Taft and Sherman Welcome Parade in Cincinnati
Taft and running mate Sherman arrive in Cincinnati to cheers from crowds and a citywide parade. A conference with a national committee follows at the Taft home, after bands, police, and civic groups lined the route from Union Station to the Taft residence.
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Taft
United Press
Cincinnati
William Howard Taft
Baltimore & Ohio
James Sherman
Chicago
Erman
Charles P. Taft
National Committee
Union Station
Businessmen’s Club
Citizens National Bank
Pike Street
Taft Homestead
Milikin
Taft Yard
Taft Home
Sherman
Hitchcock May Be Nat's Chairman
Cincinnati report says Arthur I. Vorys boosters left the Taft conference and Vorys will not be named campaign manager. The Ohio group led by Wade Ellis and Myron T. Herrick predicts Frank H. Hitchcock will be named.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
Vorys
Wade Ellis
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Frank H. Hitchcock
Master Appointed in Garvin Divorce Case
The court appointed Attorney James J. Igoe to take testimony in the divorce suit between Elsie J. Garvin and Albert S. Garvin. James E. Douglass was named guardian for Margaret M. Douglass, minor child of the late Agnes Douglas.
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James J. Igoe
Elsie J. Garvin
Albert S. Garvin
James E. Douglass
Margaret M. Douglass
Agnes Douglas
Sheriff Waddington Schedules Two Sales Next Week
Sheriff Waddington has two sales planned for next week. On Thursday the machinery of the Wampum Crushed Limestone company will be auctioned at Wampum, and on Saturday the personal property of J. L. Sein will be offered in Neshannock township.
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Waddington
Wampum Crushed Limestone Company
Wampum
J. L. Sein
Neshannock Township
Fourth Victim Dies in Ellsworth No. 1 Mine Disaster
Four miners died from the Ellsworth No. 1 mine explosion near Monongahela Pennsylvania with six injured. Victims named Frank Beal 28 Steve Miser 26 Peter Dorcats 18 Steve Funiak 36 and foreman James Gould among the injured. The blast followed a labor detail between shifts as a laborer using a torch sparked the gas pocket inside the mine.
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United Press
Monongahela
Ellsworth No
Ellsworth
Here
Peter Dorcats
Frank Beal
Steve Miser
Steve Funiak
James Gould
Marines Patrol the Canal Zone for Elections
The cruiser Prairie carries 500 marines to Colon with drafts of blue jackets to patrol the canal zone. Marines will be sent to polling districts in Panama to ensure fair municipal elections on June 28 and general elections on July 12. Additional units from the Tacoma, New Hampshire, and Ida ho head for the isthmus to reinforce guard posts.
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United Press
Washington
Colon
Canal Zone
Panama
Tacoma
New Hampshire
New York Navy Yard
Idaho
League Island Navy Yard
Taft
Kaiser Bill Likes New Ambassador David Jayne Hill
Berlin reports that American ambassador Dr. David Jayne Hill has made a favorable impression at the German court. The Kaiser and Empress have received him cordially and admitted they were pleasantly surprised by his personality, turning a potential handicap into an advantage.
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Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Hill
Tube plant may not be rebuilt
In Lorain Ohio a dispatch reports President Schiller of the National Tuba company says the Shelby steal tube mills burned last night will not be rebuilt. The plant will be divided between Lorain and McKeesport Pennsylvania.
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Lorain, O
Schiller
National Tuba Company
Shelby
Lorain
McKeesport
Autoist Dies on Trial Run Near Fulerton
U. S. Minter of Indianapolis died during a high speed trial in a new auto near Fulerton California. He collapsed from heart failure and the accident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Fulerton
Cal
U. S
Minter
Indianapolis
Explosion on Arcadia steamer kills two injures thirty
Two longshoremen are dead and more than 30 injured after a powerful explosion aboard the Hamburg American freight steamer Arcadia as it tied up at the Philadelphia pier ending a 15 day voyage from Hamburg. Rescue teams recovered two bodies and 16 wounded despite escalating heat and subsequent flames.
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Iladelphia
Arcadia
Hamburg
Tornadoes Roar Through Western Pennsylvania and Beyond
A sweeping storm launсhed destruction across Western Pennsylvania including Pittsburg and Donora with damages estimated at 100000 dollars. Winds up to 70 mph unroofed hundreds of houses, toppled poles, and damaged church steeples and a waterworks stack. Nearby Ohio and New York reports note deaths, injuries, wrecked buildings, and utility outages.
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United Press
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Millvale
Meadville
Pennsylvania Furniture Company
Washington, Pa
Cleveland
Canal Dover
Jacob Bambeck
George Callender
Steubenville
Queen City
Buffalo
N. Y
Jarrett Funeral Arrangements Set After Drowning
The funeral for John Jarrett who drowned in the Mahoring river Friday will be held Sunday afternoon at 38 o'clock from E. Jones residence on East Long avenue. Burial will be in Oak Park cemetery. Jarrett, about 40, had lived here years and leaves a family in England. He served with the British army in the Boer War.
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John Jarrett
Mahoring River
E. Jones
East Long Avenue
Oak Park Cemetery
England
Jarrett
Portland Fire Ends After Fourth Conflagration in Six Months
Portland Maine battled its fourth major blaze in six months. The fire caused over 150000 dollars in damage and threatened a wider general conflagration before being extinguished early today.
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United Press
Portland
Fifth Ward Boy Breaks Thigh in Yard Fall
A 10-year-old boy, son of William Wendt of Lyndal Street, sustained a broken right thigh this morning after a fall while playing in the yard. The accident is described as serious.
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William Wendt
Lyndal Street
Roy Miller Arrested on Fraud Charge in Alder Man Case
Roy Miller was arrested at Sanny Lake yesterday by Constable Frank Weller of Alder man Ranney's office for defrauding Margaret Rodgers of $30. He faces a hearing next Tuesday.
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Roy Miller
Franding
Margaret Rodgers
Sanny Lake
Frank Weller
Ranney
Roosevelt family leaves Washington for Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt depart Washington at 9 15 for Oyster Bay amid farewells from cabinet officials and military aides. The president expects a quiet summer with family stay at his summer residence while officials ship horses carriages and household articles and key papers are sent ahead.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Ethel
Quentin
Oyster Bay
Army
Navy
Taft
Root
Cortelyou and
Straus
Meyer
Bacon
Newberry
Loeb
Forester
Secret Service
Latta
De Sagan-Gould Bans Published In Paris
Paris reports publication of the marriage bans for Mme Gould and Prince Helle De Sagan dated June 20. A quiet ceremony is anticipated possibly outside Paris, with George Gould and family likely in attendance. The wedding is expected before month’s end and may be held in Germany per recent speculation.
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United Press
Paris
Mme. Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
Germany
George Gould
Exhumed body to see father in Friedensburg burial
John Moyer of Cairo Illinois had his dead father exhumed after arriving too late for the funeral. The man never knew his father in life and the body was buried again today. Mr and Mrs George D Moyer of Friedensburg are his parents and his arrival came after the death.
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United Press
Pottsville
John Moyer
Cairo
Ill
George D. Moyer
Friedensburg
John
Chicago Sees New Heat Wave as Death Toll Rises
Chicago reports no relief from heat with temperatures possibly rising above 88 degrees. In two days the death toll climbs to eight and more than twenty people are treated for prostrations in area hospitals.
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United Press
Chicago
Taft Biography Highlights Key Career Milestones
William Howard Taft born in Cincinnati Ohio on September 15 1857. He graduated Yale 1878 and Cincinnati College of Law 1880. He served as Hamilton County assistant prosecutor 1881 judge of Cincinnati Superior Court 1887 solicitor general 1890 United States judge Sixth Circuit 1892 first civil governor of the Philippines 1901 succeeded Elihu Root as secretary of war 1904 and was nominated for president at Chicago June 18 1908.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Yale
Cincinnati Colege of
Hamilton County
Superior Court of
United States
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Philippines
Elihu Root
Chicago
McIlhenny Sentenced for Brass Theft at Workhouse
Earl McIlhenny pleaded nolle contendere to stealing brass from a car boxing and received seven months in the workhouse. Prosecutors cited his testimony in the Jake Wolf case as a factor for leniency, noting his claim of sole support for a widowed mother and prior clean record.
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Joe Munnell
Hillsville
Porter
Munnell
Earl Melchenny
Nolle Contendere
Melihenny
H. Williams
McIlhenny
Young
Jake Wolf
McKhenny
Mike Hartman
Mont Lakey
Hartman
Joe Capto
Tony Morrell
Emerson Street
Tony Vitale
Raffalo Rotino
David Elliott
Vincola Zarone
Carmine Bartella
Ex-Principal Sullivan Charged After Lip Biting Incident
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a jury found ex-Principal Edward Sullivan of the Exeter schools guilty of battery and fondling Miss Agnes Finn. Finn testified she fought him off as he allegedly jumped into her lap struck her cheeks pulled her hair and bit her lips during the incident.
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United Press
Wilkes-Barre
Edward Sullivan
Exeter Schools
Agnes Finn
Finn
Sullivan
Legless Boy with One Arm Saves Two From Drowning
Morris Plains New Jersey June 20 A disabled 18 year old Joe Gilligan with artificial legs removed plunged into a pond to rescue two boys Alexander Patterson and Augustus Monahan both 12 who fell from an old boat Gilligan dived first for Patterson then returned for Monahan and saved them both making him the town hero
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United Press
Morris Plains
N. J
Joe Gilligan
Alexander Patterson
Augustus Monahan
Gilligan
Patterson
Monahan
Boy Delivers Mail In Surprise From Denver
A seven year old, Charles Reading, arrived in Ossining from Denver and was delivered to his grandfather at address drawer B after being properly stamped. The U S mail framed event prompted a joyful receipt by the grandfather when the boy’s journey was announced via telephone.
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United Press
Ossining
William Suchand
N. Y
Charles Reading
Denver
U. S
Deaths in Ashtabula and surrounding townships
Obituary notes list several recent deaths including Mrs Clair Dickson of Ashtabula and William Wallace 71 of Pulaski township with others tied to North Liberty street Neshannock avenue Pittsburg street Wood street and North Beaver township. Ages range from 18 to 82 years with at least one 10 month indication.
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Clair Dickson
Ashtabula
Johny Jarrett
North Liberty Street
William Wallace
Pulaski Township
Alice M. Greer
Croton Avenue
Ellen G. Gilliland
Neshannock Avenue
Lucy Coulter
Pittsburg
Sophia Young
Wood Street
Ephraim Brinton
North Beaver Township
Roosevelt Tells Spreckles to Keep Fighting Graft
Principal G A Dickson of New Castle High School had his Delaware and Leasure avenues residence burglarized during his absence from June 9 to August 25. Thieves entered by a cellar window, broke trunks and furnishings, and scattered valuables while reporting to Ward and Chief Gilmore. Specific items stolen could not be determined.
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G. A. Dickson
New Castle High School
Delaware and
Leasure Avenues
Ward
Police
Gilmore
Prof. Dickson
Spruce Creek
Huntingdon County
Dickson
Politicians Desert Chicago After Republican Convention
Chicago June 20 Delegates and supporters evacuated by train after adjournment with many staying over to await the vice presidential outcome. The Taft and Longsworth families were among those departing heading to Cincinnati and New York as campaign literature and decorations remained.
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United Press
Chicago
Nicholas Longsworths
Cincinnati
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Henry Taft
Louise Taft
Cincinati
New York
Robert A. Taft
Tafts
Freight Wreck Blocks Traffic at West Pittsburg Depot
A broken drawbar on a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie freight train southbound pulled by engine 9356 caused a wreck in front of the new West Pittsburg depot. Two cars were smashed and another derailed, tying up traffic until a wreck train from McKees Rocks cleared the scene.
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West Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
McKees Rocks
Roosevelt Urges Spreckles to Persist Against Corrupt Grafters
President Roosevelt writes to Rudolph Spreckles on June 8 urging steadfast resistance to grafters in San Francisco. He cautions against slander and bitterness and insists on pursuing decency, democracy, and fair dealing despite attacks and elite opposition.
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San Francisco
Rudolph Spreckles
Roosevelt
Mr. Spreckles
Heneys
Theodore Roosevelt
Amsterdam Diamond company suspends dividend payments
The Amsterdam Diamond company, based in Buffalo with New Castle branches, suspends dividends on its contract scheme. In New Castle over 300 holders faced halt after manager Ezra Ashmore received word from Buffalo. Contracts cost 65 dollars with 25 dollar annual dividends funded by lapses, fines, and new business, but payments stop at least temporarily.
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Amsterdam
New Castle
North Mercer Street
Ezra Ashmore
Buffalo
United States
Amsterdam Diamond Company
John Fuhr
Regu- Moravia Street
Ashmore
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Ecene
Hitchcock
Nat’s
Ellsworth Shaft
Kaiser Bill
Western
Penna
Boy
Earl M’ilhenny
Spreckles
Pacific Coast
Mercer Street
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