Nomination speeches name Cannon and Fairbanks for president
The Chicago Tribune reports the Republican convention began nominations with Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois first, followed by Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana. Henry S. Boutell extols Cannon’s leadership and character while Elihu Taft of Ohio is lauded for the presidency.
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Tribune
Chicago
Thurman Lodge
Massachusetts
J. W. Hill
New York City
Joseph Cannon
Illinois
Boutell
Ilinois
Henry S. Boutell
Minois
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Manly Names Fairbanks Se In Placing VP Nomination
A damaged OCR fragment cites Charles W. nka as a vice presidential nomination tied to Governor Beals of Indiana. The text suggests a political naming context and public life references but is incomplete and unclear.
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Charles W. Nka
Beals
Indiana
Nomination Fallout at Convention Delays Taft Speech
A heated session saw New York call Representative Timothy Woodruff to nominate Hughes while Ohio’s delegation sparked a large demonstration. Theodore E. Burton then moved to nominate William H. Taft for president, delivering a speech at 2 30 o'clock praising his preparation for the role.
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New York
Timothy Woodreff
Hughes
Ohio
Theodore E. Barton
William H. Taft
Knox Nominated as Presidential Candidate by Pennsylvania
Lieutenant Governor Robert Murphy urged the convention to name Hon. Philander Chase Knox for president. He praised Knox as a statesman of the highest rank with a record of national service and urged Pennsylvanian honor by supporting Knox as the party’s candidate.
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Robert 8. Murphy
Pennsylvania
P. O
Commonwealth
Philander Chase Knox
La Follette Praised At Wisconsin Convention
Henry F. Cohems presented Senator Robert M. La Follette to the convention, lauding him as a pioneer who broke ground and now reaps a bounty for the people. He likened La Follette to a bold mountain facing storms, whose long leadership sparked reform and energized national crusaders along the path of Wisconsin labor policy.
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Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Henry F. Cohems
Robert M. la Follette
Gald
Roosevelt
Itizen
Platform debate swells as injunction plank gains ground
Chicago June 18 The platform committee finished its work and the convention met to declare policy and nominate presidential candidates. A sub committee report urged including an injunction plank in labor disputes while rejecting Arizona and New Mexico statehood. A Roosevelt Taft ally warned that Taft should not run on a weak platform, underscoring the stakes in the injunction fight.
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Gren
Taft
William H. Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Committee On Resolutions
Convention
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Bette
Clase
Feir
Washington
Platform changes reported for labor party draft in Washington
The committee noted extremists among laboring men and several phrase changes in planks. Alterations of essential character were made to important declarations, resulting in a platform adopted that differs in details from the Washington draft but not in essentials.
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Washington
Roosevelt Keeps Close Tabs On Chicago Convention
Washington reports Roosevelt and Taft maintained constant contact with the Republican national convention in Chicago. Direct telegraph circuits linked the convention hall to the White House and Taft's office, with telephone lines and operators on duty to relay floor moves in near real time.
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Washington
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Convention Hall
White House
Irrevocable pledge blocks Fairbanks renomination
Chicago reports Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks has written to his campaign manager declaring his determination not to seek a second term as vice president. The June 16 letter emphasizes the decision as irrevocable and expresses gratitude for the honor and support. Report notes debate over whether Fairbanks or Governor Cummins will secure the party’s nomination and mentions New York's caucus failure and Sherman’s possible push.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
Joseph B. Kealing
Indianapolis
Ind
Kealing
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hemenway
Taft
Indiana
Lafayette Young
Iowa
Loeb
Roosevelt
Cummine
Mr. Young
Young
Cummins
New York
New York State
Sherman
Mente
Wosdraf
Vendetta Extraordinary in Beauregard House
In New Orleans the Giacona wine merchant and his son Corrada killed three armed blackmailers who had entered their home in the Beauregard mansion district after a lengthy dinner. The victims escaped none, while a wounded guest and a possible fourth assailant remain under police scrutiny.
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New Orleans
General Beauregard
Pietro Giacona
South
Giacona
Corrada
Giaconas
Anarchy Mail Ban and Political Moves Reported
News brief notes a ban on anarchistic publications via U S mail, the Mississippi Democratic convention backing Bryan, waters rising in Kansas City streets, Bunker Hill anniversary observed through sports events, a lumber outflow total of 47 256 164 006 feet, Robert M Doyle slated for command of the Missouri battleship, May internal revenue receipts at 16 498 681 with a 4 040 080 drop, and death of A A Wiley former Cuban staffer and eastern province civil governor.
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Bunker Hill
Boston
Census Bureau
United States
Robert M. Doyle
Missouri
G. A. Merriam
Internal Revenue
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Cuba
Lawton
Red Haired People Featured In Short Tales Of Oddities
The article notes a variety of local curiosities and records. David Valentine’s estate settlement concludes in Fall River Massachusetts after 102 years in court. A Calais Maine building now a moving picture theater was once a prizefighting arena and originally a church. Elmer Barnard of Orlando Maine caught a nine foot nine inch sturgeon weighing 400 pounds in his area weir. A cane presented to Virginia’s governor recalls two Civil War battlefields Chancellorsville and the Wilderness. A famed field at Summerland California pumps oil from beneath the sea with about 200 wells producing five barrels daily.
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David Valentine
Fall River
Maass
Calais
Elmer Barnard
Orlando
Penobscot
Virginia
Chancellorsville
Summerland
Cal
Stolen Bases and Pitching Talk Across Baseball
Debates on Shaefer of the Detroits as top comedian among players. Frank Chance marked a tenth year in baseball with the Chicago Nationals. Walter Manning of the New York Americans shows promise as a big league pitcher. Campbell of the Cincinnati Reds recalls a thwarted move on St. Louis in 1905. Cy Young reportedly uses more curve balls this season.
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Shaefer
Detroits
Frank Chance
Chance
Chicago Nationals
Walter Manning
New York Americans
Campbell
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Cy Young
German Gleanings From the Empire and Industry
A German firm pays employees with over a year’s service yearly bonuses between four and seven dollars, totaling over $110,000 annually. The Prussian royal linen and royal houses’ textiles are produced at a factory in Bielefeld. A new law requires German to be used in all public meetings across the empire as part of Germanization efforts in Alsace, German Poland, and Schleswig Holstein, affecting about 4,500,000 people.
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Germany
Baden
Saxony
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Bielefeild
Empire
The Mistress What Suzanne Plans a Romance
A playful exchange sketches a social tangle as a maid and master discuss an unexpected engagement. The French maid denies fault, while the master laments a sudden proposal that shocks the household.
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Suzanne
Madame
Harper’s Bazar
Lamb Valley Harvest Notes and Local Socials
Farmers harvest busy as Ed Bauree family from New Albany visit relatives in Lamb Valley. Clarence Lamb and others travel to West Baden by automobile. John Lamb marks his 66th birthday with neighbors. Local families hosting guests while Mrs Ettie Staisy ill and Louise Potter visits. Lambs Valley teams play Sanday and Chester. minor accident reported as Lamb’s nose broken by eight ball.
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Clarence Lamb
Chailes Lamb
Ethel Jones
Meg Wolfe
West Baden
Jobn W. Lamb
Otto Hempel
Walter Wolfe
A. F. Schmidt
Ettie Staisy
Louise Potter
Washington
Dagge
Hattie Dempater
Lembs Valley
Upper Creek
Sanday
Chester
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Hall of Fame and notable suppressions in early 20th century news
Walter W. Warwick is named juditor of accounts for the Panama Canal Zone while Sir Charles Fitzpatrick will represent Canada and Newfoundland at The Hague to settle the Atlantic fisheries dispute with the United States. Bequests of $1 to two sisters from Solomon Perry Clemmons’ will. his estate valued at 96,009 left to his widow for life. It notes royal visit plans for the Prince of Wales in Quebec, and recalls long tenures of several Supreme Court justices. Also mentions a wireless telegraph invention by John Junker and a medical testimonial for Orino Laxative Fruit, with various other brief items.
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Walter W. Warwick
Comptroller of the Treasury
Panama Canal
Charles Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
Newfoundland
Hague
United States
Howard Gould
New York
Sun Yue
San Francisco
Solomon Perry Clemmons
Alfonso
John Junker
Mount Vernon
Prince of Wales
A. Lawrence
Quebec
Citadel
Earl Grey
Gladstone Dowie
Quips On Prohibition And Odd Sayings
A collection of witty quips from multiple papers lampoons prohibition, jokes about Joh and the poor in Georgia, and jokes about men’s hats in lodgerooms, reflecting light humor and social commentary of the era.
Flower and Tree Size Facts from an Old Text
The article notes an orange tree bearing fruit up to 150 years old and cites large leaves on the coconut and parasol magnolia. It describes the Innaj palm with leaves up to fifty feet long and ten to twelve feet wide, and mentions cuttings and rooting in young plants like geraniums.
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Ceylon
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