Sitka Republican convention opens in Chicago with unsettled ticket
The Republican National Convention in Chicago was opened by Chairman New as temporary chairman Senator Burrows of Michigan addressed the gathering and officers were installed. The vice presidential nomination remained unresolved with Dolliver Sherman and Fairbanks seen as contenders. Contests on 219 seats were ruled, with 216 awarded to Taft and three to Foraker.
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Chicago
New
National Committee
Burrows
Michigan
Dolliver
Sherman
New York
Fairbanks
Taft
Cannon
Republican National Committee
Foraker
Notable Crime and Public Figures in 1900s News
A collage of brief items notes H C Taylor robbed of 10000 dollars at St Paul Union Station, Mary Grill killed by a spinning wheel at Chicago McCormick works, Ernest P. Bicknell named Red Cross national director, Gov Hughes refusing VP bid, Gov Johnson of Minnesota pledging no third term, French officer Ullmo degraded at Toulon, Rep A A Wiley critically ill at Hot Springs, Annie S Peck plans Peru ascent of Mount Huascaran, Raymond Hitchcock acquitted in New York, German empress uninjured after horse fall, J A Barnes of Minnesota Title Insurance found guilty of grand larceny in Minneapolis.
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H. C. Taylor
Seattle
Wash
Union Station
St. Paul
Minn
Mary Grill
McCormick International Harvester
Chicago
Ernest P. Bicknell
Chicago Bureau of Charities
American National Red Cross
Hughes
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Charles B. Ullmo
Toulon
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Hot Springs
Annie S. Peck
Peru
Mount
Huascaran
Raymond Hitchcock
New York
J. A. Barnes
Minnesota Title Insurance and Trust Company
Minneapolis
Storm Ravages Pine Plains Camp Grounds In New York
News item reports a violent storm tearing through Pine Plains New York the federal soldiers and national guardsmen concentration camp with tents blown down and horses stampeded. It also notes a drownings incident in the North River and other political and local updates from Ossining and West Virginia including tuberculosis diagnosis for Gov Dawson.
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Pine Plains
N. Y
North River
New York
Grand Army
Ossining
Capt. Roberts
Southampton
Marion R. Hilford
Louisiana House of Representatives
William M. ©. Dawson
West Virginia
Multiple Lethal Cases Highlight Turbulent Era News
A list of disparate incidents reports deaths by electric wire at Kansas University, a habeas corpus ruling in New York, reconciled Evelyn Thaw, a rancher shot in Rio Grande, and various political, criminal, and social events including locust plagues in Venezuela, demonstrations in London, and court decisions across the United States.
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J. E. Hall
Lawrence
Daniel Matthews
Arkansas
Kan
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Applicatson
Alpert H. Patick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Daniel O’reilly
Evelyn Thaw
Hieronymous Hartman
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Justice of the Peace
Stanley O. Houghton
Colorado
Bryan
Darius Hicks
Blandinville
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Gen
Piquart
Bellanger
San Francisco
Zulia
Venezuela
William
Dr. Hill
Germany
W. J. Vanderbilt
Northeast
Paris
Ney Dunne
University of Minnesota
Cuba
Byron Pfautz
Lisbon
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Daniel Cooper
Cadillac
Mich
Pennsylvania
Florida
Fort Monroe
South Dakota
Crawford
Kittredge
United States Senate
London
Wiilson
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
James Howard
William Goebel
Tiflis
Sedalia
Pontiac
Henry Clay Ward
Agnew-Hart
New York Senate
Hughes
Patrick O'Hare
Pittsburg
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Fall River
Brewers’ Convention
Milwaukee
Morris Packing
Allison Glass Works
Centralia
Anthony Comstock
New York Secwty
Capitol Heights
Montgomery
Ala
Robert H. Lee
Landis
United States Supreme Court
Herman Billik
Mary Vizal
Chicago
St. Joseph
Big Case 15 Argued Over Mining Privilege in Hepburn Act
In Philadelphia a federal circuit court heard the government seek an injunction against seven coal carriers to stop interstate transport of anthracite from mines tied to their interests. The defendants claim mining rights are state granted and not covered by the commodity clause. They attack the clause as confiscatory and unequal. Attorney General Bonaparte led the government, with Wilmer and Spelling assisting. John G. Johnson led the defense. Reading Company President Baer attended.
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Philadelphia
Bonaparte
Dallas, Buffington and
Ors
United States Circuit Court
Pennsylvania, Reading
Lehigh Valley
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Erie
Delaware & Hudson
L. Allison Wilmer
T. C. Spelling
John G. Johnson
President Baer
Reading Company
Wilmer
Spelling
Bramley and Lang Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges
Columbus, Ohio. M F Bramley president of Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co. pleaded guilty to three of seven indictments charging bribery of former board members over the East Broad street paying contract. He was fined 500 dollars on each of three counts. Lang superintendent also pleaded guilty to eight indictments with fines totaling 3700 dollars.
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Columbus
M. F. Bramley
Cleveland
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Board of Public Service
East Broad Street
H. C. Lang
First Church of Christ Scientist Elects New Officers
Boston hosts the annual meeting of the First Church of Christ Scientist drawing nearly 3000 members from across the country and abroad. Commander John Blish U S N retired is named president with William E B Johnson clerk and Stephen A Chase treasurer. First reader is Judge Clifford P Smith and second reader Miss Carroll Hoyt Powers. Blish hails from Indiana.
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Boston
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mother Church
John Blish
William EB. Johnson
Stephen A. Chase
Fall River
Clifford P. Smith
Mason City
Bandit Shot in Leg in New Orleans Robbery Attempt
Three men tried a streetcar hold up on the city outskirts Tuesday. Henry O'Dell is hospitalized with a bullet wound in the thigh while motorman Earnest Revire lies injured at home. A separate report notes Mrs. J D Tut hill of Browleyn New York drowned herself at Lake Minnetonka Breezy Point.
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New Orleans
New Oreans
Henry O'Dell
Buller
Earnest Reviere
Minneapolis
Taft Daughter Wins Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr Scholarship
Secretary Taft received word that his daughter Helen Heron Taft won a Pennsylvania scholarship for the top entrance examination to Bryn Mawr College.
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Taft
Washington
Helen Heron Taft
Pennsylvania
Bryn Magn College
Washington Pie and Lady Baltimore Cake Recipes
A collection of old fashioned cake recipes including Washington Pie with a mock charlotte filling and a Marshmallow Souffle, plus a Lady Baltimore Cake with layered filling and nut raisin icing. Ingredients include eggs sugar flour milk vanilla rose water and candied or chopped toppings.
Orderly Ways the Best for Dressers and Drawers
A household tip advises careful stacking of laundry items to save space. After laundry, group sheets pillow cases and similar pieces, tie with white tape, and store together in a drawer. Folding technique keeps items compact and easy to pack. Sandalwood envelopes placed between packages provide a lasting odor.
Canning Rhubarb For Winter Use And Pie Fills
Rhubarb canning provides winter use by mixing with apples berries or cranberries. Cook rhubarb without sugar or with light sugar and preserve to preserve moisture. Add minimal water as rhubarb yields its own juice. many jars help stock for winter desserts.
Cake Without Egg Improvised Four Layer or Loaf Version
A vintage recipe lists one cup each sugar flour lard and buttermilk with nutmeg cinnamon and soda. Bake in four layers with apple butter between or make as a loaf.
Quick Coffee Cake Instructions
Three tablespoons of batter are used before mixing bread. Beat two eggs melted butter sugar milk then add flour baking powder and mix. Spread in pan bake quickly. Top with cinnamon and sugar. Apples or raisins may be added. Bake promptly.
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Washington
Charlotte
Pumice Stone Suggested For Cleaning Pans
Advice notes using a flat pumice stone to scour kitchen utensils like skillets and frying pans. It is inexpensive at drugstores and lasts for some time, helping keep metalware bright and clean.
Juicy Steak Lesson Inspires Simple Frying Tip
A concise kitchen note describes cutting large beef pieces, soaking in cold water, coating with flour, and frying in hot lard to yield a juicy steak. The method promises a rich, tasty result.
INVALID S SAD PLIGHT WITH INFLAMATORY RHEUMATISM
A Stamford Connecticut woman recalls a severe inflammatory rheumatism episode four years earlier where skin peeled hair fell out and bed sores formed. She credits Cuticura soap and ointment with hair regrowth and skin improvement and notes her recovery followed by months of treatment.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford
All Round Book Offers Gift for a Cat Lover
A book agent tries salesmanship on Eli Hobbs on his porch. Hobbs dismisses the pitch with dry humor stating there is no wife or children, only himself and his cat. The agent suggests a heavy book to throw at a wife who does not exist.
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Eli Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Water, Water, Everywhere in 1908 Flood Tale
During the flood of 1908 an East bottoms resident found his home four feet under water. Rescuers later spotted him in the yard prodding the ground with a fishing pole. Asked his purpose he replied he was trying to locate his broken well to fetch a pail of water.
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East Bottoms
Two Topers
A Minnesotan school teacher called “The Postum Preacher” promotes Postum as a coffee alternative. She describes nervous prostration from coffee, crediting Postum with steadier nerves, clearer thinking, better sleep, and improved health after switching. The letter, from the Postum Co. ad, urges readers to try Postum and notes a larger genuine letter from Adrian.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mica
Wellville
Adrian
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Sitka
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Cleveland Paving Concern
Mother Church” Officers
Christian Scientists
John Buish
Bandit
Egbert
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