This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
1
Chicago June 18 Taft Ohio was nominated for president on the first ballot with 702 votes of 980 in the convention. The scene included banners of Taft, a standing ovation, and calls for unity. The confetti of rival Roosevelt supporters sparked chaos in galleries before order was restored and nominations for Cannon Fairbanks and others followed.
Ghose adopts section in injunction plank 13. Court actions proceed with the new provision referenced by the plaintiff and judge to rule on related motions. Local officials and lawyers are not named in the readable text.
After two days of deliberation the supreme lodge of the AOUW approved a nine member special committee report on state rights. It calls for a commission of a board and seven directors to unify plans, to be sent to state grand lodges for approval. Grand Master Evans received a cut glass water set and a silver table service. Grand Recorder Rehkopf also got a cut glass set. J. B. Campbell received a cut glass set.
Four hundred coal dealers wholesale and retail, plus KoKoals members, gather in Waterloo Iowa for the tenth annual convention of the Coal Dealers association of Towa and Nebraska. The meeting runs two days and closes with a KoKoals banquet tomorrow night.
A. J. Grace, deputy sheriff and leading Republican sheriff candidate, was found dead in his Avoca jail cell. Officials attribute death to heart disease, a condition he reportedly suffered from for some time.
Jackson Mississippi June 18 The Democratic state convention of Mississippi met here yesterday and instructed the delegates to Denver to vote first and last for William J Bryan as the presidential nominee.
The fragment notes Lummind and Vi contending for runner up in a standings round. No clear date or event is given. A second place implication appears from the readable text. Further specifics are not available in the readable portion.
Fr. Dodge Man announces Cummins will be presented to the convention while Fair banks declares he will not accept a place. Delliver remains out entirely.
Chicago dispatch reports from June 18 that the Iowa delegation will support Governor Cummins for vice president with Robt Healy of Ft Dodge presenting his name. If Dolliver is named, George Perkins may withdraw it per Dolliver's letter. An informal caucus favored harmony and Cummins readiness for the nomination, with Taft forces likely to accept him after the platform is adopted. Continued on last page.
Fred W. Bristol a longtime Chicago West Liberty postal clerk was found dead at his desk in West Liberty Iowa He had worked 34 years and died after preparing for a run back to Chicago He left a wife two sons and two daughters all in Chicago where burial will be held.
Associate Justice David A. Brewer, speaking at Clark College in Worcester on June 18, argued that the restraining power of courts of equity should be enlarged, not diminished, warning that curbing it would be a step backward toward barbarism.
Chicago June 18 Theodore E Burton rises to nominate William Howard Taft for president as a crowd erupts in applause. He highlights the party record and leadership, praising Ohio’s steadfast citizens and the Republican cause in guiding the nation through peril and reform. This is continued on the last page.
Iowa faces showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday with cooler conditions Friday east and central. Illinois reports showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday with cooler conditions Friday afternoon or night. Sunrise 4 13 sunset 7 29 moonrise 11 19.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.