Taft Nominated on First Ballot Seen by Convention
Taft delegates sealed on the temporary roll in Chicago affirming enough pledges to secure nomination on the first ballot. South Carolina contests were resolved, with Tennessee Texas and Virginia delgations expected to back Taft. Allies vow surprises while Hitchcock counters any contingency. ticket prices hit 100 dollars.
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Chicago
Taft
National Committee
South Carolina
Tennesse
Texas
Virginia
South Carlina
Carolina
Hitchcock
Ellis
Ohio
Deelgates
Roosevelt
Last Hope Gone: Bohemian fortune teller to hang
Herman Billek, convicted of murdering Mary Wreall and four Wirehall family members, is to hang tomorrow after the supreme court rejected his appeal that the sentencing court failed to allow him to speak. The governor and pardon board had refused a pardon.
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Springfield
Herman Billek
Mary Wreall
Wirehall
Supreme Court
Billek
Stanford heiress Jenny Lathrop murdered by Napa rancher
San Francisco reports the secret murder of Miss Jennie Stanford Lathrop on April 1. The victim, daughter of Charles Lathrop and niece of the late Mrs Jane Stanford, was killed by Walter Watson a local clubman and Napa County rancher. Mrs Watson inherits one million dollars from Mrs Stanford.
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San Francisco
Jennie Stanford Lathrop
Charles Lathrop
Stanford University
Jane L. Stanford
Walter Watson
Napa County
Bank official held up by masked highwaymen in Reno
Reno on June 11 reports that August Fro lich of the Washie county bank was accosted by two armed masked robbers on his way to the office. They halted him at gunpoint, searched him, and demanded a small sum of money before fleeing on his horse.
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Reno, Nev
Frolich
Washie
Gull Salls Alone Forming No Alliance for Vice Presidential Nomination
Boston June 11 announced Governor Gulla will form no alliance with John Hays Hammonn in the race for the Republican vice presidential nomination. He expects endorsements from Michigan and all of New England.
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Boston
Gulla
John Hays Hammonn
Vica
Guild
Michigan
New England
Seattle Clerk Charles Bubb Arrested on Misappropriation Charge
Charles R. Bubb, chief clerk in the Northern Pacific freight office at Seattle, has been arrested on a charge of misappropriation of funds entrusted to his care. He is the son of Brigadier General Bubb.
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Charles R. Bubb
N. P
Seattle
Mig
Bubb
East End Fruit District Emerges Near Freewater
East end of Umatilla county is rapidly developing into a fruit district with small tracts, berry patches, and vineyards. Land from Freewater to Walla Walla along the electric line is selling at high prices, with abundant water and a growing berry belt expanding to two to two and a half miles from Freewater. Larger tracts are being subdivided into two, five, and 10 acre parcels, each with a family resident, and production of strawberries and other fruits is expected to rise dramatically.
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Umatilla County
A. & Pearson
Freewater
Walla Walla
A TAMANY CRISIS
New York reports Denver will host a dry National convention. About a thousand Tammany braves travel by special train to Denver to keep hydrated with a large ice filled oasis on board. They dismiss prohibitionists as good men but insist on plenty of drinking water and comfort.
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New York
Denver
The
Democracy
Tammany
Disgrace Kills Bruslif After Embezzlement Charge
Judson C. Pruslo secretary of the state board of railroad commissioners was arrested in Los Angeles on embezzlement charges involving the Metropolitan bonding and surety company. He died at Cala hospital after release on bonds. He was a longtime public speaker and playwright noted for Lonesome Town and other works.
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Los Angeles
Judson C. Pruslo
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Metropolitan Bonding and Surety Company
San Francisco
Cala Hospital
Grusic
Lonesome Town
Hills of
California
Pythias
Young Barbers Get A Workout In Pendleton
Umatilla County would be barbers seeking licenses are tested today by two state examining board members T M Leabo and R R Wallace while local shops are used as exam rooms. Deputy examiner William Humphrey assists as applicants from the county and area are judged on shaving ability and readiness to practice the tensorial profession.
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Umatilla County
W. D. Humphrey
Umatilla
T. M. Leabo
R. R. Wallace
Meyers
Pendleton
William Humphrey
Patton & Humphrey
Swift attacked in Wright Park robbery in Tacoma
Tacoma June 11. C J H Swift deputy shipping commissioner was struck on the head with a blackjack in Wright Park while returning from a north end visit. He was rendered unconscious as robbers took 50 dollars and a gold watch. He stayed unconscious for several minutes and went home without assistance.
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Tacoma
C. J. H. Swift
North End
Wright Park
Hoe
Mount Vernon Hot Springs Found Near John Day
Word from the John Day country reports Mount Vernon Hot Springs located about nine miles below John Day. The Baker City Herald notes the mineral water is very beneficial for rheumatism and other diseases, with several cases cured including a severe inflammatory rheumatism. Potential for a sanitarium is mentioned.
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John Day Country
Baker City
Mount Vernon
John Day
Portland Bans Spiritualist Mediums From City For Pay
The Portland city council passed an ordinance making it unlawful for spiritualist mediums clairvoyants fortune tellers palmists or any class claiming to tell the past and the future to practice for pay within the city.
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Portland
Saloon Men File Injunction Over Prohibition Vote
Saloon men file a circuit court equity suit to block county court from proclaiming the wet and dry vote in the recent election. Anton Nolte named plaintiff with Judge Bean to hear a possible restraining order. Allegations claim county court was not in session, signatures not compared, notices not posted, and that local option law is illegal under Oregon constitution provisions. Local officials deny fault as proper notices and postings exist. Proclamation of the election could be delayed pending court action tomorrow.
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Anton Nolte
Beanie
Gand
Walker
Lee
Lowell & Winter
Raley
Richards & Traley
Mears
Winter
Richards
Heppner
Judge Bean
Nolte
Oregon
Gilliland
Frank Saling
Nelson
Bud Barnes on the Stand in Murder Trial
Willa Waila June 11 report details the courtroom ordeal of Bud Barnes accused of murdering Mrs. Anna Aldrich. The testimony recounts the coroner’s findings, the mutilated body, and the accused’s reactions to bloodstained clothing, with Barnes limping under mental strain and resisting surrender. Also notes a mail pouch disappearance of $50,000 tied to bankers and New York respondents.
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Willa Waila
Bud" Barnes
Anna Aldrich
McMartin
Los Angeles
New York
King Edward sails from Revel by royal yacht Victoria and Albert
King Edward departed Revel aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert today. The vessel will be escorted through Russian waters by the Russian fleet, marking a formal royal procession with naval support.
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St. Petersburg
King Edward
Revel
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Prohibition in Union County Cited as Beneficial
D F Hill, a Mormon business visitor, says two saloon buildings will be repurposed and the other two converted, with no rent loss. He notes Union’s shift away from saloons as Wallowa County embraces prohibition, expects a record beet crop and over 2000 workers in the harvest.
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Wallowa County
Union
D. F. Hill
Union 8
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Hill
Union County
Nurse foils bid to kidnap senator in race track vote
Albany June 11 a daring plot to derail anti racetrack bills failed when a trained nurse blocked four men inside senator Foelker s sick room. They posed as doctors to seize him but the nurse sent a message to his friends and the physician arrived, allowing Foelker to reach the capitol where he cast the deciding vote for Hughes victory 26 25 for the bill the governor hailed the result as a victory for law and order.
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Albany
N. Y
Foelker
Hughes
Senate
Capitol
Senate votes 26 to 26 on anti racetrack bill in Albany
The New York Senate today tied 26 to 26 on the anti racetrack gambling bill making bookmaking punishable by years in jail with no fine option Senator Foelker of Brooklyn, though ill, attended to cast his vote for the measure. The companion bill finishing Governor Hughes anti racing plan is expected to face the same vote, seen as not a great victory for Hughes.
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Albany
Senate
Jalil
Foelker
Brooklyn
Hughes
Empire State
Overflowing Rivers Paralyze Two States
Kansas City reports widespread paralysis as floods surge, railroads shut down, and about a thousand people become homeless fed at relief quarters. The Kaw and Missouri rivers rise, inundating large areas. St Louis also faces Missouri River flooding pushing water toward the Mississippi weaker, near danger level.
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Kansas City
Union Depot
Missouri
St. Louis
Trimols
Tower Quiet in Disgrace Succeeds in Paris Departure
Charlemagne Tower former United States Ambassador to Germany left for Paris today. He said he never expects to visit Germany again and will withdraw entirely from public life after his farewell. David Jaynes succeeds him.
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Berling
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Germany
David Jaynes
Paris
Memorial Service Scheduled by Eureka Integrity Lodges
Both Eureka and Integrity lodges of the I. C. F. will hold their annual memorial service at the First M. E. Church Sunday at 3 o'clock. A special musical program is planned and the church pastor will deliver a sermon for the occasion.
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Eureka
Integrity Lodges of
M. EL
Pendleton Ice Plant Runs Record Capacity This Season
The Pendleton ice plant begins the biggest season in history producing about 16 tons daily as warm weather boosts demand. The delivery department stays busy while priority remains on local needs, with outside orders previously declined to free capacity. Expansion possibilities lie ahead to serve Hermiston and Echo areas, as natural ice is no longer used locally.
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Pendleton
Hermiston
Echo
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Bruslif
Barber Examining Board
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