Prohibition Ticket Nominees Named At National Convention
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago was nominated for president after three ballots, with Aaron S. Watkins of Ada chosen as vice president after Palmore declined. Watkins later elected by acclamation amid strong convention support. Both nominees run for governor on the Prohibition ticket. The platform calls for absolute prohibition, popular vote for senators, graduated taxes, postal savings banks, corporate regulation, a tariff commission, strong anti child labor laws, and literacy-based suffrage.
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Columbus
Jy 17
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron S. Watkins
Ada
Chafin
William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Palmore
Aeron
Watkins
United States
Permanent Tariff Commission
Post Office Department
No Corporation Aid From National Democrats Meeting
Lincoln July 15 The Democratic national committee in executive session adopts a resolution barring corporate contributions and limiting large gifts to 10 000 or more. Public disclosure rules apply after Oct 15 with under 100 kept private. No funds accepted after Nov 1.
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Lincoln
Neb
Auditorium
Chicago
National Committee
W. J. Bryan
J. W. Kern
Fairview
Democratic National Committee
Once a Millionaire Dies in Milwaukee in Reduced Circumstances
C J L Meyer aged eighty six former Fond du Lac Wisconsin millionaire manufacturer died in his Milwaukee moving apartments from heart trouble. He had recently moved from Chicago where he lived with relatives and sought county hospital admission which was denied for non residency. Relatives arranged care for him as long as he lived.
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C. J. L. Meyer
Milwaukee
Fondau Lac
Wis
Mr. Meyer
Chicago
Meyer
Appeal for Funds from Democratic Presidential Candidates
Lincoln July 17. Democratic candidates for president and vice president issue first campaign contribution appeal to farmers. Bryan and Kern urge donations according to means and support to restore democracy to power.
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Lincoln
Neb
Haseen
Bryan
Kern
Battleship Armada Arrives Before Honolulu Harbor
The American battleship fleet reached Honolulu on July 17 causing a citywide holiday. Thousands gathered on Diamond Head and other vantage points to witness the armada’s approach as all business paused for the event.
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Monolulu
Honolulu
Diamondhead
Prince of Wales Heads to Quebec Tercentenary Event
London July 16 The Prince of Wales and his suite sailed from Portsmouth aboard the Indomitable to attend Quebecs tercentenary celebrations marking 800 years since Champlains founding. At Waterloo Station to bid farewell were Ambassador and Mrs Reid and Lord Strathcona the high commissioner for Canada.
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London
Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
Great Britain
Quebec
Champlain
Waterloo Station
Prince
Reid
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Six Die in Auto Wreck Near Columbia City
Six people die in a Warsaw Indiana crash half a mile west of Columbia City. Victims include Charles Sherman King and Mrs C S King of Fort Wayne, two King children aged sixteen and twelve, Fayma Bradshaw sixteen, and driver Carl Timmine. Train struck as car edited onto tracks by caboose. bodies scattered along the line.
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Warsaw
Ind
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Charles Sherman King
C. S. King
Catherine King
Josephine King
Mies Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmine
Pennsylvania Road
Explosion in a Magazine Kills Nine in Cleelum Washington
Nine people died and several were seriously injured when the powder magazine of the North Western Improvement Company exploded in Cleelum. Manager Mead and clerks rushed to unload a carload of powder. The cause is unknown. The blast shattered windows up to a mile away and sent debris across half a mile.
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Cleelum
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Mead
General Osman Pasha Assassinated at Monastir
General Osman Pasha, commander of Turkish forces at Monastir, was assassinated in the barracks by an officer linked to the Young Turkey movement. The murder followed a Friday notice offering amnesty to compromised Turkish officers and mirrors the earlier killing of General Shemei Pasha, sparking a great sensation in Monastir, Salonika.
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Osman Pasha
Monastir
Salonika
Typhoon sinks Manila launch bound for Corregidor
A pleasure launch carrying seventy five passengers from Manila to Corregidor foundered in a typhoon. Twenty five passengers are believed dead, including three Americans, while about fifty were rescued by the British steamer Suveric that was nearby.
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Manila
Jleasure
Corregidor Is
Suveric
Pasadena woman shoots self. death follows in July
Mrs Walter C Teagle, wife of W Teagle of Cleveland Ohio, shot herself at her Pasadena home last Wednesday night. She did not regain consciousness and died. Teagle is an official of Standard Oil Company.
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Pasadena
Cal
Walter C. Teagle
W. ©. Teagle
Cleveland
Teagle
Standard Off Company
Giuseppe Alia Executed for Denver Priest Murder
Canyon City California July 16 Giuseppe Alla the murderer of Father Leo Heinrichs of Denver was executed at the state penitentiary. He spoke aloud in Italian and offered a prayer as the trap released the rope. The neck did not break and he died after nineteen minutes from strangulation.
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Denver
Canyon City
Cali
Italy
Guiseppe Alla
Eather
Leo Heinrichs
State Penitentiary
Alla
Father Leo
Alia
Blake
Madman Kills Three Then Ends Own Life in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on July 18, William Hill a barber at the Soldiers' home killed Mrs Kim Bell and Joe Bittner before turning the gun on himself. Hill, jealous of a man Mrs Bell named as her son Albert Diller, fired on Diller and wounded an Austrian named John who had arrived days earlier. All victims died instantly as the shooter completed a long separation from Mrs Kimbell.
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Milwaukee
William Hill
Albert Diller
Diller
Hill
John
America
Cleveland Bank Fails After Run On Deposits
The Farmers and Merchants' Banking company in Cleveland failed to reopen after a run that began two months earlier following nearby bank failures. Edward S. Spurney was named receiver in the insolvency court. Capital was 100000 with assets and liabilities around 500000. Securities are expected to cover all deposits in full.
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Cleveland
Farmers and Merchants’ Banking Company
Edward S. Spurney
Five Men Burned by Molten Metal at Wisconsin Steel Mills
An overflow of molten metal from a fur nace at Wisconsin steel mills in South Chicago burned five workers, two possibly fatally. The men, employees of the plant, were preparing to let the metal flow when they were splashed by the fiery liquid.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Steel Mills
Steel Company
Market Quotations From Minneapolis and St Paul
Market listings show wheat prices in Minneapolis with July at 1.18 percent and futures near 9754 cents, prices for No 1 hard and No 1 Northern around 1.21 and 1.18 respectively. St Paul reports cattle prices with steers to 6.75, cows and heifers to 5.75, veal 3.75 to 5.00, hogs at 6.40 to 6.65, and sheep yearlings 4.75 with lambs 4.50 to 5.15 and springs 6.00 to 6.36.
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Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul
Duluth
C. Plax
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Duluth and Chicago Grain Prices and Livestock Markets
Wheat and flax prices mix with arrivals and on track status at Duluth while Chicago figures show wheat and corn futures, oats, pork, butter, eggs and poultry quotes. At Chicago Union Stock Yards, cattle, hogs, sheep and yearlings quotes range across classes with notable highs and lows.
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Chicago
Olympic Games Trip by Sea Shows Team Spirit and Feats
Martin Sheridan reports the American Olympic team’s Atlantic voyage to London aboard a fast liner. Training on deck included sprint limbering and wrestling, as weight throwers Rose, Flanagan, and McGrath drew attention for their hearty meals and antics. Mike Murphy, trainer, urged self discipline, and the team, praised as America’s best, finished healthy and ready for Shepherd’s Bush.
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Martin Sheridan
New York Evening World
London
New York City
Southampton
Olymi-ic
Flanagan
Rose
McGrath
Coe
Mike Murphy
Ralph Rose
John Flanagan
Matt McGrath
Boston
Dan Kelly
Grit- Ath
Rector
Huff and
Cartwell
Mount of Pennsylvania
Kelly
Dan
Matt Halpin
Halpin
Tme
Murphy
America
Shepherd's Bush
Kennedy's Laxative Couch Syrup advertised remedy
An early 20th century advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Couch Syrup as a gentle bowel stimulant that drives cold symptoms from the body while reducing inflammation and irritation. The note mentions availability from Eugene A. Pefferie for purchase.
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Kennedy
Ake
Eugene A. Pefferie
Electric Hitters Endorsements From North Carolina Doctor
C M Harden of Silver City North Carolina says Electric Hitters cures stomach liver and kidney troubles and is the best medicine. Mr Marien Hulut praises it for weakness and lame back and general health. Also touted for chills and malaria with a strong guarantee at Olsen's Drug Store.
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C. M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Marienie Hulut
OLML
Olsen's
Mind Reader Pat Scar Draws Hospital Attention
A light injury prompts the employer to send Pat to a hospital after a house surgeon assesses the wound. The doctor doubts deeper damage, asks Pat for his view, and Pat humorously claims the doctor read his thoughts, matching his intended response.
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Pat
Teas and pills advertised in early 20th century note
An archival snippet presents a promotional snippet urging Dear Sally to “Love my good complexion” with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills as a pleasant option and notes sales by Eugene Pfetferle, suggesting a period advertising style and small local vendor context.
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Sally
Miranda Jane
Gate-Post
Hollister
DeWitt
Eugene 4. Pfetferle
No Wonder First Dog and the Miss Greyhound Setter
A light joke about a suitor waiting for Miss Greyhound and his reputed punctuality. The dialogue notes the man as a real setter, playing on dog breed humor in a period illustration.
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Greyhound
Bucklen's Arica Salve Endorsed By J W Jenking
J W Jenking of Chapel Hill North Carolina praises Bucklen's Arica Salve as the best the world affords for healing a felon on his thumb and other wounds noting rapid relief from痛 and recommending DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for cuts burns bruises and scratches sold by O M Olsen and Eugene A Pfel ferle
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Bucklen
J. W. Jenking
Chapel Hill
X. C
O. M. Olsen
DeWitt
Eugene A. Pfelferle
Angry Detroit rider demands dress material match
An angry citizen demands trolley company justice after a conductor tore more than two yards of his wife's dress. He shows a cloth scrap and urges the company to match the material, arguing they are responsible for the damage. The superintendent questions the feasibility of replacing the dress.
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Trolley Inc
Detroit
Iiarper’a
Why indeed and the crying baby riddle
A five year old questions his father about the new baby. The child retorts that the infant cries when he looks at the father, prompting a wry exchange noted in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Chivetrous Chicago Beauty Inspires Loveliness Obsession
In Chicago a culture reveres feminine beauty as priceless and vital. The piece notes the city’s widespread esteem for women’s loveliness, described as something to live for, strive for, and at times to endure or die for, capturing a period voice of admiration.
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Chicago
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