Taft Forces Triumph In Illinois Convention Rumble
At Chicago June 1 Taft supporters won the key vote to table Governor Deneen’s motion amid a rowdy convention. The debate featured chair Root and speakers Hemenway and Record defending credentials cases, with blasts from Pennsylvania and Indiana delegates. Adourned until noon Thursday after a protracted clash and a recess vote.
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English
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Tur and Disorder Mark Roosevelt Convention Showdown
The convention erupted as insults and shouting interrupted speakers from Roosevelt and Taft camps. Delegates clashed over contesting seats, with Rooseveltians jeering and leaders like Root and Devine defending or denouncing state delegations. Amid volleys of cries, calls for order and threats of force echoed through the hall.
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Arizona
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Tonopah Strike At Mizpah Mine Signals Local Boom
A major Mizpah Extension strike near Tonopah yields three feet of ore with free gold and abundant native silver from the 1000 foot level eastern drift. Early estimates put ore value around 300 dollars per ton as miners flock to buy stock, signaling a likely Tonopah summer boom. Officials connect the strike to the Lile Belle vein extension from Belmont mine, with Superintendent Laury confirming the story to Gazette. Crowds gather around Robertson's brokerage while samples are displayed, and excitement roars through the camp as the news spreads.
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Italian Man Shoots Self at Sparks Hotel Europa
John Sabronio, an Italian worker for the Southern Pacific, died from a self-inflicted bullet wound at 4 am in his Europa Hotel room in Sparks. A wife and family remain in Italy and no estate was found. An inquest is set for tomorrow evening. further facts about Sabronio's mental state and life are expected.
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Florida
Reno
Salt Lake city
Calcaga
Lee J. Davis
tenderloin
Margaret
Great Strike At Wedekind District Mines Lead-Silver Find
A strike in the Twin Metals Lease at Wedekind yields a chunk of ore described as similar to Arkell shaft ore, containing lead with traces of gold and silver. The Jens shaft, 235 feet deep, has no water impeding work, spurring talk of double shifts and deeper digging as miners assess the extent of the lens.
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Wedekind
Al Price
Arkell
Young Woman Dies After Mercury Poisoning In Reno
Bertha Mathart a young woman confined to a restricted district house died last night in a local hospital from bichloride of mercury poisoning taken Saturday evening The same name woman filed a divorce suit in district court against Elmer L Manhart yesterday afternoon Her attorney cannot confirm if the deceased and plaintiff are the same person Friends say the dead woman had a daughter in Chicago and a vaudeville sister is traveling from Salt Lake City to Reno to take charge of affairs
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Elmer L. Man
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Salt Lake City
Chicago
Reno
Parades and Campaigns Across Nations Highlight Week
Highton documents a New York suffragists parade and La Follette campaigning in California before the recent primary. Bonar Law and M. BP launch a remarkable Home Rule campaign in Ireland amid joint pages of military pageants. Josephine the Magnificent portrays Napoleon era life in a lavish historical film.
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LaFollette
California
Bonar Law M. BP
Ireland
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