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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
1
Price two cents. L D Harvey and a 4 Association attempt to bar the comedian from appearing in the Merry Go Round show at the G theater. Felix Isman, a millionaire real estate figure, offered Hitchcock services for the summer at 600 dollars a week plus gross receipts. Savage consented and appeared at Circle theater, triggering an injunction. Judge Hough reserved decision.
Powell a buyer for Brothers & Co reported to the scene with a bag of diamonds in each vest pocket. One sack valued at 35,000 vanished after he visited his employers in the Columbus Memorial building. Police suspect a pickpocket may have targeted him inside the building. Also notes national education convention sessions and calls for expansion of federal bureau of education funding.
The piece discusses a presidential race, noting Johnson's contested bid for the presidency and Bryan's possible vice presidential ticket. It highlights inner circles favoring Gray for second place, with Johnson unlikely to accept it, and lists other potential candidates. The article reflects shifting support among delegates and the complexities of early convention strategy.
Springfield July 1 two hundred candidates crowded the west door of the secretary of state's office to file nominating petitions under the new primary law. Secretary Rose’s clerk filed the first, with Richard Yates for governor among early names. Rep Bush held 47 petitions from others. Deneen claims his was first for governor but offered no details.
Washington July 1 The Democratic Congressional Committee issued a nearly four hundred page handbook from speeches this session defining campaign issues. It centers on Republican extravagance and covers financial and industrial conditions tariffs and trusts federal usurpation currency reform Philippine policy and other topics including labor and the popular vote.
Retired leader linked to Lekwige era and Indian attendance noted. details describe potential appointment and involvement of Stering and Al in church affairs.
A brief notice notes yesterday's observance of an anniversary at a Congregational church in Illinois. It mentions the church's first Sunday school program and honors local residents and community members involved in the event.
Washington reports four cavalry troops, under General Myer, sent from Texas to Del Rio to curb insurrectionists near the Mexican scenes of combat. Mexican rurales claimed to corner and shoot revolutionaries near Las Vacas, with prisoners taken and merciless tactics alleged. Federal troops are on duty along the border to enforce neutrality as events unfold.
In New York on July 4, the comedian Raymond Hitchcock testified that he spent sixty four thousand two hundred forty dollars defending himself against two charges. He said the funds were used for gifts and related expenses during the case, disclosed in court yesterday amid arguments over the defense costs.
In Omsk on July 1 the American car Thomas started a pursuit of the German Protos along a rough road. After a long night and a fifteen minute chase the Thomas overtook and passed the Protos two miles ahead. Both crews praised the road, while the Protos waved from the lead before yielding. The Thomas rested briefly then resumed its journey.
In Minneapolis on July 1 a livery stable at 40 Seventh Street South under demolition toppled. Two men died C W Hardy of South Eighth Street and George Johnson of Willmar Minn. Three were injured and eight bruised as bricks loosened and debris trapped workers.
Announcement from Chelsa and Middlestate railroads says freight charges will revert to former minimums, aiming at savings for shippers in the region. The move, framed as restoring old rates, could cut annual transport costs by thousands of dollars. A separate incident reports a 10 year old, Robert Jardine, charged with murder in the first degree after a fatal shooting in LeSueur Minnesota.
A cable from William Randolph Hearst discusses the New York mayoralty recount, stressing the fight was to secure the validity of the vote rather than personal victory. The message hints at resisting secrecy and protecting the law. Mentions Gene Plattsburg and N Daniels in connection with the New York scene. A tornado note appears with 950,000 damage and unidentified affected people.
Secretary of War Taft resigns and becomes private citizen to pursue presidential candidacy. At noon Luke B. Wright takes oath as secretary of war, succeeding Taft and receiving the agent of the War Department.
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