Taft Ticket Nominations Narrow to Vice President Choice
Chicago officials report the Republican convention moved toward finalizing the ticket with Taft and a preferred running mate. Dolliver is unlikely. Cummins of Iowa is seen as the logical second, while Fairbanks faces opposition. New York backs Sherman for VP, and Massachusetts debates backing Guild.
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Washington
Chicago
Taft
White House
Dolliver
Governor Cummins
Iowa
West
Fairbanks
New York State
James 8. Sherman
Utica
Sherman
Woodruff
John Hays Hammond
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Ut Sf
New England
Guild
Cummins
Taft Nominated for Presidency Amid Nerve and Joy
Washington June 19 Secretary Taft resigns as secretary of war to become Roosevelt’s nominee for the presidency. The news triggers a joyful scene as Mrs Taft, officials, and reporters fill Taft’s private office. Roosevelt, playing tennis, receives the nomination news and shares a prepared affirmation with the press.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Chicago
Taft
Loeb
Mr. Taft
Republican Party
Taft nomination greeted with broad approval in Manila
In Manila on June 19 officials and residents welcomed the news of Secretary of War Taft's Republican nomination for president. Cablegrams to Washington conveyed congratulations and reflected a shared sense of gratification. Taft's popularity among Americans and Filipinos stems from his long personal ties and the belief his career began in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Manila
Taft
Washington
Night riding boosts Evansville hardware sales in Kentucky
Evansville Indiana June 19 night riding in Kentucky has boosted local hardware merchants. Wholesale dealers say they have never sold so many weapons and that a large portion of sales have gone into Kentucky.
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Evansville
Ind
Kentucky
Gunness Bodies Sent to Chicago for Burial
The bodies of Mrs Berla Gunness and three children who died in the Gunness farm house disaster on April 28 have been sent to Chicago for burial in Forest Home Cemetery.
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Gunness
Chicago
Laporte
Ind
Berla Gunness
Gunnessa Farm
Forest Home Cemetery
Williams resigns as House minority leader amid political shakeup
A telegraph summary reports Congressman John Sharp Williams resigning from the House minority leadership. Other items note a Russian gunboat in the Caspian Sea port Enreli, a London international horse show, Burton declining Panama land claims commission umpire post, and the National Republican League meeting dates in Cincinnati.
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John Sharp Williams
House of Representatives
Baku
Enreli
Caspian Sea
London
Theodore H. Burton
Ohio
Panama Land Claims Commission
Taft Clinches 1908 Republican Nomination on First Ballot
On June 19 in Chicago the Republican convention awarded William H. Taft 702 votes on the first ballot, making him the unanimous choice after a long heat filled session. Theodore Roosevelt and other contenders were eliminated as the vast amphitheater roared with Taft support and a RooseveltxLa Follette shift emerged before the final nominating vote.
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Chicago
Taft
Knox
Lafollette
Qhip
Buckeye
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
W. H. Taft
Roosevelt
George H. Knight
California
Wisconsin
Alabama
Arkansas
New York
Chairman Lodge
Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph B. Foraker
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Robert la Follette
Charles E. Hughes
Philander C
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Healthful Kidneys
An old advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure cleanses impurities from blood, strengthens the whole system, and will cure kidney and bladder troubles. It markets itself as a guarantee of good health and sound kidneys.
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Foley
Korean insurgents in eight months kill thousands in Korea
Statistics indicate 4886 peaceful Koreans linked to a pro Japanese society were murdered, 360 houses burned with losses of 50 000 yen, and property confiscations with assaults on women. The report claims bandits killed more Koreans than Japanese and ruined many Moveans favoring Japanese control, supporting the Korean cabinet policy.
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Korea
Seoul
Skippers Man Recalls Narrow 1906 Pneumonia Ordeal
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recalls a spring 1906 brush with pneumonia that left him weak and plagued by a tearful cough. He recounts the episode as a pivotal health scare in his early life.
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Jesse P. Morris
Skippers
Convention Opens as International Sunday School Leaders Meet
Louisville hosts the twelfth triennial convention of the International Sunday School Association with about 2,000 delegates and 16 million members represented across the United States Canada Mexico and parts of Europe Asia Africa and South America. The gathering includes memorial addresses and daily sessions aiming to approve a graded universal lesson course, a move officials call a major advance. Dr. Alfred Rowland of London gave the principal address at the opening session.
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Louisville
International Sunday School Association
Armory
J. J. Maclaren
Toronto
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
John Potts
Alfred Rowland
London
Williams resigns as House minority leader effective December
U. S. Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi steps down from the minority leadership of the House. Announcement by H. D. Clayton cites desire to give successors time to prepare and to benefit a possible Democratic speaker in the next short session. Williams cites health and a wish to avoid quitting under fire, insisting the move serves the party’s best interests.
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Eufaula
Ala
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
H. D. Clayton
Clayton
Washington
Williams
Congress
Williams Eays
Suicide in courtroom ends life of Indiana constable
In Indianapolis on June 19 Robert F. Lingenfelter a court constable in Justice Harvey B. Stout's court shot himself in the front room of the office shortly after 6 pm He faced dementia and financial woes as possible causes for the act.
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Guicide
Indianapolis
Robert F. Lingenfelter
Court of Justice of the Peace
Harvey B. Stout
Justice Stout
Raid Targets White Slave Traffic Syndicate in Chicago
Federal officers raided three Chicago houses and arrested about twenty five women and several men in a bid to break up an alleged syndicate accused of bringing European women to the United States for immoral purposes. Officials say as many as 1000 women enter weekly with about fifty sent to Chicago.
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Tiow
Chicago
M A
Europe
United States
Notable Aging Figures and Historic Figures Highlight Hall of Fame
The piece recalls longtime local and national figures across ages from Sut ton New Hampshire and Berks County Pennsylvania. It notes David Hart ninety one and G B Morgan ninety three as close friends and mentions William Y Shearer justice of the peace since 1864, with long service and a ninth commission next year. It also covers Pedro Alvarez do Mexican Croesus debt and lease to a syndicate, Captain John Ryan’s war relic cane, Hiram C Matthews Hyde Park keeps his old recommendation letter at ninety one, Claude Trent a 215 pound bluejacket blocked from boiler work, Chief Justice Fuller turning seventy five and twenty years in chief justice service since 1888, and Baron Speck von Sternburg the German ambassador heading to Europe with Baroness von Sternburg and Andrew Carnegie hosting a Scotland visit before a September Washington return.
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Sutton
N. H
David Hart
G. 8. Morgan
Berks County
Squires
William Y. Shearer
Pedro Alvarado
John Ryan
West Newton
Mass
Hiram C. Matthews
Derry
Hyde Park
Matthews
Claude Trent
Princeton
Yankton
Fuller
Supreme Court
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Europe
Baroness von Sternburg
Washington
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Modes of the Moment in Summer Dresses
The piece notes taffeta hems on white net waists and pink velvete velvet trims. It highlights deep taffeta hems on many gowns, velvet bows at the front of the yoke, and drop skirts sewn to the skirt to ensure even length. Brooklyn Kagie reports these features as summer dress hallmarks.
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Brooklyn
Home Notes: tips for preserving bread and furniture
Practical household hints advise wrapping sandwiches in paraffin paper before storing in a tin box to prevent drying. It also recommends placing tin foil under decorative doilies to protect polished furniture from dampness amid dry kitchen air.
May term circuit court adjourns. next Oct entry
The May term of circuit court adjourns tomorrow and the next term begins on the second Monday in October. The Morningstar, a packet Loats, is hard aground near the canal mouth with sand forming around her. efforts today aim to refloat. Harry Brown of East Main Street in Louisville, assistant civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Company, has received a naphtha launch of racing model design, claimed as the river's fastest boat, though the machinery has not yet arrived.
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Harry Brown
East Main Street
Pennsylvania Company
Louisville
Electric Bitters revival tale from Mill Creek man
Nine years ago a Mill Creek Indiana Territory resident nearly died until a druggist recommended Electric Bitters. A single bottle restored strength and saved him from the grave, and he has stayed well since. Sold at Kopefel's drug store. 500.
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Mr. O. Farthing
Mill Creek
Ind
Ter
Electric Bitters
Personal Notices From A Busy Social Scene
A roundup of visits and travels includes Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thorn departing for Kansas, Albert Overman visiting relatives, Misa Florence Shefold returning from the East, and Mrs. Straud Ballets confined by rheumatism. Detroit’s A Altman visits Mr. and Mrs. Charles Groscarth. Mies Idea Hand from Ranger aids her aunt Mrs William Osl houn. Police Captain William Adams returns from the Republican convention in Chicago. McDonald Lois Hartman George Strad and Henry Strack also came back from Chicago. Mrs. E Hoope and Miss Sarah Wilke return from Floyd Kaobe visit. Miss Grace Scott in transit from New York to Greenville. Dr. Charles Léathart travels to French Lick Springs for the Ingiens State Medical Association convention. Miss Lydia Roberts hosts this afternoon at her home. Mrs. Catheras Boscoa of Indianapolis visits Silver Hill. Mrs. G E Loeck leaves Golens for Colorado to join a relative.
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A. ©. Altman
Detroit
Charles Groscarth
East Market Street
Mies Idea Hand
Ranger
Tex
William Oslhoun
Vincennes
William ~ Adams
Chicago
Mesera
John
McDonald
Lois Hartman
George Strad
Henry Strack
E. Hoope
Sarah Wilke
Thirteenth Street
Floyd Kaobe
Grace Scott
New York City
Greenville
Charles Léathart
Galena
French Lick Springs
Ingiens State Medical Association
Lydia Roberts
Euch Rand
Sliver Hille
Mrcs
Catheras Boscoa
Indianapolis
Japanese Pagodas Stand As Earthquake Proof Relics
Old pagodas beside temples defy earthquakes with centuries of endurance. Many structures 600 to 700 years old remain as solid as when first built, illustrating ancient Japanese engineering.
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Rendee
Japan
Local Social News and Visitation Reports
Paow Memorial church held services this afternoon at her home on the Grand Line Reed north of the city. Miss Anna Dickebohm of Lafayetes returns home with Miss Minnie Smith who will visit Lafayetes for several weeks. Mr Lasrel Johnson of Lafayetes, visiting Mr Ray Kean, 813 Pearl street, returned home yesterday. Kenpey was a Purdue student and Johnson will enter the university next year. Mrs Thomas Piniss entertained last evening at Ossoden pike in honor of Miss Mary Moosemink of Memphis visiting here. Dr Linton Black of North Veenen and Alma Lavieb of Corydon were married Wednesday and passed through en route to North Vernon to reside. the groom is son of Rev H Z Bleck formerly Corydon church pastor.
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Paow Memorial Church
Reed
Anna Dickebohm
Lafayetes
Minnie Smith
Lasrel Johnson
Ray Kean
Pearl Street
Kenpey
Purdue
Johnson
Thomas Piniss
Ossoden Pike
Mary Moosemink
Memphis
Philip Loitch
North Vernon
H. 2. Bleck
Corydon
Ward of Dyersburg Endorses Orino Lazative for Constipation
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee writes to certify that Orino Lazative Fruit Syrup is a thorough practical remedy for chronic constipation. He offers his connections as reference and expresses pleasure in endorsing the product.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
D. Knoefel
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