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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
8
Reported upheaval at the Republican convention as delegates demand exclusion of allegedly fraudulent seats and urge loyalty to the party over individuals. Roosevelt supporters face pressure for a possible bolt as negotiations and threats of realignment intensify among state delegations.
A four minute convention speech urges a battle for social and industrial justice and honesty against fraud. Theodore Roosevelt pledges to lead the fight if needed, appealing to all honest citizens across regions to act for the individual’s duty in the forward movement.
A brief note indicates a demand for a third candidate may succeed. The text centers on potential nominee viability and political maneuvering surrounding a candidate's bid. No dates or explicit names are provided.
Roosevelt delegates in Ohio are prepared to shift loyalty to Governor Hadley and bolt from Roosevelt if Taft's convention organization appears intact. They will not move before a definite break in the regular convention alignment is clear.
William Flinn of Pennsylvania confirms report that he has resigned as a member of Pennsylvania’s delegation to the new national committee.
Parker elected temporary chairman of the Democratic National Convention on the second ballot by the committee on arrangements after 3 PM. On first ballot Parker led with seven votes to James six, Henry three, Kern one, O Gorman one. Second ballot put Parker 8, James 3, Henry 3, Kern 1, O Gorman 1, with Bryan opposing but Tammany Hall backing Parker.
Walla Walla won 5 to 2 in a morning game as Kelley nearly shut out the Irrigators. The score opened 5–0 before two Boise players reached base, Mays tripled for Smith, and Lundstrom finished the contest with an easy out. Kelley and Brown, Smith and Fox were cited for notable contributions.
The late J M W Turner on the Royal Academy changing committee admired a provincial artist Bird's painting and insisted it be hung and shown. When colleagues refused, Turner removed a work of his own and replaced it with Bird's, securing the display.
A West Virginia judge arraigned a shanty boater for stealing a horse, denounced him as a chronic law breaker, and sentenced him to ten years at hard labor in the state prison. The inmate quipped that the judge was liberal with other people's time. The piece ends with a quip on love and forgiveness attributed to Honore de Halsic.
Federal rules require steam ships entering U S ports to carry lifeboats for every passenger and crew member. Coastwise vessels must be fully equipped, with seasonal reductions to 60 percent or 30 percent for certain waters. River steamers face 16 percent, if within five miles of land. Taft signs act funding lifeboats and rafts for army transports.
Brooklyn woman Mary Schultz rushed to aid a choking neighbor’s infant, Harold Gunderson, two flats below. In the distraction her own baby son Henne Schultz fell from a fourth-story window to his death.
Mrs Gertrude Hale Lanman once famed in New York society gave away a fortune of over a million dollars to a Catholic order. She entered the convent of Marie Reparatrice last fall, left this week to sail to Europe and join the order's mother house in Belgium. Her late father Dr A B Hale of Savannah left her wealth, and she was married to William Camp Lanman of Norwich who died nine years ago.
In New York, Brooklyn markets close due to a meat boycott led by women, with organizers claiming at least 150,000 women pledge abstinence until prices drop. Jewish and kosher shops suffer most as violence erupts in some markets with customers assaulted and meat dumped outside.
A garbled New York note on graffiti affecting newlyweds during a marriage month mentions prom and new furniture. The fragment hints at social upheaval but provides minimal coherent detail or names.
Nyack New York authorities consider enclosing a Noiseless Town as ideal. A city ordinance would fine owners 20 dollars if pets such as dogs cats goats roosters guinea hens or other domestic animals disturb neighbors at night. Health and police may take drastic steps to quiet organ grinders itinerant musicians or hucksters disturbing Nyack’s summer visitors.
Annapolis Maryland midshipmen in full uniform swam in the Severn River off the academy wharf to celebrate the annual examination. Initially planned to duck second class men, the rough water fight grew into a chaotic melee as all classes joined, leaving many drenched and the wharf mostly dry.
The crew of the French liner France and 600 other seamen in Havre voted a general strike. A strike committee urged the vessel’s 550 firemen trimmers and seamen not to return until demands are met, including a $6 monthly raise for finemen and $4 for others.
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