Tragic Death of Rep Wickliffe Stuns House Gallery
A train accident killed Representative Robert C. Wickliffe in the Potomac railroad embankment near the park. Mrs Wickliffe fainted in the gallery as Gen Estopinal sought to read a memorial resolution, while Mr McKellar and others intervened to spare her the shock. The couple were Louisville natives with three children. Wickliffe had just returned from Louisiana after supporting Champ Clark at the Baltimore Convention. The scene prompted House and Senate committee actions to honor the late congressman.
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New York Times
Washington
Gen. Estopinal
Louisiana
House
Robert C. Wickliffe
Clark
Representative McKellar
Tennessee
Congressman Wickliffe
Kentucky
Louisville
Lydia Cook
Henry Watterson
Wickliffe
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Potomac River
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Pujo
Estopinal
Randell
Broussard
Dupre
An Watkins
Thomas
Roddenberg
Thistlewood
Illinois
Austin
Hawley
Egon
Campbell
Kansas
McLaughlin
Michigan
Simmons
New York
Senate
Sherman
Foster
Thornton
Crawford
Fletcher
Smith
Percy
Townsend
Paynter
Fire in Broadway Lex subway trench halts work
A short circuit in an Edison conduit at 1 am caused flames in the Broadway Broadway Lex subway excavation between Prince and Houston. Foreman Lane ordered 100 laborers to evacuate to the street, with all but one climbing the ladders in a chaotic rush.
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Edison
Broadway
Lexington Avenue
Prince and
Houston Streets
Lane
Naigaty
Golf Star Clayton Dixon Injured In Auto Crash
Philadelphia June 41 Clayton Dixon prominent golfer broke neck and several ribs with severe internal injuries after a car veered into a fence three weeks ago. Doctors say he has a chance for recovery though condition remains critical. Dixon, social figure in Philadelphia, is married to a sister of Hugh De L Willoughby of Newport famed for motor boats and airplanes.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
Clayton Dixon
Wallingford
Gay
Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Charles Schoff
Media
P Hugh de L. Willoughby
Caeer
Hugh Willoughby
Newport
Commodore Rescues Three From River Off 140th Street
Alma NI captain Pratt of the Colonial Yacht Club recovered a woman and two men from the North River after an overturned canoe swamped them. The group, Miss Ethel Nead S Nead and Carl Lawrence, had been watching the American and German fleets when a passing steamboat caused a broadside capsize.
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Colonial Yacht Club
Alma NI
North River
140Th Street
Ethel Nead
S. Nead
West 136Th Street
Carl Lawrence
Albany
Montclair Accepts Change in Film, Hall Plans Voted
Montclair New Jersey voters approve moving pictures by a 7 to 4 margin. A promoter has optioned Bloomfield Avenue property for a potential $6000 theater. Town hall plans set at $95,000 for a Bloomfield Avenue and Valley Road site, with municipal offices moving from rented quarters. The Town Engineer role becomes Superintendent of Improvements and Roads at $3,000 yearly, and the official becomes Town Supervisor.
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New_York Times
Montclair
N.J
Bloomfield Avenue
Valley Road
New Plan for Delegates Sparks Republican Debate
The Young Republican Club of New York proposed a district based delegate plan for the Republican National Convention. It would allocate four at large delegates per state and scale district delegates by Republican vote totals, with adjustments for states with female voters. Joe Hedges urged caution, arguing the southern vote does not mirror party strength and that a convention decision should rest with voters rather than preselected delegates.
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Young Republican Club
New York
Prince George
Executive Committee
Job Hedges
Hedges
Mr. Hedges
South
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Wingfield
Nevada
Maud Murdock
San Francisco
National Committee
Chicago
Army Fliers Killed in an 80 Foot Drop Tragedy
An early aviation accident near Fort Myer claimed several Wright brothers era pilots. The board of inquiry, led by Capt. Chandler, reviews the crash while noting recent design changes and a rise in aviation fatalities worldwide.
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Army
Telsh
Washington
Wright Brothers
Fort Myer
Wright School
Dayton
Phil Parmalee
Wright
Parmalee
Welsh
Phil
Chandler
Army Aviation Corps
F. B. Hennessy
Paul W. Beck
Harry Graham
R. C. Kirtland
T. de W. Milling
William Co. Sherman
Engineers School
B. D. Foulois
Orville Wright
Kill Devil Hill
N.C
Art Commission Sets in the Library Site Controversy
The Art Commission approves a Lenox Library site in Central Park amid protests from the Parks on Playgrounds Association. Eugene Philbin urges preserving Central Park space and suggests Riverside Park as an alternative. The commission notes most members backed the site choice, with Mr. Russell voting negative.
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Art Commission
Eugene Philbin
Parks On Playgrounds Association
Lenox Library
Central Park
Parks and Playgrounds Association
Foesa Ghia
Riverside Park
Hudson River
Arsenal
Park Department
Stover
Board of Estimate
Adams
Dogs Track Murderer in Villisca Manhunt
Blood hounds trail the killer of Joseph Moore his wife and four children and two guests. Coroner's Jury hears relatives noting no clear motive while a family estrangement is cited. A Clarinda posse joins the search as two bullet-riddled handkerchiefs are found. funerals set for tomorrow.
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Villisca
Iowa
Joseph Moore
Nodaway River
Woman Found Dead in San Francisco Sanitarium Identified
The deceased is identified as Mrs Katherine Sharpe wife of Lieut H H Sharpe A S A of the medical reserve corps stationed at the Presidio. She had been treated for a drug habit and died by her own hand yesterday in a local sanitarium.
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San Fancisco
Katherine Sharpe
H. H. Sharpe
Medical Reserve Corps
Presidio
New York
Chicago Stereotypers Unseated at Union Convention
In San Francisco on June 11 James J. Friel, president of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union, won a key battle at the eleventh annual convention against seating three Chicago delegates after their union charter had been canceled.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Cal
James J. Friel
International Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union
Roosevelt Misled by Ormsby McHarg in Nomination Fight
Washington dispatch details Ormsby McHarg as the architect behind Roosevelt’s downfall on the Republican National Committee. It notes Taft gains in state contests while Roosevelt loyalists clash over alleged fraud claims and the fate of Roosevelt delegates.
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New York Times
Washington
Col. Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Ormsby McHarg
McKinley
Roosevelt
McHarg
Taft
Borah
Cecil Lyon
Pearl Wight
Roas
Dixon
South
Ormsby Mc
Ormsby McHarg Linked to Chicago Disaster Claims
The passage assigns responsibility for a disastrous outcome to Ormsby McHarg, accusing him of spreading misinformation. It notes his history as a soldier of fortune, with past ties to Taft and Roosevelt, and later opposition to Roosevelt and Stimson in New York politics.
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Ormsby McHarg
Chicago
Reading Bishop Opposes New Coin Denominations
Bishop H M Lengel of Followers of Christ de nomination in Reading denounces Washington politics over half cent and three cent coinage. He says poorer classes could attend church better with half cents but warns merchants would charge full cent, worsening conditions. He urges voters to elect reform.
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New York Times
Reading
Penn
H. M. Lengel
Followers of Christ
Washington
Mansons
Roosevelt for President Urged by Bishop Lengel
A bishop endorses Theodore Roosevelt as the best choice for the presidency to resolve national unrest. Lengel plans a western tour ending in Los Angeles to organize new congregations for his sect.
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Roosevelt
Lengel
Los Angeles
Senate fails to secure unanimous consent for routine business
Washington June 11 an attempt by Senator Lodge to limit Senate business from June 17 to June 29 to routine matters failed amid objections from Senator Culberson. Senator Martin supported the plan and Lodge said he would renew the proposal during the conventions.
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Senate
Senator Lodge
Martin
Virginia
Culberson
Lodge
Roosevelt declares Taft driven by bosses in bid for Chicago nomination
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Taft and a coalition of big bosses as he argues Ohio and other states rejected Taft, while party elites in Chicago push his renomination. He cites Indiana District voting irregularities, calls for the people to govern, and warns of treason to democracy if the National Committee proceeds.
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