McAdoo Nomination Sparks Row at Convention Parade
Delegates allied with William G. McAdoo push to nominate him despite opposition. Jenkins proclaims the nomination as crowds cheer, while Missouri supporters clash over state banners. Police intervene as standards from many states move into the procession amid scuffles.
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McAdoo
Jenkins
William G. McAdoo
Washington
Delaware
Louisiana
Alabama
Utah
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oregon
Wyoming
Maine
Arisona
Texas
Idaho
Michigan
Kansas
Nevada
Hawaii
Wisconsin
Southee
Missouri
Bennett Clark
Champ Clark
Ouri
Beautiful Girl 16 Sued For 280000 In New York
Mile. Tatiana Adel, described as a Russian beauty, rose from a manicure to luxury under a love obsessed admirer. Samuel Hershenstein sues in New York Supreme Court seeking 200000 funds misused by Martin E. Stiner, alleging misappropriation from William H. Stiner & Son and lavish spending on Adel. Service by posting at 258 Riverside Drive approved.
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New York
Mile
Tatiana Adell
New York Supreme Court
Adell
Supreme Court
Samuel Hershenstein
Walter H. Stiner
William H. Stiner
Martin E. Stiner
Mile. Adeil
Fire destroys Chicago freight house and much of Cicero yard
Sparks from a locomotive are believed to have started a fire that destroyed a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight house, three loading platforms and 75 freight cars at Cicero. Estimated loss approaches one million dollars. Gaye Bands Will Help Youths. Bernard Blian urges municipal symphony orchestras with nightly concerts as a counter attraction to street temptations. The Le Mans monument unveiling will occur July 17, presided over by President Millerand and Hugh C. Wallace, the American ambassador.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Cicero
London
Bernard Blian
Amiosnader
Paria
le Mans
Wier Wright
Aremeny
Ler Millerand
Hugh C. Wallace
Amerives Ambassadeur
Half Century Aid Restores Civil War Veterans’ Pensions
Two Civil War veterans, each over eighty, received aid from a half century ago as the Board of State Auditors granted Uncle Sam bounty and interest. The measure reflects longstanding retirement benefits extended to aged veterans.
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Board of Ghate Auditors
Ten Die as Indiana Express Hits Picnic Truck
Evansville Ind Ten persons were killed and nine injured when a passenger train on the Southern Railroad near Huntingburg ran into a truck carrying twenty one people to a Woodmen Circle picnic. Names of the dead and injured include Ed Rehl 40 Carl Rehl 9 and others. The crash occurred on a sharp curve at about seven in the morning as the train sped at seventy five miles an hour. The injured were taken to St Marys Hospital in Evansville.
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Evansville
Ind
Southern Railroad
Huntingburg
Woodmen Circle
Ed Rehl
Carl Rehl
Walter Steineker
Alonzo Stutzman
St In
Princeton
Oakland City
Evaneville
St. Mary's Hospital
Walter Brelnker
Olive Stutaman
Love Red
Huntingbore
Jasper
Two Men Driven From Pine Bluff Assaulted at Meeting
Pine Bluff Ark. J P Eubanks president of the St. Louis Yardmen Association and Rev J P Aregood a St Louis Baptist minister were escorted from town by a nine member citizens committee as they prepared to address a labor gathering. They were taken three miles from the city, partially stripped, whipped with a witches car from trees and ordered to leave and not return. In Shamokin Pa a mother of 17 seeks absolute divorce charging her husband with cruelty. 14 children reside at home and seven are 2 or younger. In London Lord D Aberarm, head of the liquor traffic board, accepted a German ambassadorship.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
J. P. Eubanks
St. Louis Yardmen's Association
J P. Aregood
St. Louis
Citizens' Committee of Nine
Shamokin
Delmer F. Campbell
Campbell
Kansas City
Mother Eve
Trape Stray Dogs in Warwood Using Wolf Traps
Warwood West Virginia police begin a novel program to trap stray dogs. Harry Garten, the town cop, positions wolf traps in multiple districts and lures dogs with large meat portions, turning the hunt into a profitable local effort.
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Warwood
W. Va
Harry Garten
Telegraph Price Change Sparks Daily From Five To Zero
The Morning Telegraph announces its daily price will drop from five to zero cents, while the Benday Telegraph keeps its price at one cent. The move signals a major shift in newspaper pricing and access.
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New York
Morning Telegraph
Benday Telegraph
Bryan and Bryanites Clash Over Convention Platform
The piece portrays William Jennings Bryan railing against the subcommittee that drafted the Democratic platform, vowing to push the dry versus wet issue to the floor of the convention. Fred T. Dubola notes Bryan has decades of political feuds, while reporter Tom Dawson observes the committee’s closed proceedings and lack of leaks.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Jennings Bryan
Jim Reed
Resolutions Committee
Bryan
Fred T. Dubola
United States
Idaho
Brran
William Randolph Hearst
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Carter Glass
Tom Dawson
National Convent House
Express Car Loot: $59725 Payroll Robbery
An express car on the Charleston and Western Carolina line near Augusta was robbed by bandits who gagged and bound an express messenger and an armed guard. They escaped with $50,725 meant for Marines payroll at Paris Island. The holdup occurred a few miles from Augusta as the train carried payroll cash from Atlanta. The robbery was not discovered until after the train crossed the river into South Carolina.
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Augustin
Charleston and Western Carolina
Paris Island
8. C
Atlanta
Charleston
Kor. Derrick
WM. Roberts
Cros
South Carolina
London Canon Balton Rewrites Prayer Book Edition
London Canon Balton of Windsor pushes a new Cambridge University edition to tone down eternal condemnation and modify long standing phrases in the prayer book, signaling a major revision amid empire era religious debates.
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London
Canon Balton of
Windsor
Cambridge University
Canon City Bridegroom Prefers Stronger Toasts Than Wine
Canon City Colorado resident John Trena favors old fashioned wedding celebrations with guests drinking to the health of the newlyweds using beverages stronger than grape juice.
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Canon City
Colo
John Trena
Calves McAdoo and Cox Born to Hereford Cow in Greenville
So John M. Phillips formerly mayor of West Greenville reports a Hereford cow at his farm gave birth to two healthy bull calves named McAdoo and Cox in Greenville. The newborn calves are thriving under care.
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McAdoo
Cox
Greenville
John M. Phillips
West Greenville
Kansas City Star Raises Out-of-Town Circulation Rate
The Kansas City Star announces a rate increase for out-of-town circulation from 15 to 85 cents a week for 13 papers including morning, evening, and Sunday editions. City rate remains 15 cents for 13 papers. London figures show clothing costs for a well dressed man, while Manchester NH raises street department wages by 14 percent to 1.06 per hour and adds 10 paid vacation days.
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Kansas City
fKansas City
Kansas City Star
Manchester, N.hs
Holiday Pardon Denied for Missouri Prisoners
Missouri prison board announces no holiday pardons for inmates this year amid criticism from St Louis editors. Governor Folk started the holiday pardon custom, with Crossley having final parole authority. Notable inmates Aggie Myers and Frank Hoettmann faced long terms after murder convictions.
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Jefferson City
Mewbera
Pricon Board
St. Louis
Crittenden
Folk
Crossley
de Ruy
Aggie Myers
Kansas City
Frank Hoettmann
Lafayette County
Clarence Myers
Kansans
Gov Folk
Lfe
Missouri items mix with crimes and weather notes
A column of scattered notes from Missouri towns reports a variety of events and incidents. Mrs William Woodrow Martin of Cape Girardeau is credited with influencing credentials delegates. A box car theft case ends in gunfire near Affton with several suspects detained. Heavy rain aids crops in central Missouri while a Boone County death surfaces as a mystery. Other items cover labor celebrations, a 93 year old widow, drought impacts, bank cashier resignation, a drowning at Boonville, desertion arrest, Cotton Palace attendance, and Y M C A training sessions.
Bryan to push bone-dry plank at Democratic Convention
San Francisco report says the Democratic National Convention platform committee defeated all wet and dry planks by a 30 to 12 vote. William J. Bryan, leading the dry faction, announced plans to press for a prohibition plank on the convention floor. The committee delayed final report as Bryan sought amendments, prompting crowd chants for Bryan and talk that the resolutions committee would work all night.
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San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Resolutions
Platform Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Protection of American merchant marine urged by Benson
Washington reports Admiral Benson warned foreign interests against interfering with the American merchant marine. He said the Shipping Board will build up U S ownership and control of trade, and if needed Congress will grant authority to protect American interests. He spoke to Pacific Coast chambers and railways fearing threats to divert export and import traffic to foreign carriers.
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Washington
Halliant Penson
The
Shipping Board
Jones Shipping
United States
Admiral Retson
Congress
Admiral Benson
Pacific Coast
Chambers of Commerce and Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wafered Virginia wheat sale clocks first Baltimore receipts
The Baltimore Chamber of Commerce reports the first new wheat receipts arriving from Virginia. Prices per bushel set a record as quality receipts were unusually fine and well handled by the grower.
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Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Crowds Loot German Stores in Berlin Chaos
In Lübeck crowds looted vegetable and fruit merchants after authorities forced price cuts. Two policemen were wounded and numerous injuries reported as ships were plundered and police faced riots during the disturbance. In Chicago, Mrs. Margaret Emerson, age six, killed two of her children with a rope, wounded a third, and then fatally harmed herself.
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Berlin
Lubeck
Chicago
Margaret Emerson
Abe W
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