Missouri contests decide for Taft giving him GOP nomination
On examinations of several party contests in Missouri Taft gains a decisive edge in the Republican nomination. During a lengthy committee hearing Judson W. Lyons of Georgia presided, the only African American on the committee, and conducted himself credibly through most Mississippi contest sessions.
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Missouri
Taft
Judson W. Lyons
Georgia
Lyons
Mississippi
Belmont Loses Fight In Taft Contests
Chicago June 10 republican national committee resumed hearings on contests. Eleventh Missouri district joined with Twelfth. Taft delegates seated. North Carolina contests also favor Taft. Roosevelt Taft split and Louisiana Mississippi votes unsettled amid friction. O H P Belmont died of peritonitis after an appendicitis operation. Ex congressman W S Forman of East St Louis dies of heart disease.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Missouri
Hughes
Taft
Taft- Hughes
New York
Seelo Gie
Scott
West Virginia
Aiken
New
North Carolina
North Carolna
Louisiana
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Pearl Wight
Foraker
O. H. P. Belmont
Mr. Belmont
Forman
Champaign
W. 8S
East St
Eleven Indicted in Oregon Land Fraud Case
Portland, June 10. A U.S. district court special grand jury in Portland has indicted 11 men for conspiring to defraud the government of 30 000 acres of public land in the Umatilla reservation. Defendants include J. P. Raley and William Stusher, both former state legislators from Umatilla, plus ranchers and bankers such as C. W. Matthews, John Vert, Bailey Ross, Samuel Olmstead, and William Rahe.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Oregon
Umatilla Reservation
J. P. Raley
Umatilla
William Stusher
Alonzo Knotts
J. W. Crow
H. M. Wynne
William Caldwell
C. W. Matthews
John Vert
First National Bank of
Pendleton
Bailey Ross
Samuel Olmstead
William Rahe
Oregon Stands For Bryan T State Convention Delegates Vote
Oregon Democratic State Convention met in Portland and elected four delegates at large and two from each congressional district. It passed a resolution endorsing William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination and instructed Oregon delegates to support him while his name remains before the convention.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Democratic State Convention
William J. Bryan
Oregon
Bryan
Flood in Kaw River Strikes
Kansas City area endures heavy rainfall as Kaw River flood surge hits Western Missouri. Authorities issue alerts, evacuations, and road closures while residents brace for rising waters and potential property damage. Local crews mobilize protective measures along riverbanks.
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Kaw
Missouri
Floods Strain Kansas City Railways As Rivers Rise
Kansas City faces its worst flood since 1903 with the Kaw nearing the Union station and creeping into stockyards basements. Crests expected by afternoon as both Kaw and Missouri rivers may begin falling within 24 hours, while impacts extend toward St Louis and Omaha. Seven drowned in Montana as Missouri River losses mount and Red River levee breaches flood 25,000 acres of crops in Louisiana.
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Kaw
Union Railway
West Bottoms
Missouri
Red River
New Orleans
Westdale
Shreve Port
Montana
Helena
Mont
Missouri River
Suninyside
C. B. Power
Crain
Great Northern Railroad
Sunnyside Ranch
1000 Sailors Desert the Fleets Along California Coast
Admiral Sebree and officers estimate roughly 1000 sailors deserted from the Atlantic and Pacific fleets while their ships stayed in Southern California waters. Desertions have prompted the opening of recruiting stations aboard ships as sailors are celebrated on the coast, growing dissatisfied and preferring life ashore.
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Pacific
Los Angeles
Cal
Sebree
Atlantic
California
Telegraph Inquiry Ordered by Senate to Probe Telegraph Firms
Washington June 1 Under a senate resolution Secretary Straus named Charles P Neill labor commissioner and Herbert Knox Smith corporations commissioner to conduct a thorough probe of telegraph companies. The inquiry will cover receipts expenditures wages employee conditions hours of labor and related matters with a report due to the senate in December.
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Washington
Senate
Straus
Charles P. Neill
Herbert Knox Smith
Wu Ting Fang Delivers Illinois Commencement Address
The Chinese minister to the United States, Wu Ting Fang, spoke at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign graduation exercises on June 10. At Princeton University a 161st commencement was held with Baron Takahira the Japanese ambassador receiving the degree of Doctor of Laws before a large crowd of visitors.
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Urbana
Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Baron Takahira
Maccabee Election Warm in Toledo Contest
In Toledo Ohio on June 10 thousands of Maccabees gather as Major Boynton and George Lovelace contest the commander post. Both candidates express confidence of victory amid the crowded meeting and lively discussion of the race.
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Major Boynton
George Lovelace
Toledo
Ohio
Steel price cuts cut across iron and steel products
United States Steel and other leading steel interests agreed to broad price reductions on finished steel including billets bars plates and merchant pipe after an all day conference chaired by Judge Eldridge Gary. iron ore prices will be reduced by 50 cents per ton with the heaviest cut of four dollars per ton on merchant pipe.
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New York
Eldridge Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Joseph Leiter of Chicago Weds Miss Juliette Williams
Washington June 10 The wedding of Miss Juliette Williams daughter of Colonel and Mrs John R Williams of Washington to Joseph Leiter son of the late Levi Z Leiter of Chicago took place at noon today at the home of the Williams family in Washington with attendees including prominent society figures.
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Washington
Juliette Williams
John R. Williams
Joseph Leiter
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Congress Eyes Deep Waterways Plan With Broad Support
Washington reports capture momentum for national river and harbor development as parties prepare platforms. Sen Newlands argues for full federal and state coordination, four major waterway systems, and an administrative board with strong funding to avoid pork barrel delays.
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Washington
Congress
Francis G. Newlands
Roosevelt
Memphis
Newlands
Nevada
Senate
Wedding of Bride and Mr in St Matthews Parish
The ceremony was performed by Rev Father Buckey assistant rector of St Matthews Roman Catholic church and witnessed by about 20 persons. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was given to about 200 guests including Representative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth.
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Father Buckey
St. Matthews
Nicholas Longworth
Brewers Back Temperance Move in Milwaukee Meeting
United States Brewers association adopts resolutions praising temperate beer use, opposing lawless saloon activity, and urging public help and supportive laws. Noted speakers include Arthur Brisbane and E J Giddings, with Otto Huber pressing for stronger regulation and reform of saloon practices. The group says it will publish the resolutions widely to show brewer cooperation in improving the saloon trade. Continued on Page Eight.
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Wis
United States Brewers’ Association
Arthur Brisbane
New York
E. J. Giddings
Oklahoma
Giddings
Brisbane
Otto Huber
Brewers’ Convention
Defend ant Not A Mental Wreck In Capitol Case
Harrisburg June 10 It was learned today Frank Irvine formerly traveling auditor who faced trial in the capitol conspiracy case has been removed to the state hospital for the insane at Norristown Irvine broke down mentally during the third week of the trial
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Harrisburg
Frank Irvine
State Hospital For the Insane
Norristown
Irvine
Louisiana Tries to Dig Up Scandal in Gambling Probe
Baton Rouge June 10 Investigation began today into sensational charges that a fund of 50 thousand dollars will be spent to save gambling in Louisiana from adverse legislation by the assembly.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Assembly
Daughter of Governor Elopes with Poor Man
Miss Mabel Blanche Cutler daughter of Utah governor John C. Cutler married Thomas Edward Butler a man of limited means in a runaway ceremony. The governor unaware and distant in Salt Lake City objected to the match. Mrs Butler 26 and socially prominent. the union caused a sensational stir.
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Ogden
Utah
Mabel Blanche Cutler
John C. Cutler
Thomas Edward Butler
George D. Falkman
County Court House
Nis
Salt Lake City
Butler
Corner Stone Laid for Orphans Home by Knights
Two thousand Knights of Pythias gathered in Decatur Illinois for the corner stone laying of the orphans home north of the city. A parade preceded the exercises conducted by the grand lodges with addresses by L C Hay Major E S McDonald J J Brown and Mrs Mary Spices. Decatur Knights paid 5000 to the grand treasurer. the remaining 20000 of the city share will be paid on dedication day.
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Decatur
Ill
Orphans’ Home
Knights of Pythias
L. C. Hay
E. S. McDonald
J. J. Brown
Mary Spices
Pythian Sisters
Decatur Knights
Tragic double suicide murder in Sioux City home
Margaret Sargent forced entry to her house after midnight and found her mother dead beside Joe Ford, a known gambler. Both had bullet wounds, a revolver in Ford’s hand, and a note reading I was driven to this May God forgive me. Jealousy rumored as motive.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Margaret Sargent
Joe Ford
Eulogies for General Lee at Confederate veterans reunion
Birmingham chief feature of the United Confederate Veterans annual reunion was the floral parade. Memorial services honored General Stephen D. Lee with resolutions praising his life and character. In Detroit Milling federation held its annual convention with large attendance and routine agenda.
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United Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
Stephen D.lee
Millers
Detroit
Mich
Millers’ National Federation
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