friday expect partly cloudy skies and higher temperatures. Sunrise 4 13, sunset 7 25, moon set 2 27.
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Illinois
Man Kills Woman Then Kills Self in Reno Concert Hall
Harry McCausland shot and killed Nan Harrison in a Western resort concert hall in Reno Nevada and then shot himself. McCausland had traveled from Los Angeles and arrived recently.
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Western Concert Hall
Reno
Nevy
Harry McCausland
Nan” Harrison
Miss Harrison
McCausland
Los Angeles
Wife of hotel proprietor shot by partner in business dispute
Mrs Margaret Kolb 60 wife of Highland Hotel owner of Pittsburg was fatally shot early today by Adam Spahn 38 a partner in the business. Spahn admitted the shooting and said the trouble involved business affairs. Kolb was visiting in Germany.
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Pittsburg
Margaret Kolb
Highland Hotel
Adam Spahn
Kolb
Germany
Duffy Dies of Injuries from Runaway Accident
John J. Duffy, 57, dies at a local hospital in Iowa City from injuries suffered in a runaway accident late last winter. He leaves a wife and four small children.
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Iowa City
Ila
John J. Duffy
Auto Turned Over in Canton Accident Death
Hugo Schlat er died after his automobile turned over while dodging a buggy on a main street in Canton. He was thrown under the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries.
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Canton
Hugo Schlater
Priest Plans Five Chicago Masses to Save Billik
Chicago Father P. J. O'Callaghan will address five mass meetings urging Chicagoans to petition Governor Deneen to commute Herman Billik's death sentence for the Uzral family killings. The Illinois Supreme Court refused a stay. Billik expressed resigned hope as his fate nears.
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Chicago
Landis
Herman Billik
Friends of
Springfield
Ill
Supreme Court
Uzral
P. J. O'Callaghan
Vizal
Father O'Callaghan
Deneen
Billik
Gambling Bills Approved by Narrow Senate Margin
In Albany on June 11 the first anti race track gambling bill passed the Senate 26 to 25, with Senator Foelker voting despite illness. A second anti racing measure also cleared 26 to 25, and a penal code amendment to end the exclusive race track gambling penalty followed. The bills go to the Assembly and then to Governor Hughes for approval. The Senate finance committee then recommended adjournment by two this afternoon.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Foelker
Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
Percy Gray
Kentucky Goes to W. J. Bryan
Warring factions held an all night session at the Kentucky Democratic convention. An agreement urged Bryan's instruction as Kentucky's choice for President while the sole remaining dispute centered on the temperance plank in the platform.
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Lexington
Bryan
Kentucky
Royal Meeting Stirs Germany
St. Petersburg reports that a meeting between King Edward and Emperor Nicholas at Reval and the looming triple alliance among Great Britain Russia and France prompted Germany to issue grave representations and display a show of force.
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St. Petersburg
Edward
Nicholas
Reval
Great Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Prof Barr Closes Series of Lectures at Muscatine Institute
Prof W F Barr of Drake University concluded the Muscatine County Institute lectures with a talk on The Relation of the Teacher to the Community. He urged tactful use of authority to benefit the school and noted trust placed in teachers. Superintendent Focht of Eagle Grove may speak tomorrow. six new enrollees joined, names listed.
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Muscatine County Institute
W. F. Barr
Drake University
Barr
Wilton
Lena Geirse
Mildred Rodgers
Alice Countriman
Adam Rolland
Robert Corlett
Margaret Maher
Towne The Orator At Nebraska Commencement
Charles T Towne of New York delivered the oration at the University of Nebraska thirty seventh annual commencement in Lincoln on June 11. Col Henry Waterson and W J Bryan attended and listened to the speech on Government by Parties.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles T. Towne
New York
University of Nebraska
Henry Watterson
W. J. Bryan
Commissioner Denies NY DA Removal Charge Naked Falsehood
Plattsburgh New York June 11 Commissioner Hand of Elizabethtown designated by Governor Hughes to probe charges against New York District Attorney Jerome declared the New York story that a decision had been reached and removal warranted is naked falsehood.
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Plattburgh
N. Y
Hand
Elizabethtown
Hughes
Jerome
New York
Prohibitionists Meet in Milwaukee to Nominate State Ticket
About 25 prohibitionists gathered in Milwaukee to form a state ticket and select delegates for the national convention. Alfonso Wilson of Illinois claimed southern Democrats told Bryan there would be no prohibition plank in the national platform.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Alfonso Wilson
Prohibition Party of
Illinois
Bryan
Hull Leads By Four In Seventh District Canvass
Des Moines June 11 The second day official canvass in Polk county shows Congressman Hull leading Prouty by four votes. The canvass continues through the week amid concern after a Des Moines precinct poll book was found missing prompting a search of ballot vaults for the concealed sacks.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Hull
Prouty
Board of Education inspection tour finds minor repairs planned
The Board of Education and Secretary Horst toured city schools including Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, McKinley and the high school. They found minor repairs needed but reported no major improvements this year as buildings are in good condition. The Garfield, Hamilton and Franklin schools were not visited and repair decisions were delegated.
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Board of Education
Horst
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln
McKinley
Garfield
Hamilton
Franklin
Raymond Hitchcock Freed on Bail in New York Case
Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian acquitted on charges filed by several young girls, was released on $7,500 bail. Several indictments on similar charges remain pending.
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New York
N. Y
Raymond Hitchcock
Prosecution Attorney Candidate Shoots City Marshal
St. Joseph Missouri June 11 A political quarrel in Stanberry led R R Duncan a candidate for prosecuting attorney to shoot city marshal Charles F Butler seven times Butler died and Duncan was arrested The incident occurred last night in Stanberry Missouri
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St. Joe
Stanberry
R. R. Duncan
Charles F. Butler
Butler
Duncan
Death of William A. Morgan Prominent Iowa Democrat
William A. Morgan former editor of the Burlington Gazette and speaker of the Iowa House died last evening at his Lake Forest Illinois home. He was a Mason and a well known figure in Burlington and beyond. His remains will be buried in Burlington.
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Burlington
William A. Morgan
Burlington Gazette
Iowa
Lake Forest
Ill
Wisters Mother Dead in Philadelphia Home
Mrs Owen Jones Wister mother of novelist Owen Wister dies at her Philadelphia residence on June 11.
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Wister
Philadelphia
Owen Jones Wister
Owen Wister
Dynamite Explosion Hits Cleveland Tram In Suburb
In Euclid Heights a municipal traction car was dynamited early today. Seven passengers were injured, none fatally, including Rev. Michael Gilday of Moline Illinois who was severely bruised as investigators seek the perpetrators.
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Cleveland
Euclid Heights
Michael Gilday
Moline
Ill
Willets Elected President Of Iowa Wesleyan Alumni
At a Mt Pleasant alumni meeting Dr. J C Willits of Muscatine was chosen president. The session occurred yesterday afternoon with a banquet in the evening. Addresses were delivered by Dr Schell the university president Dr Willits and others.
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Iowa Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
J. C. Willits
Muscatine
Schell
University
Willits
Reported Robbery of Valuable Mail Pouch
Los Angeles officials confirm a major loss involving a registered mail pouch believed stolen last Saturday night within the Kansas City postoffice area. Private sources say the pouch contained at least 50,000 in currency plus numerous money and valuables, potentially totaling over 50,000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Post Office
Washington
Kansas City
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Decrees Issued in District Court on Liquor Injunction and Quiet Title
In Elliott vs Reins case the injunction against defendants to stop illegal liquor sales did not include Chris Boller. In Valet vs Barrett et al case the court quieted the title and established the plaintiff's title against adverse claims.
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J. N. Elliott
William Reins
Chris Boller
Mattie Reins
George Valet
Richard Barrett
Organizations Invited to Archive Histories in Corner Stone
Knights of Pythias lodge announces the corner stone of the new post office will be laid on June 24. All city organizations are invited to submit a brief history to be placed in a copper box within the cornerstone niche, with notices to R. C. Schenck.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
R. C. Schenck
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