Hitchcock plans Western campaign unity for Taft and Sherman
A Western strategy session led by Mr Hitchcock gathers national committeemen from several states including Utah Washington and Wyoming with representatives from California and Nevada unable to attend The aim is to unify Western leaders and draft a system where one state supports others in tougher battles He will hold individual talks with state and territorial delegates after a general conference to exchange ideas and broaden Western leadership reach for the national campaign A Denver delegation urged Denver as Western headquarters while Salt Lake City is a secondary option pending his return East
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nevada
Warren
Wyoming
Hitchcock
Leach State
Taft
Sherman
Denver
Salt Lake City
Nho
Hitchccock
Wages Rise in 1907 Across Industries in U S
Washington reports 1907 average hourly wages up 3.7 percent from 1906 across 41 key industries, with cotton goods leading gains and one area, Bessemer steel, dipping. Retail food prices rose 4.2 percent, reducing real purchasing power slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau ‘of Labor
Bessemer Wied
Murphy Still After Gaynor in Tammany Plan
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, returns from the Denver convention to outline fall campaign steps from his Good Ground estate. Ratification of the Denver ticket is delayed. ex-Scultor Charles A. Towne to lead the ratification, with Murphy backing Bryan and Kern to bolster the ticket. Gaynor or Littleton favored for governor, Chanler eyed for lieutenant governor, Coler apparently seeks self-advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Good Ground
Neener
Micket
Murphy
W. Bourke Cochran
Tammany
Charles A. Towne
Bryan
Kern
William J. Conmore
William J. Gaynor
Martin W. Littleton
Gaynor
Conners
Chanler
Coler
Bert
Highwaymen Attack Woman In Bark Avenue
Mrs. Rose Strauss of Byram Shore fought off three highwaymen on Bark avenue but suffered a slashed forehead from a razored thief. Her buggy was stopped, wheels held, and horse gripped as she struck, losing hat and hairpins. attackers believed intoxicated. In Paterson, Mrs. Stephen DeGroot of a Jackson Whites camp near Suffern was found dead from blows and kicks. police seek her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
Rose Strauss
Byram Shore
Bark Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Stephen DeGroot
Suffern Golf Club
New York State Line
Bergen County
Demuné
Labor unions reject pledges backing Bryan after Gompers pledge
At the Central Federated Union meeting delegates from various unions oppose Gompers support for Bryan and the Democratic party. They insist unions must not be bound to a single party and express skepticism about any labor endorsement influencing votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
Bryan
Gompers
Central Federated Union
Foley
Riggers’ Protective Union
Victor Buhr
International Brotherhood of Painters
Henry Kieinman
Bernard Korn
Waiters’ Union
Albert Abrahams
Pressmen's Union
Bernard Fried
United Delegations of Cloakmakers
Noone
Brian
James Wallace
Municipal Street Payers’ Association
Samuel Gompers Returns From Denver Convention
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor arrived in Washington tonight after the Denver convention. He declined to discuss politics stating anything he has to say will be printed in the federation's official organ in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel_Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Bryan Replies to Taft on Campaign Donations
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 19 W H Taft said the Republican National Committee would not take corporate funds. William Jennings Bryan responded from Fairview by dictating a statement urging full disclosure of all individual contributions above a minimum before the election. Mayor James Dahlman of Omaha met Bryan but discussion remained private as visitors streamed in starting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
W. H Taft
Hot Springs
Republican National Committee
Bryan
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
James Dahlman
Omaha
Dahlman
Hearst Defections Shake Independence League in Brooklyn
Leaders in Manhattan fear Brooklyn defections to Bryan and Kern threaten Hearst’s third ticket plan. Alfred J. Boulton and others will back Bryan. Brooklyn districts already pledge Bryan. Hearst aides recall workers from the South to bolster New York efforts as G. W. Thompson defections mount. Delegates named for Chicago nominating sequence. Hearst eyed as temporary chairman at Orchestra Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence League
Manhattan
Brooklyn
William Randolph Hearst
Bryan
Hearst
Alfred J. Boulton
Kings County
Independence Party
Chicago
Independence
10Th Assembly
Brn
Kern
Maximilian F.ihmsen
South
G. W. Thompson
Register
Bryan and
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Howard S. Taylor
Iinois
Charles A. Walsh
Iowa
M. W. Howard
Alabama
Reuben Robie Lyon
New York
Charles F. S. Neal
Indiana
Hugh MciIsance
California
Broadway
58Th Street
Kings
Westchester
Suffolk
Queens
Richmond
Nassau
Grand Central Station
Orchestra Hall
Clarence J. Shearn
Committee On Resolutions
Denies Cabrera Story by Telegraph to Tribune
Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter of Somerset, former American Minister to Guatemala, emphatically denied reports that he collected 10,000 in gold from President Cabrera for the Roosevelt campaign in 1904. He said he was not in Guatemala at the time, had resigned in 1902, and returned to Kentucky, later serving in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Louisville
W. Godfrey Hunter
Somerset
Guatemala
McKinley
Cabrera
Roosevelt
Deutsche Zeitung
Mexico
Herman Prowe
United States
Prowe
Hunter
Kentucky
Congress
Washington
Duel Over Girl Love Ends With Arrest At New Rochelle Hospital
Honest Jim Reilly, newly sworn president of North Pelham, led a rapid crackdown after a duel over a girl’s love. Within an hour, Reilly and Mount Vernon Patrolman Belding captured fugitive Sabbato Tunicello on Crary avenue, Chester Hill. Tunicello was arraigned, cuffed, and sent to New Rochelle Hospital to be identified by dying Francesco Chiariello, his rival. Chiariello's condition is grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” Reilly
North Pelham
Reilly
Belding
Mount Vernon
Crary Avenue
Chester Hill
Sabbato Tunicello
van Patten
Tunicello
New Rochelle
Francesco Chiariello
Chiariello
Bryan Favors Dollar Plan for Bryan Campaign
Oklahoma City July 19 The Daily Oklahoman has begun a dollar subscription drive for William J Bryan with his approval. The editor wired Bryan who replied I heartily approve the plan Get all the dollar subscriptions you can and accept larger gifts from those who can give more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Oklahoma City
Okla
Daily
Oklahoman
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Pryan
Trackless trolley proposed to Walden's Ridge line
Pennsylvania investors plan a trackless trolley from Chattanooga to Walden's Ridge home of the National Interstate Club. Cost estimated near half a million dollars. Thirty passenger cars would use dual overhead wires and brake systems, with a fifteen mile trip in under thirty minutes. The line would be the only one of its kind in America, with several existing in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Walden’s Ridge
National Interstate Club
America
Europe
Central American plots revive old feuds across region
The article outlines a web of conspiracies among Honduras Guatemala and El Salvador aimed at Nicaragua’s Zelaya. Cabrera and Figueroa seek to use intervention, with Bonilla and others playing motives. Honduras war plans clash with US naval pressure and Court of Justice charges as tensions ease with possible American involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Revo
Honduras
Cabrera Guatemala
Zepe Nicaragua
Zelaya
Figueroa
Salvador
Prudencio Alfaro
Manuel Bonilla
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Miguell. Bustillo
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Costa Rica
United States
Albany
Amapala
Narrow escape for US surgeon at Ceiba
In Ceiba under martial law Honduran soldiers fired on a skiff carrying Dr. Allen Jamel and assistants from the United States Marine Hospital Service. A searchlight warned them, they diverted to the Rosina, and spent the night aboard before rowing ashore next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Orleanean
Seiba
Rosina
Dr. Jamel
Prince Oscar of Prussia greets international gymnasts
In Frankfort on the Main on July 19 the Turners' Union parade marked by period costumes and a five hour procession featured a strong American delegation. Prince Oscar of Prussia saluted the five American flags and welcomed the Turners as fifteen thousand performed massed exercises ahead of the international contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Prince Oscar
Prussia
Austria
Bonn
Turners’ Union
Turners
Princ
Mining strike tense as soldiers patrol Alabama fields
Birmingham dispatch reports quiet in Alabama mining districts amid a strike. Soldiers scout Republic and Blossburg areas while Deputy Sheriff Brown warns against weapons and gatherings. Deputy Weston dies from an accidental buckshot wound in his tent. Forty-five warrants for assault and murder issued against deputy sheriffs. Governor Comer tours the district with family as 1000 strike breakers prepared to return to work Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Blossburg
Republic
Lucien Brown
W. H. Weston
B. F. Phillips
Republic Company
Allen Dennis
Comer
Narrow Escape of Doctors in Gordon Park Incident
Cleveland news reports surgeons Dr. George W. Crile and Dr. Frank Bunts with Mrs. Crile nearly killed when a stray electric current from a sewer culvert killed their horses and threw the riders. Mrs. Crile was badly hurt. Crile bruised. Bunts scratched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Cleveland
George W. Crile
Frank Bunts
Crile
Gordon Park
Chinese envoy of thanks to visit Washington
China will appoint Tang Shao Yi governor of Moukden Province as High Commissioner to thank the United States for remitting part of the Boxer indemnity. The envoy will be educated in America to strengthen ties amid European and Asiatic powers. China plans to send 100 students annually for four years and then fifty annually until the indemnity is paid in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tang Shao-Yi
Moukden
Board of Foreign Affairs
Washington
United States
America
Yuan-Shi-Kai
China
Fleet Rivalry Ignites Welcome Across Australian Ports
Melbourne honors the American battleship fleet with a major program from August through September. Admiral Sperry will visit Auckland and Sydney, then Melbourne, with banquets, a state ball, and a grand harbor review. Burns faces Lang and Squire in allied bouts as the Stars and Stripes renew maritime prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Stars and Stripes
South Pacific
Commodore Porter
Essex
New England
Trenton
Apia Harbor
Honolulu
Sydney
Oceanic Steamship Company of
San Francisco
John Hay
Archipelago
Germany
United States
Auckland
New Zealand
Stevenson
Tasman Sea
Victoria
Bass Strait
Albany
West Australia
Admiral Sperry
Richard Poore
Suva
Fiji Islands
Cambrian
Prometheus
Sperry
Powerful
Vancouver
Fiji
Manaukau Harbor
Dominion
Wellington
Roosevelt
Rotorua
Thermal Lake
Sperry A
Thomas T. Ewing
Australian Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Port Jackson
Fort Philip
Sydney Harbor
Alfred Deakin
Sydney Heads
Centennial Park
Sir Harry Rawson
New South Wales
Lord Northcote
Government House
Port Philip Heads
Carmichael
Parliament House
Exhibition Building
Fremington
Tommy” Burns
Lang
Burns
Bill Squire
Burne
England
Naval tug Iroquois runs ashore near Pearl Harbor
The naval tug Iroquois commanded by Lieutenant Carter ran aground today near Pearl Harbor while transporting the Schoeider investigation board. The incident occurred during the transfer operation and details of any injuries or damage were not immediately disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Iroquois
Carter
Pearl Harbor
Schoeider Investigation Board
Board Ships Seek Rail Link For Pearl Harbor Naval Station
The board, needing a rail connection, went ashore and walked several miles to reach the railway to continue their journey. The vessel sustained no damage and remained underway bound for Pearl Harbor to inspect the site for the proposed naval station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Naval Station
Doors Open to Fleet Visitors in Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu July 13 quiet Sunday for the Atlantic fleet officers and sailors. Sailors enjoyed games, Pearl Harbor excursions, and hospitality across the city. Hundreds of tons of fruit and delicacies were distributed to the ships, with the Hawaiian band aboard for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Atlantic Bate
League Grounds
Pearl Harbor
Naval Station
Nebraska
Waikiki Beach
Carter
Iroquois
Schroeder
Olympic events and price cuts at Stadium for America
America’s turn next at the Stadium with a schedule including the final 100 metre swim and standing broad jump, along with heats in 10 and 100 metre races and the 400 metre hurdle. Olympic exhibition committees approve seat price reductions and other concessions to attract public support.
Victory for Servian King in Serbian political crisis
Belgrade July 12 King Peter ending the crisis by summoning leaders of both parties to the palace for a three hour conference. Milovanovics returned the mandate after failing to agree on a programme. Velimirovics to form a cabinet and pass the budget, then Milovanovics to form a coalition ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Servia
Peter
M. Milovanovics
M. Velimirovics
Dutch Protest Over Castro Affects Curacao Trade
A The Hague dispatch to The Daily Telegraph criticizes the Dutch government for apathy toward Castro’s unwarranted measures against Curacao. It says the Curaçao shipping trade is virtually annihilated and mail from the island carries despairing complaints about inaction and silence from Amsterdam while protests demand action to defend the Dutch flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Hague
Castro
Curacao
Arion Chorus Arrives in Munich for Concert
The Brocklyn Arion Choral Society reached Munich from Nuremberg to a welcome by the Munich Saengerbund. Thousands gathered at the station as the Saengerbund sang. The Arions rested that evening and will give a concert Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Brocklyn Arion Choral Society
Nuremburg
Munich Saengerbund
Saengerbund
Arions
Earthquakes Reported in Piedmont District Oklahoma
Farmers in the Piedmont district between El Reno and Guthrie felt earthquake vibrations starting early today and lasting several seconds. No damage reported yet and details on direction or extent are unavailable. Heavy rains drenched a large portion of the surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Fort Reno
Oxfa
Piedmont District
el Reno
Guthrie
Antitoxin Aids Boy Suffering Tetanus After Fireworks Injury
Fitzaburg July 19 Harry Gilbert fourteen, hurt when a pistol exploded on the Fourth of July, is at West Penn Hospital with tetanus. After two weeks of rigid jaw and no antitoxin, nourishment was fed through his cheek. Yesterday his jaws began to relax and he can be fed from a nursing bottle. Doctors express confidence in his full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Fitzaburg
Harry Gilbert
West Penn
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. M. Cake
Oregon
W. C. Cook
South Dako
Wesley K. Walton
Utah
A. E. Slatter
Jramm
Charles W. Burdick
Labor Bureau
C.F.U
Samuel Gompers
Desert Hearst
Man
U. S
Ers
Electricity
FLEET
Brooklyn Arions
Oklahoma
Guthriey
Deane Streety
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!