Democrats Force Action on Short Term Senatorship
Des Moines Iowa September 1 democrats Moon and Demar push a joint house and senate resolution to force the assembly to elect a U S senator for the short term. Gov Cummins aims to be elected and anti Cummins factions oppose early action citing political risk to the Republican ticket.
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Moon
Demar
House
Senate
Assembly
United States
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Dolliver
Byers
Kendall
Dolliver-Smith
Walter I. Smith
Thirty-second General Assembly
Thirty
General Assembly
Congress
Republican Party
Iowa
Vermont 15 Voting Today in Key Primaries
Vermont voters participate as 15 states vote today with Wisconsin Michigan and Nebraska holding primaries. The day's results are seen as a strong indicator for November pace with heavy turnout expected in the first named state Michigan reports its first primary experience.
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White River
Junction
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
James B. Bradley
Fred M. Warner
Horace S. Earle
Lawton T. Hemans
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
William Hattoh
Samuel A. Cook
F. E. McGovern
Stephenson
Neal Brown
Melvin A. Hoyt
James O. Davidson
John A. Aylward
Adolph J. Schmitz
Taft review plans delay fishing at Middle Bass
The Taft party postponed bass fishing as choppy lake conditions halted the morning expedition at Middle Bass Ohio. Plans are underway to travel to Toledo for a G A R parade review and Lincoln club reception with Taft. Bryan continues Northwest campaign with receptions speeches and banquets from Fargo to Grand Forks. Dixon named western campaign director to mobilize senators and congressmen and save costs.
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Ohio
Taft
Toledo
Lincoln Club
Bryan
Fargo
N. D
Wm. J. Bryan
Northwest
Fair Grounds
Grand Forks
Chicago
Ill
Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Dixon
Borah
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
United States
Hitchcock
New York
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
West
Congress
Hisgen Nominated by Independence Party at New Clubhouse
Thomas Hisgen was officially notified of his Independence Party presidential nomination at a rally in New York. Henry A. Powell, chairman of the committee, delivered the notification and outlined Hisgen's reform platform. He urged creation of a new party to end machine control and advocated direct nominations the initiative referendum and recall.
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New York
New Club
Independence League
Thomas Hisgen
Independence Party
Henry A. Powell
Sun Injured, Mosher Dies in Oskaloosa Story
In Oskaloosa Iowa on September 1 Mrs G W France wife of a prominent farmer and banker collapsed and died of heart disease after seeing her son Charles carried home with a broken leg.
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Oskaloosa
Charles
G. W. France
Agriculture department cites cotton condition at 76.1 percent
In Washington on September 1 the department of agriculture reported the cotton crop averaged 76.1 percent of normal as of August 25, compared with 83 percent on July 25 and 72.7 percent on August 25, 1907.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Forest Fires Near Atlanta Under Control After Rain
Alpena Michigan reports fires threatening Atlanta are under control after a shift in wind and a light rain. The rainfall also checked fires in Alpena Presque Isle and Sheboygan counties.
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Alpena
Mich
Atlanta
Presque Isle
Sheboygan
Governor proclaims Labor Day on September 7 in Illinois
Springfield brief notes Gov Deneen issued a proclamation designating Monday September 7 as Labor Day in Illinois. The move underscores state recognition of workers and their contributions.
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Springfield
Ill
Trusted Watchman Brock Held on Bank Burglary Charge
Henry C. Brock custodian of the Iowa City State bank and trusted church worker is arrested in Iowa City charged with burglary of the Golden Eagle clothing store. He confesses and police find stolen jewelry a forged check and firearms at his home. Mayor Ball holds him to the grand jury and sets bond at 1600 dollars. He had planned to go to California and claimed magnetism guided him.
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Iowa City
Henry C. Brock
Iowa City State Bank
Golden Eagle
California
Brock
Ball
Shaft Dedicated by the G A R and Civic Parade in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio on September 1 civic and veterans events marked the G A R encampment. The Fort Meigs Monument dedication drew several thousand visitors while a 3000 strong civic parade featured bands and banners. Speakers included Gov Harris of Ohio Senator Foraker and other state leaders.
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Toledo
Fort Meigs
Perrysburg
Gov. Harris
Ohio
Foraker
Willson
Kentucky
Gov. Murphy
Pennsylvania
Civil War Battle in Tabriz Reports Heavy Slaughter
Teheran dispatches say Satar Khan defeated Shah government troops at Tabriz. Government forces suffer about 800 killed and wounded as civil war rages anew in the region near Persian Gulf theater.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Tabriz
Satar Khan
Not Guilty Accused Man in Race Riot Case
Mrs. Earl Hallam signed a statement clearing George Richardson of the August 14 assault. A warrant is sworn for a second suspect, Ralph Buston, who may be linked to the crime. The alleged assault sparked the bloody racial riot in Springfield.
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Springfield
Earl Hallam
George Richardson
Ralph Buston
Richardson
Three Lowans Slain by Cars and Fireman Fatally Injured
In Waterloo two men, E. J. O Connor aged 30 with a wife and four children and T D Robbins 26, were killed by moving trains near Waverly and on Chicago Great Western tracks in Waterloo. O Connor fell under wheels while boarding a moving train. In Cedar Rapids John O Hara a Rock Island fireman was fatally injured at Oasis when reaching for a crate of eggs from a moving train and died later in hospital.
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Waterloo
E. J. O'Connor
Waverly
T. D. Robbins
O'Connor
Cedar Rapids
John O'Hara
Rock Island
Oasis
Balloonists Injured After Columbus Race Landing
A balloon believed to be the Chicago from the Columbus Ohio race landed near Devil's Hole, injuring four occupants. A rescue party assists the injured crew at Niagara Falls on September 1.
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Niagara Falls
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Devil's Hole
Navy Plans Expand Fleet With Destroyers and Cruisers
Washington Sept 1 substantial additions to the navy are contemplated in proposals opened today for ten torpedo boat destroyers funded at 800000 each and for three new collier vessels.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
General John T. Clous Retires at 71 in New York
General John T. Clous retired in New York at age 71. He was twice brevetted for gallant conduct at Gettysburg.
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Clous
New York
John T. Clous
Gettysburg
Williams describes Roberts shooting on boardwalk
Mrs. W. S. G. Williams testified with her sister Mrs. Sherlock Swann about the Atlantic City shooting of Charles B. Roberts Jr. A masked assailant demanded money. Roberts resisted and was shot. She denied recognizing the voice and defended the couple from accusations of concealing facts. News briefs report state election voting across Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nebraska on Sept. 1 with heavy anticipated turnout and key primary battles.
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Baltimore
W. S. G. Williams
Sherlock Swann
Police Board
Charles B. Roberts, Jr
Atlantic City
Brighton
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
Czolgosz's Brother Sentenced in Sharon
John Czolgosz brother of McKinley's assassin was sentenced to three months in the workhouse in Sharon. Police say he is insane and his case will be investigated.
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Czolgosz
Sharon
John Czolgosz
McKinley
Oklahoma Democratic Meet Opens in Tulsa Speech by Haskell
Oklahoma's Democratic state convention begins in Tulsa with large attendance. Gov. Haskell delivers a keynote, while debate centers on sale of school lands and the party's stance on the dispensary system.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Haskell
Weather Outlook For Illinois And Iowa
Fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures in the east. Illinois expected fair skies through Wednesday with a cooler night. Sunrise 5 14, sunset 6 26, moon set 9 25.
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