Roosevelt Gains North Carolina Delegates After Chicago Hearings
The Republican national committee awarded Colonel Roosevelt two delegates from North Carolina fourth district after contest hearings in Chicago. Taft previously secured 62 delegates from Texas Virginia Washington and DC. Roosevelt four of Texas’ contested delegates. Roosevelt campaign figures, including Theodore Roosevelt and family, are in Chicago to campaign.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Roosevelt
North Carlina
Taft
Texas
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
Hermit
W. B. Howland
Regis H. Post
Porto Rico
Theodore Douglas Robinson
George B. Roosevelt
Harper
Senate acts on Alaska coal lands and Apache prisoner transfer
Washington lawmakers moved to permit entry on Alaskan coal lands while reserving coal patents for the government. A bill also authorizes moving Apache prisoners of war from Fort Sill to the Mescalero reservation. Senate debates flagraising, Alaska volcanic activity, and a recall question for the commerce court.
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Senate
Washington
Smoot
Syacks
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Heyburn
Idaho
Navy and
War Departments
Alaska
Kodiak
Bristol Bay
Seward
Congress
Commerce Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Department of Justice
Nevada Governor Announces George Winchfield Senate Appointment
Governor Oddin names George Winchfield of Nevada as successor to the late Senator Nixon, making him the state's wealthiest figure to enter the Senate. The appointment fills the vacancy and positions Winchfield to serve in the upper chamber.
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George Winchfield
Nevada
Oddin
Nixon
British American Timber company files in Dover
Domestic Articles of Incorporation were filed in Delaware for the British American Timber company to acquire timber tracts and prepare timber for market. Instructors include Charles H. Leib William A. Stephens Chicago and Peter H. Sims Seattle. Capital stock is $2,000,000.
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Dover
Del
State Department
British-American Timber Company
Charles H. Leib
William A. Stephens
Chicago
Peter H. Sims
Seattle
Wash
Harper Memorial Library Dedication At University Of Chicago
Thousands of visitors including leaders in education attended the dedication service for the $1,000,000 William Rainey Harper Memorial Library on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago.
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Wiliam Rainey Harper
Free list announced for Ottawa manufacturers items
Ottawa announces abolition of duties on select articles for manufacturers including cane reed rattan flat braids glazed cotton for hats celluloid hard rubber artificial abrasives glass plates for optics and items used in explosives. In Sonora a clash killed eight Yaqui and wounded many as 150 tribe members battled a Southern Pacific work train between Limones and Fuireru.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mexico
Limones
Fpuireru
Sonuin
Cuban Revolt Leader Promises Quick Subdue to Taft
President Gomez in Havana via Admiral Osterhaus assures President Taft that the Cuban rebellion will be quelled within ten days.
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Gomez
Taft
Osterhaus
Havana
Referee Chosen for Johnson Mlyan Championship Fight
Sporting Ed W Smith a Chicago writer has been chosen as referee for the Johnson Mlyan championship in Las Vegas N W on July 4 A conference between Jack Johnson and Jack Curley who represents Jim Flynn confirmed the decision Frank Gotch defeated Gus Schoenlein in Baltimore in straight falls taking the first in 62 minutes 10 seconds and the second in 34 seconds both with the toe hold PMID
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Ed. W. Smith
Chicago
Las Vegas
N. W
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Jim Flynn
Frank Gotch
Gus Schoenlein
Americus
Baltimore
Woman Aviator Julia Clarke Dies In Springfield Flight
Denver pilot Miss Julia Clarke 28, one of three licensed female aviators, died at the Illinois state fair grounds when a Curtiss biplane struck a tree limb during a practice flight. The craft tumbled at near forty mph. she died minutes after being taken to hospital from skull fracture and injuries. Promoters, including Lansing Callan, prepared for an upcoming exhibition amid safety questions about the aircraft.
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Julia Clarke
Denver
Illinois State Fair Grounds
Ucoatus
Clarke
Lansing Callan
Miss Clarke
Fair Grounds
Taft vetoes army appropriation bill amid riders
President Taft vetoed the army appropriation bill citing dangers of riders attached to funding measures. The veto leaves the army unfunded for the next fiscal year unless Congress passes a single appropriation bill without riders. It also spares General Wood from removal as chief of staff after March 4, 1918, and blocks army reorganization intended in the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Wood
Delegates Hurt In Rail Crash Near West Harrison Street
More than a score of men and women including Georgia Taft delegates to the Republican national convention were injured in a head on collision between a passenger train and a train of empty coaches near West Harrison Street. Some suffered internal injuries and broken bones as locomotives were wrecked and windows shattered. All delegates are colored.
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Chicago
Pennesvania Railroad
West Harrison Street
Gale Wipes Out Village in Oklahoma Town
A fierce gale wrecked about sixty houses in Kaylor Oklahoma on June 19. The village has a population around four hundred and all residents escaped harm with only two injuries reported.
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Guthrie
Okla
Kaylor
For Sale 320 Acres Near Town in North Dakota
Classified notice offers 320 acres for sale near town in Hope, North Dakota. Describes cultivation, black loam soil, a large barn and room Botte Bute, with price 52.50 per acre. Contact Charles L. Deissler, Hope, North Dakota.
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Chas. L. Deissler
Hope
North Dakota
The Last Word In Defense: Mother Spots Tommy’s Rampage
A mother returns home to find Tommy breaking into the jam closet and vandalizing the house. He teases his sister, smashes a window, ties a tin can to the neighbor dog, and tracks the carpet with muddy boots. She threatens punishment while he insists it is a frame up.
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Tommy
Villian
Baby’s Eczema Clears After Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. H. Albrecht of West Point Neb reports her three year old Gilbert suffered severe eczema from weeks old, with a raw face and nightly itching. After two Chicago doctors failed, she tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment, following directions and noting visible improvement in four weeks. They recommend Cuticura to others. Sample offers mailed from Boston.
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Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Telegram Tales of Tight Wires and Bills
A witty exchange reveals a clerk blaming a superior for high telegram costs. The boss instructed dispatches, and the clerk wired every letter, turning urgent orders into costly messages. The anecdote lampoons bureaucratic haste and unintended expenses.
Cole's Carbon and Garfield Tea Advertisements
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon as a cure for itching and skin diseases with 25 and 50 cent sizes from J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin. It also promotes Garfield Tea for health with a note that druggists carry it and includes a Chinese proverb about silence and blushing.
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Cole
J W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
Susie Templeton of Hooper Nebraska reports five years of female ailments eased after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits seven bottles with restored health enabling daily work and care for boarders. The ad claims the medicine has aided thousands of women and invites others to try it.
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Hooper
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
Susie Templeton
Pinkham
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Ill
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